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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
AMERICANS WIN
The NEWNES CUP
Ni'i"ry i'll Seventh international
Chess Match by Cable by Score
of Jl-2 to I12.

New York. March I5.-After two days OF
hard fighting. the American chess team
yanIuishcd the British team tonight. this
being the seventh OF the international Sc
ries OF matches for the Newnes Cup.
America Won five and one-haIf games and
Great Britain. four and one-halt
The distinction Of achieving the first vic
tory fell u the Easlishraen by virtue Of
, TrCCcAarl's brilliant defeat Of Delmar. on
Board No. 9. Almost simultaneously came
the news that the amateur Atkins had
lowered the culogs of Marshall. This was a
hard blow. as the Brooklyn Chess Club had
relied upon Marshall and Pillsbury winning
their respective games.
At that time thc outlook was that the
match would be- lost. Hymcs was then IN
difficulty. aHI No!-t appeared 20 be beat
on T1- former. however. soon eNtricatsI
himself and proposed q draw. which Mills
accepted. kU!gt also redeemed himself. tn,
game being eventually drawn For 4 long
time aitcrward the score remained at 10
in favor OF England the solitary win for
THE American side having been achieved
later on the last board by Helms.
Pillsbury was uEatlo 10 make any head
way against Lawrence and had TO be
finally satisfied with 4 draw. Barry made
a great effort TO win. hut could not do so.
ana finally accepted the offered draw.
After the agreement OF the contending
parties. the remaining games ended as
stated above. and the victory belonged 10
the Americans.
The summary OF the match follows:
J.. iHjIshury. g.. Lslw., nee. Z: Ruv Lopez.
.. Barry O.. ". Mason. =: English.
3 Marshall. .. Atkins. I; Cs. Gam declined.
J. Hodges. !. Us H.. .. Cs. earn declined
. yaiEt a. vs.. E@iiiashaIni: "a: os. Gam. de-
clinoi
= pelraa-. o. ". Trenchard. !: Dutch defense
= Newman. /. -. Blake. =; Ruv Lopez.
. Howell / ~. Mitchell. Q: Ruy Lopez
u. Helms. J. Glrdl.stor. t. O.. Pawn
TossI 81. Total. az.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Junior Association Standing.

ST. I>ouis VS.. Centurys. 81. Louis alleys
cen'rals Mound Citys. Central alleys.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
PARADE WEATHER FAVORABLE.
Doctor Hyatt Says Elements viii
Not Interfere.

Doctor HYATT. local weather forecaster.
says clouds will cover the sky during the
time OF the ST Patricks Dag parade. II
will be slightly cooler and the mercury may
drop below the freezing point. March
viii he the only unnIassant nart cf the day.
In the Northwest the temperature Is down
close to the zero mark. but no such weather
Is expected IN ST Louis and those from the
Emerald Isle can enjoy themselves TO the
fullest extent without becoming unpleasant
" warm. 4 storm IS over the Mississippi
Valley and the cooler weather is expected 20
follow in its trail. Late yesterday afternoon
light rain began to fall. the mercury
dropped and by evening quite perceptible
change was noticed.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
CHICAGO nENCu SHOW CLOSES.
Sales of Five Dogs Aggregated S5O,'
900 and break All Local Records.

Chicago. March 15.-The annual bench
show OF the Chicago Kennel Club practically
closed with a parade of prize-winninS dogs
and their owners The show has been one
81 the most successful ever held in Chicago.
about 1000 dogs having been on exhibition
Many of the exhibitors We're women OF the
fashionable world
All records for sales have been broken at
this Years show, more than 5000 having,
changed hands. Many of the finest dogs
from the East have been purchased on local
account and Will hereafter be owned by Chi
caCCanS
X is stated that because the Interstate
Field Trial Association changed its name TO
the American Championship Field Trial As
sociation and made the qualifications for
dogs competing in tine annual championship
event such that only winners Of State trials
can take part. there * likelihood of disrup-
IiUn Of the organization Several State Or
EuuiZatiO1S. IL Is said. threaten TO withdraw.
The association IS composed of eleven Organ-
iz1tlGUs. Missouri. Michigan. Ohio. Indiana,
EertucEy. South Dakota. International Of
Canada. Western Of Kansas City. Illinois
Iowa and Alabama.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
COLLIE CLUB SHOW.
Many Handsome Dogs VIII be on Ex-
hfbition To-MorroNy Afternoon.

