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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Fitzsimmons Defeated Gard
ner in Twenty Rounds.
W ON ON DIN rs
VETERAN KNOCKED DOWN HIS
OPPONENT TWICE.
Good Bowling Games in Different
Leagues-Lakewood Golf Tourney
Fast Basket Ball.

Bob Ftzsimmons proved last night a San
Francisco that he was not dead one"
when he outboxed and outgeneraled George
Gardner for twenty full rounds: Fitz was
cunning of yore and apparently real
izng that he must foster his strength there
was not a moment when he was not careful
ness perSonified.
While the old man could avoid punishment
from Gardner he could not knock his OPP
ponent out, although he landed number of
vicious blows.
From his performance Gardner is not in
Fitz's class. He landed on the old-timer
once in while. but F'itz was always going
away from him and the blows were harm
less. Several times F'itz apparently had
Gardner almost out but he was either too
tired or lacked his old strength and could
not land a knockout punch.
FitZ was very skillful in blocking and
lodging Gardeners blows and in the clinches
and breakaways was very careful The hight
did not please the spectators and the men
in the ring were frequently Kissed when
they went through round without appar-
emily trying to fight
Referee Eddy Graney. at the close of the
contest. said that it was the worst hight he
ever saw. He was forced to give the de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26

Thirty-one head consigned by Mr.. Butler.
president of the Empffe City Trotting Club.
realized $4,000. an average of 1888. Nearly
all were the offspring of Mr.. Buffers we'll
known sire, Direct. 2:05h and his son. Dr.
rection Kelly. 2:S14. John A. Shuts receiv-
ed $16.990 for fifty-three head, mostly
youngsters by his trotting stallion AK
worthy. 2:15A. This Is an average of $321.
Bow Axworthy, 2:2Sh. a chestnut three
year-old colt in this consignment, reared
and fell while being led into the ring.
Though not seriously injured. he was stun
ned and cut about the head SO that he
could not be shown or sold. The prices
realized for Mr. Shuts horses were higher
than he had expected Baron Directly
2:241. a two-year- in this consignment
brought $500. the highest price of the day.
The youngster paced half mile in :O7 last
summer.
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letters are turned over to the detective
agency as fast as received.
No attempt has been made to guard the
military officers. because no fears are en-
rertained that any vengeance will actually
be attempted in Denver.
General Bell was in communication with
the sheriff of Las Animas county for more
than an hour today. and the report was in
circulation that troops were being placed in
readiness to move to the coal fields. The
reserve force numbers 800 men, and they
will be fully equipped within the next few
days.
General Bell called his stenographer into
his Office this afternoon and dictated the
following statement for publication:
We will fight 1t out in Colorado il 1t
takes every able-bodied man I'm the state
and some who are disabled, to the end that
order is maintained and socialism. anarchy
and Moyerism are wiped off the earth. and
there is not a grease spot left to assassi-
nate, TO dynamite, modest, disturb or in any
manner interfere with the commercial con-
ditions and the peace of illuStrious Colo
RADIO
General Bell has given orders to have two
more regiments formed in the Colorado Ma
tional Guard. and in the course OF the week
he expects to recruit GOO men.
General Bell received today from the
United States arsenal at Rock Island. H..
100 krag-Jorgensen rifles and 1D0.OO0 rounds
of ammunition for the use of the Colorado
National Guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
YALE'S BLACKLIST.
Trouble Over the Sale of Foot Ball
Tickets.

AS a result of the expose made by the
Yale foot ball management of the names
Of those whose tickets to the Yale Harvard
foot ball game it is alleged were found in
the hands of SPECTATORS, hornets nest
has been stirred up among Yale men and
graduates. 1t was stated last night in
New Haven that as result. number Of
suits for damages were not unlikely.
Among the names published was that of
Carl A. Mears, a well-known lawyer and
Yale graduate of New Haven. Mr.. Mears
at once took steps to secure the removal
of his name from the so-called blacklist -
He received kilograms from friends to
whom he states he gave his foot ball tickets
saying that theyaw make afddayits that
they used them for themselves Mr.. Mears
has demanded a. retractiOn, and says he
may take legal action.
Another name published in the black
list" was that of ). 7. Oxiey. a Yale senior
and member of the Yale foot ball squad.
Mr.. Oxley says he secured his tickets for
friends In Boston and had no thought Of
specializing. He, also. IS indignant and
threatens suit.
Announcement was also made by the Yale
men that tickets allotted to the members Of
the foot ball team OF Holy Cross College
had been found In the hands Of speculat tors.
= Other names published are Harold F.
Hemel. Jamaica Plains. Mass; Frank w.
Klett, New Britain. Conn.,; G. N. Gaboury
Chicopee Falls. Mass: G. H. Breaker.
Northampton, Mass. and sCorydou Palmer
of New York city. the latter a 1905 man Of
the Sheffield Scientific School,
AS some of those whose names are pub
lished are at home for Thanksgiving recess
and mono of them has been given an oppor-
tunity of dfsproving the charge against
them. 1t Is anticipated that the publication
of the names win create more OF rum
pus and Of different kind than was in
tended.
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HALF HOURS ANGLING.
Boston Man Caught Five Different
Kinds of Fish in Maine.

