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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-01

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The Hon. Charles
G. Dawes, comptroller Of the curren-
cy, was the guest of the Commercial
club this evening, and delivered an
address on Currency Reform" He
said in part:
'.In the election of 1896. the chief issue be-
fore the American people for settlement was
that of the maintenance of the gold standard
, and a sound governmental currency. The
commercial crisis of 1893, with the consequent
reduction in governmental revenues. had de-
veloped an inherent weakness in present
monetary system. which before that time had
been latent. This weakness was largely due
to two causes:
First, the disproportion existing between
demand governmental currency liabilities and
demption; second, the fact that these demand
currency liabilities, like greenbacks, being
once redeemed in gold, could be paid out
again for government expenses, thus making
them available for further presentation for
redemption in gold, and creating what COM
monty became known as the endless chain.
THE question now before the congress of
the United States is that of the proper in
depreciation into law of the voice Of the peo-
pie, expressed in 1898, in favor of sound
money, and the gold standard. The president
Of the United States has in two successive an
nual messages to congress recommended a
plan, by the adoption of which the govern
ment can protect properly its outstanding
currency liabilities and break the endless
chain without contracting the currency or re-
ceiving assistance from private corporations
in meeting its obligations of gold redemp-
ton.
1.-THE lessening of the disproportion between
the demand currency liabilities and the gold
in the treasury with which to redeem them
for the accomplishment Of which surplus
governmental revenues, seemed one year ago
absolutely essential, has been brought about
by the financial operations Of the treasury in
cident to the war, and by the growing conf
dence of the people in the stability Of the
gold standard. which has led them to freely
deposit gold in the treasury in exchange for
notes AS pointed out In the presidents last
message, the proportion Of net gold holdings
to demand currency liabilities of the treas
ury. Nov ]. 1888. was q; IS per cent as com com
Recognizing these conditions, the president
in his last annual message to congress makes
would break the endless chain and still fur
Their strengthen the condition of governmental
currency, already greatly improved by the
treasury operations of the last year. His
NWOcdS are as follows
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
CHANGE IN METHOD.
Flaherty Alters LAWYERS
Trainieg Campaign
Radically.

Whenever two sporting men met yes
terday, the first thing they talked about
was the coming fight between John j.
Lawler and Patsy Sweeney, which is
booked for Hartford, April 10. AS that
day is holiday, Worcester sports will
be enabled to attend in larger numbers
than if it was any other occasion. The
coming to Worcester of Joe Flaherty
to train Lawler, sent his stock up con-
siderably, and with reason, for Fla
herty is not only a great conditioner,
but is one of the most clever light
weights that ever crawled through the
ropes.
Flaherty has made decided change
in LAWYERS method of training. The
Worcester lad has been in active prep
aration for about week, and has been
working hard He started in on
road work. which is the toughest por-
ton of the regime a boxer undergoes
Flaherty concluded Lawler has been
working too hard, and will change the
method of training entirely He made
Lawler cut out his road work entirely
yesterday and take a rest. Hence
forth, Lawler will train lightly and
will not make a special effort to re-
duce weight except to a sufficient ex-
tent to come within the prescribed linn
it's
Flaherty said last evening Lawler
could fight at 124 pounds if necessary,
but he will weigh about 127 when he
steps on the scales at Hartford, the
articles calling for 12S pounds at the
most. Additional weight is advanta-
geous if the boxer is not flabby, when
he is against heavier opponent. Fla
herty said LaWler is not called on for
rigorous training, as he constantly
takes good care of himself and has not
to overcome the results of bad habits.
No wagers have been laid ON the bat
tie. Since the making of the match,
there has been considerable talk of all
kinds Of money to be had on Sweeney,
but it has been talk, and no green
backs have been shown. There has
been no shouting of money on the part
of the LaWler men, but a Well-defined
rumor has it that plenty Of Lawler
money will be in sight within week.
Sweeney's style of fighting isn't the
kind that would give Lawler the most
bother Sweeney is of that kind of
boxer who hits fast pace and keeps
coming at his man from the stroke of
the bell. He does not stand off and
shift out of the way, but comes in to
make the fight. Lawler could not ask
for anything more favorable. A shifty
fighter with good head could probably
Keep the Worcester man guessing on
account of his lack of experience, but
man who comes at him without let
up will give him an opportunity to do
some stiff punching of the give and
take order. That is LAWYERS strong
est point, and his friends recognize his
chances are better than they would be
against a shiftier fighter, though may
be not as good man as Sweeney.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
WENT TO MlLLBURY.
Even Vernons' Tandems Found scorching
impossible for Once.


