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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
THOSE TRACK GAMES.
Vale Not Satisfied With the Date Se'
 1ected bv the English Athletes.


 Cambridge, England, March 26.- The Cambridge university athletic club has received the challenge or Harvard and Yale for regular set or track games between Oxford ana Cambridge and Harvard and Yale, to be decided in New York during the early part of next July.
 The Rev Joseph H. Gray, treasurer of the Cambridge university athletic club, reiterates that there will be every disposition to arrange a meeting, but it is difficult for the Cambridge men to go to the United States in July. The club will suggest another date, preferably September.
 Rudolph c. Lehmann, the university rowing coach. said in the course of an interview last evening:
 q am glad to hear of the progress of the arrangements. It will be a great thing for the English university teams to visit America, and all who are interested in track athletics in England will do everything possible to promote these international con- tests.
 ''For my part. I cannot see why July is not as good a month as any other.
 
 the universities at present for the holi- days, but it should not take long for the officials of the Oxford and Cam bridge athletic associations to get to- gether and to decide the matter. So far as am able to judge, both univer- sities have plenty of good material this year.
 ''The sports fixed at Queens club grounds for Friday should throw more light on this problem. However, you may rest assured that every lover of amateur athletics in Great Britain will be glad to do anything to pro- mote the acceptance of the challenge" New Haven, March 2G.-Yale men are not disposed to view with favor the suggestion from the Cambridge university that the international con- tests be decided in September instead of July as proposed in the challenge to Oxford and Cambridge sent by Yale and Harvard. While it may be here ill July, it is equally difficult for the American college teams to be kept together until So late a date. It vir- tually would mean training through. out the entire summer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26

dent Ebbets does not know, Mir Ham lon merely sending him notification of the fact that McCann had signed. There was McCann pitching for the Hamilton club of the Canadian league for the past two CT three years,s with a good record to his credit, and Hanlon may have picked him up. /
 Jim Hart says of McGraw's Balti- mores: "Either McGraw has vastly overrated his own ability as a mana ger or he has vastly underrated the company he is now in. Why. Jimmy Manning's Washingtons and Hugh Duffy's Milwaukees outclass MrGraw's band like race horse compared with dray-dragger. McGraw is sure of eighth place from the start, unless he gets new. faces, and gets them in a hurry.'
 Manager O'Rourkes son James, who is now a student at Yale. has joined the varsity squad on the base ball field. The managers of the big team learned that he was laying on his class team and they invited him to join the more important squad. Jim my is pfacticing at third base and his elegant throwing shows him to be "the. son of his father.' It is to be hoped that he will make the team and sustain the reputation of the family on the diamond.
 President Ebbets yesterday inti- mated that Hugh Jennings probably would play with Brooklyn after June 1. Jennings will coach the Cornell nine until that date; then he will be free to do as he pleases. Although a member of the special committee, of which Zimmer is chairman, appointed by the Players Protective association to confer with the National league as to the rights" of the players, Jennings managed to keep himself we'll out of the affair since terms were agreed {. upon. ...
 q will tell you why I came here after Dineen," said Director Billings to a Syracuse Post-Standard reporter. "Dineen to-day is the best man who wears a uniform. He is to us a bet ter drawing card than Jimmy Collins ever was. Another thing, he never went into a game in his life that he didn't play for all there was in it. He is always out to win. Why, l have known Dineen to get angry at another player for carelessness and not speak to him for weeks. That's why Bill is popular with the fans. He always gives them run for their money"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
IRISH ATHLETES COMING.
A Team Headed by Dennis Horgan to
 Perform at Buffalo Exposition.

Perform at Buffalo Exposition.
 Interest in athletic competitions on this side of the water will doubtless be increased during the summer by the visit of a team of Irish athletes. Only a few crack performers will come, ana it is understood their objective point will be the Irish carnival at the Pan American exposition. Dennis Hor- gan. the shot butter, suggested the pro posed invasion. the details of which are contained in a letter to w. F. Prendergast of New York. The stall wart Horgan is, of course, coming himself, and others mentioned are J. Mangan, P. O'Connor, P. Leahy, J. c. Hayes and J. Chandler.
 Mangan will be utilized for putting the heavy stone and throwing the fif- ty-six pound weight. He is six feet six inches tall, weighs 275 pounds, and holds the British record of IA feet S1a inches for throwing the "fifty-siX" for height. O'Connor is a broad jumper and last year cleared 24 feet inches on q slightly down grade. Leahy has the English record of 6 feet 4A inches for the running high jump, and Chand- Ter holds the records for three standing jumps, the standing high jump and standing broad jump. The other mem- Der of the team, J. c. Hayes. is dis t4nco ruuueF. ~ Al tue lIlSH dllipAoh- ship last fall he won the four-mile run in 20 minutes 43 1-5 seconds, on grass course, but he has beaten twenty min- utes on cinder path.
 The present arrangement is that every man shall pay his own fare to America, but many athletic enthusiasts on the other side are of the opinion that the Gaelic Athletic association of Ireland may aid the project financial ly. It is proposed that the team reach here the first week in August.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
HALF-MILE TROTTING CIRCUIT.

