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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
BASE BALL NOTES.

About all of the National league base ball magnates left New York yes terday. Having adopted their sched uie. they felt that they had put the situation up to the American league. No decision was reached as to the ad- visibility of adopting another schcd- ule to conflict with the American league ill Boston. Philadelphia and Chicago, though the more warlike lnaGnatcs are still urging a policy of this kind. It is generally admitted that the position or inc American league has been strengthened and that the circuit will prove more successful than was at first supposed. The de termination of Ban Johnson and his friends to go ahead with the scheme and the fact that they have undoubt- edly secured a number of National league star players have caused a feel ing among certain National league club owners that it might be q good move to reach some understanding with the new organization. These magnates are the ones who do not favor conflict ing dates in Boston. Philadelphia and Chicago. As the American league has no opposition in Baltimore, Washing ton, Cleveland Detroit and Milwaukee it would appear that Johnson's people can make a strong bid for patronage not only in those cities but also in the towns where there are already Ma tional league clubs. That the Nation al league is not on the whole Darticu- larly anxious to lose money in another. base ball war may be shown by the remarks of one of the Boston club own CTS. who said:
 'We want to give Somers a fight in Boston by conflicting with all of his games, but several of the National league men do not want Us to do so because they will not be able to secure the usual receipts from their games in the Hub. We have the money to lose in Boston. and we believe that by means of q fight we can put the Amer jean league club cut of business in the CTS do not allow us to go ahead on these lines it will be taken as an indi- cation of weakness on the part of the National league"
 The Philadelphia National league i club is also out for a fight with the American league club of that city. but Reach and Rogers are in the same boat with the Boston people. It is believed that James A. Hart. of the Chicago National league club. will not make much of an attempt To carry on d war of eXterminatiOn with COmiSky'S club in that city. In short. it looks as if the American league had scored vic | tory in the preliminary Skirmish.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
YALE WAS BEATEN,
Columbia Proved Too East for Her in
 Athletic Contest

By capturing first place in all of the six contests held ill the Columbia uni versity gymnasium last night the local men defeated Yale for the third sue cessive year. The final score was 80 to 24. Yale won every second place and four out of six thirds. but Column bias frStS carried the day. In the horizontal bar F. l.. Eliason of Yale and O. Pullich of Columbia, who met twice last year, were the star men again. Pullich turned the tables on his opponent after his several defeats and won by the unusually large mar gin of three points. F. Ward of Col umbia. the Intercollegiate side horse champion. outclassed the New Haven men by almost six points. His form and execution were clean cut. Elias on and Albin of Yale had a hard colt test for second place, the former wil- ming by q third of a point.
 Only one trial was allowed to each man in the club swinging contest and | there were only two entr1eS from each of the competing colleges. Van Deer lin scored the third victory for Colum- | bia. Yale for the third successive time captured the other two places. So close was the competition in the parallel bars that the judges called tt 1 q tie for first between EaStmond of | Columbia and Eliason of Yale. EaSr- mond won the toss.
 In the flying rings the Columbia man had things all his own way. Earle performed with agility and executed the difficult Maltese CroSS' in his second turn on the apparatus. The surprise of the evening was Sola's vic | tory over Eliason. the Yale captain.
 The tumbling evoked much laughter as the men turned t1ips in the air and did physical gyrations. Blakely, Col umbia's star performer, was debarrcd on account of the one years residence rule, but c. w. Ward. ;'01 law. did the trick and ended the evening with a continuous round of Columbia Vie. tories.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
BOSTON POOL TOURNEY.

Boston. March 2.-De Gro demon strated what q marvellous player he is ill his match in the pool champion ship tourney here last night. when .e defeated Stubbs. the Canadian player, by d score of 15O to 6S. It was by far the greatest game of the tourney, and the big crowd that attended were sim ply amazed at the shots pocketed by the Cuban. In his match with Sher- man the champion played a poor game but last night he was in fine fettlc ard made but few misses. His kiss-shots and combines" were phenomenal and provoked great applause. In his pre- vious match he was troubled with the faStnesS of the cushion and had hard work to play position. Stubbs last night played a better game than in any of his previous matches. De Gro made the opening break and pocketed fourteen. In the second frame he scored the entire fifteen from the Can adian's break, and in the next frame took all but two balls. From that point out he scored the larger num- Der of balls i'll each frame, except in three instances. The game was the quickest one of the series. De Gro mak- ing his total of 1o0 ill fifteen frames. Stoffa of Cleveland and Grant Eby of Chicago play tonight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
LAWSON BOAT NAMED.
Independence Is the Title Given by
 Wife of Owner.

