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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
Other Cotton Markets.
Dry Goods.

New York. Sept. I'm the dry
goods market conditions are generally
firm and prices are strengthening on
the majority of staple lines. THE
ginghams situation is further involved
by the announcement of further cuts
on the part of jobbers, who are now
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
Baltimore Provisions.

Baltimore Sept. IL. Flour qniet, winter
patents ) IO16.5n, spring patents 5.S0A".lo.
Wheat friners spot contract l0j%6H do
ed western I.0E50s4, August ........ South
ern by sample "a o.
Corn firm, spot a.M60, August 5S1a6
Southern white corn 55GG60
Oats nrmer, No. white 35M@..., No. 9
MIXED 43Hd4l
Rye firm.
Butter rrm, unchanged fancy imitation
7@l8, do creamery 2l@2; do ladIe l4@lo;
store racke1 I0tal2.
Eggs steady. un harged Clio.
Cheese firm, unchanged, large 9H@l0;me-
dunn y14GD954 small $685..
Sugar strong, coarse gianuated 5.49. fine 5. TO-.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13

fighting to see who can make the low
est quotations. IobbcrS continue fair
ly busy. The American Wooden com
oanv has advanced all lines five pc
cent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
BICYCLING.
NOVEL RACE ARRANGED
 FOR THE FAST SPRINTERS

Que of the most novel bicycle con tests introduced in recent years will be tried 1t the Nnilshurg board track, Newark. It is called the unknown distance race and Champion Kramer and about two-score of fast profes- sional riders have accepted tue condi- tions and will start in the unique event. The riders will be sent away flying on T race ot unknown length After the first lap is completed the referee will draw from q package of sealed envelopes :; slip on which will he written the number of miles and hlps the riders must go before the struggle is Ut ail end. Ill order to add uncertainty 10 tile affair, the ref , is not until the riders have crossed the tape for the beginning of the last lap that he fires q pistol shot to an- nonnce the time for the long sprint for home to begin Every second of the race is productive of doubt and anxiety by the rider, while the specta- tor has the spectacle further en- hanced hy the desperate speed fights of the contestants to rench the tape first and corral the purse prize which Is offered to the leader of every lap. Two other professional races. one a tive.mile handicap are also on the card, and nearly one hundred riders will contest in the three events sched- uled for the amateurs
 Frank Kramel heads list of near " forty professional riders who will compete In some of the six events on the card.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
TniunctIon nt Elm Ridae.

junction beat Glassful, a prohibitive favorite, in a handicap race at mile and sixteenth at Elm Rridge in mas terful style. There were but three in the field Sanbo never had chance. During the first three-quar- ters Injunction and Glassful ran like a team. At the head of the stretch In junction's head showed in front, and he gradually drew away, winning easi- lx Tn the second race Barney Drey- russ. 12 to shot. galloped under she wire first.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
Al EInrtford.

Hartford, May 14-Manager Tracy gave Ramsey who was obtained from Jersey City, trial yesterday after noon and New London hit him safely fourteen times. A new catcher was also tried and he lasted seven innings Then the crowd yelled for King, who is on the bench most of the time, and in deference to the wishes of the fans King was put in the game.
 Ramsey pitched under discouraging conditions, as the other pitchers have While Manager Tracy is on trip to buy pitchers he would have more sue cess in winning games if he had some players who could hit the ball instead of having strikes called on them. In the fourth inning yesterday Long split the plate three times for Cross and the, youngster did not offer at any of the nice ones. Ramsey fielded his position finely and with good support and hit ting team back of him he would prob ably win his share of the games
 - There is not a man on the local team who can be depended upon to hie the ball and the outlook is discouYeRtng for thesowner and manager. Mir Tracy says he will get the right men if it is possible and he expects to land some to-day. Yesterdays game was in many respects repetition of the oth- erT here this season. The Harffords
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
COACH MURPHY HURT.
Breaks Ankle Bone While Sliding to
 First Ease.

