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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

heavy barge every night. AS they will
have two weeks In which to pull the four.
TO the exclusion of barges and other ra-
cling boats. they should report at Cree
Occur In fine fettie. Captain Eveson claims
the barge work will give them strength
which will make the shell feel like a reed
under them.
Creve Occur Races Attractive.
The races at Creve Occur will attract
more than the customary amount Of at
tention this season. as the Centrals will send
the fastest of the Agne boys to compete
not want to be outdone by the Centrals, and
are contemplating a trip for their fast
crews. 1t will be nothing new for st.
Louis men TO win American champion
ships with the sweeps. and it would De
especially gratifying now, as the SOUTH
western Association will endeavor to hoio
those events in st. Louis in the worries
Fair year. 1t is always a pleasure to give
visiting athletes an honest battle. The Agne
boys will be In their prime by that tfme'
and there is no telling who will spring up
In the next two years. st. Louis can give
outsiders a rub at any time in any kim
or a boat that is propelled with sweeps.
The Lemp plate barge crew Of the Gen.
fury Club pulled down the stream for sew
eral miles one evening last week. and as
they were about to tern they noticed a
Western four drifting in the shade OF the
missouri shore- "A "1oshlng match Ioi-
lowed and resulted in the usual manner.
The fo1rs stayed with the Century men to
within. half a mile of the latter's boat
house. and a stiff gait was pulled all the
way. The barge men agreed to squirt when
they sighted their headquarters. and they
secured a momentary lead on the four be-
cause of the suddenness OF their start. The
quartet went after them with such long.
powerful sweeps that the barge crew real
lied the nearness of defeat-the kind Of a
beating which Is always b~itter-and through
the dexterous use of the rudder by the
coxswain. they managed to drive the
Western four into close proximity Of the
piling on the Illinois shore. There was
no referee to disqualify the Century crew.
and they did not mind the defeat. as 1t
taught them privately that the Westerns
have a senior four which will beat any
thing the Century Club could turn out. One
of the men who pulled in the barge that
evening states that the four which pulled
in the Westerns colors. Is about the fast
est affair he ever saw in any cline.
The Westerns had some good tours last
season. both Junior and senior. but their
stroke was at fault some place. as they
splashed in the finishing spurts. as though
they had never seen a spoon oar. But in the
first mile they could pull with any four.
Anent American owing at Henley. Alex
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

