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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23

The Louisville club has suspended Pitch
er McCord for dissipation.
Alonzo Hedges, the youthful phenomenon,
has signed with the Milwaukee American
Association team for 1904.
The Duesseldorfers of this city will play
at Connersville to-day. The club will play
at Shelbyville next Sunday.
Pitcher McFetridge, released by the Phil
adelphia club, has been taken care of by
the New York American club.
Foil. who has made q record with the
Des Moines club as a catcher, has been
signed by the Cincinnati club.
Cincinnati has won more games from
New York than any other club. They have
won ten out of the seventeen.
The Giants are, are the only team in the
on man since they started South last
March.
Rumor has it that Connie Mack has al
ready captured four Of the strongest play
ers in the Eastern League for his club for
next year.
The New York Nationals have purchased
Pitcher Ames of the lion club of the New
York State League for an announced sum
of $500.
o'Neill. right fielder of Dufry's Milwaukee
team, viii be utility player for the Bostons
in 1904. Comiskey has secured Donahue,
first baseman of the same team.
Tom Fisher. a brother or Chauncey
Fisher, the authenticated twirler, who at
one time pitched for indianapolis, is to be
given a trial next year by the Cincinnati
Reds Tom Fisher is now pitching for the
Shreveport, La, club.
A double-header will be played to-day at
Capital City Park. The Brightwood and
Indianapolis Hoyts will play the first
game The second game will DE called at
$3.50 O'Clock and will be played between the
Danville Browns and the Harlans, of this
city.
Jack Mccarthy, who formerly graced the
left garden for Indianapolis, and who is
now playing the same position for Cleve-
land, is steadily bringing himself to the
fore with his playing. Each day he man
ages to get in a couple of timely hits Last
Tuesday, i'm the game with Boston, Nc
Carthy made one of the most sensational
plays of the season. Jimmie Collins hit
to deep left center. Cy Young was on
second and started home. Mccarthy, by
hard rum captured Collns's fly and threw
Young out at second.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
RACE CARD FOR The FAIR
GRAND CIRCUIT CRACKS WILL GO
At THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Liberal Purses offered by state Board
of Agriculture Are Attracting
Many Notable Entries.

At the coming State fair the patrons will
witness some of the best harness racing
that the Indiana State Board of Agricul-
ture has ever offered. The entries will not
close until Sept. Z, and Secretary Charles
Downing is kept busy In his correspond
ence with prominent horse owners over the
country. The large purses offered by the
State Board of Agriculture have drawn the
attention of prominent horsemen. and these
will probably bring their. full string Of
horses.
The Grand Circuit will close in the East
during the week of the State fair. Prior
to the close many horse owners will have
shipped their stock West. In this way
Indianapolis will see many of the cracks
that have made marks in the East.
Horsemen of the country know the merits
of the Indianapolis track and those desir-
ing to mark their performers will send
their entries here, they can be sure their
animals. if in condition. will clip from one
to two seconds off their former records.
The purses in the twelve races Of the
week range from $500 to $1,000 and horse
men say that they have never been eQualed
before in this locality.
NJ. s. Claypool has been placed in charge
of the speed department of the State fair
this year. Mr. Claypool is well known
throughout Indiana and the West by horse
men.
The programme for the week follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
CONvICTs AS BALL PLAYERS.
How the Game Helped the Discipline
at CharlestOwn.
Boston Advertiser.

