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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

To make a perfect score in bowl
ing is the ambition Of every roller.
1t is possible to score IL straight
strikes in regulation game, and the
feat has been performed in actual
competition. But just now the bowl
ers are much exercised over the
question, ''Who is the original 300
man?" Ben Stell's recent score of
300 in league competition series in
Chicago gave that worthy young
bowler chance to resurrect his old
photographs for use in the daily
papers.
Investigation proves the right of
Ernest Forsberg, of Rockford, ILL.,,
to be called the original 800 score
man. That Forsberg's mark was
made under conditions equally as
good as Stells cannot be doubted
when consideration is given to the
facts. 1t was March z, 1902, that
Forsberg rolled 800 and followed it
with III and 20S, an average of 226
FOR the evening. No one will attempt
20 disparage Stell's sensational roll
ng, but the fact remains that Rock
lOIu rs CllUlllCu W S1CulU Ju0U uC
much as Chicago.
In scheduled contest between the
Maroon and Columbia teams of the
East Rockford Bowling league Fri
lay evening, March Z, on Fred John
sons regulation alleys, provided with
official pins and balls of the re-
auired conditions, Forsberg, a mem
Der of the Maroons, rolled his per-
feet score. The foul line rule was in
vogue and Reynold Rosene acted as
foul judge. There can be no ques-
ton that the score was bona-fide.
Manager G. 7. Swenson, of the al
leys; F. S. Edmison sporting editor
Of the Rockford Star, and III. s. Need
nam, another newspaper man, at
tested the score.
Inasmuch as Forsberg's mark was
made early in the year and every
thing seems to point to the use Of
proper pins, well set up and with
no reports of sloppy" strikes, it
might be well for followers of the
sport to give the Rockford boy
credit for being the first roller to
make a perfect score in a league
contest. The only authentic case
IF a 800 score with regulation para
phernalia ever made up to the time
Forsberg got his was the work of
Martin Kern, but his mark was not
obtained in a league match. April
Ia, of this year, w. p. Mackey, with
foul line judges and regulation para
phernalia, rolled perfect score on
the Colonial alleys in Chicago, but
that was in two-man tourney. The
former record for five-man team
scheduled competition was held by
Charles (Blitzen) Walters, of Brook
Ign. He rolled 298 in a league game
at home, in 1900. SteH came very
close to missing his 800. He had q
sloppy strike with his eight ball,
and the last ball, too, messed the
pins. But all strikes look alike on
the score board.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Bowling --Football--The Races
Gossip ont Subjects

calcium light of the public? He be-
gan his football career at the Uni
versity of Virginia, where he was on
the varsity for two seasons. History
sayeth not much about his work
there, for. he was like scores of other
ambitious gridiron athletes-afraid
that he might get called hard if he
announced he had too much ambi-
| ton.
But it was when he went to Lafay-
cite and made the position Of tackle
on the best eleven this tight little
school ever had that he began to
shine. Lafayette defeated Pennsy 6
to with Yost in the lineup for the
school that has given Best, and Yost
as good samples of coaches. Singu-
larly fortunate has Yost been in his
tutorship. The first year he tried
coaching he went to Ohio Wesleyan,
1897, and Wesleyan not only won the
state championship but held Michi-
gan to a tie score, o to 0.
The next year Yost drifted to
Nebraska, where the whole commune
ty is now football crazy and with
a team that defeated the cornhusl
er's old rival, Kansas, Is to 6, and
Ecaptured the championship of the
Western intercollegiate league.
Kansas wanted to ''get back" She
desired the pennant and wanted to
defeat Drake, Missouri and Nebraska,
and Yost was thought to be the man
who could put the necessary ginger
into the eleven. He was enga ged and
Dame Fortune once more smiled on
Yost. Drake was removed from the
sunfower boys path, Nebraska was
beaten in terrific battle, SO to 20,
although Nebraska's scoring was
done by one man, who dropped four
goals from the field. Winning from
Missouri, Kansas had clear title to
the western league pennant. The
fame of Yost climbed the Rockies and
Leland Stanford in 1900 got him to
coach. For two successive seasons
Stanford's rival, the University of
California, had captured premier hon
ors. But Yost commanded the STAN
ford team and his hurry up" meth
DDS won out.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

