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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Baseball Today at Fort.

The first baseball game of the year is
scheduled TO take place at Fort Doug
las this afternoon between a team com
posed of the soldiers at the post and
the last years Royals. A. Gum, man
ager Of the Royals, requests that all
the members Of his team report at the
post ball grounds not later than l:30
p. m. a half hour before the game is
called.
The soldiers have been practicing for
the past week and announce the
grounds to be in first-class condition to
play the game. Yesterday afternoon
two mines picked from the artillery and
infantry played a practice game which
was Won by the latter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
JIM HALLS SECRET.
After All These Years He Says Fitz
Won Fairly.

After All THESE Years be Says EItz
Won Fairly.
III il had not been for Bob Fitzsim-
mons I might have had plenty Of
money today" said Jim Hall the other
night. "Fitzsimmons told the old story
50 often about fighting me a fake in
Australia that he must believe il him
SELF by this time. If the fight was not
DC the square then / would consider
Fitz the cheapest fakir ever heard
Of When he fought me at Sydney there
was rot more than SO IL the house.
I - s. FOR winning. and the balance
went t0 F'itz. The people in Sydney
we're 50 sick and tired hearing about
Fitz retiring from the fighting game
that they would not turn out to see
him. You know il Australia you cant
pose as a fighter, and act the part of a
mechanic. You must come out in your
true cOlors. Fitz was working as
blacksmith and every now and then
he would issue challenge for & fight
The sports do not have any faith in
him. and they were glad 10 hear the
news of his departure for America.
When he left sydney he did not have
penny in his pocket. and had he
remained IN Australia he would never
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Ball Club For Peoria.

Peoria. Ills, Feb. 15.-President Whit
FIELD of the Western league has decided
TO organize a stock company here and
today he began work. He has met with
considerable encouragement, and saws
that next week he will have the COM
pany completed ard will make applica-
ton for Incorporation papers. This
done. he viii turn the matter Of or
ganizatiOn over TO the stockholders and
award Peoria the remaining franchise
in the league.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
New Orleans Results.

New Orleans, Feb. 15.-Crescent City
summary:
FRS race. selling, six furlongs-Orla
won, John Grigsby second, Lady Al
oerra third. Time-I:141s.
Second race, five and d half furlongs
-Ogle Won, Man second, Amigari third.
Time--1:07kz.
Third race, handicap, one and one
sixteenth miles-Malay. won, Intrusive
second. Eva Rice third. Time-I:47l5.
Fourth race, Desoto handicap, six
IurlOngs-St- Cuthbert won. II You
Dare second, Rance third. Time-1:I2a.
Fifth race, selling. one and three
elghths miles-Major Mansir won.
Elghor second. Little Elkin third. Time
-2,225s.
sixth race, selling. mile and seventy
yards-Cast Iron Won, Garter Ban sec
end, Frank N. third. Time-I:47.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16

Y. M. C. A. WINS AGAIN
Defeat Students of University in
Second Game of indoor Base
ball by Score Of Is to 8.

For the second time this week the
Christians trimmed the students of
the state university in game Of in
door baseball. The game was played
at the Y. II. c. A. last evening in the
presence of a number OF rooters for
both teams and showed considerable
Improvement over the game Of Thurs
day night. The Varsity was shut out
in three innings and the Christians had
TO take the same dose in two times up.
Herman Johnson of the Y. NJ. c. a.
was the heavy man with the broom
handle. and every time he came 10 the
bat the big leather ball was lost in
the network of screens protecting the
Up and score:
NJ @ A IS Position University s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN
]. Scott Leary Swims Twenty Yards
in Ten Seconds.

Chicago, Feb. IA worlds SWIM
ming record was broken in the sports
mans show at the Coliseum tonight
when J. Scott Leary OF the Olympic
Athletic club, San Francisco, swan
twenty yards in ten seconds fiat.
BY so doing he clipped two-fifths Of
a second from The worlds mark set by
E. Carroll Sehafer of Philadelphia.
This was a feature of the 10G-yar,7
race, which Leary won easily, leading
al the finish by three lengths. Spencer
OF Columbia university was second.
and Guy N. Daley of the Homestead
water polo team third. The time for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Junior Teams organlzed.

