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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
PICKING WINNERS.

The first thing that the habitual or casual visitor to the race track does is to attempt to pick the winners. The expense incurred in attending the races is considerable, and as there is always a vision of wealth held out to the successful bettor nearly every body is willing to take chance.
 Picking winners is business. It is done in many ways, from shutting the eyes and sticking pin through the name of horse, to the most elaborate system of handicapping.
 The first thing then, for man to do in looking over list of entries in race Is to examine the races that each horse has run at the distance of the race in question, or as near as possible. Consideration must be given to the jockey who will in all probabil- ity have the mount, the speed there Is in the race, so as to have an idea whether the pace will be made for the horse or whether he will have to cut out for himself. He may be a front runner or the opposite, and this has much to do with the result of race. Some horses want a fast track and others only show their form when the mud is fetlock deep. Some horses run consistently while others seldom run two races alike. Foot notes in charts have to be read to see how the horse pulled up in his last start if, unfortu- nately, the handicapper was not spectator of the race. Then, as time is an important factor, the man who is trying to find the winner must have the records of the various tracks at his finger tips, so as not to lose valu- able time in looking them up on every occasion After all these things are decided on figure is given the horse and the next is considered
 Although there is usually only one handicap on a card during the day, every race has to be handicapped by the man who hopes to pick winners by handicapping To do this thoroughly it requires at least half an hour to the race and any attempt to hurry over it will lead to disaster. Outing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
THE PUGILISTS.
WILL DO
 LIKEWISE
So Said Britt When Told COrbett Had Arranged for a Battle-Joe Cans is Given a Severe Defeat.

Young Corbett yesterday received the following telegram from St Louis:
 "Is it true that you intend to meet Terry MeGovern and all comersg Br1tt is here and sore over the news"
 About an hour later another tele- gram was received from the same city. It read:
 "I got your answer and showed 1t to Britt. He says that he is going to do the same thing and may fight Cans here next August
 Corbett has not heard anything as yet from McGovern or his manager, but will see Sam Harris to-day and try and arrange the match. Gorbett does not think that he will have any trouble in finding battle-ground for the mill. He is confident that Terry will accept. Young .Corbett will go to Asbury Park tomorrow and start training under the care Of Harry Tut hill. Oorbett says that in two weeks time he will be able to put up the bat tie of his career against McGovern.
 Regarding Britt's deteTmination to fight Joe Cans, Corbett seemed pleased He said that Britt must be in good trim or else the clever negro WM1 " 41E A44As II IL ID ALA uQ kA4pC A3GS and Cans are to be matched the news will be favorably received by the sports. Such contest. they contend, would be one of the flstic treats of the season. Cans just now is at his best. Britt is nothing more than light weight, and if he beats Cans it will be big feather in his cap. If he is even whipped he will not lose any thing, for he can say that he had to give away weight.
 Britt i'll shape weighs 130 pounds. The lightweight limit is 133 pounds at the ringside. Cans declares that he can get to this limit without much trouble. It is not known just where Britt and Cans will fight, but if they do face each other the scene of the nlill will be before Jim Corbett's new club, It is likely that such a match will draw a record breaking crowd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
THE MANIA FOR GETTING RICH.

The mania for getting rich-the mad, false idea that we must have money-has played worse havoc among ambitious people than war or pesttlence. A member of the Chicago board of trade says that the men and women or this country contribute a hundred million dollars a year to the sharpers who promise to make them rich quick. They work the same old scheme Of confidential letter and shrewd batting, until the victim parts with his money. Thousands are plod- ding along in poverty and deprivation, chagrined and humiliated because they have not been able to get up in the world or to realize their ambitions, for the reason that they succumbed to the scheme of some smooth promoter, who hypnotized them into the belief that they could make great deal very quickly out of a very little.
 The great fever of trying to make one dollar earn five dollars is growing more and more contagious We see even women secretly going into bro- kers' offices and bucket shops,'' in- vesting everything they have in all sorts of schemes, drawing their depos- its out of the banks, sometimes pawn. ing their Jewelry their engage ment rings-and borrowing, hoping to make lot of money before their hus- bands or families find it out and then to surprise them with the results; but, in most cases, what they invest is hOpelesslv lost.
 Thousands of young Americans are so tied up by financial or other en- tanglements, even before they get fair ly started in their life-work, that they can only transmute a tithe of their real ability or their splendid energies into that which will count in their lives. A large part of it Is lost on the way up, as the energy of the coal is nearly all lost before 1t reaches the electric bulb.--Orison Swett Marden in July Success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
OLD SALTS OBSERVATIONS.
As Writ by One Edward Marshall in the Funny Paper Called
 rJudge.n

