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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
MISS ANTHONY WINS.

Western Expert Golfer Gets Nation
 al Championship. .
 CHICAGO, Oct 5.-Miss Bessie An thony of Glenview added fresh laurels to a uniformly successful golfng career by winning the national women's cham pionship. Tn the final on the links of the Chicago Golf club at Wheaton the Evanston expert defeated Miss Johan- na Carpenter of Westward Ho by ' up and to play. It was a, runaway match, Miss Carpenter repeatedly finding bunk CTS and the other troubles that beset and fuster a golfer.
 Miss Anthony has now won seven teen first cups in open tournaments. This includes three straight victories in the Governors cup at Onwentsea, con sidered in 1900, when she first won it, emblematic of western supremacy. The last three seasons she has won the Will liam A. Alexander cup, the champion ship trophy in the recognized western championship.
 On qualifying day Miss Anthony and Miss Carpenter tied for third place at 99 strokes. The following day Miss An thony had the satisfaction of defeating the Philadelphia woman. .,.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
ON THE GRIDIRoN
Results of Games Played By the Col
 = <.. /. lege Elevens.

Results of Games Played By the Col
 <.. lege Elevens.
 At New Haven---YaIe 46, University of Vermont O.
 At ambridge-Harvard 6, Maine 0. At Princeton-Princeton 5, George town O..
 - At Providence-Brown1 Il, Wesleyan At New York-Columloia 36, Union o. At Ithaca, N. Y.--Cornell II, Roches- ter o. ..-
 At Philadelphia-Pen Pennsylvania 16, Lehigh o.
 At Williamstown, Mass Williams 20, Laureate II. .- v At West Point-West Point IT, Tufts O..
 At Easton, Pa.-Lafayette H., Get tysburg 0. ....
 At Fordnam. N. Y.--Fordham 15, Rutgers 0. ..
 At Wflliamsport, Pa.-Carlisle 12, Buckne1l 0.
 At Hanover, N. H.-Dartmouth 18 Holy Cross o.
 At Amherst, Mass.--Amherst 4, Col by o.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
WONDERFUL SENSE OF SMELL
Aborisines of Peru Can Distfnsuish
 White Man or Negro with Their Noses.

How infinitely. minute must <. be the particles that emanate from the object which the dog is tracking? Yet matter is extremely divisible. The tenth part of grain of f.musk will continue for years to fill room with its odoriferoua particles, and at the lend of that tima will not be appreciably diminished in weight by the finest balance, says the London Mail .Aycubic inch of air rising from the sfiameIof a asBunsen burner has been found to contain no bfewer than 489, ,000, ,G00 dust particles. A drop of blood which might be suspended from the point of a needle contains about a. million of red fattened corpuscles. Still, though matter islso maryelousIy divisible, thef olfactoryf nerves are ina finitely more sensitive. s Much has yet to be investigated with regard to theA differentiationao of the points in these nerves so that they may discriminate with such apparently miraculous ac-5 curacy; yet even theresults in the scent of dogs show how marvelously fine is their discriminating power. Our sense of smell, unless in the trained chemist is not even so acute as that of the semi{ savage. The aboriginessof Peru can. In the darkest night and 5insthe thickest woods, distinguishsrespective white man, a negro andsone of stheir.ow race by the smell. Much we have gained by civilization; but notswithout some loss to our bodily energies and senses.s Mans recuperative power after an in- jury is in the inverse ratio to his social. advancement. Similarly he seems td become less acute and delicate in the sense of smell as he fares better and lives more comfortably. The faithful dog puts him to shame. .s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
PROTECTING RIVER BANKS.
RaiIways in Southwestern States Spend Sums on WattIe Mattresses
 "A Stockman's Wild Ride.

The levees. or embankments, which, under ordinary conditions, confine the Missouri, Arkansas, and other south ern rivers of the United States within a definite channel, are stren gthened on their river face by means of wat tie mattresses, which are covered by layers of stones and earth, says the Sphere. The railway companies have to spend large sums in maintaining their tracks, which run along the river bank, by this method. The pa pers contained recently an interesting account of the warning of some of the flooded townships and villages in the Missouri valley, by Leslie Matlock "a hardy stockman, of Heppner, Ore, who rode furiously along the river side, like a second Paul Revere. shouting out to the people to get to the hills while the water of the burst river rushed along behind him. The river would pause to fill up hollows, and thus enable the horseman to get in advance of the stream. Finally he reached telephone office, from which he was able to send warnings rapidly in various directions, thus saving a great many lives.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
A TRUE FINANCIER.
The Man Who Got One Hundred and { Forty-Five Dollars for a
 Ninety-DoIIarAMuIe.

