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The Washington times., 1902-05-06
LAW ROUTS PuGlLISTS.
Reading, Pa, Court Holds Fighters and
Managers Under Bail.

READING, Pa, May "a thousand or
more sports were much disappointed late
this afternoon when the announcement was
made that the bantamweight fight between
Danny Dougherty and Tommy Feltz was
declared off.
County Detective Fegely had bench war
rants issued for the boxers and their
managers, and by o'clock the accused
were before Judge Endlich. charged with
conspiring to have a prizcfght contrary
to law.
The men. through their counsel, pro-
tested that they intended to spar only Tor
points and would violate no law. Judge
Endlich required i2.eoO bail for all OF
them to keep the peace for thirty days.
Their counsel. ". X. Stevens. became
their surety, and they were allowed TO
depart.
Doughcrty was in prime condition and
full of confidence. He was the favorite
in the betting. The auditorium was
closed tonight, and boxing matches Tor
prizes are done for in this community LOT
snmp time
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MlNDElEFF THE WINNER.
Defeats the Washington School fo
Boys Entries il Fencing Bouts.

The first OF 6. series of fencing matches
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Washington School for BOYS, in its hand
! some exercising room in Dunster Hall. on
the Tenleytown Road.
The contests consisted Of four bouts
for foils. each of two and one-half min
utes' duration. and the contestants were
Masters August C. Downing. jr.. ". IL.
Hooper. Roger W. Hooper. of the school
and Victor Mindeleff, jr., of the Fencers'
Club.
The contestants were divided into pairs
by lot. the winners OF each pair TO con-
test the final bout.
The CONTESTS were spirited, and the
young foilsmcn. all of whom are pupils Of
Prof. Dariculat. maitre d'armes Of the
Washington Fenccrs' Club, acquitted
themselves with credit TO their tutor.
They were for the most part an unknown
quantity. and their play was watched by
a large assemblage OF interested spec
tators. Master Downing took the floor
first, and crossed foils with Master Minde-
left as his opponent, and after a splendid
p1nlDlllCn, IN WHICH DUN SHONtu COlSiu-
cradle knowledge of the art, as the score
indicates. Mindeleff won by points to 6.
Then Masters W. II. and r. W. Hooper
appeared, and their bout, too. was clever
and won frequent applause. W. II. Hoop
er won by points TO 4.
In the semi-finals the losers OF the
above bouts. Downing and Roger Hooper.
met. Neither gained an advantage. and
their bout resulted In tie of points.
Each proved himself foilsman worthy
of the others best steel, and the tie was
played off with renewed energy and spirit,
and Downing won. 3 to 2.
In the final bout Mindeleff and W. II.
Hooper appeared TO settle the matter of
honors and incidentally the ownership OF
a silver medal. The bout was decidedly in
tercsting. and the cleverness of the junior
foilsmen was apparent at every attempt
for touch" Their foot and wrist move
ments were quick and sure and their
parties and guards well timed, and their
work was roundly applauded. at the end
Of the two and one-half minutes Master
Mindeleff was declared the winner by
points TO T. MIR. Mindeleff. sr., was scorer
and timekeeper and Prof. Daricllat was
referee Another set of contests will be
held In a fortnight.
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GEORGETOWN PREPS WIN.
Blue and Gray Boys Take Hard-Earned
Game From Mount Pleasant.

The Georgetown preps and the team
from Mount Pleasant played close game
on Georgetown field Saturday afternoon.
After nine innings of heavy hitting and
gilt-edge playing the boys from the hill
landed the game by a score OF IA to II.
The preps looked for an easy victory
over the Mount Peasants, but after a
little playing they were compelled to
come down on the level At the begin
ming of the seventh Maduck knocked a
home run, and ii was followed by three
Dagger and q two-bagger.
Nine runs were accumulated by the
bows from the hill in the seventh inning.
Cunningham pitched for the winning
team. and had good control OF the sphere.
He allowed but two runs during the last
three innings.
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TRACTION COMPANY B0WLERS
Metropolitans Clinch the Championship
bv Defeating the Mechanics.

