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New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

vast change has been brought about in the
standing Of the clubs competing for the champion
ship Of the New-York Cricket Association. The
games played last week resulted in many surprises
while the action OF the executive committee Of the
association IN throwing out the last game played
between Branch Brook and the West Indians had
also a material bearing upon the clubs standing
Brooklyn and the West Indians are now tied in
the lead. with Columbia Oval and Branch Brook
well TO the fore. The result OF the championship
IS still open question among these four. In the
contest OF the Metropolitan League New-Jersey's
position has been strengthened by the defeat OF
Manhattan by Brooklyn and victory over Pater-
son. and the team appears 10 be now firmly in
trenched IN first place.
The records follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

At uio1- X Il 4
Batteres-Harris and Drury; Cheering and Dsznors-
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
ETRAH CANE

Left on hases-New-Yorl 5; Chicago. IA Two base
htts-Elberfed Magoon Green Callahan.
-ConrOy. Home run-tfreen- hits-C}rtffth.l
Camel. Williams. Stolen base-Whte. Double plays
Callahan (lnassisted): Callahan IsbeLgi
TannshiIL Magoon and Isben % Struck out-By Crit
nth. 2: by White. l. on bals-Of Griffith, q OF
White 3. Wild pltch-white Hit by pitched ball.
Camel, keeer. Holmes C). Time-2:12 Tmpire-Esan-
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

Entries have already begun to be received by the
for the endurance it IS to promote next October
from this city to Pittsburg One OF the principal
difficulties with which the management has 10
contend is the arrangement for suitable accommo-
cations al night II for this reason that the
roCte originally planned was abandoned. The first
nights stop viii probably be at Pine Hill. IN the
Catskills. where Mr UnWin now is seeking 70 make
arrangements with some of the summer hotels 70
open Tor the occasion. His report indicates that
ms viii be accomplished.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

Ra.-baII Polo Grounds to-day. 2 games BERN
n r. Chicago va New York Adm COG
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

In article published in The Illustrated Sport
ing News" on the science Of batting, Roger Bres-
nahan, the heavy hitting centre fielder Of the
Giants, gives some advice which should be valuable
10 amateur players. He explains:
The man who stands close to the plate while at
bat and bears in mind that every pitcher no matter
who he is or what his reputation may be, must put
the hail the rubber, can, with practice, become
2 good and. I may say, a dangerous hitter, even II
he has not got the natural ability of some of the
great batteTs Of the past and present One very
bad fault many young players have is the habit Of
pulling away from the plate, as it is called, when
ball looks though it might possibly hit the bat
Ter. How many times have you seen man step
hack from a curved ball, which second after
cut the place" and was called a strike, much 10
MS discontinue? The remedy for this, l think, is
8 simple one. which be mastered by any young
man possessing the necessary confidence 1t is
simply step forward and meet the ball before it
crosses the plate In this way the ball is always in
front OF the batter, and he is. 70 speak, top
Of II before il breaks
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

From the West comes a violent protest against the
football rule which provides that the quarter
hack within the section Of the field between the
25-yard lines may with the ball, provided he
at least FIVE yards to the side from where the
Enapback puts the ball in play. Western
coaches object 10 this style of play because
their teams have perfected the style of open play
under the old rules. The penalty for holding has
been made the loss OF twenty yards for the Offend
ing SIDE and it is believed that this will do
10 prevent holding than the old rule OF losing the
ball. Tackling below the knees has become such
dead letter that IL has been eliminated from the
rules. but for tripping opponent the penalty has
been fixed at the loss OF twenty yards
Il is the intention OF the department OF physical
culture Of the ST. Louis Worlds Fair to have
national display Of trophies. There has been con-
stTucted for the department up TO date gym
nasium and during the series Of Olympic games
there will be displayed IN its trophy trophies
that have been won by colleges athletic clubs and
other athletic organizations, limiting the collection
70 one trophy from each.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

