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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
ORIGINAL RULES.
The Game OF Base Ball as Played Fifty
Years AGO.

The Knickerbocker club of New
York was the first one organized to
play the now national game OF base
ball and was the one from which the
succeeding clubs derived their rules
of playing. The organization bears
date September 90, 1S45. when playing
rules were adopted, which are given
below, and present curious contrast
10 those now in vogue:
First-the bases shall be from home
to second base. forty-two PAGES; from
first to third base, forty.two PAGES.
equi-distant.
The game to consist of twenty-one
counts. or aces: but at the conclusion
an equal number of hands must be
played.
Third-The ball must be pitched and
not thrown. for the bat.
Fourth--A ball knocked out the
field, or outside the range OF the first
of third base, is foul.
Fifth-Three balls being struck al
and missed. and the last one caught
Is a hand out: II not caught Is consid
cred fair, and the striker is bound to
run.
Sixth-If ball be struck, or tipped
and caught, either flying or on the first
bound, it is hand out.
Seventh-A player running the
bases shall be out IL the ball Is in the
hands of an adversary on the base, oil
the runner Is touched with II before he
makes his base; IL being understood
however that in no instance is a bal
to be thrown at him.
Eighth--A player running who shall
prevent an adversary from catching
or getting the hall before making hi,
base, is a hand out.
Ninth-Three hands out, all out
Tenth-Playeis .aus> take thei
strike in regular turn.
Eleventh-All disputes and differ
ences relative to the game. tn be de
cided by the umpire, from which Their
Is no appeal.
Twelfth-No ace or base can b
made on foul strike.
} Thirteenth-A runner cannot be pu
out In making one base, when bal
! Is made by the pitcher.
! Fourteenth-But one base Above
when a bali bounds out OF the feel
when strick.-Dcnver Post.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
CONCERNING TOMMY RYAN.
Lou Houseman Says Thlngs at Middle
weight Champion's Expense.

Lou Houseman Says Things at Middle
weight champIon's Expense.
Lou Houseman makes Tommy Ryan
the target of the following In the Chi
cago Inter Ocean:
Tommy Ryan, Enthusiastically great
fighter, but very bad press agent.
has been made a fool of by Fitzsim-
mons. This was to be expected Ryan
was never sincere In his challenge TO
fight the tall Cornishman. When Ryan
issued his imSecilic def to box Fitz-
simmons at the middleweight limit he
felt himself secure behind the conyic'
ton that the man from Cornwall could
not make the weight imposed. The
minute that Fitzslmmons came out
and accepted the offer Ryan lodged
away--probably a very much surpris
ed man. Fitzsimmons wrote me
short while back asking just how sin
cere | thought Ryan was In the offe'
to box him for the middleweight cham
plonship. Fitzsimmons was informe.
that Ryan had agreed to box him, blu
that he would insist on the weigh
limit. III bet a few replied the ex
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
PORTER MORROW ALL RIGHT.
Under Indictment by Grand Jury, But
Makes Reasonable Explanation.

Makes HeaSonapie erpidndtton-
On information culled from the
news columns OF the Albuquerque
Journal.Democrat. The Record last
evening mentioned that Porter
Morrow. southwestern representative
OF the Simmons Hardware company OF
St Louis. had been arrested and plac-
ed in Jail at Santa Fe. charged with
embezzlement and fraud.
Concerning the unfortunate AFFAIR. a
special telegram from Santa Fe to the
Albuquerque Citizen OF last evening
says
"Journal-Democrat wrong again. as
usual. Morrow Is not in jail. Have in
vestigated and he is all right"
Last evenings Santa Fe New Mexi
can sets the whole matter right, as fol
lows:
SHERIFF II. c. Kinsell on Saturday
arrested Porter Morrow, who Travelled
70: the Simmons Hardware company
on the charge OF embezzlement. There
are three counts against Morrow. He
was indicted by the grand jury OF San
tn Fe county on charges preferred by
the company. He was arrested at Bel
videre. H.. and brought to Santa Fe
on Saturday. Mr.. Morrow makes
very reasonable explanation OF the
charges against him which are based
upon a mistake by a clerk OF the hard
were company IN sending trunk &c
Mr.. Morrow"--Las Vegas Record.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
A Bio Play.

