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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
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GREAT BUILDER OF SHELLS.
James Ten Eyok Knew w. w, Ruddooh
Very WE'LL

It is a singular coincidence that the
last single shell as well as the last
double shell built by w. w. Ruddoch,
who died at his home in New York
last week, should have been made for
Worcester parties. Both were ordered
by James A. Ten Eyck of this city. The
double shell was used by Ten Eyck and
Lewis last summer in their races, but
the single boat, built for L. B. Knowles
of this city, now a student at Harvard
College, was not ordered until this fall,
and did not arrive In Worcester until
three weeks ago. 1t is now in James
A. Ten Eycks house at Lake View.
Mr.. RuddOch was recognized in
aquatic circles throughout the country
as the greatest builder of racing shells
that the world has ever known. He
was originally a ship carpenter, but had
been engaged in the building Of racing
shells for 25 years. His first shop was
in Boston, Where he was associated
with Walter Brown, the eX-champion.
He subsequently removed to New York
and at the time of his death was To-
Gated at the foot of Lexington avenue
and Harlem river.
No man has been more intimately ac-
appreciated his ability as a shell build
er, than James A. Ten Eyck of this
city, who has had seven or eight Of
the Ruddoch shells, first and last. Last
evening, to a Spy man. Mr.. Ten Eyck
paid a high tribute to Mr.. Ruddochs
ability, saying:
1T makes me feel badly to think
that Ruddoch is dead. He was the
best man in his business just as Tim
Donoghuee who died a year or so ago
made the best SOULS in the world. A
Ruddoch shell fitted with Donoghue
souls could not be improved upon.
Ruddoch was a very peculiar fellow,
and never went into the business Of
boat building extensively. 1t is I'M
doubtedly due to this latter fact that
he was so successful He used no ma
chinery, and did all of his work him
self. You could tell a Ruddoch shell
wherever you saw one. He would not
let a piece of work go out of his shop
until it was perfect in every way He
was thought well of in England, be-
cause Ross, when he went over there.
used a Ruddoch shell. He was a great
fellow fer favortes, and would not
build q shell for anybody"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
LACKS CONFIRMATION,
Yale Men viii Not Admit That Bob Cook
Has Left Them.

Yale Men viii Not Admit That Bob Cook
Has Left Them.
New Haven, Nov. 26.-Manager ord
Preston and Capt. Allen of the Yale
University crew are both out of town
and could not be reached to verify the
report to the effect that Robert J. Cook
will not coach the Yale crew this year
and that DR. Percy Bolton would take
charge Of the oarsmen.
Inquiry among those who know pref
ty well the status Of Yale Waterman
ship and relative matters. were de-
cidedly skeptical of the story, and sew
eral of the members of the crew ex-
pressed themselves as under the i'm
preston that it is not at all settled
whether Bob" Cook Will come back to
Yale Should he not return, however
ms successor will probably be Mr.. Al
fred Cowles of Chicago, who has for
years been more or less intimately con-
nected with Yale rowing matters
The crew men have in desultory fash
ion taken some training for several
weeks back on pair oars, and have
coached the new candidates, including
the members Of last years freshman
crew. As soon as the holiday vacation
is over. the regular season of training
will begin, and it is probable that
Capt. Allen will do most of the early
coaching himself
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the committee win decide to change
me method Of putting the ball in play.
III Is surely point that can be con-
s!qered. 1t is a question whether the
SIDE making a touchdown should by
rights at once receive the ball again on
the Kickoff In Stages western rules
the side making the touchdown has its
choice of either kicking off or getting
the kickoff. If the university men are
to turn way around and
compel the side that has scored to kick
oiI-as seems to many far more fair
tional?
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WANT ANOTHER GAME.
W. a. c. Players Are Far from Satisfied
With Their Last Game.


