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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Of the big fellows 'Ruhy Robert''
has declared with emphasis On more
than one occasion that he was through
with the padded enclosure for good.
but the lanky Australian IS never
taken seriously on such occasions.
Jim Kennedy the well known pro-
mOter. whose word holds good" IN
sporting circles. Is authority for the
statement that Fitz would not be
ayerse to meeting the winner Of the
jefIries-Ruhiin contest II Is hoped
that this Is true and that a match
win be arranged. There are no two
men in the ring today whom the low
ers Of boxing would sooner see face
each other than Jehries and Fitz. The
latter Is past the age when fighters
are supposed 70 be az their best. but
Fitz is an exception 10 this rule. His
great victories over Rubin and
sharkey. both Of whom he knocked
out within two weeks Of each other
during the last month Of the Horton
Law in New York. was a feat that win
never be forgotten IN the history Of
the ring.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

John Flanagan appears to be able
to break the worlds record for ham
mer and weight throwing at will. His
last wonderful pc Torrance in this
line was last Saturday at the open
games Of the Greater New York Irish
Athletic club Of Celtic Park. Laurel
Hin. L. l.. when he threw the &C..
pound missile a distance OF thirty-six
feet nine and & half inches. me
Official record was thirty-nve feet ten
inches. held by James s. Mitchell.
Flanagan made a naw record OF
thirty-dve feet nine inches a short
time ago at St. Louis. The latter
performance had not yet been ac-
eepted BY the A. A. u. There is no
doubt Of the record made Saturday
being correct for the weight was
weighed and found all right after the
contest He also made a foul throW
Of thirty-eight feet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26
SPORTING NOTES.

Alix. the trotting mare that died at
Providence. r. l.. Saturday. held for
several years the proud title Of queen
Of the turf Alix was foaled in 1883.
In1S94she lowered the record OF Nan
cy Hanks. 2.04. to 2:03%. This rec
ord stood until last year. when The
Abbot clipped a fraction on OF IT,
Danny Maher the American pockey..
ls a fortunate lad He has been hired
to ride the horses owned by King Ed
ward VII Of England next season az
a salary Of $4,000. This Is the high
est retaining fee ever paid a rider onI
either side Of the Atlantic Maher has
long been a favorite on the English
turf. especially with the Duke OF Dew
onshire, in whose name the kings
horses are raced while he IS mourn
inK.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Here. It win be seen that the four
first division clubs employed % pitch
ers while the four clubs Of the second
division employed %. Then. too iook
20 the difference In the number Of
pitchers used By the two leaders COM
pared 10 those Of the two tailenders.
Pitlsburg and Philadelphia using "a
70 New Yorks and CiLelnnati's 29
But there are still more interesting
comparisons 20 be- found IN the analy-
els than the above Take the contrast
betheen the pitching record Of the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati clubs. Tor IN
stance. the leaders and tallenders IN
the race. OF the nine pitchers Of the
Pittsburg corps Of 1901. the percentage
figures Of the arst I've RANGED from
1000 to .6l3. while that Of the thir-
teen pitchers exceeding the average
,ercepiage Of 500. These are slgnih-
cant facts. which 20 70 show up the
folly % q municipality of pitchers in
a team very plainly. irrespective Of
the financial cost Of extra and needless
corps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26
rnnIsKrr ANp LoNn.

