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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
SATURDAYS RUNNING RACES.
Musical Slipper the Best OF Eleven
TwO-Near-OIds.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 1S.-A string of
eleven ~two-year-olds faced Starter Fitzger-
aid in the third race this afternoon, MAX
ing their debut on the turf. Based on
trials, the Morris-Walden pair, Merry Sis
ter and Offset, were favorites and coupled.
Merry Sisters race was much the best.
She was on the outside all the way, and
was carried wide on the turns, but came
by very fast at the end and finished strong.
Musical Slipper was well handled ran a
good race. and was drawing away as they
finished. Dagmar, favorite in the stake
event, the Live Oak ste~eplechase, worth
$1,015 to the winner. has probably closed his
ring career. He unseated his rider early
in the race, but BARLEY remOunted and
started after his field. Rising TO the tenth
jump, the horse broke a blood vessel and
was pulled up. COley made "A new record
for the track. Mnyherr, which won the
fifth race, was the only winning %favorite.
The steward have decided TO continue the
suspension of Jockey Ernest Harshberger
indefinitely. Winners in order: Orla. 4 to
1; Major Mansir. , TO /: Musical Slipper,
3 to /; Coley, Is TO 8; Mynherr, 8 to 5; The
HOVden. Is to >.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
THE BASEBALL SITUATION
MANAGER WATKINS SIGNS HARRY
TEAL FOR a BACN STOP.
He VIII Come to his City Highly
Recommendation Spun by
Hickey-DiamOnd Gossip.

Manager Watkins last week added an
other catcher 10 his string Of promising
HoOsiers for the 1902 team. The signed
contract was received from Harry Teal. a
yOungster who was highly recommended to
the indianapolis club as being a good back
stop and a frst-class hitter. Teal lives at
Ligonier. Ind, and last season caught for
Battle Greek. Mich. in a small league
composed Of Michigan cities. During the
latter part Of the season his work was
watched closely by a friend Of Mr.. Wat
kins. and he notified the Indianapolis man
ager to sign him II he could. Watkins
opened negotiations with the lad and has
secured his signed contract. While he is
still a y%OUngster Watkins believes he can
develop the young catcher into frst-class
material.
A few days ago Manager Watkins for
warded nineteen contracts 20 President
Hickey of players that had been signed by
the Indianapolis club. On Friday five ad-
ditiOnal contracts were turned over 10 the
association president. This makes twenty
four players the Indianapolis club has un-
der contract. and it does seem from that
number a frst-class team can be secured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19

