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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
FITZ ANXIOUS FOR FIGHT.
COrnishman Ready for COrbett When
His Hands Are Better.

NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Bob Fitzsimmons
has arrived from Chicago and from the
tenor of his remarks he has not retired
from the ring. The Cornishman is still full
of fight, and says that unless the unexpect-
ed happens his next opponent will be Jim
Corbett. Fitz looked very well. With the
exception of his hands. both of which were
swathed in bandages, he did not show any
traces Of the recent grueling twenty-round
mill with George Gardner in San Francisco.
"All this talk about me quitting the game
is rot" said Fitz. I'm in Ii until / grow
old that L cannot move about. / feel as
young and as spry as ever; young enough to
beat Corbett If he will give me the chance
My hands? With some rest they will be all
right again; at least L hope 1 was IN
fine shape when / met Gardner. He is a
husky chap and made me hustle. But IL my
hands had not given out I'm sure / would
have trimmed him. Had / had the punch
with me that night Gardner would not have
lasted as long he did
But in one way I'm glad that / didn' t
knock him out. 1t gave me a chance to DEM
oIstrate that 1 could &C the route even If
am an old man, as they say. That word old,
when applied to me- makes me tired"
F'itz said he would have his hands exposed
to the X-rays in a few days and then go un-
der treatment. 1t is likely that Fitz will
hunt Corbett up personally and try to ar
range match.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
PLAY EVEN WITH TALENT
DEFEAT OF BIG BEN AND 3AINLAND
HELPED THE BOOkIES.
Four Favorites, Two of which Were
at Odds-On i'm the Betting, Won at
New Orleans-Results.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. S.-Four favorites,
two of which were at odds-on in the bet
ting, won at the Crescent City track this
afternoon. The defeat of Big Ben and Rain
land, both of which were heavily backed at
a short price, helped even up the score for
the books. The racing was tame. After
the second race g light shower fell and for
the remainder OF the day the track was
slippery and slow. Two carloads of horses
arrived from Bennings to-day and three
more are on the way. Summary:
First Race-Five furlongs: Irene Lindsey.
l36 (Gannon), even, won; Morning Star, S
(H- Phillips), 10 2, second; Little Jack
Horner, 12l CIV. Hicks), Ii 20 l. third Time,
1:02.
Second-six furlongs: Frank Bell. lO7 lH.
Phillips), to 2. won; Big Ben, ITO CIV.
Hicks), TO 10, second; Van Ness, 10i lGan-
nom, Is to !, third. Time. 1:14 2-5
Third-Four and half furlongs: Bounti-
full, 81 Oh. Phillfps). 10 :, won symphony:
10, Cannon to l. second; Tressachs' lOz
Fourth-MiIe: witful. III (Gannon). TO
5. won; Ancke 100 (H Phillips). Il TO s,
second; Bondage. 1O7 (Robbins). to l. third
Fifth-Mile and half: siddons, III QIel-
gerson), to 5. won; Adelante. l0l O. Will
son 10 70 to to second n Args asn e @ SobS
and Irving Mayer ran.
Sixth-Seven furlongs: Foresight. 110 OH.
Ph1lllpS), TO 1, won; Rafr,and, llO NCraW-
ford), TO 10, second; Inquisitive Girl. %
(Robbins). to /, third. Time, l:Sl.
New Orleans entries for Wednesday:
First Race-Five furlongs: selling: La
Cache, 9S; Sly Boots. 10l; Latuka. Tommy
knight, 102; Spec. Sid Silver, Palmist, l03;
Caledonite Caraher. 104: Tristesse. Belle
Malone, 10s; Athlana, los.
Second-Mile and a quarter; selling: An
tagone, Antitrust 81; Jack Doyle. Little
Elkin. 9e; Joe Doughty. loi; Circus Girl: 81;
Hayward Hunter, 102; Curate, Past. The
Bobby Georgia Gardner, 10l; Trocadero. ITO.
Third-Mile; selling: Marion Eta, 80; Bob
Hilliard. Mamie Reilly. 81: Noweta. s2;
Lampoon, "a; Whitten, IS; Bodul, ss; Sarah
Maxim. Tioga. Lola L.. lO2: Royal Pirate.
103; Mauser, 105.
Fourth-Handicap; mile and seventy
yards: Huzzah 9S; Dan McKenna, 104: Ben
Chance, los; Potheen. 109.
Fifth-Six furlongs; purse: j. p. Mayber-
ry, 80; Filly Deck, Josette, 80; Bengal, Jake
Weber. 102: Bourke Cochran. Cardinal
Wolseley, 104; Hindoonet, los; Felix Bard.
Scorpio, Star Gazer, 107; New York, 110.
Sixth-Mile selling: VIII Shelly, Courage,
81; Kiawasa, Reckless, "a: Shotgun, Call
cutta, 95: Sidney SABBATH. se; Louise Elston,
81; Fair Lass, 80; Barkelmore. 100; Treacy,
Exapo, 102.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
STAND BY FOUL STRIKE
NATIONAL WILL FIGHT EFFORTS TO
ABROGATE THE RULE.
Harry G. Pul1tam Was Unanimously
Reelected President-WiI Dis
cuss Plans for Trades.