Great preparations are being made for the annual
'eLnis tournament OF the Nyack Country Club.
which is 10 be held on the courts of the club at
-sack on September s. lie Roy Forest, chairman
g the committee in charge. predicts interesting
tournament from the entries promised. The matches
Wi be the mems singles and doubles. women's
singles and doubles and mixed doubles First and
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

Twenty-six American automobile manufacturers
and one firm importing foreign built machines are
70 control the gasolene automobile industry OF the
United States. This is 10 all intents and purposes
Tie ultinatum the Association OF Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers whose membership is made
op o. the twenty-seyen concerns in the so-called
trust There are 125 other concerns that have
eeen incorporated in various States OF the Union
.oI The manufacture OF gasolene machines and
many o. them find themselves defendants in suits
oCoght for infringement the four hundred pat
ems cnr-rnlaa h za-,lza ton
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
1merica's Cup Seems Safe-Enghsh
Visiting Teams.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.

The first race Of the series for the Americas Cup
has been sailed. and It resulted in a crushing
defeat for the challenging yacht. Shamrock III.
It came as a surprise TO many. who had expected
70, 50 much that the Shamrock would win the
,sce hut that the Reliance could not defeat her
by a large margin after the good showing the
challenger made IN the windward work during the
est hour Of the contest. The Reliance is un-
6ovbtedly a wonderfully fast yacht. especially
:, p strong breeze before the wind.
There seems no doubt now that the Cup will be
retained by the New-York Yacht Club. for even
II the Shamrock should round the outer mark
Reliance would be likely TO overhaul her before
The finish. In the triangular races Sham
Tork III viii rot have much show against the Re
lance for the latter yacht is a wonder at reaching
and running and there viii be two legs Of that
% DO in the triangular to be sailed tomorrow.
Though this IS apparently not a British year on
the high seas on land there is different tale to
tel as the American golf links and tennis courts
hear witness Golfers in this city yet talking
NJ that man Bramstons work with the gutta
rercha balls" And his card at Homewood. where he
broke al records with the old ball. is little short
n phenomenal The play Of the visiting team has
heeu a surprise II not heralded as collection
NJ the best that England could produce, but merely
srrea-ed as tie representatives Of the Oxford
Cambridge Gohng Society It is true that yet
the men have met the strongest tGaE that this
country can produce but as it is they have met
teams that should been in their class-and
ae failed 10 prove 1t The visiting tennis players
from across the water however. at the head
of the British followers of the game. This week
z5u settle the question whether not they
Justly claim the title Of the champion lawn tennis
PLAYERS of the world. If Larned only had little
OF the old do and die" spirit that Bob" Wrenn
used 10 show the Americans would have much
more hope OF his Deng able TO retain the cham
pionshiD title But despite Larneds brilliancy-and
a. times he plays the finest tennis ever seen an
American court-there is always a feeling of dis
trust his ability to keep up his and play
mis- hest gan a
Ct a brilliant Kill mismanaged, and Larned is out
Of the running When II. L. Doherty meets him
on the championship court at Newport Wednes
dav. seems the probable outcome of the
tournament, LaTned will have chance TO show
what is iu him. and whether not he is still the
same man who used to be known the per
petual runner up"
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
GAMES TODAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
THE RECORDS.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

as Denver, for instance, being among
recent purchasers.
These out-of-t town buyers, curiously
enough, hardly ever visit New York
to see the land for themselves. They
write for photographs and maps, and
the entire business, including the pass
ing of title, is done by mail.
When this method was suggested to
one of the largest of the New York
suburban land operators five years ago
he laughed at it. ''Who would buy
land from photographic" he asked.
why, most of our customers aren't
even entirely satisfied when they see
the land itself, but seem to want to
put chain on it before they make
their first payment"
But the man who suggested the idea
stuck to it, and to-day he is managing
an out-of-town mail order land bust
ness that is so big that it requires
suite of highly expensive offices on
Broadway, four typewriters and three
clerks.
The completion of the Pennsylva-
MAS tunnel, and also of the New York
Centrals new terminal, will give the
suburbs of New York tremendous
impetus on Long Island, in Connect
cut, in New York state and in New
Jersey, thus adding immensely to the
short haul business of all the railroads
involved--the Long Island, the New
York Central. the Pennsylvania and
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford.
No one understands this better than
the officials of these roads, as was
shown the other day, when President
Baldwin, of the Long Island. prophe-
sled that in fifty years it would be
practically one continuous town from
Boston to Norfolk, Va The only
roads that will reap no benefit from
the new terminals and tunnels are the
Erie, the Lackawanna and the Central
of New Jersey, and there are many
apparent reasons why these roads
should hustle to increase their own
terminal and suburban facilities.
Duane.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARsHALs SALE.