"dip" and pulling up For the former he
can let himself up and down twenty-four
times without stopping to catch his breath.
In the latter he has "chinned' a pole ten
feet high sixteen times. His biceps measure
1913 inches in circumference The forearm
measures IL inches; thigh, u inches, and
the calf of his leg, 1916 inches. The rest Of
his body is correspondingly well developed.
August StOeffler. another of the Y. NJ. c.
A. athletes, is considered the best all-round
gymnast in the association. He is twenty
years old. He has been a member of the
association for two years. He not only takes
lessons at the Y. NJ. c. A, but at his home
he has a gymnasium equipped, which in
cludes horizontal and parallel bars and a
wrestling mat. He also engages in boxing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
COLORED CHAMPION won
FRANK CHILDS THE VICTOR OVER
WALTER JOHNSON.
"YOung SharlSey, and Charley Mason
Evenly Observation-Disclosures and Tom
Sharkey Released.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-Frank Childs. of Chi
cago, colored champion heavyweight pugi-
list, won a decision over Walter Johnson,
also of Chicago, at the clubroOms of the
Chicago Athletic Association tonight. Six
rounds were fought.
Fred Russell, of Denver, was scheduled
as Childs's opponent, but the management
announced just previous to the men enter
ing the ring that Russell had quit and that
Johnson had been secured to take his place.
The contest was tame and uninteresting
The first two rounds were Johnson's by a
shade, but after that he tired rapidly.
Childs did most of the leading, but was
unable to land a Knockout blow. At the
end of the fourth round the spectators
eV1nced much displeasure by cat calls, hiss
ing and cries of "Fakei' and many OF
them left the hall.
In the preliminaries Young Sharkey, a"
of Hot Springs, and Charley Mason, OF
chicago, fought a spirited contest to a
draw.
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When he entered the Y. NJ. c.. A. classes
two years ago he showed such a high de-
gree of efficiency that he was at once
placed in the advanced class and in a few
months he became the leader of the squad.
His body is well developed. In all the
gymnastic work that he pursues he is con-
sidered the neatest and cleanest worker.
He is second in the Dyer medal contest,
having attained a percentage of .925.
Louis Sagalowsky is another athlete who
is a good specimen of the work of the Y.
NJ. c. a. gymnasium. Sagalowsky, while
only nineteen years old, is considered the
best aIl-round athlete of the association.
He does not limit himself to any special
work, but is very clever with all kinds of
gymnastics exercises. He is said to be the
best hand stand man and can walk over
the parallel bars in this difficult position
with the greatest ease.
Sagalowsky has the highest percentage in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
NO AMALGAMATION.
National and American VIII
Not BE Combined.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s-Ban b. johnson and
\. @. Spalding to-day held a conference.
at which the baseball situation was dis
cussed at some length. Mr.. Johnson and
Mr.. Spalding agreed that il was inadvisable
10 consider an amalgamation of the two
leagues on any sort of a basis. Mr.. John
son stated that the American League cir
cult was made up for the ensuing year. and
that there would be 10 change in il in any
way. Mr.. Spalding was equally emphatic
in announcing that the present four loyal
clubs of the National League-Pittsburg.
Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn-would
60 through the season intact and would
play out a four-club schedule If necessary.
lie expressed the opinion that there would
be the usual number OF eight clubs. but
rot more than eight nor less than four.
Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Spalding are a
unit In opinion that two major league clubs
representing the larger cities are a neces-
sity in order to satisfy the public and both
believe that rivalry between these local
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Good Sport at Oakland.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S-Some of the
best sport of the season was witnessed al
Oakland to-day. The Mclaughlin selling
stalk and the Woodland handicap were
the features of the card. The former
event. worth $1,000 to the winner. was won
easily by Scotch Plaid. who led all the
way. Constellation beat Horton. the IA.
vorite. for second money. The Woodland
handicap resulted in an exciting finish
The Pride gaining a nose victory over
Homestead. who Swerved. Princess I'll.
tania, after getting away very poorly. rar
a great race. finishing a gOod third. Thad.
deus, the odds-on favorite. in the two-year
old event. had TO be hard ridden to wiz
by a head from ARABIC, a thirty-to-one
shot, while Past Master, another outsider
was third. Mirana bled and was pulled up
Winners in order: Jacqueminot, S TO ;
Afghan, 3 TO .: Thaddeus, ? TO 5; Scotch
Plaid, S TO 5; The Pride. Z to /: Vesuyian
even.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
CLASH Is IMMINENT.
Players Threaten to Disrupt Pat
POwers's Pet Scheme.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1S.-Dale Gear, sec
rotary of the Players Protective Associa-
ton, gave out a statement tonight which
indicates that a clash between the players
organization and the National Association
of Minor Leagues is imminent. Gear says
that the reported declaration of officials Of
the minor association will certainly be re-
scented by the players who are fighting for
freedom and who say that they will not
stand idly by and allow themselves to be
handled as a lot of slaves"
Gear continues: ITO be told that they
were to play and have a fine assessed if
they dared to accept a position in another
league, where better money was paid, was
an action Of this combine Cthe minor
leagues that was directly against the in
terests of the players and was striking at
the very root of the Players Protective
Association. 1t aimed TO destroy all the
good the union has done the players, and l.,
as secretary OF the association, Will send
out letters to all members warning them
against this new combine organized for
the interests Of the managers 10 further
shackel the players"
Gear wrote to-night to President DAILY in
regard TO the matter and will push it to an
issue between the players and Powers's or
gan1zatiOn. Gear further states that the re-
serve clause against which the players
ought, and which really resulted in the
organizing of the players, is the very
lOUlludtlON OF the ASSOCIATION OF the MINOR
leagues. A player must respect a reSerVa-
ton or be subject TO a heavy fine, $1,000, for
leaving the Western League or Eastern
League.
The players, Gear says, have secured the
concessions asked from the National and
American leagues and it is not their inten-
ton TO have the minor leagues, who have
always posed as friends of the players, TO
act against their interests.
James Whitfield. president of the West
ern League, and a member of the board Of
arbitration of the National Association OF
Minor Leagues, tonight made the follow
ing statement In regard to Dale Gears in
terview: Dale Gear evidently fears that
the American Association is in danger of
dissolution and is using his official position
az secretary of the Players Association
TO further their individual interests. He
wilfully misrepresented the Western
League speakers at Tuesdays meeting.
which he could have attended had he so
desired, instead of taking a garbled state
ment, second-handed. So far as salaries
are concerned the Western League has no
salary limit and is prepared TO pay as much
if not more than the Tebeau-Hickey COM
binatiOn.P
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
FOR H MOTOR SHOW.
Woman Motorist to Climb Incline in
nm auto.

