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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08

boxing exhibition such as that given
last evening
Armstrong & fully as tan : man Is
Bob E1lZsiU-no1s- and te lowered high
above his adversary L WAS striking
contrast he r1EsiQuas Of two q The
best heavy eigh-s Of the day. ShaT-
key, biz, broad shoul6ered. heavy.
quick and muscular with z not sspe-
cially long reach: Armstrong. with
arms that could reach almost across
the stage, 50 tai that his face WIS
practically ou1 Of harms way and
with mora science than strength II his
crosses and counters
Occasionally Sharksy would get II 4
telling bloT II Armstrong and then
The crowd IN the gods would sp-
plau6- Occasionally Too. SharEey
would hit foul and 1he gods detected
this feature q his work as quickly as
The most careful referee OF course j.
vas carelessusss On shsTkey's part, tor
he proved IN his fght WIKI Mccoy THAI
be can fight fair As Z whole. the bout
was tzme- and the crowd left the the
stre almost UNANIMOUS that whatever
Shsrkey'E abilities as a finish fighter
might be- the col0red nan was by far
the better boxer
Unlike 50 many vaudeville shows that
are simply The vehicle fer the entrance
Of some star Ct the athletic world, the
combination travelling with Sharkey ls
above the average. In fact il was Z
good vaudeville show, even though ii
was trife broad in places. The best
thing in the vaudeville bin was the
comedy bicycle team, Farrell and
Stalk. while Jones and Sutton the
cream Of cOIored artstocracy. the bin
had i. did some clever dancing and
buck and wing dancing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
SPE RADoEs.
Mania Fga Of Them, Who Hso ints,o.o
70 ~c-opsrsis With Ggvinaioo.


Manila FEB. :. 8 ,. nl-There are
many indications that Manila il fyIl ~
cesDeraloez. WIG hsd lnten6ee 10 Co
operate wita Ag.snaloo.
ne o9ioe az Continually Capturing
s2ea and women with weapons con
tssse1 - f1eir clothing. The vigilance
q Authorities in This rex,ect Is F,52E,i,,
1sass 1sl5lg- Last Saturday. : bout MD
1-s1-ls iFfo E1El5s1n8en accidentally ~
-ilisfeo Z gang Il armed natives in
2 s.'S street Inc natives. fear
3iS clAcDveEE-- imprisoned them r,-I.fr
morning. snc threatened 70 kf1l -hern
Ssassss they maintained silence. NAM
aataFs clerks. employed by mercantile
1-Dossss are missing. A. il II f--1DossfF,If
11at tnsF should have passed the lines
re inference e that they are II hiding
.a the city.
rsFefs4 attempts we're made 10 as
E@Ssinats Americans on the streets bu,
tslSt Danger Is now III minimum. Tna
ElsElYes are terribly cOwec and the
precautions taken especially against
iIcsnolaTlsnas are admirable The rep
eas' VINO have been swept in every d.
f@ctlors Ike Daeassnts in Z baftue, die
Dg the hundreds ia the rFercheg-foy
tas most psrI passlvsiy, except the
gorotes, wilo charge desperately and
U6sieEslY- The rebel prisoners declare
That their attack Was unpremeditated
that the o1tposls fired and then every
BODY followed in accordance with a sort
Or general understanding.
AguinaldO'g proclamation q Saturday
Gays.
l order and command:
First, that Eesce and friendly
relations with the Americans be brOk-
en and that the latter be treated as
enemies. within the limits prescribed
b. the laws q war
Second That -he Americans cap
turec b held a. prisoner Of wa
Third That this PROCLAMATION be
communicated u the consuis and that
congress order and accord a suspension
- me constitutional guarantee. result
ing from the declaration If war"
The rebel leader refers 70 the former
losses u t1e natives, but says. Slave
- IS bitter, ard calls upon them 70
sacrifice al Noon the altar II honor
md national integrity" He insists that
hs tried 10 avoid, ~ far as possible, an
armed conflict, but claims that all his
cff0rtg were useless before the IN
measured pride u the American repre-
esntariree whom he charges with
having treated hinn 81 a rebel because
] defended the Interests ~ my country
and would not become the instrument Of
their das.a div int ntiong."
Egu!naleG concludes b. SAYING. Be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08

