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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

Jimmy Michael. the greatest little
racing cyclist America ever sheltered,
has again decided to turn to the turf
for his livelihood. Jimmy's initial ven
ture as jockey resulted disastrously,
for he lost money from the first day he
grasped the reins. The Welshman,
however, can't seem to prevent the
horse racing bee from buzzing in his
bonnet. so back to the ponies he goes.
Michael was in France until recently.
Reports from over the pond were to the
effect that Jimmy was being instructed
in the art of saddle straddling by the
only inimitable Todhunter Sloane, who
has reluctantly confessed that he TOD
is the sublimest horse pilot that ever
wore a silk jacket. Michael improved
rapidly under Sloane's tutoring. 1t
is all right for Jimmy to accept Tod
as a mentor in craftsmanship, but when
he adopts the latter's high French heels.
red neckties and imitation waffle iron
vests his name will be crossed from ev-
cry self respecting Yankees calling list.
Sloane. first of ALL corrected Mi
chaers seat and the midget now rides
as far forward on his horses withers
and with as short a stirrup strap as
9lOdHe ever ulu. hliShdSl pOSSS9SSS Ca
cellent judgment and cool head, two
of Sloane's strongest points. If Tod
can Undue Jimmy with some of his well
known ability to Jolly" a horse into
doing his best. the welsh Rarebit"
should soon be able to catch the judges
eye first in a horse race. Michael can
ride at 100 pounds. He has ridden three
or four races in France during the last
month.
FREDERICK r. TOOMBS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

The action of the minor baseball
leagues in combining in opposition to
the National league is rather signif-
cant. Should the minors form com
pact with the American league the re-
suit might possibly be a trifle embar-
RAISING to the National league. At the
same time, If such an arrangement
should be made, it would mean a war to
the finish. AS the case now stands the
American league is doing considerable
guerrilla work National league play
ers in every team are being tempered
with and it is held that many of the
leading players of the old league have
signed American contracts for next
season.
The players of the old league were
somewhat in doubt at the beginning of
the present season whether the new or
ganization could keep on its feet. but
it has shown its ability to live and pay
salaries, which changes the situation.
The disconnected players in the major
league are now ready to jump at a mo-
ments notice.
If the National league desires to Sc
cure enough good men to form teams
next season, it will be compelled to re-
sort to reprlsal. In a fight of that sort
the old league would win, as it pos
sesses not only the money but the
best baseball cities. The American
league, playing Is cent ball. could not
compete with its rival in salary ele-
waiting contest. By its action in abro-
eating the National agreement, under
which minor league players were Sc
cured, the National body indicates a de-
termination to repair any damages at
the expense of the smaller Unless
some peace arrangement is brought
about it looks as though the players
would reap a golden harvest during the
season of 1902.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
The Football Leaders.

Yale and Harvard in the east and the
universities of Michigan, Wisconsin
and Illinois in the west are the I'M
doubted pigskin leaders Of the year
Yale had good material for the nucleus
Of a sterling aggregation when the
cIassmen assembled in September, and
no time was lost in putting the men to
work. The record of Captain Charley
Gould's men was not so impressive as
that Of last years eleven under Gordon
Brown. The absence from college of a
goodly number of Browns giants had
much to do with it, but Gould succeeded
in adding considerable to Old Ellis grid
iron fame.
The Princeton game resulted in
vindication of form as a factor in
deciding football battles. The wearers
of the blue had shade the better of
Princeton on every basis of comparison.
Nothing but a fuke could have turned
the tide away from New Haven. The
YaIe-Harvard game resulted in a great
SUNRISE to New Haven. The crimson
had clearly been underestimate. Dave
CampbelPs men simply played horse"
with Yale from start to finish. Har-
ward secured ample vengeance for her
defeat Of last year.
Princeton is not disheartened because
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