Boston. March 2.-Independence is the name selected by Mrs Thomas w. Lawson for her husbands cup yacht. Nr Lawson announced the selection yestprtlav afternoon in the following statements:
 T have submitted to-day to the ex- ecutive committee of the EIull-Massa- chusetts club the list of members whom 1 would be pleased to have as q special committee to handle the races for my cups. l also have decided it would he better to leave the naming of the cups to the club.
 s'Whle 1 had not intended to name my boat until she was in the water, I think it only fair to her, now that there is daily comment on her cen Stluction. that she should be known by her own name instead of mine. Mr Crowninshield's beautiful creation is from now on the 'Independcnce.' Al though no one now can predict with any degree of certainty how she will race or what her position will be at the finish. whenever she does race I can assure all her well wiSherS that she never will belle her namc. The framing of the Independence practically will be completed to-mor- TOW. Late yesterday afternoon. the frames. from stations 12 to 66, inclu- Sive and frames Il, 12 and 73 in the 1 liter overhang had been set up, a to- tai of fifty-eight pairs. Nobody could complain of the work yesterday. and every man working on the boat jumped or hammered to the best of his abil- ! ity.
 The building of the mast step took considerable time. as it is to be strong ly made to resist the great strain of the heel of the mast. Five sets of frames. No go being the middle pair are included in the step, which is built of steel plates running fore and aft and fastened by angle bars at the in terSections with the floor plates. Heavy angle steel bars extend fore and aft on the upper edges of all llp- right plates to give even greater strength All these have to be care
 fully fitted by hand. Plating will
 surely begin next week, on Monday or
 Tuesday.
 The question of inviting Sir Thomas
 Lipton to compete in the Lawson cup race after the international series has
 been left to the Hull-MasSac chusetts
 Yacht club. and the committee to be
 announced will have charge of the in-
 VitatiOn.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
JACK JEFFRIEs4T THINKS.

"Hallucinations of the Relatives Of Noted Persons' would be fruitful subject for discussion. Take Jack .Jeffries, for example. He is a brother of the champion pugilist of the world, and thinks the fighting ability runs in the family. He suggests that match between himself and Charley Mitchell would be a good thing, and says: Il think 1 can best Mitchell. I would be willing to give him three weeks in which to prepare himself for the meet ing. I may be a little heavier than he, but he has had more experience in the ring than I, and what he lacks in weight he would make up in ring generalship. I would weigh no more than Corbett, however, and Mitchell claims to be very anxious to get on a match with him. l will meet him any where or time and for as big side bet as he cares to put up.' Mitchell is an ancient gladiator and been out of the ring for years, but he could put on the gloves and without training make the champions brother wish he had never seen d glove.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
RICH 6 POOR
&AlLulMl5

Itching Piles is one of the most persistent plaques that the world has ever known. Men and women, old and young rich and poor suffer alike, and for ages it was generally believed that there was no cure for the exasperating malady. Now and then preparations have ap- peared that would relieve the itchiness temporarily, but that was all. There seemed to be absolutely no real cure.
 That is all changed now, however. Doan's Ointment will cure Piles, whether itch ing, protruding or bleeding. It is also a safe and absolutely sure cure for eczema and all other itching diseases of the skin. Doan's Ointment is a pleasant, harmless and abso- lutely sure remedy for all itch ing diseases of the skin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
BUFFALO CHICKENS WIN.

Elmira. March Zone Of the largest cooking mains ever pulled off in this state occurred at Rock Spring Grove. south of the city. last night, between birds from Buffalo and Hobokeu. N J. In the evening two special Pull man cars, filled with New Workers. arrived. Nearly every city in the state was represented and the police here made no attempt to interfere. The main was for S2.50O and the battles; $1oO each. Buffalo won seven out of nine contests. The average betting was $500 to $4O0 on Buffalo for the main. Fully S75,OO0 changed hands. Tom Mccarthy handled the Buffalo birds and Joe Toward of Jersey City looked after the opponents. Two con gressmen are said to have been among the spectators.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
RECRUITS WERE MUTINOuS.
En Route to the Philippines They
 Fought Among Themselves.