The fourth annual collie show Will 10
given tomorrow at No. 6l3-6l5 Olive s.,eet.
The entry is large one and embri~S ali
the typical collies OF the country. Lovers
of this breed will have good opportunity
to see the best specimens OF the day.
The show will be under American Kennel
Club rules and wins VIII count four points.
1t will open at 8 a. m. and close at II p. m.
Doctor Clayton of Chicago will officiate as
judge.
Among the noted dogs to be seen is Cham
pion Weilesbourne Hope,' who has gone
through the circuit unbeaten. His kennel
companions. Wel!esbourne star and Wel!es-
bourne Comet. who are also crack dogs. will
also be there. Doctor Gardner of ChiIa go
has also entered his celebrated collie. Lib
erty Bell.
Among the local collies which will CON-
pete for honors are Mrs. Ralph OrtEwein's s
Miss Glory Galopin. WHO ia said TO be j rare
good one: Mrs. OBriens Clifton Dixie Boz
and Clifton Crescent. Mr.. EoTsythe's we'll
known Ormskirk General. unQuestionaby
the best collie owned in the West: also Mrs.
Robert y. Mudd's High Bail, who will give
the best of them a hard run.
Master J. Bosgs hayaaaugh has mis-
Ormskirk entered, q youIG dog that will
take a good deal of beating. These VINO
have a large kennel entered are Mr.. ". +
Mulhall. Mr.. Van Blarcom. Mr.. Trepdley
and Mr.. ]. l. Behlins of Milwaukee.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
BIDS FOR FITz-JEFFRIEs FIGHT.
Los Angeles Club Offers Purse of S25,-
900 for Contest.

San Francisco. Cal. March i5.-Bils FOR
the es-FitZsimmoHs fight were opened
here tonight. Bily Delaney represented
Jeffries at the opening. The only outside
club to put in Il bid WAS the Century Club
Of Los Angeles.
The bids. with the exception OF tho Los
Angeles club. offered only Il straight per
centage of the gross receipts Tn. los An
geles club submitted three propositions: \
purse OF S25.0pG. 20 per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts, with Il guarantee OF SaO,cJu. ana 20
per cent of the receipts.
Delaney announced that the different bids
would be considered by Jeffries and Fitz-
simmons. who probably would require some
time TO determine which WAS the best sifcI.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Wisconsin Twirlcr FOrsnIlcs Browns
for Boston Americans.

Milwaukee. Wis. March l5.-Pitchcr Pete
Husting. who was slated TO become MEM
ber OF the 81. Louis american League team,
has signed n contract with the Boston
Americans. II is said that HustinS Will
draw 2.IuD for his seasons services. which
IS more than the 81. Louis management
thought he was worth.
Husting was 4 member Cf the AIilwau-
kee team last season. and when the Brew
ers were transferred TO st. Louis he was
placed on the reserve list. Recently II WAS
pnnounced that he had come to terms with
Manager McAleer ard would play in St
Louis. but 1t develops that McAleer de-
clined to pay s. 40 for Hastings 1872 cor
tract and the difference IN price blocked
the deal.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
WHEELER DEFEATS BROCK.
Wins by Three Points In the Glass 4
Tnurna

Gus Wheeler and \. Brock. the two low
men in the class 4 three-cushiOn billiard
tournament now on at The Grand, fought
u out last night. and as a result Wheeler
has better chance 10 climb up in the
secud division. while Brock is low man,
having lest all his games The score:
Whe-er-e o ] D e" . . I D o I
. IOOooo20 COS . Ol0 O4 o / 0
% 90 ol2o3oo10o . .
- " . 0 D 20 o o o 0
o. % l l . l 90 oooi. Total. 90;
high I'm. 4: average. .43
BroclS-0 ! 0 0 JI0OoIoI02 o o
1:oo 2o290O0l . o
0 u 0 0 eOIO o 0 0 1 o 0
90 : = 0 all e0lSO o . o D
q a zoo . 0 0 . o q . 0 0 O. Total
4: hiEh rrr. .: average. -
ReferPa-El .ntrE.r
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
SUNKEN SHIP FOUND,
WHOLE CREW MISSING
Steamer Tiber, With Twenty Men
on Board. Sailed for Hall
fax February 23.