O. Fltzsimmons. or Mccoy He does
not resemble them in any way. He
looks Ike SharksY and ike his pic
lures
fully 100 persons cOngregate0 al the
l mon station 10 get Z glimpse Of the
DC fellow. and when his train pulled
II from Manchester. where ne appeared
On MONDAY evening. there was 4 gen
sTal rush for the car E1sr somebody
said contained the pugillst
They gathered about either end Of The
car. and soon Sharkey appeared al the
car co0r- There was no nistaking the
man Il was as plainly Shsrkey 70
The man VINO had never seen him as
10 MS most intimate friend or 10 a man
VINO watched the sailor pugiiist swing
left and right home On kid" McCov
II New York not SO many weeks ago.
snarkey stepped down the car steps
and when he reached the floor he
turned about and with ali the gaIlantry-
q a Chesterfield. assisted quite an at
fFacllYe young woman down the snowy
steps II was one Of the members Of
Sharkey's company.
TWO or three exceptionally enthusiast
tic admirers Of Sharkey crowded even
closer than the others and would not
step back until they had shaken hands
EEi1h the man that j. the hero Of so
many battles As he walked through
the tralnsheo. il was hard TO believe
that ne had ever secured cable, holy
stoned the deck or stood watch on a
United States man-Of-war.
The envy Of every marine in Uncle
sam service was well dressed. He
had on. a neat suit Of clothes Of Eng
lish material, q black top coat and
heavy enamel shoes. He wore a black
derby hat. a pair Of English tan gloves
and link cuffs that came down about
two inches below his top coat. He was
over-drsssed only in his cuffs. He il
By no means 2 giant in size. but his
broad shoulders tell Of any amount Of
latent muscle and power. His neck
Is blg-Dr. Sargent OF Harvard saws he
has The most neck for his size OF any
man be ever measDred-and a ire
mencously heavily-set under Jaw is the
principal characteristic OF his face
sharkeY was driven direct to the
sherwood house where he was enter
famed during his stay in Worcester BY
2 +. hurley, who knew Shsrkey In the
GAYS before he beca me z chamDion
Sharkey had a ligat lunch at the hotel
an0 then in company with Mr.. Hurley
and Martin Dougherty went up 10 the
PARK Theatre. where he witnessed a
p9r1ion Of the afternoon performance
sharkey walked from the hotel to the
. theatre and back again and was recog-
nized By many persons as he passed by
ASIDE from his three bout exhibition
with Bob Armstrong al the Worcester
Theatre in the evening. his walk 10 and
from the Park was his only exercise
Tor ne rode to the Worcester Theatre in
ms evening and a carriage was in wait
ing al the stage door when he left TO
take him back TO the hotel
II was Mr.. Hurley's intention 10 in
Elte IN few friends after the per-
Torrance. but Sharkey objected He 10
tired almost Immediately upon reach
ing the hotel. and said he was averse to
q celebration Of any sort. Sharkey is in
strict training and would not even
smoke cigar while here.
He leaves with his company on the
1910 o'clock train this morning for
Meriden, where he is booked to appear
this evening
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
A TALK WITH SHARKEY.