Four junior teams We're organized at
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium yesterday
and viii play a series of basket ball
gaines for the Junior championship of
that institution. The teams and cap
.ains are as follows; Reds-Stein-
house (captain) Harris. Cornett. New
ton and Breeder. Blues-Litchfield
(captain), Wire. FOrsythe, Wort and
Andrews. Blacks Teinfest (eaptain).
,ritchlow. Bero. Cooke and Evans.
Whites Smith icaptainl. Lindholm.
Miller, Simmons and Levy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
miscellaneous.
LADIES' BOWLING CLUB.
Match Game Won by Louise Bascom
With Score of Sc.

The Young Ladies' Bowling club met
at the Brunswick alleys yesterday
morning and spent a couple of hours
knocking pins right and left. to the
evident satisfaction of all those pres
ent. A match game at ten pins was
arranged among those present. which
was won by Miss Louise Bascom with
a score of Sc. The others scored as
follows: Miss Marion Jones, 81: Miss
Chrystai Patton, So; Miss EthaI shep-
pard, 50; Miss Alta Rawlins, SO: Miss
Helen Litchfield, 45, and Miss Louise
Cannon, 40.
A movement is now on foot among
the girl students of the different
schools in the city TO organize a bowl
ing league and play a series Of games
for championship honOrs.
A meeting has been called for next
Saturday 10 discuss the matter. Z. &.
Phippen is acting as instructor for the
young ladies. and it is through his eff
forts the latter have become interested
in the sport.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
League For Cache County.
fSnecial Id The HeraldA

IoDCCIdI 70 ne f1tTdIu-1
Logan, Utah, Feb. 15.-The local base
ball fans met last night and elected
r. E Keeler manager of the Logan
club for the coming season. A good
team viii be organized and efforts will
be made to secure the establishment
of a county league, TO be composed of
Logan, Wellsville, Hyrum, Smithfield.
Richmond and Lewiston.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
CONTESTANTS TIED.
Norris and Sigourney Lead in Bill
lard Tournament.

New York, Feb. I5.-CharIes s. Nor
ris. formerly Of the Chicago Afalat;c
association. and now a resident OF this
city. is tied for first honors in the anna
teur billiard championship with wilson
II. SigOurney Of San Francisco. Nor
ris beat his old club-mate. c. +. Conk-
lin Of Chicago, tonight by a score Of
400 10 3S5. It was a close game through
out, as the narrow margin which di-
vided the players at the finish viii
show. Sigourney and Norris viii play
OF the tie next Monday night, and the
winner OF the contest will play Wilson
P. Foss for the amateur championship
OF America.
Score tonight: Norris. 400; average
45-71: high runs. 81, p. 81
Conklin, Ss5: average, . 40-7I; high
runs, A., 60, 80.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Brooklyn Elects omcers.

New York, Feb. I5.-The annual
meeting of the Brooklyn baseball club.
held in Jersey City. reelected Charles
II. Ebbits as president. Other officers
elected are: Ferdinand A Abel, vice
president and treasurer: H. r. Won Der
HORST, secretary. and Edward Hanlon.
manager. Other business was of
routine nature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Chovnski to Meet Hanrahan.

Joe Choynsld has agreed to fight
wild Bill" Hanrahan, the frost of the
recent fight with Frank ChiHs. The
match was declared off after Childs
whipped the wild one; but Al Cook,
manager of the Monarch Athletic club
of Louisville, satisfied that the man
who whipped Marvin Hart would draw
well in the southern city. kept after
Choynski. He signed the articles, and
Hanrahan was willing to do anything
for a chance TO redeem himself and
readily agreed to the terms. The cor
test will be decided the night before
the Sullivan contest, or Feb.
y and will be at catch weights, and is
slated for twenty-five rounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
BARNEY JGDEcIDED.
Payson Whirlwind May Retire From
the Ring.