With the snow coming down with the
force Of a western blizzard it seems a
bit late in the season to be talking OF
coming foot BAH games Neverthe-
less, another meeting of the w. A. c.
and Bradford teams is being discussed
or rather it was before the snow be
gan falling.
The game at the South Worcester
grounds on the afternoon of Thanks
giving day, when the Bradfords won
rather easily, did not satisfy the w. A.
G. players, and they have since ex-
pressed It desire for a second meeting,
and had named Saturday afternoon of
the coming week as the date. The
Bradfords confident of success if an
other game is played stand willing to
meet their rivals for a second time.
As yet no grounds have been Sc
cured-but if the snow comes and goes
quickly the game now talked of may
become q reality.
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and Trinity games. Potter went to
Williams with little experience in foot
ball but seems in line to be one of the
regular backs a year hence In scho-
lastlc circles, Potter is best known as
d hurdler.
A Webster boy who has been achiov-
ing distinction in foot ball among the
Maine colleges, is Haggerty Of Web
ster, now attending Colby University,
going there last year from Exeter. In
his preparatory school days, Haggerty
was an end sub, but his foot ball play
ing was rather Indifferent. With his
entrance into Colby University, his
foot ball ability at once increased and
succeeded with little difficulty in maxi
ing the team behind the line He has
played one of the backs, and developed
into the best ground gamer that Colby
ever had, and has done most of Colbys
scoring this year, He is the logical cap
tam for next season.
Dave Campbell cannot be classed as
d Worcester boy, but he got all his
foot ball training in this city, and was
TINS years captain of Harvard fresh
men, going to Cambridge from Wor-
cester academy where he captaned the
star team of 81, An effort was made
to. have him try for an end place on
the varsity, but Dave was unwilling
to give the time that the place de-
manded, and so spent his efforts with
the freshman team. His superiority
as an end was asserted one afternoon
when the freshmen lined up for prac-
tice against the varsity. Dave Camp
bell, according to the coaches them
selves, outplayed his opposite, and left
no doubt in the minds of those who
were at the head of Harvard foot ball
that he could have an end place for the
asking. His success with the fresh
men team this season has been marked
and it is likely that he win wear a
varsity uniform Near homo
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
LOCAL BOWLING.
A Busy Week is Ahead Of
the Knights of the Ball.

w IN TWO interesting contests coming
to a close during the present week
with number of matches already ar
ranged for the week, and others in
view, and with talk of a series of inter-
city matches, the local bowIers have a
week of more than usual activity ahead
Of them.
Up at the Winthrop alleys they are
talking of organizing, with the friendly
assistance of other alleys about town.
two man regulation pin league, and
five teams have been suggested as like
ly to participate and furnish a red-hot
contest while the 20 games in the ser
les are in progress. The teams that
have been suggested to participate in
the tournament are Hennessev and
Carpenter, White and Jones. Fred
White and Potter Gutnro and mate
Estey and Staples. In case the pro-
posed series becomes a reality, prizes
VIII be offered to the members of the
winning team and to the pair that rolls
on the team standing second in the
summary.
A number of teams, making the
winthrop alleys their headquarters
"a. 1
morrow evening the WinthrOpS' regu-
lation pin team goes TO Southbridge to
bowl the standard team of that town
The personel of the Winthrop team will
be identical TO that which successfully
COPIED with Brown University at Provi-
dence week ago last evening. Thurs
day evening the Indians, another ag-
creation of Winthrop boWlers, have the
second game in their series with the
how fF1cr
team will roll in Clinton, and will not
return home until the following day.
As a result of the first game the In
dams have a lead over their Clinton
brethren of 63 pins. No matches on
the WinthroDs home alleys are sched-
uled for this week as yet.
With the habitues of Whites Pearl
street alleys the chief theme Of con-
VerSation has to do with the proposed
series of games between the Infants of
the White alleys and a picked team
from the Casinos. 1t is very probable
that this series will be arranged with
out difficulty and that the first game
will be played some evening this week,
on the latter alleys. Mr.. White ex-
poets to know definitely by the first of
the week whether he has been success
full in his efforts to secure a match for
his team with the boWlers from the
Hub.
There will be championship bowling
on the Casino alley on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, with another match
later in the week On Monday evening
the Franklin Squares bowl the Cast
nos, and the following evening the third
and last match between the Casinos
and the Sherwoods will be rolled. At
the present time the Casinos have a
lead Of 1O1 pins, and with the advant-
OF % !, oil Il
ed as sure winners of the series. There
is some talk of having another series
between the teams, but nothing of a
definite nature has been done along
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
C1TY's ONLY REPRESENTATIVE.

