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pIpS,r KNOW NIL CLARKE.

That must have been a funny Inter.
view IN Boston between Cntcher Bl
Clarke and his employer. s0den" an
Earl Wagner. "nli wanted two paua
for the game Tor his wife and a laii
friend who was u guest Of Mrs. Clafh
lie made application % scloe fof iii
passes and was referred TO prOiiai
soden. Bill was shown 60 the soda
aanctum by the soden scryltor and W.
curtly asked what he wanted w
passes for my wife aud a lady fflenl
Well. I don't know who you are, Dr.
Blli paused. Fnrpod. his head swan, \
gave his name. and he asked Soda
he was joking. Young man. roaia
soden. you must prove you arr b.
Clarke" Biil was released from Bic q.
icmma by manager who happtnil
into soden'a ONCE In the midst q ~
conversation and Hwore that the lirl
young man In question was none or
than Catcher william Clarke. soiii
doesn't take the interests OF his playri
much TO heart have heard that y
isn't even on noddlnE terms with tii
Of the players who have Joined the teas
within the past two or three years a..
that 'Kid' Nichols, Lowe and li'imii
Long were on the team four years b.
fore he became acquainted with then
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

After the combined Harvard
team lost to the ntitlshcra In the ath-
letic games held In London last July
II was pointed out that the weakness o.
the Americans seemed 10 lie almost
wholly in distance running. This weak
ness seems to have been foroseon by
Yale months before that event. for last
fall she was mainly Instrumental In
the formation Of an intercollegiate
cross country meet Tho other colleges
seem TO have taken a hint from this. for
Princeton recently announced that tbs
annual fall handicap games would not
be held this year. but that the man
ngoment viii concentrate their efforts
toward developing a winning team for
the intercollegiate cross country meet
which Ia to be held at Morris park.
New York. on Nov. 90
This action on the part Of the Prince
ton authorities is somewhat Significant
In Wow Of the fact that the New Jersey
institution will send n team OF athletes
to the Paris exposition next summer.
There they will, u course. meet the
cracks Of Great Britain ana the best
men N Europe 30 old Nassau evidently
intends to start In early TO put her long
distance runners In good shape
The fact that the Tigers intend 20
send team 20 the exposition next sum.
mcr has Induced number of crack
field and track men to enter that unl-
vcraity this fan, In consequence VI
which II will not be surprising II
Princeton should show up better next
spring NJ the Mott Haven games than
she has for years past.
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College men all over tho country are
watching developments Mt Yale with
good deal of Interest. For years that
university led In good many athletic
sports and seemed 10 be invincibie.
During the season ~ 1889 however.
n slump such ~ the followers u the
light blue In their worst Nightmares
never realized fell on her. From her
defeats on the football field In the au-
tumn 10 the time of the international
games In London she experienced the
feeling which her foes have como
through nt her hands FOR years past
In no line Of sport. II seemed. could
she possibly win.
The cause OF this downfall Il not
dlnicult 10 trace. Yale. while always
sportamnnlike. has been very conHcrV-
alive. In most lines of sport. such as
football and rowing. she would engage
In contests only with that limited NUM-
bor ~ rivals whom she considered
worthy foes. The consequence wnH that
her methods have become old fashioned
and she has not been alive TO the now
developments Of the various games.
Her obviously narrow minded policy
la responsible FOR this. and yet she
failed TO recognize the fault ana chop
ped aud changed from coach 20 coach
and from system 10 system. each time
only managing ~ make matters worse.
while other colleges. like Harvard
and old Penn. were taking advantage
VI modern methods ana developments
Yale was quickly retrogradlng. Now
her players understand more thorough
ly than they ever would have by less
humlllating means the truth Of that
saying they have 20 ofton rcclted In
their class studies. "Facllla dccensus
AVcrno."
An energies are now being brought
to bear by Yale students ana alumni
10 redeem matters. one of the most
important actions yet taken Is the Sc
lection of Jim Robinson, the well known
athletic director. az chief trainer Rob
lnson Is n good man FOR the work. lie
h a student OF the Mike Murphy school
Of trainers. men who have been through
the mill themselves and know how to
develop athletes. They watch each man
under their charge individually and
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The story relates the troubles OF
young man who II sent out from Eng.
land By his wealthy aunt 90 make his
way IN the new world The folks at
home imagine that this country IL
bowling wilderness. ana the aunt IL de-
lighted when she IL Informed IN her
nephow'a letters that that worthy. OF.
rather unworthy, young man has be-
como the owner 81 "a cattle ranch at
Buffalo. y. y His herd. Il may b.
mentioned. consists Of 1900 head OF
cattle. In nuffaio he also has many
Imaginary adventures with the Indians.
At the opening Of the play the young
man u about 60 return home. the period
Of his probation expiring at midnight.
Therefore. until that hour II ls ncrca-
rary that the aunt should not learn
that the money she has sent 10 support
the ranch at Bunaio has really been
expended IN having good time. a
wei meaning uncle on the other side
OF the house thinking 10 do his nephew
good turn. gets a dime novel by Kit
carnon and topica thcrcfrom n page
describing battle with the redskins
and a rescue Of the nephew by one II
their number. Tie makes Il appear that
the young man has written the letter
TO Elm and that when he arrives he
VIII have the heroic Indian with him.
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SPORTS
OF ALL SORTS.
80
LEO ETHERNGToNs TIMELY COMMENT ON
VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

