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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-16
AT ST. PIERRE
HORROR OF ITS CONDITION Be.
Y0ND DESCRIPTION.
VOLCANO ON ST. VINCENT

Imnense Sfream-TyO Thousand
Persons Killed on this Island.
Comparatively Few Corpses Found
in ST. Pferre-Some Peculiar Re-
suits of the EruptiOn-RescuinE
People from the Isiand-GhouIs at
Work-The story of = Survivor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
M'LeAE'S RC0-oC0

Hugh Mclean of the Colosseum says
that he has a hoodoo chasing him and TO
counteract the spell he has secured one
OF Col Wendelschaefer's rabbits feet and
will see IL he can't go through a race
with Champion Wednesday night without
having some thing happen. Mclean lost
his first match with Champion through an
accident and on the same evening defeat
ed the Gaul In an exhibition race AT
Boston. Saturday night Mclean lost
through a second accident.
Wednesday evening the $500 side bet
race will be settled at the Colosseum and
Mclean is going after the money. His
friends are confident that ne can turn the
trick and point to his ride week ago
when he rode Champion or his feet at 10
miles. Mclean worked out yesterday at
the Colosseum and although a trihe sore
from his fall at Revere. he was feeling
fine. He reeled of the miles in record
time and finished up and strong He IS
confident Of winning tomorrow evening.
The entries 10 the sprint races include
the best speed merchants I'm New Eng
land
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
TERRY'S BROTHER

New Britain. Aug. 1e.-Hughey McGov-
ern knocked out Willie Reed OF Brooklyn
at the Natiorsal A. c. last night In the
sixth round OF bout scheduled for 20
rounds
Both boys appeared 10 be In fine condi-
ton when they entered the ring. but after
the first round the outcome OF fhe fight
was never In doubt. McGovcrn had things
all his own way. and In each round put
Reed 20 the floor. Reed had a good left
tab. which he used frequently. but the
blow lacked the necessary steam 20 do
much damage.
In the sixth round NcGovern sent Reed
to the floor several times and started In
10 finish his man. Reed went down once
more, and although not unconscious he
was unable TO get on his feet. and Mike
Donovan stepped into the ring and threw
up the sponge.
Terry McGovern was In his brother s
corner. Harry Pollock was the referee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
WILKINS FAMILY REUNION

The annual reunion Of the descendants
OF Roger Williams viii be held at Roger
Williams Park on Thursday. September
A. j. s Williams Is 20 confer with park
officials and effect arrangements for the
gathering. while j. n. Hall Is chairman
w S. Nichol of Darlington Is the chair
man Of tho reception committee. and
Mrs. j. ID. Hall Is chairman OF the COM
mlttee IN charge OF the luncheon. which
viii be served at o'clock IN the grove
as usual Following the luncheon tho
entertainment will be heard and Mt
O'Clock the annual business meeting VIII
be held There Will be descendants pres
ent from many states throughout the
untOu
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
O'HAGlN'S TRIPLE PLAY

Jersey City Aug. 1s.-In a game yes
terday in which Rochester defeated Jer-
sey City BY q score of 10 TO 6, first base
man O'Hagan OF the Rochester team
made a triple play unassisted. On May
8, 1878. Paul Hines Of the Providence Ma
tional league team made a triple play un-
assisted IN q game with Boston, so 1t
was said at that time, but this play has
always been a matter Of dispute. Not
since then has any base ball player been
able to make a triple play.
II was I'm one OF the early innings Of
yesterdays game that OHagan turned
the trick. Shoch was on second and
Mack on first base. Butler. I'm an attempt
TO bunt hit short infield fly. OHagan
ran In and caught the ball a few Inches
from the ground.
He then ran to first base eAnd touched
and went on 10 second which he reached
before Shoch. who was running to third.
could get back
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
GeORGs GARDINER WINS

Salt Lake. Utah. Aug. le--George Gardi-
ner OF Lowell. Mass. last night decisive
ly defeated Jack Root OF Chicago. who
defeated him several months ego I'm San
Francisco. by knocking him out I'm the 18th
round OF fight remarkable for speed and
gameness under punishment shown by
both mcn.
Gardiner showed a knowledge OF Roots
weak spot-his stomach-and disregarding
Roots left jabs which found HIS face
time and time again. devoted most OF his
attention 10 Roots stomach. Root show
ed the effects OF the body punishment he
received az early as the seventh round.
and plainly lost speed after that round
In the 18th round Gardiner rushed his
man 20 the ropes. planted his left and
right 20 the stomach and the latter went
down gasping for breath. Root got up only
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
JOHNSON CALLS BRUSH

