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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-27
THREE DOUBLE CENTURIES LIFTS
HIS BOWLING AVERAGE.
Crescents, Ko-we-Bas and Turner's
Tied for First PIace-scores OF
the Indianapolis League.


Matt Paxton jumped to the head OF the
Indianapolis Bowling Leagues average list
last night. Ralph Smith. who led last week.
with an average of Dol. took tumble and
Paxton took a long jump. Paxton's three
scores are the most consistent ever bowled
in the league. He rolled 2O2. 2ls and 21l.
total OF 626. giving him an average for the
night of Dos %. His average last week was
lao and his big gain last night brought this
up 10 lS9. ahead of the hounds.
The Capital Citys first division was in ex-
cellent form last night. and, aided by Pax
tons work. made an average of SIS for the
night.
There were some revolutions in the wheel
of standing as result OF last nights
games This did not affect the All-Stars.
who again lost six games. The Crescents
still lead by reason Of their clean record
last week, but the Ko-We-Bas and Turner's
are tied with them.
There were many high individual scores
last night, but the tabulated scores disclose
a general inconsistency, due, doubtless. to
the lack of practice the part of many
members. This will vanish in few weeks.
The scores:
TURNER'S VS.. ALL-sTARS.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Corrigan, Flying
Torpedo and Favonius were the only three
left in the free handicap at mile and one
sixteenth at Hawthorne to-day and they
finished in the order named. The race
proved one of the heaviest speculations of
the day and Corrigan carried more money
than any other favorite. He was backed
from IL to 10 to as low to 5. then closed
at even money. The race proved process
sion after the first quarter had been COW
cred. The track was ankle deep in mud
and the weather cloudy and threatening
An ordinary card drew the lightest attend
ance Of the meeting. Summary:
First Race-Mile and one-sixteenth: Fill
form, 102, o.. Jackson). to 10, won; ST.
moon, 80, Donnelly), ii to g second: All
About. 49, (Richardson). Is to 1, third. Time.
2:0174.
Second-Six furlongs: Senator Morrison,
1oS. SMeIntyre}. IS to 1. won; r: Rankin.
ct. DEAN, 40 to l, third. Time. Lila.
Third-Six furlongs Philo, 92, (Robbins),
3 to 2, won; G. B. Campbell 104 (Donnelly),
Is to 2, second; Duelist, Ill, OR. Williams,
10 to 2, third Time, LIZA.
Fourth-Mile and one-sixteenth: Corri-
gan, 100, (Robbins). even, won; Flying Tor
pedo LOG, (Mathews), to q second: Fa-
vonius. 112, Oonnelly), to 5, third. Time,
1:57A.
Fifth-Five furlongs Ballroom Belle.
107, (Coburn), to :, won; Monia, 107, ct.
DEAN, Is to 1. second; Snare, IO7.
Sixth-Six furlongs: Serpent, H. wink
field, to 2. won; Balm of Gilead, 112, Co
bufn), to ], second; Leviathan, 109 DEAN,
to l, third. Time, LIN.
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JAY COUNTY FAIR.


PORTLAND, Ind. Sept. 2s.-George w.
Bergman, superintendent, and James T..
Graves. secretary, of the Jay County Fair
Association, announce the following speed
programme for the fair next week:
Tuesday, Sept. SO.-2:37 trot, $3.50: 225 pace.
$3.50
Wednesday. Oct. 1.-2:2O trot, $500: 2:35
pace, $3.50.
Thursday, Oct. 2-Free-for-all trot $500:
2:lS pace, 5000; three-year-old-an -under
trot, $50; gentlemen's road race, one-half
mile. two in three, $50
Friday, Oct. 3.-Free-for-all pace, $500;
227 trot, $3.50; three-year-old-and under
pace, $50; PIG pace. $500.
The association will pay 500 to the horse
making the best record over the track, pro-
viding the horse beats the track record of
2:07% The fair is a member of the Amer
lean Trotting Association.
The entries closed at IL o'clock tonight
and with what are already in and what
have been mailed and not yet received, the
prospect is fattering. Twenty-three were
received to-day from Decatur alone.
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Fort Wayne and Brutal Won.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 26.-Fort Wayne
and Brutal were the winning favorites at
Delmar to-day. Jack Young, at 4 to /, with
Birkenruth UP. captured the feature of
the card very easily from Handspinner.
the well-played favorite. Echo Dale,
backed down from 10 to to to / by the
knowing ones, won the fifth race, hard
ridden, by four lengths. Winners In order:
Fort Wayne, to 5; Yellowstone, z to l.;
Brutal, to 5; Jack Young, 4 to /; Echo
Dale, to i; Optimo, to 1.
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American Jockeys Arrested.