Halifax. Nova Scotia. March IA dis
patch received here from Canso late this
afternoon announces that the wreck of the
Dominion Coal Company's steamer Tiber
has been found off White Point ledSes. five
miles west of Canso. The news was brought
TO Canso by lobster fishermen. The steam
er iS below the water.
No trace of the members OF the crew has
all perished.
The steamer left I,ouisburg. c. B.. Feb
rTary - with q cargo OF 1850 tons OF coal
for Halifax and nothing more was heard
OF her until March 5. when some wreckage
and life buovs from the steamer We're found
in the vicinity Of White Head The Tiber
was commanded by Captain Henry Bou-
larger of Quebec and carried a crew Of
twenty.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
CLEARWATER DEFEATS sToFFT.
Vow Leads I'm Championship Pool
Tourney,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. March I5.-Wiliiam II. Clear
water OF Elwood Ci;y, Pa, and H. p Stofft
of Cleveland. Were the contestants to-
night in the championship pool tournament
at the MOntaUk Billiard Hail. Brooklyn.
The Pennsylvania expert Won by a score
of l25 To i02. The fact that each had
q record Of two victories and no defeats
was the cause Of much careful safety play.
Up TO the century mark the game was
close. The winners high run was q and
the losers y In the afternoon y. II. Walsh
OF this city defeated William e McCune
# Boston bv sI'o-e Of IL TO 3, and Jer0r.
T.. keorh OF Buffalo won from Irving Lon.
Of Nashville Tenn. with Il score OF I2J TO
week.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
OFFICE NEWS CLUB LEAGUE.
Progressives 4, Garrison. I.

OF the office Mems League went the route in
good style and captured four In a row. The
winners were hard pressed at times. but man
aged to get through with comfortable margins.
CAPTAIN ;. :. Gregory Of the Prosressiyes did
good work on the wind-up and several times
when the result WAS In Doubt he saved the day.
He registered three games OF sixty better with
the aid Of six-pn handicap. and ba-ged Just
an even 800 pins! which gave him average or
sixty: His third game was a pretty exhibition.
and he got through without miss after begin
ming his third essay until the ninth frarpe OF the
fourth game. His only other miss registered
IN the final. Ills columns OF 7-ll the best
registered. and in all departments he showed far
shead tho rest OF the field For the losers Doctor
Griesbach did excellent work. travelling with
columns Of 5-2o-5 So As aided by a six pin handi-
he
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

Cairo. H.. March 1.-THE river is rising slow
"; the gauge reads as feet. The weather ID
etoier. cloudy and threatening. Tho local Wealth
Bureau forecasts fall OF 55 degrees IN tenn
rarature. which VIII probably bring 1t down to
the freezing point below. Tho Rees Lee
from Memphis with fair trip. consisting OF
cotton. lumber. stsves and sunir.e,. arrived a
a Ia. discharged n few s1nartss. added So
packages miscellaneous freight. and Departed
for st Louis at a. m Tho City Of Pitts
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

departed for Cincinnati al ll:4s a m shc haS
&c cabin full Of people: her cargo eonsi.ts Of cot
gia Lee departed at 10 o'clock last night for
Memphis with q fair cargo. The United states
where she has been In winter quarters, at U:1s
she TOOK aboard supplies here: she will leave for
iEe,s IiY. a; as she goes HGIi, ", The Davis g.
loaded with salt Tho barge sfs wrecked on the
bridge pier near Louisville contained 800 bar
rels of salt The barge broks in two and 10 q
total loss Shs departed Tor Memphis at ! D..
m Captain Samuel Cole returned from Jopp67
to-day. Ths Charlotte Boeckler departed IN
that place at at q N for Gincinnau wish
And Cbari.y SiehoiS an. M niiots Soo Ss Ss 4.
shin.. from Cincinnati. and the BeaL ffo0
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

Detroit. Mich, March I5.-Entries for the
early closing events Of the Detroit Driving Club
annual trottins meeting in July close next Mon
day. March Il. Entries already received indiCar q
that the meeting will be high class in for
mer years. Included in the early closing events
are the classic Merchants and Manufacturers
Stake OF $1,000 for 2:2i class trotters. and the
Chamber Of Commerce Stake OF 5000 for PA
class racers
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
DOCTOR D. F. BROWN is DEAD
Was the Largest Land Owner in
Pettis County.
PrrI-RLLC, SPECIAI.

RE-T'f BI.IN SfftIAI-
Sedalia. Mo-. March 15.-Doctor D. r.
Brown died M his home In Dresden to-day.
aged IS years. Doctor Brown was one of
the most prominent citizens OF Pettis Coun-
try and the largest land owner In this part
of the State and a noted stock-rsiser-
He WAS u Stockhnldec and director OF the
Sedaiia National Bank. the proprietor OF
general me rchandise stores at Dresden and
KrohnCstcr and Il member OF the Board. OF
Managers Of the state Insane Asylum at
Ncva,!a The funeral will be held 1T the res
iGcnce on Monday, and tte Intern mt will
be in the Sedali1 City Cemetery.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
III EdltItS-NNN lANe
Tenn AYcEaUes
Club Standing,

! The Ann Avenues maintain a slight lead over
The - Louisianas. but the Towers have climbed
q step nearer the top. and tied with the
Hickorys. The two leading teams far ahead
OF the rest Of the field. The standing:
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Inund CitY Lenwuc standinK

~ .u ~. IsH-uc - -,,
League in the lead. with a like amount OF
victories to their credit. The Blue Ribbons are
I'm the show position. three games away. Stand
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
o.BRIEN AND RYAN MATCHED.
VIII Battle for lIiddic-"cight Cham
piOnship ut LouISyiIic in Way.

Philadelphia, champion miGdIe and heavy
weight pugilist 81 England. to-day signed
articles OF agreement To meet Tommy
Ryan for the middle-weisht championship
of the world
The men will fight before the Southern
Athletic Club of Louisville. on May 3, weight
TO be l5S pounds at ringSiGe
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Emerson League standing.

wednesday-Republics Blue Ribbons on Ac
me alleys. and Consumers vs. Riaitos on Royal
alleys.
Friday-Spencers Eagles On Crescent alleys
Emerson League Standing.
The Asseniblers OF tho Emerson League have
comfortable lead the WindrTs. The Ma
chinists and Electricians are tied FOR third posi-
ton Standing:
Clubs WI Clubs w l.
AsKemblers 49,. n Il Electricians ..l5 ~
winders .I! Is Machinis,s lis %
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
Observation-Disclosures vs. Electricians On
Crescent alleys.
Friday-winders vs. Afach,nis,s on Royal al
1eys.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Cavannurh Wins walkiuur Match.

Philadelphia. March 15.-Th- six days' Walking
"ntesn - the s"y"T-v starters ~ n IN. f-rsr ~
these only eight will share the prize money. Pat
taNanaugh gI Trenton. y. - VA fpg < tr.. lHlf
a. the start. maintained his advantage until .he
end and althouEh h- rrtITv'i from the trlr<
early tonight when the race ended was ,ighi.ea
miles ahead nf Fshey. rs nearest competitor
The OF the first eight mFu w-r.-. t-aya-
rsurh. So > miles: Fakey. 5lI- Trcv -: Click.
50l: Day .00e. Barnes. AZ: Hart. 41S.Ig. So.en,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Ey-uiYOR PELTOS.

Clevrllnd o. March 15.-F. W. Pelton.
president of the Citizens Savings and Loan
Association. and ne Of the most prominent
tnrl.-, ~ thts city. died to-day of pneumo-
mia. a.,ed "A years. Mr.. Pelton was Mayor OF
cleveland from 1872 until 1874. and subse-
alieutly was City Trsaeursr.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

On" q the most sensational finishes Yet -
c'Ti"d IN the reycnt continuous pool tournament
games on the North Side occurred at Fishers
Der. tne North Side champion. by the score os
- 20 - IN thH second game the veteran Com
iE1duTc' defeated Frank Pears by the score o,
- - =
Tue rcNt game in the North Side trIrnarent
WI! b" played tomorrow night at Jake Iga.ta
k"ssuih and Prairie avenues e f. CampaelI
ara '''s S.nttherS viii BE- the cont. nderS IN the
hrst game and Gus Pohlnlan ard Ed Keller will
moor in The srcnrd- -
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
BOWLING.
DRUGGISTS LEAGUE.
Men and Endcrie Close Together for
Individual HonorS.
BOWLING.