cd Of gaining points were IIlrshbergcr
Of Chicago university and o'Dca OF
Wisconsin.
O'Dca IL credited with being able 60
kick the aphoroi1 farther than any
other man on this continent. Not con-
tent with this. however. o'Dea has
lately been pfaoticinE asHiduoualy, and
II IL now stated that he can perform
wonderful stunts with the football by
means OF hln less. He can put a curve
on the ball which acts on II Just o. the
drop does on a baseball In the hands OF
an expert pitcher. In addition, those
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who have seen him kick Hay that the
peculiar twist he lmparts 10 II actually
makes tho ball travel backward when
II starts to fail toward the earth. The
Badgers expect to make many gains on
his kicks this fall without losing tho
BALL owing 20 his wonderful experiences.
Coaches Of most OF the large college
eiovcna are industriousiy practiclng
their charges In the kicking game. NO
that before the season ends some won
dorful kiokerH are likely to be develop
cd. This viii Improve the game from
every point Of view. especially from
that Of the oniookcr. who always pre-
fera an open game.
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M oST OF the big golf tournaments are
over FOR this season The Trailer
sex have been playing at the
Baln links. near Philadelphia, dur
INK the past few days for their cham
plonship. ane during the coming week
the college boys viii strive for inter-
collegiate honors over the Garden city
links on Long Island.
Most OF the exciting events being
over, the enthusiasts have time 10 take
breath and glance back over the past
summers work. OF course. the great
oHt cause for oongratulation ~ the fact
that an American iH now the amateur
champion, and 10 not by any accident
OF play. but through sterling merit and
well generated work
A veteran OF the links was thus
philosophlzlng ON the porch Of well
known golf club the other day before
party OF the members, After awhile
they fcll 10 discussing the merits Of tho
game ~ compared with other sports.
All were. naturally. Of the opinion that
no other outdoor amusement could
compare with Il.
why" said the first named lndlvld-
unl. where can you ind a game which
has so many good polnta2 To begin
with. golf Is an all the year round
sport, Just ~ easily INDUCED In during
tho winter as In summer, except. OF
course. when snow lies deep ON the
ground. OF course. too. one can't mako
such good scores over frozen and part
ly snow clad earth as over green grass,
but that affects your opponent Just ns
much. No what's the difcrencef In
winter. moreover, golf has the advan-
tnge over other sports restricted TO
that scason-such aa Hkating-of not
being violent enough to make the play
or liable to catch cold nfterwnrd on nc-
count OF ovorhcatlnE. Then, again, II
one cant get a partner II II almost ah
much fun to so over the course alone.
ana just as good practice. II rs also
suited 10 players OF all ages and both
sexes In fnct." he concluded. there
n no game In the world that can be
played by NO great u proportion OF pe9-
| pie or during a longer period OF the
I year"
And they all agreed with him.
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JAMES ROBINSON YALE's NEW TRAINER,

