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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09


Men in hotel windows is one feature
Of American life that Mrs. Patrick
Campbell cannot understand. When
she walked daily. during her first week
in America, from the Grand opera
house in Chicago to the Auditorium
hotel annex. where She was staying.
she had to pass the line of hotels that
front on Michigan avenue in the
Windy City. Chairs are placed in the
windows of all of them, and in these
chairs sits. as rule, large number
of men. When the English actress
first saw this army she was puzzled
as to the reason for its existence and
its location.
Are those gentlemen" she said,
pointing to the lot in the Victoria
Hotel window, animated samples of
the tailor's art? Does some enterpris-
ing haberdasher pay them to sit about
as advertisements?
The answer she received did not sat
isfy her. She was not able to under
stand how, in a country that has no
leisure class, and which boasts of being
busy. such an array of hotel idlers
could be found in the very heart of
the city that claims to be the busiest
in America. and that, too. in the mid
die of the day.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
spatdins and ANDY" Agree,

One baseball war is over. Peace has
been declared between Andrew Freed
man and Albert G. Spalding, rivals for
supremacy in the National League.
1t was ratified when counsel for both
sides assented to an order signed by
Justice Giegerich of the Supreme
Court disseminating the case of the
Boston baseball club and others
against the Brooklyn baseball club
and others to restrain them from let
ting Spalding have the secretary s
books and other insignia of Office as
president of the league
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Big Fight Likely.


Fltzsimmons and Jeffries are still
agreeing to all reasonable PROPOSE
lions. and the arrangements for their
fight are progressing satisfactorily.
There is no longer much clamor over
the fight, and the pugilists have I'M
doubted1y come to see that the public
is tired of delay and argument.
Fitz has agreed to accept any good
bid. and the offer of the San Fran
cisco Athletic club has been renewed.
Ii there is no better bid it will prob
ably be accepted. The proposition for
a fight in England for a $4,000 purse
never had chance. Jeffries promptly
turned it down. and Dr. Ordway later
withdrew the offer of the National
Sporting club of London. The pugil-
lists can make twice the money by
fighting in San Francisco or Los
Angeles. All arrangements for the
fight should soon be made. as there
are now no obstacles in the way to a
meeting for the heavy weight cham
pionship in July. Fitzsimmons' for
felt is already posted. Corbett has
dropped out of the calculation for the
present
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

The League of American Sportsmen
has presented to Senator Hoar the
resolutions of that organization urging
the passage of bills before Congress
for the protection of game. Replying
the Senator says he will do his best
to comply with the desire of the league
that the destruction of our wild ami
mails. like elk. moose. buffalo and ante
lope be prevented, and adds:
Il shall also do my best to prevent
their destruction. determination, and
slaughter by leagues of sportsmen.
have myself no respect for the pursuit
of h\is and other gentle, harmless
wild creatures like deer and antelope,
as they strive to escape their persecu-
tors with broken wings and legs,
hunted with dogs and torturing them
with deadly fear. which l suppose is
the crnelest of which animal nature is
capable.
Il hope the animals will not be sup
-ressed and the sportsmen will be-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Abput Score Cards.

The Buffalo club manager, Mr.
George T. Stallings, is going to supply
his patrons with score cards gratis.
This will not only add vastly to the
value of the card as an advertising
medium. but will help to make and
hold patrons. The man or woman who
once learns to score in some fashion
becomes at once q confirmed base bali
fan. There never was. and is not now,
any good reason why club should
sell it's score cards. The score card
is practically program and should
go with the game just as a program
goes gratis with theatrical perform
ance. Imagine the trouble theatrical
manager would invite were he to at
tempt to levy charge upon his pat
rons for an inexpensive yet necessary
adjunct to his show. We shall yet see
the time when all clubs will supply
their patrons with score cards gratis;
and then will wonder why the public
ever submitted to the extortion of the
humble but important nickel.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Hart, have never been mixed NJ IN
rows with umpires or unpleasantly be-
fore the public as umpire baiters and
DIRECTORS. But, as we understand it,
Secretary Young is to have control OF
the umpire corps as heretofore, and
that, too, without schedule. If that
is the case, Hr. Young will doubtless,
sooner Or later have need of the active
support Of the Executive Committee,
and then we shall see what we shall
see. Heretofore the only successful
administration of umpire corps has
been autocratic power. such as Mr..
johnson was permitted by the Ameri-
can League to exercise. This is some
thing the National League has not per-
mitted since the days of the late Mr..
Hurlburt, and does not seem likely to
stand for now.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

The sporting world was thrilled re-
Gently by a sensational story from
New York about Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons meeting in a private gymnasium
and DOMINIC the gloves for three
rounds. According TO the report, the
old ring rivals were as frisky as two
year-olds. and mixed it up to the
amusement of a select crowd Fitz
appeared to be as fast as ever, and
Corbett showed that he has lost none
of his wonderful cleverness. The only
advantage Lanky Bob is said to have
had over Jim was that he was strong
and fresh at the finish. while Corbett
puffed and blew like freight engine
trying to climb mountain grade
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
On. without an Amaav,t.

Miss Hattie Wells. a dancer with
The Belle of New York had her af-
lection for children severely Jared
during the season of the play in Bos-
ton. Miss Wells was strolling through
one of the principal streets when she
came upon group of street gaminS
The young woman was Mortified to
hear one of the smallest OF the crowd
a boy OF scarce 10 years. turn loose
food of profanity that would have
done credit TO the captain of an Erie
canal-boat. Calling the offender to
her, she proceeded to deliver a Sis
terly lecture to him on the breaking
of the third commandment
My little man. she said. do you
know what becomes of boys who
swear
Sure ting" remarked the street
arab, when dey gifts to be man dey
can get 50 day fer drvin' truck"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
American. Win chs.. Match.

In the chess match by cable between
the American universities of Columbia.
Harvard, Yale and Princeton against
Oxford and Cambridge. with six men
on each side, played at the Boston
Athletic club and the British Chess
club. London. the Americans won four
games, lost one. and drawn one, there
by making a total of Az points to
their opponents w.
The Americans will have the salts
faction of getting back the Rice tro-
ply, which has had a home in Eng
land for the last three years. Eng
land still has the lead over the Amer
leans by the match and the odd game
While the Americans have only won
one match. the Englishmen have de-
feated them twice, one match being
drawn. In the four matches hitherto
contested the Englishmen have won
1212, the Americans liz.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Miss Alien Assaulted.

Not SO very long ago Miss Allen
vas touring through the Southwest,
and visited town where two other
dramatic attractions were booked for
the same week, writes Helen Ten
Brock. A group of countrymen stood
before a blank wall wherein was
posted the theatrical paper of the var
ious attractions, and read to his
brothers from the backwoods the titles
of the plays. as follows:
The Sorrows of Satan" Naughty
Anthony" and Viola Allen In the
Palace of the King
"wherell you go, fellers?" he asked
of his companions in blue jeans. There
was a moment of reflection and much
expectoration on the part of the group
Then one of the number caressingfy
stroked an untamed beard and ref1ec-
lively remarked: Wall, | think I'll
go around to the Palace of the King
and see Naughty Violy Allen"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Enec. OF Court Decl.ion.

Undoubtedly the victory gained by the
National League in Col. John 1. Rog-
ers' contention in the famous Lajoie
case before the Supreme court Of
Pennsylvania will have a greater NOR
al than temporal effect. Lajoie the
Great, compelled to fulfill contract
that he jumped, would be surly,
sulky SOUL and of about as much win
ming use to the Phillies as old Pop
Smith or Candy Nelson. The Supreme
court of the keystone state, by a
unanimous decision, has upheld the
Philadelphia clubs plea that it was
betrayed by players who broke their
legal obligations. The American
League denied that any such obliga-
lions existed. On the question of
morals it has been impossible to drag
the leaders into debate. The Lajoie
decision, however, places the National
League before Fandom as the ag-
grieved party, and, while it is absurd
trooping back, the effect of that decis-
ion will be felt in the future. The
American League will not be so anx-
ious to butt into lawsuits. and play
ers will hesitate about choosing to
bunk with trouble. Not more than 20
per cent of those who bolted from
National Leagne allegiance could
break in the door if they so elected,
and it would be the essence of folly
to turn down rising stars for prodigal
lights that will certainly be eclipsed
before many more seasons roll
around. Two of the teams that felt
the gaff of the raiders most cruelty
Chicago and Philadelphia-are see
saving about the top. They may not
inger therea bouts all season, but it is
certain that the deserters who left
both could not have given any better
April service to their old clubs than
their hustling, bustling successors.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Tom Sharkey and Gus Rubin have
accepted the offer of the National
Sporting club for a fight coronation
week in London. The date is set for
June %, and the purse is to be 5000
with side bet of $500. 1t should
be a good match for the English or
ganiZation. Sharkey remembers the
drubbing Rubin gave him when they
last met, and has reason to want to
wipe out the defeat.
The match comes as near to be-
ing a battle for the second class cham
pionship of the world as any that
could. be arranged. Neither Sharkey
nor Rubin is now counted as cham
pionship possibility, and they may as
well fight it out in England for the
consolation prize.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

One of Harvard's best oarsmen has
cut loose from the Crimson Athletic
Association this year and decided to
row under the colors of the Boston
Athletic Association. The oarsman is
Rudolph J. Thanish, who rowed six
on the freshman crew last year. He
and the Harvard rowing authorities
have had some alteration, with the
result he has decided to go over to
the B. A A. Thanish is one
of the best oarsmen Harvard has had
in long time. strapping six-footer,
weighing $50 pounds, he has all those
qualities which go to make a star in
aquatic sports, and he promises this
year to make name for himself as a
single oarSman
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

In considering the reorganiZed Ma
donal League teams, critics and
patrons should not lose sight OF the
fact that these teams, unbalanced
though they be, are the product of
much anxious thought and hard labor.
Considering the wholesale inroads of
the American League, and the fright
full internal CONFUSION of the Nation
al League, it is really marvellous that
the senior organization should have
been able to mould at such short no.
tfce so many really excellent and
promising teams. out of leftover and
crude new material That much de-
serves at least public respect and pa
thence.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Interference of Seconds.

Charlie Mckeever lost a fight to
Young" Peter Jackson in Philadel-
phia the other night, because his sec
ond jumped through the ropes into the
ring to make a protest. Since Con
McVey did this when Jim Corbett
fought Sharkey there have been few
times when the rule has been broken.
Any second knows better and his act
can be taken as nothing more than
an intentional loss of the fight The
only trouble with the rule is that there
u no penalty that the referee can pu.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
No Sunday Ball 10 Indlanapolis

There will be no Sunday baseball
in indianapolis, even if the city is
forced out of the American Associa-
ton, said Mayor Bookwalter in an
swer to an inquiry.
Il am sorry that some of the mag.
mates have taken the position that
they will not bring their teams to In
dianapolis until they are permitted to
play their full series, including the
Sunday games said the mayor, but
as long as there is this law on the
statutes that forbids the games they
will not be permitted"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Clyde Fitch sailed for Europe April
26 on the Deutschland He was booked
to sail ten days before, but failed to
reach the pier in time and rumor has
it that he was guilty of the common
place fault of having oversight. Be-
fore leaving Mr.. Fitch bought back
two plays that he had sold to man
ayers. One was Major Andre. that had
been purchased by w. A. Brady, and
the other was musical comedy, that
the playwright had written especially
for Anna Held. Disagreements arose
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Harvard has a speedy athlete in w.
A. Shick. whose performances in the
sprinting line have been little short of
wonderful. Shick comes from Holy
oke, Mass. and it is but natural that
the people in his home city should feel
proud of his work. This sturdy young
athlete is now making new records for
Harvard, which are certainly pleasing
to the students and also to admirers
of college sports His latest victory
in this line was the clipping off Of
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

A young woman applied the other
day for a position in the chorus of a
new musical comedy, When Reuben
Comes to Town" AS she came well
recommended, the manager consented
to hear her sing. She did sing. and a
dead silence followed
Don't you think there's music in
me?" asked the applicant
Il don't know" said the manager.
There may be; / didn't hear it come
out
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

clude New York, four weeks: Boston,
four weeks; Philadelphia, three
weeks; Chicago. three weeks; Toron-
to, two weeks; Montreal. Ottawa, De-
troit. C1eveIa nd. Cincinnati. st. Louis,
Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore
Brooklyn, Harlem, Hartford and Mil
wSukee. one week each. This will be
Mr.. WIZARDS last tour of America
for the present. as he is under con-
tract to .ppear in London in 1903 and
to produce The Cardinal, David by
Stephen Phillips. and two other plays
as yet unfinished
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

William Bergen, one of the catchers
of the Cincinnati club, was born at
North Brookheld, Mass. on June 10.
1878, and learned to play ball while
schoolboy.s He had the advantage
OF being coached by his brother Mar
tin, whom many consider the greatest
catcher the game ever knew. Billie
began his professional experience in
1898 with the Pawtucket. R. L club, of
the New England League. The next
season he was with Taunton, Mass.
Of the same league. and in 1899 and
1900 played with the Fort Wayne club.
of the Interstate League. He joined
the Reds last season and has become a
fixture in fast company. Bergen ex-
cells as a thrower and in 1900, while
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

At Omaha j. A. r. Elliott won from
w. r. Crosby of O'Fallon, ILL.,, the 100
live bird race, by a score of 81 to 81,
and thus retains the cast iron medal
emblematic of the wing shot cham
pionship of the world. Elliott clearly
outclassed Crosby throughout the
match, making several sensational
shots, and each of the birds he lost
fell dead outside of bounds.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
jean GerlrdN'A .IeMela.