Failing to bag Herman Loag
Charles Augustus comiskey Is now
lutlmating that he has yellow
streak In him as wide as Mlllcrcek
when the Ohio river is full. That is
a queer way to act but Comiskey Is a
queer duck Of the Society OF UnlQues.
Last spring Clark GriHth firted With
st. Jacob Beckiey at hot Springs. and
was called Of By comiskey who wired
him: I'VE want nothing but brainy
players IN the American League. :"
Comiskey intimates that Clark Crimth
"a noW simply acting as the agent Of
bis league friends to Jack up their
own salaries. He told Harvey Wood
run. Il think Long Is a great ban
player but he's little too much
chicken-hearted for me. I once tried
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Eddie Burke the well known piung-
er. Is "a bigger loser on the seasons
races than any other boozmaler has
ever been in this country. lie Is
credited with being sl5o.0o0 behind
on the year. and there are only a few
days for him to get back part Of an
Of that immense amount Of money
Burke is probably the i7seest opera
tor this country ever saw AZ West
chester last year De was q big loser.
but on the e,osing day Of the meeting
they broke wen and he quit somo-
thing Ike $4,000 winner On the day.
Mr. Burke Is not alone in his br1
luck. Other big operators are "a the
same box. their losses ranging from
SIS. 900 IS f100 600.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26
MILE HATTo.

that is Emma Calve-is now holding
the admiration OF the people Of her
native land Her name Is Jane Hatto
and her beautiful voice, charming
presence and graceful acting have
evoked from the critics storm OF
praise This Young artistic was born
In Lyons IN 1879 and as a me.s child
took honors at the Lycse by her
achievements IN gymnasties. Her ca
reer had then been determined upon
and It was believed that exercise on
the swinging trapeze and the fixed
bars woulo add grace Of gesture and
magnifcence Of physique to her gifts
Of voice which would prove helpful
After years Of study Nile. Hatto has
now made her appearance IN opera
and her star Il rising rapidly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

The football uniform ought 10 re-
ceive more serious consideration than
it often does. Care should be used
So that the padding is put on prop
erly. writes Joseph II. Hunter. the
noted authority on foJttall. IN the
Chicago Record Herald. The elbows
and shoulders are generally well pro-
teeted. but the collar bone Is often
neglected. The last is one Of the
most easily broken bones OF al. and
yet II frequently gets the least con-
sideration The shoulder padding
should cover the collar bone complete
~. Ankle braces should be used al
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26
EDDrr MifRpTIy

THROUGHOUT and bis bearing and ac-
tlons both on and on the diaFiond
STAMP him as one Of the genilsmaniy
national leaguers Il Is said that the
American League wanted him badly
this year. but De decided 70 30 to ST.
Louis, and when his work showed up
70 wen the new association threw out
a most aattering inducement for next
season. but Eddie says the ST. Louis
people have treated him white and he
is satisfied with remaiuing there FOR
another year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

70 sign him. Il was the year / entered
Chicago when Il looked like war.
through some mistake Longs name
vas left on the reserve list. of he
taiied 70 secure a contract as slipu-
lated, or something that left him free.
/ cont remember what He kept sa7-
ing be wanted to play With me. -
when this came on / went over 70 see
him at the bowling alley De was man
aging that winter But the minute ]
began to tank about his signing an
American League contract be hegan
to stutter. Long thinks Boston IS
the only club IN the country that has
regular pay days. Cincinnati En-
guirer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26


