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The times., 1899-05-07

BOAT Club. 1t is probable that a race be-
rivaIs eae"s made up OF old basketball
rivals may be arranged.
Washington Athletic cIuh
ihe members of the Washington Atb-
'euc Club are more than pleased with tho
showing OF their basketball team thev ,ra
proud OF 1t. Notwithstanding the fact tba,
II finished as far down the list as foprt,
me team has been without a place to
practice Tor month or two and their
splendid showing. in view of this fact 1,
all the more creditable. MANY ano,bs-
team would simply have disbanded and
dropped out. but these youngsters stuck /,
out and finished the schedule In good
shape. eo"A
The players are all very young and they
nscame known as the kids" of the
league. Being very active and light and
darins and fast in all departments OF the
game they have made il interesting for
their older and weightier rivals for PEN
nant honors.
They won seven and lost seven games
and the majority Of their defeats were By
scant margins of two or three points
against them. Their last game against the
infantry. the champions. resulting in a
was one OF the most hotly contested and
weli-played games OF the season, in which
the element of luck somewhat favored the
winners, otherwise the kids" might have
had the honor and distinction OF having
broken the Infantry's unbroken string OF
victories covering four years.
The team was undoubtedly a factor in
the league, and its work developed the
fact that it had in its ranks a number of
Nc wUra1f
other teams find 1t easy 10 secure places.
Much Of the success of the team is due
to the skillful playing OF Johnnie Thomp-
son, captain, who. as sure goaler, helped
along the teams score in good shapa He
was ably seconded by James THOMPSON.
who. a3 one of the backs" feet and sure.
footed, played and eluded such clever
backs as MeQuade. Bolger. Hughes.
Henner. and Moriarty.
Joe Grant, as left forward, played we'll
at all times, and covered his position we'll.
He is also quite wrestler, and served as
Mackeys wrestling partner while training
for the championship bouts the latter had
last week with Alex Goroum. Charlie
Garner is one of the finds OF the sea-
son, as he is one of the fastest players in
the league. He made il interesting at
all times for his opponents. Taylor, at
centre, Is another clever player who de-
serves praise. His work was always good
Chester Mofitt and Evans round out the
seven" They were not only brilliant
goalers, but their field work was always
OF high order. and ShTeeves. DAILY. Loft
tus. and other clever players often iound
their efforts to land goals blocked by these
nimble-footed youngsters. Cownes played
IN some OF the games, and always gave a
good account of himself
The team finished with standing of 500.
The bowling team did not make as good a
showing as the above team, and finished
at the bottom Of the league list, with thir-
teen games Won and thirty-ive lost. with
a team average of .716 The team was
handicapped in its work by reason OF a lack
OF alleys to practice upon.
o. P. SCHMIDT.
The times., 1899-05-07

From this table it will be seen that four
teams were tied in games won and lost
Washington Athletic Club and Carrolrs
for the fourth place, and Central High
School and Queer Wheelmen for sixth
place, but the table also shows that the
Washingtons rank above the CAROLS in
number of goals scored for and against.
and likewise with the Centrals and Queers,
4 single goal separating the latter two. and
If goals made were a test then the Wash
ington Athletic Club and Centrals would
be entitled to fourth and sixth places, re-
spectively.
The totals of goals made by winners and
losers include field and free goals. and
the individual players who made the
largest number from six up are as
follows: Burnett, of the Infantry. leads
with the remarkable total of Al, followed
closely by Shreve, of the same team, with
30; Lotus. of the Queers. comes next with
IS; Pearson, E. A. c., II; Dunn. f. A. c.,
16; Brick. C. l.. 10; Devlin, C. H. S.. 81
Schreiver. C. II. s., 8; Rowland, Corco-
rams. 8; Daily, C. l., 4; Warthen, Mount
Pleasant. Z; Clark. C. c., Z; Collins. C. c.,
I; Ellis, C. II. s., 7; Callifower, E. A. c.,
4; Zell, C. C. c.. I; Campbell. Q. W., 6;
Young Pleasant. 6.
There were three shutouts during the
season: w. L. l., Is, Corcorans. 0; Cor
corans, IA; Queers, 0; Centrals, 5; Mount
Peasants, 0.
The following shows how the teams Jared
in the return series with one another:
The times., 1899-05-07
A Historic Shnt