Of st. Louis. and to win one of them is SUI
hcient for any st. Louis oarsman.
The association has experienced some diff
~ficulties in the preparations for the regatta
this year and has been forced to postpone 1t
from July l3-14 to the above dates.
Each season the st. Louis rowing clubs
keep each other on the qui vive with whis-
pered tales of the wondrous performances
Of some one or other of their crews. or
single s~cullers. The Westerns always have
a crack or two up their sleeves, and when
the days of the annual regatta roll round
they laugh at the other crews entered and
tell in the hearing Of every one what the
particular crew has done. The story is not
finished before members of each Of the
other clubs jump up with even more re-
markabl tales. Then all are in a tangle
over the sure things" they have been
nursing for months. and the result is some
Of he best boat racing witnessed any
where.
Last year the Central Rowing Club sprung
soms astounding surprises in singles and in
. four.
Agne Boys Fast scullers.
The four which the Centrals formed out
Of single ~scuIlers proved to be one of the
fastest that ever pulled a rough course on
the Mississippi. Fred and Charlie Agne.
both members OF the Centrals, had things
all their own way In singles last season.
Thu year they will meet in the senior event.
and the winner will be sent to the National
Championships.
Like all athletes of high class. the Agne
boys have perfect style in their slender
shells, and with Ruhmor, a professional, II
ID doubtful IL any Fastener will be deve,-
oped who can down the best of the fast st.
Louis brothers.
Perhaps the real hustlers of the st. Louis
harbor are the Centurys. who have sprung
into prominence so suddenly. The South
Side boys always have some world heaters.
Last year they proved 10 be false alarms.
ut with the experience gained then. the
century Club is not to be overlooked in the
aces at Creve Occur.
The most promising crew in the Century's
aggregation is a junier four composed of
Doctor Arthur Stockhoff, bow: August Err
ker. No. 2; Fred Schlossstein. No. 3: Al
Nasse, stroke. These four started out on
their own hook this spring to make a show
ing. and before their eliminates knew they
had even formed a crew, the quartet was
pulline one of the fastest tours on the river.
Then the veteran of the club. Roeter. be-
came interested In them and volunteered to
coach the ambitious oarsmen. Schlossstein
is an old hand at the sport. and he has
taught his mates a trick by which they
claim the could break the boat In two.
They say they can throw SO much force into
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY
The tennis tournament which Is now IN
progress under the auspices OF the b. LOUIS
A. A. A 10 one Of the most successfu!
events of its kind hat have ever been neid
In St. Louis.
The players in the tourney are putting up
q remarkably fast game. and the nnsis
should result in some good sport
Easton In playing in nne form this sea
son and IL being counted a sure winner In
the singles. -
Boyd, who broke ito the sport again ~
season, b also playing a nne game. ana
with the proper amount Of practice ne
should be able to give them all a hard con-
test.
Boyd was at one time . clever player and
could give any Of the local cracks . fast
game, but for some reason he dropped out
for several years, and a q result It will
AXE him quite . little time to get back In
good form again.
Beggs and Tritle were both expected to
come In on the finals. A. they are putting
up . clever game this season. but they are
now put Of the tourney. having been de-
feated BY EaSton.
Hudson b playing . fair gam In the
singles. a. 10 also Gleason. and the pair Dc.
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scheduled TO come on later in the season
when the schools open again. most notaniy
the tournament Ia he held by the hi8n
School Girls Athletic Association. TINS
will help the further development OF the
game ia this city wonderfully. and will also
improve the tennis plJying of the women
players in ST. Louis.
TIL High School has a number of crack
players in the school amongst The girls. and
The tournament should he quite interest
Ing. and should help thu association lately
formed 10y the girls. The girls have the
privilege " using the tennis court at the
st. Louis a. 4. A.. and quite a number OF
them are taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity and are pRactionS hard for tue
tournament.
Miss Grace Craig. who played such . tnsx
game Of basket ball against the HoSner
Hall girls. Is = crack tennis player. ana
Is practicin@ hard.
Miss singleton. captain of tn- basket-oau
team. is also a clever player. and VIII be
one Of Miss Craig's most dangerous rivals
Another Interesting tournament to be held
next fall will be the Intersrhoiastto
Leagues matches.
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played in the East.
The match last Saturday afternoon be-
tween Easton and Boyd was the most i'm
portant as well A. the most interesting that
has been played On the courts this season.
Easton. who has gained quite q reputation
this season on the associations courts. de-
feated Boyd. the old base-line player. over
whelmingly. This match was counted on
A. the most interesting one that has 80
far been played In this seasons tourna-
ment. as both men play the game for all
there is In II. and will follow the ball to the
last minute and never give up until actu-
ally passed Boyd was looked upon as
the winner Of this match from his previous
performances. but he seems to have lost
all his old-time cleverness. as Easton had
little trouble in defeating him. which put
Easton In the semi-inals.
This season promises TO be by all odds
the most successful tennis season for many
year. The sport took a firm hold last
season and q good deal Of Improvement
over the interest exhibited the year be-
fore was shown: but this season things
promise even more. Besides the tennis
tournament now being held by the Triple
As, several other interesting contests are
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
FAST CREWS PREPARED FOR OPENING
OF ROWING SEASON ON THE FOURTH.
Al in Fonnerl Years Eah Club in St Louis lms to Have Some Phenomenal snes and Crew
Bwe Tackled awernF Four in a Practice spt Last Week

ander Brown Of the Yale 20 crew. which
tried its luck on the Thames. writes In the
current issue OF the Red and Blue. the
University of Pennsylvania monthly mag
azinc. as follows:
"As Is supposed. the ocean trip is not the
hardest part Of a contest on foreign soil.
1t seems somewhat of a benefit to the men.
Training on shipboard was supposed to be
kept UP. and was, as far as the diet was
concerned. but as to doing much exercise.
It depended on the weather. Some men
could not stand the running or going
through different exercises. but walking
seemed to agree with all.
However. with the little exercises done.
the men were in as good condition as chen
they started. and some were benefited by
the trip and rest Of mind after the exami-
nations. The Yale crew arrived three weeks
before the race. A shorter period would
have heen better. for when you first start
you wish to give the best sort Of an inn
preston. and consequently IL Is hard to
keep the hest form up for so long a time.
when on the water a great many new
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

a single stroke that senior tours would have
no chance with them II a race narrowed
down to the last few strokes.
Captain Arthur Eveson of the Century
Club heard how fast this four was going.
and as he had his lines out for barge can
didates. he bounced upon the youngsters
and forced them to pull in the barge which
will represent the club In the Lemp Plate
race on the glorious Fourth. Schlossstein
could not be impressed into service. and
tho young men feel that they are running
their chances in the four by pulling the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
With the Lcmp Plate race on Thursday.
July 4, the local rowing season will be
tremendously opened and July 20 and Il
the annual regatta of the Southwestern
Rowing Association will be held at Creve
Occur Lake. II Is this meeting for which
ST Louis oarsmen prepare with the great
est care. The races decided under the
auspices of the Southwestern association
each summer are considered the banner
events Of the West by rowing men in the
local harbor. They are the championships
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
Men
For 23 Years.