VIC ~NAAS'
Payson, Feb 15.-Ray Barney, the
winner of the Barney Smith fight Wed
nesday night. is undecided whether he
viii go to Salt Lake and make arrange
ments for a match with George Condie
or some other middleweight, or go to
California. His father is here and will
leave in few days for the coast,
where he is superintendent of a large
mine He does not care to have his
son enter the ring for another two
years at least, and therefore wants to
take the young man with him.
PugiliStic enthusiasts who saw Bar
ney the other night say he has the
chances of making a record for himself.
He has a remarkable hard delivery for
boy not yet 20 years of age, and is
confident and not afraid 10 meet Con-
die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Waldorf VIII Race Horses

LONDON, Feb. 15.-William Waldorf
Astor, as a preliminary TO going in for
morse racing, has registered his colors
under the Jockey club rules. They are
light blue with pink sash and cap.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Grocery Repartee.
Baltimore AmericanO


It ! had an engagement with you"
said the clerk. 1T would be this"
And he gently placed date with a
peach.
No. answered the pretty cashier. 1T
would be Ike this
And she laid the date beside the canned
Holsters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
BIG STORE BURNED.
Reports From a Town Sixty Miles
From a Telegraph Station.

Especial TO The Herald.)
Dillon, Mont, Feb. ia report has
just come in from the Big Hole Basin
that J. p. LOsSFs general store had
been burned to the ground this morn
ing at Wisdom. The town is sixty
miles from the telegraph station, and
particulars cannot be learned at pres
ent. Dillon business men estimate the
loss At least $4,000, and think IL is
Well covered by insurance. The ware
house was saved. Two buildings were
burned, one just having been completed
a few months ago. LOssl did the largest
business in the Basin. and has been
located there for number of years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
How She Helped Him.
Chicago News

George, said the young wife, II think
you said you wanted your two suits 10 60
as far as possible?"
think did, agreed George.
Wei. have helped you 1 gave. them
to the missionary society 10 send 70 the
South Sea islands,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Basket Ball.
ENTER PROTEST.
Girls High School Team Protests
Game With /. D. S.

4 protest signed by Louise Baseom,
manager Of the High school basket ball
team. has been entered against the
game played by the /. d. s. and High
school teams on the 9th of this month
The game was won by the L. d. s.
and il is charged that one of their
PLAYERS. Rose Hicks. was not eligible
To play. The High school claims that
Miss Hicks is not a bona fide student
of the j.. D. s. L, and according TO
the rules entered into, she is not en-
titled TO play.
The matter viii be brought up be-
fore a committee consisting OK Profess
sors Eaton OF the High school and
Hinckley OF the /. D. ;. L, together
with a third party get 10 be selected.
If the game is thrown out, the l. D.
:. viii have to win still another con
test before winning the girls cham
niOnshfD of the city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Brady Out in Third Round.

Special 70 The Herald)
Kemmerer. Wye. Feb. 15.-Kid Rog-
ers of Chicago. Ill. knocked out Kid
Brady of Seattle, Wash. in the third
round of what was TO be a twenty
round go, here tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Athletes Promoted.

The active work taken in the Y. NJ.
c. a. gymnasium by number OF the
members Of late has graduated sew
eral members into the leaders class
Yesterday Physical Director Daniel an
nounced that Francis Litchield, Eu-
gene FOTsythe and 3. Teinfest hdG
been promoted TO the highest class.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16

Mcnte Carlo. Feb 1.-THE chess
winners this moraing were: Maroczy
from Ieiehmann. Marshall from Eisen-
berg Iarrasch from Scheve and Mieses
nom Popiei. In the afternoon Napier
beat Wolf.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
The One Sweet SONG

ATLANTA Constitution
In the chill sod the seed is nursed.
To bloom and brightness springiuE,
Let the wild winter do his worst
Wen keep the soul a-singing,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Charity.
Chicago Re-

Chicago Record-Herald.)
He-DO YOU think men ought 10 be Shot
when they are 452
She-NO I think most of them deserve Do
earlier-along about the tine they go 10
college.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
RYAN Gets Decision.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Tommy Ryan was
given the decision over Jack Bea-
schOlt at the end of the sixth round
tonight at the gymnasium of the Chi
cago Athletic club.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Hand Bail Scores.