Chicago, Aug 19.-Ban Johnson said
yesterday speaking OF John T. Brush's
assertion that he could buy two Ameri-
can league clubs now: Some men have
such a regard for the truth that they
seldom use IL. Whether John II. Brush
belongs in that Category or not is for him
TO prove. 1 will deposit $4,000 as a wager
that the assertion OF Brush that within
the last two weeks two American league
clubs have been offered 10 the National
league is untrue. Now IL Is up TO Brush
to make good his statement. l am will
ing to deposit the money with the First
National bank OF this city or with the
sporting editor OF any daily In Chicago"
James A. Hart thought a while and said
grfmly:
Johnson declares he will withdraw
American league base ball trade from a
IS. .0oo. 900 capital back Of II and Johnson
says the American league base ball bust
ness with IL amounts to $500 year.
Doubtless IL may be thought that when
Johnson withdraws his business because
Of me they may seriously consider stop
ping business. / was in the business be-
fore Johnson was and will continue In
base BALL
Mont Pelee at the climax OF the erup-
ton was no more disastrous TO the in
habitants of the island Of Martinique
than Ban Johnson will be to some OF the
magnates OF the National league II he
carries out the threats that he has given
utterance to- determination is the only
word that expresses the full meaning OF
the threats, and war to the knife Is all
that the base ball world may look for
during the next year unless the threats
OF both National and American league
magnates are idle ones.
Jim Hart. president Of the National
league Clubs has been singled out by
pa for olo nd In nj
Johnson says that sentence has already
been passed on Hart and be must go.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19

ing Henderson on Sweet Alice, got Ella
Snyder home In front by head. For
the NTH event Douro, favorite. won by
same before Ethics. Rice claimed a foul,
but the stewards would not allow IT, In
The closing s,yent Blues ruled prohi5itive
the last furlong collapsed. and the 10 to
l shot. Huntressa, beat him out easily
by three lengths.
Endurance by Right. the Ally fog which
w. c. Whitney paid s37 ZOO. arrived at
Lexington yesterday and retired to La
Belle stud. where she will next spring be-
From the latest English exchanges It
appears that Fred A. Wenck OF Yale uni
nn Charles 1s Dodge ee Of eH Harvard, % Who went f
with him TO England recently, are liable
TO be hauled over the Goals by the ANA
teur Boxing association OF Great Britain.
coronation tournament at the National
Sporting club ostensibly held under the
rules OF the Amateur Boxing association.
but now IT leaks out that the association
never sanctioned the coronation tourna-
ment at all. and II has started an inquiry
Wen f may hI end IN sne a59 fss Enel
lish amateurs who faced the music OK
the Americans.
The Grand Trunk Boat club OF Montreal
vanquished the Americans after a great
struggle I'm the war canoe race. the lead
Ing event OF yesterdays program OF the
American Canoe association. which is in
cam at Pleasant bay. The race was for
the championship OF America. the posi-
tions al the finish being as follows; Grand
Trunk. first; Medford Boat club second;
Wabewwa third. II was anyone's race
nearly the whole distance, and no one
could pick the winner until the very
finish.
In the interest OF international sport
william Rhinelander Stewart has pre-
sented massive silver loving cup. cost
ing $500. TO the lawn tennis tournament
committee at Homburgh, Germany. IL Is
fine example OF the art OF the Ameri-
can silversmith The full inscription on
the cup IS az follows Challenge Cup for
International Lawn Tennis Doubles Team
Championship OF Europe. Presented TO the
International Lawn Tennis Tournament
Germany by William Rhinelander Stew
art OF New York" Homburg Is a centre
for all kinds OF sport and Is well known
as q favorite resort OF the king or Eng
land
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
TWENTY MILE MARK gene

Pttsburg. Aug. 1s.-Joe Nelson. the
cycle wonder. supported his title last
night at the Coliseum by breaking the
worlds record for 20 miles and beating
Freeman and Mcfarland. The men were
In three-cornered race for the distance,
and Nelson set the crowd wild by his SUI
perb riding. Freeman lost his pace In the
fourth. ninth and sixteenth miles, and In
the seventeenth dropped out
Mcfarland had recovered IL miles when
Nelson had finished. Nelson's time tor
the 20 miles was 27.lS, beating the worlds
record Of 27.34 2-5 Nelson's time for five
mies was Sal; 10 miles, i337Ia: is miles.
70. 2Sa. His fourth mile was the fastest,
being made I'm 1.1S1x
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
OUTLETS BEATEN

