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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06
SCORES OF BILLIARDISTS
STANDING OF PLAYERS N THE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
SIossom and BaruteI Tied with Two
wins" Each-Ora 4. Morn
ingstar's First Victory.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-SeVen of the fl
international championship. which is now
i'm progress at the concert hall in Madison
square Garden. have been completed and
the standing OF the players follows: Slos-
son and Barutel have won two games each
and lost none Schaefer won the only game
and Morningstar has won one and lost
two, while Howison is the only player who
has failed tu gain "A winning bracket. three
games lost being marked against him.
The game tonight between student
Slosson and Howison was rather one-sided
the New York player winning by Zoo 10 the
Canadians 206. There was plenty of good
plays during the game, but no big runs
such as were looked for. with Slosson play
ing his second of the series In to-night's
game SIossons high runs were IS. "a. b
average s SO. Howison's high runs were
50. IL. Is. average. 4 1919.
The game this afternoon between George
Sutton, OF Chicago, and Ora &. Morning.
star. of Rochester. Ind. was we'll contest
ed. and while the Indiana player Won by a
score OF 500 10 $40, the applause was equally
divided. throughout the latter part OF
the game sutton. who had previously been
in the lead, was forced to play no hill and
did in such clever style that the issue
was IN doubt up 10 the last few strokes
Morningstar made the second best run up TO
that time in the tournament. as he made
siXty-twO caroms in his fifteenth inning
Morningstar's high runs were ~. Is a.
average 22-i2. SuttOns high runs were
81. -. a. average, = 39-i2
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RULINGS FOR HORSEMEN
DECISIONS RENDERED BY THE CROT-
TING BOARD OF REVIEW.
Officers of the West6eId (Mass.D Driv-
ing Association Expelled for
Not Enforcing Rules.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The Trotting
Board of Review was in executive session
all afternoon. j. b. Jones, of Welsville,
manager Of Ononda Maid, the horse alleged
to be Choral and a ringer, told Secretary
Gocher this afternoon that William Duke
had arrived here from England yesterday
and had gone to Wellsville and that his
affidavit that Choral was in his stable in
England would be made TO the board
Among the decisions OF the day were:
In the Gloria case, I'VE find that Gloria
did win a heat in the 2:15 pace at Westfeld,
Mass, Oct. %, 1901. in which there was an
intentional misrepresentation of the time
and that her driver knew that he had
been fraudulently timed. requested it and
accepted il, and that both the said horse
and F. p. Fox the driver, stand disquali-
fed under Rule Al
In the Fox case: IF. P. Fox was guilty
of misconduct and shall be suspended until
further order of this board.
In the Westheld case proper 1.-The follow
ing persons, composing the new Westfield
Driving Association. of Westfield, Mass
to-wit: F. T. Mosely, president G.. NJ.
Ashley. vice president and Charles Nj.
Goodnow, secretary and treasurer, shall
each. with the said association. stand ex-
nelled for failure TO enforce the rules of the
National Trotting Association at the meet
ing held in Westfield, Mass, Oct. q to
Nov 1 inclusive. The secretary rs instruct
ed TO bring cases against the judges and
timers for suppressing the correct time al
said meeting and for publishing false time,
and also against such drivers and owners
as knowingly accepted and acqulesced III
such fraudulent time and against such
horses as won heats IN which fraudulent
time was given out.
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PURDUE NOTES.
Valuable Instruments Exchanged
with observation-disclosures Items.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 5.-Purdue has
recently exchanged some valuable machines
with Wisconsin University. II received last
week a large wave machine for new pat
tern of galvanometer, recently designed by
the physics department. The wave machine
originally cost $257, and is intended to show
the propagation in space OF plane waves
and waves of three dimensions.
John b. d. Thompson, 90, who holds the
State low hurdle record, is now in the en-
ploy of the New York Central in New York
city He is a member of the Twenty-second
Regiment athletic team and last week ran
the hurdles in Madison Square Garden in a
contest.
Myron Spades. excl who played end on
Purdue's football team several years, played
I'm that position this year the All stars
team of Pittsburg, a team composed prin-
cipally of old Eastern players.
The civil engineering department has just
received a fine series of bridge photographs
and papers collected by Thomas Curtis
Clarke. the distinguished American bridge
engineer. The collection ia very valuable
from an historical and Institutional stand
point.