At times there Is quite a menagerie
IA the back part OF Wallack's theater.
says the New York Clipper Mr..
Hackett IS the owner Of a fne prize
bulldog. and Theodore Roberts. the
Done Jose OF Hackett's play. has
Great Dane ID which he takes much
pride. The doorkeeper has a pet in the
shape Of a parrot which was wont to
rudely interrupt conversation, and
which up to a few days ago. hung IN
the ONCE near the tain partition that
separates 1t from the stars dressing
room. The other day. while dressing
for a matinee performance, Mr.. Hack
ett called out the name OF his repre-
sentative. Willard Holcomb, thinking
him to be in the next room. "What?"
sung out the parrot IN the most nat
ural human voice,
tCome IN here a minute. Willard
want 70 speak 70 you" returned Hack
EFT. thinking Holcomb had answered
No Hoicomb appearing. Hackett call
ed out again:
willard. / want 10 speak 10 you.
The parrot exclaimed something
that sounded TO the actor like "all
light. and when a few minutes more
had passed with no attention paid 70
his request he began 10 be trihe an
noyed. as be wished 10 make an
important Communication to his press
agent
What's the matter. Willard-.-why
don't you come-l want to speak TO
yoE on a very urgent matter Come
now. and lei whatever you're doing
go-for I've got 70 40 on in two min
utes."
"All right" answered the bird. but
this time IN . voice that was unmis-
takably his own and Hackett then
understood Holcomb's non-app arance.
The cords from which Polly's cage
once hung are now severed. their ends
swinging Id y In the draft that sweeps
through the ohice. and his roostlng
place Is now far removed from the
vicinity Of the actors dressing room.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Lewis d. Wiltse one Of the pitchers
Of the Philadelphia American League
club. was born at Rlchheld Springs.
n. r.. on December S. 1875. He learn
"a 10 play ball at Bouckvllle. n J.,
and IN 1899 made his debut as a pro-
fessionai with the Toledo club OF the
interstate League. n 1900 he made a
splendid record with the Syracuse
Club Of the Eastern League and was
secured By the Pittaburg Club. His
1901 work was not satisfactory 20
President Dreyfus and he was releas-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Kilrain in San Francisco. After two
hours and ffty-fve minutes Of fight
ing Kilfain succeeded fn knocking
his man out October 81. 1899. he and
Joe Choynsld exchanged blows for
fifteen rounds for a purse Of s5.0oo.
Choynsh being proclaimed victor.
One Of Godfrey's greatest fights. was
with Peter Maher. May q. 1894. in
Boston. the latter winning after six
rounds It was one Of the best con
tests ever seen in Boston. Godfrey
Of late had been a boxing Instructor.
He accumulated considerable mopey
during his career IN the ring and own
Ell quite a little real estate when he
died.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

met With cold and nat reception
upon its opening night In London. Is
the author Of at least a dozen dramas,
almost all Of which have been re-
celyed with substantial approval by
the American public. Mr. Fitch was
born in New York city and is 81 years
old. His friendly critics consider that
the best in him as a playwright Is yet
to be brought out. although some Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Proctor's Flfth Avenue theater, New
York. was the scene Of the little play.
More Than Seven" It was written
BY Miss Maribel Seymour who writes
her own plays and acts them and who
writes her own words and music and
sings them. doing all In a most clever
as well as dainty manner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Mile Hltt a young French singer.
who It IS said by erities. viii reach
ultimately as high a place in the mu-
sical world as that which Is now oc-
cupied by another mistress Of song.
who claims France as her birthplace
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Life Is but day. the. evening comes
fpaee the shadows lengthen. and 1t Is
time to draw the curtains and fan
a-leep But II there be anything OF
me which desth cannot touch. it Is
to this I should look, since what he
can take. he win take quickly. and It
is light and unsubstantial.-Bi Bishop
spalding Of Peoria.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

seems 70 have been that done when
he has withdrawn from present day
life and has set himself reconstruct
Ing the characters Of men who lived in
other times IN this he has disclosed
a warmth Of Imagination said to be al
together charming.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26


ways, ana weak knees should have ar
tidcial support If the owner insists on
playing at all. Head-gear will save
the wearer many painful Knocks, but
hardly anything worse. But head
gears are often conducive to reckless
playing and are a source Of danger 10
opposing anatomies. Nose guards are
largely a matter OF personal choice j
have used them very little myself, and
found that my nasal organ gradually
got used to football and ceased to-
bleed If a man looked al IL
should hardly like 10 make mg-
gestions as to changes in football
rules. but II two downs we're substi-
tuted for three the playing would be-
more open and perhaps less danger
GUS. And ] believe that when a player
has had time taken out for him three
times or has taken the limit Of time
twice in a game he should be removed
from the contest This would avoid
exasperating delays and would pre-
vent players from going beyond their
strength
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

Eddie" Murphy. who has had q
highly creditable season as pitcher for
the st. Louis National League team.
has returned TO his home IN Auburn
N. ", for the winter rest. satisfied
with bis work IN the box. and feeling
that his signatureafixed 10 a St. Louis
contract for next season, with nicely
increased salary. "a an assurance that
his work has been satisfactory to the
management, and that the wolf viii
be kept from the door for another
year at least Eddie, for one Of his
tender years. put up a fne article Of
bah this past season, winning a con-
siderable more than half OF the games
ne pitched. some OF which were Of the
closest and most exciting games Of
the leage. One OF bis fine credit
marks was IN winning hve conseeu-
tive games. q feat not Of common oe-
currence in the National
Murphy plays a clean game
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

his work is unquestionably OF a high
meritorlous character. Some of his
original plays attracting favorable lit-
ferary criticism are Beau Brummel, !"
Frederic Lemaitro.r "Pamela's Prod
lgy." His Grace de Crammont." "The
Cowboy and the Lady and Barbary
Freltchie." Mr. Fitch's best work
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26
A COOL RECEPTION.

William Clyde Fitch. whose play,
'The Loss Of the Dandies." has just
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

FTTzsINMoNs MAY FIaHT AoAfN.
Ills whispered that Robert FItzslm-
mons. the grand old man Of the prize
ring Is aching to get back into the
ring again and take a fan out of some
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-26

have been quite fusy the past
week IN making up e new analytical
pitching table Of the work Of the pitch
Ing corps Of the eight clubs Of the
Natienai League Of 1901. and / find
that Il YIELDS one Of the most interest
ing statistical records have hitherto
prepared for the Guide, relative 70 the
pitching work Of each season. writes
Henry Chadwick IN the Sporting
News Ny analysis involves a series
of special records from which I am
enabled % show. pretty conciuslyely.
the Interesting fact TAT corps OF
four pitchers In a club can amply suf-
nee for pennant-winning purposes.
provided that the excellence OF the
supporting corps IN the field Is up 10
the required mark Of the qnariette Of
the clubs pitching corps. Another
thing derived from my analytical rec
ord OF the pitching Is. that the larger
the corps Of pitchers engaged the near
or the team gets to the last ditch at
the fnish. Il does not follow. how
ever, that the club having the fewest
pitchers on its team Is the one that
takes the lead: or that the cub having
the largest number Of pitchers viii
surely be the tailendef 10 the annual
race. as there are exceptions 70 all
rules; but experience shows that as
regards a pitching corps Of a profess
giohafr base hall team tha cid saving
that 'in the multitude Of council there
10 much strength" Is reversed. for n
a multitude Of pitchers there Is much
weakness
Ny analysis OF the Leagues pitching
Of 1901 shows that the eight clubs EN-.
ployed no less than seyenty-threc
pitchers. averaging nine pitchers TO
each club Here Is the record.
Pitchers Pitchers
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
Demand For More Coal.

The enlarging of the steel works
at Pueblo, which has been contem-
plated for some time. according to
the best authority is about to be
realized While Florence will
not be benefited in direct man
ner by the improvements, it will
Indirectly receive much good from
them The increase in the output
of steel production at that point
will necessary cause larger con-
sumption of coal Florence being
recognized as shipping point and
directly tributary to all the coal
camps in Fremont county it will
of course come in for a big share
of the prosperity caused by the
increased demand for coal which
will naturally follow when the i'm
provements at the steel works are
finished.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
Silver Thieves.

