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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20
FAIR PLAY IS URGED
FOR THE AUTOMOBILE
illustrated Sporting News.

illustrated Sporting News.
Wild exaggeration of the danger to life
spread by the automobile has given to a
splendid recreation and notable industry
a bad reputation by no means deserved.
There are reckless and careless motorists,
lots of them, and one is more anxious
to tame them than the organized automo-
bile interests Of the country. The impress
sion in the public mind is that the red
devil and other demons, OF sundry and
livid hues. STAY and MAIN ten pedestrians
where the horse vehicle causes one accident
But a recent official report of the New York
health department is an argument which
every automobilist ought TO paste in his
hat. Last year the appalling number OF
365 deaths were due TO reckless driving and
speeding in New York streets. In other
words. on every day of the year some one
luckless citizen. one of his family left
home doomed to be carried back dead as
the result OF q street accident.
Now. of that tragic roll. 146 deaths resulted
wagons. two by bicycles, seven by run
Always. 172 by street cars. and only nine by
automobiles. or less than per cent. of the
total. This Is not an alarming showing for
the automobile.
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Some Little Stories Of Interest from Track and Stable

Scott Mccoy ought to do we'll with the
Prince of India C2:13A) family.
The well known trotting stallion, Poten-
tial, has been sold to parties in Hungary.
The two-mile pacing and trotting records
are the same-2:l7, by Cresceus and Dan
Patch.
Twinkle C2:o5A). who went wrong in her
training the past season, VIII be tried
again.
If Audubon Boy gets to the races next
summer what soft picking he will have in
the 2:04 class.
It is to be hoped that Peter the Great
i2.O71.) will be sent TO Kentucky instead of
to England He is needed in this country.
The Great PAGER Audubon Boy, 2O3A, was
trotter when colt and in his yearllng
form showed quarter in thirty-seven sec
onds
1t is stated that that remarkable mare
Topsey (2:O91O. by Almonarch. trotted
twenty-seyen races in 1903, winning three
of them
There will be joint meeting in January
of the American Trotting Association and
the American Registrar Association Tor a
discussion on rules.
Among the stables which will winter at
Cumberland Park are George Hendrie, s..
Il. Farmer & Co., j. c. Ferriss, Jr, Cor
man & Bauer and others
s. S. Blackburn has disposed of Black
burns Directly (trial Pima for 1885, Little
Girl (2:l5I1), PAGER. by Saraway. dam
Oriental, by Superior. for s425.
Pescara (2:15l4) is trotter of whom great
things are expected In 1904 she Is by
Pistachio C2:N%D. brother to Nutwood
12:iSs.), dam Miss Majolica (2:24iD.
Belsire. 2:lS. the fastest son of Elec-
tioneer and Beautiful Bells. purchased at
the Fasig-Tipton sale: will be sent to the
stud of Wheeling CIV. Va.) breeder.
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DR.. j. Newton Hunsberger. of near Cen
ire Square. Pa. sold Maggie w, l2l9% and
colt to Charles Schnepfe, of Baltimore. The
colt is engaged in $4,000 worth of Futurites
Pan Michael. 2:O7s. the brother to Boral-
ma. who won something like 5000 a
PAGER this past season. has been set to trot-
ting and Is a go horse at that gait right
now
John A. McKerron, 2,O4ls, has recovered
from the slight lameness which caused him
to be thrown out of training last summer
and the prospects are good for his stand
ing stiff preparation next spring.
Ed Geers visited the Village Farm re-
Gently and took Belle Hamlin out for a
The mare is twenty-five years old, but II
lis said that she does not look half her
age.
The Canadian Racing Association has ar
ranged for a big trotting meeting at OF
tawa Feb TO 6. The purses will amount TO
$500. and of this $2.000 will ne given FOR
the stake events for $40 trotters and 2:40
PAGERS.
Alcemai. the twenty-year- daughter Of
Alcyone (2:20, added two new ones to her
list of 2:30 performers this season in Bar
tolo (2:2S1a) and Eight Bells ESQ., The lat
ter is owned by E. H. Weed. of Pawlet. VT.
This makes six that Alcemai has produced
which have taken records in standard time
Senator Bailey has decided to breed his
star trotter, Great Spirit. 2:llA. the coming
spring, and only race her at the early meet
ings. Being by his home stallion Prodigal
he will have TO go outside of his own stud
for a suitable horse to breed the grand
young mare to and Ii Is more than likely
he will mate her with Onward Silver. 2:05A
We can perhaps learn from the Japanese
a thing or two about stabling horses In
Japan horses are backed into their stalls.
then door Is closed at the head. which
has a grain and hay rack conveniently
constructed. to which the nag Is secured.
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When needed the door is swung back ana
the horse led forth. No one gets kicked.
and IL seems TO be sensible way TO con-
struct place for any horse.
Will Grace Bond, winner Of the Kentucky
futurity stake for two-year- olds. be able
to do the trick in the division for three
year-olds In 1902 A good many people
thought that Katherine A would surely
win the big stake after her Impressive VIC
tory In the two-year-old division. but she
didn't Fereno won both divisions. some
thing no other trotter has done.
So palpably has IL been demonstrated on
