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est to the series is the fact that II IS the
hfst time in almost twenty years that 81.
Louis fans have had an opportunity to see
two local major league teams fight il out
for local baseball supremacy.
The last time that two St. Louis major
league teams clashe1 for the local cham
pi"nship was whsn the cid Browns played
the St. Louis Maroons series OF games
for Zeal prestige
STARS OF FORMER DAYS.
Both the ST. Louis teams in those DAYS
non. Pebble Jack Glasscock and Home Run
benny ~ in the infield; Tho Browns then had
son. Tip O'Neil. Curt WEIGH, Caruthers
Foutz and Bushong. The series attracted
crowds that the parks could not accommo-
date, and many were turned away for want
That this series will be almost as inter-
estinS Is shown by the way fans are be-
ginning to talk about the probable outcome
of the games.
Many of the fans pick the experience and
generalship Of the Browns to triumph over
brigade: but other fans. relying on the
axiom that youth will not be denied. are
picking the Cardinals to win.
should win. but whether they can turn the
trick SO early in the season remains to be
seen one thing certain. the Cardinals will
condition is concerned. for Donovan's team
Is composed of young players, who will find
but little difficulty, in getting in form. On
the other hand. there are several players
on the Browns whose muscles will not take
kindly to the chill April winds.
The report came to Pittsburg yesterday
that Chief thinner was after Sam Lever
OF the Pirates. for his new Philadelphia
team. Few believed that the deal would
go through. but the possibilities Of a change
were freely discussed by the fans and es-
pecialiy by the many friends of the school
master,twirler. Lever will not leave Pitts
burg, that Is certain. He is good man,
generous, but he will not let go q man
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Reports from the training headquarters Of
the local major league ball teams indi-
cate that the Cardinals are having much
the better of the weather conditions. AT
Dallas Manager Donovan's braves are hav-
ing warm, sunshiny days, and are cut on the
baseball field twice a day practicing.
At the McAleer training grounds in Baton
Rouge, the Browns have gotten a bad
start, that town being visited by rain al
most every day since the Browns arrival.
That the bad weather will not have
good effect on the temper of some Of the
high-strung players on McAleers list Is
shown by the reports from Baton Rouge,
stating that Burkett and some OF the other
members Of the Browns are beginning to
fret.
Since their arrival in Dallas, the Cardi-
mails have been able to take their regular
daily practice and some of the players are
already on edge. Brain and Williams. it is
claimed, could Jump in tomorrow and play
mid-season bail il they were called upon
to do so.
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED.
That both managers wish TO have their
teams in the best physical condition when
they line up against each other for the
ante-season series is shown by the fact that
they sent their charges to the sunny South
land long before the birds thought of COM
ing North.
The interest taken in the ante-season Sc
ries justiflss the thorough conditioning that
Managers McAleer and Donovan have
mapped out for their charges. Already fans
who have not visited ball game since the
Gays Of the pennant-winning Browns of
fifteen years ago are brushing up their
baseball knowledge, and will go out to see
the ante.season series to compare the play
ing OF the two local major league teams
with the playing OF the old Browns.
Another feature that will add much inter-
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Ryan Was to Have Leased the Old
Harlem Track for Spring
Meeting
HIS TURF COMPANY FAILED.
Then the Deal Was Declared Off
Corrigan's New Jockey Club
Property Is in Course
of Construction.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas City. Mo-, March l5.-Had it not
been for the sudden collapse OF the get
rich-quick' schemes Of the turf promoters
Kansas City would have had race meet
ing this spring. John P. Ryan had fully
completed arrangements for the lease of the
old Harlem race track just across the river
from Kansas City. and within ten minutes
of the business section. Fred r. Belt. his
representative here, had drawn up the lease
and all that remained was the signing. This
track would have been part of the Ryan Co.
operative Company, but with the failure OF
that company, for the time being the plans
are given up for starting racing here. Mr..
Belt says that they have not abandoned the
idea and that there may be racing on the
cid nile course before the summer is over.
CoRRIGAN'S TRACK UNDER WAY.
Kansas City ia certain to have racing
within the next year. The Kansas City
Jockey Club has been fully organized and
course south OF the city Is now being built.
Contracts for the entire work have been let
and will be rushed to completion.
c. c. Christie, president Of the Jockey
Club, has made a definite announcement
that the first meeting will open in the fall,
probably about September l. The inaugural
feature viii be handicap. TO be known as
from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Christie expects
all the prominent stables of the West to be
represented, among them being Edward Cor
rigan. Hildreth. Durnell and Herr. Scrog-
gin. Stode. McCafery and Captain Brown.
Plans are being laid for one of the big
meetings of the West.
Another feature about half the value of
the Kansas City DERBY vii, he run turing
the latter part OF the meeting. There will
be several events of $.0oo each. scattered
through the meeting.
HORSEMEN LIKE KANSAS CITY.
Mr.. Christie spent several weeks at New
Orleans and found the horsemen very en-
thusiastic over the prospects of a we'll reg
ulated track in Kansas City. MI. Christie
was the guest of Mr.. Smathers. the recent
purchaser of McChesney, and the local turf
man expects to have the great horse here
this fall. While at New Orleans. Mr.. Chris
tie was advised to feature several smaller
stakes of 1900 each. rather than to offer
one or two large ones.
Mr.. Christie gives promise OF being one of
the prominent turfmen of the country Be-
sides an interest In tho Kansas City Jockey
Club. he will own string which he ex-
poets to put on the grand circuit this year.
TO-Day's New Orleans Entries.
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FR0MM TO TRY HIS SKILL
AGAINST EASTERN EXPERTS.
Local Revolver Shot in the East to
Arrange Matches With Ma
tiOnal Cracks.

