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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-30
SPORTING news.
Old John Z. Sullivan Gees On
the Warpath.
Has 2 Strenuous Day Around
M'Goyern's Qparters.
HE FOUGHT A WILDCAT
The Animal in Splendid Condi.
tion For the Fray.
When Separated the Cat Had
John l.. Going.

New York, July 2O.-With one Of his
legs and a pair of his trousers out OF
commission as the result of bout with
a wild cat, John L. Sullivan is resting
at Terry McGoverns training quarters
in Stratford, Conn. It will be some time
before the former champion is able to
navigate. In the interim his leg will be
kept soaked with liniment. A veteri-
nary surgeon is doing strenuous work
with the wild cat
The old war horse of the prize ring
has been living in Bridgeport ever since
his Performance of Simon Legree drove
all the Uncle Toms out of the business.
The desire to shake the hand OF the
Brooklyn pugilists Inhabited the breast
of John L. at 4 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. He left a congenial company and
started for the house Of Jonn Bona.
where Terry is training for his fight
with Young Corbett.
He got there just at daybreak. Every
body in the house was asleep.
The ex-champion drove up to Captain
Bonds house. The carriage was rickety
and so was its fare. Sullivan had no
house. He went to Manager Sam harris
room on the first floor and learned from
him in which rooms the various mem
bers of the party were sleeping. he
then mounted the stairs and knocked at
Joe HUMPHREYS door. There was no re-
Spouse. sullivan put his shoulder
against the door. 1t flew in, hinges and
all. After greeting HUMPHREYS IN the
at that hour of the morning, Sullivan
went on to the next room. occupied by
Eddie Cain, Cain protested
Don't you know who I amp roared
the visitor. I'm John I. Sullivan;
Cain was all smiles He assured his
visitor he was pleased beyond express
sion to see him, but suggested that
Terry would be even more SO.
McGovern heard Sullivan coming and
hid under the bed. Hughey McGoyern
escaped by the window.
Sullivan then heard the druggist OF
the town, Fred r. Swift, had caged
wild cat. That's my game" he shout.
ed. and made for his rig.
He tossed out the driver like a bundle
of straw, and drove off in solemn gran
deur to the drugstore.
The wild cat has been acting as
understudy for a watch dog and is let
of the ponderous John L. came to the
ears of the wild cat it groWled.
John L. growled right back. He called
the wild cat names. Then John l.
walked up and kicked the cage.
1t was well-directed kick The cage
spun across the porch, collided with the
wall, broke open and the wild cat jump
ed out. Wild cat and John l.. made a
of each other, the animal at the same
time uttering a scream that woke up
everybody in the radius of a mile.
Captain Bond and McGovern had fol-
lowed John. They found him lying on
his back In the yard trying to get the
wild cat by the throat.
The agile animal had a double row OF
sharp teeth buried in Sullivan's leg.
Pieces of trousers were scattered all
over the lawn and blood from both COM
batants stained the green grass.
It was necessary to beat the wild cat
insensible before it would give up its
grip on John LIS pantaloons.
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KANSAS NEWS.
The Biggest Carnival Of West
ern Kansas This Year.
Will Be Held at Goodland Sep
TENDER %, 4, 5, 6.
VETERANS TO GATHER.
Seventeenth Reunion of North
west Kansas Soldiers.
Purses aud Prizes Of 81, 900
For Races and Ball Game.

Goodland, July 30.-The seventeenth
annual reunion of the Northwest vet
Grams association will be held here in
conjunction with the celebration Of
Goodland's fifteenth anniversary, Sep
TENDER 2-6. 1t will be the greatest car
nivaI in the history of western Kansas
There will be free tents, good speak
ers, a brass band and $1,000 in prizes
and purses A baseball tournament
with games every day-s30o in prizes:
500 for the live bird shoot. A five
mile cowboy relay race. also running
all her guests right
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Racing at Chicago.

Chicago July 30-But one favorite
won at Harlem. The other FIVE events
went to second choices and three
heavily played outsiders. Jockey James
Dupee, who rode a questionable race
on Helen Paxton in the steeplechasa
last Thursday, was indefinitely sus-,
pended. The judges also recommended
that Dupees license be revoked. Fur
Their investigation is being made tend
ing to connect the owner with the al
legged fraud. Helen Paxton beat a much
better field in the Emerald stakes and
this settled Dupee's case.
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Racing at St. Louis.