The official figures OF Secretary Hsbcgser ot
the Druggists COcked-Hat League gave Neu
the honor Of leading the individual stars OF the
leaEtie with an average for 1s5 games of close
to 81. Doctor Enderle. with the same nurrl,er
az games. is but a fraction behind and his per-
cent OF missed pins is the best in the list
Kunz, Karhe, Helbg. David and Brenner are
close together under the leaders each with an
average OF better than IL. The figures:
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
g. I,oui. Golfer. Won,

Hot SPRINGS. Ark. March 1.-THE team solt
the field club team, c. - Louis and the River
side Club team Of Chicago fo- the silver c-p
donated BY the Arlington snd Eastman hotels.
was Won by tho former team hy the score of y
up The match was for eighteen holes and ell
local rules were discarded. the bali TO be plsye
from where 10 lay.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Interstate Tournamcnt Prra.

New York. March 15.-The I'TJ graniIn~ fc- the
international tournament 10 be- heli Under IN
auspices Of the National Sporting club dur.rc- ,r-
onation week In Icndon. has been completed!
The bout between Harry Harris % C-hicaEo aud
Andy Tokell. the English champion. is assi.r, !
The other bouts follows: Peter Mah.r " II
fight Tom SharksY for the irish champions shir.
Gus Ruh!in Will tackle ''Nid'' Me- 'oy: .'Jpa''
WaIcott will box Tommy West and ''rouny''
ryan will toN ,ienrga GardineI.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
SUTTON To PLAY JARRETT.
HnndIcss BiIIfnrdist VIII Appear in
Pool Game

George Sutton. the haniless biliardist,
has been matched TO play Dick Jarrett the
football player at Chris Won der kheS ST.
Louis and Grand avenues. tonight. The
game Will begin at o'clock and will he
- points continuous pool. At the close
Sutton will give an exhibition of fancy hill
Hard shots.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
wuIc,t, ucscutcd suf,

Chicago. Ill. ,Tarch l5.-Joe Waira.. d .@rataI :
Riily SUIT OF Chicago a. the Chicago Athie- j.
Club tonight in a contest of six rounds
Stiff took awful beating. and although he
had no chance "a win. he fought farneiy 10 tn
end. At the close o. the sixth round Stty. Ieis
IN bad shape. and could not have gone rnu...
than Two rounds further.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Jn.s Signs With CIeyeinnd.

Cleveland q. March 1j.-T';c}'sr JOSS % las;
years Toledo. o. team has sic-ed with the
Cleveland American LcIIuc team .nr the season
Of Is1s. This step was ARRANGED iTresns Ctise "f
the fact that Joss has been retained l. !sI8's
reserve list. joss is also claimed hy Brooklyn
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

At the annual election of the North End Row
Ing Club the following officers Were caUsea !s=
the ensuing year: Gus 2. Rapp. president: John
Stoeppelman vice president: E @, Wallace. re-
corGing secretary: l.. W. Zinser. financial secrs-
fary: ". VorscheITs-. treasurer: r. schmidt
captain: +. Zimmerman. lieutenant: l.. q .ubSit.
serg-ant-a t-arrns and =. RtsmJieck e I-i.ke
and F Erirnan. directors.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Missouri Coach secured.

ft-bi Bl-lt SPECIAL
nous kicking full back OF Wisconsin University
has been selected 10 coach the Missouri t-uiyer-
sity Tigers next season. His letter OF ac-eStaaca
was received to-day by the athletic management
here: Mr.. O'Dea- who is now IN Madison. Wis.
coached the Notre Dame team with success dur
irg the last two seasons.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Or. 1oNANNAN

Cuf.s .. caone Diss..s, Ds .yess.bs casaivs.
M.nhood or any evils rssul.s om youthfai srrors o
IN frc tSo seven vssks In and eosasniiX
advertised In the st. Louis paper forty year an1
hs, never f.iled II curing the Worst C.sss Fes Nv
Doars trial psckaee, One Dollar Sold oniy by On q
A boEANSAS. No. "a MorEan Street, 81 LSsia -
nsAblshed lsSi. frivsss Circular IREE
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Kcogh and Walsh WI, ,t Pool,

New York. March l5.-In the BROOKLYN pool
tournament this afternoon. Jerome r. Kerrh OF
I'ufalo defeated Irving Long Of Nashville Tenn.
~ a .''EH 'f u to let- In the second gam" ot
the afternoon y. ". Walsh % New York won
out against William McCune. the New england
champion by 10 to .
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
CENTRAL LEAGJE Z
Grafh still HuSxinE Sparks for In
diyidual HOnors.