NEW YORK, Dec Sat the first session
of the annual winter meeting of the Ma
tional League and American Association OF
Professional Baseball Clubs at the Hotel
Victoria to-day Harry c. Pulliam was
unanimously reelected president for the
ensuing year. The members present were
President Pulliam, A. HI. Soden and ]. B.
Billings, of Boston; James A. Hart, of Chi
cago; Barney Dreyfuss. of Pittsburg; III. r.
Won der Horst and Edward Hanlon, of
Brooklyn; John T. Brush, of New York;
Frank De Haas Robson. of st. Louis;
James Potter, of Philadelphia, and Angus
tus Hermann, of Cincinnati.
The league ratified the agreement between
the leagues signed in Cincinnati last sum-
mer which took the place of the peace
agreement" that was arranged between the
National League and American League and
which the major and minor leagues worked
under during the past season.
The resolution adopted at the meeting of
the league on March last vesting President
Pulliam with absolute power to maintain dis
cipline the ball field and giving him
full power to suspend or fine any player
who should be guilty of disorderly conduct,
was reaffirmed and ordered placed in the by
laws of the league. The committee on con-
stitution was Instructed to make the nee
essary changes in the constitution so that
il will conform with the new national agree
ment and a motion was adopted TO change
the name of the league from the National
League and American Association of Base
ball Clubs to the National League of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs.
The board decided to stand by the foul
strike rule and the committee on rules Will
be instructed to vote against any effort
of the committee on rules of the American
League when the two committees meet to
make rules for the players to rescind the
rule
The board awarded the National League
pennant for the past season to the Pitts
burg Club.
1t is probable the remaining sessions of
the meeting will be spent in talking over
the rules of the game.
While 1t is not likely that the playing
rules will be touched upon until the spring
meeting there are several questions relating
to the attitude of the National League to-
ward the American League that Will be
talked over.
One of the most important plans to be
considered relates to the exchange of play
ers between the two major organizations
Under the present agreement clubs cannot
exchange players without notifying all
other clubs. To the National League mag
mates this appears to be unfair. for it
blocks any attempt that club might have
in trying to strengthen itself. Most of the
magnates think that they have a remedy
for the evil and the question is bound
to bring out considerable discussion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
WANT A VOTE in A. B. c.
THIRTEEN BOWLING CLUBS JOIN
LOCAL ASSOCIATION.
Many other Teams VIII Become Menu
bers-Charles a. BoOkwalter
Elected President-Omcers.

The Indianapolis Bowling Association
was formally organized last night at
meeting at the Marion Club of representa-
tives of the various Indianapolis leagues.
Efforts have been made for several weeks
to interest all of the bowling clubs in the
city in the organization and thirteen clubs
became members of the association last
night. and five others announced that they
would join.
Although the officials of the American
Bowling Congress have declared that ii is
not necessary for a club to be allied with
the national organization to compete in
the national tournament the Indianapolis
clubs desire to affiliate with the Indianap
oils Bowling Association in order TO have
a vote in the proceedings of the A. B. c.,
which meets at Cleveland during the ma
tional bowling tournament
The association elected officers last night
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures A Bookwalter, ALL
Stars.
First Vice President-L G. Buddenbaum.
Reliances.
Second Vice President-Henry Dollman,
Coumbias
Secretary-Frank Westcott, News.
Treasurer-Thomas A. Wynne, All-Stars.
Executive Communicating officers and w.
o. Bangs, Royals; Otto Mueller, Kahns;
Charles Piel Pud Nos; Ora Kobler, Ma
rotts
The teams that became members of the
association last night follow: ColumbiaS,
Royals, Pud Nos, Reiances, Deweys, All-
Stars, North Sides, Crescents, Ko-We-Bas,
Marotts, Nationals, Turner's and Washing
members are the News, Marions, Alcazars,
kahnS and Imperials.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
PEORIA MUST WAIT.
Three 1 League Circuit Will Not BE
Changed Next Year.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-After a lively discus
sion of the condition of affairs of the Three
'.I" League at the annual meeting here to-
day. managers of the various teams of the
organization decided that no new teams will
be taken into the league next season, nor
will any of the old teams be dropped. The
report that Rockford would be dropped next
season for the sake of taking in Peoria
was emphatically denied tonight by Off
GERS of the league. In spite of these as
sertions. however, many rumors were afioat
that Rockford would be dropped from the
circuit Several of the members of the as
sociation said that the subject was voted
upon, Peoria being named as the city to
fill the vacancy thus made. The vote. they
said, resulted in a tie thus leaving Rock
ford in the league, and Peoria will have TO
wait another year According to the same
authority the circuit will remain the same
as last year.
1t was decided to have five umpires in
the future, one teing held in reserve. No
umpires have been signed for the season,
their selection being left to the new presi-
dent who will make the appointments.
Among the applicants for positions as UNI
pires are Mesmer formerly with the West
ern League, and Fred Keiffer, formerly
with the Central League
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09

Score-Kokomo. Z; Logansport. 8; Stops
eastman, %; Berry, 26 Fouls-Griffith,
Hays and Ole. Attendance-1,S00.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
In Afraid of Fftx.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Local sports are ac-
cusing James Jaw Corbett of showing
bad signs.
The loquacious boxer has created the
first case on record of a scrapper turning
down proposition which he believed
easy for merely humane reasons. The
spectacle is certainly a novel one.
Despite "Jim's'' words. there are many
who believe there are other and more po-
tent causes for his refusal to meet ''Fitz."
'If we remember correctly. the same cry
of old man was raised prior to the Car
son City affair. Yet Bob was able to put
away the same Corbett, and incidentally
introduce a new blow said one man.
''Snce that time age has not been with
ering one of these beauties more than the
other, and while Corbett has the call in
number of years, it is doubtful If he has
any physical advantage over the lanky
boxer"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
Not Necessary to Amliate with AssO
Citations to Enter Tournament.

DAYTON, o., Dec. S.-A decision of inn
portance to bowlers and bowling clubs in
tending to participate in the national
championship contests CT the American
Bowling Congress at Cleveland Feb SIS
has just been rendered by the executive
committee. Under the Indianapolis plan
of organization it was supposed that all
entries would haye to be affiliated with one
of the local city associations. This, how
ever is not the case. Any club or bowler
is eligible upon compliance with the rules
of the congress, but no club is entitled to
any voice in the proceedings of the con-
gress unless affiliated with one of the city
associations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
TURNER'S A FAST FIVE
GERMAN HOUSE BASKETBALL PLAY
ERS ARRANGE GAMES.
First Contest VIII BE Played with
ButIer-ShOrtridge Girls Team
Defeat the AIumnae.

