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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
CREsCEUs ON EXHIBITION.
Crowds View the King of TrOtters
at Baltimore.

mt baltimore.
BALTIMORE. oct. 2-Between heats Of
the racing at PimIco yesterday Cresceus,
who is 20 try 10 reduce his trotting rec
ord Of 2;fZH tomorrow afternoon. WAS
brought on the track No notice was Civ
en- as 10 the time AZ which the horse was
20 be shown. but he was uppermCst I'm the
minds Of many who had gone TO the
track 10 get a look at him.
Tim Muuen. the stations trainer. was
standing quietly opposite the sixteenth
pole, while Mitchell. the horses attend
ant. was leading the king Of trotters
down the stretch. When ne reached Muir
men the quiet man Tim removed the sheet
from the trotter and Mitchell slowly
walked the animal down 10 a point oppo-
site the gra1dsJand. The little Boston
terrier. Crcsceus' stable companion. was
playing about ahead Of the horse Cres-
ccus locked the people over as If f. was
Tor that purpose h had been brought out
The king Of tr0tters was not gaIIv ca
parisoucd, nor was there the slightest ef-
fort to make the animal snowy. He wore
a neat white bride. with small yellow
and green ribbons on the side. Yellow and
green are his owners driving coIors.
After every one had gotten a good look
where SIR. MUrHen was standing. the light
sheet was put on again. and ne was led
back 20 his stable. The little terrier. who
is also called Cr,sceus. remained out in
front Of the grand stand for a while, but
finding that all attention was riyeted
upon the horse which was going back o.
the stable, he spurted down the track
and joined his friend.
The Impressions that CTeSCcuS created
were various. Some said he was beauty
others said he was plain, and others. pos
sibiy thinking Of that 2-0Zi2 record said
he was an idsal-l0Ckug trotter All had
seen Cresceus as a show horse, but not
Cresceus the racchOrso.
In the morning George II. kctcham. tho
owner. drove CTesCcus three slow miles.
none faster than 2.Z0. over the Pimlico
track Trainer Murusn said later that the
track was fast. and the horse appeared
60 Ike it, By tomorrow, with the care
that is being given the track he said Il
would be very fast. and he thought his
horse was right TO make the trial Of his
life
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
FAGIN IN NEW YORK.
Convicted of Paying Boys 10 steal
for Him.

NEW YORK. oct 2-Samuel SIauman.
OF No. 251 SuIoId Street. was convicted
before Judge Cowing, in Part of General
Sessions. yesterday OF receiving stolen
goods. Slauman had systematically en-
COuTdErd boys employed in drug stores 10
steal from their employers and deliver the
stolen goods TO him for small cOnsidera-
ton.
The principal witness against Slauman
was Edward Lang, Of No. 232 East Nine
ty-third Street, who had pleaded guilty 10
stealing drugs valued at 50. which he
turned over TO Jacob Solomon. another
boy, who I'm turn placed the goods in the
hands Of Slauman- Lang received 81 for
the theft.
Lang told the jury that solomon had
come 10 him and said he was commission
ed by Slauman TO get acquainted with
boys working In drug stores. solomon
WAS then 10 induce the boys to steal and
sell the stolen goods 10 Slaumau- Solo
mon said he was TO receive SO for each
boy ne could induce to enter the scheme,
and that the boys themselves who exc
cUted the thcfts We're To be well paid
SlaUman was 70 meet the thieves in Ful-
ton Street and receive and pay IOT the
goods.
SlaUman was remanded until Friday for
sentence He is now awaiting trial on
a charge Of praCtiCluE pharmacy without
being licensed and registered
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
COLLEGE RACQUET wIELDERs.
The INTERCOLLEGIATE Tennis TOurney
Opens mt Hnycrford.