The future book being made by y. j.
Weller a. Co., Of Chicago. is getting
a terrific play. Savable, Dick Welles,
Top Soil and Won Rouse are getting
the bigger share of attention. The
other day Steve L'Hommedieu. the
plunger, sought Kid Weller In his Of.
fee in the Malle-s building, Chicago.
Take bet. Kid?' asked the
Frenchman.
Yes. Stephen" returned Weller,
that's what I'm here for. What do
you like?"
Charley Ellison's colt" answered
L'Hommedieu.
How much do you like him,
Stephen" queried Weller.
BET you a thousand straight, place
and show"
Weller looked at his list, saw that
Skilful was being held at 30, 10 and s.
Then he turned to his ticket writer
and dictated:
"skilful, $4,000 to $1,000; $4,000
to $1,000; 5000 to $1,000"
This ticket. calling for sb3,0 900 to
81, 900, was passed over to L'Homme
dieu, who in turn passed over three
81, 900 bills.
L'Hommedieu and Weller then left
the Mallers building and adjourned &c
an adjoining cafe, where the pair hat
drink over the transaction.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.


+. A. walliams has been reelected
president Of the Denver Aathletlc club.
Harvard won the intercollegiate
whist championship recently by defeat
ing Columbia.
Yale and Harvard have signed new
agreement on athletics. Nothing In II
as 10 not killing football players.
The limited round bout between Joe
Choynski. Of California. and "Philadel'
phia Jack OBrlcn. which was to have
been decided in Philadelphia on March
81, has ben postponed until April G.
Grin Jones. the Brooklyn bantam,
and Johnny Powers, of Boston, have
been matched % meet in the star bout
Of ten rounds at loS pounds before the
Lenox Athletic club Of 30 ton on
march q.
The most important of tho long list
Of proposed WORLDS fair year sporting
events will be the Worlds FAR handi-
cap flor all ages), which will be run
at the worlds fair track 1t will be
worth $50 GOO $4,000 Of which goes
20 the winne"
A Fort Scott. Kas.. dispatch says:
Robert Browrlght. known as BLACK
Fcot."5 leader Of the Webb City foot
race swindlers, who have operated eX-
tonsively over the country during the
last two years, has been convicted at
Mount Vernon, Mo, and sentenced TO
three years in the pen,tentiary. Two
II his associates. Ellis and Brumley,
were convicted and sentenced 10 the
same punishment. Thirteen victims,
from whom the foot racers obtained
an aggregate of 100000. assisted in
the prosecution.
The Yale.Commbia wrestling match.
cs at Columbia last Saturday night for
the intercollegiate championship re.
suited in tie.
Jimmy Britt. the California light
weight. has been matched to fight Chi.
cago" Joe DAILY at Butte, Mont, the
first week in April.
Casper Leon, the old time bantam
weight announces his re-entry in the
ring. Casper is out with a challenge
to all lis pound boys
One man who has become wealthy
through the fighting game is Sam
| Harris. manager of Terry" McGovern
| Harris formerly was a laundry wagon
/ driver IN New York. when he got hold
of Terry" and he ut once started in
to make money.
A new record was established in the
special potato race by Chas. p. Lucas
of Kentucky university, at the recent
indoor collegiate athletic meet in st
Louis. The former worlds record In
the event was 80 3-5, and Lucas gather
ed the potatoes In SO fiat.
Jim Jaw" Corbett boosted his show
at New Haven by saying: while
do not wish to seem boastful, | an
confident that in our coming mattel
Jeffries will go down in defeat in M
teen rounds or less. The eight will no
last twenty rounds; OF that you ma,
be sure"
The American cyclist. Joe Nelson
won a match against Jimmy Michae
at Paris. on Sunday. covering ten kilo
metres (6.214 miles) in eight minutes
thirty.seven and three-fifths seconds
and twenty kilometres C2.42S miles
in seventeen minutes seventeen AM
two-fifths seconds.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
Boston Bloomers Again.

John Crabb, manager of Union Base
Ball park, yesterday received letter
from w. p. Needham, manager OF the
Boston Boomers base ball team, con-
veying the information that he would
bring the team on another trip through
the west this coming summer. Need
ham says this seasons team will be
much stronger than the one he had
last year The Boston Boomers play
ed in Denver last season, but failed &c
make much of an impression on the
few spectators present-Denver News
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
NICKNAME
What the Bail Teams Representing
Different Cities Are Called.