1t is mystery to many who read
of princely racetrack salaries why a
man should get $50, SIS or 800 day
for waving a little red flag and there
by starting fields of horses in rum
ming races. But large as the remun-
GRAFTON may seem, there is a dearth
Of men sufficiently qualified to earn
the payment. That there must be
a great deal more to the work than
simply waving the flag and crying:
Come on, come on, boys is appar-
ent to the man who gives it mo-
ment's thought. 1t may be that q
man may spend 20 years Of his life
with horses and only last two
months as starter. Again he may
be unable to earn the fee Of the
sorriest space writer in any other
avocation but race track work.
"When you consider the response
bility of the starters position re-
marked s'Dick'' Dwyer to me the
other day, 1.-THE pay of the starter
is none too large. He must be able
to bear the criticism of jockeys,
judges, owners and the public. The
latter makes and unmakes a starter
about as rapidly as it does stage
idol. OF course the latter-day start
ing with the barrier simplifes mat
tiers, but the barrier is the direct out
growth of the change in conditions
in the racing business.
81 have to start under two systems
the recall flag system and the one
without the recall flag. There will
always be a diversity of opinion re-
garding the value of the latter sys-
tenn, but in localities where owners
and track promoters desire the no
recall system it, of course, has to
prevail. Personally / like the recall
flag system better on the principle
that no man can back himself to be
infallible. Once mistake is made
in dispatching a field of boys in a
big race, say, without the recall flag,
the starter might as well let his red
flag drop good and hard, for nothing
that he can do will give him another
trial. But with the recall flag false
break, that does not meet with his
approval, can be stopped. The boys
see the recall flag and come back to
line up again. The work of drop
ping the flag is but fraction of the
duty of the starter. That comes
after moments of delay and worry
getting the boys in line. Then the
tricks of the riders-the thousand
and. one things that the high priced
jockeys think of to get the best OF
a start-all have to be met by the
starter" z. G. WEsTLAKE.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
THE SPORTING NEWS or THE WORLD

larger opponent with the ferocity of a
wild man Foley landed on the point
|of Burns jaw, on his solar plexus, and
on every other spot that is considered
vulnerable in the general run of fight
ers, but the Ohio boxer was always
up and doing before he ould be count
ed out.
Not even technical violation of
the law was what Judge Dewey
said in discharging all six defendants
charged with participating in or pro-
noting sparring exhibition given by
the Criterion club, Boston, on Novem-
Der 10. The judge added that the ev-
idence presented for the government,
which failed to make out case, was
secured by fraud and deceit
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
WRESTLING.

Tom jenkins. the champion catch
as-catch-can wrestler, was matched
yesterday to meet George Bothner on
the mat during the week beginning
December o. jenkins agrees to throw
Bothner four times in an hour, pin
falls only to count, with the strange
hold barred
Tom Jenkins's next opponent on the
mat will be Tom McInerney, the clev-
er Irish wrestler. The match will be
decided at Cleveland on December TX.
Jenkins has two more engagements be-
fore the new year. On Christmas af-
ternoon Jenkins wrestles Dan Mcleod
at Worcester, Mass, and on December
81 he will meet John Piening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

When I facetiously proposed for
Coach T. II. Yost, of the football
eleven of Michigan varsity, the fol
lowing: Coat-of-arms gridiron
-damboyant; crest--a nose guard, and
motto mile minute, point min
ute," I did not know that an ex-
ultant Michigan alumni would take
it up. But so great has been the
success of Hurry Up Yost with the
Wolverines that the men of the
maize and blue are determined to
give. the big fellow all honor even
if they have to frame up some ridic-
ulous design in. heraIdry.
What Of this instructor in gridiron
tactics who is under she strongest
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
QniIfe Literary.