Boston Advertiser.
Baseball playing has been introduced by
Warden Bridges among the inmates of the
Charlestown State Prison, with strikingly
beneficial results Not only has the game
given the prisoners relaxation from cell
life and the workshop, but il has afforded
q diversion for their minds, a breath of
fresh air and a look at the blue heavens
above And not the least result of all is
ruly prisoner can participate in the game,
and many a man naturally fractions has
been good" Just for the chance TO go
out in the prison yard and play a game
of baseball.
Next 10 a pardon or an expiration of
sentence, permission to play ball or see
ball game is the greatest boon that can
be conferred upon any prisoner To be
deprived of the privilege of being a player
or a spectator is the greatest punishment
prisoner can receive. He had much
rather go into solitary" than lose a game
OF ball
The inmates have two mines. called this
year the Resolutes and the Hustlers, and
they play every fai- weather Saturday
from May 10 October. Every player is a
prisoner, and the umpires are likewise in
mates. The league rules are followed
strictly. and the umpire Is obeyed. In fact
the absence of kicking" among the
Charlestown prisoners shows them in an
the players seen on the league grounds.
The two teams play for championship
honors. and every game is written up
for the prison paper. the Mentor.
Ground rules naturally prevail, owing 10
the smallness of the prison yard, but there
is room enough for two hundred spectators.
ALL prisoners. Some have seats. and the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
VAN CLEVE Is AFTER 1T
HARTFORD CITY MAN WOULD BE
STATE TENNIS CHAMPION.
Match Is Arranged with the Muncie
Team and the BIackfOrd County
PIayers--ResuIts of Games.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. 22.-Joseph
Van Cleve. of this city, president of the In
diana Lawn Tennis Association. will make
a strong race for the individual champion
ship OF Indiana himself. Yesterday he de-
feated Arthur Thornburg, of Montpelier, in
two sets. 6-2 and 6-1. Thornburg is one of
the strong players and the easy manner
in which he beat the Montpelier man in
this contest makes Van Cleve look like a
favorite
Thomas Fulton, Of this city, will play a
match game with Mcmahon, of Anderson,
at the Country Club at Muncie Tues
day. William Cronin. of this city. will play
his match in this city with Shive-
ley. or Marion, on Tuesday. This is ex-
pected 20 be a splendid atch, as both are
fine players. James Moffett, of this city,
will play a match with Redfield, of Mont
pelier. the coming week, but the date has
not been fixed
The tennis team of this city has also ar
ranged a match with the Muncie Country
Club team for Monday, Sept. T. The teams
met recently and every event but one was
Won by the Hartford City team. Muncie
players will make strong effort TO redeem
themselves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
CLOSE OF ELW0OD RACES
A SINGLE HEAT REQUIRED TO DE-
eide EACH FOLLOWER.
Kindest Kind Takes the 2;1S Trot
with Ease ana Lazarre Wins the
2,17 Pace by q Nose.
70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapo Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, Aug. 22.-Two thousand
persons witnessed the completion Of Fri
days races at the fair grounds this after
noon. 1t required only a single heat to
decide each race. Lazarre winning the 2:17
pace by a bare nose, Miss Coleridge push
ing him hard for the honors. Kindest Kind
won the 2:1S trot with ease, passing under
the wire in 2:13h. At the close OF the
races the grounds were almost deserted, the
majority of the exhibitors and horsemen
having gone TO Muncie for next week
fair. Summary:
2:1S Trot; purse $1,000:
Kindest Kind, Oh. G., by Leland
Stanford (PadgitD ...............1
Topsy b. m, by Almonarch
(Smlth) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Success, b. g., by Axtell (Dicker-
Time-2:l4%4. 2:1SA. 2:14A, Pisa. 2:1SA.
2:17 Pace: purse. $3.50:
Lazarre. b. h., by G. Ideaway COS
Miss Coleridge. b. m. by Coleridge
Ella Redd. b. m. by Dick Redo (Wol-
TimeN2:14H. 2:i5, 2:i3i..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
What Did the Sisters Thinkf
in Boston Transcript.

Listener, IN Boston transcript.
The Listener observed the other day two
sombre-garbed and middle-aged nuns gaz-
ing absorbedly into the show window of
leading lace store. They wore no orna-
ments unless the pendant emblems of their
faith might hold that meaning for the
careless; but the rapt expressions upon
their faces. as they contemplated the rich
display, could hardly have been due to
spiritual vision of verites to others I'M
seen. The Listener was not at all shocked
to see this temporary coquetting with what
severe self-disciplinarians would call the
vanites of life, nor was his belief in the
sanctity of the gazers lessened by the ex-
perience; but he would have given more
than q penny for their thoughts. Did the
sight of these delicate and beautiful fab
rics revive not dead but sleeping memories
of a time before world-renunciation forced
into the background the gayeties and con-
ventional pleasures of life. routs and balls
and all that merry whirl of fashion and
perhaps frivolity that has such fascination
for the young or were they considering
them in connection with some splendid
church ceremonial from which the richest
product of the loom Is not barred? In
either event their emotions deserved re-
spect Ii is a wholesome sign, either in re-
ligion or in life when love of beauty sur
wives all experiences and asserts itself
when the appropriate stimulus is presented,
and we would trust even the religious pro-
LESSONS of those who have 1t and do not
seek to hide it. farther than those who have
it not or seek to suppress It,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
EIGHT ONE-EYED MEN.
Instead of Being HOodoO They
Served as an Overdose.

