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The Grit-advocate., 1902-01-17

Lillian Nordica
w ants Millions
rom Unite d
States Treasury.
Great Singer
Seeks Fortune
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So the privateers seized the treasures
Of the courageous salt and politely In
formed him that he might proceed
without fear of further harm.
Norton was ruined, and soon after
ward he saw an opportunity to re-
trench when the new government at
Washington was formed. He placed
his case before the state department
and was gratified to hear steps would
be taken for indemnity from the
French government This indemnity,
according to the tradition OF the Nor
ton family, was paid to Uncle Sam,
and amounted to between $3,O0O,OOO
and S4,0O0,000.
But the money as far as the Nor
tons ever knew remained in the strong
box of the United States treasury. The
French spoliation claims have been be-
fore Congress for a century, and some
of them have been adjusted but the
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one in which Nine. Nordica is inter-
ested is still pending. owing to the
inability of the heirs to come to an un-
derstanding as to the relative demand
OF each individual claimant. For two
years past Nine. Nordica's sister, Mrs.
Walker has been endeavoring to ad-
just the differences of opinion among
the claimants, and they have at last
reached an agreement whereby the
claim when allowed will be distributed
among the heirs on a basis already de-
termined.
Within the last two weeks the heirs
held meeting and employed counsel
to press the claim. Nine Nordica ex-
pressed confidence that the claim
would be allowed as soon as all the
facts are properly presented.
Speaking further, Nine Nordica said
that she could trace her ancestry back
to Sir Peter Norton, who came to
this country in 1900. and that she
was also a descendant Of the Aliens,
one Of whom had married daughter
Of Miles Standish. The Nortons and
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Lillian Nordica, the famous singer,
has retained Thomas Bracket Reed.
formerly speaker of the house OF rep
resentatives and now a distinguished
member of the New York bar, to han
die suit against the government
whereby the diva expects to obtain a
fortune OF $4,0O0,000. Nine. Nordica
has Just come from Sioux City, where
she met members of the Norton fam
lily, to whom she let out the secret of
her intended assault upon Uncle Sam S
treasury.
Ichabod Norton, of whom Nine. Nor
dica is a descendant, was great sail
or in colonial days. He was Of the
type of New Englander now so fire.
Quently used in the latterday ro-
nance. Like the heroes In the books,
he sailed many seas, and true to the
romantic notion, collected riches and
tinery. About the time the Revolu-
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tionary war was begun the indomita-
BILE Ichabod risked every penny among
his numerous assets on a far eastern
journey. He stocked his ships with
the choicest gewgaws, Jewels and silks.
and then turned the prows of his lit
tie fleet homeward.
Nine. Nordica would not now be
paying Mr.. Reed a magnificent re-
tainer's fee, nor would she be forget
ting to acquire new coon song in
her dreams Of new luxuries, if Captain
Norton had not fallen in with a col
lection Of French privateers. But this
was just his luck. The Frenchmen did
not know what the word America"
meant, and, not knowing. they did not
think 1t exactly wrong to inspect
American barques.
On looking into the holds Of the ves-
sells they saw things that dazzled their
eyes. While bearing no i'll will toward
Captain Norton or his countrymen,
the Frenchmen believed they could use
the fine things In the Americans boats
to much better advantage In Paris.
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Lions Angered by Mirrors.

Lions object to mirrors" observes
a keeper in a menagelie. "On one oc-
cason looking glass in the hands Of
a small boy so frightened and excited
our largest lion that We feared he
would injure himself. The wretched
younsster had drawn a hand mirror
from beneath his coat and held it be-
fore the face of the king of beasts.
The latter looked and jumped for the
rival whom he thought he saw. The
bars Of his cage dashed him back again
and again, while he filled the whole
house with terrific roars. l have
known several other cases in which
lions have been thrown into the Wild
est panic merely by mirror being
held up before them"
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The man who has the big head" in
variably wears a small hat.
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in diameter and which counts twenty-five.
