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The evening world., 1903-11-17
he Evening Worldly


PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. 17.--Joe
Choynski. the popular California boxer.
and Marvin Hart. Of Louisville. fought
six OF the most brutal and exciting
rounds ever fought In this city last
night. At the end they were so ex-
hausted hat they had to be assisted te
their corners. The battle was not one.
sided by amy means; 1t was nip and tucF
from start to finish. and II the referee
had been called upon to render a deci-
sion he could have given no other YER
dict than a Draw.
When time was called the men came
tosether with a rush. Science was cast
aside and the bout developed into a
s!usglnB match. much to the delight OF
the big crowd who sat In. the arena OF
the Washington Sporting Club.
At,the end Of the first round It looked
almost impossible for the men to last
the limit at the terrific pace. The sec
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-Fitzstrnmons Is already four pounds
under the weight at which he is to fight
Gardner, 1853 pounds, when the sporting
world at large thought the Sage OF Bath
Beach would have to almost kill himself
TO get 10 weight.
Fitz's Weight a sumner.
This Information regarding Fitzsim-
mons's weight Is certainly a sumner.
While nearly all tht critics in the coun-
airy have been croaking about the Inn
possibility of his making the weight ut
which he Is to fight Gardner. crafty old
Bob has been taking things easy n is
way inside the weight limit days before
the battle
Fitz is now a 10 to 6 favorite. With
the question of his weight set at rest
the Sage OF Bath Beach will be a red
hot %favorite. strong at the weight.
| which he must be II he Is so light at
this early date. Fitz looks to be a little
' too warm a proposition for Mr.. GardnSr.
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Their Six-Round Bout There
Wasn't an Idle Moment, Each Being
Groggy in Turn, and Californian TAX
ing the Count in the Fourth.

ond round was even fercer than the
first. The men stood up and handed
blow for blow, and not for an instant
The sixth and anal round was full of
fireworks, and was fought, even more
fercely than the five previous rounds
had any steam left, so they Just slugged
and very few blows missed their mark.
Joe made a great rally lust before the
finish by hooking Hart three times On
the jaw with his left.
The bell found them slup~ing. n II
took all OF Referee Rocap's efforts to get
them apart. The crowd left the build
Ing declaring II the best fight they had
ever seen.
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tspeciul to The Evening World,

PRINCETON. N. j., Nov. Ito the
victors belong the spells. Not n wish,
not n desire could be expressed last
night by one of the victorious Tiger
eleven but it was gratihed. Probably
the biggest celebration Princeton has
ever seen was that OF last night. All
the afternoon students were carrying
wood, and not until just before the
fire was lighted did the accumulation of
combustibie material cease.
BY 7 o'clock the old historic can
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VICTORIOUS TIGERS HAVE
THEIR BIG CELEBRATION

o was hidden from view beneath a
collection of boxes, trees, telegraph
poles. cordwood. and in fact everything
that could possibly burn.
The BUS containing the team. pre-
coded by a dig brass band, and followed
by the entire student body. paraded
around town amid the glare OF red
lights, the cracking OF revolvers and
the kissing of roman candles and sky
rockets. Capt. De Witt, the hero Of
the game, applied the torch and started
the bonfire going.
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BRIGGS TACKLES
BROAD TONIGHT

Jimmy Briggs, of Boston. who re,
Gently stood off Young Corbett' anu
Terry McGovern in hmited-round oou's
In Boston, win fight again Tonight,
His opponen this time will be 'lNia
broad. who recently secured a decision
over Tim Callahan. the Quaker t'tS
feather-weight. in a tei-round pout III
NTTSis viii be Broad's first appearance
NJ the Hub. In Briggs he VIII ma
a toush proposition. Briggs Is a I re,
markably clever boxer r ana can wir, bbattle
az catch-weights. which VIII give
Briggs a big advantage e Broad
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FORBES EvENED
IT WITH HERMAN
tspecial to The Evening World,

CHICAGO. Nov. T.-Fightlng like de-
mems from the tap OF the gong to the
end OF the sixth round. Clarence Forbes
ami kid" Herman. two Of the ~cleverest
~1ae-pounders In the West, broke with
honors evenly divided here last night
1t the second boxing show of the Wa.
fisfa Club. Herman was the aggressoi
~ the FIRST " rounds. leading con
dnnally and landing some severe LEFT
aHfnss on Forbes's jaw, but the latter
rs Ii the pink of condition and tool
punishment gameiy. seeming TO grow
stronger as the bout progressed.
Hhonsh having the better OF the ars'
20 ralIhds. Herman could not hold hi
lei Forbas's heavy swings having 1
Hza|ne eKeet. The third and fourth
4|#Hz HE#a rightly Fotbes8, wfiiie Il
#ZzH Hsfuaa cana back strong. hi
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FITZGERALD FIGHTS TONIGHT.