City Marshals Office, Savannah, Ca,
April %, 190S-Under direction of the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets, and according to a resolution
of Council, passed March 4, 1903, 1 will
offer for sale at public cutlery, to the
the Court House. in the city OF Savan-
nah, on TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1903, be-
tween the legal hours of SALE the fol-
lowing described property of the city
Of Savannah, to wit Lots Nos, 20 and
26, Thomas ward, minimum appraised
price C$2 500, twenty-five hundred dol
lars. for each lot; lot No. 81, Thomas
ward. minimum appraised price CS3, 000)
three thousand dollars.
Terms, cash; purchaser paying for
titles. HENRY 4, DREEsON.
City Marshal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

of spreading old trees, and the latter
are so thick and SO large as to give
the place almost sylvan aspect The
entire estate comprises about thirty
acres, and there is no more remark
able contrast within the confines of
any city than that afforded by this
quiet retreat and the city streets
without. Some of the latter are
bustling, some are extremely common
place and some are actually squalid.
The Stevens family was established
in America long before the Revolution
by Alexander Stevens, who was one
of the original Colonial proprietors of
New Jersey His son made an at
tempt to establish his right to the
British title of Lord Stirling, but was
unsuccessful, not because it was not
rightfully his, but because he took The
side of the Colonists in the Revolution
and served as an aide-de-camp to
Washington.
This son was John Stevens. He was
the first of the name to own the pres
ent site of Castle Stevens. The earliest
deed for the property in existence was
made to Samuel Bayard, a descendant
of the Chevalier Bayard, in I'LL. Sam
ueI Bayard was British sympathizer
and the place was confiscated by the
Americans for that reason. John Stew
-
1884.
The present mansion was finished a
, little before 1860 by Edwin A. Stevens,
| father of the present generation 1t is
of brick, disguised by cement, and its
| proportions are worth while, the longer
| dimensions being ITO feet and the short
err 80 In shape it is cruciform, and the
most stately hospitality is offered be-
meath it's roof. The most notable func-
lions arranged by the Stevens family,
however, have been without the walls,
| the outdoor performance of AS You
| Like It." held at divers times on the
broad lawns, being famous. Helene
Modjeska took the leading part IN one
! of these when she was in the zenltn
of her histrionic career, and the audi
| ences included many persons OF prom
| inence.
The Stevens family was prominent in
the Civil War as we'll as in the Revo-
luton. but it is most famous for It's
| steady interest in education. The wide
w known Stevens Institute of Technol-
l ogy one of the most important ana
efficient scientific schools in the United
states. If not in the whole world was
established by the Stevens estate and
has received many subsequent bene-
factions from the Stevens exchequer
Stevens students are now holding many
| irnnortant places in industrial science
the world over. They have been es-
necially successful in electrical lines.
The Lackawanna Railroad, which has
now got its own ferries into New York
,s one of the most Interesting Of the
great lines of steel converging AT the
Tnetropolis, as it is one of the Oldest.
The Norris and Essex Railroad, over
whose leased tracks the Lackawanna
crosses New JERSEY, was originally Q
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