1t is more than probable that the pro-
motors of the automobile and cycle show
in the Cyclorama the third week in Feb
ruary will select some young woman driver
to make the ascent of the steep incline
they will provide for testing the machines.
Julia Marlowe did the trick in Madison
square Garden, New York, about two years
ago. In writing OF it for a New York pa
per she said the sensation was the most
thrilling she had ever experienced. 1t re-
quires great GOODNESS. The descent is prob
ably more difficult than the ascent.
The promoters of the show have awarded
the contract for the erection of the incline
that provides for completion in two weeks
so it may be finished in time for testing
and making any changes that are thought
necessary. The other testing apparatus
will also be in position by that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19

races and has won each one with plenty OF
speed in reserve
w. L. Snow looks upon Zulock, 2:lOl9. by
Mckinney, as about the best pacing pros
pect he saw in California.
Jack Curry. the w~ell-known driver, Is
laid up at a New York hotel, suffering
from the results of a recent fan from d
wagon.
If the Grand Circuit programme this year
does not contain a 2:05 pacing class Dan
Patch, 2:041z. will be blige TO enter the
free-for-al if he races.
The rumor is current that Ed Geers will
drive for Thomas Lawson this season. II
Geers does not get the place Myron Nc
Henry will secure 1t, 1t Is said.
Watercure is considered the most consist
ent performer at Oakland. His record on
the coast compares faVorably with that
made by George Arnold at New Orleans.
Jockey Spencer seems TO be all in. He
weighs 112 pounds. and IL is pretty hard for
him TO have a pull in the weight conditions.
His riding is far from his old-time form.
Instead OF being run May l the Ken
lucky Derby will not come OF until sat
urday, May 3. The change was brought
about by postponement Of the opening day.
The t~horoughbreds will hold forth at Oak
land for another month, until Ingleside Is
opened by the new board OF supervisors
Improvements are now being made on the
track.
Jockey Mounce is being closely watched
by the Frisco stewards. Men actually go
around to find if Mounce's father is betting
on his mount before they think they will
have an honest run.
D.. A. Hymann, Logansport. Ind, has
sold to Charles y Perry, S~helbyville, Ind,
a very promising pacing colt by Tycho,
son Of Jerome Eddy, which Mr.. Perry Will
ship TO Pennsylvania.
The California Derby will not this year be
so good a race as il has been in recent sea
sons. There are very few three-year-Olds
of class on the coast, and none that could
be rightly called Derby horses.
John Hussey, the XXI Western
trainer. has leased the Rush Park racing
course at independence, Ia, for five years.
and will endeavor to revive interest in
harness racing at that point.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
F~rnternaI Association Averages.
BOwIers Arriving Mt Buffalo.

BUFFALO. y. Y. jan. 1s.-The advance
guard of the American Bowling Congress
and tournament which opens on Monday
mas already begun 10 arrive. President
thompson was one of the first In town and
was followed to-day by Secretary Karpf.
% lhe American Bowling Congress. Al
hrug. the Omaha bowler also arrived to-
gay. Word has been received that the In
ulanapolis delegation. many strong. has
started. with the mayor at its head and
the expectation Of securing the national
tournament in 1903 inspiring every delegate.
brooklyn. New York and many other dele
sauons VIII start tomorrow.
Prospects were never brighter for A ma
uohal tournament and meeting" said Sec
Ietafy harpf to-day. There are IL
leagues now included in the congress and
lrs total membership is over 1900 bowlers.
ciated."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
BEST YIN. E. A. ATHLETES
sTOEFFLER. sAGALOwsKY AND COX
RI CHAMPIONS.
They Hold Records in Gymnastic,
COntests-Their Records.