Soon after graduating from college. now
nearly q quarter Of q century ago. 1 made
up my mind that no one man was great
enough to explore and conquer the whole
field OF medicine and surgery, and " vas
then that I began to prepare myself Tor
the capacities and duties Of a specialist,
To completely master male maladtsJ has
been the one object Of my professional lite.
To this end I have spared neither time.
labor nor expense In acquiring expert
knowledge. superb skill. vast experience and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
Specific Blood Poison.

My special form of treatment for spec104k,
or contagious poison in the blood is pg1oS
dorsed by the best physicians OF this and
foreign countries.
1t contains no dangerous drugs or fn5uris
Gus medicines Of any kind.
II goes to the very bottom of the disease
and forces out every particle Of ir1purity.
Soon every sign and symptom d1sapIeoR
completely and forever
The blood. the tissue. the Flesh. the bones
and the whole system are cleanse1. puri8c0.
and restored to perfect health. and the pA-
tient prepared anew for the duties sno
pleasures of life.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

the prostate gland when enlarged. cleAno1ue
and heals the bladder and Kidneys when 49s
ritsted or congested. invigoratee the sexua1
organs and restores health and soundnem
to every part Of the body affected by tbO
DISEASE.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

Frank Selee holds one managerial record
this season-he has tried and released more
men at Boston than any other League d.
rector.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

Bacon. whO occasionally pitches for Low
ell, is s feet I inch high and weighs 10
pounds. He says he would not play bsIl
professionally for $40 a week.
Delehanty does not feel at home In left
field as vet. 1t Is q long time since he ca
vorted around in that territory. and 1t
will be q week or more before he - fully
acquainted with the position again. II was
a great deal which allowed him to return
to the suburb. Hugh Jennings at frst Inn
proves the Phillies beyond measure.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
NerVO.S Sexual Debility.

My cure for weak men does not stiwu-
late temporarily. but restores PERMANENTLY.
II soon drives away all those di.trea21no
Of his former folly.
It stops every drain of vigor ar. trildo
UP the muscular and nervous sys.erh. prYt.
hes and enriches the blood. cle1nseS and
heals the bladder and kidneys. ;rvieorste8
the liver. revives the spirits. brsghten0 the
intellect. and. above and beyond all. re-
hood.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
Correspondence.

One personal visit Is always preferred.
but IL you cannot ca a: my once w-tt0
me your symptoms fuzzy.
I have the most perfect system Of hone
treatment known to mel: al science.
I make no charge fec rrisate counsel, aa6
give to each Eatisut a legal contract n
writing. backed ~ acuniant capital, q
hold for my rromtse.
Physicians hay,sz stubborn eases ara eoss
daily invited ., consult me-.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
Structure.

My cure for Structure II safe. painless
gerry in any form.
II 10 the only tcure that should ever be
used. and the only one l " the
by IT.
II dissolves the Structure completely and
removes every obstruction from the uri-
nary passage, allays all Inflammation,
stops every unnatural discharge. reduces
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
Reflex Diseases.

Many ailments are reflex. orisinatin0
from other diseases.
For instance. sexual weakness sOmestmoD
comes from Vaficocele or Structure, M
Vulnerable blood and bone diseases cften
result from contagious blood poison tDine
In the system. or physical and mental De-
cline frequently follow i.1potsncy.
In treating diseases o. anv KIM I lwayD
cure the effect as well as the cause.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30
VaricOCeIe.

Under my treatment. which includes no
cutting or pain, this insidious disease rap
idly disappears.
Pain ceases almost Instantly.
The pools Of ~stagnant blood are driven
from the diiated veins, and all soreness sEd
Swelling quickly subside.
Every indication Of varicocele son an
fishes, and In its stead come the pride, the
power and the pleasure Of perfect health
and restored manhood
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

The other seven teams in the Nationa
League will visit the tribe Of Donovan h
July. The pe2nant race should be an easy
one to guess At when the series ID over.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-29
HORSE TRADERS RULED OUT
RESOLUTION ADOPTED By CITY
COUNCIL
Davis Wanted Horse
trading Stopped on State Street
Routine Session of Council.

