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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
GANS'S YELLOW STREAK.

Speaking of the McGovern-Gans fight. yesterday, an eye witness said: '.Gans is q rank quitter. He quit de- iiberately when Erne butted him over tfle eye at the Broadway A.. c. last summer. Up to the time of that acci- dent Cans had good shade over Erne on points, but when he got that crack over the left optic he quit, because he could not sand the pain. He always had a streak of yellow and he showed it plainly against McGovern. Possibly Cans remembered the beating McGoy- ern gave to Erne in the Madison Square Garden last August and, there fore, had an idea what was coming. He was clearly scared when he got into the ring. and as soon as Terry got in few of his terrible wallops Cans wanted to climb out of the ring. Jack son and Dixon were the only coIored pugilists I ever saw who were dead game. The others will not stand the gaff when they get it good. McGov- ern's Irish cannot be beaten"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22

People talk of being all run down, overworked, out of sorts generally.
 Nine times out of ten it is the blood that is out of order. The blood is the life of the system, you know. lift becomes thin or lacking in. strength the sys- tenn naturally suffers-and with a weakened system disease finds an easy mark.
 BurdoCk Blood Bitters is one ofnature' remedies. A purely vegetable compound. It is a blood maker; it strengthens and builds up the system; drives out the disease by removing the cause.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
BASKET BALI.

Manager Dixon has received word from T. Cook. manager of the All New York team that his men are ill excellent condition and prepared to play the best game of their lives. They realized they have q strong opponent ill Waterbury but still they are conli- dent of winning. Mr Cook is well known to the followers of basket ball iii Waterbury. On the other hand Waterbury's players will be in superb trim and will have something to say iii regard to the outsome of the game Joe Danaher will be the referee. A better man could not be selected.
 The Yale basket ball team will play in Waterbury some time next month if satisfactory agreement can be reached between the two teams. The local team plays under the old rules while Iale's style of play conforms to the new rules which are very un- popular with both players and public. Therein lies the hitch.
 The lineup of the Reid & Hughes team and the quintet of the profes- siona1 business men on Christmas af- ternoon will be as follows:
 Professional Reid & Hughes. Business Men. T. So1lers ..c .. IT Cruess " Wallace l I Prof K, Piatt r. Spencer ....r r =. E. McWiHams T. Connors {. Il g Attorney Minor R. Wooding G Di' Maglaff
 SllbsAO' Rourke and Elliott.
 The Spalding Athletic club has col lecteda number of strong players and has sentsin its application to be num- bered among the list of contestants in the amateur championship Daniel sullivan was elected manager and cap taia-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
FAKES IN pHIIADEIpuI

Philadelphia. Dec 22-Denver Ed Martin. a negro, and James Jeffords. from California. were scheduled to meet at the Industrial Athletic club, which opened last night under the management of Joe Goddard. once the barrier champion of Australia. After two unsatisfactory preliminarieS the management declined, owing to poor attendance. to put on the main bout. The spectators got their money back. The opening bout was between Young Sweeney and Jack Keen, both of Phila- delphia. After boxing two minutes Keen jumped through the ropes. say ing he did not care about fighting any way Harry Peppers and Rufus Gra- ham. negro middleweights. were the second pair. It was quite evident from the start that the men were faking, and so in the sixth round the referee sent them to their corners.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22

New Haven, Dec 22.-The cleanest polo game of the season was played at the rink last evening and Meriden's new team were defeated by the score of 9 to B. AIeriden air does not seem to be healthy for Dicllie Pierce. He put up a very poor game throughout all three periods, and in direct contrast to his usual habit, could not drive the ball straight the few times he man aged to get it past Canavan and Whip ple Bone played his usual good game. During the second period he received a blow over the eye from Hobe Whit ing's stick. which cut quite q little gash, which bled considerably, but after having the cut washed and a handkerchief tied round his head. he resumed play. The crowd went crazy when he came bdck on the surface and cifeered him roundly for his pluck. The home team, without any except ions. put up a good game, especially in their team play. Jason is demon- strating that he can play the game when he wants to and is doing as well as he did at the beginning of the sea son. Whipple had to leave the game when the third period was about half over and was replaced by HauslnaDn
 The long bicycle rider is rapidly grow
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22

a prize fight and therefore unlawful. A
 Cincinnati, Dec 22.--There was great rejoicing among local sporting men yesterday when it was learned that Governor Nash had decided not to in- terfere with the Jetfries-Ruhli fight for the championship of the world, to beadecided here on February 1J.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
MeGovern May Fight Jordan in
 England.