Willie Fitzgerald, tho light-weight
Fighter who bested Mike C'Twin") sulli-
van. OF Boston. In a six-round bout in
Philadelphia on Saturday night, will
engage in another OF those six-round
no-decision contests IN the Quaker Cts
tonight. He will tackle kid" VIII.
iams,. who recently made Joe Handler
quit In the third round Of q six-rount
battle. Fitzgerald and williams viii
clash before the Southern A. C.
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How About TIT

r. How About Itf
How about thatf
Jim Coffroth Is the authority upon
budh matters in Frisco.
/ stated yesterday In The Evening
World that Corbett ana Fitz would
light next May before Coffrpth's club.
Corbett denied the truth OF the story.
All the long-headed. knuckle-pusning
scribes' cook a fail out OF 1t and plas-
tezed 1t artisticaily with mud.
Coffroth verifes II.
And there you are.
Gardner w. JeHries
Coffroth's wire IL bubbling over with
other valuable news
For Instance:
Gardner is to be matched with I'M
Jefries for the worlds heavyweight
championship providing he should defea,
Bitzsimmons.
And,
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IF EITZSIMMONS WINS
HE WILL FIGHT CORBETT."
&T aq e&E. "a. ". COFFROTH
JABS AND GUARD
WON FOR CRITIC

BOSTON. Mass. Nov. 17.-Kid Grifo.
of Philadelphia. won q close award last
night from Tommy DAILY. of Brooklyn,
N. r., in q nfteen-round encounter at
the Tammany Athletic Club. The bout
during the entire distance was oharac-
terlsed by ragged work on the part Of
both principals.
Ray George. OF New York, lost to
Kid Lewis. of Boston. in five rounds of
one preliminary. and Young Bryson, of
Boston drew with Tony Lewis. of New
York. In six rounds OF another.
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STONE AND MURPHY TO MEET.

An important match between little
fellows was arranged last nikht. The
lads who will met In this encounter
will be Jimmy Stone, the star l~l5-pound
fighter Of TIE Avonln A. C., and Tommy
Murphy, or the New Polo A. c., who
Is regarded as a very promising fighter,
They will battle in private in a fifteen,
round. bout the second week In Daeem.
Der for "a percentage or the gross re.
caiDts. MN
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left uppercuts landing most effectively.
Forbes had the better OF the final
round, roughIng things In grand style,
much TO the satisfaction OF the big
audience. Referee Hllton's decision oil
a draw was we'll received. The semi.
wind-up between Dick Torpey and Billy
Stiff resulted in a draw.
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Sporting,

|cHIcAao HANbickpfRR. 3s9 broadway,
j StS S'Fi EASTER sTSeft and Western Glass
bisstsft and B6iffs eoinifs ri6Rsy week.
trial convinces everybody zoe daily: ~
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A WALK

NJ. p, v. Bounef. said to be a Bull
gaTlan journalist, has arrived in Paris
on a journey round the world on foot
with his wife. They expect TO do II In
fifteen years. and TO pay by
the sale OF postcards bearing their por-
traits.
The evening world., 1903-11-17
NEW 1oo-YARp woMENs MARK.

te %Eiat aoiiess ree @si'' ior NG fS. P ioS-ysS
dash was broken yesterday. by Miss
Laura Clement. Gloss of 1907, In con.
nection with the annual field day eventa
cred the distance in 13 is seconds. The
previous record. held at Vassar. was
ia o-5 seconds.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
OLD RESIDENT DIES
John V. christy Passes Away After
Protraeted illness.

After q protracted illness John V.
Christy twin brother of James Christy,
died yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Joshua Connor. No. $40
West Tenth street He was native
of Wilmington ana was born in 1920.
His father Captain Anthony Chrsty
lived to be 105 years OF age, and was a
whalef. n carrier Of powder, and helper
Of the Christiana lighthouse.
For more than forty years, John con-
dncted a. tobacco store on Second street
near Market retiring some years ago
His brother, James, had the tobacco
store at Sixth and Market streets
which he has sold to the Security Trust
and safe Deposit Company.
John Christy was a member OF La
fayette Lodge, A. L. A. NJ, and had
also been president OF the Fame Hose
Fire Company.
lie married Anna Thompson of
Maryland. He is survived By three
children Mary c. CMrs. Joshua Con-
ncrl. 4. p. Christy and Miss Laura
Christy.
The funeral win take place next Mon
day afternoon from the Conner resi-
dence. No. $40 West Eleventh street
The services win begin at 3 o'clock.
Interment will be made in the VIII
mingtor and Brandywine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
chiIdrenIs JubiIee al sprinns.