The acting time Of the play " Ma.
hours and 20 minutes. ana Ml's "a II
lowe Is on the stage two houIs "a, D
minutes. The nine minutes she 81.
spare are occupied In ehansins
tunes. a.yt q
Hoyt says II took him but hNe u''
write "A Texas Steer pslsi
Charles Frohman has nhhep 10
Dunne 10 tramatize the DooleY ''
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short time, Is TO use the same transla-
ton employed by Mansfield, the work
Of Howard rhayer KingHbury.
Negotiations are pending for Lon
don production OF I'm Paradise"
Lester Lonorgan has been engaged 10
play with Charles coghlan's company.
Eleven Uncle Toms cabin" COM
punles have begun their tours. This
would indicate that. whatever the real
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

Robinson was for some yssr. d,
champion amateur walker Of rr,,.,,
for distances from to 20 mil !.
began work rs an athletic tr,l,,, r. n
this country at Harvard. wiz.
brought out Everett Wendell ana n
II. Goodwin. w.
In 1889 he was called 10 princs,s, a,
take charge Of athletics There ~
was particularly successful lie 49,
cd W. G. Dohm. the wonderful ou,,,-.
and half miller. and Luther ca, !,
chicago the 100 yard spfInior 81,
very conscientious man ana i u
ways popular with his rhnrrrH
LEO ETHERfNgrov
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size OF that domloile may have been,
there's a good deal In a.
Louise rhorndyko Bouolcault has been
engaged 10 play In "The Great Ruby"
Frenehmen IN Antwerp have appealed
TO the authorities 10 prevent the pros
ductlon OF a DreyfuH play In that city.
Julia Arthur n not a Jewcss, hut OF
pure Irish extraction.
A Washington theatrical manager an
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

Some years ago football teams even
those OF the big four" were considered
strong even n there was only one man
on the eleven who could drop-kick or
punt one u the men behind tho line
was generally selected 20 put the ball
out Of danger ON the third down, and
that was practically the only time the
leather was sent forward by other
means than running with Il.
OF late years, however. the value OF
the kicking game has been evidenced
more and more, and the result has been
that the art OF kicking has been studied
Just as much as that Of devlslug triclOi
for carrying the ball through the linz
or around the ends. little Hudson,
the wonderful quarter back ON the
eleven OF the Carlisle Indians, was
probably the frst to reduce the kicking
OF Held goals 20 a science, while last
year two great opponents OF this meth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

De Wolf Hopper has also had his 1T
tle lesson. and he has taken It wen TO
heart. Last year when "Thc Chnrla-
tan" was produced, lIoppor'a friends
were shocked to md how very "legit-
innate" dor Hopper the protean role
was. The piece. II not exactly a frost.
was not an unqualified success, and
Hopper Immediately returned TO his old
methods. having the piece made as
broad as possible as a preliminary.
Then he succeeded
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he has evidently NOT forgotten that
rather expensive experience. when he
went 10 10 idon. some months ago, he
put "El CAPTAIN" on, leaving The
Charlatnn' severely alone. lie made a
moderate hit which Ercw greater a.
the BrItiHhers became familiar with his
peculiar brand " humor. lie secured
lease OF a second theater, cancelled all
his American time Tor the coming sea-
son and will remain on the other side
for many months. when "lsl Captain"
shall have worn out IT, welcome. do
you think he viii produce THE Charla-
tanG' Not much. Hopper IL too wise for
that lie win put on Wang" which ~
about 1000 degrees broader than even
III Captain" And Il Ia pretty safe 10
predict that Wang" will make big
ger hit than "Ei CAPTAIN" for Il IN
Just the sort Of piece for which Hopper
IL fitted.
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nounces that he win charge admis-
sions according to the grade Of the
show.
Leo stern, the cellist, win appear In
a number Of concerts this season under
MANAGEMENT Of J.. NJ. Ruben.
Hamlet Is regarded 0a one of the
longest parts presented on the stage.
IL contains 100 lines. But colinettc,
In Julia Marlowes play has 1880 lines.
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drama, the scene OF which is in Phlia-
delphia.
Crestun Clarke Is making an adapta-
ton of Nicholas Niokleby" II viii
deal chiefly with Nicholas adventures
at Dotheboys hall aud, next 10 tho
hero, smlkc viii be the leading char
acter,
Charles Wyndham, who II to produce
"Cyrano de Bcrgerac" In London In a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

Ada Wolcott, with "The Real widow
Brown" company, ia using her musi-
cal act and cake walk. ana has made
hit. Next season Miss Wolcott viii be
fentured In n farce comedy.
''The Real Thing and Jonah and
the Whale" are among the titles Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