frOm Hafpers Magdzine.)
At Saratoga. the turning point of the
American Revolution, the craftsmanship
of Morgan's rifiemen virtually decided the
battle. Several times during this engage
ment Colonel Morgan had noticed a noble
looking officer OF the enemy mounted upon
splendid gray horse, dashing from one
end Of the line to the other encouraging
his troops. Morgan recognized the brave
fellow as an officer whose conduct he had
admired in the battle OF the 18th of Sep-
tember- 1t was General Fraser, who was
considered by the Americans a more skill
full and dangerous leader than Bourgoyne.
and Morgan himself regarded the issue of
the contest doubtful as long as Fraser re-
mained in the saddle. Soon after the ac-
tion commenced, General Arnold. who we'll
knew Fraser's ability. sought out Morgan
and said: That officer upon the gray
horse is host in himself. He must be
disposed OF. Direct the attention OF some
Of your sharpshooters to him" Morgan's
generous instincts rebelled, but he saw
the necessity of performing the cruel duty.
War" as Macaulay says. sis never len
lent but where it is wanton." Selecting
twelve of his best marksmen. he posted
them in suitable position. and pointing
out the doomed warrior. said TO his men.
He is brave fellow, but he must die"
Some of the rifiemen climbed into trees to
get better sight. Among them was Tim
Murphy. a renowned scout from North
uhberland county. Pa, who by means OF a
double barreled rifle. then a novelty. had
been uncommonly successful in the Indian
wars. The shot was very difficult for the
distance was nearly a quarter of a mile.
and the backswoods rifles had no elevat-
ing sights. The rifemen rested their long
pieces on the forks of limbs and began
firing In a moment the crupper OF the
gray horse was cut by bullet. The next
minute another ball passed through the
horses name. An aide remarked to Fra
ser: "Sir, it is evident that you are mark
ed out for particular aim. Would II not
be prudent for you to retire from this
place." Fraser replied. MY duty forbids
me to fly from danger" The next instant
bullet from Murphy's rifle struck him
through the body. and he was carried NOR
tally wounded from the field.
The times., 1899-05-07
DETAILED RESULTS OF.
BASKETBALL SERIES
Close of the Leagues Most Sue
cessful Season.
Y. N. c. A. Members Active in All
Lines of Athletics.
Corcornns VIII Row From c. A. C
BOathOuse-w. A. c. Play
crs' Good Showing.

AS already stated here. the CAROLS End
Centrals last Saturday played the last OF
the series Of league basketball games
and this marked the close of the most sue
cessful season the popular sport has ever
had locally.
Fifty-six games were played by the eight
teams composing the league, and the ma
jority of the games We're so well played and
so hotly contested that not until two or
three weeks just before the close of the
schedule was it possible to approximately
place the standing OF teams below the top
OF the column, for that was long before
conceded to the Infantry. which had rot
been defeated by league team in tour
seasons.
The league has provided entertainment
for many thousands of admirers of the
game. an average of 300 spectators Witness
ing each game, and the attendance was al
ways about equally divided between the
two sexes.
Much. if not all, the success of the sea-
son is due Mr.. S. Porter House, president
If the league, who not only made it pos
sible TO play all the games in the Infantry
armory, but worked early and late for the
sport All through the long series he miss
ed only one game spending the time look
ing after the comfort OF the large crowds
in attendance and watching the work of the
teams. keeping an eye out for the point
where friction as the result of intense
rivalry might have resulted in injury to
the players and the game.
Outside of the fortnight when games
were put aside On account of the bicycle
SHOW there were but two postponements,
and this speaks well for the interest on
the part Of the several teams and reflects
credit upon the management for keeping
the players up to their work.
The work of the umpires and referees
was for the most part of a high
order, and to Messrs. Adam Johnson, ]. c.
Crupper. A. w. II. Ferris, C. A. Meyer and
]. w. Bauby, who ofliciated regularly. is
due considerable credit, for they filed try
Ing and thankless positions in a fair and
impartial manner, and whatever unjust de-
cisions they seem to have rendered were
errors OF Judgment and were visited upon
all teams at some time or other. The off,
cial scorer was Mr.. James B. Baker, from
whose records the accompanying tables
were prepared, filled a responsible position
to the entire satisfaction of every player
and team. He was efficient in every way
and courteous at all times. Dave Brown
handled the crowds at the turnstile.
AT this time summary of results is of
interest to late players and admirers of
the several teams.
The teams finished in the following or
der:
The times., 1899-05-07
TO BUILD A NEW N. c. A. TRACK.
Test of Supremacy Between Organic
ZatiOns to he Mnde.

