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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
ATHLETIC SPORTS AND
CONTESTS IN DANCING
To He Features of Republican Blues
Picnic, May IL.


Picnic, May II.
The Republican Blues will hold their
annual picnic at Tybee on May H. at
Graham's pavilion. The thorough
preparations which have been made i'm
sure a successful picnic, as well as an
enjoyable day to those who attend.
A special committee, under the di-
rection of Lieut.. A. w. Harden, will
extend every courtesy to those ladies'
and children who go down on the early
trains. The Blues are making a special
effort this year to have their picnic
patronized by family parties.
The following are the athletic events
for which prizes have been offered:
One hundred yard dash.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash.
One-half mile run.
Baseball throwing.
These events are open to the public.
A committee will be ON the pavilion
to receive the names of entries, and
all entries must be made by 5 o'clock
p. m.
In addition to these competitions
very handsome prizes are offered to
the couples adjudged to be the best
walters. The contest will be held at
10 O'Clock I'm the evening, and the three
judges will be selected from disinter-
ested spectators by the Floor Com
mittee
The committee having the picnic, in
charge consists of Lieut.. A. p. Har-
den, chairman; Sergts. Morrisey and
Maggioni, and corpls. Watson and
Thomas
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

New York, May Hurst Park, with
Odom up, won the Toboggan handicap
at Morris Park to-day. beating out
field of high class sprinters. He was
heavily played, being backed down
from to 1 to to 1, post time.
The majority of the 10000 persons
present bet their money on the favorite,
Lady Amelia, who finished far back.
Kohinoor, paying to for the place,
ran second, with Gay Boy third. The
time, TIA, for the Eclipse course was
slow.
In the New York steeplechase, about
two miles. six out of the twelve start
ers fell. Caller led for the entire dis
lance and won ridden out by four
lengths. Jockey Beamish, who had
the mount on Moon Daisy. fell at the
jump on the hill the last time around,
and sustained injuries which may prove
fatal. He was removed to the Ford
ham Hospital in dying condition.
Summaries:
First Race-Handicap last six fur
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Lensue Standing.
Cleveland, ., Detroit, 2.

Cleveland, O., May 7.-Cleveland beat
Detroit again to-day by making long
hits off Donovan. With the score tied
in the sixth Bradley hit for a homer,
and In the seventh after Donovan had
struck out two, Joss tripled and Bay
made a home run. Donovan struck
out ten men. Score: RH.E.
Cleveland ......1 0 0 1 0 1 0x-5 9
Detroit .........0 00110 o. o
Batteries-Joss and Bemis: Donovan
and Buelow. Attendance 1925.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

McIanahan had repeatedly beaten
Moore. and the three Yale men against
him and was anxious to attempt to
break the record. Trainer Murphy &C
auiesced, and McLanahan cleverly
vaulted twelve feet. The crowd
cheered long and enthusiastically.
Two records for Yale Princeton dual
meets were also made. John r. De-
witt. of Princeton threw the sixteen
pound hammer 164 feet 6A inches,
coming close to his best performance
in the intercollegiate track meet. e. t.
Glass. the Yale football guard, put
the shot 46 feet 3h inches, beating
the record made in Yale dual meets
by Fred Beck. who holds the inter
collegiate record.
Princeton, with a team of less than
twenty men, was hopelessly outclassed
in many of the events.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
HEAVILY PLAYED LONG SHOT
LED THE BUNCH AT MORRIS PARK
Hurst Park Did Things to Field Of Good Ones
Jockey Beamish Fatally Injured in
SteepechaSe

longs of the withers' mile. Shrine, 4
to /, and even, won, with Montreson'
Q to s, second, and Hello, to 5, third.
Time 1:14A
Second Race-Four and one-halt fur-
longs of the Eclipse course. st. Bel
lane, to l and out, won. with SCUBA
mite, 10 to /. second. and Bank. to
/, third. Time :54&.
Third Race-The Bouquet stakes, sell
ing, last five furlongs Of the Eclipse
course. Gold Ten, II to 5, won. with
Highborn, 10 to 1. second, and Water
side. Z to 5. third. Time LOLA.
Fourth Race-The Toboggan handi-
cap. Eclipse course. Hurst Park. to
/. won, with Kohinoor, II to l, second,
and Gay Boy, 10 to 1. third. Time
TIA.
Fifth Race-The New York steeple-
chase, about two miles. Caller, to
5, won, with Lavator, 5 to 2, and even,
second, and st. Jude, IL to /, third.
Time 1851.
sixth Race-Selling, the withers'
mile. Namtor. 10 to 10. won, with All
Gold, 10 to 5, second and Akela, 10
8, third. Time 1:41A.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
NIGHT RACING BEGINS
AT THUNDERB0LT PARK
Horses VIII Get on Under Electric
Lights Tomorrow Night.

Horses VIII Get on Under Electric
Lights Tomorrow Night.
At the Thunderbolt track tomorrow
night horse racing by electric light will
be started.
The track will be brilliantly illumi-
mated and it is expected that there will
be large attendance.
1t is promised by the management
that the best of order will be maintain
ed American Racing rules Will be
strictly inforced.
The following programme is announc-
ed:
First Race-For all ages. Weight for
age. Half mile heats.
Second Race--Non- winners this year
carry 100 pounds. Five pounds addi-
tionaI for each winning race. Six fur
longs.
Third Race-For horses which have
not won more than once since Feb. /.
Weight for age. Five furlongs.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
COL UMBlA TRIMS
LEADING TEAM.
Continued from Ninth Page.

8. Two-base hits, Smith, Lehman. To-
tai bases on hits, Charleston, III Coz
lumbia, II. First base on balls, off
Murray, g. off Engle, 2. Left on bases.
Charleston, q, Columbia, 10. Struck
out, by Murray, 5; Engle, 8. sacri-
fee hit, Kuhn. Stolen bases, Smith,
Q; LaRocque, 2. Passed balls, Shea, l.
Batter hit, Murray. Double plays, Nc
Herman, Hempleman to LaRocque, Q;
Smith to Hempleman to LaRocque:
Hempleman to LaRocque. Umpire.
Conner.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Nashville, IL; Montgomery, Q.

Nashville. Tenn, May 7.-Montgom-
erys errors in the first inning gave
Nashville a lead which the visitors
could never overcome. The game was
a hard hitting one, in which Fishers
home run in the fourth with man on
base was the feature. Attendance o.
200. Score: R.H. e.
Nashville >. g 32010 xii 10 2
Montgomery % 0 0 o 5 0 2 2 o. 8 IL 4
Batteries-Rosson and Fisher. Des-
yer and Clark.
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In Field Contests.

New York. May Track and field
athletes representing the Universities
of Pennsylvania and Columbia came
together in a dual meet here at South
Geld to-day. and after a spirited and
close contest. Columbia won, SAN to
491s. No records were broken nor even
eQuallsd.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
OTHER GAMES.

Annapolis, Md, May 7.-Navy 10;
Seventh Regiment, 2.
At elphia-Princeton, 8; Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, 8.
At Richmond, Ya.-Randolph Macon
College, ~; Richmond College, 6.
eleven innings).
At Ithaca. N. Y, May 7-Columbia,
7; Cornell. 0.
Providence, r. l., May 7.-Yale, 10;
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
ELI WAS THE WINNER
IN THE TRACK CONTESTS.

ord, Clearing IL Feet.
New Haven, Conn, May 7.--Yale to-
Day won the annual spring track
games with Princeton on Yale field
IN meet as successful in point of
interest for the spectators and in point
OF records as any held for many
years.
The star performance was the worlds
pole vault record, made by w. Nc
Lanahan, 1905, of Yale. who vaulted
a clean twelve feet in exhibition. Nc
Lanahan has tried several times this
year In meets to equal his practice
performances. This year Princeton
a. only One man, Moore, IN the event.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

New Orleans, May 7.--To-day's game
was a pitchers battle. Herr had a
shade. the best of it and Ehret lost
his own game by wild throw. The
fielding was fast, New Orleans having
men on third six times and the bases
full twice without scoring. Attendance
$780, Score: R.H.E.
New Orleans 100000 2
Memphis .....0 0 % 0 o 0 90 3 8
Batteries-Herr and Fox; Ehret and
Belt.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
and Bergen.
PhiInleIphin. "a Pittsbnrg, o.

Pittsburg, May with Doyle on
first in the tenth inning Doom hit to
the centerfield fence for a home run.
Up to that time only one man on either
side had reached third base. Attend
anca $40 Score. R.H.E.
Pittsburg 10000 100 90 6 2
Philadelphia % 20 900 90 % A 1
Batteries-Leever and Phelps Dug
glebY and Doom.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

10 to 1, second, and Outlaw, to /,
third. Time 1:21
Sixth Race-One mile and an eighth
Lord Tennyson, IL to 1, won, with Lar
ry Wilt, s to 5, second, and Exapo, to
l, third. Time 2:061s.
Seventh Raee-Seven furlongs. John
Doyle, s to 1, won, with Decoration, 10
to 1, second, and Floral Wreath, 9 to
l, third. Time 1876.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
Cniro. 8, Pelhnm. 4.

Cairo, Ga, May Cairo defeated
Pelham In a we'll played game of ball
Thursday. Score by innings:
Pelham :. .........0 0101 / o.
Cairo :. ..............1 o 0 OF 8 1 Ks
The feature of the game was the
work by Pearce in the box, and four
base hit by Mauldin for Cairo.
Batteries for Pelham-Stewart, Rog-
ers, Hurst; Cairo, Pearce and Baggett.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
Cumberland, o, Nashville, o.

Lebanon, Tenn, May 7.-Cumberland
the eighth inning Phillips yielded four
hits and Cumberland piled up six runs.
Score: R.H.E.
Cumberland IL exc Z 2
Nashville 100 0 0 0 0 o o 0 90 2 8
Batteries: Spencer and James; Phil
Inns and Inftin.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

st. Louis, May THE losing streak
of the ST. Louis National League team
continued in the opening game with
New York here to-day, the visitors
winning in ninth-inning finish by a
score OF to /. Attendance 1872. Score:
R.H.E.
St. Louis ......0100 10000 OIL 2
New York 400 0 0 0 0 0 20 p 9 /
Batteries-J. Taylor and Grady; l..
Taylor, McGinnity and Bowerman.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati, g, Brooklyn, A.

Cincinnati, May 7.-Cincinnati found
Poole's delivery comparatively easy,
nut did not get the first value of their
hits IN runs. Suthoffs wildness aided
Brooklyn In their scoring. Dillon was
benched for dlsputing a decision In
the seventh, Jordan taking his place.
Attendance 5000. Score: RH.E.
Cincinnati ....0 o o 2 01 3 Ox-6 Y
Brooklyn .....O 0 02 0 o 0 2 o.
Batteries-Sudhoff and Schlei; Poole
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
MERCER KEATS TECH.
Turns Tables Upon BIacIksmiths In
a 10-InntnE Game.

Macon, May Tt was hard-fought
game between Mercer and the Georgia
Neurological Institute to-day. Score:
R.H.E.
Mercer .......O O0100 OIL 1-3 10 5
Tech .........0 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 o. 8 3
Batteries Maynard and Quarles;
Poole and woodward. Attendance, o.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
shreveport, 10; Little Rock, '.

Shreveport, La, May 7.-Shreveport
batted Bolin at will in the sixth inning
and won easily. The visitors could
not bunch their hits, except in the first
and seventh. Graffius knocked a
home run. Alexander played his first
Score: R.H.E.
Shreveport ...o10o2SS x-15 16 /
Little Rock g 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 OF 10 8
Batteries-Swann and Graffius: Bolin
and Zinram.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

Brown. l. 1r,,..a
6; Williams 2. en-.
At hington-Columbian College,
8; Johns Hopkins, g.
Georgetown. 10; North Carolina, ..
At Princeton, N. J.-Yale Freshmen
8; Princeton Freshmen. 4.
At Ann Arbor, Mich.-Michigan, y
Chicago, 4.
6; A. and NJ. College, 2.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

superior all round work. Attendance,
1875. Score: R.H.E.
Washington ..08OOO10s0 -410 8
Philadelphia % 0 8 0 Skill Is 2
Batteries-Jacobson and Drill; Wad-
dell and Schreck.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

Nashville, Tenn, May 7.--Weaver was
in the box for Vanderbilt to-day and
he held the University Of the South
down to one single. The men from Sc
vance suffered their second shut out
in two days on Dudley Field. Score:
R.HE.
Vanderbilt .....0 / 0 1 Q 0 0 Ok z /
Sewanee ..0 0 0 o o o 0 o 90 q
Batteries: Weaver and Travis; Saw
RTE and Croft.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

CONTINUED from Page Nine.)
smith. /: Harmed, /; Spratt, /; Roth,
/. Base on balls, Mclaughlin. l;
Stewart, /. Strike outs, Stewart, .;
McI,aughIin, s. Left on bases. Au-
gusta, Z; Macon, Z. Hit by pitched
BAN. Mclaughlin, /; Stewart, /. Pass
ed balls, Harmed, /. First base on
errors, Augusta, 2; Macon, q. Time Of
game, 1870. Umpire Mace.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

Chicago, May 1.-THE locals won a
close game from st. Louis to-day by
a great batting rally in the last in
ming. Two of the visitors Sugden and
Burkett were put out of the game for
kicking. Attendance $500. Score:
R.H.E
Chicago ......1022 0100 2-8 Is /
St. Louis .....3 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 IA
Batteries-Altrock and Sullivan; Pei
ty. Sudhoff and Sugden.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
Atlanta, O, BIrmineham, q.