the English turf this year that the French
horses are stayers, two OF them. Maximurs
and Arizona, having won the Ascot Cup
and Alexandria Plate. that the only stallion
now in England who is a direct descendant
OF The Flying Dutchman a great slayer
himself. was recently imported from France
to England. This horse is Pastisson. who
Is by st. Cyr, son OF Dollar.
Ten mares are distinguished by having
produced three trotters with records in 2:i5
better. They Lemonade, 2-27k. by
Kentucky Prince. jr.; Chestnut. Belle, by
Red Wilkes: Alaska. 2:27i4. by Alcyone 2:27:
Medium; Nemesis. 2:2S by Nutwood. 2:Isx;
Puella. 2:29. by Post Boy. 2:23: Rena b. by
Cyclone. 2.23iz: Jeanne. by Kentucky
Prince, and Ethelwyn, by Harold
Snyder. the biggest horse I'm the world.
and one OF the most wonderful OF strange
animal freaks TO be exhibited at the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition In st. Louis next
year. is owned in Cleveland, O. The horse
is a Percheron gelding, foaled In 1900. in
Monroe county and until last July owned
by H. D. snyder. of Millersburg Holmes
county. He Is the ,ailest horse In the
world. standing twenty-one hands and
weighs 200 pounds. probably the heaviest
horse In the world. although discredited
reports from Belgium tell OF two horses
weighing 2 500 pounds. owned in that coun-
try. Of heayS Flemish type.
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writer's that the season would be successful
from financial standpoint are being full
ance in the Western League is ranging
from 1000 to 1000 and the interest displayed
is intense In the Central League circuit
the polo fever is cropping out and from 600
to 800 people witness the contests.
John r. Paige and William Stinson, who
control the Marion Western League fran
man for the team. Manager Joe Fox is at
present filling this position, but he can play
no other position except goal. When the
Marion team plays AZ or away from home
Fox instructs one of the best amateur play
ers to be III readiness to play il one of his
players is laid out. II the championship OF
the Western. League were to hinge on one
game and the Marion team lost because ii
did not have good utility man to go on the
floor the game would. in all probability. be
killed in Marion and the fans would blame
the Marion management for the loss of the
victory, which would be perfectly justifi-
able.
Messrs. Foor and Urban, owners OF the
Danville franchise Of the Central League.
now have fast team. Sunny Jim" Dan)
DAILY and GLOOMY Gus Campbell are ex-
celled by no rushers in the minor league
and the Illinois five can now be considered
strictly in the race. kid Sutherland
is playing great game at goal for Dan
vile as is Spot Hadley at center. Dan
vile is stronger with it's present lineup,
that the much touted Terre Haute team,
and on paper the race for fist place In the
Central League will be between Danville
and Fort Wayne, the present leaders.
Manager Bronson, of Terre Haute, seems
to have. bought a large gold brick in one
Ed Hipson. The latter was considered the
best rusher in the Western League the
first part of last season. He has gone
back in a way that is surprising to both
Western and Central League men, and is
letting the other rushers in the Central
League show him how to play the game.
The Eastern League Is still In operation,
although the attendance seldom goes above
700 or 800. where formerly from 1,5OO to
$500 persons witnessed the contests Peo-
pie in the East have been educated to see
ing the fastest polo in the world and they
will not attend game where the players
are second-olas.s A recent copy of the Bos-
ton Globe stated In black headlines that a
big crowd had witnessed game. In the
summary the attendance given was 900. The
game was played at Woburn Mass. be-.
tween the Woburn and Stoneham teams.
The attendance at Chelsea on the same
night was 200. Eddie Mooney, who in the
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early part Of last season was captain and
center of the Anderson team Is playing
that position for the Lynn team OF the
Eastern League.
Fred Klobedanz. now refereeins polo In
the Western League, is in trouble an a
result of signing a contract to pitch for
the Memphis team OF the Southern League.
Klobedanz is on the reserve list of the Law
renee team OF the New England League
and has accepted advance money from that
club. 1t is probable that the management
of the Memphis team knew that he was on
the Lawrence reserve list and they should
not have signed him.
The Barrister team Of the Commercial
League will play a number OF out-of-town
games this season. 1t will play one game
with the Iroquois team of Muncie and ono
with the Reds OF Anderson. both games to
be played after the holidays Each OF the
teams named will play a return game with
the Barristers in this city. Manager Win
terrowd Is also trying to arrange q game
with the Silverburgs of Muncie. The latter
team is the second in the city league In
that city.
The Pettis team has been dropped from
the rolls in the Commercial Polo League
The team was weak and a. Il could not
play on Saturday nights. It was thought
best to finish the season with four clubs
in the league. The Commercial League IL
now composed OF the Habich, Barrister,
Kahn and Tish-i-mingo teams. Each team
able that the standing of the league win
also be started new.
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instructions for Beginners.