81. Louis, July 3o.-Pourquoi Pas, As
sessment, GALES and Josie q were the
winning favorites at Delmar, the other
two races on the card going to outsid-
ers; Wax Taper came to life today ana
gaHoped over a good field of handicap
gramme at one mile and a sixteenth.
varro and Alice Turner had hard
tight for the place, the former Securing
it by a neck. --ees
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Keene representative, Injunction, next
IN demand, while any price was against
Smile and Kisses. Afrikander made the
running and won in a drive by three
a bluff at the head of the stretch. but
was never able to catch the winner.
TWO fayorites. one second choice and
three outsiders divided the money to-
day Jockey J. Martin carried off the
nonorS by plotting two winners and a
third Jockey Shea received q fall on
Silver Twist in the fifth race. but
escaped severe injury.
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SATURDAYS BIG RACE.
Interest Continues In the Proposed
Contest ct Charter Oak Park.

New York, July 30.-The match be-
tween the two great trotters, Lord
Derby 2:e67s9 and Beralma GOD.
scheduled to take place at Charter Oak
next, continues to create great Inter
Lord Derby is bay geldine. years
old, by Mambrino King, out Of Claribel.
Almenareh He vas bred BY cicero ]
Hanlin at Village Farm, Buffalo, N. 7
Boralma is chestnut gelding 6
years Old. by Boreai, out Of Earalana-
He was bred by Scott Newman. Jr.,
at Louisville, Ky.
Strangely enough both horses got their
RECORDS IN the same race on September
All trot for q purse of s2,5oo in which
me Monk was also a contestant. Lofd
PERRY was the winner. as shown by
this summary:
e. Esss Has, :. :::.:::::5 ! !! ! !
Time 2:oss, g:e7, a:o7A, PCS, 2:io.
That was their first nmeeting last year
last being at Readville, Mass, on Sep
TENDER 20, for a $4,000 special. The
Monk was not in the race. It went to
time being 2 % lar so1N ana 2o saes com
menting upon this race the Horse Re-
view had the following editorially the
week following the contest:
one thing is eertain-the figure of
Lord Derby energies from the smoke
OF battle in truly heroic proportions.
Boralna was beaten, but he trotted j
ma gnlhcent race. He is suffering in
public estimation from having been
oyerrated, but there is no doubt of his
being one of the greatest trotting race
horses ever produced. That he has been
defeated by greater one should not OBJ
lord narhu Qua Doral,,,o or1 18Th
Cleveland, from whence they will be
shipped on Wednesday to Hartford.
Inc greatest care is being taken OF
them, and their preparation for the con-
test is being given under the hands and
eyes of master trainers.
Lord Derby has had one race this
year de was defeated by The Monk
at Cleveland last Wednesday. How
ever, he Won the second heat in 2:07s4
BoraIna has not been raced, but he is
IN superb condition and is working very
fast At Detroit he worked a mile in
2:o4 7a, and at Cleyeland Friday he
stepped a mile in better time by Just
q second.
Boralma will be driven by Tom
Marsh. who is training the Dream void
Farm horses. Lord Derby may be
driven by George Spear, who is hand
ing him for Mr.. Snathers, but at the
same time Ed Geers has been retained
at q fee of $500 and expenses to be on
hand at Hartford that daysln the event
ms services are needed as pilot.
AS the betting stands now it is even
money and take your pick If it were
not for the fact that Lord Derby made
q very bad break in the third heat Of
the race at Cleveland last Wednesday
and the further fact that Boralma has
shown better in his work, Lord Derby
would be an odds-on favorite 1t will
be hard race if Lord Derby viii stay
on his feet and trot, otherwise, Of
course, it will prove a contest Of no
great interest from a spectacular stand-
point. "a
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Collins the Champion.

Chicago. July 3o-Kreigh Collins OF
Kenwood wNested the western tennis
championships in singles from r. D.
Little of Princeton at the Kenwood
Country club tournament in one Of the
most brilliant and bitterly contested
matches ever witnessed in this part OF
the country. Collins by perfect play.
rs. 7-6
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RACING at Detroit.

Detroit, July 3O-Fhe handicap al. a
mile and sixteenth was the feature Of
the card and resulted in the downfall
OF Senator Beverage, the heavily played
IaVorlte Brief and McWilliams made
winning easily. Binehelio, at s to /. and
irish Jewell. at to l. were the good
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT BOSTON.