Badger and Stewart defeated Webb
and Daniel in two games of handbal
on the Y. NJ &. A courts yesterday
afternoon. The scores were 2l-20 and
2l-I9
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16

the 1OO-yards was 1:07. which is three
seconds slower than Leary's best time
for the same distance,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
FIGHTERS SIGN.

JEFF and Fitz Sign Articles to Meet
in May.
New York, Feb. 15.-RObert F'itzsim-
mons and James Jeffries signed arti-
cles here today to meet in a twenty
round glove contest on some date be-
tween May 10 and 20 for the champion
shin of the world. The contest is to
take place before the club Offering the
highest purse. The winner is TO re-
ceive 60 per cent aud the loser 40 per
cent of the purse
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27
TeI.graphic reyitics.

COLUMBUS. GA.-The steamer maj
ad," owned by the Georgia and Florid;
Navigation Company, of this city, wa
burned at Blountstown at 2 O'clock tn:
morning. No lives were lost.
CHARLESTON, s. C.-Governor Durbi
and staff OF Indiana. celebrated Indian
day in the Pennsylvania building at tn
Exposition to-day and Were entertained g
luncheon in the Wonens building.
WILKESEARRE. PA. Feb. 26.-Peter
Lenousky to-day confessed that he anf
Victor Zarambo had plotted to kill An
thony Sennick and that Zarambo had
done the killing The murder was COM
rnitted in the mine where Sennick worked.
1t was believed he had lot of money.
but .n~o,lsLv saws none was found.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is The proposed
limitation of work to eight hours day
on Government work was again before
the Labor Committee Of the House OF
Representatives of several largo concerns
doing Government work. appearing in op-
position.
PITTSBURG. PA, Feb. os.-Two men
were almost Instantly killed and two men
injured, one dangerously, by the falling
Of a furnace gate weighing q ton. at Jones
and Laughlin steel works last night
SAVANNAH, GA-The British steam
ship Nyassa. Captain Leslie, from Heulva
Spain. TO this port, with pyrites. went
ashore on Ossahaw Island. twenty-five
miles south of Tybee Light. Monday at
terncon4 .L-s-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27
WATER IN JAMES
NOW RECEDING
;reshet Reached Something Over
Sixteen Feet Last Night.
Little Damage Done.

The muddy waters of the James, which
had been plunging through Richmond
since nightfall Tuesday, reached their
height last night q short time after II
O'Clock, and since then has been slowly
rcCeding.
The highest reached here was some
thing over sixteen feet which flooded the
lower sections of the city, cut off all
street-car service below Twenty eighth
Street. and poured the yellow torrent III
to the basement and cellars of down
town buildings.
The water did not Interfere with the
ca service at Fifteenth and MhL Streets
.hough the back water flooded the alley
az the rear Of the First Station, on Sew
cntcenth Street This rise in its proper
lions cannot compare with the flood in
December. which reached twenty-four feet
mere inundating the lower gas works and
%reakinS damage and loss i'll many other
ways. The gas works was not in danger
yesterday. though several houses and
buildings on Lester Street in the vicinity
If the plant were flooded and considera
bly, damaged.
At s o'clock last evening the water be-
gan to reccde at Columbia, after reach
ing q $40 feet. This assured no danSef
to the James River Division of the
Chesapeake ad Ohia, as thlrty-one feet OF
more is necessary l:efore there is appre-
hension of trouble along this section OF
the road. While the water did not eX-
tend into the city, things were exceed
:ngly damp along the river front. Down
in Rockets the wharves and store-houses
were either flooded or floating during the
afternoon. Several boats broke loose
from their mornings and were carried
down with the current.
The schooner yacht Cecilia, owned by
Captain James Cline was captured al
Dutch Gap and brought back to Rich
mond under tow of the tug Annie.
At the Trigs shipyards there was ne
damage SO far as other plants along
the river front were concerned, there
was no great damage. as every precau
ton had been taken following the warn
inEs sent out by the Weather Bureau
Mr.. Evans stated yesterday morn
ing that the storm period is no
ended The storm which has been how
erinE over this city III the shape OF
snow and rain for several days is nov
ertrai between Philadelphia and New
York and moving very slowly toward Tho
northeast The normal rate of speed
# a moving storm is about six hundred
miles a day; this storm likes the country
so well that it is averaging only three
hundred miles a. day. Thus 1t Is tha
Richmond has yet several thrSs TO OK
Dcct.
Meanwhile out in Montana there is {
new storm al work. In all proba bilit1
this storm will arrive at Richmond abou
the time the traces of the present stor1
IRE removed, and then will begin anothe
periot of bad Weather. Mr. Evans Joe
not make this statement as a. forecast
but as a possibility. The high pressure
areas are in the extreme south and OF
the Pacific coast. There is d. tare chanc
that the Montana storm will be pushe'
off on British Columbia, but there i
nothing defiuite known in the matter We
as the storm has failed to make publ
its itinerary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27
DEATHS.

