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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

The concluding chess match In the visit
OF DR.. Emuel Lasker. TO Boston was PLAYED
Saturday with John F. Barry. New Eng
land champion, who was forced to resign on
the thirty-seventh move The opening was
Ruy Lopez, Lasker using the Berlin de-
Tense.
Entries for the American Derby of 1903
have closed with 120 nominations the pick
or the Eastern and Western three-year-
oids being named as possible starters for
the Washington Park Clubs great classic
The race. which is at a mile and a half
with 5000 added money as the rich prize
will, as usual. be run on the first day of
the Washington Park meeting next June
II. p. Stoft, Of Cleveland. and Charles
weston. OF Chicago. on Saturday night
played or the tie in the pool tournament at
the Montauk Academy I'm Brooklyn The
score was: Stoft Us, Weston I24, Stoft thus
taking first place and the championship of
nine games and one game iost
Weston takes second place with eight
games won and two lost w II. Sneden ~
Newark. finished third in the tourney i
kirkland, OF Washington. was fourth. and
Peter Rogers. OF Jersey City. was fifth.
In the billiard tournament before the
Hanover Club or Brooklyn Saturday night
c. f. Conklin. OF Chicago defeated DIR.
L. /. Mial. Of New York, 300 TO 2ls.
Conklin's high run was IS and his
average 20-i0 Mails high run was as
and his average 6l4-3s. In the afternoon
game j. Byron Stark, OF Wiikcsbarre pa
defeated Ferdinand Poggenburg. of New
York 800 TO 2S2. Starks high run was AZ
and his average 27-39. Poggenburgss high
run was 50 and his average 16-ss
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HORTON, 20 TO |, WON
CAPTURED THE RICH BURNS HANDI-
CAP AT THE INGLEsIDE RACES.
Clubhouse Handicap at New Orleans
Taken by Sheriff BelI-ResuIts
at Both Tracks.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA 2o-to-1 shot,
Horton. the grandson of FL Rayo and Fusil-
lidaes Last, carrying the colors of Bianchi
and McGovern, won the $4,000 Burns hand
leap at Ingleside to-day from one of the
best fields that ever contested in the event.
Cunard, of the Morris stable, was second,
with Claude, owned by NJ. j. DAILY, next
in line. The race was run over a sloppy
track and in heavy rain, but the footing
was comparatively firm. Despite the un-
pleasant weather one of the largest crowds
of the season gathered. Nineteen horses
went to the post for the big race, with
Nones and the Morris pair Cunard and
Durazzo, second choices. Elliott was next
in demand at to !. while 20 to l was quoted
against Horton. After a delay Of but nine
minutes Jake Hoffman sent the big field
away to a fine start. with Eonic showing
in front. Passing the stand Yellow Tail
led, with Eonic and Elliott next. When
the half was reached Yellow Tail was still
showing the way and Claude had moved
into second place. Eonic and Cunard were
close up and NoneS in about eighth posi-
not much choice at the three-quarters but
at the head OF the stretch il appeared as if
Cunard would win. c. Kelly, however,
moved up. with Horton and the chestnut
horse responding gamely. Summary:
First Race-Seven-eighthS of a mile. Nee
hanus, 107 SHAW, TO 10, won; Velma
Clark. o. IL. Wilson,, % to /. second; Harry
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S. H. $. GIRLS TEAM SCHEDULE.