IAtSS.
Another sailors superstition has received
its dcathblow.
From time immemorial a one-eyed man
has been considered 'hoodoo" of the
most malignant kind board ship. No
self-respecting sailor would go TO sea with
a one-eyed man il he could help it.
But a most prosperous voyage ended
yesterday when the steamship Switzerland
came into port with eight first-class one
eyed hoodoos on board.
When the sailors saw the first man with
one eye missing come up the gangplang they
waxed grave; when the second stepped on
deck they became gloomy, but when the
third put in an appearance they began 10
make arrangements TO dispose Of what little
property they possessed
But when five appeared in bunch they
abandoned all hope and thought of the fu-
determined 70 live a sober and proper life
while life lasted.
There was so little profanity in the fore
castle that the first mate thought the
whole crew was sick. and he administered
a dose OF castor oil. When this was taken
without a grumblc he sought the cause.
Then he learned of the eight one-cyed
men and promptly joined the mourners.
He was actually civil TO the men until
the ship got inside the capes. Then he
turned loose and the crew began TO grum-
BILE The men could not understand their
good luck until one old salt solved il by
saying:
ITS this way. Tommy. When a man
takes too much poison he don't die. but
just goes right along One or two one
eyed men would have made lots OF trouble.
but eight was an overdose and we got of
lucky"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
2:O5 Pace; purse. sl,OOO. two in three:
Getaway Day at saugus.

sAUGUs. Mass. Aug. 2O.-The August
meeting at Old Saugus track closed to-day
with the competition. of the unfinished 2:25
trot of yesterday. Fanfare and John Hoop
er had each two heats when they appeared
for the word. Both showed the effects OF
the previous days racing. Fanfare made
the deciding heat In the slowest time OF the
entire meeting. Summary:
2:25 trot: purse. $500 (concluded):
Fanfare. blk. g. QHewitO....4 3 l ]
John Hooper. b. g. bristol
and Palmer) ..-...-.....-..6 2 1 1
Miss Brady, b. m. (Blanch-
ard ......................34 2 4 TO.
Oakland Belle. blk m. (Dore)2 70.
Willie John, b. &. (Palmer).1 / DIS.
The Baron. blk. h. (Pope)..5 5 DIS.
Time-2:22, 2:211, 2:241z. 2:241z, 2:234, 2:24.
2:26.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
GETTING SPORTY IN WAYNE.
Croquet League to he Formed I'm the
Towns OF that County.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN. Ind, Aug. "a croquet
league is the latest subject for discussion
In Wayne county. The plans contemplate
an organization composed of clubs from
Richmond. Cambridge City. Centerville,
Dublin. Williamsburg. Hagerstown. New
Castle knightstown, Muncie and Winches-
ter Championship games VIII be arranged
and series OF exhibitions given at the vari-
Gus points Yes. Harris. OF Richmond Wal
ter Commons. OF Centerville and Frank
Geisier. OF Hsgsrstown, have the matter OF
organization in hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
A Lions Tooth Pulled.

New York Times.
Jack. the big African Hon at Glen Island,
had tooth extracted to-day. and IL re-
quired the united efforts or four strong
men 10 accomplish the task Ten days ago
the animal became very irritable, and a
close watch was put upon him TO determine
the cause OF the trouble. At times, es-
pecially after eating, he would fly into
paroxysms of rage and dash about his cage
I'm an unaccountable manner. Keeper
Healey discovered that the beast had a
jumping toothache. and IL was decided
that the tooth must come out. AS pre-
liminary the lion was chioroformed IL
took hard pull TO extract the tooth. Two
hours later Jack seemed 10 have fully re-
covered from the effects OF the operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
SKYSCRAPER AND PENS.
Stevenson Building Team Won from
Stockyards Club.