Washington, >Oct 30-Chiei
Wilkio of the secret service has
been appealed to by the New York
subtreasury officials to detail some
of his most expert men to run
down parties in that city who are
Tightening silver coins, 1t is
believed the process of Tightening
coins is operated by means OF
electricity.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
A Soldiers Bride.

j l. Pitcher, residing on Lin
coin park returned from Victor
yesterday with his daughter. Ger
trude, who suddenly disappeared
from home Friday night The
girl came from her home to Flor
ence and Immediately left for the
district Upon her arrival at Vic
tor she secured employ ment in a
rooming house and was providi ing
for herself II IS the general belief
here tina. she WAS enticed away by
some young men residing in Vic
tor, who at one time lived in
Canon CITY,
1t is stated that for fear the
father should discover her where.
abouts. these men asked the young
lady's brothers. Charles and George
aged l3 aud 1t. respectively, to
also go up to Victor which they
did. The father brought them
home with him, 1t is stated that
he will send his daughter to Mas
sachuessets in the care of some of
his relatives,
The girl was married year ago
in Massachusetts TO one Jack
Scott, against her parents wishes,
but Scott, believing that he would
be arrested for violation of the
marriage statutes of that state and
without Investigating whether or
not he had committed any crime,
enlisted in the United States army.
went to the Philippines and has
since been doing service for his
country there. The girl is but II
years old
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
rlethodist Bishops in Session.

Cincinnsti. Oct. 30 ~ Sixteen
bishops of the Methodist church
met here this morning in biennial
session. Among those who are
absent are Moore who is in China,
Hartzell in Africa, Marion in
India and Vincent in Europe. AT
this convention the bishops are to
be assigned as presiding officers at
conferences next year when the
general condition of the church
will be discussed Meetings OF
the different suxiliaries of the
church are also being held.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
The City Reservoirs.

The city council is undetermined
whether to build new reservoir
just above the present ones or to
repair the old one. The latter
WAS built more than two years ago
with supposed capacity of 50,-
OO0,OO0 gallons of water, bat ow-
ing to its incomplete condition it
will not hold more than 20,O0O,00O
gallons. The second reservoir has
a capacity of 25,OO0,00O gallons
and if the two com biued could be
kept filled there would be sufficient
water to supply a town with a
much larger population than Flor
ence.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
Carnegie's Philanthropy.

New York, oct. 30-Plans and
estimates for the Pittsb burg Poly
technic institute have been pre-
pared at the request of Andrew
Carnegie. The buildings will cost
from five to eight million dollars,
and the institution will have
an endowment fund of S25 900, 100
This is another evidence of Car
negie's great philanthropy.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
SHAMROCK NOT FOR SALE.
Upton Says he VIII Challenge
Again for the Cup.

New York, Oct 30-A special
from Queenstown says that Sir
Thomas Liptop arrived there this
morning. The tea merchant denies
that Shamrock III is for sale. She
will be left in American waters and
will be raced next summer He
says he will try the third time FOR
the American cup.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
The Schumann Grand Concert
Company.

The above well known company
of musical artists have been
secured by the city teachers for
Friday evening, Novem Der 18th,
the profits of the concert to be
used in securing some much needed
music for the public schools, the
school board having no available
funds for this purpose. About l25
tickets are already sold Few
companies of this class are heard
in Florence
The Boulder Herald says of them
Concert companies may come and
go, but it will be many months, if
not years, before Boulder au-
dience will have the privilege and
pleasure of listening to Ms magni-
ficent musical program as that
rendered by the Schumann Grand
Concert company In this city last
night. Artists every one are the
men hers of the company stars in
the full sense of the word and
term, whose innate genius is evi-
dent in their work throughout.
even down to the minutest detail
To this splendid organization
Boulder's latch-string is always
out, and they cant come too often
to suit us
Teachers and pupils of the
public schools will have tickets
for sale. 30
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30

"Adversity's sweet milk philo-
sophy" is good sometimes. A
bottle of Red Raven Splits" just
before breakfast knocks the cob
webs" Try one the next morning.
w H. Davie Drug company,
Palace Pharmacy. 1880
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30
For Sale.

Ladies', misses and children's
jackets at Proctor q Cos. 1850
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-30

Paints-Devoe paints, at Jansen's
35tf