placed there unless Freedman con-
sents to it. Ii goes without saying
that Freedman will refuse any such
request While he is president of the
club.
In order to Illustrate any attempt TO
put an American league team in that
city Freedman has promised to build
up a first class organization and VIII
not spare any efforts in doing so. The
talk of transferring the Baltimore and
Washington American league teams to
New York is naturally part of the Ban
johnson scheme. This cannot material
ize without Freedman's consent and
ton. Freedman has been fg-
uring on an opposition move for several
years. He and his partners in the real
estate business have been quietly secur-
ing leases or options on all property
available for ball grounds within pos
sible distance. And without grounds IN
Manhattan no ball team could survive.
The sporting element may take long
trips to race courses, but only the
most enthusiastic roOter would journey
ten or fifteen miles to two bit game
lasting a bare two hours.
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Jerseymen to meet their New York ad-
Versaries. Columbia desired to play
Princeton in New York, but as the Ii
gers had journeyed two successive years
to Gotham town they rightfully claimed
that it was up to" Columbia to do the
travelling. Sanford's men did not see 1t
that way and terminated negotiations.
Professional football received a boom
that bids fair 20 exercise publish
influence on that end of the game next
year. In and about Philadelphia the
professionals were especially active, and
several teams appeared that compared
favorably with various of the strong
collegiate aggregations.
Probably the best athletic club team
in the country today is the Orange (N
j. A. c. The Orangeites have long
been prominent in the leather booting
arena, playing against the strongest
college and semiprofessional organiza-
lions. During the last season they
lined up before Yale, Princeton, Lafa-
ayette, etc, affording the varsities no
easy proposition. Manager Carl
Schwinn states that the club has bril-
liant prospects for 1902.
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The story of Colorado" as may be
seen from the following synopsis Is
scarcely of the popular ''parlor' type
The hero is a young prospector' FRANK
Austin. who has struck it rich in gold
mine. He is in love with pretty KITTY
DOYLE. whose father has been promised
n rakeoff when the mine pans OUT,
There are two villains-Ned Staples and
tColonel Kinkaid-who are particularly
lscheming and active 1t happens unior
tunateIy for the hero, that the colonel
Recognizes him as the man who struck
i-not Billy Patterson. but himself Cthe
toloneD when serving in the army anu
afterward deserted. Consequently ne
MAS him on the hip, so to speak, ana
sworks his private knowledge for all II
4 worth. By threatening to oetray
Austin to his prospective father-ln-laW
the colonel manages to gather in for
himself and Staples the lions snare OF
the stock of the mine.
There are several effective SITUATIONS
but decidedly the strongest is when
Colonel Kinkaid's wife makes her ap-
pearance on the scene and provokes a
disturbance. 1t seems she has heard
that her recreant spouse has Deen m
dulging in a Irritation with Mrs DoyIe'
Which interesting information she re-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
HoRsRFLEsH As GAME.

A Wisconsin story illustrates how
the average hunter guesses the nature
of the game he shoots at. Two men
drove back several miles, put their
horse in an old lumber camp and start
ed out for deer. Returning shortly aft
err dark, they approached the clearing
where the horse had been left. Picking
their way through the brush, they sud
denly spied two balls of fire." and
without a moments hesitation both
fired. On reaching the spot they dis
covered their horse shot through the
head. 1t appears that the animal had
stuck its head out Of the window in the
cabin and that his eyes were targets
for the hunters.
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co,umb,a and Professionalism.


Columbia's attitude toward profess
sionalism is Enthusiastically placing her
in a questionable position. Two men on
the blue and white line were permitted
to play throughout the whole season.
Allegations as to their doubtful ellgi-
bility were passed unnoticed by the
New York authorities, in striking con-
trast with the action of certain other
institutions Columbia's victory over
the Carlisle Indians was expected, for
Coach Glen S. Warmers aborigine
charges did not at any period swing into
their usual stride.
Western teams played before some of
the biggest crowds that ever assembled
to witness their contests. The Univer-
sitv of Michigan began with rush and
maintained its splendid work to the
last. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Kansas universities also finished with
credit. Illinois defeat of Iowa by the
score of p to 0 was marked reversal
of the conditions of 1899 when Iowa
won the annual struggle by the score of
5S 10 0. Kansas retained the champion
shin of the Western Intercollegiate
Football association. Her triumph over
Nebraska clinched It. The collapse Of
the University OF chicago team was
unfortunate. Coach Alonzo A. Stage
has a reputation won by the feats OF
eIevens he has produced, and the weak
PLAYING of the Chicagoans aroused
much comment Captain Jimmy Shell
don had the confidence of his men, and
it was thought that he would lead them
around the ends and through the cen
ters of rival teams. Beverses came
thick and fast. however, and the ending
of the schedule was the only thing that
stopped them. It is interesting to note
that Sheldon was the smallest man who
ever captained a football team in this
country
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