opens Mt hnE crtOrd.
HAVERFORD. Pa. oct The first
days play I'm the twenty-first annual tour
nament Of the Inter Collegiate Lawn Ten
mis- Association Of America. at the Merton
Cricket Club grounds here, showed some
interesting results when the summaries
were completed last night As was antici-
pated, the opening Of the tournament
proved a great society affair. a great
many OF the younger set OF PhIcdelBhia' g
SOD being present 30 watch the college
DpEs Win further laurels for their alma
matters The championship cup viii be-
come the property Of the college first oU-
talulg seven points q Win In singles or
doubles 70 count one point Princeton
won last year with two points toward
All the contests in singles were most
spirited the last set, between Roche
Harvard, and ColiccJ pennsylvania.
being particularly SO. II being necessary
10 play thirteen games 10 the set before
the former could claim a victory. In the
doubles, the sets between Elummer and
Russell Gaie). and Shafier and Wright
PrlucetOu1, was magnificent struggle.
Yale, showing their prov,rliaI grit pulled
out a victory from what looked at times
like sure defeat.
The summaries
Singles. A. Roche, Harvard beat VI.
b Colket, Pennsylvania, o. 1911
/. + Mahau Columbia. beat l. W
Leonard, Harvard. 50. IS. "a
T. T. PlimptOn. Amherst beat H. J..
I4lplnr Gale. o., lg-l-, 80
H. 4. Plummer. Yale, beat w. S. War
land, Harvard. 81. "a
NJ ogden. Princeton, beat T. c. Wood.
Pennsylvania. 10y default
DOull,s-Blagdiu and Roche Harvard.
beat Alexander and Ogden, Princeton. o..
I'll
PIummer and Russell. Yale. beat Shat
fer and Wright. Princeton, G., Is G-f.
GaIpin and =. X Conaict Yale. beat
Wood and COlket, Pennsylvania, 80, Ga
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liable addition to the forwards as ne was
regarded as the best man among them
last year. until injuries neCessitated his
retirement. Henry. who is being tried
out al left end. is coming along in good
form and viii make Roper the veteran.
hustle % get the place Davis, last year s
tackle, is al the other end. He IS the fast
est man that has hgtn seen on the ueld
since the days OF Palmer and Poe. getting
down the field under the pigskin like a
flash and seldom failing 10 nan his man
Meier has completed his examinations
and IS again at quarterback. For one who
has had So short a career on the football
field Meier Is a wonder and competent
judges say that he will Develop into one
OF Tho best quarters of this fall McCOUd
and :. McCiayD, the seasoned halfbacks,
make a. GDa pair Of line uIunEcTs. but do
not work together SD well AS they might,
for the latter starts "a little too quickly
for the rest Of the hackfeId- There IS the
prospect that another valuable addition
viii Doe made 90 the team I'm the person Of
Collins. elashirE big halthaCk. who cap
tanned the AUGuvCr eleven last season.
At pr, sent he Is finishing his entrance eN-
aTlIaatiDUs. lie has tho reputation Of be
Ing fine player kHfgr, the Lawrence
Vile freshman. mas demonstrated that he
is 4 f. ntuT e. De T'CEOECd with in the al
Igtmsur Of the backn,Id hOuprs His
lodging runs through broken fields and
his spirits around the ends have been the
features in the recent practice.
FUlIhaCk has been causing the CoaChers
more concern than any other position.
Sheffield, Iuderhin. Mills. and Gordon
have all had trial at the place. but not
one has puntcd satisfactorily. with the
possible exception Of Gordon. who is ytry
light Those who have charge of the Ii
gers however, think they have solved the
problem by calling Dewitt back from his
position I'm the line 10 30 the kicking His
puutS do not go very high, but they have
plenty of force and are well directed
Sheffield. last Years tackle has been fill
ing the position. and he makes IN apDrO-
pirate man To- exchange with Dewitt
whenever the latter IS needed 60 boot the
leather. Besides. he has been exhibiting
remarkable Undertaking qualities In
justice To Tuderhill. though. IL may be
said that he has been in poor condition,
having been for some time in the uuiver-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
BELIEVED LIFE WOULD RETURN
Italians In PennSyIvunia Practice "A
Queer SuperstItion