The Washington Traction and Electric
Company's Employees Relief Bowling
League closed it's season last night with
Il set of games between the Metropoiitans
and Mechanics. The former won the fuii
set, and now hold the undisputed title to
the championship of the league. and all
the honors that go with II, including sew
erai -rizes.
The result was never in doubt last night.
as the NETS" were in splendid form and
bowled in major league style. Their uT-
erage game was S1S. and their lowest to-
tai was sos. Dodson led the evening with
220 as best single and wins second prize
for high single. His average on the even
ing was 173 1-3. fraction below Hamel.
who led with III. and Crosby. 1I3. was third.
There was very large crowd present. and
the result of the championship was en-
Enthusiastically received.
The ScO-eS:
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Fined by Treason Court,

LONDON. May ga dispatch from Ali
wal North, Cape Colony, says the treason
court in session there has sentenced Da-
yid De Wet TO pay fine of $500 or serve
n years Imprisonment. Pieter De Wet
has been found guilty and sentenced tc
nay fine of 1000 or serve two years in
prison. A previous telegram declared
that the latter had been acquitted.
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BOSTON SIGNS NEW TWIRLER
American Hub Team Believes 1t Has a
Star in Collegian Adkins.
(spccial to Tho Washington Times.

MILWAUKEE. May 5.--Merle Adkins,
the star college twirler of the West, has
broken into professionalism. He has been
signed by Henry Killilea for the Boston
American League team. and will report
for duty Immediately. He has been pitch
Ing about five years.
Among other things that he has done Is
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One Run Sufficient to Win
Game for Freed
mans Team.
oUAkERs' THIRD SHUT-oUT
Five Double Plays Made, in Four of
Which Doyle and Bean Figure-Smith's
Exhibition at Second Very Speedy.

NEW YORK. May 5.-A remarkable
game. full of snappy plays and features.
was presented at the Polo grounds to-
day between the Giants and the Quaker
City aggregation. Only one run was
scored in the nine sessions at bat.
The Giants got the solitary tally In the
second inning. Before or after that there
was no scoring done by either side. The
Quakers outbatted the locals. They sue
ceeded in accommodating eight hits off of
Kennedy and Evans. who succeeded him
early in the game.
The Giants were unable to get more
than three hits. but they were collected
In bunch and netted them the winning
run.
Fast Fielding.
The fielding in today's game has seldom
been equaled. There were five double
plays made during the matinee. This will
serve to show how fast the game was.
The locals got four of them Doyle was
in all. Childs and Douglass completed one
for the Phillies.
Smith played a remarkable game at
second base. having four put outs and
FIVE assists to his credit. Bean also play
ed swift game at short. having four
assists to his credit and one put out
He oficiated in all of the double plays.
This is the third time the New York
team that welded the whitewash brush on
the Phillies The score:
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Left on bases-Boston. 2; Baltimore c.
First base on balls-on Winters, /; OF
Hughes, ?. Struck out-By Winters. 2:
by Hughes. 2. Three-base hit-Ferris
Two-base hit-Collins. Stolen bases
Gtahl. Collins. Double plays-Gilbert and
Williams; Ferris, Parent and La Chance.
wild pitch-Hughes. Umpire-Sheridan.
Time OF game. hour and 30 minutes. At
tendance. 3,270.
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First base on balls-Off Barr, 1. Struck
out-By Barr. IL: by Babylon, g. Three
base hits-Coombs. Proctor. Turner Two
base hit-King. stolen bases-king tS),
Nicholson. Fuller (2). Owens. Double
play-Turner to Esmond to Kafer. Passed
halls-Harding. Smith. Umpire-Mr. Tade.
Time of game / hour and 80 minutes
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Left on bases-Philadelphia 4; Wash
ington. 4. First base on balls-of Lee, 3;
OF Kenna, 3. Struck out-By Kenna, 2.
Home run-Davis. 1hree-base hit-DriIl.
Two-base hits-Keister, Lee, Carey, Fultz.
l. Crose, Flick, seybold. Kerna. Sacri-
fee hits-Seybolc, NJ. Cross, .. Stolen
bases-Coughlin, NJ. Cross. Double play
Ely, Carey and Coughlin. Hit by pitcher
NJ. Cross. Passed ball-Drill. Umpire
O'Laughln. Time of game-1 hour and so
minute. Attendance-2,i ,i19.
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Philadelphia 20 % o o o 90
New York. ...0 0 o 0 0 xI

