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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02
Ripan'S TabuleS

Doctors find good prescription for man.
kind. The cent acket is enough for usual
occasions. The family bottle eco cents) con-
tains a supply for year. All druggists sell
them.
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THE ENGLISH DERBY.

The nominations for the English Derby
Of 1904 have been published, and the list is
the one topic discussed in turf circles on
the other side of the water just now, says
an exchange. In all there were 269 nominal
tions, which have been reduced by 100 dec
larations at five sovereigns each. English,
French, American, Australian. Irish and
Austrian horses are among the prospec-
tive candidates, and they include the bluest
blood of the turf world.
An alteration in the conditions of the
race this year is one which will prevent
a gelding taking part in it, as the new
rule reads for entire colts and fllies"
Geldings have frequently taken part in the
race, but have never won, the best per-
Torrance being by Curzon. who ran second
TO Sir Visto in 1895 Many geldings are
among the nominations, but, of course
their running is out of the question The
critics who figure on the two-year-olds say
TO pick the winner with the champion
Pretty Polly out is mere guesswork
CHANGING at the list, Sam Darling, the
Beclxhamton trainer. has had his hands
strengthened by the purchase of Bobrinski
and Mintagon. while Lancashire and Hands
Down. bought by ]. Buchanan, join Major
Edwards string at Osborne. These four
colts ought to be heard from, especially
Lancashire, who beat st. Amant in the
Champagne stakes at Doncaster. r.
Marsh's string includes dark son of Per-
simmon and Laodamia. named Pienlmmon,
the property of his majesty, King Edward
VII, but Marsh's best public performer is
Lord Wolvertons Montein, winner of the
New stakes at Ascot and the July stakes
at Newmarket.
At present 1t Is near thing for favorit-
ism between Henry the First. by Melton
winner of 1885, and st. Amant. The former
won the Dewhurst Plate, and this Is
considered the key 10 the Derby problem
In the same stable with st. Amant is the
gray colt Bass Rock. who won six races
out of nine. st. Amant won three notable
victories-the Coventry stakes at Ascot. the
/ Prince of Wales stakes at Goodwood and
| the Rous Memorial stake at Newmarket
Those on the lookout for a precedent. So
far as the gray colt Bass Rock is con.
cerned. can refer TO the fact that in 1921
gray named Gustavus won, and that is the
only instance on record. French-breC
horse has only been successful once-Gladi
ateur I'm 1S65-but there is danger this time
from France by two get of Flying Fox il
Ajax and Gouvernant-the former unbeateI
and the latter with three wins and tive
seconds At Vantage Clements has a good
looking colt named Clonmel. by Flarizel ii
and owned by Richard Croker. OF tn,
FLIES engaged Fiancee seems TO be tn,
best as she has three wins TO her credi
| nd fs uuh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

former bantam-weight champion beaten.
while Forbes's friends claim that he could
defeat Attell in twenty rounds, as he has
a Knockout punch in either hand, and after
wearing out the clever San Francisco lad,
would then be able to send left or right
swing TO a vital point and win a decisive
battle. Should these two lac, be matched
for a fifteen or twenty-round battle in
another city, the contest would attract
great attention in Indianapolis and both
would have a large following at the ring
side
The indianapolis Athletic Club desires TO
conduct other boxing exhibitions in this
city that should prove just interesting
as the Attell-Forbes bout, and efforts are
being made to match some of the best
men in the country. Attell may be seen here
again in the near future against a good
opponent, and the club will also try to ar
range a match between young Mowatt and
Hughey McPadden, two very clever young
fellows. The club will arrange all Of its
matches with the purpose of giving fast
boxing exhibitions between men who are
evenly matched. and again 1t might be said
that there will be no bruising or brutal
fights given under the management of the
club. Ninety-nine out of every hundred
persons who saw the Attell-Forbes contest,
declared it was the prettiest exhibition of
boxing they had ever witnessed and were
well satisfied with the entertainment. Here
and there in the crowd could be found men
who wanted to see a knockout or many
knock downs, but such spectators did not
have their brutal instincts gratifed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
"OFFICIAL AVERAGES"

The alleged official averages of the Amer
lean Association, issued to the public last
Monday. have caused considerable criticism
throughout the circuit and nearly all the
scribes have declared that the averages
are as bad worse than the official records
that were published at the close of the
season in various cities. The averages were
issued by J. Ed Grillo, the new president
OF the American Association, but he is
not to blame for the misleading and incor
rect figures They were either prepared by
Thomas Jefferson Hickey or his assistant,
and the averages show gross carelessness
and objectionable mistakes. Some OF the
managers declare that the records are so
incorrect that IL is nearly impossible TO get
a true line on the work Of the American
Association players during the season of
1903. 1t is just one of the many mistakes
that were made under the administration
of T. ]. Hickey. The averages were pre-
pared after he announced his intention of
resigning the presidency to embark in other
business. and it is just barely possible that
he did not give the records the time and
attention that such matters should demand
AS a result, the association and the players
in the organization whose records are in
object lesson to the new president and his
secretary. Official" records are of little
value unless they are absolutely correct.
The suggestion made by William Douglas,
sporting editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, to have each club owner keep
separate records of his players, might be
a good one if such records were prepared
from the official scorers figures, but it
would be hard 10 prevent serious confusion
before the end of the season. Official
scorers might be instructed 10 keep COM
plete records of all games in their home
cities, In addition to the records prepared
after each game. and from such records
the great mass of official records could
be compiled at the close of the season. The
association and scribes in the circuit have
confidence in President Grillo and believe
he will prepare averages at the close of next
season that will be official.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
PLAYER. SELDOM MAKES
GOOD IN HOME TOWN

Bradley is one Of the few ballplayers l
know of who have made good in their
home town. remarked a professional ball
player to a Chicago Tribune man. Brad
is playing a great game with the Cleve-
land club and Cleveland is his home.
guess it's just because he's a natural ball
player and can't help IT, In every other
case 1 know about the ballplayer who has
been engaged by the club in his home city
has proved a frost there even though he
may go somewhere else and prove a sue
cess. OF course, / am not taking into con-
sideration players who make a city their
es on the diamond. But the young fellow
when playing before his acquaintances and
those who are pulling the hardest for his
success Take Charley Williams who started
out with the St. Louis National League
club last spring For few games Charley
played phenomenal ball and was the talk
OF the town. while his own friends and ac-
quaintances were proud of him. Then he
had an off day and IL started him down hill
He was no good in st. Louis after that,
but came to Selees club and did well. He
Is bound TO make good, for he is good
ballplayer. Then there's Dave Brain, the
Chicago boy, who couldn't get started here
with a local club, but he is doing we'll at St
Louis. Look at Dock White, the White
Stockings star pitcher. He couldn't win
a game all last season in Washington,
where he learned to pitch at Georgetown
College.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
MGINNITY TELLS OF
4 BAD PLAY IN GAME

Joe McGinnity, the Giants Iron Man."
tells a good story on himself. says an ex-
change.
1.-The worst play L ever made" said the
star pitcher, was when 1 famed with
three men on the bases, when safe hit
of any kind-even a Texas Lacquer
would have won us the game. 1t was only
last season. and at the Polo grounds. The
Giants were playing the st. Louis Car
dinals, and we wanted the game like fun,
for we were nip and tuck with Chicago and
every victory counted for fair
1--WE looked upon Patsy Donovan's crowd
as dead easy. and they were, too, for they
came TO the ground to get licked.
q" Here We are; get us quick and let US go
home, was about the way they felt. They
were demoralized bunch and we knew it.
our fellows
ut was in the ninth inning and O'Neill
was pitching. He did not have enough
speed to dent butter, and l knew it,
could always hit him, too, and went UP ex-
pecting to swat the ball mile
Gilbert, Lauder and Babb were on the
bases, all good runners, and thought. 1t
was all over but the shouting. swung at
the ball as If / were using a fail. L had
three swings, too at the pesky globule. but
only hit wind each time. But If l had
pasted the ball on the last swipe, I'll bet
would have broken IT,
THE score was three to two, or something
like that, against us; anyhow, We only
needed two runs TO win.
We'll, you should have seen the gang in
the clubhouse after the game. Talk about
a calldown. l got mine from McGraw TO
| Gus Guerrero, the rubber. The boys would
hardly look at me for two days. But L felt
worse over it than they did. 1 have made
many rotten plays, but that was the limit.
| L kicked myself for a week
II will say that L consider / have done
| better pitching than the three double-head-
| ers 1 did this season. for which l was given
| a world of credit. 1 appreciated, of course
| all the nice things said about me for those
| victories: but what / consider my best
| pitching was when I pitched five games ir
| six days for the Brooklyns in 1890, and wOT
| them all. Four of the games, too, were
against the Pittsburgs.
| That was doing pretty well, wasn't IT.
| Still, | was not troubled with a lame arm
| L had just much speed in the fifth game
| as when L started the first. But, mind you
| was beautifully supported In the field. anC
| backed up with some timely swattins
| by the boys, or L could not have made sucf
| record.
| 81 guess it is the underhand swing 1 us,
| with my raise ball that saves my wing
| know that l never had a lame arm in my
life. 1t has been stiff but L can pitch GU
| easily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
LOCAL. BOXING BOUTS.

The boxing game was reopened in Indian
apolis last Monday night with contest be-
tween Abe Attell and Harry Forbes, two
Of the best 122-pOund men in the business.
The exhibition was conducted by the In
dianapolis Athletic Club and that organiza-
ton gave 10 the public just what it had
promised. a high-class boxing entertain
ment, and not a smuggling match or prize
fight. The men were not matched for a
prize fight. but the articles stipulated that
they were TO box for a decision To guard
against the desire Of either man to put
the other one down or out. big gloves were
used, aud as a result the contest went the
full ten rounds with neither showing much
effects of the fast boxing. They were
so evenly matched that the affair ended
in draw. IL is doubtful if either could
gain a decision over the other in a ten
round fight any place in the country even
with smaller gloves. but just what would
be the outcome in a longer battle is hard
to predict. Many believe that Attell would
be able to 1ab Forbes until he had the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
SHANNON SHOULD
PROVE 4 BIG FIND
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.


The official averages OF the American
Association are out, and in them are In
cluded quite a number OF players in which
the st. Louis fans are Interested Chief
among these are Shannon and Gleason.
who will make their appearances in s.
Louis uniforms next season, the one wear
ing the cardinal and the other the brown
on the dope" Shannon looks much tho
best Of the two. The St Paul outfieder
hit at a .306 clip last season and finished
eighth in fielding, with a percentage or
.976. Besides this he stole forty-one bases
and IS right up among the leaders or the
league In this respect. he was the leading
run gatherer Of the league by a wide mar
single line, though he has nineteen two
baggers and seven raps for three bases.
No home runs 10 his credit Gleason.
who will be with the Browns, does not
shine in the averages. He batted at only a
LAB gait last season, but did fairly wen IN
run-getting and base stealing with SUCH q
low batting record. His fielding was de-
cidedly bad. he finished second TO last
at second base
There are quite a number OF other players
who have played here and are now In the
American Association "Jiggs" Donohue Is
one OF these, and the Browns 'fenceraif
catcher has turned out a star at first lie
finished fifth in the league at batting. with
| the handsome average OF 81, and was sixth
I'm fielding at first. HeydOn and Brashear,
both of whom have worn the cardinal. are
doing but fair work, HeydOn being the one
10 show TO best advantage. Turner, the
/ shortstop secured by Cleveland. Is one OF
| the stars, according TO the dope" He
| leads the shortstops in fielding and has 4
batting average of $40
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
DUFFY FOUND MANY
PLAYERS IN WESTERN

Denver News: Hugh Duffy says: 81
can't say that 1 am beside myself with JOY
because l am going TO be back in the fast
league 1t does not make so much differ
ence. 1t is simply a question of money.
and l would be willing to go where ii is
for my best interests to go. Some players
are carried away to go to the big league
and some are willing to play for less money
in small league than they could get in a
major league. We had good article of
ball in the Western league last season and
some very good and some very promising
ball players. Charley Nichols played fine
ball last season. He has a good thing in
Kansas City. had pitcher named Ken
ma l think would be as good pitcher as
there was in the country II he took care of
himself. Danny Friend did very good work
for the Peoria club. Cushman, who was
once with the Pittsburg club. did good
work for Des Moines. The Western showed
up remarkably we'll behind the bat This
man Foil, secured by the Cincinnati club,
is not so good a man as Marshall. who also
was with the Des Moines team. He has
been secured for the Philadelphia National
League team for next season. He is tall
chap and can put them down to second in
great shape He Is good hitter, too, and
l should say he is the best catcher In the
league. Colorado Springs has two good
with the Concord, n. H, team in 1892. An
other good man is Schlel, the Denver catch
er, who has been taken by Cincinnati; so
you see we were remarkably rich in catch
ing material last season, and think all of
the catchers taken by the big league will
make good. OLeary, of Des Moines, who
is to go to Detroit. is pretty good man,
but the best man in the league, TO my
thinking is Cockman who is a mighty
good third baseman; In fact 1 never saw
any one play the bag any better. He will
make good beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Peoria had a good pitcher in Barry, who
will get a trying in Philadelphia next sea-
son. / am confident we will have a club
there that will make a success 1t looks
very strong In the box to me, with such
pitchers as Fraser Mitchell, Sparks. Dug
gleby, Breckenridge, Lush, Mcpherson and
Barry to start with. Breckenridge and
Lush are two young pitchers who are very
highly recommended. There is no question
we will be stronger in this department, as
well as in the catching. We had first
class inffeld last season, and L fail TO see
how much Improvement can be made there,
and our outfield will be good one. do
not expect to play ball at all next season.
l think l can do better work for the team
by remaining on the bench. / expect TO
keep in trim, however and wear uniform
and fill in If occasion demands. like
Philadelphia very much indeed, and have
no doubt at all l will bet along smoothly
and tremendously.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
WHIST DEPARTMENT.

Women are taking more to sport, amuse-
ment and recreation this year than ever
before. Golf and tennis hold thier atten-
tion in the summer. while in the winter
many of them have become members of
whist clubs, as that form of amusement
furnishes recreation and study Racing is
the proper sport of kings, football the sport
of princes. and whist the sport and amuse-
ment of the American women. More women
of Indianapolis and Indiana are playing
whist this winter than ever before. Many
of them belong TO clubs in this city and
other cities. and a large number participate
in the State tournaments. Interest in the
game has increased to such an extent that
the Journal believes that news of the wOm-
ems clubs will be of vast interest to women
whist players OF Indianapolis well as
other cities, and beginning with to-day a
new feature OF the Journals Sunday
sports section will be a department for the
women whist players conducted by Mrs.
Charles d. Johnson. one Of the best known
whist players in the State. The depart
ment will also contain items of interest for
the men whist players.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
MAY INCORPORATE ASCOT.
City of the Sixth Class Said to Be
Contemplated.
Los Angeles Times.

proposition to incorporate the town of
Ascot and make the place a model racing
city is said to be contemplated, and, though
no active steps have been taken in the mat
ter so far, il is rumored in racing circles
that authorities have been consulted, and
that the project will assume definite form
Immediately after the close of the present
season at Ascot Park.
The names Of the promoters Of the enter
prise have not been given out.
1t is a known fact that race horse own
ers and devotees of the track would like to
see something of this nature transpire for
ever since the refusal Of a liquor license ar
Ascot Park there has been a feeling that
and this would sound the death knell of the
race course. There is nothing in the State
law TO prevent pool selling in the county,
but a. municipal law prohibits such prac-
tees in Los Angeles.
The plan as talked of is 10 incorporate
a city of the sixth class, the said city to
embrace the race course and other ground
in the vicinity. To do this ii would be
necessary for the territory proposed TO be
Incorporated TO have not less than 500 resi-
dents and a petition signed by fifty electors
of the county and certified by three who re-
side I'm the proposed city, would have 10 be
presented to the board OF supervisors 10 be
acted on. Ii would be like Lucky" Bald
wins Arcadia.
with city incorporated and managed by
a board of trustees favorable TO the prof.
ect il is argued that Eastern owners would
winter their entire strings Of horses here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
,SNOW SPEEDWAY

If the weather man can be fixed" to
give Indianapolis a bigger and more con-
tinued allotment of snow the remainder of
this winter. the local horsemen promise to
give a series of good races on the snow
Last weeks snow furnished a day or two
of fair racing, but before the snow was
fairly beaten down thaw came and melted
it. The weather man should arrange to
give the horsemen and those fond of sleigh
ing another heavy snow and after 1t has
been beaten down. then another light coat
ing. The horsemen are DESTROYS of obtain
ing permission to use Capitol avenue, north
of Fall creek, for speedway, and with
proper police protection there would be no
danger of accidents. " l.. Shuler, one
of the most prominent local horsemen, is
largely instrumental in organizing the own
ers of good speeders to obtain permission
10 use the avenue for racing purposes
Other cities have regular speedway courses
which are owned and maintained by the
city, and in the absence of such course in
this city, the authorities should set aside
a section of North Capitol avenue or some
other suitable thoroughfare for the use of
the horsemen, and should furnish police to
protect pedestrians. Snow racing is one
of the most interesting and fascinating of
all winter sports, and in northern Indiana
towns where frequent race meets are held,
enormous crowds are attracted to the
course. The absence OF continued snow in
this city is a great hindrance to such sport,
but when there is enough snow for racing
the horsemen should have some place
where they are free to go for an after
Moons speeding.
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negro. He was raw then, but something
about his work made him look like conner
to me, and so l asked him TO let me manage
him. AS an old fighter 1 was wise to many
points in the game that / thought L coulo
utilize in making him a winner.
Cans was willing and l matched him
with a lad named Hamilton in Philadel-
phia- Just before they were TO fight Al
Herford produced a contract with Cans for
a year and threatened to levy on his re-
ceipts. ! paid Cans 500 for his trouble and
called the match of. Then 1 took him TO
Canada and we got a match at Montreal
with a fellow named Maurice. Everyone
there sure Cans would lose. and so we
cleaned up about 500 on the fight. That
ended it. for HerfOrd was ready TO cut in
any time i made any more matches Tor
Cans.
when his contract with Herford ran out,
l heard from Cans, but then l determined
to retire from managing fighters, and so
there was nothing doing. If l had tried to
get him then, L would be better off than
am now, for he has turned out a wonderful
fighter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
r "a gEs $50 ga 21-l7. 1-s. BIS, drawn

(a) Forms the opening which was named
by Anderson in compliment to worthy
Lanarkshire couple who took great inter ete
that If White takes the piece by 1910 the
Doctor" opening is formed.
OBJ The text move is the strongest at this
point, but Go, 25-H, 10-17, H-l4, l5-lS,
29-25, As 24-20, 1-6. 27-23, draws; or -,
1910 els, 24-19, 1874, 2S-19, u-16. 27-2S,
S-11, 25-22. 1870. S1-N draws.
(cl 24-2O. IS. 1s-15. 6-l0, 1S-6, III, 2S-22
2S-24, 15-lS, 27-2S draws; or 26-23, 19-l7,
1915, lie, 30, 1913. &-16, R-l9, l5-n,
| 7-16. 20-11, 17-22. Z7-24. 1873, 24-ls. 2S-Z6
draws.
Id lie loses by 2-2O, 1913, 15-l1, etc.
(e) 6-1o, is. Ill. 25-22s 1sm@; SOcld'
81, 2E2S 20 2sI1s "a ,1 9Ti0 aa027
1913. ga draws. This is strong and safe
| line for Black. The novice will note that
| LIE at the same point loses by 26-2z, etc.
| % LIE, 26-23. 1870, 15-1O is weak Tor
| Black. If White play 31-26 at this point,
Black wins by Wyllie's great stroke; lsoZ2'
25-1S, 12-16 1912. 10, IA. 3-S, Is
(g) 9-l3, 26-22, I7-26, 31-22, 1-6, 27-24,
| TO, IA, 80, 20-16 draws
| Ch) This should always be played before
| 2S-24, as otherwise Black obtains strong
ID 60. $50. 17-22 27-24 loses for Black.
| ID 13-17, 1915, Go may draw. but 6-9
| loses.
| Game No. s-"Laird and Lady"
| The following scores occurred in a cor
| respondence match between two amateurs
| and is used as an object lesson TO novices
| who may desire occasionally to vile their
| opponents into traps by lines that are weak
| II never pays to weaken ones game merely
| for the sake of setting a trap.