what the Bail Teams representing
Different Cities Are Called.
Each ball team representing the big
league cities. as well as those Of other
cities are known all over the country
bv their nickname. Some OF them are
as follows:
St Louis American league team
Browns.
ST. Louis National league team
Cardinals.
Chicago American White SoX.
Chicago Nationals-Or Orphans.
New York-Giants.
Philadelph Quakcrs.
Boston Bcaneaters.
Washington Senators
klyn-S uperbas
Baltimore Orioles.
Cleveland Blue Birds.
potroit--TigeSs.
Cincinnati--Rcds.
pittsburg Pirates.
Colorado Springs Millionaires.
Denver Grizzlies.
Omaha Kidnapers.
Kansas C.ty--Blues.
J.ouisville-- Colonels.
napolls-lloosiers.
Milwaukee, Brewers.
81. Paul Saints.
Minneapolis-M illers.
These names are given in some In
stances on account Of something that
has happened in the city they repre-
a.nf witch has brought goueral attpn
ton to Il. as in the case of Omaha
that team being called "Kidnapers' on
account cf the Pat Grove episode. The
Baltimore team were nicknamed the
Orioles" on account Of the combina
ton OF colors in their uniform; the
two 81. Louis teams are also named
from the colors they wear as well as
Cleveland and the Chicago American
league team.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
NEW YORK GIANTS.
Most Wonderful Aggregation Of Ball
Players.

Base ball players and fans through
out the country have been keeping
close eye on New York, the latest ad-
dition TO the American league circuit.
This team will begin the season with
the greatest number OF players new TO
the league. There will be ten men out
of the eighteen under the charge of
Manager Griffith that have never be-
fore worn an American league uni
form. OF course eight of these are old
National loaguers. and II is from these
men the American league expects the
strength of the new club. The men
new to the organization In the New
York club are: O'Connor, Beville, j.
Tannehill. Chesbro. Wolf, Camel,
Long, Lefty" Davis, Keeler and Court.
ncy. The pitching end OF the new club
In the American league will be strong,
and the men handling the big NIT have
regulations thet will stand service.
The batting OF the infield ought to be
above the average and that will hold
true In regard to the outfield, provid-
ing Keeler Is held. Looking at the in
field. which Is the malnstay OF every
pitcher-and both Griffith and CHESHIRE
are men who depend largely on their
backing in a hard game-there Is
much talent and ability. but whether II
can be welded together into unit In
the work to be accomplished is hard 10
surmise. John Camel, who has always
been good at fielding. but whose stick
work and base running are not above
criticism, will hold down first base
Jimmy" Williams. who played with
the Albuquerque during the fair. and
was here with the all-stars will be a
the second bag. williams is a good
man with the stick and batted ovei
300 last season with the Baltimore
club, but he is known as an individual
hitter, who can hit hard when there
Is no one on base. but is not TO be re
lied upon to bring home man on sec
ond. His natural position and the on
he likes best Is third. Herman Ions
of the Boston Nationals. Is slated 70
shortstop. Conroy. once q member o
Connie Mack's Milwaukee aggregation
In the American league. will take car
OF the third bag. BY switching the In
field of the club about the team coul
undoubtedly be strengthened, putin
Camel on first, Long on second, Cor
roy on short and Williams on third
When the ability OF Beville behind th
bat, Adkias and Wolf In the pitcher
~ and Courtney as an outhelder ar
sroughly known the relatiy
...rength OF the newest acquisition I
ban Johnson's organization compare
With the seven other clubs can be est
mated. The New FORK grounds will b
etween One Hundred and Sixty-hft
nd One Hundred and slxty-eight
streets. Eleventh avenue and Foi
washington avenue. The president
Che New York league team will be Jo
sordcn, builder and coal and woo
healer. a member OF Tammany ha
ana OF the New York Athletic club. A
socisted with him VIII be John b. pa
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28

The big ball games in Deming on the
eth and 2Sth OF this month promise
10 draw one of the largest crowds
known in that town for many a long
day. The Chicago National League
team will play the Deming team on
the eth, and the Yellow Kids OF
Deming and the Bisbee team will play
on Saturday. The Deming papers as
sert TINT low rates will be given on all
railroads at that time. No information
TO that effect has yet reached the once
here. but IL is probable II will soon
Deming will be scene Of glorious fes
tivlty during these three days, and u
would be well worth ones time to par
take of the enjoyment OF the occasion
Silver City Independent.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
OVERLAND PARK MEETING.
Several Albuquerque Horses Hav'
Been Entered.

Announcement was made Saturday
by Secretary G. A. Walgreen. OF the
Denver Overland Racing association,
that an additional harness race for 2
year-old PAGERS would be included in
the card for the coming race meeting
at Overland park. which opens on June
20 and will continue until July 4. in
elusive. says the Denver Republican.
The added purse Is given in compli'
ance with numerous requests from
horsemen throughout the west who
have youngsters which they are anx
lous TO train for the present season
Already over ten owners have pledged
themselves to enter in the race and II
is possible that new record for west
ern bred 2-year-old sidewheelers may
be made The event will be raced on
the second Tuesday of the meeting.
A purse of $500 will he hung up fol
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
WAS A GOOD RAIN.
cattlemen Are Happy A Star Route
Stage Manipulation.