The Glee and Mandolin Clubs will give a
vaudeville entertainment in the Grand
Opera House Dec Is. number of special
features will lend ii additional interest to
the students
The Kappa Sigma and Sigma Nu frater-
nifty football game is to be played on sat
urday afternoon before a select gathering
scripts. 1t positively will be the greatest
show of the season. Later on the sigma
Alpha Epsilon will play the winners for
the interfraternity championship.
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Opera BOufre Class Fight.

Special the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN. Ind, Dec. 5.-The lower
classmen of of Franklin College, INDUCED
in a class scrap this afternoon that lasted
nearly two hours. At times the fight was
very fierce. but no one received any dam
age beyond a few bruises and torn clothing
BY common consent both classes cease
hostilities about 4:30. as the men on both
sides were nearly worn out. and the affair
ended with everyone on good terms The
fight was caused BY the SoDhOmores at
tempting To break up the freshmen meet
ing. which had been announced for o'clock
this afternoon. and when the freshmen be-
gan to arrive a few minutes before they
found the room in possession of the sopho-
mores, and free-for-all fight followed A
sophomore meeting has been announced for
tomorrow afternoon and the freshmen
threaten to duplicate the actions OF the
SODhOmOroS.
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YELLOW JOURNALISM.
Why the Natty Young Woman Bought
and Smoked Cigar.

New York Letter in Washington Star.
The new journalism continues To move
right along on its creased skids The other
afternoon Il natty-looking young woman,
on upper Broadway. walked into Il tobacco
nists shop. dug into her change purse.
threw 81 on the counter, and said i'm a
matter-of-faCt tone TO the man behind the
counter:
Three for "A half. please
The cigar man handed out box Of cigars
of the three-fOr-a-half variety. the natty-
looking young woman selected her three.
put the end of one of them in the automatic
cutter. lighted il in highly blase manner.
trOusered rOunder She continued TO smoke
on her cigar with great apparent enjoyment
as she walked leisurely down Broadway.
and she appeared 10 be Oblvious of the
crowd OF urchins and men that surround
ed her and began 10 follow her. She smiled
amiably when q big Broadway cop walked
up 10 her and put her under arrest for dis
orderly conduct, and she very reluctantly
threw away her cigar when told To do so
by the policeman. At the station the con
duly charged her with disOrderly conduct
and attracting crowd. and the Young
woman was put into the hands Of a matrOn
and locked up.
She was attached To one Of the new jour
nails and she wanted 10 investigate the
conduct of certain police matron. who
has been charged at various times this year
OF being exceedingly harsh 10 arrested
women. The uatty-looking young woman
didn't know OF any nicer easier way Of get
ting herself arrested than by the method
she received at the hands OF the police ma
trOn hasn't appeared Yet. but IL is due
shortly. NclloWism is getting To be a pretty
dcft thing over this way
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CORBETT is INDIGNANT
HE SAYS HE WILL SUE BANDMAsTEil
INNEs FOR DAMAGES.
He Denies that There IL Any Founds-
ton for Charge Against Himself
-WilI Re-Enter the Ring.

James j. Corbett. who has been named
as a correspondent in the divorce suit OF
Bandmaster lines Of New York, against
his wife, made statement yesterday after
noon Journal reporter to the steps
he will pursue in the matter COrbett does
not like the notoriety that has been forced
upon him. and he Will bring suit against
the noted bandmaster i'm an effort TO re-
cover damages.
II will go 10 court and sue Mr.. lines for
damages said COrbett. That man had
no right 10 implicate me in his domestic
trouble. 1 am acquainted with Mrs. lines,
but the charges made against me by her
husband are absolutely groundless. I IN
derstand that he claims there are four
men who are open 10 this charge, nam
ing me as one OF them. Why should
he give my name and bring in before the
public in such natter? I viii tell you.
