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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12
entered at the Billings Postofice as Secon'
Glass Matter. x
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1902.

The New York minister who has
seen fit to attack the doctrine of bap-
tism may be sincere and all that, but
by the time his more orthodox breth-
ern get through with him he will prob
ably wish he had kept his opinion to
himself and instead of a mere sprink-
ling ct water on his head he will wish
that somebody would turn the hose on
him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

The experience of having a real
contest on his hand must prove a
novel one to David B.. Henderson,
speaker OF the house of representa-
tives. For the first time in all his
congressional career the colonel is
about to be faced by an opponent
worthy of the name. The democrats
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

The way the republican state con-
ventions have gotten into of express
ing their approval of the presidents
attitude in reference to reciprocity
and continuation of the tariff policy
which his predecessor advocated and
which he promptly and faithfully took
up on his accession to the presidency
will probably cause a new alignment
of forces when congress meets again.
The insurgents" as they have come
to be called. have not been able to
exert the force they believed was at
their command since their return
home and convention after convention
has endorsed the president, even
Nebraska, supposedly one of the
states most benefited by the defeat
of reciprocity with Cuba, because of
it's sugar beet interests, has taken
stand with the president. With the
rank and file of the party apparently
on his side, Roosevelt should not have
much difficulty in securing the desir-
ed legislation the next time he es-
says the task.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

New York Sun: Knicker-She has
eyes that would melt a heart of stone.
Bocker-And a mouth that melts a
great many plates Of ice cream.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

Philadelphia Press: "He's an un.
fortunate man of letters"
why, l never heard he was an
author"
We'll, he was the author of several
letters that lost him a breach Of prom
Use suit"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

Considering wealth and population,
Montana, perhaps, responded the
o literally of any of the states to
the appeal fer funds for a national
memorial to President Mckinley. In
stead Of c%ontenting herself with rails
ing merely the amount of the informal
assessment made by the national
committee-$1,O 00-the state has con-
tributed over twice that sum, or to
give the exact figures, $~2,341.71. This
sum exceeds the subscriptions of
some of the eastern states, who rank
Montana both in wealth and popula-
ton as Montana ranks one of the
poorer counties of some of the south
ern states, and which could have CIV
en- thousands where she gave hun
dreds. In patriotism, in sentiment
and in its practical application, Mon
tana manages TO sustain the enviable
reputation she has acquired among
her sister commonwealth.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

Greater intervening strength, a spoon
full raises mo dough, or goes further.
Working uniformly and perfectly, it
makes the bread a,d cake always light
and beautiful, aid t,.c--c Is acvcr 4 waste
Of good -four, sugar, 5Ittcr and eggs.
While it actually costs less to make a
batch Of biscu.- lz::-,- TIC Price Baking
Powder than with the eo-called cheap
powders, there is the additional advan-
tage of better and moro healthful food.
n.I.- So. ,...c NoTE.-Alum powders should not be
ave ooS.Ha used, no matter how cheap they are.
"N"1S They induce dyspepsia, liver complaint
and kidney trouble.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

battle for supremacy. Such a triangular
duel for New Years Day would attract an
attendance that would put the large ohriS,-
mas crowd in the shade. There was not d
handicapped. form figurer nor
yesterday who would dare TO pick a favor
which latter are now at their best, and ali
stabbed at the same track. This favorable
combination of circumstances may never
occur again so auspiciously in the careers
of these fast youngsters. and it Is much TO
be hoped that the new California Jocke-
the match a certainty in the near future:
1t would certainly attract the attention u
the racing world in this country.
Josie G.. was giving eight pounds to
Doublet, two to Homestead, four to Bot
any. twenty-ohe to Byron Rose and the
stupendous handicap of thirty-two pomnas
to The favorIte. Tower Of Candies. These
figures seem scarcely credible. and il
looks as though Mr.. J.. S. Gibson has in
the daughter of bloomsbury the flly OF
the decade. With such a lavish giving
away of weight 1t is no wonder that the
bookmakers laid ) to l against her.
THE English sporting reporters are the
narrowest lot 1 ave ever met" said David
Magic, who is understood to be Richard
Cookers racing partner. as the Campania
was bringing him up New York harbor last
Saturday morning. after a long absence
in England and Wi sbalen. Mr.. Maggie, still
in an enfeebled condition, is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia and pleurIsy.
There is no possible doubt continued
Mr.. Nagle, that the English newspaper
man of the turf is prejudiced against the
American horse owner. trainer AID Jockey.
lone principal reason for this is that
English reporters are shut out Of both Mr..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