PARIS. Sept. 26.-Le Noir says the police
of Paris have been watching for some time
past the doings of several well-known
American jockeys and their friends, who
met nightly in a certain place where card
playing for high stakes was INDUCED in
and where victims are said to have been
plucked. Yesterday, according to lie Soir,
the police made six arrests and their pris-
oners included a celebrated American Jock
ey, race horse owner and a bookmaker.
Four of the prisoners were released to-day,
but the examining magistrate told them
to hold themselves at his disposition. The
magistrate has summoned several American
jockeys for examination tomorrow
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TO-DAY's GAME AT PURDUE.
Strong Varsity Team VIII Meet the
Players from Franklin.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 26-Purdue will
line up against Franklin College at Stuart
Field tomorrow in the opening game of
the local season. The Boiler Makers will
present the strongest and fastest aggrega-
ton that has ever been developed so early
in the season. Coach Best will change the
backs and ends frequently in order to try
out the different candidates. The line men
will average 1S5 pounds, and strong set
of backs will be relied on to advance the
ball. To-day there was exciting practice,
In which Emise Osborne, Kaylor and Krull
showed up exceptionally we'll. Purdue will
line up as follows: Left end, Minch or
Krull; left tackle, Smith or Davidson; left
guard Miller; center Emise; right guard,
Rebel; right tackle, Allen; right end,
Holm; quarter back, Leslie; left half, Os-
borne or Knapp: right half. Mills or Miles;
full back, Kaylor
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URNERs VS.. ALL-sTARs.
washington Alleys.)
German House Alleys.)

Totas -----7s1 794 S44 Totals -----7s5 735 ga
WASHINGTON VS.. MARION.
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The Bench Was barred.


A kings counsel was appearing I'm case
OF Islander which was being heard before a
certain Judge. with whom, outside court.
he was on the best OF terms.
The chief witness was woman. who ap-
peared TO testify 10 the alleged Islander.
Now madam, began the kings coun-
sci. please repeat the slanderous state
ment made by the defendant on this oc-
casion just you heard them
"Oh, they are unfit for any respectable
person TO hesri' was the emphatic re-
Spouse, as she looked Indignantly at the
barrister.
Then, said the kings counsel coax
ingly, suppose you just whisper them 70
the Judge"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN. Ind, Sept. 26.-The Frank
lin College football squad will leave to-
morrow morning for Lafayette, where the
team will play with. Purdue University.
The squad contains good football material,
but is lacking in effective team work. Capt.
Webb and Coach Whitesides assigned the
successful candidates to their regular po-
sitions on the team this afternoon and
then gave them an hours signal practice.
The team will line up as follows: Left
end. Sellers, 137 pounds; left tackle Silver,
2O6 pounds; left guard, Pritchard, 1853
guard. Hanley, $50 pounds; right tackle
Tincher. 172 pounds; right end. r.
Bryan. 140 pounds; quarter, Luyster. 1877
pounds; left half, Waggener. ISL pounds;
right half, Webb, 14O pounds; full back,
Branigan. 155 pounds; substitutes, Miller,
r. Sellers, Bryan and Jewett The average
weight of the players is 162 pounds.
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Suicide of a Former Banker.