Unless the ten shots to be fired by each m In
are grouped in a half-inch circle. therefore.
the full score cannot be made on this tar
get.
Chicago police have been using a large.
not unlike the ST. Louis expert target, for
merly used by the police in informal match
es. On this target the center counted 5
points. and the diameter of the bul's-eye
was nearly , inches. From the reports
Roemer and Coach Schaaf believe that the
approaching match.
Although it has taken a long time for the
present shoot TO mature. once the first con-
test is held affairs of the sort will probably
take place often between the police Of the
two cities Matches are extremely likely
between the forces of other cities and the
local marksmen after the present affair Is
shot OF. and every step will be taken to
make the pending affair a success.
Chief of Police Kelly Is much In favor of
such contests. and will encourage them as
a means of improving the men in the use
Of their weapons. Chief O'Neill Of Chicago
also indorses the contests. and the men viii
have official sanction in their shoot.
In case revolver shooting between the
cities becomes a feature. the local police re-
voIver club will endeavor to bring the ex-
perts OF neichboring cities here during the
Worlds Fair. and will hold a series OF
matches as an attraction on that occasion.
Prospects for the sport in this city seem
bright. all things considered.
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work of the department can be given than
the fact that nowadays it is the exception
for a member Of the expert division 10 fall
below the 80 mark in practice. this figure
having once been the necessary score for
qualification. At least twenty-five men In
the expert division are thought certain TO
make this score without fail in competition.
Among the officers who show up steadily
for practice. Officers Borden. Barada.
Sears. Lee, Gibbons and Daniel have done
good work in the last week or two and are
considered as among the steady shots of
the department. Officer Gibbons is one OF
the veteran shots of the force and has had
the distinction of leading the expert divi-
sion in practice shoots several times n the
course of the last fortnight.
Gibbons Is a patrolman of the Nounted
District and is we'll known around the
neighborhood OF Pastime Park. where his
sreyhounds have figured in the local cours-
ing meets. His dog. Banaster. has done
some fairly good work in the last winter
and Gibbons is interested in both coursing
and shooting. especially the latter. He is
one of the most assiduous attendants at
the range and has not missed a day in
practice since the gallery was opened.
OTHERS WHO SHOOT
WITH GOOD AVERAGES.
Officer Borden IL another OF Captain Nc
Namee's ~stand-bys in the Mounted District,
and has also led the expert division at
practice. Officers Barada. Sears. Lee and
Daniel are among other shots who appear
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man gets in the Knockout punch first
Now. IL these same fighters would try "a
develop their body fighting. they could at
tain much better results.
In the first place" continued Regain.
they should send their blows inside she
Opponents guard. Then they should send In
their right punch as the opponent starts
his left punch. thus blocking the opponents
blow by Earring his upper arm with their
forearm. continuing the punch after this
block and landing on his body.
1t is astonishing how little force will
stop a blow II the force is applied TO the
upper arm at the biceps will take much of
the force cut of the heaviest blow. II the
opponent starts in to work his right and
left on the body. therefore. a land laid on
his arms near the biceps will make his
blows of no avail.
DfxOn's Perfect blocking.
George Dixon had this block down to a
fine point and could shoot out the palm
of his hand to- the other mans arm ana
stop the blows in succession, however rarid-
~ they came in. Using the palm of the
glove. however. had one graf disadvantage
In that. while IL prevented the opponent
landing his blow. IL also kept the man
blocking from landing his punches. as both
hands were busy stopping the othe- fei-
lows blows.
Now. in the system l am speaking of.
you use your forearm to stop the punch, nj
the same time continuing your own Junch
and sending il hard against the body. That
Is the advantage of getting inside. II the
Gpponent manages to force his arms inside
of yours. instantly shift your attack TO
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his solar 'plexus. let us say. Walcott would
waste no time In feinting and trying To get
under the guard. He would send in q blow
for the opponents forearm and keep pound
ing away AT the same point. One of his
punches. sent In with all his strength be-
hind il. is almost hard enough TO break a
bone in another mans arm. while at the
same time he takes no rirk Of breaking his
own. as his arm. Is out straight behind lis
fist. He has won many a fight by these
tactics.
"Waicott also had a trick of meeting an
opponents swing with his fist. thus pun
system OF attacking the other fellows
guard is what makes Walcoti so DANGEROUS
even TO the big fellows in the ring.
Left Jab Is Bewild erinE.
The straight left jab will bewilder an
opponent. but 1t IS 400 easily avoided by
stepping back and all the force can be
taken from IL by the opponent instinctively
swinging his head backwards as IL comes
for him. Moreover. the left lead has been
used SO long in aggressive tactics that the
present generation OF boxers swing their
head almost by instinct when 1t Is led for.
You may bewilder a man by jabbing.
but when II comes to wearing him down and
taking away his strength. the blow must
have a Jar behind II. That is why i favor
the body as a point OF attack. The body
cannot he moved out of the way as the
head can. and your muscles go in with a
solid thump that Is very wearing on the re-
cipient.
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his chin and jaw and try for a knock
out.
There Is one other way Of stopping the
opponents punch. This - to use your fist
on his upper arm instead of your forearm.
When the opponent starts n punch for You
send in a punch to his upper arm as hard
as YOU can. Your fist. with the arm straight
behind il. can deliver a blow which is eN-
tremely painful to the upper arm Of an
punching will lend force to your own blow.
This is a system OF punishment in de-
fensive fighting which is extremely valua-
BILE to a man who finds his blows for the
body STOPPED. You can always reach your
opponents guard, and n punch 90 his arm
Will not hurt your fist. while il will render
his bicepS sore and swollen and will take
away much of his speed. At the same
time. the man fighting on the defensive is
not using half the strength the other fell
low is compelled TO employ.
WaIcott's Secret of Success.
Joe walcott had this system down to a
fine point. and IL is one secret of his Sue
cess over heavier men. When they swung
for his head. he would meet the blow with
a punch from mis- fist. 1t did not hurt his
fist a particle. while the shock was some
thing terrific to the man who had sent In
his swing with all his force. BY steadily
punching the antagonists b!ceps and fore
arm. Walcott would have the arm swollen
and sensitive in no time. and he would
then go after the opponents body.
"Walcott can hit one of the most terrific
blows, In the ring. Now IL an opponent
had his guard up. his right stretched across
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~MATHEMATIcIANs ORGANIZE.
California and Stanford Professors
to Form Branch of National.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
San Francisco. March S.-The mathemati-
clans of the University of California ana
Stanford contemplate the establishment
of a society on the Coast. tf
he a branch of the American Mathema:;-
cal Society. The present plan is the OUT
come of a recent dinner given by 'ne ~
fessors of both universities.
Professor Stringham. the senior m1th
maiician of the university. was elected tr;:i-
porary chairman and Doctor E. NJ biaN
Temporary secretary. Doctor r. j. Wilcz Ia
ski and G.. a. Miller were appointed a com
mittee to perfect the organization and nraN
UP q programme for the meeting To De h.i'
on or about May -
A ~petition forwarded to the American
Mathematical Society. asking for recnsni
ton, has already been favorabiy considered
and only awaits Anal action to be taken N
the regular meeting in April.
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:, hook on the same place as the first would
have sent him down and out.
Il have seen numerous cases in the ring
where a man was knocked dizzy by a rig II
hook only to recover instantly when Re-
was Jared i'll the opposite direction by a
left hook. | don't presume TO give any
scientific explanation of the fact: l merely
state what ] have observed. And ! firmly
believe that many "A man has been saved
from a Knockout in a mixup by his OPP
ponent bringing him hack with a right or
left hook after jarring him into Sroggi-
ness with the other hand.
Land your blows as solidly as possible
and one punch Will then be worth a dozen
tabs. Even II the jar is comparatively
slight. steady punching will do wonceTs
provided the thump is there"
Regain is now % years old and has soma
good bouts to his credit. chief anon,
which are his two defeats of Clarence
Forbes. He is under the management ot
Jack McKenna. who also handles Abe
Atiell. and has served as a sparring part
ner with Attell for some time. He hold
his own well with Attell in point Of skill
the boxing line in his work at the Business
Mems Gymnasium.
Regain is slightly taller than Feltz. whom
he will meet next Thursday evening. anu
has the advantage in reach by a slight
margin. He IS developed splendidly in Il
muscular way and keeps all his muscles ia
play during his training by pushing and
showing his sparring partners about tine
floor.
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In the American Derby. are candidates for
the Cumberland Derby. And Williams. on
whom the Blue Grass horseEcen place their
dependence in the Kentucky Derby. is a
nominee. John Schorr's coIors will he car
ried by either Charles w. Meyer. Fl. L.
Coleman or Miss Edd. the latter a maiden.
haf1r. a prominent Crescent City Derby
candidate. will represent J. ID. Daaring.
Frank Rruhn will depend on Ice Water.
Auies - L. V: Bellows entry, while Cast
Iron. Hunter Raine. Lucien Appieby. Jor-
dan. Sans Pareil. Crimean. Doctor Hart.
Carat. Red Hook. Circus. Aladdin and II
most or others will he here 70 ompete
ever held here. as more local hcrsemn have
made entries than ever before. II Will he
a meeting OF Nashville owners. and IL
trials and breeding count anything. some of
them will make the foreigners hustle to
win. There are bang-taiis auartered at the
track owned by business men of Nashville.
to win turf honors. Much interest ia be-
ing manifested In the Belle Meade Stakes
jackson. Frank Bruins. w. w. Darden.
Tex Forman. William Gerst. Holland Nc
Tyre. X. p. Dodson. Scott Harlan and 9TH
sures a large field.
The management is negotiating for the
services Of the ~t-kno racing ~officiai,
IN the country. Judge Rees. now presiding
IN the stand at New Orleans. and a man
VINO mas handled the glasses on every race
here. II. B. Dade will he the starter If
his services can be secured. The street car
facilities TO and from the track will he
mich better than in former years. The
betting ring will be open. The meeting i,
pelng looked forward TO as the CHIEF out
door attraction Of the season, and IL good
prevails il will be the greatest
ever held here,
!. r Hayes has sold TO Johnny Walters
lighter. Lamp
sam Farmer was offered $3.50 for Young
f1ei',y ana Dubious a few DAYS ago and re-
used the offer. Farmer thinks The son OF
sir DiNon-Morgan Girl will develop into a
s.aks morse as a 3-year-old. He is entered
Circuit. fafh
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Some persC-. ~ that n man cannot lie
Knocked out with an e~ight-ounca glove. II
the blow Is solid enough. the fellow receiv-
ing II will go out every time. 4 punch
can land on the body or on the face as the
other fellow comes in and put him prac-
ticaily out. while the same blow would
affect him but little IL landed on his face
when il was motionless.
The most savage hook or swing can he
neutralized by a slight movement of the
opponent in the same direction as that in
which the blow is going. But II is more
difficult to get the body hack from a
straight punch. in fact. often impossible.
and that is why / advocate going after ii.
a point wherein TO land the punch. but IL
is hard to get To that point The solar
pleXus was known as the mark in the
early days of boxing. but Fitzsimmons re-
vived the punch in 1897. when he put Cor
bett down for ten seconds.
Good Hooks Effective.
Now as - hooks" said Felix's next
opponent. these are the popular blows Of
to-day and a good hook is very effective.
Especially Is this the case when they are
delivered on the jaw OF an opponent. I
want to say right here. however. that one
Of the greatest mistakes to make in the
ring IL 10 hook 4 groggy man on one side
OF the jaw. Instantly following 1t up with
a hook on the other side. / believe that
the second blow. which sends the op-
ponent's head back after II has been
knocked in one direction. actually serves
to clear him of dizziness whereas a second
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.iI!TEN FOR THE SJNDAY REPUBLIC.