PITTSTON, Pa. oct. When Ben ia
min Burns, an undertaken. went 10 the
homes Of Antonio Perenchy and Antonio
Green. at YatesvilIe, yesterday afternoon
to prepare the bodies Of the two men for
burial he found a queer state OF affairs.
An attempt had been made 10 restore the
two corpses 20 life by burying them.
The two met death by suffocati0n sun
day in an abandoned well near a farm
house in the woods. Perenchy had drop
ped q bag Of nuts into the well and
crawled down after them He was over
come by black damp and his companion.
Green. who attempted 10 rescue him was
also sUnOcated by the deadly gas.
The Italians have a superstition that II
the body Of person that meets death
by sufocatiOE is buried in fresh earth
soon after death. life viii be restored
When the undertaken appeared three
hours after the accident he found that
both bodies had been stripped and buried
beneath six inches Of soil in the garden
back Of their homes. The parents refus-
I'd TO have the bodies dug up, still claim
ing that life WAS yet 10 return
Not until this morning did they give UP
all hope and allow the undertaken 10
raise the bodies and bury them IN the
cemetery.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02

HARRISBURG. oct. 2-B. +. Heyer.
aged seventy. Of Steelton. was found in
an unconscious condition in a cemetery
in this city and taken TO the hospital
where he was revived He was found Iy-
ing across a grave and was thought 10
be dead He was under the influence OF
laudanum, bUt no vial was found. and
the man does nOt know how he got to
the cemetery He LEFT his home at Steel
ton Monday morning. and his failure 20
return in the evening caused alarm The
man declares he swallowed no laUdauum.
and had no intention OF committing sui
eide.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02

READING, Pa, oct Edward n.
Doll, Of this city. while cunning on Mount
Penn, wounded an eagle. The bird then
attacked him, but he killed it with the
butt end OF his gun. 1t measured nifty
lAree Inches from tip 70 tip Of wings
Lhpmas W Townsend shot an eagle on
Mount Penn that measured seven feet two
inches from tip 10 tip and weighed twenty
pounds A. v Kershuor. OF South WeT-
ntrsvllle, last week shot three bald ca
giles. each Of which is almost as large "a
lhat killed By Mr.. Townsend.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
THE JOHNS HOPKINS ELEVEN.
King Dickson. the Famous Quarter
hncL Tnkcs lhnr..c.

King Dickson. the Famous Quarter
back Takes Charge.
BALTIMORE, oct. Alexander King
Dickson the noted Pennsylvania football
PLAYER, who viii coach the Johns Hopkins
football eleven this year. has reached the
university and taken charge Of the cant
didates for the team. With W. NJ Mack
dermott, the physical director Of Hopkins.
he went out 10 American League Park
yesterday afternoon with a squad Of nf-
teen men for a little practice. The men
worked Wen together
Captain Gillespie thinks this year $
eleven viii be first class. The men seem
fun of energy and spirit, and judging by
the way they practice they mean bust
ness.
Nh Dickson makes a specially Of coach
lnE light teams. and surprised everybody
last year Boy his success with the Virginia
Military Institute boys. He Is brother
OF BY Dickson, who was one of the
best college ends a few years ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
Are You Playing the Races?

DON'T GUESS AT THEM. THROW
AWAY YOUR DOPE BOOK AND CON
SUIT THE HANDICAPPED. Informa-
ton furnished on all the races East and
West. Sure winners handed out every
day. My promised long shot yesterday
was His Royal Hlghness. who finished
third at a long price. With Cochran uD.
who was 70 have ridden him, he could not
have lost Another long shot today. and
my clients should not fall TO get aboard
Terms 81 per day, or IS per week Hours
Of business from L o'clock 10 every
day. Room .. HANDICAPPED, law
renee Hotel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
FOOTBALL AT ROCKVILLE.
a Strong Team OF Lightweight Play
ers Organized.


ROCKVILLE, Nd. oct. 2.-ROckvilIe
Will be represented on the gridir0u this
season by what is believed will prove the
strongest team ever gotten together IL the
town. john J. Higgins IS the man
ager- The team Will average $50 pounds
and viii De composed OF the following:
Corbin Harris. centre; Stiles. right
guard Hicks, left guard; John Higgins.
right tackle; kelchner. left tackle: Far
Quhar, fullback; Beard, right haIfbaCk.
Wilson, left end, Dawson, right end:
Walter Higgins, left haIfback, Owens.
quarterback: Glascott- Rouic. ard VC.f-s
substitutes
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
CHOLERA N INnIA.