How did you enjoy Mrs. Thingum-
bob's literary evening ?"
ooh, it was so interesting and in
structive,' said Ethel. "There was a
golf champion, rich widower, three
manageable men, and a man who sang
coon songs there"
Anybody else?"
Eyes, there was an author there, I
believe, but nearly everybody snubbed
him; he kept talking on literary sub
iects, You know p fillmore Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Great Crowds at Stock show,

Z CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Yesterday was
banner day at the International Live
Stock exposition, 10000 people passing
through the turnstiles. In the Dexter
park amphitheater the crowd was SO
dense that a police reserve was sent
into the ring to prevent crush and
to lend assistance in case OF emergency.
No accidents occurred, however and
the enthusiasm of the spectators was
great as the prize winners composing
the evenings parade passed through
the exhibition space.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
ON THE GRIDIRON.
De Witt Elected Captain of the
PRINCETON Team -

Princeton, N J., Dec 5.-At meet
ing last night of the football men who
played in the Yale-Princeton game
John r. De Witt, 1904, right guard of
the team, was elected captain to sue
coed Ralph Davis, 1904, who was re-
elected, but declined to act as captain
for another season.
De Witt prepared at Lawrenceyille,
where he played right guard for three
years. Since entering Princeton he
has been a regular member Of the
team. He also is the intercollegiate
hammer throwing champion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Fire threatened shamroc1s III

Tire 4ATGAtGnGu SA&AM1EOCAA 1A1S
LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Shamrock
III, Sir Thomas Lipton's new chal-
lenger for the Americas cup, had a
narrow escape from being burned last
night in a fire which did great damage
to Denny's shipbuilding yards at Dunn
barton. Only strenuous efforts saved
the challenger, now well advanced in
her construction, from destruction.
Redhot cinders were blown on the roof
and sides of the shed in which the
Shamrock III. is now being built. The
fire was most fierce in the filters
shops, and the wind blew in the direc
tion of the Shamrock's shed, which is
only thirty yards distant, for an hour.
Eventually the filters shop was gut
ted, but the fire was got under control.
All the material parts of the Shamrock
III. are safe. although the construction
of the yacht will be delayed for some
time
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
A COURAGEOUS MOTHER,
She Knew the Game of Football and
Was Not Frig Int ened at
Little Blood.

She sat in the grandstand, waiting
for her first football game to begin.
Her boy had played it ever since she
could remember, and now he had
made his varsity team, which was
her varsity, too-her Cornell.
Two of his fraternity brothers.
sat on either side as bodyguard to
her gray hairs and as bureau of
information. They were happier
than they would have been with the
prettiest girl they knew, says the
New York Tribune.
She smiled with motherly pride
when she picked him out of the
squad of red sweatered ''huskies''
field. She wiped away tear when
touchdown.
Then she surprised her bodyguard
by muttering under her breath:
'Hold 'em hard, fellows!'' "Twist
their necks!" "Push! Push!"
She explained her knowledge of
these strenuous technical details by
saying that her boy cried out like
that when playing dream games in
4
his sleep.
She did not faint when he tackled
too hard and failed. to rise, although
This white face, with a streak of red
blood across the forehead, was star
ing up at her.
You can't hurt my bey,," she said
with confidence "He's just doing
that to get wind So it proved.
He was up and at it harder than
ever within the time limit. The
Ithacans gained five through tackle,
and lost as many more yards trying
to. round the end. Then something
happened.
A sturdy youngster shot out of the
tangled elevens and dashed down the
field toward the goal Of the blue and
white. He crossed line after line of
whitewash, and finally was over the
last one, the whole pack at his heels.
Touchdown! Touchdown" cried
the crowd.
"My boy did it, said the mother,
and then she cried.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
A COMPARISON.