ArKINLEY.-Died, at her residence, No.
400 North Eighteenth Street, Tuesday.
February 25th, at 10:40 a. NJ, Mrs. ANN
MkINLEY.
Funeral will take place from St.
Patrick's Church FRIDAY. February
mass. Friends and acquaintance in
vited to attend.
CHALKLEY.-Died, Wednesday at 2:sl
A. NJ, NAOMI CEALkLEY, only child
M. and I. NJ. Charley, aged two years,
five months and seven daSs.
Funeral will take place TO-DAY from
the residence at 5 o'clock. Interment
in Oakwood Cemetery
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27
YORKTOWN FARM.
Mr.. Mauk Wants to Sell It to Government TO
$4,000.
Especial Dispatch to The lines


WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. Mr.. Q. w
A1auck. owner Of the Temple Farm, near
Yorktown was given hearing this
morning by a subcommittee of the House
Committee on Military Affairs on th'
subject Of the purchase OF that farm by
the Government.
Representative Maynard introduced Mr..
Mauck. and himself addressed the com
lnittee in behalf of this project. Mr. May
rard dwlet upon the historic sentimental
reasons for the purchase of this body OF
land upon which stands the famous
Moore house, in which Lord CORVALLIS
surrendered to General Washington, and
upon the practical reasons also. He
spoke of the far mas a splendid place for
the mobilization of troops, for an en-
campment and OH account of its mag
nticetn water front, for a naval display.
Mr. Mauck discussed the price OF the
farm and compared it with the value of
ether land in the vicinity. There are
about five hundred acres in the farm,
the price asked being $4,000.
Representative Maynard feels cncour-
aged at the outlook for this project and
expects a favorable report from the COM
mittee.
The subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. which is con-
sdcrng the Marine Hospital question has
made no report. Tho Portsmouth public
building matter has not been reached
yet, but Mr.. Maynard said this morning
that he expected a favorable report on
that also.
MIR. L. D. Aylett, Of Richmond. is stop
ping at the Metropolitan for a day or
two on his way home from a business
trip to West Virginia.
I'VE are very much interested in the
Constitutional Convention down in Rich
mond, +" said Mr.. Aylett. and are anxious
~ awaiting the results of its labors.
for ono am of the opinion that If it i:
| submitted to the people it will he defeat
| CO If the convention had dealt With thu
suffrage question promptly and then sub
mitted tho Constitution to the people
! without all this DELAY. everything .woul6
have been all right. but there is no tell
ing what may happen now. But con
cluded Mr. ;AXlett, YOU must not quot
me as a political authority. for 7 know
comparatively little about the politics o
the State.
Mr. Raleigh c. Minor professor of Law
in tho University of Virginia, is also a
the Metropolitan. Mr.. Minor gives VIC
! lectures a week a t Georgetown Univer.
sity on Conflict OF Laws"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27

reaches nearer their attainment. AS
reader: of blank verse he is head and
shoulders above all his fellows. and ms !;
to-day lie is more worthy to wear the
mantle of Edwin Booth than any of his
contemporaries. His Lanciotto Is a ira ic
creation of great depth and power.5lt Is
not only impressive, but real, human, q
creature Ineligible to every heart, yet
restless under the banefui shadow OF an
awful and resistless fate: q misShapen
playthiug of sIemorse1esst destiny. 1t was
a; night Of triumph for Otis Skinner. and
the applause of the audience, was IN
Stinted The support was excellent.