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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
WRESTLING.
"SHAD" LINK READY
 TO TACKLE THE BULL

'Shad' Link, the giant wrestler, is in the pink of condition for his con. test with the 1,5OO-pound Hereford bull at the carnival of sport, to be held next Saturday night at the armory of the Twenty second regiment in New
 York. Before "Shad' takes the bull by the horns with the idea of turning him over, he will test his prowess in catch-as-catch-ca contests with Jake Webber and Andrew Kroner. An ex- cellent entry has been received for the cycling contests and running races
 Some of the best indoor cyclists in the country will compete. The Twenty second regiment base ball team has put in some hard practice for the game with the Female Brooklyn Stars. These young women can play a great game Of ball, The Brooklyn girls are quite confident of beating the soldiers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
THE DIAMOND.
ROWDYISM
 AT NEW YORK
Police Had to Protect the Umpire-Gane Was FOr- feited to St LouiS.-BOstOn Leading by One Point.

Kicking by New York players at de- cisions of the umpire at the Polo grounds yesterday led up to the forfeit ing of game by the new champions. Then there was trouble. As Umpire Johnstoae, who declared the game for feited, was on the way to his dressing room back of the grand stand a spec tator made rush at him, but he was brushed aside by big cop in q hurry. The police lined up in front of the pns- sageway leading to the umpire's re- treat, and stayed there until the crowd, which had gathered and which num- bered four or i've hundred, had dis ipessed
 It was a sorry finale to the cham pionship season all around on the New York ground--the first game lost by miserable playing, the second forfeited, rowtiy kicking by home players and f- nally police protection for the umpire.
 Following are the results of yester- days games:
 St Louis T, New York 3, first game; St Louis 9, New York 0, forfeited, sec ond game.
 Chicago 4, Boston 3.
 Pittsburg 4, Cincinnati 3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
HORSES IN FLY SEASON.
It Is in August That the Equines Ponder Deeply on the Riddle
 of Existence.

Fly time comes to all of us, man and steed alike, but the horse has his an- noyances more concentrated in the fly blown month of August. At no other Season, says Golfers Weekly, does he ponder so deeply the riddle of existence
 In no other month Is his brain so dizzy with jnstifying evil. The most patient Dobbin that ever stood for hours un- hitched in August loses his morality and walks off down the road The finer the equine's organization the more bitterly he resents the laws by which he suf- fers. This is the period when horses quote their Omars to each other, and other literature of scandalous rebellion. Now 1t is that the equines dream G gTasping this sorry scheme of things en- tire, shattering it to bits, and remoldinS 1t nearer to the hearts desire. It is now that philosophers in harness enumer- ate the ills that flesh is heir to, long for the undiscovered country. and almost prefer the ills they know not of to those they know too well. "Go poor devil" said Uncle Toby to the fly; "get thee gone; why should I hurt thee? This world, surely, Is wide enough to hold both thee and me-" Such generosity was we'll enough for Uncle Toby, who was a philosopher hors concours; but tor the ordinary mortal who has caught 2 fly in August, especially if he be q nervous man and bald, with scalp on which some million flies have lighted, charity is impossible, and his emotions have more likeness to those which under similar provocauon, agitate the noblest steed Moreover, Uncle Toby caught his fly in the winter, when na- ture's vacations are lesSapparent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
The champion swimme,

With the exception of aquatic animals, the bear is probably the strongest and best swimmer among mammals. I have known the American black bear to swim across small lakes and arms of the larger bodies of water distance of at least 20 miles, without break, and. though many bears have, TO doubt, reached the Island of Anticosti, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on ice foes, I am sure others have swum thither from the mainland, travelling probably, in some instances, 30 miles through the water. No black bear will go yard out of his way to avoid water, but passes straight through any river or lake that lies in it's way. The grizzly bear is mostly an inhab- ita1t of dry, rocky tracts, but even griz- zlies often take to the water for no per- ceptible cause except love of it.-Paul Fountain, in Longman's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
FOOTBALL ..spIEs.

Complaints about the scout sys- tem"-the trick of sending pop-eyed ahd rubber vertebraed students around from college to college to spy upon the football practice of the other .fellowSy is apparently more generally prac- ticed this fall than ever, if we are to believe reports. From colleges come reports of the detection of spies, either real or the imaginary, and the trick seems to be stirring up a whole lot of excitement and resentment.
 As matter of fact, the money spent in sending spies around is generally thrown in the lake, for there isn't one man ill fifty who, in the rush and whirl of football battle, is going to remember what he may have been told of the other peoples plans and signals.
 The spy system may therefore be taken as huge joke, and ought to be accepted as such If any team is foolish enough to pay a concatenated chump's expenses to have the said chump rubberneck at some other elev- ems practice, the horse is on the spy CTS, not the spyees.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
sTANDING OF TFTE CLUES.
NEW RULES FOR
 BASEBALL PLAYERS

The coming winter will see some changes In the rules of baseball in all probability. Either the abolition of the foul strike rule or the invention of some rule to offset it by handicapping the pitcher Is practical necessity if the game is to continue its prosperous career. With the pitcher in the role of absolute monarch, the action of the game has become largely mechanical so far as the average spectator is concerned, says the Chicago Tribune.
 The games are fought and won by skill and science, which is lost to the general public because so much of 1t Is confined to the curves and other wiles of the pitcher, on whom depends pretty nearly the whole battle. There Is not enough batting or base running to allow for the exhibition of much science by the other eight players in the attacking side of the sport. Their share of public honor is confined to an occasional chance to make brilliant fielding play. A large proportion of the games played nowadays shows, scores in which the total runs for both teams Will not be more than five.
 The team which is fortunate enough E0 0aR a COuple Ol IunS OI AlOLC lh the first inning has the game practl- caily won and the element of surprise and uncertainty is minimized. This is particularly true in the American league, where the teams are more evenly matched in pitching strength than in the National. The American league inclines toward the abolition of the foul strike and perhaps further handicapping the pitcher by compel ling him to use fewer motions in de- livering the ball.
 The National league inclines to- ward retaining the foul strike and off uetting it by such means as reducing the number of balls entitling batter to first base. The American league does not need the foul strike for the purpose which caused its original adoption; the National league does. That was to shorten games. The American league games were short enough without the foul strike. A comparison of the time of games in both leagues, covering a considerable period of the time, has demonstrated that the time required to play an in- ming average from two to three min utes longer in the National than in the American league. Much of this difference occurs while the players are changing sides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05

tioi1s will be snappy and cross. This cranktness disappears just before q fight, 1t is said, and the sailor becomes moody.
 It was known that Jack Munroe was nervous, but how nervous no one rightly estimated until his recent fight with Jeffries. He had as bad an at tack of stage fright that ever came to the lot of any amateur in the business, and so completely unstrung that lightweight would have got the decis- ion, providing he maintained his con dition. Munroe iii his earlier fights had always worked his way out of nervous streaks.
 It IS said that George Dixon never displayed any signs of nervousness be- scrapper, Terry McGoyern, for long time deemed invincible in his class, always showed concern before the bell rang. For ir1pertilrbability and cool ness Joe Goddard of Australia was one of the best of examples, and Sam Fitzpatrick, the former manager and trainer of the ex-lightweight .cham> pion, says that his man had unlimited confidence in his own prowess, and was invariably cool and almost indif- ferent before he and his opponent shook hands. Peter Jackson always stimulated himself just before a go with whiskey, and even then gave evil dent signs of nervousness. Joe Choyn- ski would nearly collapse sometimes, an hour or two before an engagement, and needed a sight of the crowd and his friends about him before he would get over 1t. It left him, however, as soon as he entered the ring.
 Young Corbett is one of the few who stoutly maintain that they are not in the least nervous. While others are inclined to believe that few sud- den jolts on the jaw or a collection of solar plexus stabs will sometimes in- fluence a fighter. into a querulous state Of mind as to the direction of the big end of the purse. Corbett says he never suffered any such bangs.
 When l take my chair" he says, II am oblivious to everything and ev erybody save the man before me. Whats the use? It won't do you any good to get nervous. have confidence in my ability to win, and so I go ahead and do the best I can. If I get whipped--well, I have one consolation, and that is that the others have met l with similar fate; that I did the best lI could, and that my opponent knows more about the game than myself. My indifference to defeat had Il great deal to do with my winning the cham pionship from Terry McGovern. Gee, you'd think I'd had a sweIled head the way I figured to my friends before the fight how would beat McGoyern. They all laughed at me, but could not help but admire my confidence. Many thought that I would be easy plrckiitg for the mighty Terry. Even my train CT, although he did not say 1t, person ally thoulDtt that the best I would get would be good thrashing and the losers end of the purse. I wasn't dis turbed, however, and just went after him as if he was third or fourth rater. We'll. you know the result of that mill. But it proves that | am not in any way nervous"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
THE PUGILiSTS.
REVOL VERS
 WERE DRAWN
One Fighter Knocked Out and Police Made a Rush
 How Fighters Feel Co., ing Into the Ring.

Troy, Oct 5.-A prize fight which was fought yesterday at a resort on Greenbush heights, near here broke up in a riot, clubs and revolvers were drawn and melee ensued which was broken up by the arrival of large squad of police. The fight principals were Ike Moran of Watervliet and Jimmy Bell Of Providence, R. I. In the one round fought Moran landed his knockout blow. Bell went down like a log and it Is alleged Moran jumped on him and kicked him. Then the spectators took hand in the game, A general melee followed and several were injured. Bell lay mo- tionless on the, floor while his friends fought to revenge the punishment which he had received. It was thought the Providence pugilist was dead. He did not regain consciousness again in over half an hour
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
sHDvL1N ovERwoRKED.

New Haven, Oct 5.-YAle's frantic search for n right end yesterday re- suited in unIooked-for action by the coaches. William J. McMahon, the old Bucknell football captain, was played at the position, and the try out was hardly long enough to get good line on him.
 Interest at present centers in the fullback. The coaches have worked Don Mackay with the linernen, and as a side line he was set at dropping goals yesterday afternoon. He Is heavier than Shevlin, but 1t is believ- ed he can be safely tried out at full back, giving the coaches a chance to shift Shevlin back to the end of the line.
 Yale hardly knows what to expect to-day in the Holy Cross game. The scrimmage yesterday was hard and fast. Erwin and Ralph Kinney were played opposite each other and in the hard work put up rough game. Frank Hinkey and George Adee were out yesterday, the latter paying par ticular attention to the quarterback candidates.
 Sheviin is being worked so hard that already he looks like a finely trained player at the close of the season. He IS thrown into the college line daily until he is fairly winded and has to staggef to the side lines.
 Tn to-day's game the team will line up as follows. Gates, l.e. Boomer, It; Tripp, l.g.; Roraback, C.; Kinney, r.g.; Hogan, Tt: Hare, re; Rockwell or Owsley, q.b. ;Hoyt l.h.b.; Quill r.h.b.; shevlin, fb.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
THE GRlDlRON.
LOCAL HIGH
 AT BRIDGEPORT
Lineup of the Waterbury
 Tearn--Other Games That
 Were Pulled off on the ! Gridiron Yesterday.

a The Waterbury High school football team played the Bridgeport High school team in the Park City this af- tel1ioon. The local team, in charge of Manager Mcdonald and Assistant Man ager Everett, left on the 1:17 train for Bridgeport. The lineup of the team was us follows: Center, Maltbie; right guard, Charles Everett; left guard, Merritt Tompkins: right tackle, William Dalton; left tackle, Mahaney 1; right end. Joseph Gullfoile; left end, Arthur Mulligan or Robert Tracy; quarterback, Edward McDonald; right halfback, George McDonald (captain) 1: fullback, Joseph Walsh; left halfback, John Ryan; substitutes, Thomas But terly and c. Madigan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
NO REPLY TO CHALLENGE. '

No reply came yesterday to the chal- alenge of the New York Americans to the New York Nationals for a series of games to decide the worlds champion ship in case the former win the pen nant. 1t was said that the Nationals had not received the challenge, but the challenge was sent by registered letter and delivered at the St James building, In which John 1T. Brush has his office, on Monday at noon. President Tay- Tor of the Boston Americans is to issue n challenge to the New York Nationals in case his team again wins the cham pionship.
 The fact is that if there is any chal- lenging to be done it might be done by the National league, as the American league holds the worlds championship; but as the New York National officials do not seem eager for the games, while the other side is, the latter has waived ceremony and brought the matter to an issue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION.


 Corrected to Sept. 12, 1904.
 Trains leave Meadow street station TOT Boston, Hartford and way stattona at IOo a. rn.; 12.SS, 3:1U, T:15s D. na. irainS arrive at Meadow street gta~ ton from Boston, Hartford ana way, stations at S:16, 11:40 q. m.; 1:4B
 Trains leave Meadow street station Tor New York, Poughkeepsie. Dan- bury and way stations at S:27 q. na.; and :50 and TOO D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- uon from New York. Poughkeepsiex Danbury and way stations at 6s55 a. m.; 12:34 and 7:1O D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station At s:80. lo:o6 a. m.; 200. 5:0b and TOO D. m.
 Arrive at Meadow street station ae e:oO. l1:S0. a. m.; 4:50, 6:50 and $50
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION
 Trains leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport. New Haven and other places south at C:s5. TBS. 10: 52 a. In.; 1:14, 3:O4, 4:35, 6:1b and for New Haven and way stations only, 500 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from New York. Bridgeport. New Hav- en and way stations at 7:1s, S:25. 8{,5. 1O:66 a. m.; It's, 3:45, 5:20, 6:3o, 6:5s. 8:4s p. m.; 12:89 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station, for Winsted and way stations at S:25. 10:5s a. rn.; 1:1s. 3:45, o:B3 and g4s p. m. For Waterviile only, 6:4o d. m.; 5:2O D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 6:s1 7:55. 1O:52 a. n.; 1:14, 3:04, 5:47' f;:1s D. m. Trains leave Bank street station for Watertown and way stations at f,.4K. S:80, 11:08 a. rn.; .1:22. S:50, B:10 os17. 6:5S, S:63 ana 20 D. m. Trains arrive at Bank street stafl3,, .rcin Watertown and way stations af GAO, TAG. 1O:42 q. m.; loo, 2:sS8, A:80 5.5a. 6.45. 7:4b. 11:16 D, m, SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Bank straet station for Nt@ York. Bridgeport and New Hsvun as 7O5 a. rn.; i :05. 5:10 ?. nl., and for Bridgeport and way stations only. $50 a. m. New Haven and way stn- tions only. 500 p. m. |. Arrive at Bank street station from New York. Bridgeport and New Has ven at g:S3 a rn; 12:50. 7:T2 fOOK n ~,
 Leave Bank street station for V,5for- town and way stations at 0:5s d. 1n and sso3 p. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from watertown and way. stations af e:6a a. m. and 4:bS D. m.
 MURIDEN BRANCH.
 Trains leave Dublin street statfen for Nfiidletown and way stations af g:21 a. m. and Sis p, m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street afA~ ion from Nfiddletown and way stn } lions at T.6O q. m. and 3s5S D. nj.
 Trains leave Dublin street stafiou for New Haven by way of Cheshfra af i TOO 1o:5o a. m.; 4:S D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sts- tjon from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:20 n. m,: 2;35. TAP b. fa. SUNDAY TRAINS. Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:50. II :OO a. fn.: 5:50 ?. m. scs Arrive at Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire ax o:5O a. m.: 3;45. S:50 D. na-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
Weeds for Medicine.

Tn Farmers Bulletin No. 18S, issued by the department of agriculture, 1t is shown that many of the common weeds growing in fields and gardens may be made source of revenue to the farmer on account of their medicinal properties. As many as A species are described and figured in the bulletin, and directions are given for collecting and curing them and suggestions offered as to the means of getting them tn market
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
DUANE BREAKS HIS ARM.

Baltimore, Oct 5.-The, Eutaw Athletic club again failed to pull off a fight last night. Danny Duane was scheduled to meet Charlie .Sieger for fifteen rounds. At 9:15 there were about fifty people in the house and then the Eutaw's manager announced from the. ring that there would be no fight and money would be refunded.
 He said that Duane had not come to Baltimore as he had fractured his arm in training, but he had sent on Black Griffo to fight Sieger instead. The fifty people in the house filed to the box office and got their money.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
JOE GRIM AGAIN BEATEN.