The Children's Jubilee at Brandy
wine Springs promises to be the most
popular feature of the park season.
The plan to have children in different
parts of the city to act as organizers.
bv sending ia to the director OF the ju-
bilee lists of twenty-five of their
friends who viii sing i'm the big chorus,
has met with approval. and several lists
have already been forwarded. There
win be a great crowd at the Springs 20
hear the children sing to the accompa-
niment of the band.
Miss Helen Fisher, No. so Madison
street. was the FIRST one TO be entitled e
an organizers card for sending in a list
of . for the monster chorus for tho
Chldlen's Day celebration az Brandy.
wine Springs on August II. She forward
ed list Of Is of her friends, and will re-
ccive an organizers ticket good for every
amusement feature at the park. Genera
Manager Crook received a big bunch o
letters yesterday. and Il looks as though
there would be little trouble i'm securing
the big chorus, which Prof. Coward ii
TO direct.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
Weeks OUTING FOR POOR
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
Associated Charities Send
Out Third Party OF Summer
and Wants More Money

The Associated Charities sent am
other happy party of children and wo-
men TO the country for a weeks out
ing yesterday. There We're thirty of
them and part went out near River
view, and others to Chester county and
still others this county.
Among the women was one who
never had seen the country I'm all her
life and her JOY was so pathetic that il
almost brought tears TO ones eyes.
The children We're wild with delight
and rejoiced over everything, even the
grasses and wlld n5wers by the way
side.
In the party there was one woman
with her flve small children. All her
life has been an mp hill struggle and
though she has tried hard to make both
ends meet she has not always been
successful. II would have been impos-
slble for her to have this outing. had
not the Associated Charities provided
her and the children with clothing.
Thus it viii be seen that this charity.
though so good a one, Is not the least
expensive Beside paying the board
of the mothers and children. the asso-
citation frequently has 10 provide them
with suitable clothing to wear. The
expenses Of the party sent out yester-
day VIII amount to $50. Tho women
and girls are not sent to work for their
board, but are to have "A complete week
Of rest and probably the
first i'm their lives. The Charities is i'm
need OF funds to continue this work
and contributions viii be gratefully re-
ceived.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
CELEBRATED FEAST OF ST. JAMES
Ar-day Services Held in St. James
Church, Stanton, Yesterday.

Members OF the Episcopal Church IN
large numbers attended the annual all
day service IN commemoration of the feast
Of ST. James. IN st. James Church. STAN
ton. yesterday. Bishop Coleman celebrat-
ed Holy Communion assisted by the rec
tor. the Rev. A. NJ. Rich, the Rev. Dr.
Reed of New Brunswick, and the Rev.
Dr. Nunson, of New Castle The sermon
was preached by the Rev. W. A. Coale,
the rector of North sassafras parish,
Md. There were also present the Rev.
M. A.. Ponenbcrger of Newark. and the
Rev. W. b. Beach, of Wilmington.
A fine luncheon was served under the
trees by the women of the parish, and
there We're imprompu addresses by the
Bishop and members of the clergy. Robert
q. Juaiis, senior warden OF tine parish,
and John S. Grohe Of Wilmington. The
celebration closed with evening prayer
IN the church at $3.50 O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
RAILWAY Co.
READY TO BUILD ROAD
Engineer Says Concern Is in
Good Condition and Work
Is Progressing Rapidly

II. r. Fothergil, engineer for the Del
aware Suburban Railway Company. in
discussing am article relative to the Kent
and Sussex Light and Power Railway
Company and his own company said 10 a
reporter for the Evening Jorunal today
that the plans and preliminary work at
tached 10 the construction of the SUBJ
urban road are now about completed and
IL Is expected that work ON the new line
win begin about August 10. II will con-
meet Wilmington with EllSton az present
and later the line win be extended on the
Maryland end TO Chesapeake City and
other places.
Mr.. FothergIll says that the rails for
the construction Of the road have already
been purchased and that an agreement
had haen entered into with the People
Railway Company. whereby transfers of
either company would be accepted by the
other.
The road as planned win run from Fifth
and Market streets along shat thorough
fare to Clayton and then south to the city
line From this point the line will run
along parallel with the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad passing through Marshal
ton, thence to Newark and through "a
I Elllton. "Ono power house, says MT
Fothergin, "will supply the power for an,
entire line and win be constructed on
the three phase transmission plan supply.
ing a current of 1900 volts"
The construction of the road win b,
started at Marshalton and carried on to-
ward Wilmington, the intention OF Tn,
company according to Mr.. Fothergin be
ing TO build six miles OF the line at
time and place 80 in immediate operation
f. r. AIumma, Of philadelphia. viii mos
likely be awarded the contract TO con
struct the road.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
HELD UP BY MASKED MEN
Robbed Trolley Conductor Of $50, But
Did Not Molest Passengers.