Five Tracks Agree on Dates for the
 Coming Season..
 Worcester, March 26-A conference of track owners yesterday decided to continue for the coming summer the New England half-mile trotting circuit, which proved so successful last sea son. The schedule follows: -.-..
 Waterbury, June 11-14; HolyolSe, June 1921; Nashua, June 25-2S; West field, July 2-5; Worcester. July SIP; Waterbury, July 16-19; Holyoke, July 23-26; Nashua, July 30-August ?; Worcester. August 6-9; Westfield. Au- gust 1916; Waterbury, August 2O-23; Holyoke, August 27-3O; Nashua, Sep tember 2-6: Worcester, September 1913; Westfie1d, September 17-2O; Wa terbury, September 24-27: Holyoke, Oc- tober 1-4; Nashua, October S-11; Wor- cester, October 15-1S; Westfeld, Octo- Der 22-25.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
articles to fight George Cole, coloreG of Trenton at Trenton on April 5. The affair is for twenty rounds.
B1CYCLISTS IN TRAINING.
The Professional Spurters Are Round
 ing Into Form.


 Bikes, the worlds middle distance champion; James Michael, ex-cham- pion; and Robert Walthour are at Panama park, Jacksonville, with their pacing teams.
 Bikes is gradually getting into shape. He rides ten miles on the road in the morning and rides ten miles behind his motor team on the track in the afternoon.
 Michael has returned to his old style of training, entering into his work with zest unknown to him for years. The midget now takes long walks and skips the rope thousands of times daily. He rides on road and track as much as the other men train ing at Jacksonville. Michael plans to recoup his losses this season and in- tends to meet all corners.
 Robert Walthour, sprinter and long distance rider, is rounding into shape for pace following. He is looked upon as a wonder by many and the riders training in Jacksonville predict sue cessful season for the southerner.
 F. J. Caldwell, the Hartford eX- amateur has been at Jacksonville for too brief time to draw lines on his chances in following the speedy motors. As an amateur he had repu- tatlOn of belnS one or the IaSteSl rlueIa in the country.
 Out at Los Angeles. according to a letter received yesterday. there are several riders making good time on the eight lap track. John Nelson is in splendid shape. He recently met Thomas Cooper. sprinting champion of 1899. in a series of three races. Nel- son conceded Cooper everything. dis tances and style of pace. and won two of the three races, all of them in record time.
 In the five mile single paced race Cooper won by two feet in lO.16. Nel- son turned the tables in. the motor paced race. in straight five mile heats riding one heat in record time Of IoZ. the first mile in 1.31 4-5. establishing a new worlds record for one mlle' standing start. Nelson won the series when he defeated Cooper ill a pursuit race. in two and quarter miles, rid- den in 4.o6.
 Mcfarland. Cooper. Lake and Gus tavus Lawson are all rounding ihto 1 shape for their season. They start East April 17 and will ride in the suh- day races at Nailsburg. N. J. At Charles River park. w. C: SUI son. Edward McDuffee. N: Butter. IL Butler. Joseph Downey. Albert Cham- nion and many other pace followers are just starteing fast work.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Kid Carter and Jack Bonner
 Fight to a Draw.

Several Times It Looked Like Knock Out, but Both Men Had Lots of Sand-Jeffries and Ruhlin May Fight
 fin San Francisco-No England for Jeffries.
 Louisville, March 26.-Jack Bonner and "Kid" Carter went twenty rounds to q draw before the Fairfield Athletic club last night.
 The fight was fast from the tap of the bell, and at many stages knock out appeared to be imminent. with the chances generally in favor of Car ter.
 Bonner stayed and staved off de- cision by his capacity for punishment. While most of the spectators thought Carter should have had the large end of the money. there was very little dissent from the decision.
 Up to the thirteenth round Carter had all the best of the bout. He was quicker and punched harder, slamming rights and lefts into Bonner with a vengeance.
 Tommy West in Carter'S corner, an- ticipated vengeance for the mustard Vll oDISOue III " HUI Ile- lSulVN Ni'A Bonner, and kept signalling Carter to put the right over for the finishing touch.
 In the thirteenth Carter sailed in. and with terrific left jolts to the body and getting the right to the head had Bonner on Queer street. He seemed to be going when, with a hard right swing he caught the "Nid'' on the jaw and with this one punch saved the fight. for it not only came near putting the ''Kid" out. but seemed to take the steam out of him.
 After that he fought more cautious ly and showed the effects of the going as much as Bonner did.
 Bonner showed up we'll in the clos ing rounds, using right and left upper cuts. He tried to trap Carter into coming close enough for a knockout jab. but Carter was wary and stood off. slamming in lefts at long range.
 Both fought viciously and there were frequent claims of foul. The men were on their feet throughout. They weighed 165 pounds. Emil Graeser refereed.
 In the preliminary between Steve Crosby and "Kid' Phillips for the lightweight colored championship of the south. Crosby f1oored Phillips six times in the first round, when the sponge went up.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
TIGERS CANCEL HARVARD GAME Basket Ball Teams Will Not Meet and
 Breech is Widening.

Cambridge, March 26-Princeton has cancelled it's basket ball game with Harvard, and indications point to q cessation of all athletic relations be- tween the two universities. The ath- letic associations of Harvard ana Princeton have had difficulty in reach ing any agreement this year.
 The regular yearly base ball games have been dropped. Princeton wanted three games. Harvard could play only two with the Nassat1s, and Princeton declined to accept this proposition. The football elevens did not meet last year, nor are they. likely to meet next year, and there is every prospect that thla hlae4trAnge1aentw will spread to all de paftmente II sp0xt
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26

league has not enjoyed in years. The National league men at the present writing do not know what move to make.
 People who figured that Thomas Hernon was not to be q factor in baseball in this. city this season made a mistake in their reckoning. Ar engagements were made Sunday night by which r. l.. Shea assumes the man. agement of the team and MT Hernon will be one of the players.
 A representative of the Day called on Mir Shea this morning and asked him for particulars in regard to the plans for the season.
 'There is not much to tell yet" said Mir Shea. ''1 have acquired Mir Her. non's interest in the franchise.'
 DO you own the franchise yourself. or are there others interested in it?" asked the reporter
 'There are several gentlemen who do not care to have their names men, toned who are interested and will act as a board of directors was Mir Sheas response.
 "Will MT Hernon have anything to do with the management of the team?' was asked.
 "No, unless the directors see fit to make him field captain was the answer-New London Day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
Condition heOrL

You have bad back It bothers you nearly all the time; Days of misery and nights of restless tossing. The back is lame, is weak aching That's the condition There's reason for it. Perhaps you have theory. Think it may be overwork You take something for "that tired feeing.' You plaster the back rub it with lininaent. This IS where you're wrong You tired but the Kidneys That's why the back aches. Backache is Kidney ache nine times out of ten. Start the Kidneys working rightly, The back will quickly right itself All backache pains and Kidney Ills Are quickly cured by Deans Kidney Pills We say this and back it by Waterbury testimony.
 Veteran H. Nortrop painter of 21 Clock Il suffered kidney blame it the hardshps When the busy
 
 could without and that unfit anything and Deans Kidney Pills advertised time to me and H. w. box They helped almost the finally left.'
 All druggists sell DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS. Price 50 cents per box. Don't take substitute of similar Foster Mburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the U. s
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
TWO POLO GAMES.

Clinton, March 26.-The first of a series of games between the Clinton and Brockton polo teams, for a purse of $2OO, was played last night. Clin- ton got good start and finished the stronger. winning by a score of to ?.
 Pierce of the Brocktons was unable to play because of illness, and Cum ningham of the Plymouths took his place. In the third period Daily caught his finger in the wire netting and tore off the end of it. By agree ment. after Daily was injured, Gun ningham withdrew from the floor
 The next game will be. played at Brockton tonight. s
 Score, Clinton 4. Brockton 2; rushes, Murphy ,, Daily 4; stops, Bannon 29, Heffernan 34; fouls, O'Harra, Deylin ?; referee, Cottef; attendance, 400.
 At Lawrence.
 Lawrence. March 26.-The local polo team was defeated by the Salem team last night. The Score was III to 10. When you want A team ss aaea, so t6 Austih'A sRAp 7
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
YALE ATHLETES DISQUALIFIED
Promising Candidates Barred Because
 of Low Scholarship.

New Haven, March 26.-Five of Yale's promising athletes have been disqualified by the faculty for low scholarship, and therefore are barred from competing for the teams. The men are Johnson and Thompson, high Jumpers; Olcott, of the base ball squad and Gray and Williams, freshmen, who are candidates for the freshman nine.
 George F. Sanford, coach of the Col umbia foot ball team, has returned to Yale for postgraduate course in law.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
JEFFRIES AND RILHLIN.

IT IS Qulte nKelV the heaVEWelGht fight for the championship between James Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin will take place on the soil of California. Negotiations were entered into some time ago with T. J. Groom, matchmak- CT of the National Sporting club. of San Francisco, and these have reached a point where a slight question of the division of receipts is the only obstacle in the way of q match. Groom has of fered 60 per cent of the gross receipts to the boxers, but Madden. manager of Ruhlin. is understood to have de- handed TO per cent of the gross re- ceipts and also $500 for expenses to the coast. Champion Jeffries has an- nounced that he approves of the terms set forth by Madden. but he desires to be consulted regarding the selection of a date for the contest Manager Groom has indicated that he would bring off the bout July l. The fight ing clubs of San Francisco have but one fight month, which renders diff cult the bringing off of important bouts. Ruhlin and Jeffries also ne- gotiated with J. c. Kennedy. but he was uncertain as to future dates for his club-the Twentieth Century A. c. and declined to make any offers The fighters are now awaiting a reply from Matchmaker Groom. .Teffries is in Chicago. and Ruhlin. who is in New York. will start for St Louis on Friday. Ruhlin will exhibit at seyar- al points on his way to the Pacific coast.
 1EFFRIES NOT FOR ENGLAND.
 It is not thought that Jim .Tcffries will go to England to fight. In a let ter to friend Jeffries says: 'I do not think that I will ever go to Eng land to engage in serious encounter The best purse which the clubs would hang up is, I believe, S1O,OOO. When you take it into consideration that I would have to pay men like Billy De 1aney and another good trainer $3.5OO for their aid and advice. not to men, tion s1 GOO or S1 800 to sparring part ncr, such as Bob Armstrong. 1t would be silly for me; to make the trip. Then you must also consider that the loser will want 25 per cent After had finished paying my bills there would not be very much left for my. trouble. No. 1 guess will cut out any invasion of England for the sake of fighting. If I go abroad it will rbe only -in pur- suit of pleasure and to show" Jeffries further writes that he is fin good shape md that his sore knee does not bother him any more. He reiterates that his next opponent will be Gus Ruhlin, un- less Bob Fitzsimmons makes up his mind to take him on.
 ABOUT THE RINGSIDE.
 Patsy Sweeney, the Irish light weight, is slated to meet Perry Quen- an at Memphis tonight in twenty round encounter.
 Joe Macias has matched Kid Thom- as of New York to fight Tim Kearns of Boston twenty rounds at New Brit ain on April 15.
 Mysterious'' Billy Smith has signed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10
AFTERNOON WORK
Annual Banquet, Addresses and
Various Conferences.

The annual banquet OF the Sunday
School association which followed the
morning session Wednesday was held In
Irons hall olneyvills square. at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was perhaps the most sue
cessful In point Of numbers and enthu-
sissm Of any similar one in the history
Of the organization. over $50 persons sat
down 10 the bountifully laden tables and
the blessing was asked by Rev. ]. j.
Wooley OF Pawtucket
A. the close of the banquet a period OF
speech making was enjoyed. Mr.. Frank O.
Bishop, the president-elect. presiding over
this part Of the kgogrsm.
He introduced az the frst speaker. Mr..
Meigs. one Of the speakers st the morn
ing session.
Mr.. Meies' remarks we're of a congrst-
ulstory nature being interspersed with
wit and anecdote which called forth
laughter and applause
The second speaker was Edgar p Moore
Of Elizabeth. N. J.. n well known business
man Of that city, AZ well az q sunday
school superintendent, whose sue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10
NEW PRESIDENT SPEAKS.

The convention closed with brief re-
marks by President Waite after which he
called President-elect Bishop to the plat
form and in a few felicitous words In
troduced him TO the congregation.
Mr. Bishop was visiby touched and In
responding expressed his gratitude for the
honor conferred upon him and his sense
Of the great responsibilities resting upon
him as the executive head of the Rhode
Island Sunday School association.
In closing ne paid graceful tribute 10
Field Secretary Wilson and his wife and
urged the hearty support and co-opera-
ton Of his constituents.
AT this iuncture there was request
for a musical selection by Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson and they sang in response, He's
the One"
The session closed with "Blest be the
Tie That Binds" and the final good-by' IS
we're said with the universal comment:
"Its been the best convention we ever
held"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10

cess has been notable Mr.. Moore told
how he had graded his Sunday school snd
the great results which had followed the
graded system.
His remarks provoked general discus
sion and questionings on the part OF the
ministers and Sunday school workers
present.
The final speaker was Rev. J. ]. Wool
ley. MIR. Woolley spoke but for few
moments and In his remarks he said he
felt that II would he a mistake ~ allow
the Rhode Island Sunday School conven-
ton TO pass without reference 10 Presi-
dent Mckinley as a Sunday school man
who. from his boyhood days was a lover
OF and believer in the Sunday school
At the close Of Rev. MIR. Woolleys re-
marks "Blest be the Tie That Binds"
was sung and the company separated TO
meet at 2:l5 for the afternoon session.
The afternoon session opened with sing
ing by the congregation and prayer by
Rev. John Stewart OF this city.