The young cello virtuoso. Jean
Gerardy. possesses decorations and
souvenirs which would be the envy OF
every feminine heart if he should Ven
tire on the platform adorned with
them. He has a scarf pin of gold and
diamonds representing cello. pre-
scented to him by the Princess OF
Wales. and innumerable tokens OF
Queen Victoria's regard. such as 3
matchbox with his initials in dia
monds, a cigarette case containing the
royal insignia in rubies a watch fot
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Nine. Lillian Nordica will sing by
specil invitation before King Edward,
Queen Alexandra and other members
of the British court in the near flu
ture. The senation of appearing be
fore royalty is no new one for Nine.
Nordica, for she frequently sang be-
fore Queen Victoria. On July 5, at
the Crystal Palace, the American
singer will appear in one of the must
cal events of the year, with a chorus
of 1900 voices and an orchestra Of
500
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Charley Power Appointed An Ump,r.

Charles B. Power, who was the
president of the defunct Western AS
sociation, has been chosen to the UNI
pire staff of the National League. Mr.
Power has not been in the best of
health lately and hopes that outdoor
work will aid him.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Lost Good PLAYERS.

The Rochester team, winners Of the
Eastern League pennant last year. has
been despoiled of almost all Of it's
good players. Ed Mexican, the old
Cleveland shortstop, will manage the
nine this year and will have a hard
job on his hands uphoIding the repu~
tation of the club.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

John l.. Sullivan issued another
declaration the other day to the effect
that If he was five years younger he
could lick all of these heavyweight
dubs." The coming of spring always
stirs up the sap in the old mans veins
and aHakens his hostile spirit This
hurts nobody and pleases John, SO
where's the difference?
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
The League Umpires.

According to Mr.. Hart, member of
the National League Executive Com
mittee, the league umpires are to be
sustained this season as never before
in the history of that organization.
This may well be believed if the Com
mittee is to handle the umpires, a. its
members, Messrs. Brush, Soden and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
w. A. Shick.

one-ffth OF second from the pre-
vious 220 yards Harvard record, in
the recent annual sporting games. The
time for the 220 yards was 21:4-5 sec
onds. He also won the 100 yards
dash. the time being 10 seconds fat
Mr.. Shick is a grand type of college
athlete, of magnificent proportions
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Regarding a change in the date OF
the golf championship, it is said at
New York no action is likely. While
no one can be found to commend the
choice, it is felt that the season is toe
we'll advanced and that too many
plans have been made 60 permit Q
change.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
The fighter himself ~

on the second. The fighter himself "
the only loser McKeeyer might have
lost anyway, and he might have been
relieved when the second jumped
through the ropes. The public. how
ever, finds little return for it's money
in such proceedings.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Amherst has secured as head
football coach for next season Charley
Gould, who was Yale's captain last
fall. Gould has been for two years
one of the best ends in the country.
He win take charge of the Amherst
squad about Sept. Is.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
Mathewson.s Good Work.

Chyisty Matthewson's arm has by
no means lost its cunning. The work
of the great young pitcher SO far this
season is on a par with that which
created such a sensation in baseball
circles the early part of last season.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Nina Harrington, New York's theat-
iical pet, was held up recently while
walking near her home in Fifty-sec-
ond street. The highwaymen secured
a pocket-book containing money and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09
f.. s. wiIIards Plans.

Z. s. Willard will sail for England
by the American liner st. Paul on
June 3. returning to this country in
September with his repertoire and
new plxys by Louis n. Parker and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

jewels, and started to run away. He
was pursued by Miss Harrington and
her maid, and was finally captured by
a policeman. The treasure was recov-
cred and the thief locked up.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

He IS wise man who takes some
others umbrella, though it be not rain
ing
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

with the initials ''V. r. in diamonds
and rubies, cuff buttons, diamond
and pearl scarfpin. and picture of the
late Queen herself in gold case.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

with Fort Wayne, in a game at Mans
field, with the bases full and none out,
caught three base runners mapping,
saving the game, enabling his team to
win
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

Wonderful pole vaulter of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. He was beaten at
the Pennsylvania games, but he
forced his opponent to break
worlds record in order to win.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-09

. Manager Buckenberger of the Bos-
ton National league team has made up
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-11
PROSPEROUS

The prosperity of the country as re-
fiected by the condition of the national
banks Is shown with emphasis by fig
ures just compiled by the comptroller
of the currency. The figures are based
upon the reports of the 4,535 national
banks of the nation, made at the close
of business on July 16, and are com
pared with reports for the same date
of last year. The loans and discounts
in 1902 amounted to 1921, 1853, GIL,
against 81, 1856, 9O3 1916 in 1901. The ma.
tional bank note circulation decreased
from $119,00S,S 11 in 1901 to s115 ,019,-
635 in 1902. The most remarkable gain
was in the amount Of individual de-
posits, which increased from $2,941,-
1914 in 1901 to $3,09S, S75, 772 in 1902.
The total resources increased from $5,-
675, $40, 042 to $6,OOS, 754,975. The loans
and discounts increased from $3,172,-
$4,000 on April 80, 1902, to 1921, $780,
631 on July 16, 1902.