Atlanta, May Smith of Atlanta
let Birmingham down with three hits.
The visitors were not allowed to cross
home plate, the steady work of Krug
at third for Atlanta contributing large
ly to this result. Score: R.H.E.
Atlanta .........1 / 0 / o 2 0x-6 8 /
Birmingham 20 0 0 o 0 0 0 90 3 Q
Batteries-Smith and Clark; Witt
beck and Mathews.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
chicnro. @, Boston. 8.

Chicago, May Wilhelm was very
effective for four innings to-day, but
the locals hit him hard and timely in
the next four and won out Attendance
4.5OO. Score: R.H.E.
Chicago 1900 01O41x-6 IL 4
Boston ...2 0 0 0 Il / 0-5 10 /
Batteries--Wickers and Killing; Will
helm and Moran.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
New York, O, Boston, 3.

Boston, May New York won out
to-day to 3, in a hitting contest by
punching hits and taking advantage Of
Boston's misplays in the third inning.
Attendance, IL ,102. Score: R.HE.
New York 100 05 000 90 ID IL 3
Boston .........0 o 700 2 0 0 1--3 2
Batteries -Chesbro and Mcguire; Di-
neen and Criger.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

philadelphia, II; Washington, 4.
Philadelphia, May THE locals
again defeated Washington to. day by
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

Mrs. Amelia Sailer, Menasha, Wis
- ) st have used Perna for number of 1t
cured of chronic which
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'When three children they all
but have given them
ding them of this horrible trouble.
to give them tonic and of colds and collie
I'm fact consider household blessing I would
know how to raise children without it, pleased
give ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Amelia Saier.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
TOO HOT A PACE
SET BY AUGUSTA.

fcontlnued from Page Nlne.l
The oasis., 1904-05-07

life termer and chief cook of the
prison, to come TO their assistance
Buck rushed in with carving
knife and cut one of the men
fatally. Colonel Griffith broke
away, rushed to the armory, got a
gun, and went upon the wall. The
assistant superintendent was stab
bed near the shoulder and knocked
senseless. The convicts then Sc
cured Mr.. Wilder, and using him
as shield, went to the main gate
and were going to demand the keys
from Gate Keeper Clark, when
they were met by the superinten-
dent and the secretary Of the
prison, both armed, who held.them
prisoners until they were disarmed
and Mr. Wilder released from their
clutches. The convicts were led
by VIM. NJ. Laustannau, the leader
of the Moreaci riot a year ago
Convict Buck is credited with saw
ing the lives of the officers and
frustrated the escape. He received
two knife wounds, but will re-
cover
The oasis., 1904-05-07
ARIZONA NEWS.