Kid Thomas Wins q Fight in Easton-
 A Couple of Fake Bouts in Phila
 delphia-Gans Accused of Having
 Yellow Streak-The Big Fight Will
 Take Place in Cincinnati.
 Ben Jordan will not fight Terry Me Govern at any other place except the National Sporting club. London. About a week ago the English fighter signed articles of agreement to clash with Terry and the papers have arrived with Jordan'S signature. The agree ment calls for q tWCnty-rOund contest at 122 pounds, weigh in at . clock on the afternoon of the mill. The Nation al club offers q purse of S3,15O. S3 COJ 10 the victor and $11:I0 to the loser. The date of the bout has been set for Der by night. which is about June ,. 1901. The incentive will not be increased. no matter how much McGOvern or his manager may insist. Its quite sum when you come to think of it." said Dr Ordway the clubs representative i'll this country If Mcliovern wins he can make that amount double iii q very short time. The British sports are anxious to see Terry on account of his quick victory over pedlar Palm CT. and if he is wise he will accept The club does not care how much an other organization has offered. II Will not be dictated to, and this Is 1lnal. Iurdan's reason for signing with the National club is because ne declares he does not care to take any chance CT visiting America again and going With out q fight. Jordan came here last summer and after wasting lot "t time and money Was forced to return to England. owing to the fact that Me Govern would not tghi him. The lat 'ter'S reason was that he Was tied up with theatrical engagements. NcCoN- crn has been notified about the arrival of the articles and will probably sign theln.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
OTTAWA.S ATHLETIC LAW.

Montreal. Dee 22.-Thc new boxing law recently passed by the Ottawa city council has given to the sporting far ternity of Canada and the nItru States the idea that it was put through for the purpose of allowing promoters of prize fights to pull off limited bouts between shining lights of the prize ring. Even should this be the case it will hardly prove successful The idea seems to be that new anna teur athletic club will be formed with a big auditorium of q seating capacity capacity of several thousand persons. where so-called limited-rOund contests could take place. But the representa- tive of Jim .TcffrieS. who opens at the Theat ter Royal next week. says that such permission by the authorities would be of little use. for tho expense of pulling off big contests at Ottawa would be too great. The preliminary costs. such as training quarters, etc. amount to about &t:QeO, and the train CTS fee from &1.000 to S1,300. This amount could not be realized because of the city's geographical location.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
RED HOT FROM THE GUN

Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead man of Newark, Mich, in the Civil WAT It caused horrible Ulcers that no treat, ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck lens Arnica SaIve cured him. Cnres Cuts Bruises. Burns, Boils. Felons, Corns. Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth D cents a box. Cure guar anteed. Sold by G: l.. Dexter & Co, druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
BIG FIGHT CERTAIN.

Columbus, O.. Dec 22.-After looking mp t1Ie laws of the state olftprize fight ing. Governor Nash sdys that he fiftis no warrant for interference by Himself in such exhibitions further than to urge the local guardians of the law to- be yi1flanf. It Is his opinicn that only T fury Is qualified to decide whether such T performance is a sparring match or
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
NEWS OF THE WHEELNIEN.
A Man With New Ideas Needed for
 the l.. A. w.