While sliding to first base in coach ing the Yale team yesterday afternoon pr William H. Murpny, the Yale coach, aud brother Of Mike Murphy, fractured his left ankle. He was able to get about on crutches last night but will be unable to go to West Point with the Yale team when it plays the soldiers to-day. Fortunately for ev- erybody, He'd Donahue arrived in town last night fresh from his vic tories as pitcher for the Clevelands. Red volunteered to take the boys to West Point and Chaperone them. Red,, alias Frank Donahue, coached the Yale men in pitching Il year ago last winter and is well known to them He is pitching the game of his life for Cleveland this season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
WRESTLING.
MORE CONTESTS
 FOR THIS CITY
New Club Called Empire
 Athletic Club to Give a Smoker Four Wrestling Battles Arranged-Notes

4, new club has been formed in Wa terbury under the name of the Empire Athletic club, whose members are mostly residents Of the west end. It will start off wrestling tournament by giving a smoker ill Congress hall on Friday evening, May 2T and sev eral good contests have been arranged. as follows:
 Young Brennan of Waterbury will face Charles IAwsoll Of Naugatllck at 1l5 pounds for a side bet. Iii c,lse Lawson does not appear Henry Conrad of Oakville will take his place. This will be contest that will draw out the first enthusiasm of the evening
 Frank Babcock, who has been issu- ing challenges to all the wrestlers in the state. will make his first public ap- pearance. He is down tO wreste Dan Pickett of the Washington Hin Athletic club and if Pickett does not care to face him Mosie T.eclaire of the Grove Athletic club of Thomaston will meet the Waterville lad. This will 'he a good opportunity to get line on what Babcock is capable Of doing.
 Michael Hannan of the Watertown Athletic club will tackle w. Shields, the wrestling athlete Of Holy Cross college. Here are two wrestlers new to the sporting public of this city, but they are recognized as good ones wherever they have wrestled.
 He final contest of the evening will bring together Jesse Foley of this city and Frank Hugo of the New ark. N. l., Athletic club. This match will be to q finish for side bet The bouts will start promptly at $40 and refreshments wi be served free dur ing the contests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
BOUTS THURSDAY NIGHT.

Several interesting battles were de- cided Thursday night. The best con test was the one between Tommy Sul- livan of Lawrence, Mass. and Gus Ashley of Fall River They met at Lawrence, before tho West End A. q. The mill was for twelve rounds. but when the final round had forty sec onds to go Sullivan secured q knock out with Il dght-hand swing on the jaw. Up to the time this blow was delivered it was nip and tuck between the pain. Ashley in the first five rounds led often and reached Sullivan with blows in tlie stomach.
 "Black Mississippi and the "Buf- f;lo Suntlower'' had a hard tussle for six rounds before the Broadway A. C., Philadelphia. The fight was fierce slugginc bee from the start and when tlie contest was finished tho Sunfiower looked very much withered. The Sunfiower was in bad straits in part of tllc final round. He received two jahs on the jaw which made him groggy. but whom tho Sunflower fought back he more than held his own. There was no decision
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
IE DIAMOND.
h TWO 2 RIVALS CLASH
Springfield Defeats vickers for the First Time-Wor- cester Has a Picnic With Meriden-NOtes.

HOlvoke May 14.--SpriHEhelu SoC a glad shock yesterday when Rnbe Vickers was blown off the perch he clalnhered onto i'll his first turn against the Ponies Score Il to D.
 h giving Vickers the first lump or sadness ever rolled up by Springfield euuyglers. the Ponies were spurred along by the Holyoke melange of merry misplay making. Circus ltera- tllre might put it down as q gorgeous Iy stupendous show of the possIbli- tieg Of championship collection of nphere-handling stars. But the blunt CT bleacher description would be Ill ore word suggestive ot tile dump. Even if mournful Vickers was volley- ed with Il rips, tue seven slobbery shows of handling the ball that were lpnt forth by Holyoke were bigger helpers in tha run-total bloatlng pro- cess.
 After having a three run lead, the Ponies got into the muck when tue champs chased the tying runs home in the fifth. This gave the hopeful Holyoke inspectors of progress a chance to figure that another game was about to begin with neither team having the top place at the go-on. But SDringfield stumbled into some swats It once uitu II SLk1uS OL LhC AASSt Ss gantic of the local bunders. This mess. made the run trail much betrack- ed by Pony hoofs, four stragglers get ting to the tablet After this, the crowd watched on and made com ments upon the amount of sororw that was being piled up on the defenseiss Rube.
 There was activity in the early ir- nings Umpire McLachlan was suffer- ing from almost complete loss of vi- sion. His lamps gIimmered fearfully and the .fickering gave him oporruni- ties to entertain with some guessing efforts Mir McLachlan is no Yankee at this game.
 There were points in the work of tlle champions that were good enough to be shown again. Heine Batch played the third base with as richly effective methods as anyone could in- troduce. His bunt-choking endeavors were brought on with the showiest of speed and every effort counted. Bert whistle fielded beautifully, Fitzpat- rick got two of the six safeties that were wriIng away from Bowler. Rube Nickers with home run lift over right field fence in the ninth after two were out and no one was on the sack { circuit, got a little injection of ,couI- age reyiver.
 George Hemning was leader i'll the brutal assault on Rube. Uncle George tame up five times, sacrificed ouce and on each other occasion jabbed the ball to safety spots One of the slashes netted an extra base and but for the fielding of Bertwhistle, another base might have been gained on another of the btffs. One huff of q, thrown ball the breach being introduced by Jack Hannifin. Holyoke boy, was the lone break of the Ponies. Hannifin was full of speed in all sections of the pla1. Connor's catching was backed up by some splendid base running. in the general display of baseball, the Ponies surpassed the efforts put forth i'll the opening game here to an incalcuIable extent. The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
Dolly spanlxer at Morri. PArk.