Frank Fromm, the local revolver shot
who made n sensational series Of scores a
week ago on the Fern Glen range, has de-
cided to try his luck against the experts Of
the East and is now in Cleveland with such
a mission in view He will visit New York
later. and intends to shoot matches against
any expert with whom he can arrange a
match.
His tour is made for business reasons and
his shooting matches will be secondary to
his work. He hopes however. to have
enough time to arrange series Of contests
and will try to spread them out over the
two or three months he will be in the East.
At present. he Is stopping at No. % Hewlett
street, Cleveland. o.
try and arrange matches with local ex-
perts. He has several friends on the
Cleveland police force, and states In a
letter from that city. that he Is now trying
to arrange match between these officers
and Ike number Of shots from the st.
Louis force
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VETERANS DEFEATED REDS
IN TEN-lkNIhG GAME.
Patsy DOnOvEn's TwirIers Lined Up Ia
First Game of Practice Sea-
son Mt Dallas.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
paiias, Tex, March .15.-Before a large
crowd this afternoon the Veterans" or
regular members of Patsy Donovan's army
OF pail tossers defeated the * ds." or
l9'is. by a score OF IL to u in lively and
Well contested ten-inning game.
Inc game was. the first OF the season. The
the St Louis club by crowding the park.
II was just the sort of game TO please
sunday crowd, and when the tenth inning
had been finished the spectators applauied
the players loud and long. The O'Neili
brothers worked for the Vets in the first
five innings. Mike did not warm up good
until the second inning. He was touched up
for three b!ngles in the initial one.
JACK Ryan ils?e clout=d the spnere to the
rtght-fie.d fence, with two on the bags, for
three bases. In the innings following
0'Neili had Ryan's Kids guessing. Brown
then took the rubber for the regulars. His
made a favorable impression. Donovan
liked his work very much. Topeka.
Smith succeeded Brown and worked the
game out. He was hit rather hard by
the regulars, who had commenced to lire
them out by this time.
Dusty Rhodes, who played right in
Manager Donovans place on the regulars
hit one of Yerkes's fast ones on the nose
In the third and pushed it over the left-field
fence. "Curls'' Curry duplicated "Dusty's"
feat in the sixth for the Kids when he
drove one of Browns slants over the same
fence for four bases. The feature of the
game was the splendid team work of the
midget infield of the regulars.
Score by innings:
Veterans ..-...2 0 o 0 0 4 o lis II s
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RAIN PREVENTS PRACTICE GAMES.
Browns Have Been Able TO Play but
One Game in DatOn Rouge.