II VIII surprise no one n Yvonne De
Tfevlllc II announced as member Of
the superb Maurice Gruu grand opera
organization next year. This young
lady, who has FOR some time been the
prima donna soprano OF the Castle
Square stock company, attached 90 the
American thenter In this city. has won
hor way In her profession by merit
alone. and. as she n an indofatignhle
student and a hard and conscientious
worker, her thousands Of admirers will
not admit that there II any place IN
the operate world 20 exalted as TO be
beyond her reach, She has Just been
rc.cuEnFod by the Castle Square peo-
pie and r. now appearing IN a series Of
grand opera presentations IN English.
The best evidence OF the fact that
Miss De Trevillo IN an admirable artist
h found In the many offers made 70 her
by managers ~ whose responsibility
and judgment there can be no question.
Her voice ~ soprano OF excellent
quality. fairly good volume ana great
range, Her high notes are never
"fcathery." az ~ No often the case with
artists Of greater reputation, ana she n
besides n very beautiful young woman.
There n therefore no reason why she
should not make rapid strides toward
the top Of the operate ladder.
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work or rest him ar his eona,.
for. eih
when Murphy had chsrg. =,
AZ Yale, he always brought hi ~, r-,ii
me mark ~ and has done 80 si Inv.
Pennsylvania. ''ne' a
IL l,obinson will only keen N. "a.
ers In good condition. a great 49, ~
have been accomplished townrs "
ing her lost laurela by the New IN IN,
institution. hNn
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~ n srRANGER IN a STRANGE
LII LAND" an AnFlo-Americau
farce IN three acts by sidney VIII
mer and Walter Vincent, has
been offered for popular approval al the
Manhattan theater In this city by VIII
Ham a. Brady and Joseph Il. Grlsmcr
At the beginning Il may be proper to
state that there II no reason why this
play should not eventually enjoy n
largo measure uf success. II contains
number Of genuinely humorous Eitun-
tons. and. when the necessary POLISH
Ing up Indispensable TO new farcca shall
have been done 10 "a Stranger In q
Stranre Land" II ought 20 be n well
come guest In any land the people Of
which are fond Of being amused.
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In the latest English melodrama thtT
~ an Alpine avalanche. The hero, ~
pended over a chaHm, cuts the ROPE p
which he Is attached TO save biz felix's
tourists.
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II Is an incomprehensiblo thing. this
desire of the comedian 10 appear In
serious roles and the confidence OF the
trugedlan In hiH ability 20 make the
best funny man In the profession look
like nn amnteur IL ~ merely an cN-
COMPLICATION ~ the pcryeralty of hui
man naturo-the sighing FOR the unnt-
tuluahlc, stuart Robson II victim
who has suffered severely from his In
cursion into serious drama. He put on
Tho Gadny' NJ Wallacks In an elnb-
crate manner and engaged AN excellent
company. lie ala his best In the crofl
10 make the people consider hla prr'
Torrance In the principal role without
reference to his previous work. but theS
would not do ~, and the consequence
~ that The Gladly has been With
drawn. Mr.. Robson N thousands OF dol
lars out OF pocket and what would
probably have been a huge success n
produced by Richard Mansfield is Htlg.
matizcd as failure simply because OF
the refusal OF the public TO seriously as
aoclate the actor who exploited II with
plays OF that type,
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The nephew pops In at this most In
oppoftune moment. and having no In.
dian. he proceeds 10 make one by come
Polling the young man who H. Just
about TO clopc with the formers sister
TO pose MS an untutored savage. Mean
while the well meaning uncle hears "
an American medicine fnkir, who has
Just arrived. bringing with him no
nccount reservation indian. lie hires
the pair forthwith. The real and bogus
Indians are made M 20 closely rcfem-
BILE each other. and, NJ neither nephew
nor uncle knows Of the existence Of the
others Indian. ana as all the other
members u the household Imagine that
everything II legitimate. the ensuing
complications are humorous In the ex-
ircme. They are later heightened by
tho supposed disappearance of tho
young man who n impersonating the
Indian and the arrival In search Of him
Of a detective. who also muios up like
n redakin In order TO facilitate his work
Tho American medicine vondor has "A
way OF kicking the real indian about.
and. naturally. Ms he does not know Of
the doubling up" many OF his love
taps are received nrat by the young
swain and later by the detective. Much
humcr T. added by the caroaaca which
are bestowed In turn upon the real In
dian ana the detective by the young
lady. who has learned that her lover
has made up as a savage TO aid her
brother.
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In support OF this assertion may be
mentioned the scene IN the last act
IN which the well meaning uncle, hav-
ing concluded 10 commit suicide be-
cause OF the unanimous miscarriage OF
his plans, mixes a glass OF paris green
and rat poison In a tumbler OF water,
Something occurs, and he IL called
away, leaving the deadly draft upon
the table. The real Indian who Is an
incorrlglble thief. sees II as he IL about
10 steal some whisky from the decnntCr.
and. mlataking IL for a fancy cocktail.
drinks every drop OF II. a few contor-
tions take him OF the stage. and the
episode Is greeted with screams Of
laughter, mainly, I firmly believe. be-
cause Of the fact that the element Of
mistaken Identity does not figure In It
at all.
Wilmer and Vincent are good men TO
remember. They are morally certain to
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There Is lots OF the element OF
'knockabout IN "a Stranger In "a
Strange Land" but. innHmurh as the
play makes no claim 20 bclng regarded
aH n vehicle for the entertainment 81
persons who prefer tears 20 laughter.
there II no especial wrong In that.
a strong point In favor of the sue
cess OF the farce II that It's third act
n It's best This Of Itself IL such an un-
usual thing as 10 merit comment II
has it's faults. many OF them. but they
are faults OF detail and not of the gem
eral scheme. n Charles n. Hoyt Ind
had the idea contained In "a Stranger
In u Strange Land" he never would
haze wasted II on one farce. he would
have made at least three out OF II. and.
what IN more, all OF them would have
been worth seeing. The trouble with
Wilmer and Vincent. the authors OF the
Manhattan play, II that they have APP
parently worked under the dlEndvnn-
tnRe OF fearing constantly that they
would not give complications enough.
Therefore they have made most OF
their fun dependent upon the tunglc
growing out OF the presence of several
supposed Indians In the house at the
same time. This grtH tirosomo after
awhile. and II the play could be so odlt-
cd as TO make more of the FUN develop
out Of the conclusions OF other charac-
terR than the Indians and without
bringing those individuals on the stage
40 often II would be- very greatly i'm
proved.
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Despite what may be said by friendly
critics. the impression prevails about
the lilalto that Francis Wilson's latest
operate Offering. "Cyrnno de Ber-
Turac," IL anything but bowling sue
cess, This very unusual condition Of
affairs has been brought about. It Is all
legged, by Mr. Wilson's conviction that
he u equal 10 the legitimate require
mentu N the role without the necessity
OF hurleaquIng Il. Hc Is reported to
have speedily become convinced OF the
error of his opinion. and ever since the
flrat night he has been going over the
piece with "a well known librrttlst with
a View 60 Injecting as much broad conn
cdy nH possible into IL. This was the
sensible course 20 follow. Even though
Mr. WILSON were able 90 play the
title role ~ "Cyrnno de BcrEcrnc"
straight" which he most cuhhaticaliy
Il not able 10 do. II would be folly to
Try A. The public goes 60 see ana hear
Wilson because he ~ funny. or nj any
rate N no regarded by those who pay
admission 10 his entertainments. There
h no desire TO see him do the serious.
as when that IL wanted there are actors
like Richard Mansfield concerning
whose ability In that direction there
can be no question.
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be heard from In more notable man
ncr before long. Tor - Stranger In "a
Strange Land" with all IT, cruditios,
bears the hall marks Of genuine ability
In authorship.
OF the players. Cyril Scott was cx-
cclicnt an the versatile young liar. Jack
Thorndykc. He wda at the time N hia
connection with the Empire theater
stock company the best gcntecl juvenile
light comedian IN this country. and he
IN rapidly coming 10 be recognized -
tho foremost exponent Of the same
relative style Of work as applied 20
farce. George Osbourne gave per-
formanoo as Ia Mo Nee. the real In
dian. which II win be n hard matter for
his successors In the role 20 excel. In
deed. Il In one OF the best bits of low
character work seen on the New York
stage during the past decade. A. the
role " one which might easily be ruined
by less careful work. Mr.. Osbourno'a
achievement IL all the more notable.
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