Love dies of starvation in some houses but there's more in which it's indiges. ton kills it.
 Water in ships hold can stay at the same level. Love in 8 household can't --it'll git more or less, as sure as fate
 A woman who was born as misshapen as she makes herself with eorsets an such truck would commit suicide from pure shame about her f1gger.
 Some women are like fogs-not cause they're damp an clammy to tn touch, for that they ain't, but cause they much obscure our views of other things.
 I passed Jim Brown two weeks ago, when he was walkin' in tn road behind a mule team, an forgot to nod to him. This mornin' passed him ag'in, when he was ridin' in carriage, aR took of my hat an waved 1t real cordial like. wonder why.
 Amt 1t funny about women that hirt? One of em I'll stay awake all night think in about tn man that wouldn't wink back at her, while tn chap that fell plumb in love at first sight won't git so much as an extry snort as she cuddles down an goes to sleep.
 Here's a precept that passenger flung at me after his wife had threatened to git a divorce because he had seen some- thin on tn horizon that he said was 3 cloud an she'd declared it was an ice- berg. It had turned out to be cloud. i Never marry woman who's in love with you he says to me, cause she'll expect too much he says. Never mar ry one who ain't," he added, flor like enough she'll fall in love with some other man later" Then he went into tn smoh- in'-room an told tn steward to bring him a Scotch highball.
 went ashore in a foreign port, an tn people was givin' a humty-roodle- doc in honor of tn king. 'Why?" asks. Cause he's licked ev'ry other nation within reach of him." says na- tive, "put down 46 revolutions an a dog fight, fooled all tn other countries o1 tn earth in diplomassy, caught all tn criminals, cured all tn sick, cheered tn l unhappy, wrote historical novel that's had bigger sale than 'Eben Holden, solved tn servant problem, squared tn 1 circle, found tn philosophers stone strengthened out tn currency muddle done away with tariff arguments, recon. l ciled Tom Platt an Richard Croker I drove an eight-hoss team with tn reint in his teeth an flag in each hand broke tn record for tn runnfn' long l jump, an learned th' Bible SOS he car l recite it backward with his eyes shut I an pebble in his shoe" Mercy or us!" says I. He's great king, Ain his people happy though? But what makes him look so kind of worried r "Oh," says tn man that was a-talkin to me, that's because he wants ths queen to go to tn seashore this sum mer, an she says she's goin' to tn mountains" Cant he make her gt where he wants her tor" I asked. Make herr" says the man. Why, she's hi: l Wifei" "Oh!" says I.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
At Hartford.

Hartford, June 2S.-Karns had the league leaders beaten to standstill in the ball game in this city yesterday, but the Orators would not acknowledge defeat and they threw scare into the Hartford camp in the ninth inning. Pop Foster, who leads the leagues sEuggers, was first up in the ninth, and he hit to the center field fence. Henry misjudged the force of the ball and let up in his running until he saw the ball going over his head. Then the ball was lost in the tall grass and could not be found. Foster completed the circuit, making the first home run of the season on the ground here Manager Tracy will have the grass cut to-day so there will be no more home runs from lost balls. The score:
 R.H.E. Hartford ...1018 2ooo s-7 10 0 Bridgeport O o 0 i l. 3-5 Il i Batteries -Karns, Foxen and Doran; Newman and Beaumont; umpire, Rear don.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
R.H.E
At Norwich.

Norwich, June 2S.-The Ponies won an exciting ten-inning game from Nor- wich yesterday afternoon at Sachem park by the score of 8 to 6, before a small but enthusiastic crowd of rooters. Treat was in the box for Springfield, and with the exception of one bad in- ming pitched good ball. He was batted freely, but kept his hits well scattered The score:
 RH.E Springfield O o5O00 o 0 3-8-1o 4 Norwich Il % 1 o 0 1-614 4 Batteries-Treat and O'Connor; Me- Gill, Peloquin, Accorsini and Sullivan; umpire, Kennedy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
IN OPEN BOAT TO PANAMA.
Ohio Man Expects to Sail 7,500 Miles
 in a Year.