horse railroad. 1t was built largely
for the purpose of giving the late John
1. Blair cheaper facilities for transport
ing goods from New York to the chain
of country general stores in Northern
New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
on which the Blair fortune was built,
and which We're considered one of the
wonders of business development sixty
years ago. 1t was the privilege of the
writer, some years ago, just before Mr..
Blair reached his Gath birthday, to have
him tell how he built the stretch of
horse railroad to haul his goods over,
and also how, later. he decided, against
the advice of nearly all his business
friends and associates, to substitute
the steam engine, then beginning to
be successful in England, for the horse
as a motive power.
To-day the Lackawanna Railroad is
a highly profitable steel thoroughfare.
It's main line, reaching from Buffalo to
New York, and with spurs to the
north and south, radiating mainly from
Scranton, in the heart of the coal re-
gion, and the chief profits of the line
are from the hauling of anthracite.
What was the old Morris and Essex,
which reaches from Hoboken westward
nearly across New Jersey, is devoted
almost wholly to short haul passenger
traffic. the bulk of it being the carry
ing of commuters to New York in the
morning from suburban residential
towns and back again at night.
Both the coal and the Communication
traffic are very profitable, and for
years Lackawanna stock has been high
and very stable. For years, too, the
Lackawanna management was salts
fed to depend almost wholly on these
two branches of the railroad business,
but since the present management has
been in charge there has been a gen.
eral reaching out. The purchase of
the ferry property is a long forward
step, and there are rumors a plenty
that the next step will be the entrance
of the road upon Manhattan Island,
direct, through the tunnel that has
been building so many years, and
which now may be finished before the
big Pennsylvania bore.
1t is probable that even should the
Lackawanna use the tunnel in ques-
ton it will do so in connection with
the Erie, and, perhaps, the Central
Railroad of New Jersey also. 1t Is In
teresting to recall in connection with
the various North River tunnel
schemes, of which there are three now
all told-two besides the Pennsylvania
that the genesis of the last named was
in the brain of a Central Railroad OF
New Jersey man.
This was the late General Passenger
Agent Baldwin, who once outlined tc
me exactly the plan that has since
been adopted by the Pennsylvania
with the exception that, according &c
his plan, all the trunk lines now reach
ing Manhattan Island by ferry were e
run their trains through the hole I'M
] der the river. The plan was a par
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

ticular pet castle in Spain with Mr..
Baldwin, and he was always ready to
talk about it with his friends.
Though properly considered rail-
road man of the old school, he was
really possessed of most progressive
ideas, as, indeed most of the so-called
cold School, railroad men were. He
long hoped that he would live to ride
under the waves into New York, but
he gave up the notion several years be-
fore his death, the apparent certainty
of the bridging of the Hudson being
the thing, probably, that caused him
TO give up hope.
Thirteen years ago, by the way, 1t
was considered sure that the bridge
would be built, and at that time 1t
was proposed to use the site of Cas-
tie Stevens for the Jersey terminal Of
the structure. OF all the sites so far
down the river-it stands almost OPP
posite Fourteenth street-it is the best
adapted to bridge terminal, being
more than a hundred feet above the
river, SO that it would not be neces-
sary to build so high tower by many
feet for the bridge to spring from as
if the site chosen were practically at
the rivers level.
The Stevens family objected to the
the plan was to condemn the site, and
there were many who believed Castle
Stevens had got to CO.
Long before the final death of the
bridge scheme, however, the proposed
site of its terminal was changed. 1t
was then planned to enter upon the
island in the neighborhood of Sixtieth
street, where the land is high on both
sides of the river.
Gen James S. Clarkson, now the
surveyor of the port of New York,
was the president of the Bridge Com
pany when il received it's death blow
through the veto of the authorizing
bill by Gov. Odell. The plan on
which it was to be run was based on
Mr.. Baldwin's tunnel plan. inasmuch
as the bridge was to be leased to all
the railroads.
The PENNSYLVANIA was to come in,
of course. as at that time the project
! of bridging or tunneling the Hudson
was considered too vast for any single
corporation, even the Pennsylvania.
, but there is no doubt that the Penn
sylvania authorities are now glad that
/ the bridge scheme didn't go through.
! The Pennsylvania will now control it's
| entrance to Manhattan completely.
| whereas had the bridge been built on
| the original plan, the Pennsylvania
would have had no advantage on any
I of the other lines.
Real estate men Of New York are
profting hugely Just now by the cult
F walton of the out-of-town buyers OF
building lots in the suburbs.
Several concerns hardly try to sell
their land 10 New Workers at all, but
do most of their business by mail with
outsiders who wish to come here-peo-
pie Lying as far away from New York
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
new YORK TOPICS
GOSSIP AND CURRENT COMMENT
FROM THE METROPOLIS.

Sale of the HObOken Ferries to the
Lackawanna Railroad Most
Significant Development in the
Terminal and Transportation Pro-
bIem About the HudsOn's Mouth.
Something Concerning the Ste
Venes Family That Has Owned the
HObOken Ferries for Generations.
Castle stevens the Famous Family
Seat and Its HistOry-The Noted
Al FrescO Shakespearean Per-
fOrmances That Have Helped to
Add to Its Fame-The Beginnings
of the Lackawanna Railroad.
New York, May 2.-The purchase of
the Hoboken ferries from the Stevens
estate by the Lackawana Railroad is
another step in the perfection of the
transportation facilities between Man
haitian Island and the mainland, to-
ward which the big railroad companies
are bending their strongest energies
at the present time.
The ownership of the Hoboken fer
ries by interests other than the rail-
road which feeds them has long been
considered an anomaly by every one
interested. in transportation problems
and by none more than the Lacka-
wana people themselves. Every year
or two, during, the generation long
presidency of Samuel Sloan, efforts
were made by the railroads to buy the
boats and ferry terminals, but without
6pfGrn1-
nation of the Stevens estate not to sci
that it has taken the roads present
management four or five years tC
erect the purchase.
The Stevens estate, which is located
In the city of Hoboken, is one of the
most interesting properties in all TINS
part of the world, and the family seat
known as Castle Stevens, an old style
mansion, may properly be termed
imposing in appearance by reason Of
its superb location.
1t stands on a high bluff only slight
~ back of the river, and can be seer
Tor miles both up and down the river
completely dominating all the lowe
part of the Hudson's Jersey shore
Though completely encircled by tbs
thriving city of Hoboken. its immedi'
ate surroundings are such as an old
school American country gentleman
would choose for the intimate envi'
ronment of his home. There are board
S4ean shayen, green lawns, and groves
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-20

come another important portion of the
exhibit, in the shape of seventy large
logs of the different varieties of Ha-
waiian woods. The logs are to be
sawed in two pieces, in such a manner
that they will fit exactly into place
again. Then one section will be high
ly polished, while the other portion
will be left in its natural condition
In this way the disbelief in the adapt
ability of Hawaiian woods to polish
will be dispelled.
The Hawaiian exhibit will be sent
to San Francisco aboard a transport
til War Department having agreed
to place space in one at the disposal of
the local authorities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-20

BOND WORK
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the great credit of the Acting Gov
ernor, but it would prove of material
benefit to the financial interests of the
Territory.
At the instance of the Acting Gov
ernor, the meeting most cheerfully rat
flied the acceptance of the bid of Fisk
& Robinson.
Acting Governor Carter again evinc-
ed his grasp of the entire business at
the moment the decision was reached.
He insisted upon the Importance of
cabling an immediate acceptance Of the
bid of Fisk & Robinson. Otherwise
there would be a liability of manipu-
lating the knowledge of the situation,
when made public as it must be, by
New York fnanciers so as to make
round s2O, 900 or more out Of the Terri
tory. This might have been done
through a withdrawal of the bids,
coupled with refusal to take the bonds,
and a holding up of the Territory for
better terms.
What has been gained for the Terri
tory by the mastery handling of the
loan from first to last may here ne
summed up:
Saved by reduction of interest
from per CT. to Az per Ct, in
fifteen years .-..-.....' .---S'o,Vuo
Saved in premium over the result
of selling the bonds under the
original plan ....,...-....... 2o'o2e
s95,626
1t was estimated yesterday that the
cost of sending the money here from
New York will amount to but $500.
The bonds will bear interest from