Left on bases-New York. 2: Philadel-
phia. 5. First base on balls-Of Ken
nedy. 1: of Evans. /: of McGee, 1. Struck
out-By Kennedy, 1; by Evans, 1; by Nc
Gee. 2. Sacrifice hits-Dooin. Hulswitt.
Stolen bascs-Lauder, Jackson. Double
plays-Lauder to Smith to Doyle, Evans
to Smith to Doyle. Bean TO Smith to
Doyle. Doyle to Bowerman to Bean,
Childs to Douglass. Wild pitch-McGee.
Hit by pitcher-By MCGEE, 1. Umpires--
Powers and Brown. Time of game-1 hour
and twenty minutes. Attendance-4.000.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia, Z; Washington. s.
Boston, .; Baltimore ,.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Baltimore ut Boston.
Chicago at Cleveland.
st. Lonis at Detroit.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

the winning of the college pennant for the
Beloit College three successive Seasons.
Several National League managers have
been negotiating with him to come East.
but he refused.
The Boston magnate was in communica-
tion with him for several weeks. and to-
night he signified his intention of Joining
Collins. He viii fill out the place which
was recently vacated by Hastings of the
Bostons. who was released to the Phila-
delnhia America n team
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ORIOLES LOSE AGAIN.
Monumental Hitters Unable to Connect
With Winters Puzzling Shoots.
(spccial % NC washington Times.

FoTcVIHI 10 III1 " l7IIII'Ht''4' I1IIIE5I
BOSTON, May 5.-The Orioles were un-
able to do business with Winters curves
today and lost the game by the score Of
to 2 Winters was well supported, par
ticularly by those in the short field. He
held the McGrawites down TO seven scat
tered hits. Hughes allowed only six. but
moor support worked against him.
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Stolen bases-Clarke. Ritchey. Wagner.
Bransheld. Three-bas hit-Ewing. Two
base hit-Beckley. Bases on balls-.0ff
Ewing 6. Hit BY pitcher-By Lever 1.
Struck out-By Lever 1. by Ewing 3.
Passed baIls-Bergen l. Left on bases
Cincinnati :. Pittsburg 3. First base on
errors-Cincinnat 1. Pittsburg 2. Time OF
game-One hour and forty-five minutes.
Attendance-2,000. Umpire-Emslie.
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Earned runs-Chicago. 1: st. Louis, .
First base by errors-Chicago. 1: st. Louis,
9 Left on bases-Chicago. 5; st. Louis.
6. First base on balls-Off Eason. 2: of
Murphy, l. Struck out-By Eason, 3; by
Murphy. 4. Two-base hit-Dexter. Sac
rifce hit-Ryan. Stolen bases-Miller.
O'Hagan. Double plays-0'Hagan. unas-
sisted: Farrell and Brashear: Killing and
Love: Kruger. Farrell and Brashear. Time
Il hour and 25 minutes. Umpire-Can-
tillon.
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BASEBALL RAGING ATHLETICS AND SPORTS IN GENERAL.

but during the remaining three innings
they did not get a man on base. as Barr
had them all gated.
The ninth inning was a hair-raising
one Harding got hit and stole second.
The next three men were unable TO DO
anything. The score stood to 3.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
team and the one from the Treasury De-
partment will play today at o'clock.
Tho
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CARDINALS PUNCHED HITS.
Work at Bat, With Clever Base Stealing,
Too Much for Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 5.-By punching seven
base hits in three innings today. and TAX
ing some daring chances in the baserun-
ming line, the st. Louis Cardinals gained
a comparatively easy victory over Chica-
go by a score of to q
Murphy pitched a clever game for tho
visitors. The fielding and batting of Lowe
and Farrell proved the features Of rath-
er colorless game. Attendance. 200. The
score.
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seventv-Footer Yankee to Race.

NEWPORT. May 5.-The seventy
footer Yankee. now owned by j. Rogers
Maxwell. left for Bristol yesterday to
1T out for the coming season. The Yankee
was formerly owned by II. B. Duryea and
Harry Payne Whitney. and was not raced
last year.
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sBltted for Nalarkey in ninth.

First base on errors-Boston. I. Left
on bases-Brooklyn. 6; Boston, Z. First
base on balls-Off Hughes. 3: OF Malar-
key. l. Struck out-By Hughes, 3: by
Malarkey. 3. Sacrifice hit-Lush. Stolen
bases-Sheckard. Irwin. Greminger. Two
base hits-Flood. DeMontreville. Double
play-Sheckard and McCreery. Passed
ball-Farrell. Time of game. / hour and
IS minutes. Attendance, 1000. Umpire.
ODay.
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Columbian and GaIlaudet.