Ohio Man Expects to Sail 7,500 Miles
 in Year
 A Toledo man will undertake trip of 7,500 miles in an open boat The man of this quite extraordinary under taking is A. Stanley Parker, who has had experience in the past with sllni- lar expeditions on a smaller scale.
 Parker will start from Toledo on q long and perilous Journey by wafer to Panama. The trip will be by the lake route to Chicago, thence through the Chicago drainage canal to the Illinois river, to the Mississippi, to the Gulf. Then the coast of the Gulf of Mexico will be skirted to Panama.
 The trip will be made in an open boat rigged with leg O mutton sails. The craft Is a 15-footer, 4-foot beam, light, but very staunch.
 My object in taking so light a boat, :" said MT Parker, in speaking of his un- dertaking, ifs to have craft that I can beach myself, as I will be alone. l expect to sleep ashore most of the time, and must have boat that I can pull up on the shore without help.
 'I will take along a tarpaultn so constructed that I can convert it into a tent. This tent I will pitch any where on the beach or shore wherever may be. I will take along few clothes, cooking utensils and provis- ions.
 sWhile in American territory will not carry much provision, because can stop in any city along the route and buy from time to time what l want. At Galveston, which will be the last American city of Importance on my route, expect to put in supply of provisions that will last me until get to Panama.
 1T won't need much, for along the gulf coast I can sustain life largely upon fish and fruit, which are abundant and aheap there. I expect it will take me at least year, maybe longer.
 My object is to reach Panama about the time operations begin on the interoceanic canal. There is no telling exactly when that will be, but want to be on the ground at that time.'
 MT Parker has soldiered in the Phil ippines, "roughed it'' many times, and once made a trip in a small boat around the peninsula of Florida. Toledo NeWe-Bee.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
SPIKE sULL1vAN's CLUB.

If plans do not miscarry Spike Sul- Iivan is to be at the head of boxing club in Leipzig, Germany, next winter. The club is known as the Cosmopoli- tan Boxing club, and has large mem bership at present made up exclusive ly of students. The club was found ed and is supported by A. c. Williams, a wealthy Englishman. who is attend ing the university in Leipzig. Sulli- van formed the acquaintance of Will Iiams when he was in England a few years ago. Williams offered the man. agement of the club to Sullivan and Sullivan accepted. He will probably take charge in November next.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
HANLoN IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Eddie Hanlon, the crack California featherweight, left for San Francisco yesterday to get into trim for his match with Battling Nelson of Chi cago. The pair are matched to box twenty rounds before the Hayes Val ley A. O., San Francisco. next month. They are to come together at 129 pounds, weigh in at o'clock on the day of the contest, for 60 per cent of the gross. receipts. If Hanlon is sue cessful in this battle he will start to train for his bout with Terry McGov- ern. They are to meet some time next September. Hanion has been depql- tized by Sam Harris, Terry's manager, to induce all the leading California clubs to bid for the combat. as Terry Is anxious to take on Hanlon in San Francisco. where he thinks the scrap will draw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28

signed 8 contract to play with McGraw's New York Nationals. The National commission, however, awarded him to Comiskey, and he had no recourse but to abide by the decision. When Jones promise of developing into the great player that he is to-day. When Tom Burns picked him up for Springfield in 1895 he was neither the fielder that he is to-day nor the batter. His style of bat ting has changed radically also, for in those days he was essentially a swinger, while now he is known as a scientific" batter, one of those who choke" the bat and just meet the ball, placing it where he wants it according to the way the op posing fielders are playing for him. Willie Keeler Is recognized as the king of scientific" batters, but Fielder Jones is regarded as not far behind him and as his equal, if not his superior, as an out fielder. On the bases Jones leads Keeler by a good margin. Jones had a hard fight, too, to make" the Springfield team, but developed into the best batter in the Eastern league that season. That fall he was drafted by Brooklyn and in 1896 made his debut in the National league. He was one of the first of the stars to leave the older organization at the birth of the American league three years ago, and has been among the leading delders and batters ever since
 c. O. Duplessis has been we'll known s~A +In xxynr1d 1Q y,a taY1x 0%h1nffao iY, fh a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
Dolly spnnlker Won Hana11y.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-Dolly Spank CT, added starter, won the Equality stakes, one mile, at Sheepshead Bay. He was quoted at to 1 and ran the mile in the fast time of 1:38 Roehamp- ton made the pace to the stretch, where Dolly Spankcr took command and won handily by half a length. Cascine, backed down from 20 to l to 12 to l, finished first in the second race, but was disqualified for fouling, and a big killing was prevented. The race was given to Tepee, who was fouled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
FIVE TO ONE.