ATCHISON, Kan, Sept. 26-Norman
Barratt, president of the defunct Atchison
National Bank, committed suicide in his
room at the Byram Hotel here to-day. cut
ting his throat with razor. Worry over
the failure of his bank and the financial
troubles that followed probably are the
causes. The Atchson National Bank sus-
pended in September. 1899. Unfortunate in
vestments by Barratts father, Milton Bar
raft, now deceased. have placed the
bank in bad condition financially. De-
positors were paid so per cent. Barratt
evidently had planned suicide carefully.
He left a wife and three children.
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LOS ANGELES. Sept. 2s.-Anagarika H.
Dharmapala, Buddhist representative in
America has just arrived in Los Angeles
from Ceylon, en- route to London. He has
addressed communication 10 the Ameri-
can people, I'm which he says: Il have been
officially Informed OF the outrageous action
of the British officials In the district island
of Ceylon in threatening to desecrate the
ancient shrines in the sacred city of Anu
radhapura, which Is, TO the Buddhsts. as
great as Mecca Is TO the Mohammedans or
Jerusalem to the Christians I have ad-
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 26.-The Inter-
state Land and Improvement Company
organizers are men prominent in the Pop
ulist party. Those present were 10 A.
Parker, of Kentucky; Frank Burkitt, OF
iinois. VIVA - M;.So,,r; .O "a VI w
5. Morgan, of Arkansas. To-day Mr..
Burkitt made the following announcement:
I'VE organized the Interstate Land and
Improvement Company TO do a general
land and Improvement business in the
States OF Mississippi. Arkansas Missouri,
Kentucky and Illinois. We propose 10 sell
farm lands and build up the farms of Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas by inducing health
full immigration
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Ex-Capt. Smith Is Very Sick.

Special to the India polls Journal
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Sept. 26.-Everett
Smith, who resigned as captain of the In
diana University football team few days
ago. is in a dangerous condition with
double pneumonia. Mr.. Smith was recov-
ering from an attack, but the other lung
has become affected, placing him in a very
critical condition. The family and friends
are very much alarmed. w. X. Smith, the
father, died only two weeks ago. and the
brother, Guy. is just recovering from a Sc
rious attack of typhoid fever.
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Municipal Notes.

The Board of Public Safety will go to
Cincinnati next week with Chief Coots to
inspect the new engine manufactured there,
which is soon to be shipped away for serv
Ice. The engine has many new features
Chief Coots is urging the purchase of one
for the indianapolis department.
City Controller Breunig is paying
the men who served as special policemen at
the fair grounds during the state fair.
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INCREASE IN WAGES.
Passenger Conductors Granted All hut
One of Their Demands

SPRINGFIELD. H., Sept. 26.-The man.
agement OF the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad Company has granted all but one
of the concessions asked by it's passenger
conductors. the exception being the putting
on OF an additional crew on the runs be-
tween Danville Junction and Thebes. Con-
ductors on all divisions will receive an in
crease OF $40 per month, dating back to
Sept. /. Commencing Oct. 1 trains running
between Chicago and Terre Haute. Ind,
and between Danville Junction and Thebes
will have a brakeman added 70 the two
men crews.
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st. Louis Won In the Ninth.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-St. Louis won from
Chicago to-day in the ninth through three
hard drives off Callahan, Sugden's smash
to the fence. scoring the winning run. The
game was full of errors and both teams
showed tendency to dispute decisions.
Burkett and Green being ordered off the
field for back talk. Attendance, 1900.
Score:
IDH E
st. Louis........0 o 2-5
Chicago ........1 2 1 % 0 0 0 0 GA IL
Batteries-Donahue and Kahoe; Callahan
and Sullivan.
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work with the men who are candidates for
the varsity eleven. He is using the tactics
of the University of Michigan. where he
played for six years, and the men have con-
fidence in his methods About twenty-five
men are working for the positions. The
students and faculty contributed $275 for
football purposes this week.
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Safe Robbed and Policeman Gagged