The attention OF Senator Beveridge.
OF Indiana, is called to the following
statement of facts compiled by the
Santa Fe New Mexican:
The census taken in the decade that
Indiana was admitted to statehood
showed that the hoosier common
wealth had a population Of 24.520, and
that during the decade previous the
population had increased Only at the
rate of 800 year Even twenty-four
years after admission Indiana had not
a single town the size OF Santa Fe. Al
buquerque, Las Vegas. Ration. Roswell,
Silver City or Gallup. At the time OF
admission Indiana was simply back.
woods, frontier. pocket borough with a
population consisting of few farmers,
trappers and Adventures. II was a
commonwealth overrun by Indians and
gave no promise OF ever becoming as
great a commonwealth as New Mexico
Is today. In that census year II had
less tnan one.tenth of the population
that this territory has today and only
a fraction of the wealth and the re-
sources which today stand TO the credit
of New Mexico. Even thirty-two years
after admission Indiana furnished only
5000 soldiers 10 the United States dur
ing the Mexican war. while as long as
only forty years ago, according to an
address delivered by Governor Otero
at Phoenix last year. New Mexico fur
nished 6.561 soldiers for the defense
Of the nation out of population lit
tie over 10000. or all the states ad.
mitted since Vermont became the four
teenth state of the Union. only three
had a greater population at the time
Of admission than New Mexico has to-
day. and not one had the promise Of
greater growth and prosperity for the
future that the Sunshine territory pos.
sesses today. with its imperial domain
covering twice the area OF Indiana"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
DEMOCRATIC peMAcooues.

There are many bills awaiting action
by the United States senate. some of
them of the highest importance. The
isthmlan canal hill. the Cuban recip-
rocity bill. the territorial statehood
bill. and the irrigation bill. are among
the number. The session Is drawing
rapidly 10 close and most OF these
measures will have to &c over until
next winter for lack of time To con
slider them. For many weeks the sen
ate has been discussing the bill pro
viding Il government for the Philip
pines. That is. ostensihly II has. In
reality II has been wrangling over
questions which have nothing what
ever to do with the government of the
Philippines. Democratic statesmen
have been doing most OF the talking,
and their speeches have been framed
and delivered with the specific purpose
OF supplying their party with campaign
material They have been striving In
every way possible to discredit the ad-
ministration's Philippine policy. Every
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
ThE CAPITAL.

With prospect of getting statehood
for New Mexico, the question of locat.
ing the capital of the new state Is be-
ing discussed. There appears to be no
serious disposition anywhere In the
territory TO remove the capital from
Santa Fe at this time. In the years to
come the people of the future state
can settle that question to their own
satisfaction. II the statehood bill
passes the senate this session. the con.
stitutional convention will be held this
coming summer. and there will be no
effort TO remove the capital from its
present location. The city OF Albu-
querque will not be candidate for the
capital. We are building up com
mercial city. and expect To get a big
military post. government building,
and other needed things and will assist
Santa Fe in retaining the capital. In
future years. If conditions change, the
capital might be removed from Santa
Re to some other city, but this Is not
probable. The Ancient city has the
good will of the people of the terri
tory, and the historic associations that
cluster about the old town make II
hard 10 popularize capital removal.
Having an excellent climate and
charming surroundings, Santa Fe IL
the proper place for The capital of New
Mexico
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
THE RESPONSIBILITY.

The Las Vegas Optic in discussing
statehood says that 1t Is not political
question. II is a matter Of moral and
constitutional right. For fifty years
New Mexico has been knocking at the
door of the Union. For a half century
she has been turned down, her intelli-
gence doubted. Her progressive citizen
ship is crying out for the rights which
have been accorded to others. Her peo-
pie no longer come as beggars, with
hated breath pleading for admission.
"hey come as free born American citi.
zens. loyal to the cause of constitution
al government and demand by the de.
votion OF half a century to the cause of
republican government, the right to
have voice in the council chamber of
the nation Let the people unite a. one
man and press our claims upon the
senate. This IS the crisis. The bill is
In the senate. Let us demand action.
Delay means defeat. postponement
means bad faith, juggling. insincerity
II the senate will not admit us say so,
and take the consequences.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
IhE COAL STRIKE.