ing with the Weber g. Fields company
Miss Russell was stopping at a Chicago
hotel with her sister.
Some people bearing the name of
Russell sent word to her room that rel7
atives of hers were in the parlor and
wished TO call upon her.
Miss Russell sent back their cards
with the message that she had no rela-
tives of that name and that she could
not see them. as it was matinee day.
and she would be leaving for the thea
ter in a few moments.
About o'clock the same people sent
the same cards, insisting that they
were Miss Russelrs relatives and beg
ging her to receive them.
The singer informed the bellboy who
stood at the door that she could not
possibly see any one as she had ia
rest for the evening performance.
Then a voice from the hallway was
heard to exclaim in an indignant tone:
"Tell Miss Russell that we feel our
stiffness just as much as she feels hers.
and. anyway. we don't want to see her
now"
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man was inclined to be obstreperous,
there was every prospect that the local
undertaken would be called upon to Of
ficiate the next day at the funeral Of
lone of our most prominent citizens"
Jesse James was finally assassinated
by a former member of his gang, and
Frank, after many vicissitudes, drifted
into the position of ticket taker at a
burlesque house in st. Louis. He said
he was trying to live down his past
reputation, and there was nothing in
his conduct to warrant the charge of
insincerity. Now however, that he is
to be the feature of a melodrama it be-
hooves us to ask, despite Mr. James
ingenious explanation that he needs the
money, what possible value he would
be to the show if he had never been a
member of the notorious James broth
ers' gang. We have had divorces on
the stage, prizefghters have infested
the classic precincts of theaters once
given to the exploitation of the worthy
drama, but an ex-stage robber who ad-
mits that he cannot act and is not eX-
pected to do so--well, that's the limit;
nothing less. GRACE w. ELTON.
New York.
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ried. being actuated by deep and ten
der maternal love. A dramatic clash
with the former husband and his sec
ond wife ensues, and the last act brings
the story TO pathetic end. Mrs. F1ske
is supported in the enactment by j. e.
Dodson. Robert T. Haines, Miss Eleanor
Moretti and other histrions.
A remarkable individual in Kyrle Bel
LEWIS "A Gentleman of France" com
pany has won fame by falling down
stairs nightly in the staircase scene
where Bellew routs five men with his
sword thrusts. The man who thus
risks breaking his neck is Harvey L.
Benton of Ottawa, Canada. He started
in last year as a super in "L'Aiglon'
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no question that Colorado" is a rip
rbaring melodrama and that it is con-
sequently decidedly out of place in Wal
lacks theater. Still if play is strong,
no matter to what class it may belong,
it will pay almost anywhere, and 1t IS
POSSIBLE that Charles Frohman, the eX-
ploiter of the melodrama, was wiser
than we suspected when he determined
to try a "screamer' on Broadway. His
last venture of this sort was THE Fatal
Card" which, 1 believe, also was pro-
duced at Wallack's.
According to the best authorities,
Colorado" might be greatly improved
by practically new fourth act, and it
bis not probable that this want will long
Sexist. Mr.. Thomas is too shrewd a
playwright to attempt to fly in the face
of public opinion and too literary a
man to be satisfied with anything less
than the best even in lurid melo-
drama. And, after all, it is not the Iact
that Mr.. Thomas has written such
"howler" as colorado" which makes
his friends grieve Their tears are shed
because they allege that for the hrst
time Mr.. Thomas in one of his state
plays has failed to give the true at
mosphere of the locality selected for eX-
ploitation: that Colorado" in fact
might with equal propriety have It's
scenes laid in Pennsylvania.
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oPennsy,s. Poor showing.