The Stevenson Building Baseball Club de-
feated the Union Stockyards team yester-
day, to .. at Brighton Beach. Bohnstadt
and Patterson were in the points for the
Stevenson Building team, and Kelly and
Cummings for the Union Stockyards.
The features Of the game were a sensa-
tional running catch by Cullen in center
field and one-hand stop'of fast grounder
by Curtis. The best playing was done by
Patterson for the Stevenson team and
Curtis for the Stockyards. Kelly carried
on the pitching honors. striking out eleven
men Bohnstadt was credited with eight
strikeoutS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23

others who stand are called the bleach
ers." The games are played with just as
much zeal earnestness enthusiasm and
cheers as any professional game, and some
of the playing is really professional in
quality. In fact. one of the leading pitch
ers is an old Boston league pitcher.
The experiment has proved so successful
that General. Bridges will maintain Il.
This is one of the many sensible things he
has introduced into prison life. and he de-
serves credit for IL. General Bridges s
work at Charestown is attracting atten-
ton beyond this State, and III Is practical,
sensible innovations such as this which
makes him an ideal man for such a place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
Roosevelt Boy. I'm Cnmn.

DEADWOOD. 8. d. Aug. 22-Theodore
Roosevelt, IT., and cousin. George Roose-
welt, are here. the guests OF Captain seth
Butler. the personal friend OF the President
The captain has planned a unique trip bv
camp wagon OF about a month. the Jour
neg 10 be through the Black Hills forest
reserve. close 10 the many trout streams
Ihe boys are IN excellent health
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23

ROME, Aug. 22-Vesuvius being station
airy with seeming tendency 10 decrease in
the eruption Neapolitans consider IL a vic
tory over Professor krIll, OF Munich say
Ing that their signals against the evil eye
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
Negro shot 10 Death.

HENDERSON, Tex, Aug 22.-Joe San
ders. a negro accused of having attempted
criminal assault on young girl last night
was shot TO death to-day by posse OF
citizens, which went to arrest him. San
ders was standing In his door when the
men approached holding a shotgun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23
LAST DAY AT BRIGHTON
GOOD WEATHER AND GOOD CARD,
But THE SPORT Is TAME.
Major Delmar Barred in the Betting,
but Suffers n Misfortune-ResuIts
on the Saugus Track.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22-The closing day
OF the Brighton Beach Grand Circuit meet
ing had beautiful weather and good card.
but the racing was tame compared with
the previous days For the 2:13 trot Mary
d. sold at to l over the field. but Mazetto
won the first heat in close finish by a
neck and the second with ease. Another
favcrite went under in the 2:O5 pace. for
which Carl Wilkes sold at 800 TO $50 for the
field. Joe Pointer won in straight heats
by half length in the first and two
lengths in the second. Only three met in
the All pace. with Albock selling at so TO
s15, and he won he pleased.
In the 2sO4 trot Major Delmar was barred
In the betting, the three others selling.
rhythmic $50. Monte Carlo s45 and Prince of
Orange $35. Delmar lost the first heat by
break but won the next two by several
lengths. Summaries:
2:17 Pace; purse $1,000:
Albock. blk h. by Ned Wood-Countess.
by Sidney Curry .,....................d l
Direct L. b. e. CHudson) ...........-......3 8
Time-2:13&s. 2:ll.
2:04 Trot; purse $500:
Major Delmar. b. g.. by Delmar NC
pI 9Onaio Of Orange b - ;coxi
rhythmic. br. h. Hudson( ............3 8
Monte Carlo, b. &. Curry ........2 4
Time-2:oS1z. 2:o7z. 2;0724.
goo Pace: purse. $1,000. half-mile dash:
Prince Alert. b. g., by Crown Prince
Knox's Gelatine King, b. g. (Curry), 2
Time, sch.
2:13 Trot; purse, $1,000:
Mazetto. blk g., by Constantine-Merry
Clay. by Harry Clay (Dickerson) -
LII BOTS ID. m (flercel. .:..............-Z o
Mary D., ch. m. CMcDonald) ...........5 2
Guy Fortune, Oh. b. tHudson) ........-..3 3
Crescent, or. &. Curry ..................4 s
Pug. gr. &. (Merrifeld). ..................10
Allabrieve. b. g. Davis) ................ s
Lady Constantine, Oh. m. (kenney) ....S 9
Monroe. b. g. (Walker) ....................9
Anna Held. b. m. (Ecker) ...............7 10
Oxford Chimes, blk. g. (Dodge) .........Dis.
Time-2:1Ol4, 2:l01z.
2:05 Pace; purse, $1,000. two in three:
Joe Pointer, b. h., by Star Pointer
Laura Bell, by st. Mark (McCleary)..1 /
Terrace Queen, b. m. (Geers) ...........2 5
Carl Wilkes, ch. g. (McDonald) .........6 2
Winfield Stratton, b. h. (Spear). 6
Little Squaw, blk. m. (Ceideburg). .......7 4
Roamer. br. g.. "a McDonald) ..........5 Z
Charley Hoyt, b. h. (Snow) ..............S DIS
Tina-2.07 or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23

goo Pace; purse. 5000. half-mile dash:
Prince Alert, b. g., by Crown Prince
(DemaresD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
knox's Gelatine King, b. &. (Curry),.... 2
Time, Ssh.
2:l3 Trot; purse $1,000:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-06
Personal Notes.