Straight punching to the body is the
most telling and effective manner of stop
ping and wearing down an opponent. ac-
cordinS to Johnny Regain. the boxer who
VIII meet Tommy Feltz before the West
End Club next Thursday evening. Regain
believes that a blow must have a jar be-
hind ii t. really wear down an antagonist.
and on this account favors the straight
punch as opposed to the hook or jab.
Several methods of wearing down and
firing an opponent have been sprung in The
ring of late years" said Regain. but |
don't think any Of them are as practical
as the plain. straight punch to the body.
Bewiliorirg a man by jabs to the face or
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OFFICER SEARS
Getting ready 10 fire.
THEY LIKE B"UCCIEUTH.

Nashville Raiibirds Say That d Fell
lows SON Will Win Derby.
REFUBLIC PECIA
Nashville, Tenn. Mach S.-Owners. train
e.s. jockeys. stable boys and everybody else
connected with the fTisky thcroughbreds
nov eating oats in the barns at Cumber-
land Park had several days off this week
card that followed made work impracti-
cable. and those who did not gallop their
charges on the covered track remained
around the big fires at the clubhouse and
chatted over the coming meeting and the
days gone by. Various 'fy-by-night"
stories were in circulation. and everybody
seemed TO enjoy the holidays. Derby ma
terial located here was discussed pro and
con. and il was the unanimous opinion that
Tom Haves's BuCcleuth. son Of imp. Odd
Fellow-AToutgomery Cooper. would he the
horse to get the better part of the purse on
April -. HoTsemeu at the track think that
Buccleuth is the hest 3-ycar-old here. and
K ne should fail to capture the purse the
winner would turn up in another horse
sporting the Hayes Colors or one that has
heen prepared here
Turfmen here cannot figure the Memphis
candidates ae having a chance to beat local
pTsparsd horses. as the latter are 50 much
farther advanced. due. ~ course. TO the ad-
rantages Of u covered track which is used
during such weather as has prevailed over
Stevens Marqie and George Hendrie's Red
Probe are als0 spoken nf very highly. and IL
lseems 10 he the general opinion that these
ere the two tina. HAYES will have to beat.
However. the winner viii know that he has
been to a race. A buncn Of good ones will
go In the post. and from present indications
Me race VIII oI'tciass the Tennessee and
kentucky derbieE. in fact. trrfmen say 1t
viii be the best 3-year-oli race up TO the
American Derby. This is n pretty broad
assertion. but nevertheless it is true. A
glance over the entries In the Western turf
'lassics viii reveal this fact. Abe Frank
nd McChesney. two of the three favorites
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OFFICER DANIEL
As he appears while taking aim.

were prepared here. but the following year
Plaudit defeated Schorr's Lieher Kari. Man.
uel received his lessons here In 1899 and ran
away from Corsine and others. but last year
Alard Scheck proved as great a disappoint-
ment to the Schorrs "a did L.eber Karl a
few years before.
90 -Na rs-I'J.'~S .-'- 1000 49, r---S
and Alan-s-Dale are attracting most atten-
visited by many visitors each day. Looking
every inch the Adonis of the turf. as Alan
a-Da!e was uupued Iasl seasvI. lne son "a
Halma-Sudie McNairy Is a stately ookipE
thoroughbred whether exercising on the
track or stalled in the stable. which. by a
peculiar coincidence. sheltered Alan-a-
Dale's half sister. Maid Marian. a decade
ago. II is rather significant. too. that next
door to Alan-a-Dale's present home was
stabbed Manuel. the colt which won the
Kentucky blue ribbon race for Messrs. A.
H. & d. H. Morris. while lust across the
way the whitewashed stall which sheltered
ModeSty. winner Of the first American Der
by, still stands, occupied by Red Hook, T..
r. Bradley's hopes for this years renewal
of the Louisville event.
The saperstitiously inclined for this rea-
son alone will follow Alan-a-Dale's chances
in the next Derby. but as G. {. Bennett OBJ
served when talking over his chances for
the race: TT takes something more than
surrc findings. associated with success in the
past to win Kentucky Derbys-'