Thomas Cox is twenty years old and is
considered the strongest athlete in the y.
NJ. c. a. He acquired his great strength by
persistent attention to the study of ath-
letics. He has been a member of the asso-
citation for three years. During that time he
has not missed over twelve nights. He en-
cages in all kinds of work. During the past
year he has taken TO heavy weight-lifting.
He raises above his head with one arm the
eighty-fve-pound dumb bell belonging TO
the gymnasium. He holds the record in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
NOTRE DANES SCHEDULE.
Six Games to BE Played with COmis-
keys Team-COIIegiate Contests.

A0N
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Manager
Crumley announced to-day that Notre
Dame will play a series of at least six
games on the varsity grounds here with
COmiskey's Chicago team. Manager Crum-
ley made the offer. which was accepted by
Comiskey. The leaguers will be here for
the week beginning April :. Playing against
these men will give Notre DANES candi-
dates valuable experience that will do them
more good than a month of coaching. II is
probable that one or two of the games
NAV be played in South Bend as exhibition
games. other games announced by Man
ager Crumley for this years schedule are:
April n. Wisconsin at Notre Dame; April
-. Notre Dame at Indiana: May /. Notre
Dame at Purdue; May 9, Indiana at Notre
Dame: May 10. NOtre Dame at Minnesota;
May 20. \Otre Dame at Minnesota: MAY p.
NOtre Dame at Madison; May ID, Notre
Dame at Beloit.
In addition 10 these games an effort is be
ing made To secure games with Illinois. De
PAW and Northwestern Return dates are
also held open for Beloit and Purdue. The
chances are that Crumley will be able TO
TX up a well-flled schedule before the OPEN
ing of the season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Sharkey and Mahcr Released.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. B.--Peter Maher
and Tom Sharkey, who were arrested yes
terday at the instance. it is alleged, of the
Law and Order Society, and held in $1,000
bail to keep the peace. appeared at the
magistrates office to-day and were dis
charged. James II. MacFarland, the pro-
mOter OF last nights bout, who was also
under bond, was released. The magistrate
said that as the men had not committed
any overt act which might be construed
as a violation of the statute prohibiting
prize nshtlng there was no complaint
against them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Miller Bests DOwney.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1S.-Herman Mil
Ter, of Baltimore, defeated Jack DOwney. OF
Brooklyn. in a six-rOund bout before the
Nonpareil Athletic Club tonight. Downey
r~esorted TO clinching during the entire fight.
In the sixth round Miller cut loose and
had Downey decidedly groggy at the close.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
From Track and stable.

Colonel Cochran, 2:1OA, weighs 1900
pounds.
Matte Patterson, 2:O9I4. has a fine fIly by
Patron, 2:l41z. and will be bred TO Cres-
ceus, 2:O2i4.
The black weanling colt by Doodle, 2:l2Is.
dam Much Better, 2:07h5. has been named
Marconi.
j. w. Schorr. the Memphis rurfma has
offered Blake. the colored rider, 5000 for
the coming season.
Carl Kahler is showing good form at New
Orleans. Thus far he has started i'm three
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
General sports.

With the exception OF one track meet.
10 engagements have been made between
Michigan and Chicago. the baseball sched-
ule being left ultil after a solution of
the football trouble.
Notre Dame expects to make a good rec
ord in track events this year. as Willie
Way will have charge OF the track team.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19

the Dyer medal contests. He has attained
zoos. He recently strained a tendon in one
of his thighs which disabled him for work.
He is recovering from this. however, and
will enter the contest this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19

Last summer he coached the New York
Athletic Club athletes for the Buffalo con-
tests
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
ARE In GOOD TRIM
INDIANAPOLIS BOwLERs READY ron
BUFFALO CONTESTS.
Players of Two Teams Entered in All
Contests-Cnrter Now Leads 4. h.
L.-Other Averages.