The road to financial success, .says the St.f Louis Dispatch, is ito ask "a little more for everything you have to sell than you think it is worth. l remember asfew. years ago that James Stewart, of Millersburg, came to town with mule to sell, and tried all day ito sell it for $90, without finding any. one.
 1 He was about ready to go home when along about sundown a fellow walked up to where it was tied. and looked around it, threw his thumb un der it's lip and took a peep at it's molars, and finally asked him what he would take for it. Thinking he was like the other chances he had encoun- tered during the day, and that there was no hope of a sale, he asked the man $150.
 ] The stranger walked around the mule again and offered $145. But Jim said he was determined to get his price; the other man was stubborn, and said he wanted to go home. and if that wouldn't buy it go he must Finally Jim concluded that he want. ed to go home,. too, and with the air of seeming reluctance that was played to perfection, he agreed to let the ani- rnal go at. $145.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05

two yards back of the starting line Duffy landed on British soil June 25 and on June 26 defeated at Wolverhampton R. w. Wadsleigh, the English champion, and F. w Rinerr, winning the British championship. The time was 10 seconds. In a recent interview he said: "I have done the best racing of my life and am satisfied. Sprinting races abroad are, in public appreciation at least, to be com- pared with horse racing here. There were 30,000 people at the Ibsor park meet and balance of $10,000 when they counted up the profits. The tracks abroad are as good as our but the men are not 50 fast. Americans, however, get down to their time because they can't go the pace in the climate of England that they can here. I was stiff after every contest. Massage was the only thing that saved me and my trainer was at me practically all the time. There are betting shops at all the large meets and enormous sums of money are wagered on every big race" Duffy is going back to college for a post graduate course.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
THE PUGILISTS.
How Con Coughlin Narrowly Escaped
 +..s..... f Death. s~-. s.as.

How Con Coughlin Narrowly Escaped .e..s s....... h." Death. s-- s-A.
 Some nine years ago there wander ed into New York a bunch of brawny Irish athletes who came over in the in- terests of the Gaelic Athletic associa4 tion to compete with their Yankee cousins. There were shot-putters, hammer throwers, etc.. among the crowd and in their ranks was a stall wart youngster named Con Coughlin. The latter was something of an anna teur boxer and while exercising in a New York gymnasium for the games attracted the attention of the manager of prize fight CTS who was constantly on the lookout for new and likely additions to his stable. He saw in Coughlin a young, ambitious athlete who thought he could fight. Tn appearance the Irish man was all that could be desired and the enterprising manager at once took him under his wing. Coughlin was taught a few scientific points by instructors specially procured for his benefit, and after a few weeks of practice was pro- nouced fit by his enthusiastic hand 1ers to 'slick the best of 'em.'' In few tryouts he, stopped two or three scrappers of the Bowery caliber and his friends bubbled oyer with glee All was then in readiness for his first im- sportant appearance before the public as really. truly prize fighter. His antagonist was Con Riordan, and the bout one of the many preliminaries in a big fight tournament; held at Madi- son Square garden. The enga cement was brief ! and spectacular. Before many minutes had passed Riordan's right glove caught sCoughlin squarely on the jaw, sending him down and out. All effots to revive him failed and Riordan was only saved from arrest by the influence of his friends. Coughlin was taken to hospital, where he lay senseless for forty eight hours, his life despaired of by the attending physi- clans. Finally his youth and vitality pulled him through and he recovered. But the Irish Gladiator" as his too fond admirers had named him, disap- peared from the public gaze He didn't make a boast of his prowess as a fighter again until few weeks ago, when he was scooped from out the pugilistic graveyard and, with his name slightly altered, this time being "Ooughlan,~ instead of "Coughlin,'. pushed forward to meet the mighty Tel. On November 19, 1894, in Syra- cuse. Fitzsimmons killed Riordan with a single blow on the jaw It was lucky for Coughlin that Fitz didn't close his fist when he hit him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
City Amateur Notes.

Hair raising finish
 Who is the lucky sport that can pick the winner?
 Next Sunday will see some big changes and one or more teams may drop out of the running.
 The rooters of the St Joseph team were conspicuous by their absence. They shouuld have been on hand yes terday to help out, so Manager Lydon thinks.
 The ladies are getting to be great rooters and each has her choice of teams. The Brooklyns, Washington Hills and the St Joseph's seem to have the largest following of the fair sex.
 Managers Madden and Thompson were all smiles yesterday. They find themselves on top of the heap after hot battle up the finish line. The finish promises to be very spectacular.
 The cup which is to be presented to the winning team this season is in the window of the Frank F. Becton jewel ry store on East Main street. 1t is beauty and the costliest one ever giv- en by any league.
 There will be a meeting of the league managers tomorrow evening to make out the schedule and to transact other business. In all probability the games for next Sunday will be the Hills and the Merrimacs and the North Ends and the Pastimes or the Brooklyns and the St Joseph's.
 Take the teams in the line in which they are placed and they have the fol- lowing games to play: The North Ends have one more game to play, that one with the Pastimes, The Brooklyns have one more game to play, with the St Joseph's. The St Joseph's have two games to play, one with the Merrimacs and one with the Brooklyns. The Washintgon Hills have two more games to play, one with the
 Ierrimacs and one with the Pastimes. The Merrimacs have two games, one with the Hills and one with the St Joseph's. The IastiInes have two games to play. one with the North Ends and one with the Hills.
 If the North Ends and Brook1yns win their next games that will make them ten won and five lost. If the Hills win the next two games that will make them tie. with the North Ends | and the Broolayns for first place and l more games wfQ be necessary. If the ] St Joseph's x wiIA the next two games they will knoo the Brooklyns out of Dfhe race a will be tie with the Hills a1 Ends in the event of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
SEE JOB SLIPPING AWAY.
Alpine Guides Declare Their Profes-
 sion Will Soon Be supplanted by Electric Railways.

| The guides of the Alps are looking to the future with misgivings They fear that, like Othello, their occupation will soon be gone.
 On the Wetterhorn,. the grim Alpine giant that has been the scene of so many awful accidents, which is to be conquered for good by the inevitable electric mountain railway, German ex- perts and surveyors are busy marking out the best and safest route.
 The guides say that soon, with rail- roads up the Jungfrau, Mont Blanc and Wetterhorn, their most. remunerative occupation will be a thing of the past.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
COW BELLS.

Scarlet, purple, .orange light Fadessto palest green; Farm house windows grow less bright ] Where the glare has been. lDusky lie the fields about,
 And, fatntly heard again, Far-of, thro' the mist and dew, i Cow-bells down the laiie, Wrinkle, tinkle, clink-a-clink ! CoW-bells down the lane. Swallows cheep on circling wings Winds have chilly grown: And the cricket, shriller sings; Trees look strange and lone. Nearer, clearer, past the woods,
 A silvery refrain. Winding slowly up the hill,
 Cow-bells down the lane, Y. .TinkIe, tinkle, clink-a-clink, 7 Cow-bells down the lane. Bess and Brindle, Snowflake, Jet,
 Breaths like new-mown hay, Dewy noses, trickling wet,
 BarnWard wend their way. One by one, faint, pearly stars
 Watch the tw11ight's wane. And the put-up bars shut out
 Cow-bells down! the lane. Tinkle, tinkle clink- -a-clink,
 Cow-bells 6ownt the lane. George Cooper. in MY. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05

really opened and TX i n g Football" "a g a n ref gns Nth rou g h o ut the
 land. From now un- til after Thanksgiv- ing day the sport will attract the un- divided attention of Ii t S hundreds of
 thousands of de- voices, the football
 hero will hold the center of the stage
 and the supporters
 of the various teams will be in a fever of
 excitement until the raferee's whis-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
THE DIAMOND.
The Race in the City League is
 a. Sensational One.

Two Teams Now Tied for First Place }. Two More Tied for Second, With
 One Game Between the Leaders and
 Themselves-The Leading Batsmen
 of the National League--The Play
 CTS Reserved by the National ana
 American Leagues.
 Closer and closer grows the race ln the City Amateur league ana TOUT teams are still punched, with any one of the four liable to be the winner Yesterday the North Ends and the Brooklyns jumped to the front. each being tied for the first place with nine games won and five lost. The defeat of the St Josephs yesterday put them back to a tie with the Washington Hills for second place. The defeat of the Merrimacs by the Brooklyns put the Merrimacs out of the running. 1t is certainly a wonderful race for the pennant this season and it will be tA- teresting to watch the next few games.
 Yesterday another crowd was in at tendance and while it was expected both would be closely fought each de iveloped into a slugging match. The Merrimacs were defeated by the Brook ayns after making a good struggle. The Merrimacs took the lead in the game by hard hitting and it looked as though the Brooklyns were going to lose their chance for a say in the pen nant winning. Johnny Kelly settled dow, however, and in tight places he pulled himself out of the hole very cleverly. 'tSal' Slayin did some great slugging in this game and in fact all the Merrinacs' hamm mmered the ball hard. The Brooklyns. however, were not to be outdone and they went after Bill Byrnes curves and hammered them until they were tired. They made great finish and won the game by the score of 9sto 4.
 The second game was interesting for a few minutes and then the slug ging began. The North Ends and Ahe St Josephs were the contestants. The North Ends started off like win ners and in the first two innings piled up five runs. In the third came the slaughter for Rates of thS North Ends. The Sc Josephs went after him for keeps and the way the ball was swat ted all over the lot made Manager Ly- don smile. Singles, doubles, triples and home runs followed each other in rapid succession and when the inning was over the Saints had piled up ten runs. It looked like a foregone con Glusion then that the North Ends were beaten Bates settled down, however, after that and only three more runs were made off his delivery, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. In the fifth the North Ends scored three runs, making the score ten to eight against them. Two more came in the sixth and the score was tied. But the slaughter of the Saints pitcher came in the seventh. Hit followed hit and the North End rooters turned the field upside down. When the hit ting had ceased and the smoke had cleared away it was found that the North Enders had scored just thirteen times in that one inning. That set tied the game and the score stopped at g to 13 in favor of the North Ends. The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05

Ma1achy Kittridge, the catcher, gives the following advice to his pitcher when facing Lajoie: Place the ball at a med ium rate of speed over the middle of the rubber or cut the plate with a slow arched curve whenever Lajoie is facing you The big Frenchman will write an obituary in the shape of a double, triple or homer on any ball that has steam be- hind it and veers over the outside or in- side corners. have seen him soak a high one in the inside on level with his Adams apple, and the next one he plucked off his socks knee high and on the inside. He's the most dangerous, ec- centric and uncertain bastman in the business.
 Cresceus, the worlds champion trot- ting stallion, broke another worlds rec ord at Omaha, Neb., the other afternoon by making mile on half-mile track in 2:0s fiat The best record heretofore was his own of 2:08A, made at Lincoln recently. y
 The question of an American team to represent the United States at the tourna- ment near Paris, France, next year will be taken up by the executive committee of the American Polo association at an early date. Chairman H. L. Herbert, of New York city, says there is every likeli- hood of the French invitation to enter the tournament being accepted.
 Heatherbloom, the worlds champion high jumper, has created new record by clearing the bar at seven feet nine inches, breaking the record of seven feet eight inches established by the same horse last year. !.
 The bicycle race for the championship of Europe, over 8 course of 60 miles, Der lin to Leipsic was won by Robl, who covered the distance in one hour, 24 min utes, and 23 seconds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Cincinnati Nationals Win.

CINCINNATI, sO.. Oct. 5.-The> Gin cinnati National{ {league. team took the second game ofatheg series from the Cleveland Americans y for the Ohio championship by. their, timely hitting. Ewing was hit hard but he kept the hits well scattered. Score: Cincinnati, '; Cleveland, 3. sa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
SPORTS AND AT HLET TIC S|
l Arthur Duffy, the American amateur
 sprinter, has arrived home from Europe

GS1 NS4 O44S S4 N41S m o S t successful tours ever exper- ienced'by an Amer. ican athlete. The Georgetown u n l. versity runnerwon IS first, two-second and one third prize out of a total of g starts. All of his defeats W e re in handicap events, in which he was not on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05

those two teams winning their next games. If the North Ends and Brook lyns both lose their games and tho St Josephs drop to the Merrimacs and the Hills win both their games tt.e Hills will win the pennant. How in thunder can you pick a winner out of those combinations?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Brookuyn Nationals Shut out.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-At Bayopne, N. J., the Bayside Athletic club base ball team shut out the Brooklyn Ma tionals by < the score esof21Ss to Q. The Brooklyns soutbatted sthe winners, but poor base running lost them at least two runs. sshfasaaSs:s>- V
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
SUNDAY GAMES.

At Hoboken, N. J.-Jersey City 6, Hoboken 1.
 At Bayonne, N. J.--Bay Ridge l, Brooklyn o.
 At New York-New York 4, Murray Hill i. At Cincinnati-Cincinna 7, Cleve- land 8.
 At Chicago--Chicago Americans 10, Chicago Nationals ?.
 At St Louis-St Louis Americans 9, Nationals 2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Wasted Enersx.a

: James, dear" said the young wifg. with sigh long drawn out sswhy Is itg you never talk sweet Y nonsense and never hatter me any more, as you didl during our courtship?"
 Because it isn't necessary z replied, James. My employer always told me it was waste of time to praise the goods after the sale had been made. 's-- Cincinnati Enquirer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Eastern Champions Beat Hoboken..

NEW YORK, Oct 5.-The Eastern league baseball champions of Jersey City defeated the Hoboken team on the grounds of the latter, the score be- ing to in favor of the. visitors. Gar vim of the Brooklyn Nationals pitched for Hoboken, but he was hit opportune- ly, while the home team only got one safe hit off Barnett.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
After Midnight.

''Just think said MT. Staylate, "this is the first time I've seen you in nearly two months"
 Yes replied Miss Bord, suppressing a yawn.
 s.Did-er-anyone call on you last night?"
 Last night?" she repeated, ostenta- tiously glancing at the clock. No one but you. z Philadelphia Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Americans TISrYa the Tables.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The American league team turned the tables on the Nationals and by punched hitting and clean fielding won their first game of the series very easily. Score: Nation als 2; Americans, 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05

Summary-Stolen bases, Lawlor, Maloney, Madden 2, Kane, Dains; two-base hits, W. Thompson, Cleary, Thompson, Johnson; three-base hits, Lawlor, Bates home run, Kane; bases on balls. off Dains 6, off Bates 8; struck out, by Dains 6, by Bates II; hit by pitched ball. Madden; time of game, 1:4o; um- pire, Kieley.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Chess Match by Wire.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-The City of Lon- don Chess club has sent challenge to the Brooklyn Chess club for the annual cable match. .." ... ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct Billy Will lis put up a rattling fine exhibition against Terry McGovern Saturday night at the National Athletic club. Willis fought Terry all the time and easily stayed the limit, but of course was outfought and outpointed by the terrible one. ...
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05


 tie blows for the last time and the cham pionship team is returned In hemiddle west, where enthusiasm runs quite as high as in the east, and where, in the last few years, the teams have tended more and more to approximate the standard of the east, the bulk of interest center about the Big Nine" and the contest which these leading colleges wage for western supremacy. Occasionally, western team has invaded the east These west vs. east contests have always aroused much sectional feeling and each year there is a desire among the western college men to see the best team of the Big Nine" play the best team the east puts forth. But the great and unfagging interest in the game in the middle west has been created and is maintained blythe games played between the teams resident within this section. Ordinarily, Chicago would rather beat Michigan than Har- ward. Wisconsin cares more to beat Chi cago than Yale, and so on. Michigan, Chicago, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota these have joined themselves into a conference, and delegated unto them- selves the term Big Nine" Each of these colleges cannot play with all the others in a given year, but the schedules are usually so arranged as to make the selection of premier team virtual cer tainty. Within the past few years Big Four" consisting of Chicago, Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota, has developed within the Big Nine" It does not seem probable, however, that this Big Four" will last in football. This year it seems certain that at least three more Qf the conference colleges-Illinois, Northwest ern and Purdue-will be strong conten- ders for the much-coveted first place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-05
Where He May Be

While at the pole will Commander Peary kindly see whether Pat Grove is Rat hanging around there?