Baton Rouge La, March 15-On account
Of continued rains the St Louis Browns
have had only one day of fit weather for
training since their arrival here last Mon
day. Yesterday afternoon Ed Sievers. the
left-handed pitcher from Detroit. went on
the diamond and tried his arm for a short
time. He declared last night that he never
felt in better trim.
Battle Park, where 1t was originally in
tended that the Browns should do their
to be too soft to NAV upon' Ifniess the
weather moderates. 1t Is impossible to say
when the park diamond will be in condi-
be used when the weather permits The
boys seem well pleased with Baton Rouge
as training quarters. but are persuaded to
believe the words Sunny South" are not
always symbolic of sunshine.
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tional League meeting. He will go to
French Lick Tomorrow to recuperate, He
held a conference in New York with Man
aver McGraw a1d sa-'s that McGraw Is
satisfied that the Giants will be able to
stay in the first division during the sea-
son. .a7 EF-
Mr.. Brush will not discuss the American
Leagues invasion Of New YerIS and the
success attained by President johnson in
securing a site for the American Park on
asked about story to the effect that Bar
ney Dreyfus proposes to spring a sensa-
announcement that a syndicate il being
formed to buy out John 7. Brush's interest
in the New York Club. Mr.. Brush laughed
and said:
Stranger things have happened"
He would not explain however. whether
there was any truth in the story. He said
he expected TO spend much OF his time the
coming summer IN New York and would
personally look after much Of the interests
of the New York Nationals
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who does as good work as Sam Lever has
done for the Pittsburgs.
What's this? Deehanty and DAYS can
not play ball unless they refund the ad-
vance money they secured during the win
teri Never expected to read an item Of
the kind for years to come. Thought the
players held the trump hand and could do
as they pleased. And yet it had to come
The players have had their picnic during the
past few years, and could not be blamed
for taking advantage Of the war times.
But the game couid not exist under the
conditions that have prevailed these last
few years, and the return to n national
agreement and the reserve rule merely
means q return to business basis where
capital and labor are placed on their proper
planes The question arises to what limit
will the reduction Of salaries reach when
the blow falls?
AS usual it did rot take Con:skey long
to turn from the politics OF the game to
the playing end. He no sooner arrived in
Chicago than he sent out kilograms to all
of his players ordering them TO report at
Once. and start for the Mobile training
grounds next Tuesday.
training squad will be another youngster
whom Comiskey. signed while in New York.
n Te hah ta5a and ms
brother Of the famous Kid Gleason. who
has Just been traded by Detroit to Nc
GrawS New York team.
Little Gleason was with Boston last wear
as substitute to the great Jimmy" Col
Inns. and on the South Side grounds last
summer he showed some OF the most brit
liant work at third base seen in Chicago
last year. e..
~ Gleason will report at Washington with
Tom Daily, Mailman, the new outaelder:
White. the ex-Philadelphia pitcher: Danny
Green. Davis and some of the other Eastern
players. while the Western players will all
gather here in Chicago on Tuesday At /
o'clock on that day Comiskey with his men
and Griffith with a few Of his New York
ers will leave Chicago for the South Com
iskey's bunch will go direct to Mobile,
while Grifiith's men will stop at Augusta,
Ga. :,
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Four-MiIe Race saturday.

San Francisco. Cal. March 15-The Thornton
Stakes. at four miles to be decided next Saturday,
viii be the feature Of this weeks racing al Oak,
land. The event will have value of over s3 400
and some clever performers over distance Of
ground will meet. Among the eligibes are Sid
dons. Nones. Homestead. Searcher, Art!lla Hes-
sic Mccarthy. Vincitor Water Cure and Rio
Shannon.
w. B. Jennings & Co. still head the list OF
winning owners with S35.405 TO their credit
Green Norris Is second with slsl25
Burns & Warehouse have advanced to third
place. their total being Sl1 l25.
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Visitor. at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark. March 15-At the
Eastman. p. Chouteau Scott. Mrs ! Bar.
ada Widen. ]. J. Raleigh and wife. F.. P.
Noon, Simon Eiseman and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs Alfred Clifford Mr.. and Mrs F. w.
ParaInore, Mrs. ]. W. Paramore William
j; King. s. c. Edgar. W. H. Morton. l.
Qlian, st. Louis: o. l. Efersman and wife,
J. Sidney. Walker and wife, Samuel c.
Davis and wife. Duncan Joy and wife Of
St. Louis will arrive here next Friday morn
Ing and have engaged quarters at the
Eastman. Mr.. Rudolph Limberg will arrive
here tomorrow from there.
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Jefrries ard Fitzsimmons met with an un-
expected setback last Saturday evening at
Pittsburg when they were denied permit
smoky City. Instead of being properly
grateful for the action of the authorities.
tho fight followers of that city seem to
consider Promoter Mason in the light Of
martyr.
The Mason in question is the ,r1epress,ble
that fighter appeared here. Mason was
also the promoter of the recent O'Brien-
JIefforIls fiasco at Allegheny when Jefrords
introduced kicking as part Of the fight pro-
gramme and where police were chased out
Of the ring By the spectators. 1t was this
a to ex sates set up for s
The fact that Jeffries and Fftz are still
touring the country. in spite of their on
pouncement that they intended to split up
and the definite statement that their con-
nection had formally ended, shows how alb
solutely Enthusiastically are any statements
mons makes a statement 1t Is pretty safe
to believe the opposite. and that Is why
mS1y sporting men think that he is merely
seeking advertisement when he asks for
match with Tommy Ryan or Jack O'Brien.
--latest accounts of the prospects for thi.
Fftz-O Brien bout, by the way. show that
Fitz will throw obstacles in the way Of
every fight to which he is party. Jack
made a definite efrer for the bout last week
when he hung up purse of $1,000 fer the
go. This was acceptable to O'Brien. but
Fttz instantly commenced 20 lack yp.
While refusing to commit himself posi-
lively, Fltz is quoted as saying that he will
only fight in San Francisco. II O'Brier IS
wise he will have nothing further tc do
with the one-time champion, as he may be
dragged all over the country only to find
that Fitz is using him cor advertisement.
Johnny Regain. who cnce was stsr per-
former at the West End Club, and not many
the e''niS n as Of Nal Doyle. REGAIN has
taken an unpropitious time to return to the
game starts going again. He Is about the
only pugilist Of widespread acquaintance
now in the city.
last week had some lively moments at the
West End Club before their departure try
ing to hold the evasive Haughton down TO
some definite announcement Of what he IN
tended to do 1t is said that Haughton be-
came sarcastic and. with view to Devil
dering Hugo Kelly. addressed him in high
flown language.
having said your perspicacity should show
you that it would be q faux pas to hold
fights now Nothing outre goes at this
club, but everything must be de risueur. To
Whore you calling names?" INTERRUPTED
Hugo angrily. Don't you try to be funny
with me or you won't end up where you be,
gan: See? I'm not a reshershey and
don't you forget it,
HauEbton viii not try to be profuse with
his French vocabulary In future.
On account of injuries to Tommy Young)
Mowatt, received while exercising in
gymnasium and which 1t is feared may re-
suit in paralysis. his bout with Kid Merr-
man at Oshkosh. set for this week. has
hardly chance that Mowatt will recover
In time to go on
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OAKLAND SELECTIONS.
REPCBLIC SPECIAL.
San Francisco March 15-Selections:
First Race-Father wentker Gibraltar Lady
Gallantrie KS.
Second Race-Grcenock. Larry wilt. Kicun-
bob.
pleby.
Ecurih Race-Diderot. Eifonso, Sweet Tooth.
Fifth Race-Sharp Bird. Doublet, Miracle II.
Sixth Race-Barkleyite. Forest King. Graft.
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New York. March l5.-Fred Foster. the turf
man. to-day received cablegram from his rep
r Ssnss IL Germany; saSins that be had
winner. Doctor Rice. Doctor Rice was once be-
fore owned by Foster. who sold him to Baron
Blelchroder the Berlin banker. The recent death
OF the Baron caused the Offering on the market
Of all the Baron's horse interests except the
horpes In training, which must finish their Ger
man racing ENGAGEMENTS. The cabiegrain further
said thai Doctor Rice has peeu shipped to
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Botanic Blood Balm CD.B.BJ IL
Pleasant and safe to take. Thoroughly tested for
% years. Composed Of Pure Botanic ingredients.
STRENGTHENS weak kidneys and weak stomachs,
each bottle.
Sold I'm st. Louis by Lindell DRUG
Store, 9th ana Waahingfon ave. Cail
OF write. Blood Balm sent ~, express
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NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS. I
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New orleans. La, March 1i.-Selections:
First Race-Masterful. Wonderlich True Blue
Second Race-Flora Levy. Safeguard. Pirate.
Third Race-Lofter. Thurles. Rastus.
Fourth Race-The Bronze Demon, Parhassus
Jack Ford.
Fifth Race-Iatson. Charles D.. Swordsnan
Sixth Race-Moderator, Lady Alberta, Ruby
Ray
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Harlem Handicap Weights.