here almost exclusively. The Republic
stated last Sunday that the three-cushion
players of st. Louis were the equal of any
in the country. and players from other
cities. who have l.ned up with them In
tournaments ana in social games, are of
the same opinion.
The three-Cushi1n tournament now in
progress at the Grand Is giving the players
d chance to snow their form. and every
one of them so Jar has played remarkably
good billiards. The interest in the tourna-
ment has grown from the start, and when
the last few games are announced the
gallery will not he large enough to hold
the crowd.
George Hevner and Tom Wright have
made the best averages so far, being tied at
the 81 mark. and the other players are
croTding them closely. Hutchings and
Brock nave high runs of five. and all the
others have clicked off four. George Hev-
rer the former Philadelphia. was picked
to win the tournament when 1t started. He
has played with FoSs. Mullen and others
IN the Knickerbocker tournaments. and Is
Il thoroughly experienced player. However.
he Will nave hard work ahead of him. Tom
Wright is Il dangerous opponent and Clar-
snCc Eutchings is apt to beat anybody.
Hntchings is now in the lead. He has an
aggravating way of coming from behind
and winning at the last moment. George
Schaefer can testify to that. And then there
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

say that the conditions of the derby are
those of a classic. there is no doubt on
earth of their attractiVeness for horses OF
the class just meat pned. and the nomina-
ton list and field should be corr~espondingly
large and attractive.
The flly OF unknown pedigree. Josie Ct.
is raising the dust in California. Neither
the sire or dam of this 3-year-oId marvel
can be found in the stud book, and she IS
therefore ineligible 10 stake races. But she
has the speed that pleases and that wins.
Now San Francisco race-g0crs Will not b..
content unless they can get up Il match
land. CruZados is the marvellous Lucky
Baldwin colt by Emperor of Norfolk, who
is suppose to have the American Derby in
his pocket Just now. Old England is the
Green b. Morris crack that has shown
such tremendous speed in his races. or
Josie G.. the Bulletin says.
How good a lilly is Josie c.? She Went
five furlongs in 59l4 yesterday, and did it
easily. after getting off next 10 last. She
met in Doublet, Byron Rose Tower of Can
dies and Homestead four of the best sprint
eTs at the track, yet she defeated them all
with ease. after Tower of Candies had set
a Misunderstanding pace. Her performance
easily the feature of yesterday afternoon :
racing. 1t was also to be noticed that sh-
cid not bear in yesterday, SO that young
Jockey Howson did not have to jerk her
head to one side to keep her out. While
making n record for herself, this fast fly
is also max ng a jockey out of Howson.
After Josie q. Won her race Yesterday
there were loud demands for a match race
between her and some of the other crack
3-year-olds at the track. The racing public
will never rest content until they see Josie
G., Old England and Cruzados meet in a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

Cookers and Mr.. Whitney's stables. They
can get no turf information from either.
Il will give you an Instance of the failure
of English stewards to punish an English
jockey. which shows that this prejudice
aga nst Americans reach 5 beyond the news
paper men. Mr.. Croker's Sweet Dixie, with
Johnny Peiff UP. was running for the Gold
Statue of the Queen. AS r ifs mount was
overlapping the flank of the horse ridden
by the F. glish jockey. Loates, the latter
kicked back with his spur and dug the
Towel into the br asst of Sweat Dixie thereby
pushing back the horse.
"Loates rode in hrst and Reiff claimed
n foul, which was allowed. and the Gold
Statue of the Queen awarded Sweet Dixie.
threw away his spur and den.ed wearing it,
but there was the blood and the staos on
Sweet DiXie'S breast to prov the assault.
stewards did not r~epriTnnad LOates. II
such a thing had happened in America the
jockey would never have been permitted to
rice again.
The reporter who wrote up the charges
against Lester Reiff wrote to the stewards
that Mr.. y gle could tell something about
1t. The reporter sad / was present when
Lester Reiff, up on De Lacy. was outrid-
den by ]. Reiff on Minnie D..
Il was not present; The steward wrote
to me about 1t. and 1 sent back certif-
Gates OF two of my physicians. Doctor Mac
Siillen and Sir Dyce Duckworth, proving
that / was near to deaths door at the time.
After seven weeks In London I was taken
very Ill on September l and went to Wies-
baden.
Il am not Mr.: Croker's racing partner"
continued Mr.. Magic. Mr.. Croker simply
stops at my house. in the Haymarket.
when he is in London I was at the track
last year. but have disposed of my horses.
IF l am strong enough l shall go to the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
NATURAL BLOWS AND ATTITUDES RASSERTM THEMSELVES IN The PRIZE RIM

however. must be considered as 4 somewhat
attitude II is absolutely nSces,
and any one adopting ;he style VIII nnd
thai the right can b. used 70 advantaSe on.
~ at close quarters. unless at the cost or
exposing the stomach.
II favor standing almost erect, with the
Left leg well forward. and The body 50
poised as TO be ready To- step in with the
left leg at once- This keeps the chest s1-
banded. helps 4 man in a long battle oy
conserving his wind. and leaves the fighter
in a position To throw all his force onto MS
right when he uses 1t. BY keeping the right
leg well cut To the right and slightly be-
hind the left, the boxer can lead with the
right as well as with the left
For fighting a very tall. thin man. I
should think The STOPPING and rushing style
would be the best for a shorter man. VINO
would. of course. be- more muscular II he
was the same weight, hut shorter This
would enable the short man 70 get at the
tall mans tomach- The crouch would Do
the best manner For the tall man 10 meet
this style of attack. as he would then pro-
tect his stomach And style should only be
varied when some opponent of abnormal
build is 10 be met.
Then to get back To blows; in the old
days of the erect style the straight 2rnch
was used. because il was the best IN con-
nection with that style. Il was a survival
Of the old ~bare-knTckle days. when a blow
had TO be delivered straight TO save the
knuckIes and when a man risked breaking
his land in swings. The stra ght punch
has been wonderfully deye.oped OF late IN.
IA lA- IpANS ~ CT aAasAAA Az hHN -
days. but il is not the main reliance ot &
fighter at present.
Hooks are the blows OF the day, and
they are the most dangerous now in use
in the ring They can be delivered from
more positions. with less setting and to
more points on the opponents body than
ans other blow. and | 90 not believe that
this style of blow has reached its highest
development.
Hitting nowadays tends TO be developed
from the shoulder rather than the arm.
and the FftZsinlmo1s short-arm punch IL
still open TO higher Development. Mccoy
had his corkscrew punch at short ranse.
which lie had developed until he could
knock a man out readily. but the blow
was more or less unnatural except for a
man of his extreme cleveruesS-
Shoulder development is what comes IN
hitting now, the hook serving To such adj
vantage in fights. Swings of today are not
generally struck from 50 far back as for
merly. and many so-called swings are IN
reality hooks. 1t was a cross between 8
swing and q hook with which l knocked
out DausherJy. as my arm was bent at the
time. although We we're at long range
.Th hook is a natural blow, delivered
with all the force OF the arm and Shout
der. Let Il man develop a hooking style
and assume the attitude most natural to
him in the ring, and he will meet with
greater success than if ne follows all the
styles developed in the course of the year.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
THREE CUSHION BILLIARDS
THE GAME IN ST, LOUIS
Tournament Now in Progress Marked by Excellent Playing-Play-
cs of This City Take Il Keen Interest il. the Game and Many OF
Them Are Profcient-The Windy Club" and Others.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
What is the best game OF billiards?
Some say balk-line and straight rail. but
zine out of ten billiard players in St. Louis
VIII tell you that the three-cushion game
has them all beat. st. Louis is a three
cushion billiard city. and more of that
style Is played here than any other. There
is a reason for this, according to the play
ers. None Of them holds hat balk-line or
straight-rail does not require a great deal
of skill and practice, but they do say that
only three or -four men In the country can
really play either game.
For the average man, the t~hree-cushion
game is best. they say. and they maintain
that 1t is far superior. from a spectacular
standpoint, to any other style of billiards.
One Of the best-krown opponents of the
three-cushion game in the city is Of the
opinion that nothing IS more monotonous
10 the spectators than to have to sit and
watch a player nursing the worries for a
long run. He Claims that the open game,
where the balls are driven around the ia
lie constantly. Is far more interesting, and
many players support him in his conten-
ton.
Both games require skill. The three
cushion hardly less than the balk-line.
But no matter how opinion is divided.
1hree-cushion billiards is what the players
want, and that IS the game that is played
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

yards broker OF Chicago. is anxious to Sc
cure the services of O'Brien for the coming
season, and has made overtures to him
through his trainer. G. w. Poole. A con-
tract which Ffzer & Co. have with the
mother of the clever rider, who is still a
minor. stands in the way of his making an
engagement with Tichenor. An effort will
be made to have the Chicago tufman buy
from FiZer & Co. the unexpired term Of the
contract which they have on O'Brien, and
to that end a Mr.. Holden. provided with a
power of attorney from the boys mother.
went to Chicago this morning. O'Bricn,
while he had nothing against his present
employers. Is anxious to secure his release
from them. as Tichenor will pay him q
much larger salary than he now receives
II he secures him.
Rollick Is the star performer now holding
the stage in the Burns & Waterhuuso,
stable. He is a fast and consistent gelding.
and won the last race yesterday in a game
and race-horse fashion. He negotiated the
seven furlongs in 1:26L. and 1t was only
his countenance that was in front when the
judges sighted along the line. CRATER was
right there with the thinkers on. and his
rafting performance clears some OF the FOG
away from the fog race, which went down
in history with a bad odor. No wonder he
beat horses like Sea Lion Hungarian and
others on that misty occasion, when Horton
came out of the maze with the money.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
PULLING EXPERIMENTS FOR
INCREDULOUS PERSONS.

A man cannot rise from a chair without
bending forward. o. putting his feet under
the chair or outside of it. Many a man
will back himself to give another a start
of fifty yards in a race Of lW, provided the
man having the start hops ali the way.
But no runner, however swift. can give
that amount of start 10 an ordinary man
For the first five yards they go at practical
ly the same pace
Therefore the runner. TO go 50 yards
while the hopper" goes 10. would have to
run more than twice as fast. and II would
be a weak man who could not hop Is yards
at q pace equal to 90 seconds for lO yards;
and that would mean that the runner. in
order TO win. would have to beat all pre-
vious records.
IL q man boasts that his penknife is par
ticularly sharp. ask him to cut with one
stroke of the blade one of those yellow rib
bons. mostly OF silk. which are round
bundles of cigars. in 500 cases out Of 1000
the knife is not sharp enough to do this.
1t will cut through all the ribbon except the
last strand, and that will pull out long.
and the more he tries to cut 1t the longer
it will pull out.
No one except a blind man can stand
without support of any kind for five min
utes at a stretch, IL he is thoroughly blind
folded. without moving his feet If he does
not move his feet he Is pretty sure to top
pie over in about q minute
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