It's 5 to 1 that Jeffries doesn't fight Monroe in August.
 Broadway has settled the rate of odds on that affair.
 The principal reason for this finish to the heavyweight championship con- test, as far as this summer is con- cerned, is that there is not enough money in Frisco in the warmer months to warrant Jeff in talking chance. Be sides that, the boxing game in the Golden Gate has been worked in double shift It needs a layoff.
 The Britt Young Corbett fight was the only affair that has paid dividends recently. It was Hayes Valley club venture, and it placed that institution beyond the need of pawning anything for some time. It drew $33, ,O0O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
THE DIAMOND.
SCORES FROM
 THE FIELDS
Holyoke Wins Again and So Does Springfield The Leaders Beaten by Hart ford-Meriden Loses.

New London, June 28.-Tom Dowd with his little stick broke up yester- days game in the third inning, and when the dust settled Holyoke had made six runs and was five to the good. Toms effort was not hit by a long shot, but deceiving bounder that should have resulted in an easy double play. but Curtis fought the ball hard, and gave his team mates the paralysis. The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
At New Haven.

New Haven, June 2S.-In a game in which both pitchers were touched up in lively shape, New Haven yesterday defeated Meriden by the score of 10 to 5. Back in the ranks of the Silyerites were Harrington and Larkin, who played for the first time since injured, about three weeks ago. The game throughout was listless, both teams showing bad effects of the Sunday holi- day. The score:
 RH.E. N. Haven 9 0o.o1 BOA *-10 1s 3 Meriden 70 ?. 1 % o 1 1 O. 5 il Batteries-Hanifan and Jope: Rogers and Theisen; umpire, J. Fl. Bronson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28

when they appear at the starting point, especially in the 100 and 220, the strain seems greater than in the longer dis tances, for so much depends on the start and a half-step lost on the start may tape at the end of the course. When the field is all around me ask. as loud as possible: Are you ready?' That gives them a chance to tie up shoe, adjust their clothes, get the hair out of their eyes and so on. If there is no call to wait a minute or so say: Get on your marks The final call before the pistol shot is: Get set If after this order is given sprinter lunges ahead before the pistol he is set back. The setback is a yard for the 100, two yards for the 220, three for the 440, four for the half-mile and i've for the mile. The rules require that starter must have two blank car- tr1dges in the pistol. The second shot is to recall the field in case one sprinter beats the pistol If a starter does not set the men back for violating the rules he will have the men spelling his starts and falling over the line before the pistol all the time. Particularly in big meet like the conference must starter be partic- ular about getting his fields away abso- lutely correct. set Blair. of Chicago, back once for falling over the line and some believe 1t cost him the race the year Hahn won it. At any rate, it prevented a closer finish than there was The way to get perfect starts is to train the men constantly and give them plenty of ex- perience under the gun and in actual meets. The big schools do this. of course, and as rule the starter in the confer ence meets has little trouble"
 An agreement has been reached and ar- ticles signed for a six-round boxing match between Robert Fitzsimmons and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. The bout will be held in the open air in the Phila- delphia ball park in the near future The men will weigh in at 165 pounds.
 Miss Amelia Zimmerman, daughter of Gus Zimmerman, the champion rifle shot has won cup at the national schetz- enfest at Hoboken, N. J., by making score of 57 out of a possible 50 on the mans target. Her father was runner up, with 55. Miss Zimmerman had 121 male opponents.
 Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.'s jumper, Fox Hunter, has reduced the steeple chase record for the two miles and half dis tance from 5:01 1-5 to 4: 57 2-5 at Brook line, Mass.
 At the recent meeting of the Illinois Sportsmen's association at Lincoln a worlds record for target shooting was broken. The record-breaking was done by team of five men-Powers, of De- catur; Marshall, of Keithsburg; Post, of Decatur; Connor, of Pekin, and Riehl, of AItoh-who succeeded in breaking 150 straight targets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28