People everywhere arc acquainted with the re-
markabie cures Of nilfcr forms Of bowel COM
plants effected by tie use Of Chambsrlaiu's Collie
Cholera. and DiauLoea Remedy. % Is not acner-
ally known, however, that this remedy has proved
very successful in the treatment q Asiatic ch0l-
era and Is now sold and used all over India.
Lrs- Sd. l. Hiseocks writing from Clacr Road
Byculla. India, ssys Il have used a good many
bottles Of Chsmberlsin's Cole Cholera, and Diar-
ThCea Remedy and have found il invaluable a.
a cure as well a. a preventive Of cholera So
far ] have never known it 20 fail II given in the
early stages" Tor sale by Henry Evans, Whole
sale and Retail. and all druggists.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
COMMENT IN LONDON.
a Newspapers Observation on w. {.
Whitney's Withdrawal.

LONDON. oct 2-Commentiug on the
withdrawal OF W. C. Whitney's horses
from English races the Evening News
says:
Many racing men VIII not accept Mr.
vs. hlJney's cabled reasons for retiring
from the English turf They aver that
the bad handicapping and loose riding
are enough 20 disgust even a millionaire. %
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
EIghty Yenrs oId-Cntnrrn Eli,

Eighty tHTs UIu-I HtUrTH IITTV
fears--Dr AgueH's Catarrhal Powder cures
him. Want any stronger evidence Of The power
Of this wonderful remedy over this universal dis
easel Want the truth % the case c0nhrmed2
Write George Lewis SLam0Lin Pa. De says
Il look upon my cure as a miracle" Il relieves
IN ten minute. Sold by F. S. Williams Ninth
and T Streets Edmoads x Williams. Third Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
TIE Training of the Cornell and
Princeton Elevcns.

TIE Ithacnn Coaches We'll Satisfied
With the Progress Of Their Team.
The Linemen Of the Tigers Again
Switched AbOut-NaBy Candidates.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02

The remains of Howard a. Garrett. who
died Monday at the Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital We're removed yesterday 10
his home near Glen Echo. The funeral
took place today. The services were held
al the Methodist Episcopal Church, Of PO-
tOmac Nd.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02

Hattie Warren, coIored. the ten-year-
old daughter Of Mortimer Warren. who
resides near Rockville. Md, died Monday
az the Emergency Hospital Of lOckjaw
The child. while walking about the house
barefoOted, ran piece Of glass into her
foot The wound festcrcd. and the glass
could not be extracted. She was taken TO
the hospital Sunday, but nothing could be
done TO relieve her.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
SPECIAL STAKE
FOR GREYHOUNDS
Double Card for Last
Meeting Of the
Year.
Union Coursing Park Man
agement Offers a Good
Programme.

Two stakes, each with fOrty-eight en-
tries, will be the card at Union Coursing
Park this week. Both stakes will be run
down once tomorrow, leaving the con-
Guiding rounds for Sundays card. The
draw last night resulted as follows;
Special stake, forty-eight entries.E Neave,s
Wedding Bells E. Geary's America; c.
Sharman's Gold Bug e: Neave's First
Foot; E. Geary's Bonnie Hughie vs. p: NJ
ClarksOns Golden Garter; I. j. Cronln van
dial VS.. D. j. Healey's Tapioca Kelly & Han
ley's Naughty Girl VS.. Pasha Kennels Real
Article; =. Doyles Liberator VS. r. Geary's
Ruby Sanl1ey: }. MarIland's The CRATER vs.
p. NJ. Clarkson's Prompto; G. Snarmans Lit
tie Sister VS.. ID. j. Healeys Fine Form; w. j.
Leonard's Tom Hurlick VS.. L. Gearys Bonnie
Pasha; A. r. Curtis Narcissus vs. q. Shar-
mans Chicago Boy; A. X. Curtis Vulcan VS..
A r. Curtis Loyal Lad: C. o. Peterson,s
Spiteful A. r. Curtis Kibosh; d. j.
Healey's For Glory vs.. G. Nethercott's Hick-
Ory Dick; Pasha Kennels Roman Athlete VS.
ID. J. Healey's Lady Clare; ID. J. Healey's
Tiburon VS. G. Sharman's Sir Pasha; G., Shar
H1rbie Hug r CarToT Master Siir -
knights Shadow; ID. SilYas Master Rocket vs.
A. NanderWnite's Lear King Pasha Kennels
Rocker VS.. A. Vanderwhite's Flora Mcdonald; :;
7. Jones Wedgewood VS.. H. Lyneh's Merrimac
I. j. Cronins Tralee Boy VS.. J. Badt's LOvina; ;
Dorothy M; j. Canes GreenhaI vs.. l.. S.
Barres Amedee
Open stake. forty-eight entres-J H. w
Muller's Cruiser VS. d. g. Franz's Lavona ;
Kelly & Hanley's Lusmagh Lass G. Shar-
mans Bowery Boy; A. McLeod's Royal Friend
VS.. J. Shea'sN Slim; c. Clocks Alameda Lad
VS.. L. F. Bartels' Best Bargain; d. Donovan's
BannOckburn VS.. r. Coxs Crockett HILL j. w.
Fahy's October Lad VS. d. ]. Healey's Elisha
Freedom; w. ]. Leonards Daylight ]. II.
McDuffie's Sally Brass; T. Lees Sweet Locust
sankey VS.. j. ODonneIPs New Moon; ".
Cairns Gold Ore VS. w c. de b. I4opezs Sara:
Z. Ready's Full Moon VS. T. Rosenberg's Ny
Nell; P. NJ. Clarkson's Sofala VS. j. H. Nc
Nelps Blackhawk; H Lynchs Lottie NJ VS.
T. J. Cronin's Vixen; W. Cairns Imperial VS..
II. Lynch's Lilac; j. Dempsey's Jingle Bells
VS., J. H. McNelrs Pearl Mack; F. Rosenberg's $
Master Bly, VS. f. Geary's Ray Hughe; j. NJ.
Haltons May Hampstead VS.. H. Lynch's
Black Bart; II. H. Greys Terronette VS. J.
Kelly's Governor Mac; G. Graham's Lady New
ark VS.. =. Parkinsons Ben Kirby; w c. de
h. Lopez's Pepita vs.. c. PiCkards Bright Gold;
]. p Sweeney's Cottage Lass VS. Pasha Ken
nels' Rich Argosy; J. F. Cheatham's Repre-
sentative VS. J. H. McDuffe's Bill Foster;
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
Tommy Ryan Sues Jehrries

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 26-Tommy
Ryan, once a prizefghter but now in
business in Kansas City, brought suit in
the Circuit Court here to-day against j.
j. Jeffries to recover $1,000 which he al
leges is due him for training the world $
champion for his fight with ]. J. Corbett
at Coney Island in May 1899 The papers
swere served on Jeffries while he was in
Turkish bath. but he pa no attention
to them. turning over and continuing his
sleep without making reply. Ryan in his
petition, says he rendered the services ex-
pected of him and the service is reason
ably worth $25O0. OF this amount Ryan
says Jeffries paid him $500 in three diff
ferent installments, and that $1,000 is still
due, for which amount he asks judgment
Jeffries gave an exhibition here last night
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
FOUR SWIMMERS READY
TO TEST THEIR SPEED
Match to Take Place at Lurlibe
Baths-Case of Wine the
Trnnhu