The Outlets, leaders In the Dry
Goods league. met with a severe and de-
cisive defeat by the Earle g. Prev base
ball team at Palace Gardens. The large
crowd that was present were disappointed
as they expected a more closer and In
teresting game
the shining star. his double play unas-
sisted was easily the feature OF the game,
and at the bat out OF four times up ne
secured three-base hit and two singles
While Sullivan was the shining star. DID,
Carton was the dark cloud. his IL liberal
gifts to first were costly.
These teams both have a victory 10
their credit also a tie game OF II innings
To break the tie these teams will play
again next Sunday morning at Palace
Gardens
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
ELKES QUITS TaACK

Boston. Aug. 1s.-For the ninth conse-
cutive time rain interfsred with the cycle
races at Charles River Park last night.
II came down after the card had been
begun and the paced race between Harry
Elkes and Albert Champion had been
started.
At the time Elkes was I'm the lead, but
he refused TO continue, claiming that the
track was too wet. The race was stopped
at i3 l-3 miles. and first money was
awarded to Champion.
The rain held up in the eighth mile but
In the thirteenth Elkes left his pace. pro-
testing that tho track was too wet for
safety.
The officials did not think so. and in the
fourteenth Elkes quit. Champion at once
took the lead and the rain came down I'm
earnest few moments later. Then the
race was stoppsd and awarded 20 Cham
pion.
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ter Ed Mexican severed his connection
with the team. He will return 20 Cleve-
land, where he has a business opening
McKeon was too heavy 20 play ball and
too easy and good natured 20 manage a
team, especially such team as that
Rochester ousat O'Iiagan will have full
charge OF the team.
Gettman and Brain OF the Buffalos are
much wanted men. Last Saturday Bill
lings was In Worcester trying to sign
them for the Boston Nationals for next
year. but both had already signed Buffalo
contracts for next season.
Libe Washburn, the former Brown pitt
cher, and Hater OF the New Yorks. has
signed with the Concord New England
league club.
The Providence club has signed new
catcher in rDolan. formerlys OF Fordham
college.
The Young Favorites defeated the Bos-
ton Store Jrs. In a forfeited game by
TO 0. The Young F'avorites would like
TO play the Outlet Jrs. at Crescent Park
or Boyden Heights next Friday. They
will play any II to l4-year- team IN the
city. Boston Store or Outlet Jrs. pre-
ferred
The Young Tigers defeated the News
boy Jrs. by score OF 10 I'm a IL
inning game on Charles street grounds
The features OF the game were the catch
ing and pitching OF Tabersky. Vecker and
Rulin and the playing OF Bliss at short
Send challenges 10 B. Taber. 81 Hawes
street. They would like TO hear from
any ~ to 4-year-old team.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
PACING KINGS MATCHES

New York. Aug. 19.-Horace Wilson.
secretary of the Empire City track. has
succeeded in making arrangements for a
match race between the noted PAGERS
Prince Alert and Dan Patch for the meet
Ing commencing at that track Sept. I5
These pacing stars will meet for a purse
OF $4,000 In a two-in-three heat race, and
the conditions that the winner shall take
the entire purse. Both horses have
earned a record of 2:00A. The horses are
under contract not to meet before the
Empire meeting. and the opinion OF horse
men is that the horse that wins will have
TO go under two minutes TO do IT,
AT this meeting, which will last Ave
days. the Dan Patch-Alert match be-
Ing scheduled for the second day, ,the pro-
gram carries $4,000 In stakes and purses
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
RCQJE TOURNAMENT

Norwich. Conn. Aug. 1s. - Under the
most favorable conditions the 2lst an
nual meeting OF the National Rogue as
sociation opened at the Rockwell grounds
yesterday morning The record OF games
TO ! o'clock is as follows:
First divisional l.. williams, Wash
ington, ID. c., defeated T.. w. Coleman,
Washington; +. IL. Foss, Norwich. de-
feated Charles Greenslip OF New Bruins
wick; G. M. Bryant, Washington, defeat
ed J. B. Bell. Wilmington. Del: s. L.
Duryea. Washington, defeated A. l.. VIII
liams. Washington.
Second division - J. e, Webb. West
chester Pa, defeated A X. Duryea,
Washington.
Third division-J. j. Shirley Washing
ton, defeated A. c. Robinson. Lindsey.
Pa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
GENERAL GOSSIP

The third week OF the Saratoga Racing
associations meeting opened with cloudy
and threatening weather. The stake fea-
ture was the Mohawk. a selling affair az
a mile and furlong. and the odds-on
favorite. Port Royal. won easily. The
opening event handicap for 2-year-oids
went TO Orloff. a 80 TO chance who beat
Allan a neck after a hard drive. Ten
ran in the second. and The Musketeer.
the favorte. took the lead I'm the str tch
and won by n length and half from
Clorita. Eighteen maiden 2-year-olds
took part In the fourth, and 0dom. outrid-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
REDHOT GAME THIS