10 J. O'Neil, proprietsf of the Casino
bowling alleys, so far as the returns
are in. was Worcester's only represent
alive at the Corbett-Sharkey fiasco in
New York city last Tuesday evening.
MIR. O'Neil returned home yesterday
from the metropolis, and says he is
confident from what he saw and heard.
that Corbett intended to have his sec
ond Jump into the ring in case he was
being WOrSted.
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EQUAL TO THE EMERoENoT.
Jesse Burket Succeeded Where the I'm
mortal Casey" Failed.

There was a case of CASEY ae thS
bat" with the result reversed at the
Cleveland ball park one Afternoon last
season, and Jesse Burkett of this city
the leader in the Cleveland batting or
der and twice champion of the National
League, did all that the immortal Casey
failed to do, turned defeat into victory
at the last moment, and became the
hero of the game. Walter Robinson
told of the incident as follows:
mo situation in base ball can be
more exciting than the one in which a.
team-and particularly a home team
wins out in the last half of the last in
ming, after two men are out. That was
the situation yesterday afternoon, and
the only long faces that left the grounds
belong in Washington.
Three to two was the score up TO
this point, and the three was on the
wrong side. Cleveland had been abb
solutely at Gus Weyhing's mercy They
had gone through eight innings with
only three base hits, and were pretty
lucky to have eNen7 the tWo runsI Even
the strongest battgrs were made to- re-
semble monkeys by the lanky twirler.
Wallace could do nothing with his de-
livery. Burke.t had struck out twice,
and had been thrown out on hunts as
many times Mexican had singled once
ana Childs had got a couple safe, but
nobody. else had gained a base 1egitim-
ately, and there was little chance of
Mexican and Childs coming UP in the
ninth. O'Connor was the first man up,
and even when he cracked q single on
the first ball pitched, hopes did not rise
to any astonishing height But when
McAlear hunted and both men were
safe, the crowd began to liven up a lit
~
he dumped a slow one toward Wagner
for sacrifice. He was out himself,
but
Mac was safe on second
And O'Connor huggin' third"
"By this time the audience had begun
to pull, and the Cleveland players were
dancing like wild men. A long fly
would tie the score, and Sockalexis
was put in to make it, and Wilson was
sent to warm UP. Socks effort was a
good one, but it wouldn't quite do
He sent a low fly Just back of third
base 1t looked safe, but Setback made
a wonderful run and picked it I'D Il
foot from the ground. McAleer Yves
leading wellvof second, and only sue
ceeded in getting back by a hairs
breath, the decision being very close.
Sit. looked as if all were over now,
but Burkett came to the rescue. After
getting a strike, two balls and spelling
several good ones by fouling, Jess hit
one on the nose. On a dead line and
like a shot from a gun the ball shot
past third, out to left while O'Connor
and AIcAleer. dashed over the plate and
the day was one.
while this finish was brilliant one,
and gave the audience it's moneys
worth, it was uncalled for. Cleveland
should have had the game won by a
score of to 1, and there should have
been no Embarrassing climax"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
THE SPY ADVERTISEMENTS
today tell where to buy FINE
OVERCOATS at very low prices.

A very extensive line Of Christmas
Cards and Novelties on sale at Boston
Store this week.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
DEFEATED MILLBURY HIGH.
Visitors Fumbled at Critical Stages and
Whitinsville A. c. Won.

VISITORS r
Whitinsville A. c. Won.
Mhitinaville, Nov 26-The Whitinsville
Athletic Club defeated the Millbury high
school in a hard fought game this after
noon bv a score of 16 to o. Both teams
mt IN an excellent game. Ed. Davis Of
the home team was the brightest star,
The first touchdown. Millbury fought
hard but at critical moments they fun
bIed the ball The lineup and summary:
wI4ITTNSVILLE. MlLLBURY.
Houston, e...........-.....r e, Cunningham
Blanchard, t.....,.......-.........r I, Could
CarVill, ! z, Auituls
Barlow, .-.................''.'.,''. {; BrdulL
Copp, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS \, SUMMONS
e. Davis t................-..'....:l I, Euuy
w. Davis, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT e, WOOD
White, q b......,,s.s-' ''.''.''';'q D; RTE
smith, | II b......A. .s..........r i b, Brady
Walsh h b..........-......... n D. Miller
Hopkins, b.....................''..I D. Meslen
score. Whitinsville A. c. 49, Millbury
H S o. touchdoWnsi Houston 4S,S,r Blan 1chs
Walsh of Worcester; referee, Arthur Da-
Wis. Time, 15-minute halves
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