A representative Of The Spy had q
chat with sharkey in his dressing room
Al the theatre after MS exhibition bout.
Unlike most pugilists. shsrkey seems
averse 10 talking about himself He Is
no, at all blatant. and he evidently
realizes that there are other words in
the English language than 1
When asked regarding his proposed
match with FitzsimmoEs, he said he
knew nothing more than had appeared
in the morning papers Mr.. o Rourke,
my manager" said Sharksy. is in New
York II present, and suppose is max
ing Arrangements. All ] have heard
q message just before went on against
Bob guleaning Bob Armstrong;. Ii sim
ply stated that he would meet me in
Meriden tomorrow night
is there any truth in the story that
you do not wish 70 fight Fitzsimmons
or anybody else for year at least.
asked The Spy man
Not Z word Of truth in II, answered
Shsrksy I am ready 70 meet FitZ-
simmons just as soon as / get through
with Corbett in Chicago next month
II is up 70 him. He can name the
date any tine after my 90 with Cor
bett. and the sooner after that time. the
better I viii ike II ! keep in fairly
good shape all the time, and il won't
take me long 10 get into perfect eondi-
ton.
Have you any idea where the fight
will lake placer" asked the newspa-
per man.
NO, I haven't AL can say,is that
If Fitzsimmons fights me, the money
viii be put up in some New York bank.
I am not going TO go down TO Texas or
out TO Carson City or 10 Butte. We
viii put our money UP in New York or
il win not 60 up al all.
When you meet Fitzsimmons. who
will win2 was q leading question
aimed at Sharkey by The Spy man.
Don't you wish you knew? I do"
said Sharkey with smile, and not IN
like the once great John L. Sullivan
Sharkey used the expression. The best
man viii win.
In reference 70 his match with Cor
bett March :. ShaTkey said:
THE bout is scheduled at six rounds.
and you can wager that il will be far
from being q friendly one. Co-bett will
undoubtedly do his utmost to nut me
out. and I VIII meet him in like man
ner. II may possibly be a draw but
il cannot afterWardsbe termed a friend
ly 60"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
THEIR WEIGHTS,
High School Crew as Heavy
As in '98.

After the usual daily training at the
English high school by the dozen can
didates for the eight-oared crew YES
lerday' they were taken TO the gymna-
uln OF the Y. NJ. c. A. by Coach Ten
Eych' ana each boy was weighed with
the exception Of johnson and Jackson
who were allowed TO keep other en-.
gagements.
All the boys tipped the scales ia a
good weight with the exception of
lhree who came below the i4O-pound
mars Their weights are as follows.
Daiy III, Taylor 10, Hagberg AZ
Wheaton l47. Weyer 1853. Perry 15o
carroll l50. Harvey 10. Stone 10 Cos,
grove 13I, and the weight of .Johneon
Is figured at about 16S, while jackson
II Is thought, would not go over I50
pounds. i'V
The average weight of the 70 men is
IN the neighborhood of ISL pounds. If
lhe llghtest four boys were left out. the
average weight would be about $50
pounds, which would come near thai
OF the average weight of the crew lsst
year. The weight Of the boys, how
ever viii not be any great factor in
the picking of the crew, and the bovs
VINO are now practicing will not be able
10 tell whether they are to fill a Mace
IN the boat until taking to the water
Ionight will be the first time the con.
nected machine viii be used.
coach Ten Eyck has requested Dalv
VINO has been practicing the shot n,1f
az tne rink, to give it up, as he saws
~ TENDS 10 interfere with his work i'm
the crew. Daily, whose interest i'm
aquatics Is more so than that of am
letics. has decided to give up the snort
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
Local Bowlers Are
Again On Top.
MEN FROM THE HUB
Failed to Get Either of
Last Nights Matches.

Worcester bowlers. both the reguls-
ton and candle pin men. achieved an
other victory over their Boston breth-
ren On local alleys, last evening.
Two or three weeks ago tbs Hancock
big pin team and the Infants candle
pin outfit went 10 Boston. rolling the
Master Builders and the Trinity Court
teams respectively.
Each match was won by the Wor-
csster team and il was with the hopes Of
sQuaring accounts that the orgaliza-
tons from the Hub came 10 Worcester
last evening They were royalty treated
while here, and anything rhax belonged
70 the local bOwlers was theirs only the
honor Of winning. They returned 10 the
Hub voting Worcester bowlers z jovial
lot Of fellows Had they gone home with
victory rather than defeat they would
have been supremely happy.
The bOwlers were accompanied by a
number o their friends and arrived in
Worcester on the 500 o'clock train.
They were met at the depot and escort
e 70 Whites alleys. which were made
headquarters for The entire party while
in Worcester. Practice games and pool
occupied the attention OF the visitors
until o clock, when they repaired with
the members Of the TWO local teams to
the banquet han in the Creamerie res
taurant where supper was served TO
thirty-fve
The discussion Of the viands took
about an hour. and after cigars had
been lighted the party broke up. the
hanc0cA players escOrting their oppon-
ents down 70 the club az Lincoln square
while the Trinity Court team began
their game on Whites alleys. the pol
lsneo ones being used Quite a number
OF bowling enthusiasts saw the Infants
administer singing defeat 10 their
opponents, while all the bowling ele-
tlent IN the Hancock Club crowded
those club alleys while their team was
olt-rollng the men from Boston.
Inc Trinity Court bowiers proved
markers for the Infants. and without
any exeruon piled up 22S more pins
lnan the other fellows. A good lead wa
clt out IN the first game of the series
O nVe and in only one game. the
fourth, did the Boston team get the
higher total.
The score Of the match follows:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
STABBED.