Chester, July 24-Thre masked men
held up Southwestern trolley car on
the Island road, near SUFFOLK Park, late
last night
After covering the motorman and
passengers with revolvers, they robbed
the conductor OF $50 and made their
escape through the bushes.
The place where the crime was COM
mitted is a lonely one. The robbers
We're hidden in the bushes. and jumped
on while the car was moving.
Two men and two women were the
passengers. They We're not molested
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
Three Charters oranted.

Dover July 24-The Kane Glass
Company "A Wilmington concern, was
chartered at the state Department yes
terday to manufacture all kinds of
glass. The capital stock is S15O,O0U,
The Mercantile Company OF America
was Incorporated with Philadelphia
cOrporatora and capital stock of
s25O,00o, 10 engage in the general mer-
chandizlng business. The Choctaw-
Chicasaw Land and Development Com
pany whose incorporators are from
Cleveland, Ohio, was chartered to ace
quire and hold mineral and agricultu-
raj lands and 20 develop the same. The
capital stock is 100000.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
stuffed Eaale for the eovernor.

Dover, July 2l-An eagle, measuring
iive feet, seven inches from tip to tip.
recently killed near Townsend is being
stuffed and mounted to be sent to Cover
nor HUM as q present.
A stuffed eagle with outstretched wings,
captured IN this vicinity many years ago
and afterward used on the topmast of the
ship New Constitution, which was run
overland through this State by Repubn-
can campaign managers in 1850, has been
placed on exhibition by Y. Is. Jones and
Brother on L00ckorman street, Dover.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
wILLlAMSPoRT TOOK GAME
First Defeat Of the A. AS for the
Week Accomplished by
PennsyIvanians.

; The first defeat of the week for the
Wilmington A. A. drifted down the
pike with the Williamsport team yes
tefuay afternoon, wncn they cooked up
victory to the tune OF to .. The To-
cal team played anything but good bali
and seemed to be outclassed. Everson
was hit with pitched ball and after
that seemed TO be In semi-dazed con-
diton and was found for total of
thirteen hits.
Lush held down the locals to three
singles but was liberal with passes,
giving six during the performance and
having five strike-Outs. The score:
WILMINGTON A. A.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 29th DAY OF JULY, 1903,


the following described real estate viz;
All that certain piece or parcel of land,
part Of the tract known as the Button
woods in New Castle city and hundred,
State of Delaware.
Beginning at a point on the easterly
side Of the State road leading from Will
mingtOn- to New Castle at a point there
on two hundred and forty-seven feet nine
inches northerly from the corner formed
by tine intersection of the easterly side
Of said road and the northerly side of a
road leading from the said road to the old
mansion house. being a corner Of land
conveyed 10 Peter Seroth; thence north
erly along side of said State road ninety
seven feet three inches, more or less TO a
corner of land conveyed to Martha Truitt /;
thence by said land easterly four hundred
and hfty-seven feet, more or less to the
westerly side Of Meehan avenue; thence
sOuthwardlg by said side of Meehan ave
nue. nlnety-dve feet, more or less. TO a
corner of said Peter Seroth's land; thence
by the same westwardly four hundred and
thirty-live feet to the place OF beginning.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Jennie NJ. McGrath, admins
tratrix of Patrick McGrath, deceased, and
Jennie NJ McGrath, surviving mortgagor
and IT,, and to be sold by
EMMfT T.. STlDHAN Sheriff.
Shcrlms Office, Wilmington, Delaware
Juiv H. 1903.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
General Sporting Notes.

Rome Ropes has set $4,000 as the price
OF his crack 5-year-old Dick Welies.
Jack Moriarty has a colored fighter az
Toronto. Ont, who has challenged Jack
Mccormick.
The horse races at saugus and bicycle
races at Revere. Mass, were postponed
yesterday on account of the rain
Old England, while working at Graves
end, broke down. This win make 81 neces-
sary TO let up on his training and It may
be iall before he rounds TO his old form.
The badge and license issued to Tom
NV Powers. steenleohaee rider have ieen
revoked on charges made by a Canadian
turfman concerning race at Montreal
two years ago.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
Smyrna Ban Team Organizes.