the l.. A. w.
 Talk of the presidency of the l.. \. w. which is to be filled at the national assembly to be held in February, is HOW the chief theme among league cY- cliStS. There is a strong local Sentl- ment ill favor of booming Chief Con sul NJ. NI Bedding for the office. all though he has repeatedly declared that he would not take it. Others who are being discussed are IT. S. Earle, chief consul of Michigan; NiceFreslnc- Kingsbury Of Vermont, Choatc of Min nesota and Chief Consul Perkins Of Connecticut. All of these are "old stand-bvs' who could hardly avoid falling into the rut of their predeceS- sors. They are versel in league pOli- tics.
 The l.. A. W. has been in a dried ui' and hindering rut for three years. What it now needs is a new man with independent ideas and energy. A man who knows nothing of the peanut politics of the organization. and nOth- ing of it's rutS; but one who can under stand the prospect that lie before it. receive and make the most of it's oD- pOrtunitieS. The good roads move ment inaugurated by the league is now gathering impetus as never be- fore and the grand old league is stand ing by with it's hands in it's pockets. There are more bicycle riders than ever and most of them are outside the l.. A. W. fold.
 Paris has borrowed the Madison Square Garden idea and q coterie of promoters have arranged a siX-day race there to be held the last week in January and the first week in Febru- ary. It will not be a team race, but one of the old fashioned plugging kind, wherein every man will do the best he can for six days and six nights. The idea of the American pro moters has been further encroached upon by the engagement of string of American riders to go over with q guarantee of expenses and what they can win. They are Charles Miller, Louis Gimm. Charles Turyille, Burns Pierce and Archie HcEachern. These men will be under the management of Tom Eek The whole thing is the re- suit of the studv of American methods hvi Robert Coquelle of the Paris Le velo.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
Gagged by

Summary: Sc0re, WaterDHry 10, Hartford ,; rushes. Daly 9, Griffin l, Srhiffer ', tie l. stops. Fox -27, Main 4G; fouls, Doherty, Main, Jean; ref cree. Lush; timer, Lahey; attendance, 300.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
Sam Muncfr & Co

NEW YORK LIQUOR WAREHOUSE
 Branch-4o6 and 4oS Main St, New Britain.
 15 and IT Grand St. Opp. So Main. LOOK FOR BIG DEMIJOHN ON HOUSE.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22

he never hesitates to mix it up when necessary and is clever with his stick. During this period Meriden caged two goals ip rapid succession which rolled out The summary:
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22

Score. New Haven 9, AIeriden 8: stops, Lations 27, Heffernan 40; rushes, Bone 10. Curtis ?. tie ?: referee, Leahy; timer, Turner; attendance, 900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
NATIONAL. LEAGUE STANDING.

The Portland Press has the follow
 ing great story Of praise for Johnny Russell, who played with Portland Thursday night:
 The much demanded, much talked of and much anticipated Russell came last night and made his initial bow before the polo cranES of Portland, and incidental to his visit gave ma terial help to the home team ill rolling up a score of twenty to five against Gardiner. It was q terrible lacing that the maroon clad team gave to the tigers from Gardiner last night. In the words of the small fry who can tell more about polo in q minute than the rest of the world could relate ill d year: Russell didn't do q ting to 'eln.' He is certainly a star performer. These 'crack-a- jacks come high but the management of the Portland team this year is giving the people of tnls city all they pay for and a little more thrown in. It would seem to see Rus sell play that he was born with a polo stick in his hand. with skates on his feet and eyes trained on the narrow opening of the cage. He never missed a shot. He is mOtiOnleSS and appar- entity asleep in the center of the floor ! The ball comes his way, crash, bang it goes into the cage and the crowd shouts because of another goal. Goals come so easy that the crowd was held in breathless suspense last night to see what Russell would next do. He can hit the ball into the cage from any position he may be in. Back hand ed. in the air, between his feet, with both hands, on the move like a streak | of lightning, almost while standing oil his head. No passing ball moves so fast that he cannot t1lrn it in it's course
 and apparently put it where he wants ii to go. And as for juggling, well a Japanese trickSter is not more adept
 than he and towards the last part of
 the game last night Russell showed
 another phase of his playing. He is a scrapper and seems ito enjoy a good
 TOW. He will give the crowd many chances to shout before the Portlands lead the procession.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22