The Marion Clubs Buffalo team and The
team that will represent the City Club IN
the national bowling contests at Buffalo
this week will leave for Buffalo tomorrow
morning at AS in a special car over the
Big Four road. The two teams Will arrive
III Buffalo in the evening and Will not have
TO BOWL until Tuesday afternoon. The
teams have been practicing Tor several
weeks. each team having played many
match games in that time TO get into good
trim for the big contests. They hope 10 bs
able to get within the money in all the con-
tests. Both teams are entered in the five
men team contests. and they also have
and individual contests. The personnel OF
the Marion team is as follows: r. II. Bry-
son, captain; NJ. g. Knox. +. J. Carter. Ben
w. Brown. Albert Leap and L. NJ. Quiil.
The bowlers that will represent the City
Club are Charles J Gardner. captain, lee
Graf, Cliff Allen, Marshall I. LeVey, Louis
Buddenbaum and Jesse Pritchett.
The averages of the various bowling
leagues show "A few changes. Carter has
jumped to first place in the l. b. J.. with
Brown. also of the Marions. second. Lee
and kiTchom have dropped 10 third and
fourth places. respectively. Graf leads the
Independent League with Allen a close sec
ono. GielOw starts of I'm the Fraternal
Association with a very high average. The
AVERAGES follow.
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the boys called every day. They did not
seem to realize that. owing TO the circum-
stances, J had to forgive them"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-06
One Humor of Politics,

One of tho best political workers in
England is Sir William II. Holland, one
of the new knights, who although a
busy Manchester manufacturer--a cotton
king, in fact-tinds time to look after the
interests of big mining constituency
like Rotterdam in the West Riding. Sir
William is a we'll groomed man with a
florid face that is seldom guilty Of a
smile In spite of this somewhat doleful
aspect which seems to be made to match
a lugubrious tone of voice, he invaria bly,
has in hand fund of anecdote calculated
to put audiences in the best OF humor
One of his stories is worth repeating.
A personal friend of his, fighting a par
liamentary contest in the south of Eng
land. had the disadvantage of being Il
'carpet-bagger." whereas the conserva-
tive candidate enjoyed considerable local
prestige. Toward the close of the con-
test the liberal agent warned him that
the matter was one of some Importance,
whereupon he replied: VERY well. then,
you can tell the voters that if they return
me L will come and live here" But he
had not reckoned up all the circum-
stances. The agent printed bills setting
forth that IF Mr. - is elected he will
live here The bills got into the hands
of an opposition bill poster and the result
was that they We're found placarded on
every pig sty and barn in the division.
That candidate, needless to say, was not
elected.--Chicago Chronicle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-06
A USEFUL BUREAU.
Editor of The Tribune

Editor of The Tribune
Sir: 1t is doubtful whether the business
world of the United States sufficiently
realizes the great assistance which is be-
ing rendered towards the development
of our commerce-internal AMI external
by the active and useful treasury bureau
of statistics under it's chief. Mr. o. T..
Austin.
In addition to it's many promptly is
sued and timely regular and special pub
liCations, the bureau has given to us, in
the past year. several special mono
graphs, written by Mr.. Austin personally,
among which are
Comercial China in 1900.
Commercial Africa.
Russia and the Trans Siberian railway
American commerce.
Submarine and Land Telegraphs of the
World.
Colonian administration,
Colonies of the world and their govern
ment.
Mr.. Austin was selected by President
Mckinley, and, like all the martyr presi-
dents selections, is the right man in the
right place. This is evidenced by his
work, and also by the fact that he has
been elected 10 membership in the follow
ing organizations: National Geographic
society, Washington, ID, c., American AS
sociation for the Advancement of Science,
American Academy of Political and So
cal Science, American Economic Asso-
citation, international Union for Com
parative Jurisprudence, and Political
Economy of Berlin.
Mr.. Austin is "A typical example of what
American young men can do, when they
have brains and use them diligently.
Born on a farm in Illinois and reared in
Nebraska, he was engaged in newspaper
work as reporter correspondent, or ed
itor till 1898. when he was chosen for his
present position. He took active part in
the literary and statistical work of the
Republican national committee in the pres
idential campaigns of 1892 and 1896. He is
also the author of "Uncle Sans Secrets"
Uncle Sans Soldiers and other pubi-
cations for the instruction of youth in
national and international affairs. 1t is
just the activity, energy and ability dis
played by Mr., Austin and men like him,
which has placed the United States In the
proud position 1t holds today, namely.
foremost place in the front rank of the
worlds firing line"
The bureau of statistics of the treasury
department was organized in 1865 as a
separate bureau, continuing and amplify-
ing the work previously done by the reg
lister of the treasury. From the original