Another game between the Columbian
University and the Gallaudet boys will be
played at Kendall Green this afternoon at
$50 O'Clock. In the first game played
the varsity defeated the Dummies by
kcpre Of 8 to 4
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EASY FOR PIRATES.
Pittsburg Finds Little Trouble in Putting
1t Over Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May Ewing was
unsteady today and received loose sup
port. Pittsburg punched their hits and
won easily.
Lever held the Cincinnatis well In
hand until the eighth. when Dobbs and
Beckley hit and Crawford drove them
home with a drive. The score:
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Home Run With Two on
Bases Turns the NeceS-
sary Trek.
COUGHLIN MAKES TEE ONLY ERROR
Wiltze Driven Out of Box by
Washington in Open
ing Inning.
LONG DRIVES PLENTIFUL
Fultz Proves Himself Worthy of Filling
Napoleon Lajoie's Shoes-Both Teams
Put Up a Marvelously Fast Fielding
Game, Which Pleases.
rs,oc;,l IN Tho Washington Times,

Especial to The Washington Times)
PHILADELPHIA. May Sit took a home
run with two men on the bases for the
Athletics to land victory over Wash
ington this afternoon. The Senators got
another good start, and made their op-
ponents play up to their limit. both in
fielding and batting, before victory was
assured.
The visitors handled Wiltze so roughly
in the opening inning that Manager Mack
substituted Kenna. the former Cleveland
twirler, in the second. kenna was very
effective. holding Washington down TO five
hits in eight innings.
Lee Was Unlucky.
Lee was touched up all through the con-
test, but nearly won his own game by his
hitting. He secured three hits, driving
in two runs and scoring once himself. In
the eighth. with Coughlin en- second. Lee
drove the ball over the right field fence,
but ii went foul by few feet.
Washington drove Wiltze OF the rubber
in the first inning, when singles by Ryan
and Lee, doubles by Keister ard Carey,
and Drills sacrifice produced three runs
The Athletics got one run in their hall
on Coughiin's tumble of Hartzel's ground
er and l.. Cross double. Seybold's double
on Cross sacrifice and Powers single
were responsible for another tally in the
second.
Team Work Good
Beth scored in the third. For Wash
ington Drill tripled. but was thrown out
at the plate on Coughlin's g-ounder. the
latter, however, scoring on Lees double.
Fultz made the circuit for Philadelphia on
a passed bali and Flicks single.
Bases on halls to Ely and Patton, and
Keister's single gave Washington another
run in the seventh. In this inning the
Athletics took the lead, four balls TO
Powers end Fultz's single being followed
by Davis home run.
Flick scored in the eighth on his dou-
BILE, Seybold's sacrifice, and an out
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Standing of the Teams.
TIMELY HITS TURN TRICK.
Bridegrooms Brace Up and Snatch Vic
tory From Beaneaters.

NEW YORK. May 5.-The Brooklyns
braced up today. and by few timely hits
won from the Bostons. Hanlon shook up
his batting order, which had beneficial
effect.
Hughes pitched his first game OF the
season for the Brooklyns, and was in
good form. The score:
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Were Not Afraid.

Not daunted by this handicap their op-
ponents made two runs in their half of
the fifth and added three more in the
sixth. The last three runs were brought
in by Proctors long distance hit. He
came up smiling, as usual. and dared
Babylon TO put it over the slab. Babylon
endeavored to take the dare, but Proctor
would not allow him to. After hitting
more than twenty fouls over the various
fences. he got next to shoulder high one
and put 1t to the tall grass. He went to
the third kopjc on the hit. and two mess
mates went in on the hit. Proctor scored
n moment later when Harding hit to
center.
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GIANTS FAST PLAY TOO
MUCH FOR PHILLIES
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results of Yesterdays Games.

Pittsburg, 6; Cincinnati, 2.
st. Louis, 5; Chicago, 2.
New York, 1; Philadelphia, 0.
Brooklyn, 4; Boston, 1.
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Runs Were Scarce.

The Commissioners were not so lucky.
King came up and made connec-
tlons with the first one that found its
way over the plate, and lamhasted it to
suburban territory. On single made
by friend he romped into camp with a
run to his credit. No scoring was done
by either side until the fourth session,
when the Commissioners proieges got
busy with Babylon's curves.
Harding led off with a single. and went
to third on Dawson's single. Owens the
next man up. waxed hot one to the
shortstop. who was unable to hold it.
Harding then rOmpcd home. Dawson
placed his feet on the pan when Pop Barr
went out at first base. King was next
up to the plate, and. as usual. made
hit, which moored Owens to the slab.
King lied on third, as his followers were
unable to get to the pan.
The District team made three runs.
which boosted them one to the good.
Maddened by this, the tars came in and
walloped the sphere to the four winds
This streak of swatting and two errors
netted four runs, which placed them three
to the good.
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Where They Play Today.

st. Louis at Chicago.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
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Marines in Shape.