The game of Draughts is played by two
persons upon a board divided into sixty
four squares. of opposite colors; and upon
these twenty-four draughtsmen-of oppo-
site colors also-are moved according TO the
rules which govern the game. On COM
mencing to play each player has twelve
men. which are to be placed the black
squares (many prefer the white squares)
numbered to ~ for the black men and q
to 81 for the white. The men being placed
uponthe board as directed the game is COM
menced and is continued by each player
moving alternately The right to move first
Is to be decided by lot and each player
takes the black pieces alternately. The
men can only nfove forward dfagonaIly one
square at astfme. but any man that shall
attain the extreme line of the board-called
the crown head--is crowned" by having
another placed on him; and then he as
sumes the title of King, with the power
of moving and capturing backward or for
ward. The men capture in the direction In
which they move, by leaping over any OPP
posing piece that MAY, be en- prize into the
vacant square behind him; the captured
piece is then TO be taken of the board.
Suposing Black begins the game by NOV
ing IL to Is and White answers the move by
advancing % to Is, Blacks next move must
be the capture of the white piece by leap
ing over him 10 the vacant Square p. Fur
Their instruction will be obtained by consult
ing the rules and playing over and carefully
studying the games. The game is WOE by
the player who first succeeds in capturing
blocking up all his adversarys men; and
when the respective forces of each side are
so reduced that ii cannot be accomplished
the game must be relinquished as drawn.
Previous to commencing number the board
and place the men as shown on the follow
ing diagrams. No matter whether white or
black squares are used so long the
.'double-corner" is on the players right
hand. .8
: The novice should study well the follow
ing reference board. For the convenience
of the printer the white squares of the
board are used in our diagrams
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SOME LITTLE STORIES 5ssy,., .
FROM THE DIAMOND