Pennsylvania is gradually losing her
claim to membership in the big four
Her miserable playing this season has
given Quaker athletics the worst blow
they have experienced in years Coach
Woodruff's resignation was expected.
He has been al odds with the body pol
itic of the students for the last two or
three years, and the collapse of the 1901
football eleven brought matters to a
head. Rumor had it that Mike Murphy
would succeed Woodruff this winter,
going back to his position of a few
years ago. That able trainer however,
states that he has no intention of sew
ering his connection with Yale. The
New Haven authorities. moreover. as
sert that Murphy has signed a FIVE
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

cob Lift, but if there is have not been
able to find him. In the first place, 1t
is probable that Mr.. Lift possesses more
ready cash than any man in this coun-
try connected with the ''show'' busl-
ness. What is more, this wealth has
not come to him as the result of luck
for he has had no more than his snare
of good fortune; his fortune is the d.
rect outcome of hard work, persistence
in the face of encouragement and an
abiding faith in his own judgment
which. fortunately for him, is usually
sound.
One of Mr.. Lifts enterprises for the
present season was play entitled Inc
Altar of Friendship" which, although
not a world beater by any means, mas
been pronounced by those who have
seen it an excellent example of the
modern comedy. Mr.. Lift secured the
play and then engaged John Mason to
star in ii. Mr.. Mason is one of the best
actors on the American stage, and his
long connection with high class stock
companies of this city certainly ap-
peared to entitle him to a consideration
as a stellar light. The company was
sent out, and both play and star
made good" in the jargon of the Ri
alto. Still the dollars did not come in
quite as fast as they went out, and Mr..
Lift sagely determined to close the tour
until a New York opening shall enable
him to reopen in a manner common
surate with the Importance of the ven
ture. But do you think he has aban-
doned his scheme? Not a bit of it. He
thinks he has a money making combina-
ton in Mason and The Altar of Friend
ship" and it is dollars TO doughnuts
that he will yet demonstrate that his
Judgment is not at fault.
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veals to Papa Doyle at most critical
juncture while both wife and daughter
are down in the mine. When they
wanted to be drawn up, the amiable
Mr.. Doyle refuses to allow the cage to
proceed toward daylight and threatens
to blow the head off any man who shall
undertake its propulsion skyward. He
was real mad clean through, but when
young Austin threatens him with
crowbar he gracefully gives in and al
lows the cage to proceed.
And thus it goes, plenty of gore in
prospective right through the play,
with everybody cunning for everybody
else. and the grand finale comes in
burst of eloauence and thunderstorm
that clears the atmosphere and leaves
the scene ,bathed in sunshine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
CURTAIN CALLS.

and was followed by Henry Miller, pre-
senting darcy of the Guards"
Phil Hunt will produce next season
Down by the Sea- d romantic COM
edy-drama by Robert j. Donnelly of the
New York World.
Miriam Nesbitt scored a pronounced
success in her home city, Chicago. as
leading woman with William H. Crane
in David Harum."
Way Down East is having its year
" engagement at the Academy of Mu
sic. New York, where it is establishing
a record like that of THE Old Home
stead" in its prime. The company is
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cast. Miss Georges work in the piece
is compared to the graceful ingenue
acting of Miss Fife Shannon as theater
goers remember her
Mrs. Minnie Madden Fiske's new
play medium. The Unwelcome Mrs.
Hatch" was produced recently IN the
Manhattan theater, New York The
ownership of the piece has been the
subject of lively controversy between
Mrs. Burton Harrison and David Be
lasco. with the effect, however. of ad-
xertising the new production thorough
w. The story, in brief. is that of a wo-
man who forfeits her home by an early
imprudence. but returns upon the scene
when her daughter is about 10 be mar
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and says he hopes to attract enough at
tention by his persistent falling to be-
come eventually an actor with speak
ing part.
In these days IL is deemed proper 70
thoroughly advertise the manager as
well as the actor. A Hub newspaper
records that one of our leading entire
preneurs has a personal staff compris-
ing an advance agent playwright
two scenic artists. stage director.
stage manager, two stage machinsts.
two property masters. three electri-
clans, a costumer, a secretary, a ste
nographer, two typewriters and valet
lin all eighteen Northumberland they
all travel in state with him whenever
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ne leaves his New York headquarters
for an initial production, whether at
Boston or London. A special car the
chronicler adds. is invariably engaged
for the party.
Miss Blanche Bates. who was strick-
en- with typhoid fever while playing IN
Under Two Flags" has resumed ner
work.
There is likelihood Of two more OF
Stephen Phillips poetic plays being
acted in London. "Paoio and Frances
ca" is TO be done by George Alexander
and Ulysses" by Beerbohm Tree.
Ed Andrews, the New York trainer
viii soon leave for Austria TO train
string for & gentleman.
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years contract with them. Murphy is
the greatest trainer of the day, and II
Pennsylvania could win him back he
would unquestionably do wonders with
| Quaker athletes in every branch OF
| sport.
Summed up in few words, Pennsyi-
vania's football career this year was
the most disastrous in the history of the
institution. Woodruff, of course, should
not be held entirely responsible, but his
opponents in the student body were
numerous and influential, and they did
not lose an opportunity to bring about
his downfall.
Cornell and Columbia did not play
UP to their standard of 1899 and 1900
Both elevens early in the fall exhibited
a proneness to boast of their ability
"Swelled heads" are sure precursors of
defeat and were largely responsible for
the Ithacans' failure to win from
Princeton and for Columbia's unhappy
treatment by Syracuse and West Point
Columbia's men were strong and mt
throughout most of the season. AL
most every one had had experience, and
therefore the disasters which overlook
the blue and white should be held as
personal setbacks for Head Coach G.
Foster Sanford.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
NINE. DU BARRY.