II is because / am well known and he
hoped 10 advertise himself and heap no
toriety upon me. But ] will settle with
him when we are face TO face / viii make
il the most personal affair he ever had and
will force him 10 retract everything ne has
said about me. Furthermore III / am Ia
New York or near that city when the d.
vorce case is tried / will volunteer 10 90
upon the witness stand IN Mrs. Innes's be-
half In order 90 eXOnerate her and myself
OF the infamous charge made by her hus-
band"
After Corbett rad cooled down TO a nor
NAL state he agreed 10 talk little OF his
plans when his vaudeville contract is
ended. he said that ne will surely enter
the prize ring again and viii issue a chal-
lenge 10 Jeffries next spring
You see there will be a revival In the
boxing game next year and want 10 set
into H." said Corbott. Il VIII go after
Jenries because he holds the title OF cham
pion. I viii be willing 20 sign articles with
him on almost any terms We could surely
get a big purse. FOR the public realizes
that We are the best fighters ia the world.
7 am slightly out of condition NOW. but
viii begin light training next spring and
will he able 10 get into shape in lev
weeks time.
Corbett and his company viii play IN
Cincinnati next week and while there hc
may close a deal f0r the purchase az one
OF the largest saloons and cafes in that
city.
Corbett was asked whether a champion
should draw the color line and refuse 20
meet colored fighters I'm the ring. lie said
that he had never refused 10 ilght coiored
man who was a good boxer. hut IL was A
the fighter and one that might De answered
BY the public While Corbett was talking
he showed knot on has right wrist that
had appeared during the day
When \ fought John l. sullivan l in
iured my right hand the last blow ! stru,k
Sullivan" said corbett. but this A. the
first time l have ever noticed the lump
| on nay wrist
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GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Norris Rauch is scheduled 10 fight Joe
Sherlock at South Bend on Friday night
the bout 10 be ten rounds
Perry Oueenan knocked out Dick Chase
I'm the eleventh round at Seattle, Wash.
last night.
The Henley polo team, of Richmond. hao
no trouble in winning from the Muncit
ROYALS at Richmond last night by the score
OF TO l.
The racing Ut Oakland, Cal. yesterday
was marred by an accident. DderOt, the
odds-on favortte I'm the mile race. was
crowded and though EOsr fell off the boy
escaped injury. Lodester, who cut across
the held was disqualified for fouiing, after
was suspended for fifteen days for foul
riding
In the boxing contest al Oshkosh, Wis
last night between Msrtin Duffy and Otto
Siclon the former was given the decision
on points. Cp TO the seventh round tht
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REPLIES no HIS CRITICS


Special 70 the InIiluapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind. Dee. 5.-State Natural
Gas Supervisor Leach made the following
statement to-day relative to the test of
the Chicago pipe line, made recently at
the G. l. & r. Railroad crossing:
There never has been doubt in my
mind a. 10 the result Of a test OF the pres
sure in the lines CT the Chicago Gas Com
pany. I have tested the pipe lines belong
ing 10 this company many times, in all
seasons Of the year and at times when i
an sure the employees Of the company had
IG knowledge thar the test was 10 be
made. i always have had free access to
al property belonging 10 this company
and in addition IL has invited me TO have
present any numbe OF reputable disinter-
ested citizens to witness any tests that l
might desire There always have been
few persons in the gas field who. FOR Nari-
Gus causes have sought 10 discredit the
tests of this Office. When the test was made
IN cold weather they said IL should have
been made. in hot weather and If the
weather was warm / should have waited
Until cold weather They charged that the
gas company was watching my move
mentS and were sure that If | would make
a continued test for one week, compen-
stg sne company o. keep the pressure be-
low 600 pounds, Chicago woulG be out OF
In Novembcl. 1850. made a test COW
ering a period % six days In the presence
II q number OF representative citizens of
and at no time did the pressure register
above 296 pounds and much of the time it
WAS considerably lower than that
OF Course II is very gratifying 10 me 10
knew Eat the peoDie who have been doing
everything possible IN the past to discredit
Iny work have 10 acknowledge, TO them
seives at least, that / have been night and
that they were wrong. The recent test
made bS the railroad company did not
show a pressure above go pounds. y part
Of the time it was below this. and this is
not hearsaY. but Is the testimony of wit
nes5es who helped 20 tap the line.
I'm the case decided by the Grant County
Circuit Court yesterday the court held In
very plain terms that no evidence had
been given TO show that the gas company
maintaining unlawful pressure and
this was five days after the pipe line
had been tapped.
However much il is TO be regretted that
our natural gas resources are being trans
ported out of the state. the responsibility
cannot be charged 10 me"
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PROBABLY FATALLY BURNED.
JenersonviIIe Woman the Victim of n
Gasoline stove Explosion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONNILLE, Ind, Dec. "a gas
oline stove in the home Of Mrs James NJ
Briggs exploded this morning. throwing
the burning fluid over Mrs. Briggs and
burning her so badly that il is believed
she cannot recover The accident occurred
while she was preparing breakfast. Mrs.
Briggs's body entirely enveloped in
flames and she ran into the yard where
her husband tore the burning clothes from
her. In doing this he WAS badly burned
The right side of the unfortunate woman
was simply baked. 1t is believed, also tina
she inhaled the flames and that il will be
impossible TO save her life. The house was
badly damaged and $500 which Mrs. Briggs
had secreted in her clothing was burned to
ashes, very little of il being in a fit con-
ditiOn to redeem.
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Row i'm a Construction Crew.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Dec. 5-Charles Fox, a con-
struction foreman. aged sixty, i'm charge of
a number of colored men with whom Kene-
fick & Hunt have been grading the c., r. &
NJ. Railroad through this city, is said TO
have used abusive language to one OF the
men this morning, which was resented by
the negro. He knocked Fox down and
kicked him about the face. inficting pain
full injuries, then fed by wading the Wa
bash river and going across fields into the
country. One of the other bosses followed
and fired several shots after him, but the
man kept going The people in general do
not blame the colored man very much. as
the bosses alleged to have carried on
the work in the down-South fashion which
finds little favor here. Several complaints
have been made against them in the courts
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Indiana Notes.

RICHMOND.--Local members of the
Rathbone Sisters have been notified that
the state organization is now ready to
purchase a. site for the state PNthian
phanage. \ we'll located farm is desired.
The women have raised nearly 5000. which
they have on interest. The location will
he determined by the Inducements offered.
Harry T.. Penny, Cambridge city,
has been reappointed deputy grand master
of Wayne county odd Fellows.
NOBLESVILLE.-Thev attempted to
burglarize the postoffice i'm this city
Wednesday night. Entrance was gained
through a rear window. w. G. Vance. the
postmaster, on entering the office Thurs
day morning, found a lot of tools ON the
floor and the safe badly damaged. The
safe was locked when found and required
much work to open it. When opened, how
ever, it was found that nothing was miss
ing.
mortal addition to the home hospital was
formally opened on Thursday, with after
noon and evening receptions. The addition
was built by a gift of $4,000 made by John
Peter Kile, Of this city. The new structure
is two stories high and built of brick. 1t
was furnished by q gift made by Mr.. and
Mrs. David Elliot, of Crane. this county.
KOKOMO - Early Thursday morning
Turnkey Apologize heard prisoners saving
at the county Jail. Sheriff Harness came
up with revolver just as the prisoners
We're escaping, and By firing a shot at the
leader Henry BOwles, prevented a whole
sale delivery. Bowles is accused of being
one of the ClevenSer gang, wanted for rob
bling a clothing store at Frankfort
TERRE HAUTE.-Jesse Moore. recently
paroed from the Michigan City Prison,
was arrested for threatening TO shoot his
wife. who is suing for divorce. Moore says
he was trying to shoot himself and not
his wife, when she interfered He says
he will kill himself as soon as he gets out
of Jail, but the prison authorities have been
notified TO send for him.
ANDERSON.-Dr. c. Z. Luce pastor of
the Presbyterian Church. in Anderson, who
underwent an operation a few days ago for
appendicitis. has rallied wonderfully, and
his attendant physicians pronounce him
entirely out of danger. Or. Luce is very
popular in Anderson and is ranking member
of the Munce Presbytery. He was believed
at one time to be beyond all help.
FORT WAYNE.-Hugh Stewart. a local
Republican politician, quite active in cOun-
" and state conventions, is very i'll with
some brain trouble resembling paresis,
complicated with Bright's disease. His re-
covery is in much doubt. He was an en-
ploye of the Fifty-fourth Congress and has
many acquaintances in Washington.
PETERSBURG.-On Wednesday after
noon the Board of Commissioners of this
county awarded the rock road contract to
Frank Jean, OF WOrthington. The system
consists of twenty-five miles of road in
Washington township and will cost s63 63S.
Work will be begun at once
I.APORTE-The Rev. David r. Francis,
pastor of the Christian Church at New Car
Isle. has accepted call to Sullivan.