Gazette: The government en-.
gineers are already getting teams,
men and supplies ready to push
the work on the wagon road from
Mesa to Tonic. and the announce
ment is made that within ninety
davs one can ride over the new
road in comfort. By that time II
stage line will be running with re-
laws of horses, and the journey to
and from the dam will be in the
nature OF a picnic.
st. Johns Herald: AT Solomon
Vile last Monday Judge Doan rem
dered decision in the injunction
brought by the Phoenix and East
ern railroad against the Arizona
Eastern, which restraints the latter
from employing 1000 men and
$50 carts for work on the north
bank of the ella river, between
Kelvin and Dudleyville. This is
the elimination of bitter fight
over the route through Box caIion
to CHA river, which both lines are
claiming. AS result the Arizona
Eastern will be forced to withdraw,
leaving the right of way clear for
the P. e. E., but the case will be
taken to the higher court. The
Arizona Eastern is building from
San Carlos to Mesa, to connect the
Globe, ella Valley Il Northern
with the Maricopa d Phoenix.
Prospector: Reports from Bisbee
state the number of deaths occur
ing daily at the copper camp is
most alarming and the fear CT an
epidemic of the dread disease
spreading to Tombstone, Douglas
and other towns is viewed with
much apprehension. The conta-
gion that is lowering over Bisbee
is believed to be none other than
"Black Heart" the terrible malady
whose grip of death manifested IT.
elf at Cananea last year by num-
ering hundreds of victims on the
cath roll within a few months.
he symptoms of the sufferers at
6isbee and those who were afflicted
1t Cananea are the same, the pat
lent dying within eight or ten
days after being seized with the
malady. The number of deaths at
'isbee is reported on the increase,
nd from three to five persons dy-
lg daily from the mysterious
isease that appears to battle the
physicians. The board of health
nould act promptly in thorough
lvestigation of the situation and
the danger of an epidemic exists,
is reported to be, rigid quar-
antine should be established with
out delay before other citizens are
endangered and a wholesale and
'ide spread epidemic results.
Enterprise; The most desperate
tempt to escape from the terri
)rlal prison in the history of the
stitutlon was made this morning
1t 5 o'clock, resulting disastrously
for at least six of the desperate
convicts. Col. VIM. Griffith, sup
erlntendent of the prison, was
standing in front of the yard in
conversation with Assistant Super
ln'endent George Wilder, when
'hey were surrounded by a dozen
men heavily armed with knives
ana razors. The officers shouted I
10 a guard on the wall to shoot. l..
stevens responded by firing three
Shots from a short barreled gun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
ENTERPRISE
TO REBUILD.
THE Rim and Venecr Works, III
Petersburg, Witt Rebuild Its
Plant on the Old Site.
SAFEGUARDS AGAINST FIRE.
"a. P. Hill Camp Of Confederate
Veterans and Petersburg Grays
Will Worship Together.
(spocal to Tho Tlmea- Dispatc h.>

Especial to Tho Times-D ispatch.) a
PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. DAT a
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Pc
tersburg Rim and Veneer Company Just
held, It wua decided to Immediately re-
build the manufacturing establishment
on the Same site occupied by the build
ings recently destroyed by fire. I'm
proved machinery will be purchased and
operations will be resumed as soon as
possible. The destruction OF the plant
threw about eighty operatives out Of
work.
Invitations have been received in Pes
tersburg to the marriage OF Miss Anna
Randolph, daughter Of Mrs. Isaac c.
Blanchard, to Or. Thomas s. ompkins.
the marriage TO be so1emhlzcd at ST.
r'auls Church, Winston-Eulcm. N. CO.,
the 10th instant. The bride-elect has
many friends III Virginia. =.
FIRE sATEG YARDS,
Along with other improvements rc-
Gently made in the Academy Of Music
building safeguards against danger In
cuse OF fire have been provided. The
house Is supplied with many exits from
each cutlery, and capacity audience
could DO gotten out within few min
l,.cs.
Tomorrow night at the Tabb Street
Presbyterian Church tho a, P. Hill Camp
Confederate Veterans. and Petersburg
Grays. will attend services en- Tasse.
This Is tho regular quarterly divine
service OF the camp, and the Petersburg
Grays will hereafter join with them IN
all their worship, having been specially
urged to do so BY the veterans.
HOME FOR, THE SICK.
rho monthly meeting Of the managers
OF tho Home for tho Sick was held to-
day and the reports showed that the In
stjtution is In good condition. During the
m onth about SO was contributed by the
churches OF the various denominations;
so by the Petersburg Lodge Of Elks, and
SCI by an unknown donor.
Mechanics Association will be held Mon.
day night and the committee In charge
OF the affair will endeavor to make IT
notable occasion.
Mr.. Henry Saunders is extremely III
Mt his home on Pearl Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
.ARCANUM'S
GREAT RALLY
Tile Programme Practically COM
plete for Jubilee Occasion,
january 18TH.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS E: ;
Some Of the Leading Men Of the
Order to be Herc-Fine
Music.

T.. = l.. . I'd (. IL. lH
Tho joIpt rally Of the Royal Arcanum
members and their friends at the Acad-
omy on Monday. January 25th. will be
q Jubilee occasion. Tho committee has
almost completed their arrangements and
tho demand for tickets insures that the
house will DO packed, The committee, Of
which Mr.. W. r. Dabney Is chairman.
has arranged the best programme ever
offered here as a free attraction,
X Mr.. Dabney, who Is ono Of the most
active members OF the Order In the State,
has been assisted In arranging the pro-
gramme by u splendid staff OF co -laborers,
composed Of one representative from the
seven councils OF this city and one from
Barton Helghts The programme will con-
sIst mostly OF musical numbers by the
best artists obtainablc and 1t will be
catchy, several pieces being right from
the publishers and several composed for
the occasion. The speeches will be by