A swimming match for the Owls
feather and case of wine will take place
at the Lurline baths one evening next
week ]. c. Wilson, William Hopkins,
Edgar Mizner and Harry Smith will con-
test for the laurels. Commodore l. Cutie
is the manager of j. c. Wilson. The man
agement of William Hopkins rests with
Clarence Bickford. Al Grimm comes for
ward to manage the swimming affairs of
Harry Smith. The honor and responsible
ity of mana ging Edgar Mizner in the
tournament devolves upon Louis Sloss Jr.
The conditions of the match require that
the contestants shall swim eight times
across the tank. Edgar Miner has a Yu-
kon River record for long distance SWIM
ming that makes the eight trips across
the tank seem like a preliminary plunge.
Louis Sloss Jr has wine to wager that
Miner will swim away from his adver-
saries. There is no handicap
The speediest swimmer of the four,
without regard to weight, size or style of
bathing suits. will take the feather ana
the fiZZ. j. c. Wilson was slightly the
favorte in the betting at the Bohemian
Club last evening, but William Hopkins
and Harry Smith were not without sup
porterS.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
SENATOR DEPEW
WEEDS MORROW
United States Consul IN
Nice Will Perform
Ceremony.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The World has
the following from Nice, France: United
States Senator Chauncey M. Depew and
Miss May Palmer will be married mere
tomorrow at p. m in the American
Consulate by United States Consul Har-
old S. Van Buren, who will conduct
civil ceremony under a special dispensa-
ton granted by the Secretary of State
Miss Palmer being a Catholic the first
religious ceremony will take place in the
Church of NOtre Dame on Saturday
morning at II o'clock. Then will follow
the wedding in the American Consulate
at noon There a company of sailors from
the American squadron will form guard.
The church wedding. however, and not
the one at the consulate, will be the legal
one in France. The bridegrOOms 5 wit
nesses will be James Gordon Bennett and
Count de Sers.
Senator Depew is a guest of Countess de
Sers, his cousin, a granddaughter Of Com
modore Vanderbilt. The Countess will
give a reception after the ceremony.
Senator and Mrs. DepeW will start away
directly after the wedding and will sail
from England for the United States on
JanUTy l.
Miss Palmer is staying at the Hotel
BritaQ0iUue
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
SOLDIERS BATTLE
WITH BOLOMEN n
Seven Americans Fall in
a Fight on Island Of
Samar.

MANILA. Dec. 27.-Captain Schoeffel,
with a detachment of eighteen men of
Company E, Ninth Infantry, at Dapday,
island of Samar, was attacked by large
force of bolomen. A severe hand-to-hand
fight cnsued in which a sergeant, cor
poral and five privates were killed. Cap
tain Schoeffel was wounded. but not dan
gerously. Five privates were dangerously
and one slightly wounded. No property
was lost. The enemy was finally repulseG
with heavy loss.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The War De-
partment was to-day advised by General
Chaffee at Manila that Company f of
the Twenty first Infantry had desperate
hand-to-hand encounter in gorge six
miles south of San Jose, Batangas, on De-
cember %. Twenty-Five of the enemy
were killed. Patrick Connolly re-
ceived an ugly bolo wound in the left
cheek: Private Carney received six bolo
wounds in the neck and shoulders.
The War Department has been apprised
by cable from Manila of the surrender of
the insurgent chieftain Samson at Mutas-
twenty-eight cannon and forty-hve rifles.
General Chaffee, at Manila, reports that
Odus RoeCler, second lieutenant of Philip
pine scouts a native of Beverly. w. Va,
committed suicide on the morning of De-
cember % by shooting himself with car
bine on board the Lawton. He was suf-
fering from temporary insanity, due to ILL
ness
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
HEAVY WEIGHTS WILL MEET
AT THE RELIANCE CLUB
Hank Griffen of Los Angeles and
Jack Johnson of Denver Will
Fight

The heavyweight contest on the pro-
gramme for the Reliance Athletic Clubs
tournament tonight at Oakland is 4
promising number. The principals will be
Hank Griffen of Los Angeles and Jack
Johnson of Denver, matched for a fifteen
round bout.
The Colorado man has been working
with Kid Carter across the bay Johnson
is reputed to be a fairly fast hitter. He
will try, because future engagements here
depend in a large measure on the show
ing he will make tonight
Louis Long of the Reliance Club and
George Curren will meet in a ten-round
event The opening bout is a slx-round
affair between Jockey Bennett and Jack
McFadden, brother of the kid"
Billy Lavigne, manager of the Acme
Athletic Club of Oakland, matched Young
Gibbs of Cleveland and Jack OBrien of
New York yesterday to fight here on jan
uary IA. The men are to weigh 140 pounds
a the ringSide. Gibbs has shown himself
a clever boxer, while O'Brien comes with
a big Eastern reputation.