The Smyrna Baseball Association has
been organized TO manage the Smyrna
semi-profcssional baseball club through
out the season on enclosed grounds at the
end Of South street. Smyrna VIM. Nor
rls is president; George Cunning, secre-
tary; John Mannering, treasurer and ".
S. Richards Is manager. Games are being
arranged with Centrevllle, Dover, Mil
ford, Cheswold, Townsend and other
strong independent clubs.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
SPORT
spicy News
from tile sport
ing World
at-iarge
BASEBALL GAMES.

Pottsville. / Steelton, 0.
Atlantic City. 3, Cuban X-Giants, 4
Camden. 6; Phila. Giants. 4.
Altoona. s Pittsburg, 3.
Pottsville, 2: Pottstown, 8.
Harrington. A. Dover ~.
Chester. 3; Lebanon, o.
Harrisburg, 4; Allentown, 1.
oxford, 8; Brandywine. 4.
Stacks Colts, 9; Durney A. A., 3.
Coatesville. G.: Phoenix A. A., 21.
Milford, 6; Dover, 8.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
PreparIna for Annual Harvest Homo.

The annual temperance Harvest Home
viii he held August 6. I'm Whiteman'sI
Grove. near Newark. A fine program IS
prepared comprising good temperance
speakers and a fine quartet and band.
Dinner and supper, ice cream and other
refreshments win be sold on the ground.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
PENN PARK EASY MONEY
Wilmington Team Took York's Pride
Into Camp in a Walk.


Penn Park was the easiest kind OF a
proposition for Wilmington yesterday. IN
the nrst irning the locals scored seven
runs, which took the visitors so BY sur
prise that uhe remainder Of the game was
spent In wrangling, the visitors obiecting
TO all decisions. Umpire Fields life was
made a burden by them. 50 abusive did
they become that an officer was called TO
remove them from the coaching lines
Both teams collected seven hits each.
but Myers. who was IA the box for the
locals kept the bumps he got scattered
through several innings and struck out
ten OF the Penn Park sluggers.
Garside was doing stunts on the slab
for Penn PARK and no; local batter wss
stood up.
just how the balloon ascension occurred
in the hrst inning the boys from the land
OF cabbage and onions are still trying 10
figure out. They VIII make another at
tempt this afternoon. The score:
Evening journal., 1903-07-24

What is the cause Of that uproar i'm
the car ahead?" asked one of the pas
sersers.
"A Kansas farmer and the owner of
a lerry patch I'm Michigan are fighting
over a Harvard graduate that IS 7ut
here looking for job" replied The
conductor. In an agitatcd voice.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
Mr. cIoMard slnas Toniaht.

\. Dushane ClowarJ will sing at the
bandstand at BrandyNvme Springs go
night. This has proved such a popular
feature that Mr.. Coward has consented
TO sing every Tuesday and Friday nights.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
LYDIA A. (ODI'S WILL PROBATED
Judge Lore was One Of the Witnesses
to the Document

The Win of Lydia A. Todd, deceased.
was nled in the office Of Recorder OF
Deeds Fred =. Bach. Mary r. Gambrll
and Walter L. Todd are named as ex-
ecutives in tho document.
Chief Justice Lore was one Of the Wit
nesses 20 the viii and probated a.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24

wilmington A. A.. 10000 o.
Williamsport .....0 o 0O1 Is
Earned Williamsport. 3 Two.
base hit Shultz.. Sacrifice hits -
Shult1. Clymcr, Hartman. Stolen base
=aIierney. Struck uut-By tiish. s..
Bases on balls-On Everson. 8: off
Lush, 6. wild Ditch-Everson. Um-
pire-Smith. Time of game 1 hour
and 43 minutes.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE

STONE IRON AND SLATE coNsTRUc
TION.
Atlantic City's newest hotel. Bea water
in all baths, telephones 20 rooms. music.
valet service ana otner modern hotel con
veniences. Golf. Booklet.
JOSIAH WHITE & SONS.
Evening journal., 1903-07-24
Durstsin Special for Saturday.

A Rothchilds Especiales &c. sega
given TO every retail customer purchas
ing 25c. worth. East Second street
Evening journal., 1903-07-24

When Bryan lectured at the ottawa,
KAN ChautauQua six years ago, his
share OF the money paid by those who
attended the lecture was $3.50; this year
his share was sl17.. The fall does NOT
indicate accurately his political decline.