Chicago. May 6.-Contracts have been
signed for the old baseball grounds at
Harrison and Loomis Streets, five minutes
from the city centre and work will begin
at once upon the five-lap board track to
be constructed by John West. the organ
izer CT the company, and to be run under
n. C. A. auspices. This track will be ff-
teen minutes closer to the city centre than
either of the L. a. W. tracks.
The Paris whalebacked pattern will be
followed, the width of the track to be
twenty-five feet and the banking the
steepest ever known in this country aud
capable of speed of 1:20 or lower to the
mile. The stands will run three hundred
feet along either bank, the main stand fifty
feet deep. the bleachers thirty feet. Dress
ing rooms will be under the stands and
open TO the track by tunnels The compile
tion OF the track will be hastened and on
May 80 the grand opening will occur with
big invitation race for a $1,000 purse
in which all of the big men will be in
vited to compete.
On the same day the Chicago Cycling
Club promotes an L. A. W. meet at the
Hand track. and that day inaugurates the
battle for supremacy in the home city OF
Chairman Gerlach, of the L. A. W. racing
board. who last Sunday presided at the
opening of the Hand track and sanctioned
an exhibition of speed by local rider for
the Sabbath hay.
Mr. West viii promote Sunday races and
electric light meets, and will give steady
racing of all sorts, sprint middle, and long
distance. He will run free training
school for Chicago riders, charging nothing
for instruction.
The times., 1899-05-07
Y. III. c. a. Athletes.

The improvement in the gymnastic and
acrobatic work of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. considering the short
time in which Physical Director Mel B.
Rideout has had the members in charge
is marked. For the most part the pupils
were novices at the beginning of the sea-
son, and their work now reflects credit upon
their instructor.
Team, class. and individual work are all
given personal attention and the interest
taken by the pupils shows how agreeable
their tasks are made for them. Body build
ing is made feature of the work and ex-
aminatons are made daily and the neces-
sary exercise is prescribed to build up de-
ficiencies.
The interest shown by the friends of the
association and of the members in the
weekly exhibitions and contests is encour-
aging to all concerned, and the attendance
on Saturday nights has grown TO such pro-
portions that the galleries and floor space
are crowded to the limit.
The association now numbers nearly
1900 members and out of this large num-
Der, large classes and a lot of promising
material make the outlook from an athletic
point very bright.
Among the bright particular stars in
the gymnasium is Orlando Ross, famil-
iarly known as 'Midge" Ross, one of the
most accomplished gymnasts the city has
ever had. a pupil OF Prof. Crossley, lately
the physical instructor of the C. a. c., by
whom he was taught and developed into a
star, whose work on the flying rings, tra-
peze, and horizontal bars was one of the
features of last weeks exhibition. A team
well known here for its excellent work en-
the double trapeze, Shreeve and MorJell, of
the Light Infantry, gave an unusually diff
ficult exhibition.
fa of tba old
members of the association classes when
Prof. Simms was in charge is Walter Love-
less very clever wrestler and performer
on the horizontal bars. He was at one
time one of the best amateur club swing
ers in the city. and may again take up the
work for later exhibitions. Ernest Nor
sell, Fayette Temple, and A. J. Leonard
are doing some very clever work on the
horizontal bars.
Mr.. C. A. Ho.ton is a very capable as
sistant instructor. and his work with the
squads, into which some of the classes are
The times., 1899-05-07
Century Cycle Club.

Last Sunday thirty members and friends
Of the Century Cycle Club made a run to
Marlboro. Md. The run was a delightful
one and it was the general opinion that 1t
was without doubt the most successful one
the club has had this season. The boys
started of in the morning in several
punches and were in charge of Captain Ed
S. Byrnes and Lieuts. William o. Connor
and Allen Hollander. The party took din
ner at the Farmers Hotel and after good
rest and spin around the town the picture
taking machines got to work and some
fine snaps taken.
The pace home, set by Captain Byrnes,
was warm and most of the bunch cried
The times., 1899-05-07
CARRIERS WILL PLAY BALL.
Regulars and Substitutes Have Ar
ranged IL Game for May 30.