The miners of anthracite coal have
decided to make their strike perman'
ent. and II is said that no less than
1i5.O 600 men VIII he affected by the
decision and that the miners of blum
nous coal In the Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois fields may strike out of sym
paIhy before the anthracite men have
been out long.
There has been no big strike in the
coal fields for two years, and II Is said
the men have been saving up In antici-
patton OF one. and are now better pro-
vided with funds than ever before.
They will need all they have to support
them In idleness for two or three
months.
The attitude of the operators In this
controversy has Deen apparently un.
compromising. They have alleged
that the wages con.d not be raised nor
the hours shortened al the same pay
without taking all the profit and max
ing 1t necessary 10 operate at loss.
They have apparently not cared very
much whether the miners struck or
not. and the natural surpositlon IL that
they are willing to have the mines lie
iuie for awhile, ull they dispose OF
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
PASSING AWAY.

II Is sad thought that the Grand
Army of the Republic is SO rapidly
passing and that within the present
generation II must become only a me-
DRY. Within a few days the nation will
observe the annual ceremony of decor.
nting the graves OF those who fell in
their country's defense and of those
who survived the conuict. but have
since been gathered by the Reaper
These exercises are conducted by the
remnant OF the c. A. r.. assisted by the
public that honors the memory of the
brave dead. But not many years hence
this task Of love must he performed
entirely by others and the comrades
will have gone to answer the last great
roll cali
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
THE BEEF COMBINE.

The testimony presented to the su.
preme court OF Missouri in the beef
trust inquiry shows a complete union
of the packers. Armour, Cudahy, Nor
ris and Swift, at that point. II was
shown that they had a fixed agreement
as to prices and held meeting twice
a week. at which they adopted uniform
rules of action as to all common in
terests. Furthermore. the several
firms Of the combine buy beef cattle
on separate days so as to avoid com.
petition with each other. and il was
testified that II n man shipped his cat.
tie elsewhere for sale. they telegraph
ed afead of him to agents instructing
them as To the price they should offer.
II was proved that the trust methods
had driven 100 butchers and two pack
ing houses out Of business in st.
Louis
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31

Islander. irresponsible letter and va.
grant rumor that could be utilized in
furthering this purpose has been
sliced on. presented and magnifed.
Republicans have permitted the demo-
Gratis TO do most Of the talking. with
the view of letting them exhaust their
ammunition and get to a vote as early
as possible. But the daily grind goes
on. All attempts TO have a day set for
voting on the measure have been OPP
posed and defeated. The windy ora
tors believe they are making literature
for the fall campaign and they refuse
to abandon the noble work. Business
must wait-legislation must fail. The
canal. Cuba, the arid lands. the terri.
tories may go to Jericho. The great.
absorbing. Gvertowering business In
hand is To cheaper the republican ad-
ministration and make democratic
votes
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
ORGANIZED BAND.
Raid and Rob the Ilfeid Store at Las
VEGAS,

There was quite little sensation
over at fields Friday. when IL was
found that one of their employees had
been systematically robbing the store
says the Las Vegas Record. The cul.
prit was Adolph Weiscr a Roumanian
jew. who had been employed about
i've months ago in the hardware de.
partmcnt Connected with Weser in
the deal was A. Veiner. a blacksmith
who has been working for A. G.
Schmidt. and Nissim Menose. a baker
employed by GRAF 4 Hayward The
two latter came here with Weiser and
they have been disposing of some OF
the plumber around town. II was In
this way that the robbery was found
out.
Menose disposed Of a fine knife to
Mr.. Kline for 80 cents that bore Ilfeld s
name. Mr.. Kline was suspicious and
informed llfeld to keep watch on
Weiser. This they did and caught him
red.handed.
He was sent to the warehouse and
while gone his clothes were searched
and tools found in them. His room
was next searched at Bankers. where
he and Nenier roomed. and whole
trunk full OF hardware and cutlery was
found. When confronted Weiser con
fesscd and said he was stealing to get
money to bring his family over. and IL
is understood the families Of the three
culprits are now on their way here
Venier and Mcnrose were also arrest.
ed and they are now in the county Jail.
The fellows were being aided by the
Israelite Benevolent society to come to
this country and free themselves from
persecution In Roumania.
Each man had already sta ted a lit.
tie bank account. their intentions being
to begin peddling. and evidently they
were stealing to secure stock. The
exact amount Of their stealings is not
known. hut 1t is near $500. The grand
jury will investigate the case this ses.
sion.