En Route to the Philippines They
 Fought Among Themselves.
 Chicago, March 2.--A special to the Tribune from Ennis, Tex, says: The mutiny among the recruits who are en route to the Philippines has been quelled. The volunteers left for San Antonio last evening under guard of regulars from Fort sam Houston. The car doors were locked and guards were placed on the platforms. The trouble was caused by some men who were in- toXicated.
 It is said several men were badly hurt before they were subd,ied. The recruits arrived here on Wednesday night. They wereNgiven their liberty for d few hours while q flaw in their transportation was being arranged. While enjoying themselves several drank too much liquor and became un- manageable. The officer in charge at tempted to use his authority. but most of the recruits refused to obey and fell to fighting among themselves.
 Assistance from the local authorities was secured and tile more Obstreper- ous of the soldiers were put under guard.
 The authorities at. Washington were then notitied as well as department heauqpertern 0f aan AntontO. and the LIT Nxe1a t1 txeq2s-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
POLO AGAIN SHAkY.
The Maine League Has Gone Up the Spout.

Portland Claims the Championship,
 But Doe Wants It Himself-PaW-
 tucket Has Disbanded in the South
 eastern League-Manager Whiting
 Wanted a Pot of Money to Go to
 Clinton Last Night.
 Clinton, March 2.-The Pawtucket polo team which was scheduled to play here last night, did not appear. Only a few hours before the time for the game Manager Coughlin received a telegram from Manager Whiting of the Pawtuckets that his team would not come unless they were given a guarantee of $7 per man and expenses, the total aggregating about $6O. This was refused by Mr Coughlin and the game was declared off. The Pawtuck- ct team. it is said, has disbanded and will no longer be in the circuit It is probable that q meeting of the league will be held within :l day or two and a new schedule arranged. It is also likely that. after next week, the league will continue with six teams. It will be arranged today whether or not Clinton will go to Brockton tonight for the scheduled game.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
BROAD AND O'RRIENz

Unless all arrangements fail Joe Ma cias intends to take to England with him next summer. perhaps sooner. Kid Broad and Jack O'Brien. NacaS had a talk with Bert Doner. the sporting man. yesterday. Domcr took Sammy Kelly and Harry Harris of Chicago with him a few months ago and got matches for them. Domer got here on the TeutOnic on Thursday from England. He came here to attend to private business and will sail for home to-day to join his two p-osegeS. Upon his arrival on the other side. at the request of MaciaS. Domer will post a forfeit on behalf of Broad and O'Rrien to meet any featherweight or light weight in FInrlaud
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Some Good Fights Now Being
 Tried On Paper.

Brady and O'Rourke Are On the Outs
 and Armstrong Is Smiling-Broad
 and O'Brien Going Abroad-Lyons
 Whips Jack kHamilton-Sharkey Has
 Several Pipe Dreams-Jack Jeffr1es
 Also a Dreamer-Creedon Whlps
 Scanlon.
 Thomas O'Rourke and William A. Brady are not at present on terms ol smiling intimacy. As matter or fact, they are slightly estranged. It all comes about from the C.ncihhatl fiasco. When James J. JeffrleS went to the Queen City to prepare for ms encounter with GuStavus kuhllh' IL was deemed necessary that foDtlSl person of scientific attainin"nfS D" Se- lected to assist the chaGi2ion III HIS physical preparation. Mr bfituH deemed that the tittest person was one Robert Armstrong. q huge Abysslniilh in the employ of Mr O'Rourke. Brady indited communication to . Roufke. requesting that Mr Armstrong's ser vices be temporarily transferred to the Jeffries camp O'Rourke. invaria bly,  QuieSced with the result that the man. moth negro went to Cincinnati and took the thumps of the Goliath of the prize ring without q murmur. When the governor of Ohio cpined that he did not want boxing bout within tine confines of the state. large Mr Armstrong Sidlel up ro Mir Brady. ant said he guessed il was about time 10 settle Thereupon Brady handed $500 to the sable thlmper. who immediate 1v took the next train for hiS home in Des MoineS Ia. When O'Rourke beard of these proceedings he was SpeechlcSS with aStOniShment. as they say in the weekly story paper. ''Why. the very idea" he calculated. ''IIerp this fel- low. Armstrong. has been under my mana cement for years. He now owes me over S:500 borrowed money. and l have practically taken care of him. AS a personal favor to Brady. l rented ArmStron@'S services t0 him. and when ir comes to settling time. he hantrs over the money to my omDlOyo Well. l will have to bring him into court on that matter. I have Brady'S letter. in which he asked me to let him have Armstrong'S services. and he had no right to pay Armstrong. We certain ly must have talk in court about that" and O'Rnurke began to figure up how much Brady would have to forI, mn
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
In proof of it we tell what

In proof of 1t we tell what those who have used it say.
 MT. Patrick Nolan, of No. IcS Railroad Avenue, Bridge port, Conn, says: "To any one troubled with any form of ir- ritation of the skin, I can with confidence recommend Doan's s Ointment. I was for a long time bothered with persistent irritation on my body, and none of the many preparations and ointments I used did me any good until l procured Doan's Ointment at a Drug Store and applied it. It was so soothing and healing, and acted so promptly that l felt relief from the first, and improved steadily. It Is the best remedy for ir- ritation of the skin there is on the market
 Just such emphatic endorse ment can be had right here in Waterbury. Drop into Lakes drug store and ask what his customers report.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
1900.
1901.

The transactions of the New Haven. Hartford and Springfield clearing hous- es for last week were as follows:
 New Haven. 1901. S1.165,0 ,021; 1900, S1.57O. .513: 1899, S1 .:}O5. .523.
 Hartford. 1901, S1 .S02, Ti4; 1900, $2,- 315, ,G3l: 1899, $2424.04o.
 Springfield, 1901, S1,124 .220; 1900, $1.O13.S02
 New Haven shows a decrease com pared with the same week Of last year of 25.5 per cent ahd q decrease from the corresponding week of 1899 of 10. [ per cent. Hartford clearings decreased 22.2 per cent, as compared with the previous year. and 23.G per cent from 1899. Springfield increased II per cent from 1900. .--.'.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
LYONS WHIPS HAMILTON.

Baltimore. March 2-The twenty five round fight Thursday night at the Eureka \. C. between Harry Lyons of Chicago and Jack Hamilton of Troy was awarded to Lyons on points. Ly- ons seemed afraid to hit hard for fear that he might kurt his opponent, and Hamilton did not try to hit at all, especially in the first ten rounds. After this Hamilton warmed up bit and gave Lyons as good as the Chicagoan gave. and the referees decision was received with jeers and misses.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
HOLY CROSS ATHLETES OFF,

Worcester. March 2.-.James r. :1ul- livan, the crack short distance man. and Captain Jeremiah AToynihan, the long distance runner, left Holy Cross Thursday night to compete in the Georgetown meet Saturday night Su'- liyan will run in the dashes. Moyni- han has a match race of half Il mile with Charles Kiley of Boston college. Moynihnn defeated Riley at the same distance last year at the Holy Gro ss meet.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
CREEDON WHIPS aCANLON.

Hot Springs. Ark. March 2.-One thousand five hundred people last night saw Dan Creedon defeat Jim Scanlon- There was no doubt of the result after Creedon sent left hook to Scanlon $ jaw in the first round. Scanlon had no chance to win. He was game how eyer. and did his best. but was out claSScd. Scanlon came up grogGy in tho fifth round and was knocked out with right hook on the jaw.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
CHESS MATCH CLOSES,

Monte Carlo, March 2.-rhe t,iree last games of the international chess tournament resulted as follows: Ala pin beat Blackburne. Mason baat Gunsberg and ScIeve and W'inawer drew. Scfeve. and Tschigorfn there fore divided third and fotafth prizes. Aiapin took tie fifth and 1fieses the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
WITH THE WREsTLERs. A Good Match in This City Would Pay

Now.
 If John E. Kelly would take Harvey Parker into his confidence and get him to train him for just d week or two and have him in his corner the night he wrestled George Bothner there is no doubt of the result. Both- ner has not proven himself such Q great wrestler as many give him credit for. In his match with Parker in this city he never made an attempt to throw Parker, but all through acted on the defensive. This is the match the public would now like to see, and strike should be made while the wrestling talk is warm.
 After a struggle that lasted exactly thirty minutes Harvey Parker was de clared the winner over Leo Pardeilo at Miners theater, New York, last night, although Parker had not sue ceeded in throwing his heavier oppo- nent. The match was tch-as-catch- can and Pardello in rushing at Par ker for hold after a break stumbled and fell on his left arm, wrenching it so badly that he was unable to con- tinue.
 \oIDttl Has tie lolloN lIg lcllcl III q Boston paper: ''To give Parker an- other chance. just say that l will match an unknown against him for $2oo q side, and will stipulatc that the unknown will not be Farmer Burns. Mcleod. Atherton. Fleming nor Roeber. This offer holds good until Saturday, and if Parker does not make good drop him altogether The chan ces are that Parker will accept this offer. George Bothncr also wants to meet Parker. best two in three falls in New York. Parker writes that he expects to make this match. In New York Tuesday night Parker threw Ed die Daily in ten minutes and thirty seconds. Fleming seconded Daily. Last night Parker was to have wrcS- tied Fred Mohl. of Zurich. SWitZnr- land.
 John J. 1ittlc's offer to wrostlc Mark Schack and Billy Couch and take five falls from them in an hour. as printed two days ago in the Brockton Enter prise. has met with an answer from Schack. The latter claims to be still the wrestling champion at the light weight limit. SchAcz said that he did not ask for any hanGicaDS or cOnceS- SionS from any man in New England He had never offered to go ont of his class and that lie was willing to meet Little and post S10O tG mako q match The match. however. would have to be at the lightweight limit 135 pounds. Little said this morning that he would wrestle Schacl at 13J pounds if the latter would put up money enough for q match to make it worth while for him 10 train down to 135 pounds. Lit tie weighed 139 when he met Kelly. and weighs about 145 now
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

President EbbettS of the Brooklyn club announced last night that he had succeeded in signing William I\eeler for the coming season. Keelcr was approached by McGraw and Mack of the American league not long ago with
 an offer to jump to the Philadelphia American league club. but the popll- lar rightfielder of the champions could not see it. Kceler is the first Brook
 lyn player. by the way, to sign the new form of National league contract
 President c. l.. Iimmer. of the ton. has received the following dis patch from C. w. Somers. vice-presi- dent of the American Base Ball league: Make announcement to the public to the effect that players can sign with us." Iimmer said last night he pre-
 ferred not to discuss the question of players signing with opposing leagues
 at this time. While the agreement which he had signed with the Nation al league in New York does not prohib- it players signing with whom they please, yet it does provide that all N2- tional league or Eastern league players
 who signed American league contracts should be suspended pending final ac- tion by the Protective association as d body. Zimmer thinks the question of the status of players who sign with opposing leagues will be taken up iil1- mediately by the association and de termined by a mail vote.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
SHARKEY HAS PIPE DREAMS.

Since Sailor Thomas Sharkey's pre- tensions as q fighter were exploded by both Ruhlin and EiJZSimmonS in one short summer. the able seaman has de voted most of his time to spinning yarns. He almost invariably winds up his romancing with the assertion that he will be champion of the world within two years. For some time past Sharkey has indulged in statements 10 the effect that he would soon fight Jeffries for the championship. He realizes that his chance of another bat tie with the boilermaker is decidedly slender. but he and his amateur man. ager keep harping on that point in the evident belief that somebody will be li.,ve it. The sailor knows that under the agreement he signed with Jeffries he must play second fiddle to Ruhlin. and will not get q battle with the champion until Ruhlin and the boiler maker have a setto. There is small prospect of the champion fighting till next fall. and the winner would not take on another bout for some months later Therefore it can he seen that Sharkey's second try for the title is q long way off. In any event. SharRey's s disgraceful beatings at the hands of Fitzsimmons and Ruhlin have sent his stock down so far he is not now re- garded as a championship possibility. The memory of his gallant struggle against Jeffries has been dimmed by fhe easy manner in which he was dis posed of by the Cornishman and the Akron Giant. Sharkey has one chance for fight. and that ia with Peter Maher. the Irish champion. Dundall1 md Galway should certainly meet in the ring. and if the sailor is sincere Maher will undoubtedly accommodate him. If the sailor succeeds in getting a decision over Maher. which is very doubtful, then he might ask for an