Chicago was easy for Boston. the home
team winning in the third inning when
three hits. an error and pass Melted
three runs Pittinger kept Chicaeo's hits
scattered Attendance. 500
Score by innings: 2HE
Boston .......1 8 0 0 %
Chicago $500. 100 o o I d lOI Z
Ratterles-Pittinger and Moran; VIII
iiams and King.
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BRIGHTON Beach Races.

f New York, July 30.-DeimaI & Dryers
Star Ruby colt. Afrikander, won the
Winged Foot handicap at Brighton
equalled the track record for five and
one-ha.f furlongs, running the distance
In Los 3-5. He was favorite, with tina
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AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
AT KANSAS CITY.

The Senators practically gave the Gear
ties the opening game of the series in the
first two innings. a passed ball and an err
ror, allowing four locals to score. Column
bus then settled down and tried to gain it
back, but the Kansas Cftyans dug their
spikes deep and held onto the victory. A
good crowd was out to see the Blues con-
finue their winning streak, this being the
tenth victory for the locals in the last
eleven games
Score by innings:
Kansas City ................23 80 o O o 0 0-5
Columbus @ D O O %
Batteries-McDonald and Beville; bailey,
Fox and Fuller.
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AT PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia ended it's home series with
defeat at the hands of Cincinnati, who
hit Iberg at opportune~ moments. The
game was called in Philadel phia's half of
the sixth inning ON account Of rain.
! Score by innings: HHE
Cincinnati 0O11O-2 q
philadelphia 1000 o. 3
atteries-Phillips and Bergen; Iberg
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Wayne King Sold for $4,000.

Fort Wayne, Ind, July 30-"Wayne
King, owned by L. A. Centlivre and
driven at the Cleveland races last week
IN 2:0974, has been sold to Goldman
Bros. of Detroit for $4,000
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Robinson Signs Mellor.

Baltimore, Nd, July 3o.-Manaeer
Robinson of the Baltimore Baseball
cup mas signed First Baseman William
Mellor, late of the Whitensville m *
team. Mellor pitched in today's game.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING
WESTERN LEAGUE.
AT DENVER.

The locals took an easy game from Des
Moines. Lempke, fer Denver, made poor
showing and was taken out of the box in
the second inning. The feature of the game
was McC1oskey's pitching, who proved a
Score by innings: R.H. e.
Denver . .....20 011101-6 8 3
Des Moines ..........0 @ O O OF @ 0-3 z
Batteries-Lempke, McCloskey and Viii
son; Barry and Hanson.
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AT MILWAUKEE,,

Adkins, recently of Boston, pitched his
first game in the Western league against
Peoria and won. The feature Of the game
was Adkins fielding of Cox's bunt, cut
ting off runner at the plate. Attend
ance, go
Score by innings: r. E.
Peoria -. ..........0 0 0 0 90 0 0 90 0
Wilson.
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AT BOSTON.

Both pitchers were batted freely and De-
trolt won out in the sixth. Boston met
it's first defeat in nine games. Running
catches by Barrett, Harley and Freeman
were features. Attendance. 1892
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Boston ........ ........0 O 20005 8 j
Detroit ....-.....0 2 O 03 90 0-6 16 /
Batteries-Hughes. Sparks and Warner;
Mercer and Mcclure.
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AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, by punching four successive
hits in the seventh, scored sufficient runs
to win in the game. Chicago could do moth
ing with Carrfck Attendance, $500.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Washington -. 90 o o00a2*5 II 8
Chicago ...... ........0 @ Q o o o o0 p 6 G
Ratteries-Carrick and Clarke; Patterson
and Sullivan.
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At MINNEAPQLIs