ne police are inclined 10 dIscreszt he
STORY that the assault took plaoe On
ne street and ara inclin=5 Ta-5zr 70
the belief that The trqvbla took plzes
inside the building
An examination Of 1hs hallway II
which Chlld's Business College i 10
Gated disclosed Z number II dark rad
spots ln 4 corner o rns IA llWav thai
nay or may n01 b= blood Lighter
spots in The immediate vicinity are
eT-cently rec INK. but ths ssr4er SPOTS
-2oE very Durh Like blood
ssrg1 NeMu-ray AID CEeer burke
maze careful examination Il 1ne
D--l1lls, arr SO far IS they o1ul5
earn % OLE Hss in the college noor1s
LAST night
T1Doeo appeared well acquainted 7s-i1ts
Mss COMA ard when C&ies-E Hurley
and z z Matthews placed hin On -ne
sirstchsr, preparatory 70 the rrip u IRE
hospital, Ne called hack 10 her nj 70
nlz,-1oa the AFFAIR 70 h=r sister
ne general theory q tEe police x
llst the assault resulted from jealousy
ezc that there -E < woman IN Ire casa
Tie case uil Be carefully invest lgates5.
The case recalls 70 mind an 1uc55enr
that took place some two or three
weeks ago in me same location many
facts IN which are strangely eo-fneld-
en- On TIE Digat In question, O1zo=r
burke saw young woman emerge
nom the doorway q the Hought0n
block IL Front street. where Chllds'
business college IL heated Z. about
-z-lD O'clock Al night
SIC STOOD IN The doorway z moment
Is thought undecided what 10 do. and
Ehsn questioned by the officer. sad
she had been visiting friends on Pleas
ant street and wanted 70 know If he
last car for Grafton had go1e- She *
pls1nso that she had stared for her
no-ue IN that TOWN. but was not feeling
wei and had been resting IL one OF lhe
to,lst rooms q the busineEs college
The officer asked her r she had
friends in rhe city. and the v0ung We
nan replied -hst she mad and started
a. once in -ne direction u Orange street
where she said her friends lived
Officer Burke makes Z round q tae
buildings il which ths business college
iE located every night and Is acquainted
WITH me fact that the toilet rooms
spoken o. b. The young woman are
Kept locked, but as an examination Of
ne building developed nothing ont Of
ne usual order Of things The matter
was forgotten.
Last night the business college. Graf
ton car and other features Of the $50
occurrences recalled tte matter 10
mind
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
KNEW sHARKEY WHEN A BOY

OF all the admirers Of Shsrkey. none
was more enthusiastic than Nicholas
Smith Of 81 North Ashland street, Mr.
Smith lived in the next house to Shar-
keys parents in Ireland and knew the
pugilist when he was little fellow Of 8
or 10 years Of age.
He was down at the depot TO see
Sharkey upon mis- arrival. and with his
wife attended the evening show. After
the performance Mr.. Smith succeeded
in getting by the guards at the stage
door and wanted Sharkey TO meet his
wife, who also comes from the same
town in Ireland.
Sharkey accompanied Mr.. Smith to
the stage door and upon being intro
ducsd to Mrs. Smith removed his hat
and stood talking with the two for four
or 1--WE minutes. Then he shook hands
with them again, expressing the great
est pleasure in meeting some Of his old
townspeople. and thanking Mr.. Smith
for the pleasure Of meeting his wife.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
cATkRsH CT STOMACH
A PIE SAINT, simple but safe and If
fsc;aai Cure for n.