west for several years, and as 8 starter at intercol- legiate meets is especially popular. He ofnciated at the recent western con- ference which was held at Chicago. Tn discus sing his methods of getting the fields away in the dashes, hurdles and runs recently he said: sAs 8 rule the athletes, the best of them, are
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
JOE CANS WHIPPED.

Philadelphia. June 2S.-In fast six round bout, Dave Holly, local negro lightweight, for the third time in six months put 1t all over Joe Cans, the negro champion, last night, and only the short duration of the contest saved Cans from terrific beating.
 Holly bested Cans from the start Cans hugged continuously to avoid punishment, and in the third round, when he was being badly worsted, Al Hereford, his manager, tried to climb into the ring. He was hauled back by h policeman.
 Cans went to the mat several times, and showed the effects of the fight plainly when the contest was ended.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
DUANE-RoBINsoN IN PRIVATE.

Danny Duane, one Of the best feath- erweights ever turned out of New, York, was matched yesterday by his manager, John Mack. to fight to a fin- ish with skin gloves in private with Spike Robinson, former sparring part ner of Joe Bernstein.
 The boys are to go at catch weights on July ', and the battle. according to the articles, must be pulled off within twenty miles of the Greater New York City line Duane is clever and Is q punishing boxer. Robinson can take a licking that would start an army mule running.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
PARR WAS BEATEN

Buffalo, N, Y, June 28.-Frank L.. Gotch, champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler of the United States, proved his right to the title when he last night defeated James Parr, the British wrest- Ter, i'll two straight falls. Gotch had the advantage in height and strength and the great skill of Parr was of little avail The falls were short and de cisive.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
Tennin at Orange

ORANGE, N. J., June 2S.-Play was started in the middle states tennis championship tournament on the courts of the Orange Tennis club at Mountain Station. The feature was the over whelming defeat of William J. Cloth fer of Philadelphia, who last year was the runner up at Newport in the na- tlonal championship, by R. D. Little of New York in two sets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
SPORTS AND AT TIC 6
Fielder Jones, the guardian of the cen ter garden for the Chicago team of the

- - - V = v SH 9lS better known as the White Sox," and
 who was recently appointed manager to succeed Second
 Baseman Callahan,
 is one of the real
 stars of the base ball profession. It was not until after the opening of the present season that Jones decided to play " l t E the
 Windy City team, n.r ho had IQSt vaar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
Glassful and Bad News.

CHICAGO, June ,28. - Glassful and Bad News were the only favorites to win at Hawthorne, The other four races went to two second choices, one outsider and one, long shot.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
Canadian Derby at Buffalo.

BUFFALO, June 2S- The Highland Park Jockey clubs summer meeting opened at Fort Erie. The chief event was the Canadian Derby, which was won easily by Fort Hunter, the Cana dian horse which carried away the Buffalo Derby at the recent Kenil- worth meeting,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
rotals .36 4 12 27 g 5
HoIyoke:
Totals :. ...3e 8 10 27 IA

Left on bases, New London 9, Hol- yoke '; bases on. balls. off Paige 1, off Clancy 3; Init by pitched ball. Clancy l; struck out, by Paige 4, by Clancy A. stolen bases. Ramon 3, Keane, Dowd 3. Fitzpatrick, Rossman; two base hits, Finn, Sullivan. Moves, Schin- eel; sacrifice hit, Fitzpatrick; time, hours; umpire, Merrick; attendance, A20.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
Foxhuntara I'm Polo Match.

PHILADELPHIA, June 28. - The Foxhunters of Bryn Mawr defeated the Rockaway team at Bryn Mawr by the score of IA goals to 111z This was the second match for the Pembroke cup.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-28
Had Heard Enough.

Do you know the nature of an oath, my little man?" asked the judge.
 q ought to-" replied the boy. 'T was 3 caddy at your golf club for two sea- sons. .'-Yonfcre Statesman.