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fight was in Sieloffs favor. he doing most
of the leading, but in the latter part of
that round he received a vicious uppercut
which sent him down for the count lie
recuperated from the blow and continued
the fight, but the seventh round lost him
the fight George Siler was referee.
James Whitfield. the new Western Base
ball League president, says: President
Powers. of the National Association. wires
me that he is with us in our fight and that
the National Associations support should
at no time be in doubt The Western
League will be conducted on business prln-
ciples.
T. j. Hickey, late president of the West
ern Ball League, last night scored the
magnates of the league for alleged efforts
TO dscredit him with cities in his new
franchises from good points continue to
come in. He says he will hold Toledo and
Columbus.
The president of the international Olym-
plan committee, Baron Pierre De Coubertin.
of Paris, has written a letter to President
Roosevelt, asking him TO accept the honor
airy presidency of the Olympisn games TO
be held in Chicago in 1904, says the Paris
correspondent of the New York Tribune.
The letter has been given TO Ambassador
Porter for transmission to the President
Some weeks ago William G. Whitney sur
prised the turf world by announcing that
he would not again race horses in England,
but recently he has changed his plans. the
New York Herald says, for he now an
nounces that his trainer in England John
Higgins, will go back there after a short
sOjOurn at Hot Springs, Ark. Including
Nolodyovski, the Derby winner. there Will
be seventeen horses at Heath House.
According to the New York World. TheO-
dore Molkinten. once a crack horseman of
the German army. will attempt to break
the worlds record for long distance riding.
! The record is now held by a cavalryman I'm
the German army, who rode from Berlin TO
Vienna in eight days and half. From New
! York to Chicago the distance is greater.
but Molkinten proposes to make the trip
on one horse, and DO il in seven days.
District Attorney Hurlburt, of Ogdens-
burg, y. Y, has ordered the sheriff TO ar
rest ex-Champion John l.. Sullivan IL he
attempts TO give a sparrlng exhibition.
Sullivan has engaged with his old sparring
partner, George Bush, To appear At several
towns. large audience gathered at Pots
dam last evening, the sheriff. district at
torney and his assistant among them. 90
see one of the exhibitions. Sullivan came
to the footIights and made speech and de-
clared the match off for the present. Eff
forts are being made To have the autnoTi-
ties keep their hands of
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MAY GO TO WISCONSIN.
Pat O'Dca Has Been Asked to Coach
the varsity Football Team.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Dec. pat ODea
may succeed Phil King as coach of the
Wisconsin football eleven. He has received
an offer from the Wisconsin institution.
This tends To show that Wisconsin is to
follow out system of graduate coaching
ODea AS captain of the South Bend Ath
letic Club eleven had much to do with the
winning of the Western Athletic Cldr
championship, and as coach of the, Notre
Dame eleven credit must be given him. foI
the winning of the Indiana championship
He played fun back for Wisconsin for four
years, and in 1899, when he captained his
team, he won the Western championship
As a coach he has been a great success
developing the green men of NOtre Dame
into one of the strongest elevens of the
West, ranking between the first and second
division tenms.
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FOOTBALL TEAM BANQUET
PURDUE ELEVEN HONORED BY THE
FACULTY AND STUDENTS.
Elaborate Menu and Many TOasts--
Basket Ball at FraBiSlin-i. Us
Football Captaincy.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Dec. 5.-To-night in
the Purdue gymnasium was held the an
nual football banquet in honor of the 1901
team. over three hundred participated in
the function. Daniel Z. storms was toast
master The following toasts were given:
Greeting" Or. w. +. Stone; Purdue
Athletic Association" President l.. NJ
Grant How the City Sees Us" J. J..
Caldwell: The Past" Captain J. F. g.
Miller: THE Future" Captain II. q. Les
lie; THE Athletic Spirit Prot 5. NJ Coul-
ter: "Reminiscences DR.. ". II. Peters;
The Typical American Game j. IL
Kemerer; The True Athletic Hero "
II. Freeman; The Student Body. r. J.;
Wilson; IF the People Only Knew,
Coach ~ p. Jameson; How Managers
Feel" Manager J. w. Esterline: Present
alton OF 'Ps,' Prof. w. Is. HIATT; "Ad-
dress" Prot Emma McRae.
Great enthusiasm prevailed. An elabor-
ate menu was served. II was by far the
most successful function Of the kind III
the history of the association.