Special Correspondence.
Southern New Mexico. March 25-
The cattle raisers and ranchmep
throughout southern New Mexico are
surely In a happy frame of mind. Be-
sides the SHOWS of the past winter a
steady rain started in last night and a
gentle downpoar of the needful, to
make the grass come In abundance and
to al all the water holes. has con-
tinued all today. Several cowboys from
of the ranges called at Haywood today
for their mail and TO get the latest out
side news through The Citizen, and
they gave the pleasant information
that range cattle were never In a bet
ter condition than this spring. The
winter was to their liking-they kept
up to the standard in weight for winter
stock, and opened the spring In as
good condition as possible for range
stock to be. A number of large cattle
companies In Grant and Luna counties
are arranging to round up big lunches
of cattle for shipment TO the Chicago
/ anu huuSdS WY MAJ httos "hH ~"
tleman stated today that the Lyons
Campbell Cattle Commission desire e
purchase several thousand rangs
steers, paying as high as SIS a head
Two or three Kansas City and Denver
buyers are now visiting the various
cattle companies OF southern New
Mexico.
H.. Wickham, a wealthy gentleman
Of Hartford, Conn, came in from Albu
querque this morning. took dinner a
the Haywood springs hotel, and left II
the afternoon for Cooks Peak, to en-
10y a few days with his old friend
Ralph C. Ely, president and manage
OF the General Concentrates compan'
operating at Cooks Peak. Mr.. Wick
ham and wife. with lady friend, Mri
Lloyd, have been wintering In south
ern California, and the ladies were lei
at the Alvarado, Albuquerque, while b
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28

made the trip to Cooks Peak and re-
turn. Leslie Newberry, young attor-
ney of Hartford, Conn, who Is now en-
gagged with the surveying corps on the
Santa Fe Central, is a nephew OF Mr..
Wlekham
One Of the interesting characters
around the Haywood Is G. c. Conrad,
and he Is the bloated star route ma
nipulatcr of this section Of New Mex
leo he has soveral stage mail route
contracts. anC e around the hotel
like a king" while his various drivers
plod through the rain and sand on
their way to and from the Haywood
hot springs which Is an oasis in an
extensive area OF Uncle Sans arid do
main. Conrad is a Bohemian of the
most exacting type. and has filled the
editors chair on some of the big jour.
nails of the Pacific coast. He is an
eastern college graduate, drifted to the
western country years ago, and dis
! likes water, in its wrong place. as
much as a Kentucky colonel His last
achievement as an editor was on the
San Francisco Chronicle, and they say
| he made a first class Quill driver while
| In harness.
| T.. Stockhardt, who has charge of the
Harvey news and curio stand at the
Deming depot, arrived at haywood this
morning. and he mad to be lifted out of
! the stage. He is suffering with loco
motor ataxia, or slight attack OF
paralysis of the right limb. He attrib
utes his difficulty to poor circulation
of the blood, and was sent to Haywood
to get relief.
OF the colony at the Haywood hot
springs, j. II. Tracey, the giant from
Deming. is considered the most cheer
full and the wit of the crowd. He SUI
fers excruciatingly at times with pains
in his rheumatic limb, and when the
limb is drawn up and his face indicates
suffering, he is of such pleasant dis
position that he is known to call OF
the Lord "in sweet tones half dozer
times before relief would come.
A.. f. witzel and wife, popular people
of Silver City. who were at Denver
passed down the road home bound thu
other day Mrs. Witzel was at Denve
for her health and where she sui
mitted to an operation. Mr. Witze
went after her, and he reports hi
wife's health greatly improved. Tn
gentleman has lately taken charge o
THE Cave" saloon, OF Silver City, vic
Stephen Uhli recently deceased.
Al. Dano, OF Silver City, who was a
Santa Fe lobbying for the enactmen
of good laws. has returned to Silve
, City.
The extensive circulation of TIL
Citizen throughout southern New Me'
leo is growing day by day, and tn
people appreciate the paper, for tn
! good 1t has done and is doing tow AT
building up all sections Of New Mexico
II Is the only daily in New Mexic
reaching this section Of the territor
twenty.fo hours earlier with the la
est telegraphic news.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28

the old base ball man, once president
of the New York league club. The
grounds are the largest in the country.
averaging 7S0xS20 wards. There will be
seating capacity OF 1900 spectators.
Tho property belongs TO the New
York Institute for the Blind and has
been leased By the American league
cl1b for ten years
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
so SOOTHING.
Its Influence Has Been Felt by SO
Many Albuquerque Readers.