The Social Turner's basketball team, un-
der the command of Captain Max EN-
merich, will make strong fight for the
championship of the city. Captain EN-
merich has fast lot of players, and they
are showing wonderful form in their prac-
tice games in the German House gymna-
sium. The team is being coached by Hugo
Fischer, instructor of gymnastics in the
German House, and he is confident of the
success of the team. The Social Turner'S
have arranged the following games to date:
Dec. s-Butler College. at Butler.
Dec. by. NJ. G.. A, at Y. NJ. G. a.
Dec. 8-Shortridge, at German House.
A game will be played with the Manual
Training High School team early in Janu-
airy, but the date has not yet been decided
upon. Captain Emmerich is also desirous
of arranging game with the Purdue Uni
versity five.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
PoOLROOM PROPRIETORS
HAVE FORMED a CLUB.
Against Raids and Wire Tappers-
No San Francisco Odds.

NEW YORK, Dec. Safeguarding their
business to be quite as legitimate as that
of the bookmakers. the poolroom proprie-
tors of this city have formed club to emu
late the Metropolitan Turf Association.
popularity known as THE Bookmakers'
Club"
No attention will be given to the social
side OF clubdom, however, as the organiza-
tion's purpose will be strictly business.
The number of rooms in the city and their
location are to be regulated and a fund
will be created for protection against raids
and wire-tappers. Arrangements will be
made, IL possible, whereby the club will
take charge of the telegraphic service OF
its members and handle the money paid out
for il. An attempt will be made to per-
suade the telegraph company against fur
nishinG race returns to rooms not vouched
for by the club.
One matter the new organization already
has settled. None of the members Will post
San Francisco races because they claim
TO have been badly beaten many times on
them by players who succeeded in getting
results first.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
LILLYs VS.. KIEFERETTs.
(City Alleys.)
Tr--~
IMPORTANT BOWLING DECISION.

Totals ..672 671 653
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
MAY DROP BASKETBALL.
Indiana Players Have No Place to
Practice for Games.
, the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. S.-Whether
or not Indiana University will put a basket
ball team in the field this year is yet unde-
cided. The basketball men themselves are
very anxious to play and think they have the
material from which to develop a good
team. The same room has to be used for a
chapel, auditorium, gymnasium, tracy ath-
letics and basketball and this makes ii
almost necessary that something be dropped
and basketball Is likely TO be the one to
suffer. A series of interclass games will be
played this week and if the students show
sufficient interest in these a strong effort
will be made to arrange the gymnasium
work in such a way as to afford time for
the basketball men to practice and a sched-
ue of games with other colleges will be
made out.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
whitney.s Horse. Sold I'm England.

NEWMARKET, England, Dec. s.-There
was a good attendance here to-day at the
sale of William c. Whitney's stable The
horses were auctioned without reserve with
their engagements. Handsdown fetched
3,4O0 guneas and Mintagon went for l,f5o
guineas.
Her Surprise sold for 300 guineas. Cossid
for 40, Armira for 115, Versatile for go,
Mary Belle for 3l0 and Slipthrift for SO. A
dozen colts and filies were auctioned at
sums ranging from 80 10 80 guineas. a
chestnut flly by Medder fetching the last
named figure while bay filly by Lissak
brought 500 guineas Two chestnut filiies
by Velasquez and Ayreshire were with
drawn. The total amount realized waJ
$3.50 guineas. Only last year Mr.. Whitney
paid 1900 guineas for Her Surprise An
other costly failure Mintagon. for
which the same owner paid 2.l0o guineas.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
PICKING THE TEAM.
First Regular Practice Held and SUBJ
stitutes Were Selected.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. S.-Capt Claire
Peck. of the Purdue basketball team, last
night had the first regular team at prac-
tice with the substitutes He has not picked
the varsity team, but the five most likely
candidates lined up together and played
fast game. Peck played forward as did
also Hirsch, last years varsity player.
Faulkner and Caldwell played guards and
Mueller center. The team played all around
the opposing five, scoring several baskets.
Before vacation Captain Peck will have the
team In fine condition for the first game
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09