Frank Farnsworth reached Beddington.
Me-. this week from Pleasant Mountain
Lake, where he had spent a few days with
Henry Thayer Boston man. and told this
story of a dsherman's luck:
Right in front of the door of the camp"
he said, "a big log projects couple of feet
out into the pond. and saw that man
Thayer take five kinds OF fish, right out of
that one spot. with the same flies and all
within space of thirty minutes
For three days Thayer had gone to that
log just before sunset with his rod and ell
because DR.. Inman OF Cherryfield said his
brother took a big sQuare-tail from the log
three years ago. But nary a rise did Thayer
get from anything except chubs during all
that time. although he thrashed the lake
until dark each day. On the fourth day of
the stay Thayer made his usual prepare
lions for try from the log.
$. L reckon there are some fish around
that log says Thayer to me; but only
laughed at him and said he was wasting his
time.
THE conditions that particular afternoon
wero just right for casting. The wind blew
or shore. gently ripping the surface OF the
water. just enough to prevent the fish from
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rious parts of the country, are there. at
tracted presun14 bly, by the fact that this
is the formal onening of the new eighteen
hole course Oh the tract of land owned by
the Country Club. The entries are:
A. Sidney Carpenter. Dawson Lloyd,
Chas. L. TaprtM George T. Brokaw. R. F.
Mcqueen. L. W. johnson, A. D. Compton.
R. L.. Redield o. Rourke r. l. Lyons.
Sherwood B. Ferris, Edward r. Sievin,
James G. Patterson. Charles H. thinner
man. George Z. Cooksey George Worth
ington. L Ii Harlan. F. o. Herstman,
Findlay s. Douglas. Frank M. Freeman.
Walter J. Travis, Jasper Lynch. Joseph j.
O'Donohue. jr. Daniel Bacon. c. w. Hunt,
w. d. Vanderpool, H. Phillips, Parker
Syms. r. F. McGusty, H. B. Rust. Charles
c. Mason. James L. Taylor. w. w. Burton,
". G. Barnwei, H. suydam. R. A. Rainey.
Jr. Paul waterman. A. w. Black. F. 8.
Wheeler. A. H. Evans. George II. Bowley,
7. G. Ennever. Henry W. B. Brown, Luz
Their L. Kellogg, jr., ormsby McCammon.
): A. Jarvin. L" w. Weaver, w. L. North,
w: c. O'Leary, John M Ward, F. P. Kem-
ball. J. H. Stats. Charles L. Lebaire, Sam
uel w. Cooke, Frederick T. Keller. C.. r.
Pinkney. 2. c. Poiner. J. B. c. Tappan.
George c. Low, I. F. Tully. Dwight Par
fridge. Amos 7. Dwight. s. H. McSweeny,
A. Morten, w. c. Carnegie, A. Havemeyer.
Winston L. May, r. b. Leake. DeForest
Lyon. J. F. Byers Henry A. James. F. w.
Baker. C. H. Yallabee, Chas r. Gillett.
Walter p. Fisher. H. B. Billings, Marks
F. Sullivan, D. P. Kingsley. John M. Byers,
Gardner Abbott. r. F. Warield, A. H.
Hutchings s. Y. Ramage, III. F. whitney.
F. b. knowlton. E. F. Fraser, j. j. Man
ming. c.. B. Macdonald. F. A. Potts, How
ard Colby. Paul T. Kimball and w. A.
Hamilton.
The first and second rounds at match
play will be decided tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
Friend of the President WEEDS.

Police Capt. John J. Murtha. commands
of the bridge squad, Brooklyn, was married
yesterday to MISS Cecilia NJ Tweedy. a
Bi ookiyn schoolteacher. They departed at
once for visit to Washington. The World
today says:
While In Washington Capt Murtha and
his bride expect to be received by President
Roosevelt. During the time that MI.
Roosevelt was president OF the police board
in this city he and Capt. Murtha became
close friends. The chief of the department.
came to rely on the captain as one of the
nest efficient and faithful men in the de-
partment and ever since that time they
have kept up their friendship.
The first place we shall go to I'm WASH
ir.gton will be the White House." Capt
Murtha told his friends last night before
leaving for the capital. I'VE shall probably
be invited to dine with my friend the Presi-
dent during the five days we are to be
there. expect to return just In time to 90
on duty again before the expiration Of my
five days leave
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CORNELL IN FRONT.
Intercollegiate Cross-Country Event
Won by the New Workers..

The intercollegiate Cross-country Asso-
citation held its fifth annual championship
on the New York Athletic Club course at
Travers Island, near New York, yesterday,
and representatives from six of the lead
ing eastern colleges had a battle royal
for the honors. The course was a trifle
over six miles 1t being three times around
two-mile circuit, with the start and fin
ish In the center of the athletic field. A
string of thirty-nine men toed the scratch
for the contest, and out of this formidable
pack thirty-three finished in good shape.
Only the first four men in each team
counted, and when the final tally was
reckoned it was found that Cornell had
earned the team honors by comfortable
margin, Harvard, Yale Princeton, Penn
Sylvania and Columbia finishing in the or
der named. Individual honors also fell
to the Ithaca institution of learning, in
the person of w. E. Schutt, who, after the
first mile, led the field flew over the water
jump near the end and breasted the tape
like a Speedway stopper
Cornelrs decisive victory in this branch of
college athletics demonstrates that she is
far ahead of her rivals Out of the five
years which the competition has been in
existence Cornell has won the team hon
ors four times, the other victory going to
Yale. Scores:
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seeing him as he drew back his arm for the
cast.
He made bully cast the first time the
flies alighting on the water as easy as mil
lers. thirty feet from the log There came
a splash at once. and Thayer quickly tossed
| a half-pound club on the sand.
That's the way they always start re-
| marked Thayer.
And the very next minute the truth of
his words was shown when he got terrific
strike. The reel buzzed merrily as the fish
tore offshore for fifty yards
Thayer checked him gently and then be-
gan Keeling in. Forty feet from the beach
the hsh broke water and anErily shook his
head in desperate endeaVor to shake the
nook tree' but Thayer gave him the slack
at Just the proper moment and down to the
bottom went the trout. He was n big
fish. L can tell you. and the way he bent
that rod up showed that he was also full of
,isht' For hfteen minutes Thayer was kept
| busy trying to get that square tail some
where in near shore. ard bimeby he was
able to lead him around on the surface of
the water, and then | hooked him I'D on the
beach with gaf.
THAT fish weighed four pounds and four
ounces by new pair of scales
Ihayer said that there were more fish
in the lake, so he kept on casting and in
less than three minutes got another strike.
This time it was a salmon and he turned
a somersault out of water the minute he
felt the hook
After that try. it was easy to reel him
UP " lhe ios, ana. although he made one
mad dash to the bottom, his strength was
all gone and 1 soon had him on land. The
salmon was pretty one and weighed three
and quarter pounds.
Thayer kept right on with the same flies
and got couple of rises that he thought
We're from big chubs. but when one of them
did take hold. he saw right off. from the
way the fish tried to sneak away. that 1t
was white perch. That perch was drop-
ped into the basket right off, and it wasn't
long before Thayer had something else on.
Dld you ever hear of an eel taking a
ny? l never did. either. but sure enough
Thayer hooked one, and he was a cracking
big fellow. too. He wiggled and pulled back
every time Thayer tried to reel him in. and
he had SO much strength that 1 expected
to see the rod tip go any minute
1T was impossible to get the eel ashore
by the usual method. so. finally. waded IN
and jabbed away with the gaff until got
the point into his sauirming body. and then
l took him up on the beach. l never saw
put one as large. for this one weighed over
four pounds.
That was the best half hours fishing 1
ever saw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
MISS Gould's Charity.

A special dispatch to the New York Her.
aid from Irvington. N. Y. last night says:
Following her annual custom. Miss HeIsn
Miller Gould today distributed turkeys and
cranberries to all her servants, and also to
many poor families In Irvington and Tar
rytOwn.
Miss Gould will spend the day quietly at
Lyndhurst. She usually goes to Woodye
Rest, her home for poor boys, on Thanks
giving. but this year the building is be-
ing renovated and the boys are not there
now John D. Rockefeller reached Pocaa-
tico Hills today and he and William Rockp
Teller gave away more than one huH
dred turkeys to their employees.
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EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT.
Post Office Inspector Erwin Discharged
From Custody.

from custody.
A dispatch from San Francisco last night
says:
Former Post Office Inspector James e.
Erwin, who was indicted In Washington.
D. c.. for alleged completely in postal
frauds with &. w. Beavers and August
Machen, was today discharged from GUS
tcdy by United States Commissioner Pea
cock on the ground that there was not
sufficient evidence to warrant his extradi-
ton to Washington for trial
The indictment against Erwin accused
him of entering into conspiracy with
Beavers and Machen to defraud the gov
eminent by giving to and obtaining for
the Postal Device and Improvement Com
pany' the exclusive opportunity of fur
nishing for the use OF the free-delivesy
service a time Indicator to be attached TO
letter boxes.
1t was alleged that Erwin and Beavers
induced Machen, the general superintendent
of the free delivery system. in the office OF
first assistant postmaster general. to order
these devices on behalf of the governments
without advertising for bids.
The commissioner In rendering his de-
cision reviewed at length the evidence pfe-
scented to him. This included the details
OF a trip to Washington In connection VITA
the contracts made by Erwin and ID. D.
Richardson. general superintendent Of the
San Francisco post office.
On this point, which had been strongly
pressed by the prosecution, the commits
sioner said:
There is no act as far as disclosed by
the testimony. on the part of Erwin upon
this trip TO Washington that Is, in nag
opinion. wrongful: therefore IL the evidences
Of Mr.. Richardson Is true there is no evt-
dence connecting Mr.. Erwin with the COR
spiracy as to the matters transpiring st
that time"
When Judge Peacock ordered the dis
charge of the prisoner Erwin was con-
graduated by many friends In the court
room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
THREE-CUsHIoN BILLIARDS.
Rapid and Increasing Popularity of the
New Game

The rapid and seeming ever-increasing
popularity of the three-cushion billia; d
game is proving source of wonderment
and regret to the masters and experts of
the regulation game.
1t is contended by tie professional bill
iardists that in the three-cushion game. I'M
less played by professionals. the element
of chance enters too largely to make it
really a scientific game.
It is also claimed that all the deiicacy
and skill required to play the French game
are merged into a condition of shoot hard
and trust to the ball landing in the right
place eventually in the three-cushion game
AS result experts frown upon the three
cushion game and rarely can be persuaded
to play it, claiming that it destroys their
stroke, does pool playing.
Nevertheless, despite the condemnation of
the experts, the three-cushion game has to
a great extent ouSted the straight rail and
even balk-line game in the United States.
An old-timer discussing the game at one
of the billiard halls few days ago evolved
a novel solution of the situation.
II know he said, that the three-cush-
ion game is more popular in the United
States than anywhere else in the world
OF course, it is not played in England, be-
cause the English game is sort of pool
and also know that 1t Is not played to any
great extent in France. as well as other
European countries where knights of the
cue flourish.
'Tt is my opinion that the three-cushion
game is popular in the United States be-
cause of the temperament OF the people Of
this country.
1.-The average citizen Of the United States
is more or less sportively inclined. but not
like the Englishman or Frencllman.
"In tho vernacular he screams for action
all of the time and the three cushion game
is on the same deadly parallel as is cricket
to base ball.
Beth games are sports undoubtedly, but
in one the player is working all OF the
time and in the other he has long and. to
us, weary waits
This analogy holds true with the three
cushion game versus the straight-rail or
balk line.
1.-THE American citizen Is so constituted
that he does not enjoy sitting by watching
his opponent do him up. He wants TO be
doing something occasionally. anyhow
billiard players. as a rule. in the straight
rail or balk game, car make break
of from twenty to fifty and that takes
time II is narrowing for the American to
sit by and watch a score of that magnitude
being piled up while he Is helpless.
ION the other hand. the three-cushion
player who can run four or five is good 1t
Is generally case of shoot once and give
the other man a chance and in this way
both players have plenty of action for the
moneX they spend for the game. as well as
any opportunities to pull and work off
their surplus vitality in throwing all of
their hopes into a bal, going just a few
correct angle.
Feb these reasons I believe that the
three cushion game Is here to stay and the
old-tfme easy; beautiful and graceful
straight-raii game is rapidly becoming
thing of the past"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
BIG HORSE SALE.
Foreign Horsemen Buy Thoroughbreds
in New York.

Foreign hcrsemen took a hand in the bid
ding at the Fasig- Upton sale of trotters in
Madison Square Garden. New York. yester-
day Cal Direct. 2:13k, a. six-year-old black
stallion, bred and campaigned by James
Butler. was purchased for s. $50 by Schleis-
senger & Co. of vienna. Austria. and sew
eral others were obtained at lower prices
by these buyers and others from Europe.
The fast son of Direct will go abroad with
Belle kuser. 2:11N. purchased at private
sale by ANDY Mcdowell noted Ameri-
can reinsman. now training for ]. Weinger
of Vienna
Prices yesterday averaged higher than on
either OF the preceding days Of the sale.
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GOVERNOR MEANS BUSINESS.
Will Maintain Order in Colorado Nc
Matter What It May Cost.

A dispatch from Denver. Col, last night
says:
Governor Peabody and Adsutant General
Bell have received threatening letters with
In the last few days. One of the communi-
cations to General Bell says:
You win be popped OF If you ever come
to Cripple Creek"
Another letter warns the officials of the
existence OF plot to blow UP the wing of
the capitol where the governors and adju-
tant generals Offices are located. All such
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GOLF AT LAKEWOOD.
All tho Best Players Of the Country
Among the Entries.

Many golfers arrived at Lakewood yes.
terday to take part In the annual fall tour
nament OF the Country Club, which started
this morning. This event has heretofore
been held under the auspices OF the Golf
Club of Lakewood. As win be seen by the
list. a number OF cracks, Including Walter
J. Travis and Findlay 8. Douglas, q group
OF Washington's best and others from va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
Easy Fight for Sullivan

Kid Sullivan, the local champion. won an
easy victory over Dick the Kid" of New
port News at the Spa Athletic Club last
night knocking him out In the third round
with left on the jaw and right on the
solar plexus.
Billy Clinton was given the decision over
Garfield Larkins in an even and Interesting
six-round bout Aleck Brown made Kid
Gray quit in the fourth round. There Wa
large crowd in attendance.
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second gan
District League Games.

The Rathskeller team of the District
League dropped two games to the Acmes
last evening on the Palace alleys. High
scores were the feature. The Acmes had
the highest total, their score of the first
game being 953 Warren was high man
with a total of 224. Several other members
reached the 200 mark. The scores:
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DOWN THE ALLEYS.
War Team Defeated the Navy Yard
Rows

In the Departmental League last evening
the Navy Yard team lost two games to the
War Department team. The games were
rolled on the Palace alleys before large
attendance. In the opening game but four
men rolled for the Navy Yard team. there
fore they lost by 173 pins In the second
the War boys won out by -FOUR pins. Crist
was high man with total of 237 in the
second game The ScoraS-
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Cornell-Sehutt L.: Woodward, .: Foster, A. Me-
Gotin 5. Total Il points.
Haryarl-King. I; Colwell, 3; Curtis. 10; How
ard. II. Total, 81 points.
Yale-Hall, 8: Parkhurst, IL: Alcott, IA: Wood
ward 16 Total. 46 points.
Prsnceton-Root Is: Crawford. IL Chandler 90;
Williams. "a. Total. rs points.
Pennsylvania Gum. 49, Russc, %; Duke. %;
McCarey. 30. Total. 1C0 points
Columbia Mcdonald, I6 Drudge, 27 Greene,
o. Exams, 81. Total. H.
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TRACK AND ROADWAY
Y. M. c. A. Bowling.

Capt Gould's team took three games from
Capt Baldwin's team on Association alleys
last night. The former team now leads the
Association League. and Also holds record
for high game 500. -
Capt Baldwin did the best work of the
evening. He rolled high game 215. and car
ried off high average 178. Morris was best
for his team, averaging 49, while Brush
rolled high score zoe. ScoEe:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
BASKET BALL.
urells Won Game in Hollow Fashion
. From National Rife Cadets.

The Ureh- Rifles and National Rife
Cadets .playedi their scheduled game of
basket bail last night. the Urelis winning
by the score of ,a55tsl to 81. The game was
made interesting by the goal throwing Of
Capt. Vernon Of q. he Urells. who threw
sixteen goals. tho record for the year. The
Cadets were handicapped by the absence
of two regular nlaYers. Summary: