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ROCKVILLE NEWS ITEMS.

ROCKVILLE. Md. Sept. I2.-At a
business meeting Of the members Of the
Babtist Church at this place. held
after church service yesterday, IL was
definitely decided 10 build a new house
Of worship.
after considerable discussion a mo-
ton was adopted whereby seven mem
beers were appointed as a soliciting com
mittee and empowered 10 solicit and re-
oeive contributions for such purpose. as
well as empowering each and every
member Of the church 10 solicit and re-
ceive contributions and 20 turn the same
over 20 the member Of the committee
designated 90 receive the same.
The committee appointed is composed
OF the pastor. the Rev. Thomas II.
Campbell. tre two deacOns. George
shaw and Samuel l.. Haney; Mr. BealL
MIS- George q. Lewis. Mrs. Josephine
KEYS. and Miss Lucy Garrett
Indications are that by next spring
everything will be iu readiness for the
beginning " the work. one member Of
The church the Hon. Spencer g. Jones,
has pledged contribution equal %
whatever amount all the other mem
beers are able TO raise by direct or iT-
direct contribution.
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ARMY CANDIDATES
MAKE IMP RESSION
Much Good Material in
Ole Class.
HAVE GRADUATE COACHES
Three Crack Hen Lost From Team, But
Strong Nucleus Is
Left.

WEST POINT. y. Y. Sept Pin
answer to the call Of Captain Graves
ninety-six men reported on the football
field this week.
The new class that entered last June
brings a wealth Of promising material
forty-seven Of the squad coming from
this one class. While most of these
men lack football knowledge. there are
number who have been prominent on
various college teams.
Although The soldiers lost by gradua-
ton such men as Hackett. Riley. Farms
worth and Thompson. the outlook is
that from the material at hand their
diets will have winning team this year.
Trained by Temple.
Trainer Jim" Temple who for tn
last few years has looked after the
physical end Of the team, has arrived,
and viii shortly start the table.
The coaching this year will be taken
care Of by West Point graduates OF
football fame that are stationed here.
The head coaches are Lieutenant Boy
Crs, captain OF 1902 team, and Lieutcn-
ant Thompson. last years big gUarl
assisted by other officers, and Cadet
Charlie DAILY.
Until the middle Of October the ca
diets practice time viii be curtailed by
drin. Wednesday and Saturday being
the only days any amount OF work can
be done.
The first game will be with Tufts Col
lege here October 1.
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EMPTY ARE CASES
FOR CORNELL CUP
Rowing Trophies Now
AdOrn Syracuse Han
SETTLED AQUATIC GLOOM
Students viii Sacrifice ANY Other Sport
TO Win Back Poughkeep-
sic HonoTs.

ITHACA, Sept 12-Ia one Of the most
prominent places in the magnificent
general library at Cornell University
there are standing to greet the gaze OF
the students. who will soon be returning
20 college. two large glass cases-aud
they are empty.
In them there stood, not so very long
ago. two large silver trophy cups. But
for one year at least only emptiness viii
DC contained within the WaiIs Of glass.
and the college wit, when he returns,
viii very likely hang on each of them
the legend. Gone 10 Syracuse
Two OF the three beautiful silver
Z trophy cups which marked CO-neli
supremacy on the water arc missing
from their old places of honor. iaey
have recently been packed up and
shipped 10 Syracuse University 20 sym
nell in the freshman and varsity eight
cared races ut P0uEh.lecpslc last june.
The two cases IN which the -~OphE
cups stood Will be left empty through
out the year at Cornell. aud IN thor
prominent places. where thousands or
the students pass every day. VIII stand
rs a constant reminder OF the aquatic
gloom which has settled down over the
university.
Remember the Syracusans' viii be
the years watchwOTd. and there are
repeat il every day ut their dinner
table so that last June's CALLING dc
feats may not be forgotten. Almost
everything viii be sacrificed in athletlcS
at Cornell in order TO win again at
Poughkccpsie next June
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EIGHT PEOPLE DROWNED
IN STEAMER COLLISION
The Columbia, an Upper Delaware Boat
Runs Down Launch
on a Cruise.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. I2.-The
upper Delaware steamer Columbia last
night crushed into the steam launch
Cricket, containing twelve men and
women, grinding It 20 pieces and drown
Ing seven, and probably eight OF the
OCCUPANTS.
All In the launch were FhiladclDhilns.
and the accident occurred Just of the
me which separates AndaIusIa from
Torresdale. It is believed that several
Of the launch's occupants were crushed
under the paddle wheels Of the steamer
only four OF the twelve occupants Il
the launch are known 10 have been
swan ashore.
Captain Campbell, Of the Columbia.
says the accident was unavoidable 4
small boat, ne says, came in front Of hie
bow, and IN making a sudden swim, -
evade this boat, he sent his steamer
crashing into the launch.
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.FITZSINhONS' LION SAT
ON BANQUET TABLE
Fistic Phenom Said He'd go Newport
Crowd Of Idle Sports
One Better"

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. ETH go
that Newport crowd Of sports one bet
ter said Bob" Fitzsimmons. as he
placed his pet lion I'm the center OF a
table which was spread at the Berkeley
cafe for a party II twenty.
They didn't invite me TO attend any
OF the feeds at which they toasted mon
keys" added the freckled fstic phenom
but any Of the laoies and gentlemen
arc welcome to dine with me and Seua-
tor Reynolds when I give another lion
banquet"
Mr. f1tzsimmOnS was entertaining q
score Of friends and members Of the
theatrical company with which he is
playing.
The lion occupied the center Of the
table throughout the dinner He behav-
ed admirably. never making a lunge for
any Of the tempting meats or pastries
OF which he Is so fond.
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BLOW KNOCKED A HOLE
IN HIS FRIENDS HEART
Nan Killed IN Good uumored Contest
for Points With Boxing
C,CvCs.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. Sept. 12-Hls
heart literally punctured by a light
blow received in an improm9tu boxing
bout Alexander Tilghman, a hotel
waiter. d3cd here
THghman and Richard ellison were
exchanging Jokes. and. az q friends sug-
gestiOn. they engaged in "a friendly bout
with the gloves for points. ellison left
hand raped Tnshm5n on the neck and
an instant later ne paced his right over
TilEhman's heart.
Tilghmau Tell to the floor OnlOolDers
thought Tnghmau was joking and pre-
{, 1ding 10 be NnOC--tu uul- IN Se-J!-- 3
were counted of AID Ci-lsCn was de-
Clarcd the winner. Il.cnmau ditu Hl-u-
out regainiug consciousness.
In a pOst-mOTtem examination IL was
f0Uuu that the TiEh- yeutriCle Of the
heart had a hole in Il Of COnsi l'ra bio
length. which a doctor declared had
been made by a light blow, the ucad
mans heart being tNcvptloEa.iy y eaE.
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The Abe Atteu-E Eddie Randall bout at
St. Louis has fallen through.
Jack Clifford. of California. knocked
out Kid Fredericks. OF Buffalo, in nine
rounds at Great Falls. Mon, last week
Eddie Haney. the downtown light
weight is likely TO be the first opponent
Of Bob Russell. the English light
weight, who Is now I'm this country.
Billy Reynolds, manager Of Dave
Holly. Is trying to get q match for
| Holly against Joe Cans in San Fran
cisco. Holly to take Joe Walcott's place.
| Efforts are being made 10 induce Billy
Rodenbach. the New York amateur
heavyweight boxer, TO turn prOfes-
sional. but ne has no desire TO take up
/ boxing for a living.
! II is runored that John a. Drake and
/ John W Cats, the turfmen, have lost
/ s15OO00 this stason trying to break the
bookmakers. and they are about 70 re-
tire from racing.
! At Stroudsburg. Pa. there is a strong
sentiment in favor Of securing the Mon
roe County Agricultural grounds for the
exclusive use Of baseball and other field
sports. and giving up the fair, which
! for several years back has been a fall
ure.
On September Is at Buffers handbau
alley. Plymouth, Pa, match game OF
| bandbau will be played for 500 a side
and the championship OF Pennsylvania.
between James Brennan and John
/ Crooke, Of Plymouth. and Daniel Walsh
and John Walsh. OF Plains.
Patrick Fitzgerald, OF Newcastle,
Del. has issued a challenge for a purse
/ Of from $50 TO 500 for the QUOT cham
pionship Of the Eastern States at 500 10
| 1000 points.
Prominent soortsmen Of Chester. PA.
! have organized a club and consummated
| a deal by which they have been able 10
! purchase a plot OF ground along the
/ river front on the New Jersey shore.
/ Rv living there one day a year and
I keeping up the taxes the members can
/ secure a gunners' license at the resi-
dent price Of 30 cents. instead Of the
| $3.50 required Of a nonresident The
! club numbers thirty members.
Because Of The difficulty to secure
dates with clubs. caused by so many Of
them disbanding, the POttstOwn Base
ball Association decided last night to
| disband for the season. The members
Of the team will, however. keep to-
| gether the remainder Of this season,
under the management Of Perry Thack-
ara. The PottstoWn club PLAYED 20
! games, won O.. lost 81, and tied one
| While sliding into second base at
Pottsville, Pa, yesterday, James Nc
Intyre. catcher for the KeystOnes, who
! was trying TO stretch a single nit into
a two-bagger. was seriously hurt. See
ing the play would be close, he plunged
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Good Business Man.
New Music Institute.

4 new feature will BE- added 70 the
musical world Of Washington this win
ter IN the opening Of the Washington
College Of Music. under the direction OF
Mr. sydney Lloyd Wrightson, one OF the
most practical and modern men Of af-
fairs in this country. This college OF
music. based upon large experience at
home and abroad, after long study Of
the lacks and defects OF the music
study everywhere, viii be one Of the
most complete as well as novel and
modern that can be found. The faculty
Is composed Of the best-known Amerf-
can musicians and with such a leader
as Mr. Reginald DeKoven, the pupil Is
sure OF rapid Advancement
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HEAD ON RAIL TIES;
DRAGGED QUARTER MILE

TITUSVILLE, Pa, Sept. I2.-Henrv
RupeTsberger. twenty-seveu years old.
was killed while endeavoring to board
a freight train 10 ride from the out
skirts into town.
His foot slipped through the stirrup Of
the car and he was dragged a quarter
Of a mile head downward. on me ends
of the ties
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jWS AND GOSSIP or THE DAY IN THE WORLD or SPORTS
Remarkable Record
OF Ex- WaShiT1gtOnidr1
Prof John s. CrOSSIey Has Been in 800 Sack
Races and Never LOst-FIfty-three Years
Old, But Mighty Spry.

In Prof John S. Crossley. better
known among his friends as Jack"
Crossley, Washington may boast Of be-
ing the home Of one Of the most re-
markabIe athletes ever born.
At present Prof Crossley IS instructor
Of Hamilton College, New York. Of
which Elihu Root and Representative
Sherman are graduates. and has now
under his direction three sons Of the
latter.
Prof. Crossley has run IN over three
hundred sack races and has never been
beaten For eleven years he was the star
tumbler of Barnum & Baileys circus
and was one Of the fast 1OO-yard men Of
the SOS.
The Genial Professor.
Never was there an athlete in Wash
ington who enjoyed more popularity
than the genial professor. For four or
five years he was instructor Of the old
Columbia Athletic Club, the strongest
Independent organization in the history
of the District, and one Of the best in
the country during its prime. Prof
Crossley has trained scores of crack
athletes Of the old club, many of whom
are now among the most prosperous
business men Of Washington.
Now fifty-three years old. he is as
spry as a youngster of eighteen, and
stronger than fourteen out Of fifteen
average men. Standing five feet six
and quarter inches in his stocking
feet, he tips the beam at 100 pounds,
every pound of IL good solid muscle. To-
day he can draw himself UP on a bar
above his head and do a hand-stand
he can do an aerial somersault, and as
a sack racer has never had an equal in
any part Of the world.
Sensational Record.
His record of performances in sack
races is the most sensational in any
sport To run IN over three hundred
races and win them all seems hardly
credible. Prof Crossley has not con-
fined his races to this country, but has
won in Berlin. London. Vienna, and Blu
dapest. He runs with a queer choppy
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Cur a Co-lraIc Of ch1'e-l ,In-Srs .ni
S1v ) His Lie