YOUNGSTOWN, o.. Sept 2s-At 2
o'clock this morning a gang of burglars
blew open the safe Of the Beechwood I'm
provement Company. of South Sharon. pa
and secured $i0e in cash. After robbing the
safe the men. four or five I'm number. were
first seen by Policeman Newton Stamp.
whom they overpowered, bound and
gagged. George Haynes, another police
man, was knocked down and tied to a post.
and Policeman Sayler kept up a running
fight with the men for some distance but
they finally escaped.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair To-Day and To-Morrow-Lower
Temperature Probable.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Indiana-Fair on Saturday; cooler in
. northwest portion. Sunday fair; cooler in
south portion. Fresh south winds. shifting
to northwest. becoming brisk near the
lake.
For Illinois-Fair in south, partly cloudy,
probably showers. in north portion. Sun
day fair; winds shifting to northwest. be-
coming brisk.
For Ohio-Fair on Saturday. Sunday fair;
cooler; variable winds. becoming north
west, and fresh to brisk Sunday.
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High school Teams to Play.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, Sept. 26.-The Elwood
and Alexandria high school elevens will
play football in this city Saturday after
noon il being their first game OF the sea-
SON. The Elwood team has been coached
by Chase Gillispis. formerly of the L. u
eleven. and Is said 10 be one OF the best
which ever represented the school The
pupils OF both schools will turn out In
force TO see the game.
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A Football GrfdfrOn.

The Board of Park Commissioners has
decided to build football gridiron at Riv-
erside Park. The baseball field proved a
popular feature during the summer and it's
success led to the decision as to the grid
iron. The field will be east of White river,
near Thirtieth street. The board will adopt
regulations requiring all who wish to use
the field to secure permits.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. ga number of
features have been announced for the fall
meeting of the Memphis Trotting Park AS
ISOLATION. Dan Patch will meet c. X. G.
Billings's crack Little Boy in a race to a
wagon, and it is expected that Cresceus,
Lord Derby and John A. McKerron will
meet for a large purse. Cresceus will also
trot a mile against time.
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American League

CINCINNATI, Sept. 26.-Had ii not been
for a couple of very bad errors in the sew
enth inning of to-day's game between the
Cincinnati and the st. Louis team the lat
ter organization would have been shut out.
AS far as Phillips was concerned he had
the st. Louis batsmen at his mercy all
through the game. Hackett was hit hard
in the seventh inning. Attendance, 500.
Score:
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Sept. 26.-The
races were postponed for the fourth day
this week, but an attempt will be made
tomorrow to make up for much of the
lost time. Racing will begin at o'clock
i'm the morning. Only four Of the twenty
races on the programme for the week
have been completed
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LANCASTER. o.. Sept. 2s.-charles M
Martin, Democratic candidate for Congress
in the new Eleventh Ohio district. today.
In letter addressed to M A Daughertv
chairman OF the congressional committee
declined TO accept the nomination. No rea-
son is given. This Is General Grosvenor's
district and 1t is Overwhelmingly Repub-
lican.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION. Ind. Sept. 26.-In the one
mile running race at the Fountain county
fair to-day Aleco won, Blue Bonnet second,
Hobo Bob third. Time 2:05. All other races
were declared off. The association will hold
a race meet on Oct. ii. Is and is. when there
will be some excellent races
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 26.-The Notre
Dame football squad had its last hard
practice this noon, in preparation for the
game on Saturday. Two hours were
spent in teaching the men to change fast
err Doar had charge of the line men and
Salmon handled the backs and ends The
work showed a marked Improvement over
previous scrimmages. There Is weight
enough In the line. but the men lack ex-
perience. This defect will be remedied
when Dillon and Farragher return. Piel
turned up for practice to-day and proba-
bly, will take his place at tackle. Draper
has been put at left half owing to his ex-
cellent showing.
In practice the scrubs made long gains
at times, but were held better than in the
previous line-ups. Mayor Fogarty and
Chief of Police McWeeney will officiate at
SATURDAYS game
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winners in Marion Golf Tourney.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

SpeCldI 20 IIlt IHIlldlIdpOIIs JUuIIIdI
MARION, Ind, Sept 26.-An open state
golf tournament closed here to-day. In the
finals for the women's championship Mrs.
Harry S. New, of Indianapolis, won from
Miss Jameson, of Indianapolis. 1t required
nineteen holes to decide the contest. The
prize was beautiful loving cup. In the
finals for men Mr.. Lillard, of Marion, won
from Mr.. Hibberd, of Richmond nineteen
holes being required to decide. The prize
was a gold medal.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland Beaten by Detroit i'm First
Game of Last Series.