Of her coming Nine. du Barry" i'm
personation Mrs. Leslie Carter is quoted
as declaring: Il found it difficult to
supply myself with literature pertain
ing to this famous character as there
are not many books on the subject.
think 'Du Barry quite as human as
.Zaza.' Yes. I shall have to be very
emotional as Du Barry. Indeed I am
afraid I would not be able to act it if I
could not be emotional. There is to be a
death scene, and as l have never por-
trayed death 1 am rather nervous as to
tust how I shall do it
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Frank James. man who, with his
brother Jesse, once terrorized large
section of country. has been engaged
by the manager of company present.
ing a Iurid melodrama to appear in his
play.
James and his brother were exceed
ingly unconventional young men. In
fact they were so unconventional as to
be almost entitled to the designation
eccentric. They had an original way of
riding into a town when the occasion
was propitious for a visit to the bank.
Frequently they would encounter some
officer of the institution. and if that
gentleman happened to be of a nature
which was inclined to admit the futility
of opposition to a gang Of desperadoes
all well and good He was simply
bound, while the James crowd got away
with all the cash in sight. If the bank
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stil headed by Phoebe Davies Grismer
and includes most of the cleverer actors
of rustic types that have afforded en-
joyment to hundreds of thousands Of
theater lovers.
Willie Collier IS to appear in drama
tizatiOn of a novel called Checkers
which was written by a st. Louisan
named Blossom.
Miss Grace George is playing to ex-
celient business in Under Southern
Skies" at the Theater Republic. New
York The production is one of the
most elaborate in the city, with many
deft touches of local color and warm
southern atmosphere, and, best of all,
it is interpreted by an all around able
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Mrs. Patrick CampbelPs American
rspertory will include besides 'Magda'
Nlnero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray
rand THE Notorious Mrs Ebbsmlth
Jose Echegaray's Mariana, Felieas
and Melisande," the new comedy writ
IN for her by E. F. Benson of the Lon
Times, an adaptation OF Dumas
n. lane de Lys," and two one act pieces
4 tch created so much talk in Lon
Mrs. Jordan, Actress" by Con
.-sfce Smedley. and The Happy Hypo-
Sfite.' by Max Beerbohm.
The run of "Eben Holden" at the Sa-
theater. New York, was extended
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finish play before extremely cold wealth.
err set in. Thanksgiving day is slowly
but surely losing its significance as
football landmark" Fewer important
contests occurred last Thanksgiving
than has been the case for many years.
The decline and fall of the great holi-
day from a football viewpoint date
from the time Yale and Harvard discon-
tinued their thrilling turf battles at
Springfield, Mass.