. Inc TIT between HI Sparks and Eddie Grath
for supremacy in the Central League is exciting
much interest; especially as neither man appears
70 nave 4 decided advantage over the other.
Grath improved slightly during the week and
gained n little on Sparks. bu: he Is still a good
traction 10 the bad. Freddie CioetZ and Mitchell
are dong better than 81. though removed quite a
ntt. way from the two leaders. Eight men out
OF the ten high rollers climbing above the
hat-century mark. tho two low men-Held snd
Schneicer-beinr just under that mark. Follow
ing are Secretary Bck's figures:
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

7 The Stcuritys have annexed Carrn
than the Ivanhoes and th. head Of the
Junior procession. The Debutsntes n
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Nicholson Mn5. Good Finish.

In the ho>STth svenuH Uool ornament at Lee
fic'ile-'S las; night. steve Nicholson defeated
George G7Ct" by the sco-e Of - 20 . Sicho,-
sons work WAS orratic in trr I.rst few frames
and Grnte appeared tN have the S-nle won. but
NtCE'.1 Ftl finished stoG'lv anil won han.!s
aow0. T"-mvGrcw night =! Gray Will play II.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Lauder to Captain Ncw York.

New York. March l5.--It was announced today
that William Lander had been signed by Man
Rger Fogst 10 play third base aad captain the
New York baseball team next season.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
SOUTHERN LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
Agreed Upon After Meeting OF
Committee at Atlanta.

Committee OF the Southern Baseball
League, which was in conference here to-
day has agreed upon a schedule for the
season of 1902 The season Will open Aprii
s6 and will close September q.
The teams composing the league this year
are: Nashville, Atlanta. Memphis, EiT-
mingh Shreveport. New Orleans. Little
Rock and CHATTANOOGA
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

81. Clair. Mo. March I5.-Nlrs. I-uretta
CALDWELL. aged 81 years. died at her horne.
eight miles south of this place. this morn
irC Mrs CqrdweI had been a resiient of
Franklin County nearly fifty years
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
ST. LOUIS TEHPry LEAGUE.
;,pcrI,Js 2. Hc.,~rr. 4.

Tn" Iruerials failed 20 establish r tie with
th" I;ntsrrrises for the championships oc the s.
l'uls Terp'n League ani came being de-
fc1trl when they met the Westerns -he West
.rn Rowing CtuO alleys Friday night. The score:
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Easter MORN.

Is but two weeks hence; you'll
surely want that Top Coat or
Suit for that joyous morn Of
all the year. Come to us lazy
its a busy time for clothes
making. We have prepared
accordingly, and for the big
gest business in our history.
Guess we can interest you on
prices. Our huge buying and
cash selling will save you near
ly one-third for like quality
and work. = Our display of
Woolens is the largest In all
St. Louis for you to choose
from. = = II 4: Il
Suits TO order $50 10 SI5
Gyercoats TO order BIS to S45
Trousers to order So to S12
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
GRAND AMATEUR LEAGUE.
Diels Have Not n Game in Three En-
counters.

At the end OF the third week in the Grand
amateur Tenpn League. the Diels. Jrs.. show IN
iroit with spot,ess record In their three times
NJ bar. not single loss has been recorded Against
them The Grands rank second. games
moved from the leaders. 4 thrse-handed tie Is
on for the third position between the Old CapI-
tolls. 1865 and Cothiers. The standing:
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
John kCRTZ.

REPU Bi.f'' SPECIAL
Olney. III. March John Kurtz died at
his hnnu here this afternoon. aged % years.
MRS. .IRET~rA CARDWELL.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16
Under One Hundred


The Mound City Paints broke their :ie with tbs
MofittWcsts and at present have a lead of
three games fo- tbs Druggists League cham
pionship. The Herf & Frsrichs are Ia third
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-16

Standing:
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
Thursday-MOffitt-W Vests VS.. Searle He-cths
on Acme alleys. J. $. Merrells Mound my
Paints on Crescent alleys and Herf & Frerichs
vs. Meyer Bros. on Royal alleya