President Charles M. Schwab, of the
steel trust. will return to America
within six weeks.
Abraham Lincoln's portrait, gift to
Mississippi, will be hung in the State
capitol and not in the Hall of Fame
Rev. DR.. w. S. Rainsford celebrated
yesterday the twentieth anniversary of
his installation as rector of st. George s
church
John D. Rockefeller took off his coat
and personally packed a number of
baskets for Cleveland's poor on Christ
mas day
The Princess of Wales has just sent
an order for four fire screens to Lady
Castlerosse's furniture industry at
Killarney.
Archbishop Farley, who preached his
farewell sermon at st. Gabriel's last
Sunday, received the clergy of the do
cese at his residence yesterday.
Sir Samuel Simpson. son of the ia
nous English surgeon, has arrived in
New York and will come to Philadel-
phia to meet his sister, who is visiting
here.
George Fl. Carley assumed yesterday
the editorship and ownership OF the
"Freeman's Journal the pioneer New
York State weekly, edited at Coopers-
town, N. Y.
Philip Cowen, publisher of the
American Hebrew" New York city,
has purchased the Jewish Messenger"
which has been published in his city
for more than fifty years.
State Senator James s. Barcus of
Terra Haute, Ind at the close of the
present session of the Legislature, will
remove to New York and will devote
all his time to the magazine he owns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-06
CAPITAL I>otes.

Prince Pao Lun, the Chinese EN-
| peror's nephew, has been appointed
| Chinese delegate to the ST. Louis fair.
Brig. Gen. Henry G. Hasbrouck, re-
Gently promoted, was retired. Monday.
His last active service was at Fort
Adams. r. /.
The President has directed the APP
pointment of Capt. Louis B. Lawton,
b26th Inf, to be major in the judge ad-
vocate generals department.
Representative Powers of Massa-
chusetts, Monday, introduced a joint
resolution suspending the operation of
all laws imposing tariff on coal of any
kind until Nov, 1, 1903.
The secretary of the treasury, Mon
| day, transmitted to the House COM
| munication from Horace N. Allen,
| united minister at Seoul, Korea, calling
| attention to the need of a legation
building at Seoul, for which an esti-
mate of $4,000 was submitted at the
last session.
In the United States supreme court,
Monday, Chief Justice Fuller an
nounced the substitution of the name
of Admiral Henry c. Taylor for that
of Admiral Sampson in the prize
money case instituted by Admiral
Sampson in behalf of himself and other
officers and sailors who participated
in the naval battle off Santiago, July
| 8, 1898.
To relieve the state department from
further representations on thes ubject
at the hands of the Cuban government
H. n -
the removal from Havana of the re-
naming 100 tons of coal now stored
there. The general board will select
certain ships to coal at the Cuban capt.
tai on their return from Culebra and it
is expected that the last ton will be re-
moved within the present month.
George E. Roberts, the director of the
mint, Monday, issued his preliminary
estimate of the production of gold and
silver in the United States during the
calendar year 1902. The total pro-
duction of gold was sS0,863,070, an in
crease for the year Of $2,186,370. The
production of silver amounted to $751;
040,025. net increase, of $3,352,034.
Colorado leads with a gold value of
$27,502,9H and silver $9,O85,714.
Ire navy department mas DeGn dQ-y
vised of the discovery by the iYank-
ton of an admirable harbor, Enseanada
Delmeda, on the southern coast of
Cuba, near Cape st. Cruz. The Eagle
has made a preliminary survey of the
harbor, which shows it to be a desir-
able site for coaling station. No de-
cision has yet been reached as to what
sites will be selected for coaling sta
lions in Cuba and further surveys of
Cuban harbors will be made prior to
decision.
Postmaster-General Payne received
information, Monday. that a posse of
white citizens at Boeuf River, Ia. last
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