CHICAGO. Dec. s-The following action
has been taker by the Western Jockey
Club on applications and licenses of var
ious kinds:
Applications; for reinstatement were
granted to the following persons and
horses: l.. McGrail, owner: j. Schwartzen-
dahl. owner: w. Bruins. jockey. and the
payment of outstanding Forfeit; The Wiz
ard. property OF John n. Horstman:
quincy. property of Louis Noble Ravens
bury, property OF Early and Daniel: wy
ola. property OF Woodford and Everman.
Other applications for reinstatement OF
persons and horses were passed 20 the next
meeting.
Licenses were granted 10 trainers
Charles Cochran. l.. Gray. c. +. Robbins.
A. G.. Woodman. and 10 jockeys George
Ahearn, III. Cochran. p. Sinclair. A III.
Thompson. c. Verplanck The application
OF Trainer +. bradbury for license was
denied
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
HABICHS STILL LEAD.


The Habichs won well-earned victory
last night from the disadvantages in the
Commercial League series. The Habichs
forced their opponents to accept the short
end of to score. The game was one of
the fastest contests ever seen in the Com
mercial League. Only the wonderful work
of Darby at goal for the Habichs prevented
the score being much closer. Frost was
very fast on the rush line for the victors
and Gagged six of the seven goals, which
were made possible by the neat passing of
Varin. Lineup and summary:
Habichs. Position. Tish-i-mingos.
Frost ............ First rush. R. Williams
Varin Second rush. C. Williams
II. Kenworthy.....C Center. Campbell, Oliver
Gardner,
j. Kenworthy. Half back k....... Campbell
Darby ................ Goal al................ Nav
ScOre--Habichs. Z; Tish-i-mingos, /.
Rushes-R- Williams. 2 Stops-May. is:
Darby, 90 Fouls-Gardners III. Kenworthy,
C.. Williams. Goals-Frost. 6; Varin, /; c.
Williams. l.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
COMING TO SCHOOL.
Injured Purdue Football Players
Slowly Returning tn Their Studies.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. S.-Hendricks
Johnston. the Purdue football player who
was so seriously hurt in the Big Four
wreck of Oct. 81, returned to the university
to-day. He is still showing effects of his
ordeal and will not be able to resume work
for some weeks yet. With the exception of
Leslie, McManus. Lon Smith. s. Miller the
Rush brothers, Hotter and a few others, all
the football men hurt in the wreck are
back in school c. Zimmerman, the half
back. w. +. Collar, Homer Thomas and
others have returned in the past few days
President Stone has made arrangements for
all the wreck victims To tutor for several
weeks and make up the work they have
lost Ali of the injured seniors, il is
thought. Will be able to graduate.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
RUNNING AND TROTTING
MEETS TO BE GIVEN.
Indianapolis Racing Association VIII
Give Race Lovers Good Sport
Next Summer.

The annual meeting of the indianapolis
Racing Association will be held at the
Grand Hotel on Dec. IL, when the directors
will consider the question of giving two
race meetings in indianapolis next year. 1t
is proposed to give an exclusive running
meet on July 4. continuing six or twelve
DAYS The purses will run. from $3.50 to
$500 with a Derby purse OF $1.500. A har-
ness meet is also proposed for the week
OF Aug. 8, with stakes of $1,000 TO 5000 and
the purses $500. Lou Dillon or Dan Patch
may be secured for a record trial.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
HARDIN ELECTED MANAGER.
All Games I'm the City Basketbau
League VIII he Played I'm Y. y. c. A.