The Shortridge High School girls basket
ball team of 1903 has been organized and is
now ready for the campaign of the season
Prospects for strong five are excellent,
and it is believed that the team this year
will equal the stars of last season, which
was one of the best girls teams that ever
represented the blue and white.
The contest with the Charlottesville High
School team yesterday was the first match
game of the year, as the girls wait until
the end of the boys season to begin their
schedule The five this year is under the
direction of Hester. of the Y. NJ C. A. team,
who has been coaching the girls since early
in the fall. Ruth Maxwell is captain and
Ethel Dorsey manager of the Shortridge
team.
ceedingly strong five able to cope with the
best of the girls teams in the State She
says that possibly the individual members
of the team are not as good as those of last
season, but she expects to have the best
team work ever developed in girls team
I'm the S. H. s. All of the members of the
team have played two seasons. The team
which will play through the year is as fol-
lows: Ruth Maxwell (captain) and Belle
Ramey, forwards; Louise Hupp, center;
Grace Philputt and Laura Zwick; guards;
tine Shepard. substitutes. The girls prac-
tice every Wednesday and Friday after
Moons at the German House gymnasium.
Manager Dorsey has arranged a game
urday afternoon, and the contest will take
place in the Butler gymnasium On Feb.
q the Shortridge team will go to Terre
Haute to play the State Normal team, and
on the 18th the Manual Training High
School girls will meet the five from the
North Side school in the German House
teams will be played. but the dates have
not been arranged.
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Ring Chatter.

While Young Corbett is in San Francisco
he may be matched TO fight Jimmy Britt.
Young Mowatt and Kid Herman will meet
before the Olympia Club. OF st. Louis, to-
morrow night.
The Butte Athletic Club, of Butte. Mont,
VIII make a bid for the Munroe-Sharkey
fight. The proposal will be made i'm line
to reach New York on March 8, the date for
opening bids for the fight. 1t is said If
the battle goes TO Butte the day would be
celebrated as a holiday.
A useful compendium of sporting statis-
tics is the Police Gazette Sporting An
nuaI for 1908. 1t contains the records of
all the prominent pugilists, athletic, BIZ
cycle ana rowing records, including all the
principal features in the trotting and racing
world and history of .'acht races for the
Americas cup. 1t is a veritable encyclo-
pedia of sporting Information.
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GREAT PLAY BY HIPSON
Gagged BALL ON REMARKABLE
DRIVE THE LENGTH OF FIELD.
indianapolis Easily Defeated Ander-
son Team-Gavitt Did Good Work
Other Polo Games.

captain Hipson made the most remark
able drive ever witnessed in a polo game in
this city when he drove the ball the entire
length OF the field and placed il in the cage
in the game against Anderson last might
The sensational bit of driving came toward
the close of the third period, and although
Indianapolis was far in the lead the play
was cheered by the 1000 spectators. 1t was
claimed that the ball rolled out of the cage
but Mullen jerked it out with his stick and
the goal was allowed. Hipson won the next
rush and drove the ball toward the Ander-
son cage. Mullen stopped it and then turned
and drove it into the cage, the goal count
ing for Indianapolis. Mullen was Missed for
his baby play. The final score resulted to
in favor of indianapolis.
Moran OBLIGATED as umpire, the first game
he has umpired in this city since the last
time Anderson played here, when there
were several fights on the floor. There
were several times when Moran should
have called fouls during last nights game
but he was inclined to be lenient, as he has
done In other games Two fouls We're
called, one on Hipson for striking the ball
after he fell TO the floor and one on j.
Mooney for attempting to trip Gavitt The
Mooney brothers and Murphy were inclined
to rough it again, but the Indianapolis
players were able to take care of them
selves.
The game started out az If Ii would be
closely contested. Anderson scored the only
goal in the first period In the second
period the team work and aggressive tao
ties of the Indianapolis players placed the
home team in the lead. When Gavitt
scored the first goal, tying the score, the
crowd grew very enthusiastic. Hipson
added another goal in las. and Gavitt
Gagged three goals before the second period
ended. Indianapolis scored three goals TO
Andersons two in the last period.
The defensive work of the indianapolis
team was one of the features of the con-
test. Way and Coggshall did good block
ing, while Gavitt and Hipson showed old
time form in their team work and driving.
Gavitt made several sensational drives and
scored four of the goals. Berry did good
work at goal The score would have been
much larger as Indianapolis had the ball
most of the game and drove IL toward the
Anderson goal, keeping Mullen on the alert
Ifnp-nn and
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the complexion OF affairs. which made IL
impossibie for the league to secure the To-
cation. President Johnson says that per-
sonally he has turned away from the
Lenox~avenue proposition. although some
or the other American League men are still
on II. lie says the league Is about 10 close
a lease for another fine location on Man
haitian island. He admits there is always
chance for a slip up. but he feels sure
there will be no mistake. He says ii Is a
plot fully large the Polo grounds and
there are no streets running through il.
IL the lease is signed the new club will be
owned ard controlled entirely by New York
capital. with well-known New Yorker for
president. He also claims the league has
secured two sites in the Bronx. either of
which will be suitable for baseball pur-
poses II IL should be necessary at the last
moment TO go there. He says the season
IN New York VIII open April p, when
the New Iorks will play the WashinStons.
Johnson says he may be able to give out
the location of the American park in New
York before next Wednesday.
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Travelling Libraries.
Helen Haines. in the Worlds Work