A PIE SAINT, simple but safe and IF
fseiHai Cure for H.
Catarrh Of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing % incurabie
The usual symptoms are fun or bloat-
ing sensation after eating. accompanied
fysneflEaeE with -Four Or Vatery risingz. q
formation II gases. causing pressure on
RE heart and lungs and difficult breath
ing. head2ches. nck.e appetite. nervous
ness ana q general piayed-Out. languid
feeling.
There f. often foul taste IN the mouth.
coated tongue. and If the Interior Of the
stomach could be seen II would show
Shiny, lnfamed condition.
The cure Of this common and obstinate
trouble is found 81 treatment which
causes the food 10 be readily thoroughly
digested before il mas time to ferment and
irritste the delicate mucous surfaces Of
the stomach. To secure q prompt and
healthy digestion Is the one necessary
thing 70 d. ana when normal digestion IL
secured the catarrhal condition win have
disappeared.
According 20 DR.. HarlansOn. the safest
and best treatment 70 use after each
meal IL a tablet composed Of diatase
aEeptic pepEin. q little nux. golden seal
and fruit acids. These tablets can now be
found al all drug stores under the name
Of stuars DysDeptic Tablets. and. not
being patent medicine. can be used with
perfect safety and assurance that healthy
appetite ana thorough digestion viii fol-
low their regular use after meals.
Mr. n. J. BOoher Of Z7l0 Dearborn st.
Chicago. III. writes: "Catarrh h d local
condition. resulting from neglected cold
IN the head. whereby the lining membrane
Of the nose becomes innamed and the poll
sOnOua discharge iherefrom passing back
ward into the throat reaches the stomach
thus producing catarrh Ot the stomach.
Medical authorities prescribed for me for
three years for catarrh OF the stomach
without cure. but today am the hsppiest
OF men, after using only one box Of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets. I cannot find
appropriate words 10 express my good
feelings. ] have found flesh, appetite and
sound rest from their use
stuart's Dyspeptic Tablets ID the safest
preparation as well as the simplest and
most convenient remedy for any form Of
indigestion, chtarrh Of stomach bilious
ness. sour stomach, heartburn ana bloat-
ing after meals.
Send for little book, mailed free. on
ntOmach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Co, Marshall. Mich. The tablets "a be
f"nHd at all drug stores
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
HOTEL ARRIVAL S.

Bsy State Hosse-Blslco1n Love. Water
town ~ Y: p Z. Jennings, New York;
=. GeKSimien. New York; W z Faleg.
New York: g. VI. Brown, Boston; Carl
Harvey, Boston; George r. Harper, Pitts
". Moore. New York John Scott. Peter
coro. y II. ~. T Greenwood, Gsnesee
y. y: q. z Brg1ass. New York; 7. Il
Essc, BOTTOM r 2. NacClemmy, Phila-
Bo1ler Portland PA Warner. Nsugs-
luck conn: 7 81 Edgar Cleveland. o. I:
y. CAM. New York G. z. Mott, New
YORK; Thomas Z. ENing. Boston: J II
DENLY, Philadelphia; g. 3. stewarrt. New
YORK; u. y st0oobury, New York: Ed
ward J. Mayo. FOEcroff- he. Il z gher-
wood. Philsceiphia: Charles z. Norris
Boston; " H Johnson, Philadelphia: r
Z. Kenney. Boston: Nrg q ~ Dorr
Ozkcaie; H. Mitchell. New York. VII
lam u. Fitzpatrick. New York; Richard
=. Mooney. Springfield, o; Frank "
AeeHtons. Homer. y Y: L GuEtman. New
York; g A. Sheard- Little Falls; z. Ma
g1lre. New YORK. Tneo. O. Peters New
hork; w. ? Pickye. New York. Bir. and
Ire. Timothy Calvin. WoOnsoeket
Lincoln HaUse-B- L Eckulrnan. ChIcs-
60; James g Carter. Boston; S. 3 Hunt.
AeW YORK L. A. Curtis. Boston; G. II
5.is., 5sos5oIi 1. nll-larn L Howitz-
lockwood. Boston; q ". S0rnerE. New
Haven: Charles A. Fenlberg. Providence.
a = LsnEou. New YORK. " II Barton.
New YORK: T. Mann, New York. A. II.
burg, Pa; J. II. Eanes Pittgburg pa
" Hart, Pittsburg, Pa: 4r. and Mrs.
r p Carter Albany; T. A. Brown. New
York; J. r Adams. Boston: J. ~ XII
gore. Lowell; 4. Freeman. Milwaukee: II.
y Oliver, Boston; John J Russell.
Springfield.
Commonweslth Hotei - Harry Hergh-
1eslo. New York pr and Mrs. 6 A.
Ohen- Boston. IEidOre EoeenrhaI New
York; F. D. Briggs, Boston; j. S. par
ker Athol: George Ferguson. Boston;
" o. Godfrey. Springfield: H J. d.
Eiseur. Cleveland. o.; IT. II. Boardman
tSCstons W q. Hay. Boston. Il A Poe
BoHton' T. II. Griggs. Providence: a
,yautnisr. Boston, Valentine Paul, New
York: H. u. Bsrrows. Brockton; Thog
= FlaYon. Philadelphia; ~. o. ghur-
rocks, Providence. !. =. Edarrng. Phiia-
oelpnia: G. Frunkie, Rochester, X. =,
J.. ". Cook, BOSTON: q. p. Curran Bos-
ton; II. ". Hall. Cana5oharie. y. Y: A
Il bennett Boston: Thomas Lynch
BoEton: =. Spenser. Providence: Thomas
=. James. New York; 4. GOldstefn New
YORK L sturndorf. t'ew York: Samuel
w Perlheim, New FORK; J. H. Blair
Philadelphia.
waldo HoUge-R. c. Foster. Brunswick,
} = Abrams. New York; J.. +. Powers
Leomlnsier; II. T.. Brigham. r. l. Ord.
way. W. $. Nash. q. T.. Woods C. 4
Jennings. J. II Flanagan. o.. Kimball. j
y. Burke. J. z. Burnett. u Harry =
Brlghsm's Orcheaira; Charles f. Ora.
nam, Boston; william Egersoll Al Pc
terson. Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Mill Of Tom
sharkey Company: s. K Hanft Pbila.
delphia: George T.. Baldwin New York
9. y. Wilson, Boston; George y. Thrush
Lynn o. II. Mckenney, Portland, Ne.
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SHARKEY AND HIS SHOW.
His eout With COB armstrong Showed
That He Was a Fighter and No, Boxer.

F's Cout win eoD armstrong Showed
That He Was Fighter and No, Boxer.
Tom Sharkey had a good house at
the Worcester Theatre last evening.
where he appeared as the principal
feature Of fairly good vaudeville bill
1t was toD-heavy house. however.
The gods We're fairly packed with hero
worshippers. and the bal Sny and fam
lily circle had their full quota. The or
ehesira, however. was not more than a
third full. and in the entire audience
there were NOT Jwentv-five women.
sharkey was the last thing on the bill.
ana ne boxed three-round exhibition
with Bob Armstrong, the colored
heavyweight. Sharkey, as he stepped
upon the stage. wearing green tights
with an American flag for a belt. was
given good hand. II was by no
means demonstration. however. and
came far from being as enthusiastic as
welcomes that have been accorded from
the gods Of the Worcester Theatre to
COrbett and John J.. Sullivan.
Sharkey and Armstrong boxed rounds
Of but one minutes duration. They
we're sufficiently long, however TO
prove what has so often been stated
and what Sharkey has himself admit
ted. that he is not boxer. and II is not
a difficult matter TO outsDar him.
Sharkey Is prize fighter with business
rather than science I'm his gloves. and
he wins fights because of the hard
blows he can give and the large amount
Of punishment he stands without winc-
ing. 1t is a winning combination in
finish night, but counts for little In q
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
ASSICNEE'S SALE.
AssIgnee's sale of Cracker
LII.
A NEW RECORD.
High Mark for Nine Ball
Game is Now 267 Pins.

1t was a great day for the nine-ball
game on the local alleys yesterday.
Twice during the day the record made on
Whites alleys z month or 50 ago was
broken, and the new record stands at 81
pins
The new record holders are Mason. Nun
sey and Wall, who rolled in the order
named
The record string was made on Whites
alleys, and a glance at the appended table
shows the evenness of the bowling There
were q few bad breaks, and Il was wholly
due TO these breaks that in the second and
hfth boxes the total was but 10 pins.
The game by boxes follows: