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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
MuLoAHY FoRcED ouT.

Springfield, June 25.-Hartford and Springfield had a hard battle yester- day and Springfield won out. Mana ger Tracy of Hartford made protest agAinst Mulcahy, the umpire, and he was not allowed to umpire yesterday, Reardon taking his place. Manager Kennedy of Hartford claims that Mul- cally admitted that he had made poor decisions in the game at Hartford the day before and his changing of de cision of play at the plate robbed Hartford of the game. Mulcahy threatened to get even with Captain Daly when he umpired in Springfield. MT Kennedy said he did not approve Of the language used by Daly, but the fact that Mulcahy allowed him tosplay after he claimed Daily threatened to have the bleachers mob him showed that he was unfit to umpire. The play CTS of both teams say that O'Hare was safe at second when Mulcahy called him out in the ninth. Both Tracy and Kennedy are very indignant over the treatment given the Hartford team by Mulcahy.
 A base on balls to Hale in the fourth inning, followed by sacrifice and hit won the game for Springfield yesterday. Many thought that Fox en had the batsman struck out as the ball cut the plate when Reardon called four balls. Foxen held the Ponies down to two hits and pitched great game. Two of the four hits by Hart ford were made in the ninth. With the bases filled and one out Doran was sent to bat for Cross. He hit a line drive and it looked as if the game was gone for the locals, but Connors pulled the drive down and made q double play. Luby pitched good game until the ninth. when he weak ened. He has had malaria and this was the first game he pitched in some time. Score:
 Springfield 10 o1o 100 x-1 ? 3 Hartford ... o o o 0 0 0 o o O-0 4 l
 Batteries -Luby and Connor; Foxen and Bunyan; umpire, Reardon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
WALCoTT BREAKs RIBS.

Baltimore, Md, June 25.--Joe Wal colt last night won from Mike Dono- van of Rochester in the fifth round Of what was scheduled to be ten round bout before the Eureka Athletic club
 Donovan was not knocked out, but received an awful drubbing and only quit when a terrific right hand body blow fractured one of the lower ribs of the left side.
 Walcott forced the fighting from the start. He staggered Donovan with left hand jab to the face in the first round and then floored him with right swing to the face. In the sec ond he drove Donovan all over the ring and had the latter continually clinchinR.
 Tn the third and fourth rounds Wal colt had Donovan's back over the kid neys scarlet hue from continual pounding with bis right. Tn the fifth the men had hardly come to the center of the ring when Walcott sent his left to the face and right to the body, and Donovan went to the floor. When he got up it was found that his rib was broken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
TRADE CONDITIONS.

R. c. Dun & Co.'s Report of Good Crop
 Outlook Stimulates Business.
 NEW YORK, June ,25.-R. G. Dun 6 Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
 Aside from the strike of garment workers developments of the past week have tended to strengthen confidence. One political convention has. ended and, although it's action was almost a fore gone conclusion, the industrial atmos- phere is slightly clearer. The fiscal year is drawing to close with nation al finance in sound condition, the small shrinkage in federal customs receipts being no cause for uneasiness. The most important trade influence just now is the progress of the crops, and the past week has brought no setback. Seasonable weather has stimulated dis tribution of merchandise, retail busi- ness improving very noticeably at many cities, although it is not customary to find sales increasing at this timex
 Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for June aggregated $6,479. .723, of which $2,901, ,29O were in manufacturing, $3,o37, ,1S1 in trading and $541, ,252 in other commercial lines. Failures this week numbered 227 in the United States against 223 last year and 32 In Canada compared with 19 a year ago
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
OKU JOINS KUROKI.
United Forces of Japan Will
 Give Battle.
KAICHAU HELD BY MIKADO'S ARMY
Russian Captain and Scouts Made Daring Raid Clear Around Japa- mese Adyance-Kaipa Pass
 FOrtiAed.

LONDON, June 25.--A Berlin dis patch says:
 Colonel Gaedke, the correspondent of the Tageblatt in the far east at the Russian headquarters, cables that the Japanese have occupied Kaichau and that a decisive battle of the united armies of Generals Oku and Kuroki with the Russian main army is expect ed shortly"
 A Tokyo dispatch says that Admiral Togo reports an engagement at Port Arthur in which a Russian battleship of the Peresv1et type was sunk and q battleship of the Sevastopol type and a first class cruiser of the Diana type were damaged.
 The Japanese fleet was practically undamaged.
 Four thousand Russians, including infantry, cavalry and artillery, attack ed Alyang, about fifty miles northeast of Fengwangcheng. The Russians were repulsed and retreated toward Shinkailing.
 A Liaoyang dispatch says:
 Captain <von Lang and twenty-six volunteer scouts have rejoined the command, arriving here on foot after a hot skirmish with the Japanese rear guard.
 "Von Lang and his little command started out on horseback to investigate the numbers and movements of the en- emy They rode clear around the Jap anese advance and gained important information regarding the Japanese position.
 s'When in the rear of the Japanese main body they were discovered and surrounded by two squadrons of cav airy, but they cut their way through with sabers and poniards, losing five men. Nearly all their horses were scattered. They escaped to the hills, where the Japanese cavalry was un- able to follow them, and they succeed ed in rejoining the colors with much valuable information"
 Advices from St. Petersburg say that the general staff has received the fol- lowing telegram from Lieutenant Gen eral Eakharoff.
 "The Japanese have. resumed the ad- vance, their front extending from Ta- vaja to the Kantak river. Japanese warships were seen offshore there.
 "On the Fengwangcheng side the en- emy has been strengthened and is building notifications near the Kaipa pass, twelve miles to the southwest, and is also making roads from Feng- wangcheng in the direction of Selut- chang.
 '"The Japanese have retired beyond Aiyangmen, on the -Liassian road"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
"BUNC," THIS FIGHT.

Buffalo, June 25.-It cost 100 sport ing men $5 each to see fight on q barge on Lake Erie last night between Curley Supplies and Kid Fredericks. Supplies had q sore knee, and that is presumably the reason he lasted only three rounds. when his seconds dipped water out of the lake to revive him. Supplies was twelve pounds over weight and in no condition to stand n battle. He tried to keep away from Fredericks, and succeeded in doing so until blow in the stomach put him out. When the barge landed on It's return trip, Rod McMahon, the book maker, was asked to describe the fight "Bunc," said he, and all the others agreed with him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
THE SPORTING NEWS.

worked hard, but both received the worst kind of support.
 New London certainly deserved the game from all standpoints, as Me Laughlin was In better forlps than Cor coran and the men behind Mack were steadier and played faster ball. There were seven errors on, each side and for New Haven Georgie Ramon was accountable dor three. Jim Cam avan's trip didn't agree with him and he contributed two bad errors for his team. Hayward made one and Jope surprised the audience by making one error. Six of the nine players on the New London team made errors of the worst kind. The score R.H.E. New London 1O'00O00401-6 Il ' New Haven .1O40O0OOO0-5 5 '
 Batteries-McLaugh and Arm bruster; Corcoran and Jope; umpire, Conway.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
THE FIRST BASEBALL CAME.

The first newspaper report of a baseball game that I remember read ing was an account of game played at Hoboken, N. J., Tn 1859. 1t ap- peared iii an Illustrated weekly, and was such a novel and Interesting event that the weekly gave double page illustration.
 There was no baseball schedules fin those days, and nobody lay awake nights matching up reasons why liar yard should not play Princeton and why Yale should play Pennsylvania. All that was needed was an occasion such as Fourth of July celebration, a county fair, house-raising, or some other event Of that nature. The occasion for this particular game was the entertainment given to a team of English cricketers then tour ing the country, and defeating "Uni- ted States twenty-twos" with com mendable regularity. We had evolv- ed a game from the old English "rounders," which we called baseball, and we wanted to show our cousins what high old game it was
 It may have been the .'humors of the day' editor who wrote the report, which was as follows:
 Baseball differs from cricket, es- pecially in there being no wickets. The bat Is held high in the air. When the ball has been struck, the outs try to catch It. in which case the striker is out or, if they cannot do this, to strike the striker with it when he is running, which likewise puts him 'out'
 Instead of wickets, there are at this game, four or i've marks called bases, one of which, being the one at which the striker stands, is called thome.'
 As at cricket, the point of the game is to make the most runs be- tween bases; the party counts the most runs wins the day"
 The fact that the reporter thought 1t necessary to explain how the game was played indicates the extent of the public's knowledgA of baseball at that time, and even he wasn't sure whether there were four bases or five. When he says base runner may be put out by hitting him with the ball he makes no mistake, for that was an actual fact. and it was considered good play on the part of a base runner to draw throw from the pitcher for usually the runner would dodge the throw and gambol around the bases, while the fielders were hurrying after the ball. This rule was abolished as soon as the game became popular, for baseman, instead of touching runner with the ball, would often ''soak" him at short range, which generally brought forth unprintable remarks from the soakee.
 The artist in illustrating this game was not far behind the reporter. The picture shows us several hundred spectators, alNl, with the exception of q few ladies and gentlemen seated in carriages, the only person sitting down in the entire assemblage is the umpire; and, as if to show the per- feet tranquility of his mind and his contempt for foul tips, he leans grace fully backain his chair with his legs crossed The basemen, instead of playing off," are standing, each with one foot on his base, and base run ner is glued to third" although the pitcher is about to deliver the ball. In short, the general aspect of the field is enough to give modern base ball captain nervous prostration.-- Outing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
KAISER AT THE HELM.

International Race af Ixiel Won by
 IngOmar.
 KEEL, Prussia, June 25.-There was an early start in the international re- gatta here. Emperor William raced the Meteor III, having on board the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Mar and Kellie, Francis k. Riggs, Robert Goe- let, Cornelius Vanderbilt and others. The empress sailed on the Iduna, with Grown Prince Frederick William at the helm. The Iduna, however, made 8 bad Start, Meteor III. got on the wrong tack and gave up owing to protest from the schooner yacht Ingomar. owned by Morton +. Plant of New York. The Meteor III. was subsequently, lowed in, though it is stated that she met with no mishap.
 The Ingomar won the first prize in Glass A for schooner cruisers and also the Krupp memorial prize. The Ham burg was second and the Iduna third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
THE DIAMOND.
SOffE VERY
 CLOSE GAMES
Holyoke Won in the Thir- teenth.-Dave Mulcahy Not Allowed to Umpire Re- suits of All Games Played

Holyoke, June 25.-Cy Voorhees, was toted through thirteen breezy innings yesterday. After one champ had been cut down in the supposed luckless local slice of the session, Moody Mike Me- Andrews came up with a bruiser that helped strongly in the finishing work on 2 to 1 score.
 A staggered crowd watched the 1n- nings whizz by and there was red fire all along the route of march taken by the champs in reaching the beautiful 'tGoodnight" piece that was touched off in the thirteenth. Oy Perkins, Meri- den's third base excuse for Joe liar rington, got lump in his throat during his turn on the firing line in the thir- teenth, and two fielding failures by him made it possible for McAndrews to
 ave good use for his swat-drawing power.
 In the thirteenth. with two gone Bone hit safely. Weisbecker's fly was caught by Dowd in deep left field for final out. Dowd came up for the champs. Perkins caught his fly. The same Perkins dropped B,atch's foul fly and then Heine hit to left field for two bases Slater's hard thump ss-t the ball to Perkins. but after holding 1t briefly. allowed 1t to worm away. Nc Andrews sent one on the ground to cen fer field and Batch scored under cheer eul auspices.
 Charles Kennedy umpired and his faultless work was factor in making the game remarkably fast. only two hours being consumed in the thirteen innings. During the struggle not one word of protest was raised against the Judgment of the official. Tn the twelfth inning while Sam Kennedy was at bat foul tip went against the umpire's mask and the lack of protection on the interior forced the wire into the otti- clars forehead. The freely bleeding wound was dressed by Dr Donoghue, who came from the stand and applied baindage. The umpire gamely con- kinued. The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
THE PUGILISTS. POOR OLD
 PETE MAHER
Put to the Boards in Less Than Two Minutes-J Joe WalcOtt Breaks Dono. vans RihS-NOteS.

Philadelphia, June 25.-That Peter Maher is all ill as a fighter was quick ly, clearly and thoroughly demonstrate ed to a big crowd that filled the new Manhattan Athletic club last night by Jack Williams having the Irish cham pion so far gone that Referee Crow hurst stopped the bout before the first round was over in order to save Peter from Il complete knockout,
 The veteran IriShman was so be- Wildered at the quickness of his younger opponent that he landed but one punch.
 They had no sooner shaken hands when Jack jabbed stiff left to Ma hers nose that caused the IrishmanFs eyes to blink. Williams followed up his jnb with rush and right hand swing on Peters jaw.
 The Irishman went to the floor with a thud, but came up before ten was counted off. Williams rushed at his man, and Maher trying to get out of the way ran into stiff left, which followed by another right hand swing, again sent him to the floor.
 He was up before nine was counted this time, but was ioundering around. He made an attempt to fight back, but the fast ebbing strength was com pletely knocked out of him when Will Hams sent in another punch that sent Peter to the floor
 He managed to scramble to his feet, but instead of fighting back tried to keep on his pins by either holding on to Jack or the ropes. Peter fell to the floor, but pluckily came up. The referee then stopped the one-sided af- fair as Peter was completely gone.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
! BASE BALL NOTES.

Cy Voorhees, is willing to put him. self down as the prophet who de- clares that Batch will be the great third baseman in the league and so recognized before the season is aged.
 Ed Connors is no shell game work er Sted says. He ought to retire from trick plays. Every time he attempts it he gets caught and because of the reputation he makes through 1t he is continually under suspicion.
 Players learn quickly, when the money question is involved. It's q stupid player who doesn't know that it will cost something to speak sharp ly to Umpire Mulcahy.
 President Prindiville called the players into a room of the New Dom hotel at Hartford and announced that Dowd had been made captain. Sever al of the players knew 1t before that time, but Fitzpaptrick didn't..- Springfield Union.-W When the league gets onto Dowd and his swell-up methods there will be no need of troubles for Tommy London Day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
A GOOD WORKS ARMY.
King Edwards Warm Words of
 Praise For Salvation Forces.

King Edwards Warm Words of
 Praise For Salvation Forces.
 LONDON, June 25.--The third inter national congress of the Salvation Army opened last night with a meeting at Albert hall, which was attended by over 5000 delegates representing forty nine countries in all parts of the globe. General Booth presided and welcomed the delegates in an extended address, concluding by saying:
 ''I have been granted permission to extend to you the warmest welcome in the name of King Edward, who on Wednesday last empowered me to say that he had with pleasure met your leader, that he had watched the Salva- tion movement with great interest and that he regarded it's success as being of importance to his empire"
 The mention of King Edwards name was greeted with great enthusiasm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Dainty Won Thistle stakes.

NEW YORK, June 25.--Dainty, with Crimmins up, won the Thistle selling stakes, one mile and furlong, at Sheepshead Bay. She also lowered the track record for the distance by cover ing it in l minute 52 seconds. The start was poor, and Dainty after lying in third position to the stretch moved out and won easily by six lengths Buttons, who was last away from the post, ran second, with the favorite, Whorler, third. Gamara, an added starter, won the Zephyr stakes for two- year-olds by half length from Red Friar. Pasadena was third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
A Prophet without Honor.

NEW YORK, June 25,-John Alexans der Dowie, self styled "Elijah III" reached this port today on the LusI cania. With Dowie came Mrs. Dowia. Gladstone Dowie, the son, and H. H Cantel, a deacon of the belief 'sEhe rrophet since he left the shores of America has received rough treatment. Far from the members of his flock he has been berated and scourged. In stead of triumphal entry to cities where he has gone to save the heathen for his own, he has been ridiculed end called vile names.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Helen Ixeller Has nrolxen povn.

BOSTON, June Thousands of ad- miring friends will sympathize with Miss Helen Keller, the gifted deaf. dumb and blind student, for. while her sisters in Radcliffe's class of 1904 are in the midst of their graduation festiv- ities, she is ill in her room at Wrent hall Miss Keller, whose educational efforts have been so successful as to be commented on the world over. has broken down. It is said, indeed, that she is on the verge of nervous prostra- tiOn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Governor pavi. ordered Arrent.

COLON, June 25.--rhe first impor- tant arrest in the Panama canal zone was that of a Frenchman named AiuT rati, late chief of section of the canal at Colon. just as he was about to sail for France, who had an altercation with a man named Placeau and also with some employees of the canal in which the Frenchman was seriously wounded and Placeau had a leg bro ken. Murati immediately embarked on the steamer Canada, but Governor Davis ordered his arrest. as the alter cation occurred within the limits of the canal zone, so Murati is prisoner here
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
His Body In PickIing Ynt.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June %. - The body of George K. Gardiner, who was we'll known in Cincinnati politics and who disappeared from his home in Cincinnati April 1, has been found here in the pickling vat of the Indiana Medical college. The body was not identified by the local authorities at the time of death, and after being held for several days it was turned over to the state anatomical board and then given to the college.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
WORLDS FAIR BICYCLE RACES.
Wheelmen from All Parts of the World
 to Contest at Exposition.

St Louis, June 25.-The worlds fair is to be the scene of many bicycle races during the first week in August. Al. distances will be covered, from q quar- ter of a mile to twenty-five miles. One of the leading events will be a twenty mile bicycle race, paced by motor cy- cles, another will be twenty-five mile unpaced race. The awards will com prise gold, silver and bronze medals.
 For the professional riders cash prizes will be awarded, amounting to about $2,OO0. There will be special event for power-driven motor cycles, and one hours race for the middle dis tance championship.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
FIRsr HoME GAME Losr.

Norwich, June 25.-Norwich played their first game at home yesterday be- fore an enthusiastic crowd of SS5 per- sons. Bridgeport won by punching hits off Plank, aided by the home team's costly errors. Mccullough was hit freely, but kept things well scattered. The Bridgeport infield played superbly throughout. The score: R.H.E. Bridgeport 70 8 o 8 1 o 0-14 12 1 Norwich 70 0 0 0 o 0 r. 1 S8
 Batteries ies-McCullough and Beau mont; Plank and Connolly; umpire,
 Ierrick.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
convict round Guiltx of Muraer.

TRENTON, N. J., June 25.-Henry Jones, convict of the New Jersey prison, sentenced from Hudson coun- ty, was last night found guilty of the murder of Elmer Durant, his cell mate. The men had duel with knives in cell. Tn the fight Jones had hand cuk off, and he stabbed Durant in the heart. Jones pleaded self defense.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Arrested Fisty-seven In Poolrooms.

PHILADELPHIA, June 25. -- Two poolrooms, said to be branches of New York poolroom syndicate, were raided by the police here, and the re- puted packers and f1fty-seven betting men were arrested Charles Strowler and George Gladner, alias Gardner, who are accused by the police of rum ming the rooms, are held. The fifty seven patrons were held in $500 bail each as aiders and abettors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
GRIM HELD HIS OWN

Philadelphia, Juno 25.-Joe Grim, the local Italian pugilist, made a bet ter showing than was expected in his bout with Jack Bennett before the Broadway A. c. Thursday night. He held his own ill the third, fourth and sixth rounds of the battle and showed an aggressive spirit that was sur prise to his admirers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Glenn For Governor.

RALEIGH, N. C., June 25.-Just be- fore adjournment of prolonged night session Robert B. Glenn was nominat ed by the Democratic convention for governor of North Carolina. He was chosen amid cheering. waving of hats, coats and banners. The nomination was made unanimous.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Canadian sculIers at Henley.

HENLEY, England, June 25.-Louis Scholes of Toronto, the amateur cham pion single sculler of America, who is entered for the Diamond souls, has be- gun training here. The Canadian Win nipeg crew arrived here today
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Body Imbedded Tn steel.

WASHINGTON, June 25.--Imbedded in solid mass of steel and cement, the body of Levi z. Letter, the Chicago merchant prince and father of Lady Curzon, lies in Rock Creek cemetery safe from molestation. Only an eartha quake or heavy charges of expIosiveN could move the mass.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Natives Nudity to Be covered.

WASHINGTON, June 25-The Igor rotes and the Nagritoes. representatives of the wild tribes Of the Philippine Is- lands, on exhibit at the St. Louis ex- position, are to be so clothed that their nudity cannot be subject of criticism.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
COMEDY on ERRoRs.

New London, June 25.-In poor and loosely played game, New London defeated New Haven by q score of 6 to yesterday. It took ten innings to decide the game and not until the last of the tenth inning could any one pick the winner. Mclaughlin and Corcoran
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
Herr Close to a Possible.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 25.- William Fl. Herr of Concordia, Kan, professional, shooting from the twenty yard line, won the concluding event of the Grand American Handicap shoot, breaking 9S out of a possible 100 tar gets.