Minneapolis tied the score and won in
fe, asA crifsce ~ Taiiy AMI an error
by Flaherty
Score by innings:
Minneapolis o 0 0 2 90 "a
Louisville $500. L O o O. o la
& Ratteries-Cribhins and Byerss Elsherty
and SnieS. --
AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee won exciting game from
Toledo Herman was knocked out of the
box in the eighth and Elliott finished tha
game The batting OF Mailman and the
fielding of DUNCAN and A. Mcbride. were
the features. Attendance. "a
Score by innings:
Wauke8 ...s..s.V w w
Toledo ...-.. ..............0 2 00004o-S
Batterics-Elliott. Herman and Spear !;
McRteal and sGEAninA
! : AT ST. PAUL.
The locals tried new pitcher. He was
wild and Indfanapo1ts cot away with the
game Attendance. 81
: Score by innings:
St Paul .....--............21 q g.
Indianapolis. -...-- 901s 81 9o,o-14
Batteries-Bartos and Hurley Kea2uEn.
Sutho& and HeYdon-
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AT BALTIMORE

The new Baltimore American league club
C1evelanders were on bases when McCar-
thy failed to make the necessary hit at the
ENG of the ninth inning. Attendance, 2,064.
Score by 1nniugs: R.H E.
Baltimore ...... ......4 200101G
Cleveland ........3 10 ~ u al 10
Varney, Wright, Joss and Wood.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
The best exhibition of baseball seen here
this season was given by st: Louis, whose
fielding was marvellous. The home club
played a strong game but was robbed of
hits that would have scored the needed
runs. Attendance. s, 200.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Philadelphia -. 30 0 o 0 o. z 1
Batteries-Harper and Kahoe; Waddell
and Schreck.
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An coLoRApo SERVINGS,

Omaha won through errors by Lynch.
Score by innings: R H. E.
Colorado Springs 000031os-7 10
Omaha ........ ......s.04 200101 0-S Il
Batteries-Jones and Hausen: Brown,
Graham. Owen and Gondins.
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AT ST. JOSEPH.

Pitcher Chnn of the home team failed
to field his position and to this, in part,
is due the loss of the game.
Score by innings: RI. E.
Kansas City .....2 o 90 900 3-5 10 l
ST. Joseph ....:.--.-.0 Q o. 90 "A 2
Batteries-Weimer and Messitt; Chinn
and Roth.
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ATE COIuMRIfE

In a very exciting and well played
game of ball. the Blues Of this place de-
feated the Joplin team, Of the Missouri
Valley league here by SCORE Of II to
3. The locals had their batting eye and
ter of the Blues pitched great game,
letting the visitors down with nine hits.
well scattered. Score by innings:
RH.E.
Columbus ......3 6 o 0 s--11 Is 4
Joplin .........2 0 O O o q "a 8 5
Observation-Disclosures, Baxter and Fin
ney; Joplin, Harrington, Dunn and
Wickizer.
AT WINCHESTER.
The home team won from the Norton
vile team by the one-sided score OF 10
to L. Nortonville was assisted by a bat
terry from Wetmore. Winchester has
not lost a game this season Batteries:
Winchester, Stoffier and Clarke, Norton
vile, Cawood and Peterson.
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AT BROOKLYN

Pittsburg defeated BROOKLYN Hughes
pitched three innings for Brooklyn, but
gave way to Newton after the visitors
had made six hits and six runs. OF him
Phillippi was too good for Keeler's men.
Attendance, $500.
Score by innings: RHE.
Pittsburg ...... a 2 O 0 az I 10 9
Brooklyn 0s00o001 0-1 s 3
Batteries Phillippi and O'Copnor;
Hughes. Newton and Farrell
AT ST LOUIS.
The st. Louis team defeated New Yerlx's
players at the Polo grounds. The visitors
batted timely and we'll while the home
players found Currie was too much for
them. as he kent their hits we'll scattered.
Attendance, 300.
Score by innings: RH. E.
st. Louis .-..--........0 600 10 8 0-5 8 9
New York o. o O. O. 0Q01 OIL s. 2
Batteries-Currie and Ryan; Taylor,
Miller and RoWermar
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-26
Charmingly Entertained.

One of the most delightful parties
given in Florence this season was Civ
EN- by Mrs. Philip Griffith Thursday
afternoon at her beautiful. spacious
and appointed home on the mesa
in West Florence, at which her friend
Miss Flynn of Kansas, WAS guest of
honor. High five was INDUCED in by
sixteen ladies, and Mrs. Van Kirk, of
Pittsburg, carried off first honors, "a
beautiful souvenir spoon, while Mrs.
Tanner was consoled by a souvenir egg
labeled as some thing she could
beat. -
Little Miss Wilhelmene Alice
Griffith (aged two months) was one of
the principal attractions of the after
noon as she did her part in entertain
ing her mothers guests in very
charming manner and if she reaches
woman hood it is safe to predict she
will eclipse her mother in the art of
entertaining.
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"GET BUSYr Keep cool by
drinking Ping Pong Punch at Yelton' :.
20-25
Rio Grande Excursion.

Account Buffalo Bill's Wild West
show Pueblo August 4th, special
train will leave Florence SAB IL. nj.
Passengers will return on regular
trains. Fare for round trip 81 25.
Meeting of National Wholesale
Druggists association, Monterey, Cal.
Oct. 7, IL, 1902, to San Francisco and
Los Angeles round trip rate of $55 go
ing and coming via same or any other
direct route. Rate of $68. 80 going
and returning via diverse routes viz:
Going via Ogden or Los Angeles re-
turning via Portland (via Shasta route
or o. Il. & n. Co. steamer between
San Francisco and Portland. Tick
cts on sale Sept. 30, Oct. l., 2. Fin
al limit 30 days.
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Wanted A Bride.

Sam Baer & Co., Of Pueblo, have
offered $50 in gold to the couple who
will be married in front of the grand
stand Thursday, September lS, during
the Colorado State FAR The fair as
sociation will supply the license and
look after the clergyman IS fees. Now
Mr. Baer has announced that he has
the groom, who is described as II very
desirable catch. The secretary win
be glad to hear from any young ladies
who would be brides. Please send
photograph.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-26
CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.
State of Colorado,
Fremont County


Take notice, that by virtue OF n
chattel mortgage executed by Mrs. l..
X. Whitney, to The Jones Grocery
company, a corporation, dated the lst
day Of May A. ID. 1902, and filed in
the office of the county clerk and re-
corder, said county and state. on the
18th day OF May, A. d. 1902, and upon
which default in payment has been
made, the said The Jones Grocery
company nortgagee. will offer for sale
and sell, portion Of the property
therein described, towit: One Queen
sewing machine, one Kimball organ
and stool, two cane bottom chairs, one
ironing board, two rugs. one table,
three feather beds, two bed covers,
three set bed springs. three bedsteads,
seven pillows, ten bed spreads. and
other bedclothes, thirteen silver table
spoons, eight silver tea spoons, seven
silver forks, nine silver knives, one
meat board, one carpet sweeper, at
public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, at f. r. Millar's storage
warehouse corner W. Main St. and +.
& @. G. railway crossing, in city of
Florence, said county, op the sist day
OF July, 1902, at O'Clock p. m. OF
said day.
Dated July 81, A. d. 1902.
THE JONES GROCERY CO.,
2029 by F. MITCHELL, Mgr.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-26

When John l.. Gehr left Florence
on orders from his chief. and went in
to the east to report on the Colorado
miners, he probably did not realize
that he was getting into hornets nest.
That is just what he ran into, how
ever. He went back to Parkersburg,
West Virginia, where he adopted
methods and gave utterance TO ideas
contrary to an injunction issued by
the district court. He pleaded guilty
to contempt of court yesterday, and
sentence was deferred until this after
noon. The reports of the sentence
have not yet arrived
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-26
Eastbound Excursions.

From June oath to Sept. l2, the
Union Pacific will sell round trip
tickets to Chicago, Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Kanass City, Omaha, many
intermediate and other points at one
fare plus 500 for the round trip.
One night TO Chicago, st. Louis, st.
Paul. Two nigths TO New York or
Boston. See your local agent or ad i
dress E. r, Griffin, general agent,
Denver.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-26
"GET BUSYr'
Cheap Excursions to Salt Lake,

Via Union Pacific from Denver,
$500 for round trip June 24th, 25th,
July 18th, 18th and 25th, Aug. 2nd,
25th, 3lst. $25.Oo for round trip
daily July 1st to Sept. s0th. Long
limit, stop overs, diverse route. Solid
vestibuled electric lighted trains,
quickest time. See your local agent,
or address e. r Griffin, general
agent, Denver.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-26
Quicker Time and Better Service.

To Kansas City and st. Louis.
Leave Pueblo |; ;35 p. IN. and Denver
and Colorado Springs 3 p. IN. daily,
via Rock Island route, arrive Kansas
City $3.50 next morning and st. Louis
at 6 p. m. Standard sleeping cars,
observation cars, chair cars and dining
cars for all meals. 25-29