Regulars and Substitutes Have Ar
ranged Game for May 80.
In the ranks of the local letter carriers
are a number of good ball players, and
many of them have figured prominently on
local teams and have made quite a repu-
tation.
AS result of frequent discussion as to
the relative abilities of the talent among
the Regulars and Substitutes" a match
game has been arranged and the date of
the great contest has been fixed for Deco
ration Day
The teams will be made up about as fol-
lows: Regulars-Ogle. c.; Winkleman, p.;
Hamacher. 1b.; Rebstock (captain), SIS;
Frederichs, IT,. Vierbuchen, CT; Ambrose.
Gordon (manager) 3b.: Blumer, 2b;
RI. The Substitutes team will be selected
from among Farquhar. manager: Multi
gan. captain: Baker Brtdwell. Carpenter,
t. Saunders, ]. Saunders. Monroe, Tauber-
schmidt, and Shank
The times., 1899-05-07

Recent advices from San Jose do not
favor the report that Ziegler. the champion
of '94. will be on the circuit. Ziegler's re-
newed cycle fever went down below par
after the men who had trained at San jose
departed for the East. His failure to get
better than last in a party Of almost all
dubs at Sacramento hurt his feelings. as he
had trained hard.
The times., 1899-05-07

champion and always rider among the
first class men. found himself easily too
fast at the outset for the slow bunch at
Fountain Ferry, as well as too slow for the
fast bunch at the outset of his wo:k. He
arrived ten days late.
The times., 1899-05-07

Mcfarland, Stevens. and Downing, the
San Jose team, have entered for the null
icyc!e handicap at Ambrose Park May 20.
The combination will undoubtedly draw
scratch
The times., 1899-05-07
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The times., 1899-05-07

Harry Gibson has returned to the L. A.
w, and will ride match race at Gin
cinnati May 80. His competitor has not
been selected. Charlie Ward, who was
with Major Taylor when, that rider went
back to the League, is training Gibson as
his handler.
The times., 1899-05-07

marry 1lUSOH mas returned TO the Il. a.
W., and Will ride match race at Gin
cinnati May 80. His competitor has not
been selected. Charlie Ward, who was
with Major Taylor when, that rider went
back to the League, is training Gibson as
his handler.
Mcfarland has five middle distance races
as good as closed for and says that his win
over Harry Elkes last spring in San Fran
cleo was worth $4,000 to him at the least
before he even mounted his wheel in the
East. since it secured him early and sub
stantial recognition in the East in middle
distances.
Pat Macdonald, the former trainer of
Eddie Bald. has not signed, as reported, to
train Major Taylor, the darky. Mac
donald is at home, where his father has
just been forced to undergo a very diff
cult operation. Macdonald is not yet
placed with any of the riders, but may
soon be with one of the prominent men
now at Fountain Ferry. s.
Cycleracing has been the making of Tom
Cooper, who worked in a general store in
small country town, selling drugs. cof-
fins, jewelry. and all other conceivable ar
ticles, at S. week, when he first raced in
1893. Cooper borrowed a wheel from Guy
Gary and won his novice race. Now the
Detroiter is reputed to be worth $751;
through good investments. and from this
his income runs far above $50 weekly, with
promise of going much higher this season.
Harvey W. Seaton, the Louisville rider
whose retirement from cycle racing had
been announced. has the fever once more.
and, providing he is able to secure the
backing, will return to the path after all.
In the fall of 81 Seaton was picked by the
veteran Pop McCune to rule the roost
in '9s. but last spring. while training at
Fountain Ferry, Seaton threw down his
wheel and went to the war He was in
Porto Rico throughout the campaign. and
returned stronger and better for his ex-
perience.
Many good racing men are held in the
background by inability to raise the
wherewithal for successful start. In the
old days when the goose was laying the
golden eggs the agents of the makers
sought out dark horses and possibilities, in
the hope of discovering champion for the
future. Cooper, Bald, Kiser, and, in fact,
all the prominent men of today, were
found by the team managers of makers and
given their start under good training, and
with no worriment regarding expense and
the wherewithal with which to follow the
circuit Now the racing man must find
capital with which 10 start, and many
good man is today training hard for the
opening of the racing season, with full in
tention TO land the big prizes and thus get
started for the season.
The times., 1899-05-07

Salt Lake City is due for revival in
cycle racing interest. C. A. Emise F. E.
Schefsh and other well known riders WHO
have been away from Salt Lake for num-
Der of years, engaged in cycling pursuits,
are pushing the construction of a new
cycle track, and will promote a number of
races this season.
The times., 1899-05-07

August Mertens, formerly the five-mile
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-09-09
FOamy Cream.