The Vernon Bicycle club braved the
strong winds of yesterday, and a party
of 20 members mounted on singles and
four tandem teams, all under command
of Second Lieut.. Henry Mitchell, went
through to Millbury.
The boys first started out on a blind
run about the town. They went over
Park avenue couple of times and
some one proposed to go to Millbury.
They found the road to Millbury in bad
shape, but plugged along and arrived
in Woreester's ninth ward covered
with mud. - ~i-..
On the return a couple of the tam
dem teams jumped out to set hot
pace. This was held up for a while,
but scorching was out of the question
because of the condition of the road.
The four tandem teams were. made. up
of Hines and Finneran, Day brothers,
Kane and Kinnery, Pollard and Rey-
nolds. A few of the boys ventured out
toward the Summit, but it is a matter
of conjecture whether they reached
their destination or not.
William Boland went to Spencer, so
he says. The other members of the
club said he didn't ride on his bicycle
there by any means. William Fitz-
patrick was foolish enough to make an
engagement with people in North Graf
ton. It is said of him that he trundled
his wheel both ways. The tumble sea-
son was opened in a decidedly graceful
manner by Kane and Kinnery of the
Vernons on Waldo street last even
ing. After performing several tricks
which would have done credit to an
acrobat they lined up against tele-
graph hole in a heap.
Thursday evening will be ladies' night
at the Vernons' newly equipped quar-
tiers. The ladies assisting in the baz-
aar to be held by the club in Mechan-
les hall Tuesday, April Is, will be the
guests of the club. c. N. Hardy, man
ager of Morey's orchestra of Manehes-
ter, N. H, has written to the boys say
ing that Worcester will listen to the
hest orchestra music it has ever heard
| ON fine occasion of its bazaar. G. ~.
Morey is leader of the orchestra and
! w. B. Cook prompter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10

thoroughly. He will look after the or
ganization of the crew and it's manage
ment until 1t is ready for the water. He
will then devote his entire attention to
the duties of coxswain. John A. Har-
rington, who is now assisting him in
forming the crew, will assume the duties
Of manager.
The crew does not purpose making
any requests of the Wachusetts what
soever. The young men realize that
they are in no position to make any re-
quests of the club until they have shown
conclusively that they are worthy of
consideration, They feel that the Wa
chusetts will not allow merit to pass
unnoticed IL they reach that point, and
are willing to take their chances. In
the organization talk the men under
stand perfectly that they must rely on
their own efforts for recognition.
The ultimate object is the senior
eight-oared race at the national regat-
la, the winning Of which means a trip
to Paris next year as representatives Of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. The young men believe by
attending to their work faithfully as
they intend to do, they stand as good a
chance as any crew in the country of
winning the trip to Paris.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10

Importance that is on the local pro-
gram, although road races in other
places attract some of the men. Prep
arations for the club race must begin
soon, as there are dirsculties ahead
which the management of the race
must provide for to insure anything
like success. One of these Is the
course. The regular 10 mile course of
the city over which the race has taken
place each year may be in such condi-
tlon as to render a new course neces-
sary Mill street from Park avenue to
Tatnuck, which is included in the
course, is being converted into d speed
way a portion of the distance, and the
work will not be finished until june
While the selection of the date docs
not rest with the clubs that are rep
resented, late date would not be ae-
ceptable to them, Their purpose in en-
tering the race is to start their men
in training early in the season in or
der that they may be in condition for
track work in the early summer. Hold
ing the race too late would interfere
with the track riding OF some of the
best men on whom the several CLUBS
place the greatest reliance.
The selection of late date to OBJ
viate the Mill street difficulty may
mean the encountering of another dig
ficulty fully as bad and possibly worse.
The probability is that the Consolida-
ted Street Railway Company will ex-
tend its, line through Chandler street
this spring, and the tearing UP Of the
road would interfere with the success
full management Of the race. Under yhe
existing conditions with which the
clubs have nothing to do, too large
field of riders is possible, and has been
the rule, and the race is little more
than scramble in which the real
racers are handicapped by awkward
and incompetent riders. Chandler street
isn't any too wide for the ruck that has
ridden in the race in past years, and
which will not be improved on this
year.
A suggestion that meets with hearty
favor among the clubs is that the COM
ing race be the last, and the trophy
become the permanent property of the
club which wins first place. The end
ings of every race have been utsatis-
factory and the event is not regarded
as any sort of d test. Year after year
clubs maintain that they have been
treated unfairly and they certainly
have. Unless the event is soon ended
it will fizzle out itself, for the clubs
are becoming Disguised with the unsat-
isfactory Examinations Of the races.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
THE ST. ANNEs.
Society VIII Hold Athletic Tournament,
with 1000 Yards Match Race the
Feature.


The St. Anne's Total Abstinence So
ciety will hold an athletic tournament
early next July, when Jere j. Moyri-
han and James j. Mclaughlin viii be
matched to run 1000 yard race. A
committee consisting of the following
was appointed to arrange for the af-
fair at the meeting of the society yes
terday afternoon; c. j. Cdrmody,
Frank Kane, e. F. Dolan, ]. Casey AID
Owen Hagen.
Chairman c. J. Carmody of the cof-
fee party committee reported progress
sively on the coming coffee party. Two
teams have been entered in d ticket
selling contest. Each team is made up
of five young ladies. Misses Nellie
Burke and Fannie Hoyle are the cap
tains of the two teams. Five gold
watches are offered as first prizes and
five gold rings for second prizes.
The heads of the different tables are:
Mrs. G. J. Carmody and Mrs. ID. L. r..
Bean, heads Of the supper tables; Miss
Mamie MCFARLAND, ice cream table;
Miss Katie McGarrell, lemonade table;
Miss Mamie Quinn, candy table.
There will be a voting contest for
gold watch, for which ID. j. Kennedy,
a popular conductor on the Consolida-
ted Street Railway, and Robert j. Dow,
assistant superintendent Of the insulat-
ing department of the Quinslgamond
wire mill, are contestants.
The annual dance of the society will
he held in horticultural Hall next
Tuesday evening. Tickets for the dance
which was postponed from Feb. IL, Will
he honored by the committee. Chaffin S
Orchestra win be in attendance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
RosY-HuED.
Springfield cranks See Only the Best Of
Prospects for Their Team.

Prospects for Their Team.
A base ball writer of Springfield sees
his team through rosy-hued glasses as
follows:
1.-THE prospects for the coming year
were never brighter since the day the
Eastern league was organized, and /
look forward with days of great expec-
fancy until the opening Of the league
season. The addition of Worcester and
Hartford will serve to awaken more in
terest in the game than ever before. In
previous years Providence has always
been considered our rival, and the
games played between these two clubs
have always, attracted the largest
crowds, both here and in Providence as
well. This year things will be different.
Hartford, which is, only 20 miles
from Springfield, will be our rival city
and some warm" contests are ex-
pected before the season ends. This club
which was in the Atlantic league last
year, and towards the end of the season
was handled by the players on the CO.
operative plan, viii get into faster
company this year than ever before, but
my friend Billy Barnie will not be
found wanting, for since he has pur-
chased the franchise from the players
he has been hard at work signing play
ers and getting everything in readiness,
and he will be on deck with a good
team when the season opens.
Worcester should prove a good base
ball city, and every effort is being made
to put good club there.
1.-THE ranks of the Ponies are filling
fast. Manager Brown writes from
Washington that he has accepted the
terms of J. j. Adams, a catcher of East
st. Louis Tll. This is the man that Man
ager Burns had a few years ago, when
the latter was manager of the Spring.
field team, but refused to come on when
ordered to do so, claiming he was an
important witness in a murder trial
and couldn't leave the state. He was
finally given his release.
The team signed to date is as followss
Pitchers A. Ferry, A. Hecht J.. Miller
and M. r. Maher; catchers, Ts O'Con-
nell, "Zeke' Moore, Edward Phelps and
j. j. Adams; infelders. Dan" Brou-
theirs, Stewart and kid Gleason; out
fielders, d. Kelly, T. Campbell and NJ f.
Malone. Dolan, Hemming, Pappalau
and Hernon, of last years team, have
been rendered contracts, The team will
report April Is and play its first game
on Patriots day, April 10, with Jim
Fields Newark team of the Atlantic
| league.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
A GOOD COLLECTION.
Hartford Manager Has Some Fast Ones
Secured This Season.

Secured This Season.
Instead of Shaw and Coony Snyder
as backstops Hartford will have Boyd
and Urquhart behind the mask and
pad. Pitcher Horton win also cast his
lot elsewhere than Hartford, and the
pitching staff is now Esper, Reisling,
Crate and Phil Knell Another good
slab artist is being negotiated with,
who, If landed will add much strength
to the twirling corps. Thirteen men
have been signed and Manager Barnte Is
confident that he has team that Will
be with the leaders from start to finish.
There are very few experiments among
the men, nearly all of them having seen
service on the diamond for some time
Besides the batteries, as already given
the team will open the season probably
as follows: Kelley, first base; Bonner,
second; Billy Shindle, third, and STAN
ley, short stop. The latter Is col
lege player from North Carolina. The
outfeld will consist of Mat Kilroy
Wagner and Mccarthy. Kilroy is one
of the best known men in the game,
He was star left-hand twirler few
years ago, but owing to an injury TO
his pitching arm, retired from the
game, but re-entered it again last year
and played in the Chicago outfield the
greater part of the season, doing splen-
did work. He is good sticker and VIII
help win many game for Hartford
with his little bat Mccarthy and Wag-
ner are young players. The former
comes from the Pacific coast, and the
latter halls from Cleveland. Pat Te-
beau and another, competent judges
Of a players ability, say he is good
man.
Another young outfielder who may
be given chance to prove his worth
lie Ice Regain. who covered the left
Garden for Orator James ORourke's
bridgeport team last season.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
LIKE THE TROLLEY BETTER.
Worcester Cycle Club Men Find Them
Easier Than PedaIIIng.

A party of twenty of the Worcester
Cycle Club started to go to Holden
yesterday afternoon in vain endeavor
to locate some good roads. They failed
in their attempt, and returned to hold
blind run about the town. Second
Lieutenant r. C. White was in COM
mand The boys reported the roads
about Worcester to be in fair condition,
but the country roads are in very bad
shape. 1t is thought likely that the
roads will be in pretty good shape next
Sunday, and should be in first-class
shape by Patriots day.
The club rooms on Beacon street
were crowded by those who did not care
to venture out on their wheels and their
friends, who listened to delightful
concert given by the Arlington Guitar
and Mandolin Club A party of Is or 20
of the club members took trolley ride
to North Grafton last evening. Andrew
Jackson was in charge of the party.
They returned late in the evening, and
reported good riding and said they en-
joyed the scorch down the chutes on
John N Akarmah's farm very much.
Capt. H. 0. Adams has called for a
blind run next Sunday. If the roads
are in condition the boys will go to
Holden and Jefferson. The clubs ini-
tial run of the season comes on Patri-
OTIS day, when the boys go to Concord,
Lexington and Boston. Quite number
will go to the Dedham and Concord
road races, though none of the mem
bers are entered.
The selection of riders for the famous
pony" team is causing the racing
board much worry. The board wishes
to see the record of last year sustained,
and will pick none but the fastest men
for the team. Where there are so many
fast men to pick from is causing the
troubles of the board.
The boys have decided to enter none
but local riders and bona fide mem
bers of the club in the road race for
the tin cup. They recognize that to win
the cup is no honor and they are enter
ing team just to let people know they
are game,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10

injure themselves for better work later
in the season.
Capt. Roche does not make any pre-
dictions in regard to the eight-oared
shell race between Harvard freshmen
and the high school, but he evidently
thinks we'll Of the ffeshmen's chances.
When asked concerning that crew by
The Spy man yesterday, he said that
the freshmen crew will be an unusually
good one. There is a greater interest in
rowing at Harvard this spring than
ever before The candidates for the
freshmen boat have been divided into
two squads, one Of which will be at the
Newell Club and the other at the Weld.
They will be raced and the best men in
each boat will be selected for the repre-
sentative crew. Mr.. Roche called at
tention to the handicap under which the
high school crew labors in not being on
the water. He said too, that the high
school crew can hardly hope to main
tain all the time a crew as good as
those Of the last two years,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
BEHIND THE BAT.
Rochester said to Be as Strong There as
ANY Fan Gould Ask.