Score Gardner a. c. 5, Y. NJ. c. L. o.:
CieaVes. Referee, ". H. Carroll, GARD SHSi,
ner; umpire, Charles II. Winslow. Fitch
burg; linemen, H. S. Kendall, Gardner
and Martin Flannery. Fitchburg timers,
II. w. Stevens Gardner and w r. Kir-
by Fitchburg. Time, Commute halves
The Gardner A c. closed their season
by a supper at $50 at the Windsor House
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Paul Potter has been Worcester's rep
resentative on the Williams College
eleven. His light build, for he weighs
only 13S pounds, has counted against
him, and early in the season he was
only a sub But his strong playing
on the scrub team gradually received
the attention it deserved, and he ulti-
mately was shifted over on the varsity.
where he played this fall in the Cornell
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
BANK FAILS.
Financial Institution In the Town OF
burr Oak, Mich, Suspcnds
business.

Sturgis, Mich, Sept. i5.--Thc village
OF Burr Oak, six miles east Of this city,
was greatly excited Wednesday,
caused by the assignment Of the pri-
vatc banking house of Daniel F. Par
sons. This bank was established 80
years ago, and everybody thought 1t
was one of the stanchest concerns in
this section.
Mr.. Parsons was supposed to be
worth over 100000. He has large
amount Of real estate in Burr Oak and
It's vicinity, besides property In De-
troit, 10 flats in Chicago and business
property in Salt Lake City. Burr Oak
citizens say the local deposits will ex-
ceed 100000. The cause OF the assign
ment Is given as depreciation in the
value OF the banks property. The de-
positors. many OF whom are soldiers
and widows, fear they will lose all. A.
G. Hinebaugh. OF Burr Oak, has been
named assignee. but no statement OF
the assets or liabilities will be given
out until after an inventory has been
made. Mr. Parsons bears an enyiable
reputation. and his failure has caused
painfil sensation.
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pERSISTENTLY DENIED.
There Is No Truth In Report That Adj
mirnI Dewey Has Been Ask
ing for Help.

New York, Sept. Is. r a special to
the Times from Washington says:
Despite the repeated denials Of
both the navy and the army depart
ments many papers continue publish
ing dispatches from this city stating
that Admiral Dewey Is asking for help
and that the administration will send
10 his assistance Immediately two bat
tleships. These reports are beginning
10 annoy the department officials as
well as the president. There is no
truth in them, according TO Assistant
Secretaries Allen and Meikeljohn.
Admiral Dewey has not asked for aid
at all at any time. He has, on the other
hand, repeatedly assured the navy de-
partment that there Is no trouble to
be feared In the Philippines, and that
he and Gen. Otis are quite able to take
care OF any question that may arise.
Assistant Secretary Allen said Wednes-
day afternoon that there is abso-
lutely no truth in the report that the
department is contemplating sending
battleships, or any ships at all, TO the
Philippines TO aid the admiral.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
HAWAIpS POSITION.
Annexation Committee Decidesto Call
IL "the Territory OF Hnwnii'-
Form Of Governments.

San Francisco. Sept. 1o.-The steam
er Coptic, from Yokohama and Hong
Kong via Honolulu, brings the follow
ing adviccs from the latter city under
date OF September 3: 1t will be the
"territory of Hawaii" That is the
name which the annexation committee
has decided TO recommend 10 congress.
Thus will be preserved in the political
nomenclature Of the United States the
distinctive origin of this part of the
United States. The history and tradi-
ton OF the islands and the associations
that no citizen here wants forgotten
will 60 on In unbroken union with the
name. The form OF the government
will be modelled on that of existing ter
ritories There will be no more further
departures from this than local condi-
tions and national political considera-
tions make necessary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
FOUR WILL NOT SERVE.
Men selected for the Commission OF
Army Inquiry REFUSE
10 Act.