Many times in Winter and Spring
and from various causes cream,
when churned, foams up light and
increases two or three times its
original quantity. Instead of the
butter breaking and coming togeth-
er, it will scarcely break at all, and
when it does it resembles fish eggs
and will not gather. The following
remedy has been tested on the most
obstinate cases and has never failed
to bring good results: After pour
ing the cream in the churn add hot
water till the cream is at temper
ature of 70 degrees; then add one
half teacupful of salt to every three
gallons of sour cream then churn
as usual. The butter will break in
about Is minutes and will gather
perfectly.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-09-09
FOR THE FARMER,
FertiIizing Wheat.

The Ohio station has been MAX
ing an interesting experiment on
fertilizing wheat. The marked effect
on the growth of the wheat plant
which is usually observed after the
application of fertilizers carrying
soluble phosphoric acid, such as
acid phosphate or dissolved bone
black, together with the low price
at which plain acid phosphates can
be bought as compared with fertili-
zers containing nitrogen and pot
ash, have led many farmers to the
use of this material alone, believing
that they can supply sufficient
nitrogen by growing clover, and
that potash is not needed.
The trials made covering period
of years show conclusively that the
clover is not furnishing sufficient
nitrogen to meet the demands OF a
full crop, and that it is more
economical to use fertilizer con-
tanning small percentage of nitro
gen ammonia) even though the
cost be somewhat increased, than to
use one which carries only phos-
phoric acid.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-09-09
why Canned Fruit Spoils.

A good deal of the canned fruit
spoils before it is used, and some
housewives expecting this do not
put sugar in at canning time so as
to save that much if the fruit does
spoil. The causes which make fruit
spoil in the can are usually simple.
The greatest is poor rubbers, which
permit the air to enter. Another
fruitful cause is that the fruits were
too ripe and fermentation had al
ready commenced. The cans should
be allowed to stand for twenty-four
hours before being put away in a
dark closet, and if they are sticky
or show any signs of leak they
should be condemned, and the fruit
either eaten up at once or canned
over again. Canned fruit always
keeps better in the dark, and the
lack of this sometimes causes
trouble.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-09-09

Mothers of children affected with
Group or severe cold need not hest
tate to administer Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. 1t contains no
opiate nor narcotic in any form and
may be given as confidently to the
babe as to an adult. The great sue
cess that has attended its use in the
treatment of colds and Group has
won for it the approval and praise
it has received throughout the
United States and in many foreign
ands.-For sale by T. J. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-09-09

The thousands of acres of grain
stubble which will lie over unplOw-
ed awaiting the corn lister in the
Spring will be neglected on some
farms, and wherever it is neglected
will produce weed seed enough to
give serious backset to the war on
weeds even on an otherwise we'll
titled farm.
The number of seeds produced
by some of the stubble weeds is
enormous. Estimates based ON par
tial counts gave for the cockle-bur
300 seeds, or half that number of
burs. Rag-weed showed 23.100,
while one of the pig weeds (Acnida)
headed the list with 954, 900 seeds.
These estimates are much too large
for the average individuals, which
grow crowded in the fields, yet they
show their power to produce seed.
A portion Of the farm left thus
each year will make almost fruit
less the most determined effort to
rid the farm of noxious weeds. 1t
is advisable to NOV such fields just
before the weeds 60 to seed. Some
follow the practice of burning the
stubble in the Winter.
There are some objections to this
latter method. First, there will be
strips of stubble left unburned suf-
fcient to seed down the entire field !;
second, the ground is unprotected
from the sweeping winds of Winter
and early Spring; third, the fertii-
zing contained in the stalks will,
for the most part, be blown off by
the wind.
On the other hand, if they be