While returning from the Grand
Army CnCampUC TT ut Washington l4--
IN 1892. n conrG To r-Om r..E-C. H.. VAS
taken With cholera mO~0uS and was in
Il critical condition" SAYS NJ. !. r.
HOMELAND. OF Eden, Iowa Il save
him Ch3mborla.n's Clo'iC. Cholera and
Diarrhcca Remedy. aoG believe saved
his life I have becU engaged for ten
years IN immiCra tiOn work and con-
Quoted manv parties 70 the South and
West. / always carry this remedy. and
have used IL successfully on many uc-
caslons. No person travelling or at homo
should be without this remedy. For
sale by all druggists
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Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field Of Sports

into the bag Ike a cataDult. The force
or impact threw the basem6a OF Fis
feet and he fell upon Mcintyre. smash
ing two Of his ribs and otherwise iajur-
ing him.
The Athletes lead Chicago by 4
points and Cleveland is 2 points behind
Comiskey's men.
Harry @. Osrediek. who has been
catching for the Fort Wayne club IN
the Central League all summer. has
been loaned 10 the Cleveland club tor
the balance Of the season.
James Elliott. the veteran horscman.
who was injured IN q mix-up at Bethie-
hem on Thursday last. was reported yes
Jerday 70 be IN q critical condition. The
report that knOX's Gelatinc, the PAGER
be was driving in the race. was so bad
was wrong The mare. after lying out
all night in a rain storm, was found az
her stall door i'm the morning.
Early reports from the Poncono Noun.
tain region. OF Pennsylvania. are 20 ta6
effect that tho coming season VIII be a
good one. Hucklcberry picSeTs at PO-
como summit and other points in the
PCCOnO Mountains claim that quail in
large numbers has been seen. and good
sport may be expected when the season,
opens.
York county. Pa. sportsmeu repor:
that the season for the shooting OF
piover IN York county has been the best
in seEerel years. The chief complaint
is that the birds were slaughtered too
extensively in the beginning Of the sea-
son, not being given q chance 10 faJJei
In the fields. Seed birds have so de
creased in numbers in York county th1t
the gunner who bags two or three birds
at single shot considers himself lucky.
The Athletics play their last home
game Friday.
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MICHIGAN PLAYS
WITH COLUMBIA
Teams Meet in NV York
on Thanksgiving Day.
WESTERNEhS REC0NCILABLE
Champions Of Their Section Agree &c
Conform to Eastern
Rules.

NEW YORK. Sept. 12-AlichiEan Uni
versity's football eleven, champions Of
tho West. are 90 play In this city with
Columbia on Thanksgiving Day at
American League Park.
The game has been arranged after
months OF discussion which involved the
athletic powers and faculties of both
institutions. 1t Will be the first time
in the history Of college football for a
Western eleven OF consequence to play
in this city, and, since the Yalc-Nis-
consin contest. Il is the first game be-
tween colleges Of the two sections.
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JoNADAB INITIATION.