DETROIT. Mich, Sept. 26-The Detroit
team took the first game Of the final series
of the season from Cleveland by punching
five hits in the third, netting three runs.
Catches by Barrett were the feature of the
game. Score:
H E
Detroit ..........0 8 0 0 0 0 0 "A IL 2
Cleveland 100 O o 0 2 0 o % s 2
Observation-Disclosures and Buelow; Walker
and BemiS.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

SOUTHAMPTON. Sept 2s-sailed: Au-
euste Victoria. from Hamburg. for New
York.
BOULOGNE. Sept. 8.-Sailed: Staten
cam. from Rotterdam. for New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 2s.-sailed: Com
monweaith. for Boston
GENOA, Sept. 26.-Arrived: Aller. from
New York, via Naples.
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CHICAGO, Sept. a.-with a joke on his
lips Archibald G. Crofts. an expert cleo
trician OF Eustis, Fla. left the dining
room at his boarding house to-day and shot
himself through the heart. Death was in
staneous. Crofts. who was twenty-six years
old. came 10 Chicago a week ago.
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Terribly Beaten and Her Clothing
Nearly All Torn OF.

CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-With face and body
terribly beaten, her clothing almost torn
away, Mrs. Hulda Swanson. who lived in
Milton avenue. was found lfeless tonight
in an alley at the rear of shoe factory
at Kingsbury and Superior streets. The
alley runs along the tracks of the Mil
waukee q st. Paul Railroad and is par
ticularly dark and lonely. Ii seems clear
the woman was dragged into it and muir
dered. Several arrests have been made.
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TI-N@fb <fN IHO-N I<hINN-N.
Main sewer on Roosevelt avenue, Valley
avenue, Brookside avenue, Rural street,
Urbana street and Nineteenth street.
Opening of Twenty-fifth street from the
first alley east of Ethel street to the first
alley west of Senate avenue.
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NeiII Bests jackson.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2e.-Al Neill was
given the decision over Young Peter Jack
son at the end of the twentieth round to-
night. Morris Rausch, of Chicago, put out
Willie Boune in the second round.
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Market House Improvement.

lie market will continue to urge the city
authorities to build over the space between
the market houses. Their petition is in
the hands of the Board of Works, and it
Is thought will receive early attention.
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Two-base hit-Steinfeld. Three-base hits
-Morrissey, Donlin. Stolen bases-Nichols
G), Kruger. Double play-Kling to Farrell
to Nichols. Bases on balls-On Hackett 3.
Struck out-By Hackett, 2; by Phillips, 3.
Time-1:35. Umpire-Brown.
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Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. the secretary OF
state for the colonies. and make this APP
peal TO the American people for their moral
support for the suppression OF this afro
cious act Of vandalic diabolism.
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COLUMBUS. o., Sept. 26.-The fall races
were postponed again to-day on account of
rain. An attempt will be made to run part
of them tomorrow morning.
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Games Postponed.

Rain again interfered with baseball and
the games scheduled for yesterday. except
at Cincinnati, were postponed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFORDSyILI4E. Ind. Sept. o.
Hootball Coach Eben Wilson 10 doing good
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PHILLIPS AT HIS BEST
WOULD HAVE SHUT OUT ST. LOUIS
BUT FOR A COUPLE OF ERRORS.

Only Five Singles Allowed by Ex-
Indianapolis Pitcher-Results of
American League Games.
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w. T. BLYTHE,
Section Director.
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