hameS tO-nl9nt-N aterDurE ln Merl- den; New Haven in Hartford.
 The wife and two children of Tom my IIolderness are visiting the clever halfback i'll this city.
 The funniest thing seen in the rink last night was the attempt Tom Cotter made to win rush. The big fellow made q great effort and almost cap tured it at that.
 It can be stated with every degree of certainty that New Britain will be a member of the National Polo league before the close of the first week ill January Post.
 Waterbury journeys over inc hills 10 Meriden tonight, and perhaps Mer- iden will win her first game from the local aggregation. Russell will be there and it should be d red hot con test.
 That was great defense work of the local players last night and Fox had but little to do in front of the cage The balls were fed to Griffin and the latter fed them to Daly and that told the story.
 Barney Doherty found he was not the whole thing last night when hp buckled into Daily. The latter is not | scrapper, but he is not q quitter either and he always could look out for himself.
 The goal tending of Main last night was one of the bright features of thc game. He was congratulated on all sides. and Fox of the local team said that it was equal to the best that any of the goal tenders could do.
 Daily will not be released outright by the Waterbury management but he will be placed in q position that he can be called on at any time to play with the local team. He will go to Law renee, Billy ParsOnS's team. He left this morning for that place, and the many friends that he has made in this city wish him a merry, merry Christ mas. His playing last night won every man, woman and child in the rink.
 The Hartford Post writer is a per Sistent sort of chap, and he can use the hammer when he tries real hard. As an evidence read the following bits about some of our Meriden friends: Who was it that wanted a certain Hartford newspaper writer to organize state league and admit Meriden, when the major league season was not d month old?-Who had Hobe Whiting, one of the fastest center players of the 
 him for no reason which was appa rent to the average follower of the game?- Who was it that released Otto Schif- fer, the young Meriden player, who in stantly made good with Hartford and strengthened Hartford in its weakest position ?-Who was it that secured Frank Warner, but who only played one game and disappeared?-Was it Mir Miller or Mir Reilly who claimed to have advanced John Wiley S25 and eX- penses to come to Meriden, and then made no apparent effort to make that player come to terms These are per tinent questions and wfthin the circuit of the major league there may be a man who can answer them. We are not mentioning names. Let the polo patrons do the guessing. It will not be as difficult as the solution of the famous "15'' prlzzle.-Who engineered the deal whereby Messrs Morse and Murnane gained control of the offices of the National polo league? The an swers to these few questions would be inter asting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
I'M THE LITERARY WORLD~

York on business, I concluded to Vlslt
Washington Irving at Sunnyside on the
Hudson. BY d strange coincidence found
Mr.. Irving walking in his grounds III me
early morning, and | advanced toward hflh
when he raised his cane in rather threat
ening maner and demanded to know why
I dared thus to intrude upon his GROUNDS
in that manner. | replied: l once dareo
to intrude upon the grounds of Sir Waiter
Scott and he met me with kindness ana
hospitality, and he was a greater man
than you are, sir
..The mention Of ScattS name was
talisnlanic and as he lowered his cane he
advanced to meet me with a pleasant
smile. remarking: If you are a friend OF
Walter Scott YOU must take breakfast
with me- [ breakfasted and dined with
The great author and recorded another
most pleasant day spent with a great
man. Mr.. Irving informed me that the
original sprig of ivy planted at Abbotts-
ford was presented to Sir Walter by a
Iadv to whom the poet Burns addressed
one of his poems. A sprig was given by
Walter Scott to Washington Irving and
planted by him at Sunnyside and from
there | procured a cutting and it is now
growing on many chimneys and walls in
Fayetteville. Few know the pleasant as
sociations connected with it. 1t is grow
ing on the towers of Abbottsford and on
the walls of Dryburgh Abbey where repose
the remains Of the Great Wizard of the
NORTH H. M'MILLAN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
temptation.
Eugene Field.