Last nights session of the council
was about the tamest gathering OF the
lawmakers that has been held in
long time. Nothing but business of a
routine character was transacted, and
practically every vote was unanimous.
Davis resolution directing the chief
of police to stop the use of State street
between First and Third South streets
as a trading ground for horses, caused
some merriment. Mr.. Davis was re-
Gently accused of Horse stealing" said
Robertson. and ne hates the sight of
a horse now" The resolution was
adopted.
The report of the street committee
recommending the new five-rOd street
to be opened through the university
grounds from First South TO Fourth
South, to be known as University
street, was adopted.
John G. Cutler presented a petition
asking that the people who own sum
u1er cottages on the land purchased by
the city from the Mountain Summer
Resort company be allowed TO occupy
them for a month or two during the
summer at a nominal rental. The COM
municatiOn went to the finance COM
mittee, with the mayor and the land
and water commissioner associated
The street supervisor was author
a cost not to exceed $3.50.
Fire Chief Devine requested permis-
sion to purchase a new buggy Tor the
assistant chief at SIS or less. Referred
to the fire committee.
y Robertson introduced and had passed
a resolution apprOpriating $3.50 to be
expended in taking care Of the iTriga-
tion overflow in the northeastern part
of town.
The recommendation of the board of
public works that Keifer & Rush be
awarded a contract for taking up and
relaying kaIamenin pipe was referred
to the waterwOrks Committee.
The heads of departments were in
structed to prepare their payrOlIs in
time to allow all employees to be paid
off before Decoration day, and the
council, after passing the Appropriation
list, adjourned.
At the request of the Fire Under
writer's association of salt Lake, Mr..
Thomas introduced an ordinance defin-
ing the methods Of handling calcium
carbide and aeetylene gas. 1t provides
that all calcium carbide shall be kept
in herueticaIy sealed metal recepta
cles properly marked, and that not
more than 100 pounds shall be stored in
the same building or dwelling, and
! then only on the written permission of
the fire chief The manufacture. stCr-
age and transportation of lequefied
acetyIene is forbidden, but persons
may manufacture acetyIene gas. on Sc
curing permission from the fire chief
The measure went to the municipal
laws committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-29
ing. Of a diner. baggage car ana i've

ing. Of diner, baggage car and i've
sleepers.
he committee on Entertainment can
not make definite. arrangements until
it is known. what time the excursion
lists VIII arrive, and how long they viii
remain. 1t is feared the delay may
make it necessary for them to cut
short their stay in Zion. The first
morning Of their arrival the intention
is to give the conductors a ride 20 Fort
Douglas and through the residence dis
trlct. A tabernacle recital viii follow.
taking place about noon. The visitors
VIII then take lunch at their car or at
the Kenyon (the committee says it's
Up to them to chOOse), and in the af-
ternoOn the trip TO Saitair win be
made In the evening another trolley
ride, including a visit to the Salt Pal
ace, which VIII be Illuminated is the
programme, and If here two days, the
visitors Will be taken to Lagoon. The
same programme holds good for each.
Of the three parties coming this
way. The idea of having the ladies'
auxiliary serve lunch at the hall has
been abandoned. The time of the ar
rival of the other excursions is not
definitely known, but it IS expected the
Georgians viii leave San Francisco Via
the Southern Pacific today and the
Chicago delegation is scheduled to ar
rive next Monday morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-29
FIGHT FROST WITH
CANNON AND S3LOKE

Washington, May 2S-The French
aEriCulturists intend 70 fEht frost and
Erasshoppers, as well Jas haiIstOrms
with cannon and smoke. according to
an interesting report received at the
state department from Consul Convert
at Lyons. 1T has Just been determined
60 hold an international cannon con
Eress at lyons in November next, and
Consul Convert is authorized to, eE-
tend an invitation to Americans TO take
part.
The success that has attended the
experiment of firing at approaching
haiistorms to prevent their ravages
upon French vineyards. has prompted
steps for stll-further extension of
the use OF cannon in agricultural dis
tiCts. The theory in some quarters
prevails that it Us not the frost itseif
which blasts the budding fruit, but the
suns rays following g night Of frost
which find the grape already sensi-
tive from the cold, an easy Victim to
the heat.
Cannon fired Horizontally over vine
yards at sunrise Produced interesting
results. A strip of vineyard 500 feet
wide over which the smoke from two
cannon had been spread was entirely
protected from the effects Of the frost
while the vines on either side We're
badly injured
An invasion of g1assh0ppeTs is an
ro"nced 20 occur this summer in south
ern Algeria, and the cannous, mouths
are to De turned against them also.