At Mount Clemens, Mich, on Mon day night Joe Grim, the Iron Man of Philadelphia met the Dixie Kid of California in six round bout. The Dixie Kid tried to snbdue Grim in six rounds, but like all the. others who have tried the same thing he failed. He gave Grim a sound thrashing, however, but could not make the Iron Man quit. The spectators were not much impressed with Grim's clever ness, but admired his gameness in taking punishment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
STATE COLE GAMES.

Manchester, Mass, Oct 5.--The fourth annual state golf championship tourna- ment, the second under the auspices of the Massachusetts association, began to-day on the links of the Essex county club, with an entry list of 46 from clubs about Boston, as we'll as from those in Springfield, Lowell and Law renee. The green was in fine condi- ton. There was no qualifying round of match play, with IA matches sched- uled for to-day and 9 for tomorrow inorning. Among those entered was A. G. Lockwood of the Allston Golf club, the present holder of the title, who won last year at the Myopia Hunt club.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
HOW THEY FEIEL.
Pugilists Describe Their Sensations
 Before Entering the Ring.

The question has been repeatedly asked how pugilist feels just prior to entering the Ting for an Important contest. It is well known how the majority of them act, but in many in stances their actions have served only as hood to cover up their feelings. Very few of the prominent tistic artists have answered the question satisfnc- tory. but if the whole truth was known each and every one is beset with a certain amount Of worry and indecis- ion about the outcome. This. even when their opponents afterward prove easy victims Now and then there is one who maintains that he is as cool as the iceman, with no fear In his heart as to the outcome, and not Ill the least bit nervous, but the majority are afflicted with the tendencies of Or, dinary mortals, and have their weak moments. Of course continued suc- cesses in the squared circle increase their self-reliance, but the wisest of them never forget the fact for once that the best of them get their quietus when least expected, and for this req son the axious seat Is theirs.
 As everyone knows, James !. Cor bett the man who furnished the ring more science perhaps than any other man who ever donned the mitts, is on his mettle constantly. He fretted con tinually, he says, and strange to re- late the chief part of his worry de veloped after he had won the cham pionship. Even the slightest thing put him on edge, and yet the public knows that he did not lack courage of any sort.
 Jeffries. owing to his successful ca reer is not that way to-day in such n large degree as some of his contenpo- rarieg in the business but 1t was not always so. Jeffries had his share of worry and nervousness. but his con- cern for his opponent generally came to the surface at the time the match was made and before training started.
 Bob Fitzsimmons says he never was neryous even in the smallest way, Thinking about the result of Il fight has whipped many a good man, he saws. 50 he permits his wife to do the worrying for him. The veteran was in the habit of taking long nap be- fore each fight, and upon one occasion it nearly caused a postponefnent of the mill
 sOn the other hand, Tom Sharkey Is very brushy when in training. The slightest opposition will make him bristle, ana his replies to friendly ques.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
YALE FOOTBALL TICKETS.

As in former years, the application system for tickets for the Yale-Har- ward and Yale Princeton games will be followed at New Haven, with the Yale. Alumni Weekly in charge of the distribution. The fact that probably the biggest crowd of the year will see the Yale-CoIunbia game at American League park, New York, has led the officials to include this in the list of games in which the application system will be employed. Applications for the Columbia game. will be given out in a few days. The game Is sched- uled for October 20.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
WOMEN GOLFERS.

The qualifying rounds for the wu- mems championship of the Waterbury Golf association were played yesterday and resulted as follows: Mrs J. H. D. Granniss 95, Mrs J. NJ. Benedict 90, Miss Lucy Smith 99, Miss Dickinson 1O1, Miss Lorie Brown 104, Mrs F. ]. Brown 100, Mrs David c. Griggs no, Mrs T. IT Woodward III, Miss Pauline Hayden IF, and Mrs c. M. DeMott 132. Mrs Granniss won the handsome silver loving cup for the woman mnk- ing the lowest score. The games were continued to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
Reason for Naming Alexis.

It has been tradition, since the time of Nicholas I. to name the czarevitches alternately Alexander and Nicholas. But the murder of AL exander II. caused his name to be con sidered unluckv. go there will be nc more Alexanders on the Russian throne, as there will be no more PaulY or Peters. The czarsvitch was there fore named Alexis, after the father of Peter the Great. He was a powerful and successful ruler.