Representatives of the teams in the City
Basketball League met In the Y. NJ c. A.
last night and reelected VIII Hardin, of
the Y. NJ. c. A, manager of the City
League, and Reeves assistant manager
The board decided 20 play all the games
scheduled for the Auditorium in the Y NJ
c. A. gymnasium as IL was not deemed
wise TO pay the sum asked by the Indian
apolis Roller Polo Association for the use
of the polo rink The Y. NJ G. A. will fur
nish two trophies, and Captains Bohn-
stadt. of the Manual Training High School.
and Pratt, OF Shortridge. were appointed
committee to secure a third trophy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
CANS MEETS WATERLOO.


BOSTON. Dec S.-Samuel Langford. a
colored pugilist from Cambridge. tonight
defeated Joe Cans, Of Baltimore, the light
weight champion of the world, in fifteen
round bout at the Criterion Athletic Club,
in this city. Although Langford won the
decision he was not awarded the worlds
light championship as he was two pounds
overweight. Langford became aggressive in
the fourth round and his blocking and foot
work outclassed Cans.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
LILLY TEAM In LEAD.
Kieferettes Won a Majority Of the
Games and Are Close Seconds.

The Eli Lilly team still leads the Drug
gists League by a very narrow margin.
The Lillys lost four out of six games last
night to the Kieferettes. who are their
nearest opponents. The White Elephants
won five out of six from the Y. Il. team
Blair, of the Lilly team, rolled a score of 2O2
for the honor of the series.
WHITE ELEPHANTS VS.. Y. B.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
johnson a 2-to-I Favorite.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s-The talent
has picked Jack Johnson to defeat SanGy
Ferguson Friday night. Betting is to 1 on
the negro. Ferguson has the advantage in
size. being at least twenty pounds heavier
than Johnson. but this does not add to his
fighting capacity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
PLOT TO RESCUE BANDITS.
Dynamite Was to BE Used to Blow
Up the Chicago Jail.

CHICAGO, Dec S.-A report of an alleged
plot TO dynamite the county Jail and liber-
ate the four notorious bandits-Neideimeier
Van Dine, Marx and Roeski-was given to
the police this evening. According to the
story which came from friend of Niodei-
meier, the explosion was TO take place at
$3.50 O'Clock. An extra number of police in
plain clothes, were placed around the jail,
but nothing happened. any sus-
picious characters seen around the building
throughout the evening.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
FAST PRACTICE GAME.
M. r. ii. s. First Team Scored q vic-
tory Over Second Five.

The Second Manual Training High School
basketball team showed up wonderfully
strong in the practice game in the Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium yesterday afternoon and
gave the first team a hard battle for the
victory The latter won the game by a
score of 20 to IA. The lads played one
thirty -five-minute period. and the fact that
none was 'corked'' at the end of this time
shows that they are in good condition
White and Guedel played a fast game for
the second team, while Captain Bohnstadt
and Spohr played the best game for the
first five. The teams lined up as follows
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
Death, Penalty for Rnpe.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-A jury I'm the
Criminal Court to-day brought In a verdict
OF guilty OF rape In the case of John W.
Burley. n negro. and prescribed death as
ner, a five-year-old colored girl. This Is
the first instance OF the death penalty be-
ing fixed for such crimes In the District OF
Columbia.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09
MURPHY OUT in THIRD
BENNY YANGER LANDED SERIES
OF BLOWS ON THE JAW.
Boston Lad Was Weakened by Blows
on the stomach i'm First and Sec
Ond ROunds-Other Fights.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Benny Yanger, of
Chicago, knocked out Hughey Murphy. of
Boston, in the third round of a six-round
bout here tonight. Murphy put up a poor
fight Yanger weakened him with blows
on the stomach in the first and second
rounds, and easily disposed of Murphy in
the third with a series of blows to the jaws.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-09

The squad has now been cut to the fol-
lowing members: Dow, Ayers, Cook Spohr
Diddle, Guedel, Cullen and Captain Bohn-
stadt. When Diddle is I'm condition to play
Cook will be dropped and Spohr will play
forward instead of guard.