The regular meeting Of Centennial
Council No. 4. Sons of Jonadab. at tho
hall Of the council was held Saturday
evening 70 witness the initiation Of three
business men. lndeB the head Of the
good Of the order, addresses were de-
livered by William Il. Young J. l..
Riley. Joseph Yenney. }. W. Jordan and
others.
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IN ccLoRApo TRAIN WREcK.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept 12-E. T.
wilson. known to his friends as
shorty Wilson who was in the hor-
riIle wreck on the Denver and Rio
Craude road 81 Colorado. returned 20
COmoyrIllc and has been busy shak-
Ing hands and receiving COMMUNICATIONS
from his friends on his lucky escape.
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KID MCCOY HOLDS
ONE UNDER COVER
A. L. Erlanger, a Business
Man of New York.
CAN DO SOME FIGHTING
Hoosier Believes He Can Best Some
of the Present Day
Boxers.

When Kid Mccoy was out IN Salt
Lake City some time ago. some one
asked him whether he had ever been
bothered by an amateur or forced to
extend himself IN sparring with a nov
ice. The Kid. who is nothing If not
frank i'm discussing boxing, replied:
II have boxed many non-professiOnals,
and I cannot say that I have met more
than one man who made me hustle 20
keep from taking the count. That was
an amateur in New York, named A. L.
Erlanger.
Has Done Some Work.
He has boxed for several years with
Harry Harris, the Chicago feather
weight, who, by the way. developed
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien into a
crackajack, and he had also worked
with Jack Cooper until he got too fast
for his Instructor.
Il went into Cooper's place In New
York a few days before coming West,
and Mr.. ErIanger asked me 70 box with
him. / consented. supposing, OF course.
that he would give an exhibition OF
sparTing such as amateurs are usually
content with when facing n professional
OF any class
You can Judge Of my amazement
like Sharkey, just stuck II out and came
at me Ike a whirlwind. He is the best
two-handed puncher / ever saw outside
OF crack professionals. and ne passed
out a shower OF blows that kept me
blocking and stalling for all 1 was
worth.
Il came back at him good and hard
but he just shook his head and looked
for more. until we were both tired.
Good Business Man.
He really made me extend myself
and when one considers that he is 2
/ handwriting business man, with IN,
| care Of one Of the greatest firms Of thu
] kind I'm the country on his shoulders. 4
/ is marvellous where he gets his strength
and speed and bulldog determination.
| yes. there Is one amateur who car
| put "a whole lot Of the hefty profession
I ais 10 the bad, and do II right off TIT
/ reel He certainly IS tae busiest anna
/ teur with his hands / have ever en-
I cOuutered
Bob HHliard and Capt Stewart NJ
4 Brice are two big. slashing boxers, bu
/ they are not in 81 with Mr.. Granger"
! Harry Harris. who has taken many o.
/ the Erlauger punches, says amen [,
| this.
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sEEK 80 ASSAILAET.