Tim Hurst will not umpire in the National
League next season.
What is bad for batting is bad for the
game is a motto with many.
Kissinger. fine pitcher. will be compelled
to go to Buffalo. where the Detroit Club has
traded him.
Gross receipts in the Southern League
at % cents per head were s622, 900 and every
club made money.
Garry Hermann. who was DESTROYS of
shortening the season, did not make an
argument looking TO that end.
Laioie says he cares little about the base
ball rules as Ions. as the pitcher is forced
TO put them over the plate now and then.
Umpire w. B. Carpenter. who was with
the Southern League last season, says he is
sure of a position with Ban Johnson next
season.
The Channon family has considerable abil-
ity in the baseball line. Frank, Will and
Harry are all adopts when IT comes to
handling the sphere.
Tom Corcoran says he has been much
n.isrepresented; that there was no feeling at
all between him and the Cincinnati Club,
and he is entirely satisfied with his treat
ment in that city.
Van Haltren will not return to the Ma
York. he will stay in California, his home
ivan" has served long apprenticeship and
the league loses a good. heady player.
Business Manager Bancroft, of the Gin
cnnati Club. declares that the post-season
series of seven games between the Reds
and Clevelands will be played next fall,
despite the long schedule of the National
League.
players are ungrateful." observed mag
nate at the New York meeting. But how
about the magnates,' retorted a PLAYER.
who was at hand. "They are all angels
aren't they?" Then the conversation took
sudden change
Providence was satisfied with promise
from Chicago 10 pay the remainder of $500
due when Corridor reported in good phys
ical condition. he having been upable to
play last season because of sickness and
Chicago having therefore held back a por-
ton OF the purchase price.
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L. M. Stearnes is again In the editorial
chair. This time he has charge Of the
checker department of the Magnet a neat
little monthly published at West Derry n.
H Mr.. Stearnes is probably the most
voluminous problemist In the States.
Will Tyson, of Big Run, Pa, recently de-
feated Archie Henshall. OF Cresson, Pa, by
a phenomenal score. Tyson, 4; HenshalI, 1:
drawn, g.
The Pittsburg Dispatch is authority for
the statement that Richard Jordan's resig-
nation of the worlds championship Is a
practical evidence of blun, and that he
stands ready to take in the first open chal-
lenge for the premier honor. Maize adds:
I'VE wonder If that also explains the con-
certed effort to force Ferrie to the front and
also the dearth of aspirants TO the throne"
This may we'll be, as there is room for
A checker friend writes, How is the
game in Indiana?" I hope II is going to
be good henceforth.
John Howe. of Chicago. has challenged
p. H. Burns, of Joliet, H., to a match OF
eight games; four to be played at Joliet
Doc Ssylor still continues to evolve new
beauties out of the 30-25 single corner"
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So, 500 DAILY ADDED
TO NASHVILLE PURSES

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. E-Stakes for
the Cumberland Park spring meeting. April
q to 30, inclusive, were announced to-day.
Five added money events are offered OF
which the Derby. one and one-eighth miles.
$780, is the feature. The purses and
handicaps will also be increased, the asso-
citation hanging up in all $4,000. an average
of more than 800 daily for the nine days.
Entries will close Jan. g. 1904. The list fol-
lows: Cumberland Derby, $500 added. for
three-years-olds. one and one-eighth miles.
Citizens handicap, $3.50 added. for three.
year-olds and upwards. one mile. Carat
selling stakes. $1,000 added. for three-year-
olds and upwards. one mile and seventy
yards. Avondale stakes, 1000 added. for
stakes. $1,000 added. for two-year-old hllies.
four and half furlongs.
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Notes by the editor:
5 1913 drawn.
<.Forrns very pretty end game.
sssBeginning OF stroke.
Next week. In addition to 'Helpful
Canes" /. will offer an analysis upon
some OF the favorite lines in Single Cor
ner."s
The reader must bear In mind that the
editor Of this column will endeavor chfsfy
TO teach something OF the more practical
SIDE or scientific draughrs- Most Of tho coll
umns OF to-day bid for recognition from
the professional but the Amateur Check
erfst was designed as an aid to the novice
Most OF us remember the long, lonely
years 10 tolerable adeptship, when. because
OF the lack Of knowledge OF the funda-
mental principles, we houndered to dis
aster in book traps" opened 20 our feet
by Andersonian Philistines
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DIRECTOR FREEMAN
RESIGNS HIS PLACE
70 the InaiananolIs Iournal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 19.-Charles 1.
Freeman. physical director at Purdue Uni
versity. to-day formally severed his con-
nection with the institution and will leave
in a few days for Potsdam. n. Y. where
he will take the position of physical direc-
tor at the Potsdam Normal and Training
School. where fine new gymnasium has
lust been erected.
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THE BOYS CLUB FIVE
LOST TO EUREKAS