Washington, Sept. ~. - The presi-
dent hns urged the following named
gentlemen among others to accept
place on the committee requested by
Secretary Alger to investigate the
conduct of the war: M
Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schoheld.
Gen John Il. Gordon.
Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge.
President ID. G. Gilman.
Gen Charles +. Henderson
Hon. Robert Il. Lincoln.
Daniel S. Lamont.
DR.. w, w. Keene.
Col. James A. Sexton.
Gen. Schofield has declined to serve
on the commission. Destinations have
also been received from former Secre-
taries OF War Robert L. Lincoln and
Daniel S. Lamont. Gen. Gordon has
already informed the president his
health will not permit him to take
part in the proposed investigation.
President c. ID. Gilman, Of Johns Hop
kins university, will, II is now believed,
accept. There is some hesitation to
accept on the part Of Others who have
been invited TO serve on the commits
sion, but have intimated that they
would accept and have asked further
time 10 consider.
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IFrOm a palnting.l

spircd the greatest apprehension.
Although at first stunned and then
slightly hystcrical, he soon regained
his self-control, and displayed re-
markablc calmness. Occasionally, how
ever, completely ovcrpowered by his
grief, he moaned piteously, repeatedly
sobbing the name OF the empress.
Hundreds OF dispatches of condo
lence have arrived at the palace, from
all parts OF the world, testifying 10
profound horror and sympathy.
Among them are messages from Presl-
dent Mckinley, from Emperor William
and from nearly all the European SOW
ercigns. The court will go into
mourning for six months.
Berne, Switzerland, Sept. 10. - The
president of Switzerland and other
members OF the government were
stunned with horror and grief when
the news reached the palace that the
empress, so beloved by all Europeans,
had fallen victim 20 an assassin
within the borders OF their country.
They Immediately arranged to hold
an extraordinary federal council on
Sunday morning In order 10 consider
the measures 20 take against the as
sassln. The latter must be tried nc
cording 90 the statutes in the canton
In which the crime was committed,
which forbid capital punishment and
make life imprisonment the most sc.
we're penalty which can be imposed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
THEIR AWFUL FATE.
Three Men Burned To Death ms the
Result of the Explosion OF
barrel of Alcohol

New York, Sept. 0.-Three workmen
were burned TO death in fire in Max
Stiner a. Co.'s whisky house ut No. 80
Vesey street Thursday afternoon.
The fire was started by the explosion
OF barrel of spirits of alcohol. The
dead are: William Witt, foreman, of
G5 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn; Ru-
dolph Schoenborif, residence in New
Jersey; "A man known as Paul. resi-
dcnce unknown. The first two named
were married and had families. All
three bodies were found in the base
ment where the explosion occurred
and where the liquors are blended.
The fire spread with great rapidity
and IL was with great difficulty that
the other employees made their escape.
The explosion is believed TO have orig
mated from the flame of an open
gas Jet. Loss. $4,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

The first European book that ever APP
peured in the japanese language was a
translation OF lIcine's German songs.
A collection of 1876 letters written by
Charles Dickens TO various correspond-
cnts was sold In London lately for s745
Prof, Drunmond Is in great demand
In Germany justnow. "Pax yobiscum'
has reached its fiftieth thousand, while
"The Greatest Thing in the World" has
sold to an extent OF over 10000
a remarkable achievement for book In
Germany.
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REPORTS contrnd,c,ed.

San Francisco, Sept. IA special TO
the Examiner from Seattle says that
news brought down by the revenue cut
ter Bear contradicts the recent alarm
ing reports of wreckage of ships and
loss of lives when the ice jam broke this
year in Bchring sea. On the contrary
the vessels OF the feet which were sea-
worthy before the breakup of the leo
are all fit for service now, and there
has been but one death among the
whalors since the disasters of the
autumn Of 1897. In that case the vic
tim fell prey 20 an old standing COM
plant.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

of the other papers. All the papers nc
companied the announcement with
warm tributes TO the empress. An in
credible grief overpowers the people.
The performances at the court thea
ters and the jubilee exhibition have
been Cancelled.
The emperor's fortitude is the topic
OF universal admiration. He is bearing
up manfully despite the terrible shock,
which, in view Of his age, had in
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
Thrcc Murdered.

Columbus, o., Sept. "a special to
the Dispatch from Cambridge, o., says;
Squire John Boyd, his daughter and
son-in-law, living four miles east OF
here, were murdered Wednesday
night. Boyd's little granddaughter
reported the fact to neighbors. The
house was ransacked. Boyd was
wealthy. a drug was used by the muir.
IprprQ
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 13.-Threc
boys discovered in creek here Mon
day portions OF the body of an auburn
haired, bluc-eyed young woman about
II years old. The head and mutilated
legs alone were found. The trunk was
missing. The legs were severed at the
knees and slashed between the upper
and middle portions OF the thigh