Chicago March l5.-WeiHhts for the $40 000 Har-
lem National Handicap to be run Saturday, June
). mile and three-siNteeEths, Were an
by the Harlem Jockey Club to-day as
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To Select 1ndepen1i~ut Candidate.

A meeting will be held at Social Turner
Hall. Thirteenth and Monroe Streets. to-
night, at which the citizens of the Eight
zenith Ward will select some business man
Of the ward to run as an Independent can
didate for the House of Delegates
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address at Tower Grove and Chouteau ave-
nue. Yesterday morning and is in serious
condition at the City Hospital. Smith has
not been arrested.
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Stabbed Four Time. in Back.

Henry Moore of No. 1862 Clayton avenue
was stabbed four times in the back in =
difficulty with William Smith OF the same
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Eureka Springs Democratic Ticket.

Eureka Springs, Ark, March H.-At the
last night the following ticket was nomi-
mated: Mayor. F. A. Pickard. ST.; Police
Judge. W. II. James, renominated: Treas
urer, W. c. Sanford; Aldermen, r NJ War
ner, Nicholas Kizer, j. P. Jones. The plat
form requires the removal OF the present
Water and Sewer commissioners.
The Republicans have called a meeting to
nominate Citizens ticket Monday night
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Challenge the Kansas Girls.

Columbia. NO., March 15-Missouri University
young women students have challenged the
young women students of Kansas University to
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Followers Of pugilism in Chicago have
been anxiously awaiting some action on the
fight question by the lawmakers at Spring
field. and it Is said that Hertz and his Co
horts have the American Club all ready Tor
another opening. Hertz retired from the
management OF this club. nominally. last
fall. but in reality probably was proprietor
all the time.
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BRUSH IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Refuses to Discuss American Leagues
s Invasion of New York.

Indianapolis. Ind. Merch l5.-John T.
Brush. president of the New York Club, re-
tnfrtd - Indianapolis to-day from New
Ycikr where he attended the recent Ma
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Foster Buys Doctor Rice.

Trains leave Union Station .12:52 LIS 2:OS 2:52
Stop at Washington ave.. 100 l:S6 2:l6 500
Returning .................... All 5l5 SAB 6:47
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John Hertz. who handles Benny YanSer,
has closed another match for next month
with himself as participant. The match in
question will be matrimonial in nature. as
he Is to be married to a Miss kessIer OF
Chicago some time in April. The Mrs.
Hertz who is to be Is sister Of the manager
of enc of Chicago's largest department
stLIcS.
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YANGER TO FIGHT
TWICE This MONTH
Meets Abel at Kansas City Wed.
nesday, Boxes McPadden
March q.
LOCAL SITUATION UNCHANGED.
No Bouts Definitely Set for This
City-General News and
Gossip of the
Ring.

With st. Louis temporarily closed down
in a pugilistic way. Kansas City has de-
c.ded to enter the fistic arena and to be-
come factor in the game. The first fight
to be pulled of there is the Yanger-Abel
bout. set for next Wednesday evening.
The affair, scheduled to go ten rounds.
should on its face be an easy contest
for Yanger. 1t is difficult to see how Abel
can hope to do anything against Benny.
and the latter Is certainly going to give
Abel a drubbing in the stomach that will
render HIM unfit for service for some weeks.
Yanger should get first money without
trouble
The latter part Of the month. however,
Yanser will go UP against different prop
osition in Hugh McF'adden. The latter -
clever and shifty enough to give Benny
trouble in the ten rounds permitted by the
Detroit authorities-the bout Is to be pulled
he had fair cnance to get draw with
Yanger II is bout of some promise.
Four days after this latter contest Cor
bett and Terry McGovern VIII settle theif
differences. and Yanger will proba bly, DO
stnt on the warpath after the victor. This
ger and his manager consider the two op.
ponents selected for him as easy game X
Benny and John Hertz did not think that
the Italian boy would win without dill
Guilty the matches would never have been
made; yet It appears as II McFadden may
possibly give Benny trouble.
Following the Yanger-Aeel bout at Kan
sas City will come the Forbes-Kelly one
week later. This Is also set to so ten ROUNDS.
although there is a strong Likelihood that
the schedule number of rounds Will not be
completed.
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TO-Day's New OrIe0nA Entries.
New Orleans La. March l5-L.ouisana Jockey
Club entries for Monday:
First race selling, five aud a half fyrlongs:
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who does as good work as Sam Lever has
done for the PittSburgs.