The Indianapolis Boys Club basketball
team lost fast game TO the Eurekas.
Manual Training High School fraternity
team. yesterday by score of % TO p. The
game played in the gymnasium at the
Boys Club. Any team under l20 pounds
de string games with the Boys Club five
will address Arthur Guedel at the Indian
apolis Boys Club.
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Place Black men on Squares 1 to IL. Place
White men on Squares p to 81. Blacks
always move first at the beginning of a
game. Each player has alternate use of
the Blacks
Players in general use the Black squares
on the board: printers use the White
squares. Novice should "set the men, and
play over the game in this column.
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Helpful Games, Old and New.

take pleasure in offering our students
the following beautiful game In the Cross
gambit. selected and annotated by Mr..
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Page of Bright Sporting Gossip Recent Happenings the Rink
), Track, Ring and Diamond
The Journals Department
far the Amatenr Checkey1u
OBJECTS.

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To tcaI illustrate the o drght
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-09

FOR SALE-A gasoline engine. Gail after
5 d m. ct Davis building, betws en- FIRST
and Second avenues on Nineteenth street,
oppoSite milk depot.
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MILAN.


Milan, June 9.-William Coyne and
John Beck had a lumber hauling bee
for their new houses. Mr.. Beck is
building a new house on his new farm
in Rural township and Mr.. Coyne is
building a new house on the old Davis
farm on Mill creek south of Milan
five and Il half miles.
The farmers are pretty near done
planting corn on the high lands and
there are many of them who have
not all their ground plowed ON the low
lands.
The Milan ball team has played
five Sundays past and they have won
three games. Last Sunday the score
was to in favor of Milan, in game
with the sash and door team of Rock
Island. The Milan team is playing
good ball.
The Milan railroad bridge gang
was out in Iowa near Washington
working ON a washout all last week.
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opened full, ana the water tore down
upon them.
Both men were dashed down the
fiume. With terrific force the swift
current bore them down. They were
bruised on abutting timbers and tossed
like straws in the food. Before he had
gone a hundred yards Ayotte's skull
was fractured
Their fellow worlimen, watching
from above, ran down below the dam
and did what was possible to rescue
them from the flood, but they Were
borne away before there was oppOrtu-
nifty to throw them q line.
Wheeler made what effort he could
to save himself. After having Travelled
for half a mile or more the rush of the
waters was not so great, and he man
aged to grasp joint. he dragged him
self from the caldron and was sur
prised to find that he was comparative
~ unhurt.
Looking down the fiume, he saw that
Ayotte, like himself. had caught tim
Der. Wheeler sprang to the ground and
ran TO the help of his companion, but ii
was too late.
An hour later Ayotte died of concus-
sion of the brain. Tell the folks" was
all he said. 4dt iah
Wheeler is a slender, sinewy, gray
haired little man. with uncommon VI
tally. He has received no injury other
than bruises. ut was a close call for
me-" he says. II am sorry for poor
Ayotte. He was a brave man and a
good fellow. can't see that there is
anything to make a fuss over so far as
am concerned"
Soon after the accident Wheeler re-
turned to his work as though nothing
had happened.
The danger for which he dared death
is now over. Enough water has been
let out from the reservoir to relieve the
pressure on the dam.
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CONNOLLY g. CONNELLY-Attorney at
law. Money loaned. Once over Cramp-
toms book store, 1919 Second avenue.
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BUsINEss orpoRTUNITIEs.


FOR SALE-A saloon business conducted
by August Wenling at 1880 Third avenue.
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Administrators Notice.

Estate of James G.. Blythe. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed
administrator of the estate of James @.
Blythe, late OF the county of Rock Island,
state of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the county court
of Rock Island county at the county court
room, in the CITY of Rock Island. at the july
1903 term on the first Monday IN July next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and request
ed to attend for the purpose OF having the
same adjusted.
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make Immediate payment to the
Undersigned.
Dated this 5th day of May, A. d. 1908.
BERNARD ID. Connolly, Administrator.