The woonsocket Gyms and the Whit
insvile teams have at last made up their
differences and series OF games Will be
played, FIVE In number. the first game TO
be played In woonsocket next Saturday.
The dates for the other games are: Aug.
30, Gyms at Whitinsville: Sept. g. Whit
insville at Woonsocket: Sept. lS. Gyms at
whitinsvle; Sept. 20. Whitinsville at
woonsocket.
Lajoie, Flick and Bernhard of the Cleve-
land Americans will. IN all probability. be
IN the game AS the Cleveands play IN
Philadelphia Saturday II Is believed that
the men can be secured. Both teams are
out for the men but II is quite likely the
Gyms will land Lajoie.
John III. Gaffney will umpire the FIRST
two games and Tim O'Rourke the next
two. the fifth game to be arranged for
latar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
READvlLLE RACING

Readville, Aug 19.-Splendid perform
anees marked the opening OF Readville's
big grand circuit light harness meeting
yesterday. Not q horse in the full list
OF 46 that started was distanced. and
only one was drawn.
The track was fast and the opening
heats OF the 2:oS pace and the 2:30 trot-
ting class. for the valuable Blue Hin
stake. were of the finest quality. Eight
OF the ten heats produced neck and neck
finishes. and in two OF the heats of the
2:0s pace inches only separated the lead
ers. The racing was so keen and spirited
that many of the regular grand circuit
followers declared emphatically that the
full card was about as good as they had
ever seen.
Outside Of the anal and deciding heat
for the Blue Hill stake. which was won
In 2:l4N, the slowest heat of the after
noon was the opening one In the 2:16
pace. when Surfeet went around the
track In 2:12A. The opening heat OF the
day. the first in the 2:os pace. was the
fastest mile of the day. Major Muscovite's
time being 2:07.
II was a bad day for the favorites, for
not one OF them proved a winner. New
Richmond. the favorite In the 20S pace,
took second money to Major Muscovite.
Chase was a decided favorite for the
Blue Hill, but Wentworth got the big
The record OF 2,1l& for the Blue Hill
stake was badly smashed. both Went
worth and Chase making II 2:09A, the
latter equaling his own record. while
Wentworth lowered his mark from 2:12.
Subject was the big surprise. winning the
2:l6 in three straight heats. and obtain
ing q record OF 2:OSN.
The attendance was big. particularly
so for the opening day. and because OF
the indications for poor weather. Frank
B. Walker was starter and Messrs. Locke.
Graves and Palmer were judges. and
Messrs. George Ford. Frank q. Hall
and Lemuel Hitchcock timers.
Announcement was made that the meet
ing will be extended one day. TO include
Saturday, when Dan Patch. 2:00A, will
start to beat the worlds pacing record OF
j :59A. made by Star Pointer at Readville.
There Will also be a consolation stake
for non-money winners In the Massachu-
setts $4,000 event for 2;12 trotters and
two In three class races.
Ed Geers drove In two, but got only
fourth money. Myron McHenry, George
Spear. Jack Curry, Harry Benedict.
Uncle Davy" Cahill, william o. Foote,
Roy Miller, Mart Demarest. "Knap'' Nc
Carthy and several other well known
drivers figured In the races.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
CRESCEUS TO TROT

Cincinnati. Aug. 1s-The program for
the fall grand circuit trotting meeting
at Oakley Park was given out by Secre-
tary Campbell yesterday The meeting
will begin Tuesday. September so. and
Will last five days. Four events are down
for each day. and In October, Cresceus
will go against his record The grand
total for the 20 events TO be decided will
be $41,100. OF these six are closed and
the other IA will close September le. The
National Trotting association rules will
govern, with the exception that hopples
Will not be barred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
DIAMOND GUST

What team will be the first to beat the
Grays and break the string of wins?
Twice in former years the Providence
team won IL games In succession. II
the boys get by today. the 18th. the record
may be smashed.
Perhaps II Manager Dooley would get
In the game himself a little oftener his
team would do better work Yesterdays
hasco plainly showed the lack OF a head
60 the team.
Bruce's defeat by Worcester yesterday
was his second OF the season.
Barney Dreyfuss secured sebring, the
Worcester outfielder from President Hur-
ley, when he was in Boston last week.
Sebring will join the Pittsburgs at the
close OF the Eastern league season.
Montreal has released Biewett. the old
Georgetown pitcher.
With the advent OF oHagsn In Roches-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
: NEW MILE RECORD