Helen Haines. in the Worlds Work
The travelling libraries cover a wide field.
These are collections from twenty-five IN
fifty volumes. often specialized on given
subjects. which are sent To institutions So
cieties and other places where they NAV be
kept for given period and exchanged The
New York public library last year had
travelling libraries In circulation at district
telegraph stations for the use of rnessep.-er
boys. az the city hospitals on BlackweIl's
island, at seventeen public schools, twenty
one public school Fairgrounds. six public
vacation schools thirty fire engine houses.
nine Sunday schools, at college settlements,
Industrial schools, small clubs and mis-
sions. In Boston. besides the school collec-
tons, thirty-three fire engine houses and
eight city institutions are supplied with
travelling libraries. The Philadelphia free
library has more than hundred such IL
Draries, the Buffalo public library has
eighty-four and st. Louis and Pittsburg are
other cities where the distribution of books
has been largely extended through this
agency. while the Cincinnati public library
sends Its travelling libraries beyond city
limits TO all parts or the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
NEWS OF THE FIGHTERS
JEFFRIEs AND CORBETT STILL
wRANGLING ABOUT MATCH.
Jenrfes Not Upheld i'm His Attitude for
Finish Contest-Yanger and Young
COrbett May Meet.

Champion James ]. Jeffrfes still insists
that the OILY way he will agree to fight
Corbett again is battle to finish. JEFF
fries has made the statement that he will
even allow Corbett twenty seconds TO re-
cover, instead of the customary ten the
rules provide for. The sporting world does
not uphold Jeffries in his position in re-
fusing to give COrbett another match and
his willingness 10 amend the rules in order
To secure 2 finish contest is quite amusing
Probably Jeffries would like to insist on
six-minute rounds instead of rounds of
only three minutes each.
Had Jeffries ever fought finish fight
since he has been well known in the
fstic world, and il he had won the cham
pionship in finish contest, he might have
some excuse for insisting that Corbett
agree 10 finish battle. But Jeffries has
never fought a fight To finish. all of his
battles having been limited-round contests
Jeffries is showing his hand in his stubborn
attitude toward Corbett \ 5000 purse
has been offered and the Offer is still OPEN
Corbett has signed articles. but Jeffries
sun refuses TO meet the ex-champiOn in
Battle-Ground contest. When Ii Is consid-
cred that Corbett had all the best OF JEFF
fries when they met at Coney Island on
May III. 1890. until Jeffries landed the knock
be realized why Jeffries is little shy on
desiring another match with CoTbett JEFF
fries realizes that he has not taken the
best or care OF himself i'm recent months
while COrbett has been training earnestly
and could shape himself for a hard bate
In short time. There are many who be-
lfeve that COrbett would etaud a good
chance of winning against Jeffries i'm an
other bout II is hoped the two men will
soon agree TO accept the Fort Erie Clubs
handsome offer and settle the matter LEFT
fries is champion. and he should defend the
title
James j. Jeffries and Robert Fitzsimmons
are in the Central States giving exhibit
lions 10 crowded houses wherever they
show A story recently started from Oma-
Ia that the two men might dissolve their
partnership as jealousy existed and the men
mixed matters in a recent exhibition a lit
tie harder than was necessary. II appears
that night Jeffries handed Eitz "a
hard one which ShOcS the Australians
frame. fitz did not like the idea of let
ting spectators believe that Jeff could pum
mel him at viii. Fifz mixed matters and
poured ia a voiley or Jabs on his partners
face and body. The mix came near ending
in real fight, but il seems as IL the trou-
bic has been brtdged. The men are making
plenty OF money as they are great drawing
cards and In most cities have put up a
very exciting exhibition. but IL they desire
10 continue 10 reap "A golden harvest they
should do better than they did at ST Louis
the other night when they only spared
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about four minutes four-round bout
between them should be interesting TO the
lovers Of boxing.
Benny Yanger will attend to his own
matchmaking as far as getting on match
with Young corbett is concerned. Corbett
has refused TO give Yanger a match il
John Hertz had anything to do with the
affair. Corbett was in Chicago Friday
night and Yanger called upon him. After
passing the compliments of the day and
discussing the attitude of the powers in
the Venezuelan controversy Yanger said:
will you give me a fght?"
Sure L will" was the reply OF the cham
piOn. Il will see you when l come back
from San Francisco in about a month.
Well fix il up then"
That was all there was to the talk about
a battle, but the little fellows may get
together this spring. Corbett has gone West
10 fight Eddie Hanlon.
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Thatcher; lO7 CIV. Waldo. II to /. third.

Time, 1:29.
Second-Four furlongs. Boxwood, 112
CWaldo), to s. won: Bear Catcber loo
tBuIIman), to /, second; Bombadier, 103
~, Daiy), % to 2. third. Time, 49,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of a mile Sylvia
III (Burns), to 1, second; Constellator. 81
(McGoyern), TO /, third Time 1:16
Fourth-Mile and one-quarter Burns
handicap, $4,000 added. Horton IO4 &c
Kelly, 20 to 1, won; Cunard, 1l9 lJenkins).
TO ], second; Claude. Sc DAILY, third.
h-Eleven-sixteenths of a mile Tower
OF candles, los (Birkenruth), to 2, won
los. -
Slxth-One mile Hermencia, 100 Dull
mani. to l. won; Diderot 100 (Birkenruth),
TO TO- second: Administer 107 (Kelly), to
], third. Time, las
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GAME WON BY WABASH.
NJ. II. III. S. Beaten i'm a Fast Game at
CrawfOrdsviIIe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Feb. THE
game of basketball tonight between Wa
bash College and Manual Training High
School was the fastest of any during the
local season. The game was the visitors
up TO within five minutes of the end. when
Wabash scored a series OF field goals and
won. The final score was rs to 81. During
the entire game Wabash showed much SUI
periority, but was unable 10 find the basket
for points. The local team also made
total of twenty-nine fouls. which were
costly because Bohnstadt, for the training
school. was accurate in hitting the basket.
Thirteen of the twenty-one points for the
visitors were made in this way. Wabash
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Jeffries Loses Temper and Prestige.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Feb. flames JEFF
fries, who appeared here with Robert Fitz-
simmons tonight after advertising that
he would pay $3.50 to any local fighter who
would stand four rounds before him, re-
fused to meet George Weikel Fitzsmmons
then took Weikel for three rounds and
the latter could not be put out. In the go
between Jeffries and FitZsimmons the
champion got a severe cut over the eve
and. losing his temper, made a vicious fight
against Fitz, who showed equal determine
tim
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Feb. 7.-To-night's
game between Richmond and Elwood was
quite rough and two fouls were called on
each side. Houghton. of Richmond. and
Spencer, of Elwood. came to blows. and
We're ordered off the floor. but were al
lowed 10 return. Elwood had the best of
the playing at every point. and won by a
score OF To .
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Beautiful Souvenir Number.

The souvenir number of the Western
Horseman, the principal harness horse
paper of the country. issued yesterday by
the Indianapolis publishers. is the most
complete and attractive horse" paper ever
placed before the public. 1t contains l24
pages and, besides being a work OF art
Is full OF the most interesting reading mat
ter to those who follow the harness horses
and the laymen in the trotting world as
well. IT is profusely illustrated with half
tone cuts and. In addition. contains sew
-eral souvenir colored cuts of noted horses
IL is the initial number of the twenty
sixth volume OF the paper II is really too
pretty for industrious sporting writer's to
spoil by using sharp scissors on it.
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sadd!ers are included in the list to be sold
The saddle horses To be offered will at
tract much attention from INDIANAPOLIS
buyers. The saddlers will be sold Tuesday
evening at s o'clock The principaI con.
signment in this class will be offered by
John V. Connolly. of Madison. Ind
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Racine Again Defeated.

RACINE. Wis. Feb. The Muncie polo
team tonight defeated the Racine by a
score OF TO 3.
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Sheriff Bell Enriche. Owner.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7.-When Sheriff
Bell galloped home an easy winner in the
Clubhouse handicap to-day he placed
1880 to the credit Of his owner, M l.. Hay
man. Fuller picked the best of the going
for him, and when called on he came away
without an effort, winning out by four
lengths. Paramount was sold to-day for
1880 to j. p. Gibbs. Carat was run up to
sl.66 and bought in. Ceylon was run up
to N.1oo and sold to r. H. Clark. Jerry
Hunt was run up to $500 and bought in
Jockey Redfern, who was hurt yesterday
in the fall of Brief, shows but little i'm
provement to-day. The attending physi-
clans say that he is suffering from bruises
again within week or ten days. Star and
Carriers fall was due to crowding. Wealth
er rainy and track sloppy. Results:
First race-One mile: Carat, 103 Dat
tiste). s to l, won: O'Hagan, SO CIV. Hicks
IL to 5. second; The Messenger, log Qlind-
sey). to l, third. Time. 1:44
Second-One mile: Hedge, 80 (Scully)
to ?. won: Floyd X, 107 Fuller) to /
second; Melbourne Eclipse, 102 (Munroe)
to l. third. Time. las.
Dare: lo7 (Fuller). TO 5, won; Harry New.
(Trecanor). to 1, third Time, 1:I6.
Fourth-The Clubhouse handicap, one
mile: Sheriff Bell, 9S Fuller). 6 to /, won:
Albert F. Dewey. "a Haack). to /, sec
ond; Emshee, SO Cannon, 10 to l. third
Time, ]: A
Fifth-Mile and one-half: Ceylon. 10
SGannonl, to l. won: The Way. 100 CIV.
HICKS, to 1. second: Benson Caldwell,
lob Fuller). to 5, third. Time PAP Is.
(Donneganl, to l, won; Miss Stanley. l0l
"a. HalD. 20 TO /. second; Stuart Young, I03
CIV. Hicks, 10 10 l. third. Time, Iii is.
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Horse Sale Thi. Week.

The spring sale OF the Blair Baker Horse
Company will be held this week at the
Union Stockyards- Speeders. roadsters and
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Brighton Beach Prizes for Trotters.


NEW YORK, Feb. &c. A. McCuIly. sec
rotary OF the New York Trotting Asso-
citation, made public to-day the stakes for
the Grand Circuit meeting at Brighton
Beach next August. There are five stakes
valued at $4,000. the largest amount ever
offered at any one meeting for light har-
ness horses. The richest prize IS the
Bonner Memorial for PIP trotters which
has 4 guaranteed value of $4,000 double
the amount given for the event last year.
The Brighton for 2:10 PAGERS is also in
creased 10 twice its amount in 1902 and is
now worth $4,000. Three other purses for
2:20 trotters. go PAGERS and 2:25 class. open
to four-year-old rrotters, are fixed at $500
each.
Entries for these five contests close on
March 4. Some thirteen other classes will
DE arranged later bringing the total pre-
MUM list up to at least $4,000. All these
early-closing races are on the Brighton
Beach plan of sending nonwinners to the
stable after three heats. The other events
probably will be best two in three heats.