/ had a long and pleasant call from the
Devil himself today;
He came to make me an offer, and heard
what he had to say.
He offered me a million, a million and
a half,
But the way he had about him was
enough to make me laugh.
I need just that much money, to refuse It
seemed a sin.
But with the Devils offer was an imp of
his thrown in.
The imp was masquerading as a man
quite no to date.
But l recognized the creature before it
was too late.
Last week he promised me a trip, a trip
l long to make,
He was to pay expenses, I all the fun to
take.
But when l caught the Devils eye-he
thought that he had won
I knew that if l took that trip it would
not be all fun.
Sometime ago he offered mel need not
say just what,
l really had no time to think, so took it
on the spot.
l thought l had the best of him, What
fools We mortals be-"
For when l came to think it DER he lad
the best of me.
Once in the past he gave to me a time of
wild delight,
And it was rendered none less dear be-
cause it was not right.
| never stopped to count the cost, one
does that after awhile
l got what | had bargained for and paid
it with a smile.
He's given me some rare good timos,
they've cost me pretty high,
l know that what I get from him, I'll set
tie by and bye.
l chose just what he offered me, yet know
that this is true,
With some I need not settle, but the Devil
gets his due.
When the Devil wants to tempt Inc he
will tell me black is White,
And somehow III believe him, he can
make things look so bright.
He persuades me to receive him. by a
smile, n word. n taunt.
And VIXEN l come to view his wares he
has just what l wan.
Yet in the charms he's offered me I've
made deliberate choice,
| have taken things forbidden though l
heard 4 warning voice.
To me the DEVILS given things of pleas
ure, dash and spice,
So now I'm not complaining, for l took
them ait his price.
Do like him? Would 1 miss him if he
ceased to come at all?
Would | then be glad or sorry if he never
came to call?
I'm glad l can't decide it, for I think
what's right and best,
Is a matter of opinion, there I'll let the
question rest.
LILA RIPLEY BAKNWELL.
Hendersonville, n. c.. August, 1906.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
Our Biggest Fish.

When in the halycon days of old was
a little tvke,
I used to fish in pickereI ponds for min
nows and the like;
And oh, the bitter sadness with which
my soul was fraught
When l rambled home at nightfall with
the puny string I'd caught;
And, oh, the Indignation and the valor
Id display
When l claimed that all the biggest fish
I'd caught had got away.
Sometimes it was the rusty hooks, some
times the fragile lines,
And many times the treacherous weeds
would foil my just designs,
But whether hooks or lines or reeds were
actually to blame,
l kept right on at losing all the monsters
just the same.
I never lost a little fish-yes, l am free
to say
1t always was the biggest fish I caught
that got away.
And SO it was, when later on, I felt am
bition pass
From callow minnow joys to nobler
greed for pike and bass;
| found it quite convenient when the
beauties wouldn't bite
And l returned all bootless from the wa
terry chase at night,
To feign a CHEEKY aspect and recount in
accents gay
How the biggest fish that had caught
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
THE WORLDS WORK.

q thought it was about time for some
body to start a new magazine remarked
& famous American author when he was
told of the new monthly to be launched
October 20 by Doubleday, Page & Co. The
fact is, though, that THE Worlds Work"
as it's name indicates is radically different
from the ephemeral ventures so plentiful
of late year. 1t is founded on an idea
and one that must appeal to every man or
woman who works. and the men behind
it were for years editing and managing
in various capacities several of the most
successful magazines Of the day. Now
they are to see if they cannot make as
good a magazine for themselves as they
have helped in the past to make for other
people.
The Worlds Work is a frst-hand maya
zine of human progress, dealing with the
vital questions of Contemporaneous inter-
est in a thoughtful yet frank and incisive
way. 1t considers conditions not theories,
facts not fancies, believing that our own
time and country are good to live in,
and that "the best is yet to be-" 1t is
a necessary magazine for the men who do
things.
1t is illustrated by pictures larger than
those usually published in our magazines.
There will be clear-headed articles on
topics Of vital interest, by men who know
what they write about. The editor is Mr..
Walter H. Page, assisted by trained writ
ers; no attempt will be made to obtain a
famous list Of ontributors-the idea OF
the magazine we'll carried out is expected
to win respect and interest. Besides
many special articles there will be each
month a history and explanation of signif-
icant happenings; and further, a depart
ment under the head Of among the
Worlds Workers. which will tell the
busy man in concise fashion the new ad-
vances and tendencies in the various
branches of business and professional en-
deaVor.
The magazine will retail for twenty-five
cents. The publishers first planned to
sell it at ten cents a copy, but they
abandoned the idea because they could
not publish the kline of magazine they
wanted at that price without making the
advertiser pay most of the bills and all
the profit. 1t will be sewed like a book,
so that it will open fiat in the hand. The
size of the page and of the type will be
siderably larger than in most of the
mOnthlies.