Manager Buckenberger is rapidly
getting together his Rochester team.
Lawrence and C. Smith have been
Internationally released; Northdyke
goes to Chatham, Ont, and Hartford
win get Wagner. From all reports third
baseman Burke, purchased from Mil
waukee, is a good fielder, fair batter and
a good man on the base lines.
1t is more than probable that the out
field will be made up of O'Hagan, Nc
Hale and Caville, and they should be
about as strong as any in the league.
First baseman Shire will be given a
good trial at the initial bag, as also VIII
Smith at second base.
Rochester has three good, tried pitch
ers in Morse, Yerrick and Becker, and
have Kelb and Moynihan to fall back
on, and doubtless one of the two will
be developed into a winner.
Behind the bat the club seems to be
quite strong. There is Coogan, Who did
such good work for Providence in 1897,
and Smink. who was seen here with
Montreal The third man is Barclay,
who stands high in all athletic sports,
and comes highly recommended in all
departments Of. the game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
STRUCK HEAVY RoADlNe.
century cyolers Met Bad Going in
Paxton Direction.


Nearly a score of Century Cycle Club
riders took a run towards Paxton yes
terday afternoon. They did not make
the town, becoming discouraged with
the bad going. The roads were full of
rats which make riding uncomfortable
and the going became worse as the men
neared the hill town.
The Centurys will be well represent
ed in the road races which are sched-
1fled for Watham and Dedham, Pat
riots day. Each is ten-mile event.
ROYAL Carney, r. 1. Vincent and Will
Ham Krafve intend to compete in both
races. A. G. Smalley has entered the
Waltham race, and Roy Hinckley and
George Hepworth have entered the
Dedham. The Waltham takes place in
the morning and the Dedham in the
afternoon, so that the riders can COM
nete in both. The chances are, how
ever. that the Worcester men viii not
take in both races. They have had no
opportunity to train on account Oh the
eondition Of the roads, and are under a
handicap to the riders in and about
Roston, who have had several weeks
good riding already
The Centurys are out for first place
III the team road race this year. They
have the same riders as last year, and
others who will be candidates for posi-
tons on the team. The Centurys are
trong in strictly local riders, and
cenld also get a strong team without
taking a rider from outside Worcester
Hnnnty. The chances are the Centurys
Guild win if the teams were limited to
elkher local or county men. The team
4eeeived hard treatment last year by
the disqualification of Drury of Win
el3endon, who finished 18th man. lie
was not checked at Tatnuck, and was
eonsequently disqualified by the ref
cree, although the checkers at every
okfier turn had him, and it was abso-
tutely impossible for him to cut the dis
tanee had he been SO disposed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
NO RUN YESTERDAY.
Newports Were too Busy Counting Ball
Receipts TO Venture Out.

Members of the Newport Bicycle Club
contented themselves with sitting in
their commodious club house on Chand-
Ter street yesterday instead of trying
TO push a wheel in the face of the blus-
tering wind and muddy roads. They
had not entirely recovered from that
tired feeling which followed the ball
Friday evening The Newports had
such merry party that they couldn't
miss a single dance, and were conse-
quently fatigued,
The officers Of the club were kept
b11sy receiving returns of the ball. They
were gratified to learn that the ball was
a. financial success, despite the heavy
expense. The management was compli-
mented on bringing the club out with
out loss, a feat that is seldom per-
formed on such an elaborate ball as the
Newports conducted.
on account of the ball, the Newports
have had little time to devote to racing
nreparations, but will start in imme-
diatelv. They will enter practically the
same team as they had last year in the
club road race. The team was good
enough to win last year, and the New
norts will be content if its team lands
first this year, because they are pre-
pared to get first if they win it. Waid,
who rode under the club eolors last
year. is no longer a member, but there
are several other riders who will fill his
shoes without much trouble.