Democratic Club this afternoon. I shall
try - call on Mr.. Croker before L go to
San Diego. and l am also going to see my
MIR croker has some very likely horses
In England. There are twenty 2-year-olds
and twenty yearlings, as good horse flesh
as any in the United Kingdom. L stopped
at Vantage. where they all are at present,
to see them. They are all in first-class
England this season. If he does as well
next season he will have no cause for COM
plant. l know of no stable superior to his.
II think one OF two of his thoroughbreds
stand a show to win the Derby, which, as
yet. is an open race"
in California have it In for Winnie O'Con-
nor. The other jockeys are fouling oCon-
nor MOI every chan ehsnes they . GET said aInN MI t,n Nor y,
the start. pull over on TO him in the
stretch and shut him off at every oppor-
tunity; They have cut Autolight out of 1t
in both his last races. and to-day Hemp
stead could not have lost If O'Connor had
not been compelled to pull out and go
there seems to be a hoodoo on Winnie, any
how. l have told him to fight back when
the boys interfere with him. and tomorrow
! shaii interview the Judges and See II a
ton after entering. the stretch. as they do
in other countries
John ". schorr has a big string Of year
lings. numbering twenty-three in all. cell
6rated their p ear-old birthday on
January l. win, ring at the Memphis
track and being carefully prepared for the
coming season. and experts say that thay
are a bunch of stars. The pride of the lot
IS a brother of Endurance by Right. In
the lot are several by Lieber Karl the stall
lion who looked like he was going 10 sweep
all the Western derbies three years ago un-
til Plaudit beat hin twice in succession at
ise of the colt vani he'd. and he was sent to
the. stud. broken down. George Bennett
has n biz bunch. including many of his own
breeding. the get of Kings Council. who
ran his hest races on the Canadian circuit
and at Ingalls, Park In Joliet.
Enoch NShard, who acted as trainer last
year Tor Richari Croker. arrived from Eng
land last Saturday on the steamer Mime
haha. Wishard brought with him a con-
ignment of tweuty-seven race horses
Thirteen of the lot belong to John Drake
of Chicago, the nest prominent being Al
verscott. an animal that cost the Chicago
an s. coo a like number of the new ar
rivals are the property of Eugene Leigh.
the most notable Of the lot being King of
Coins. out of Lady Minting, recently pur-
chased fer James r. Keene for 81. 900.
Another crack of the Leigh collection is
Sempronius. The remaining horse of the
lot is Elkhorn. owned by William c. Whit
ney.
On being questioned closely Wishard adj
mitted that he had severed his connection
with Croker. and for the coming season
will handle the Drake stable at Chicago.
Jockey T. O'Brien. to whose good riding
much of the success of the Fizer stable is
due, may not be with FiZer & Co. next
year. NJ. H. Tichenor. the millionaire stock
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
By a Republic Photographer.

is Thomas. Brock and Clayton. all of whom
have a chance to land first money.
Schaefer has played all his games. He
won one of them. and that from Hevner.
after a close contest. That night the Ora
tor played Il swell! game and won on merit.
Good as his game was. it WAS but little bet
ter than his others. Schaefer lost several
close ones by narrow margins. after being
a few points in the lead near the finish.
Hard luck seemed to pursue him. lie had
IutchingS beaten when they played, but
Hutchings didn't know it and managed 70
win out. Schaefcr was three ahead, with
one to go. when he missed q shot and left
the balls as safe as he could have done
had he placed them with his hands. Hutch
ings made an extraordinary shot-one that
no other player in the tournament has mas
tered-and counted leaving the balls in a
position to make the other two.
TIL shot that Won for him is what
The shot is a peculiar one, and Hutchings
is the only, player around these parts who
uses II i M ta,nonsi he explains d it some pI Ih2iygfT,5
l make the shot with it," Schacfer says It
was a scratch, nut Hutch:ngs says he plays
it whenever it is necessary. He refuses to
teach II to any of the players.
Brock-an assumed name-won a tourna-
ment last year, and has to be figured on
won more than he lost so FAR. and may sur
prise them all. Mr.. Brock has n very pow
erful stroke. which stands him in good
stead when it is necessary to bank around
the table twice.
Arthur Clayton Is making n very good
impression. He has won two out Of three
games played. and is capable of winning
several more. Clayton has heretofore
shone as II pool player, and his billiard
game is not yet developed 10 the fullest
extent.
A. A. Selkirk. the official referee of the
tournament. is the one player whom every
billiard player knows. You cannot help
knowing Alec if you play much billiards.
He is in every game played by the regl-
lars at the Grand, and he can be seen there
nearly every afternoon figuring out angles.
Mr.. Selkirk is a player of ability, and he
only stayed out Of the tournament because
a good referee was necessary. Mr.. Selkirk
generally PLAYS with the windy Club"
as the regulars in his set are known. They