PATTERSON. y J.. Sept I2.-P1t-ick
FinueCan. hoi carrie r., ARD EaJriCk
Fleming. n lincma-. are b. lis lei- rs
witnesses TO the assault on J Ohm Garvey,
a mason last Sunday, which erased his
death yesterday.
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step. resembling the chop stick step
Of a sOubrette singing a Chinese song.
In this way he always steps on the bot
tom of the bag. He has been known 10
run in a bag made of mosquito neJ,iue
without tearing II, so perfectly mas n
As a Splinter Prof. Crossley was one
OF the best men of his day. He is cred
tied with having done 100 yards Ia 80
seconds. In those days the distance was
timed by quarters instead of hfths. as
at present. He was also fast at 220 and
$40 wards, but established no such good
mark as in the l0O-yard dash.
Invented Double Somersault.
As an acrobat he was in the limclight
for sixteen years. being employed jJ
circuses. For eleven years he was Wit
Barnum & Bailey, and IS said 20 be the
first man who ever turned double
aerial somersault, doing the turn from
the back Of horse and an elephant.
He was then billed as the premier aero
bat of the greatest snow on earth.
His feat at that time caused such a
sensation that he was requested 90 per-
form before many DOtables OF Europe.
including King Edward of England.
then Prince of Wales. and Queen Chris
tina Of Spain. He has performed in
England. France. Spain, Hungary. and
Austria. and in every big city Of the
United States. After all these years Of
StrenuOSltN. he IS probably as well pre-
served a man at fifty-three as any man
of the United States at his age. His
latest feat was 10 win the sack race
held at the Labor Day games at the
BenninE race track.
Still an Enthusiast.
Il am still an enthusiast over athletics
and will always be. says Prof. Cross
ley.
Since the professor has partly re-
tired from active participation in ath-
letics he has put in his time teaching
Of some OF the best clubs IN the coun-
try including the Orange Athletic Club
of New Jersey. the Columbia Athletic
club of Washington. and Hamilton
College Of New York, where he now
trains the students for all branches OF
sport. including boxing. wrestling, run
ming. putting the shot throwing the
hammer, jumping, and indoor work.
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National League.
Eastern League.
TODAY 6 CANES

TODAY 6 GAMES
America L=azre.
Washington ~ sew Y.r5.
BOSTON AZ Philadelphia.
tIsVO Eaaos-1
Clcvelg-d at Chicago.
j trc.t II 81. Louis
Eatiora, League
Pittsburg at Ch'caC1
Philadelphia gi Brooklyn.
New Io-.s az - SION.
Essic-n Le2-rp
Baltimore 1T jersey City.
2uC~lC 20 Ts~outo.
Pr. videHce az Newark
YESTERDAYS EESJLTs
American League
Detroit. ,. g. LcI..r. =
81 Louis. Z: Detr1it. ,.
Naticrsl LeagIe
P.ttsburz. .. Chicaso. l.
Cincinnati. &: Il. ] ~uis.
ST Louis 6. tiuci-,Sti .
Essen League.
Prcvid cree. <: Newark. 5.
Newark. =; Providence. l.
AicrtrelL 3; Rochester. l.
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CHANGES ARE MADE
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Was Walter Travis Defeat
Due 20 These ?
Critics Think Former Champion Can
Defeat Him at ThiItv six
Holes.

Is the United States Golf Association
To be charged with vacillation i'm its pol
icy toward amateur championships?
The question becomes a natural In
quiry in view Of the fact that the con-
ditions under which the recent Baltus-
rol tournament was played made the
sixth change since 1885. The result OF
that tournament was 10 take the title
away from Travis, admittedly the best
amateur exponent of the sport In Ameri-
ca, and give it 70 a college boy who.
while posses ST; z marked ability, cannot
be regarded as Travis superior in any
department Of the game.
Travis Defeat.
Was Travis defeat due to the game ne
played or the conditions under which he
played it2 These conditions called fox
two days Of medal play, total OF fifty
four holes. Thirty-two were allowed
to qualify, and these thirty-two met at
eighteen hole match play, except the
finals. which were at thirty-siN. u Is
urged that had Travis been permitted
20 play OrmiFton thirty-siX holes in
stead Of eighteen he would have won,
Granted, but tEis means a premium on
endurance a-concessiOn to professional
ism. Golf is a recreation for gentlemen
AGAIN. NIlllt the AVuuiAlbLAc a rfaA a ~
dlfrered in other respects. the match
play rounds were all eighteen holes. eX-
cept I'm the final. and Travis had no diff
Guilty in winning at that time.
Eighteen Holes.
As a matter Of fact. the true game OF
golf is the eighteen-hole match. The
extension TO thirty-six is not sanctioned
in the amateur championship Of Great
- ri ~r-~rf rnfrr o
dieting and other requirements If gate
money contests Travis was not unduly
penallzcd by the changed conditions, and
his defeat is best explained on the ground
of personal temperament, for no golfer
can be always on the aggressive.