Norwood, Aug. 19.-Over the surveyed
course on the State road near wildcat
Hill. Watson ]. Walker OF Wakefield rode
lis bicycle a mile in 1 minute 20 seconds
today, thus establishing new worlds
straightaway mile record for anna teurs.
The professional record. I'm. l6 lbs, Is
held by Joseph Downey of Jamaica Plain.
Walker was paced by motor tandem,
as was Downey. when no made his record
over the same course.
The former amateur record was I'm. as.
made by Frank 3. Ourish OF Dorchester
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HART GOT DECISION

Chicago. Aug. Is-Marvin Hart OF
Louisville was given the decision over
Billy Stiff OF Chicago after six rounds OF
awkward lighting here last night. Both
men appeared very tired at the end OF the
fight. Harts showing was a disappoint-
ment as Il was expected he would have
little trouble in disposing of Suft.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
JERSEY CITY.

First base ON balls-On Fertsch 1: on
Thielman T. Struck out-By Fertsch 4;
by Thielman I; Three,bsse hitsIMc-
Phelps. Blake. Henry. Sacrifice hits
Oakes. Mack. Bhke. Thielman. Stolen
bases-Phelpe 2 Dennis. Oakes, Double
gan, unassisted. Umpife-Egan. Time
2h ION.
'Battod Cor Fertsch in eighth inning.
HARD ON PITCHERS.
Worcester. Aug. 1s.-worcester batted
Bruce hard In three innings and enough
runs TO win resulted. Falkenberg was hit
hard in the ninth. Home runs by Dele
hanty and Sebr1ng produced four runs
for the locals. Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
"A FAKE" SAYS KELLY

Cincinnati Aug. 19.--Capt Joe Kelley
OF the Cincinnati club denies having said
that he had signed Parent and Ferris OF
the Boston American club.
II never gave out one word that should
make any one think I had made any
agreement with these men, he says
THE whole story was a simple fake. I
am out TO strengthen the Cincinnati club
and VIII go after any player / want who
has not already signed n contract"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-19
YOUNG CCRHETT ClNFI[EaT

New York. Aug. i9-Young Corbett. the
featherweight champion pugilIst. who Is
matched TO fight Terry McGovern In Sep
tember in Louisville. is In this city. When
asked about his coming fight with Meow
ern. Young Corbett said:
II beat him once. aud I can beat him
again. I'll fight the same way that he
fights me. IL McGovern roughs II so will l.
but n he fights careful l will fight care
fui too"
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ONE ERROR DID IT ALL.

Newark. Aug. 1.-THE home team mad>
only one error yesterday, but that was
sufficient to lose the game to the Buffalo
nine. The visitors played a fauitless
game. The error was fly which dropped
into McIntyre's hands. but he muffed Il
like school boy. and the result was
four runs IN the. first inning. Fox was
batted for IL hits. while Hooker kept the
home team down to five. Score:
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'Bean out for interference; Connor out
running out OF line.
o'HAGAN MAKES A RECORD.

ed Jersey City through hard hirtfng, win
ming out In the ninth inning. With the
score tie in the NINTH a three-bagger
by McAleese, two-base hits by Phelps and
Blake and singles by Horton. O'Hagan
and Dennis scored four runs. In the
eighth inning Jersey City sied the Roch-
esters score with two errors by Horton,
a single by Shoch. Macks sacrifice and
McWanus' three-bagger Carr was put
outIof the game by the umpire for pro-
testing a decision. A feature was a
triple play by OHagan unassistsd. There
were men Oh first and second bases. But
Ter made bunt, O'Hagan got II. ran with
II 20 first and then to second base, reur-
ing the side. The score:
ROCHESTER,
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Magic Hair Stain

For brown or black: prepared ~
GEORGE oRMSBY. Wig Maker ma
Hairworker. ic9 fremont street. Boston
n Is simple. safe and easily applied. con-
tains no lead poisons: use II once ara
YOU viii never use any other. BLAND~.
ING q BLANDING. 81 Wcybosset streeoo
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TORONTO.

Two-base hfts-White. Jones' Carr, Mer
ritt Three-base hit-Bannon. Home run.
-Delehanty Sebring. White. Sacrifice bits
5Wrigley, Downsy. Stolen base-Milier
Double play-Sebrtng TO Clancy. Firs,
ball-White. Miller. Struck out-f3y Bruce
8; by Falkenberg 1. Umpire-Cox. Time
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to go down again the third time he strug-
glsd TO his feet. Gardiner was on him like
a fash and worked his right and left like
piston rods on Roots ribs and the latter
sank slowly 10 his knees