The Marines practiced hard during the
first part of the season and their numer-
GUS friends thought that the men wearing
the word Commissioners upon their shirt
fronts would be easy marks.
Before the game was half way started
they were of a different opinion. and when
it was drawing 10 close they felt like
SO many plugged nickels.
Babylon, the Marines best twirl-
er. was sent in TO do the laborious box
work, and served the leather UP in fine
right style. He was touched UP in the
first inning and in the last
The Marines should have beaten the
Commissioners. with the great amount Of
experience and practice they have had.
IL was the Commissioners first game. but
nevertheless a splendid showing Babylon
was not supported in the proper fashion.
The Marines took first swat at the
leather. The grounds and the balls were
new to the men who took the field. Two
we're on the bases before they knew the
game had started. Coombs then sauntercd
up TO the plate and waxed the ball out in
center garden. The two men made i'm
pressions on the counting block. and be-
fcre the inning had closed another man
ambled across.
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DEPARTMENT. LEAGUE
OPENS With TIE GAME
District Building Mixes Mat
terS With Marines.
DARKNESS CUTS OFF PLAY
Score Stood 9 to When Umpire Put an
End to National Pastime-Big Crowd
on Hand to Cheer Favorites to Victory.

With the cheers of about 400 depart
ment clerks to help matters along the
Departmental League opened up yester-
day at the old National League ball park.
The opposing teams were from the
Marine barracks and the District building.
Each enc had n hundred or more fol-
| lowers, and all waxcd enthusiastic over
the game. After fiddling for nine long in
nings, the Commissioners succeeded in
playing the Marines to a standstill. The
score stood to .. Owing to the early
arrival of darkness the teams we're not
able to continue.
Plenty of Noise.
The magnates of the league were pre-
pared for the crowd, having had the
grandstand repaired. At an early hour
almost all OF the seats were occupied. The
charge of admission did not keep any Of
the oldtimers from the game. They we're
all there. armed as usual with tin horns,
megaphones and other hidecus noise pro-
ducipg Instruments.
The spectators were cared for as we'll
as at any league game. and no one could
register kick. The ladies were charged
an admission. but the managers got their
heads together during the game and de-
cided unanimously that today, and for
the remainder Of the season, the gentier
sex will be allowed to see the clerks
play free of charge.
Veteran in Evidence.
The game was as pretty an exhibition
of the national pastime as could have
been seen on any field. Barr, the veteran
of the national sport. was on the rubber
for the Commissioners proteges. He re-
ceiyed good support. Besides he used
that business wing of his to the best pos
sible advantage. In one inning he shot
them over in underhand fashion, and the
next he would drive them in overland
This gets the batters ratified, and then
Pop has things his own way.
King. an ex-postofIice player, was great
" in evidence in yesterdays game He
paraded around the third kopje and that
position could not have been played better
by anyone. He won still greater laurels
at the plate by swatting the sphere to
the suburban territory whenever he ap-
peared.
IrOclOT. wiz y va INC biSt.'t '.N'+o
team this year, is manager and captain.
II was through his good work that the
Commissioners secured a place in the
league this year. He has raked together
q moEt Formidable team, and one that Will
be credit
His friends all agree that he handles the
Indicator in the, most approved and COM
mendable way. He also handles affairs
around first base IN approved fashion.
Yesterday he made several difficult
catches. and managed to connect with
high ball during the game good for three
sacks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
ALMOST A MURDER.
Committed by Three Hshwaymen for
Paltry Sum Of Monev.

Cambridge, Mass, Dee. .+.-1l rec
higlwaymen attacked George W. Blake,
Il book agent, II years OF age. OF the
boulevard here, near the entrance 10 III"
West Boston bridge, last evening, !ob'
bed Lin of SIS and then. 10 cover w.
their crime, threw him into the Charles
river.
About I O'Clock Blake was met by
three men, one of whom was n negro
six feet in height, who asked him for
money. He replied that he had nc
change. but they declared he was II liar
and while the negro held him the othai
two went through his pockets. They
took SIS in money and Blake'S watch
but one of the men remarked that the
latter would be Il 'give.away." where
upon 1t was thrown upon the ground
and broken.
The three lifted Blake to the top of
the four-foot stone wall that marks the
outer boundary of the boulevard. anG in
spite of his struggles pushed him over
into the river, II feet below. The men
then took to their heels and all trace
of them was lost.
Although terribly benumbcd by tho
icy water and frightened, Blake was
fortunate enough to get hold of one of
the Humane society's ladders kept at
that point for use in case of accident and
dragged himself out upon the bridge
where he fell exhausted. He was soon
after found by passing teamstcr and
taken to the police station, where he re.
lated his story and was given restorl,
tives aud warm clothing, after " hicl'
he went to his home.