Many Albuquerque Heaoers'
The soothing influence of relief
After suffering from itching piles
From eczema or any itchiness OF the
skin
Makes one feel grateful to the rem.
edy
Doan's Ointment has soothed hun
dreds
Here's what one Albuquerque citizen
says:
A. NJ. Whitcomb, nursery. corner OF
Eighth and Tijeras streets. says: "In
my estimation there IL no ointment fol
the purposes II is used that can equaI
Doan's. There was spot just below
my knee which annoyed me for ter
years. Unlike eczema II did not spread
but at times II itched so exasperatingly
particularly after | went TO bed or sa
by the stove, that scratched II unit
It smarted before relief came. trie,
every salve and ointment | cam'
across, when one did not help bough
another and slapped II on. Reading
about Doan's Ointment induced me 4
go TO the Albuquerque Pharmacy AM
pay four bits for a box. In few day
the itchiness ceased and the life Of tn
part affected was killed for up to date
and II Is now over six months since
stopped the use OF the salve there ha
not been a symptom OF its reappeal
aace."
For sale by all dealers. Price 9
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, \
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and TAX
no substitute.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
From Cadet Talbot.

Roswell, N. NJ, March 23.-Thomas
Hughes, Dear Sir: was notified to-
day by Colonel Wilson that you had
kindly appointed me as your cadet at
the military school for two years more.
take this opportunity to thank and
show you that am deeply grateful.
The first term ending in November,
my average was so and had no demer-
its. The second term ending in Feb
ruary. my average was So and no de-
merits. While these are very good
hope TO be able to Improve the last
term.
Thanking you again for the appoint.
ment, am sincerely your friend,
w. u. TALBOT.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28
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LETTER LIST.


Following is the list Of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the postofifce
at Albuquerque. n. M, Tor the week
ending March IS, 1903
Ladies' List.
Baker, Mrs F J Madison. Miss Ma.
Burns, Mrs Mary d mic
Briggs, Miss q
Candelaria, Aniata Powers, Mrs A
Campbell, Miss Loie Serler. Mrs Il A
Esperonell, Senori. Seymour, Mrs F c
TIA Antonita Sedio. Mrs Lane
Finney, Mrs Sam Silva, Maria de la
Garcia, Miss Jenny Luz b
Garten, Miss Lucie Sanchez, Simona b
M de
Henry, Mrs II Seymour Mrs Bess
Hale, Mrs Ethel Sandoval, Miss Ad.
Leon, Mrs Alice elina
Mcdonald, Mrs NJ Woods, Mrs Ella
Mems List.
Askren, John Lukens, Harry A
Anderson, w Hick- Long. Jake
man Lehan. James
Baker, BIB McMurray, Capt s
Barnes, A G
Bridgewater, Evert Mccormick, Ed
Ellington, J N Maxwell, Guy
Bridgewater, + r Morrison, q
Barreras, Bitos Mullaney, Philip
Clarke. Howard Cakes, Henry
Crofford, Frank s Pherson, 0
Chastonay, Alese Poisson, Leonard
Grouse. VIM M Roesner, Maxim
Chabira. Jose Igna- Rohour, Pierce
clio Russell,
Dm an, Antonio Shaul, + w
t,arcia. p Schmitz, Arthur
| Ginning. Clarence Slime, Wilbur +
G Smith. q w
Ganssley, Ernest Springfield. Aaron
Harrison, Frank Sswanson, Charles
| Hall, G. Turrieta, GARNER
Hunt, A II Taylor, waiter
Jones. RID Tafoya, Melquiadel
Jaramillo, Estayen Verplancke, j
| Jaram!llo, Manuel Valencia, Jose
| A Weber, J
Kersey, $ II Manager OF foo'
Keene. A IS ball team Cos
Lucero, Fortune Military f,stitut
Packages.
Mem, Dwiggins jackson, II A CD
Hin, Harry A Jaramillo, 20
Persons calling for the above name
letters will please say Advertised,
and give the date OF publication.
r. w. HOPKINS.
Postmaster.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28

Walter Miller, director of agencies
for the New York Insurance company
In the southwest, has returned to AL
buquerque again. Ralph Holloran has
been appointed general agent and Prof.
A. Montoya, local agent.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28

The s. +. p. a p. railroad will soon
erect a handsome depot at Prescott. I,
will be surrounded by concrete walks
and beds OF flowers.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-28

One OF the fundamental rules OF ETH
quette to observe Is the manner OF sit
ting down at the table. One should
not sit on the edge of the chair nor
sideways The back should not rest
continually against the chair. An easy.
upright position is the proper one.
The feet should rest on the floor and
one should sit far enough away from
the plsta to be able to use knife and
fork without awkwardness.