Dolly spanker at Morris Park.
 NEW YORK, May 14.-There was large attendance at Morris park, the weather ahd track conditions were ex, cellent, and some good running was witnessed The feature of the card. the New RocheIle handicap, seven and a half furlofgs, resulted in a good contest. Dolly Spanker, the favorite, won by a short head from Lux Casta, who was five lengths in front of Sava- ble, The Drake-Gates combination bet heavily on Savable. forcing his price down from 21a to 1 to ? to | The time of the race, :3319 is within, half a second of the track record. Hamburg Belle, who won the Futurity last year, has broken down after working very fast trial at Sheepshead Bay.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
THE PUGILISTS.
READY FOR
 THE BATTLE
Hid Mccoy and Jack O'Brien Will Face Each Other To- Night-Joe Tipman Badly Punished Fight News.

Mccoy is called the "Fox'' of the ring because of his resourcefulness He can hit like a heavyweight, pos sesses all the tricks. and is scheming from start to finish how to conquer his rival. He has no fixed plan of fight ing; he just goes at it instinctivey aud never lets an opening escape him. But whether he is the Mccoy of five years ago remains to be seen.
 ln his recent performances in the ring he has not shown much form He beat lelacke, the Holland Giant" with ease Placke was colossal fail- ure from the start, and this scrap should not count Mccoy taught O'Brien VI lot about lighting. They were very friendly and very intimate at one time.
 Then Mccoy showed O'Brien a lot of tricks. OBrien improved on them and may convince the Kid of this fact tonight. Each expects to knock the other o1t before the limit. But the sports who are going to see the en- counter. and there will be hundreds of them from New York alone, figure on the bout going the limit.
 As no decisions arc permitted in Philadelphia. the spectators will have to judge for themselves who had the better of the fray, in case there is no knockout
 O'Brien is known as one of the fast est middieweights in the ring today. He is Il fighter. first, last and all the time. During the last five years he has climbed the ladder of fame so rapidly that the sporting world, espe- cially those who follow the tistic game, is amazed. He has never shirked q battle, and success has been invari- ably his reward Tn England O'Brien whipped the best In and out of his class. When he came back to Amer ica he repeated his triumphs. He knows every point about fighting worth knowing, is gritty and fast
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
M'GovERN AND HANLoN.

Terry McGovern's manager, Sam Harris. has received an offer of d lib- eral purse of percentage of the gate re ceipts from Morris Levy, matchmaker of the Hayes Valley club, San Fran- cisco for Il 2O-round bout between McGovern and Eddie Hanlon. Levy proposed that the match take place in July.
 Harris up to date has not answered the message, and it is doubtful if he ever will. as he has other plans for McGovern. He says that McGovern will not fight anyone else for the pres ent except Jimmy Britt or Young Cor bett. If McGoyern refuses to take on Hanlon, Levy will try and arrange a scrap between Hanlon and Martin Gamble. Gamble recently gave Britt a rattling fight on the coast and is very popular there.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14

UdJSuucH LII thO American league Some years ago it was announced that Young was about ready for retirement Hehas been using his fast ball so much that there was a general inn pression that he had about worked him. self out. The following season the big twirler from Ohio made his appearance on the diamond with a new slow ball that allowed him to give his speedy de- livery a rest, and he continued to pitch winning ball Last year Young per- formed better on the rubber than ever before in his career. All the while, how ever, he was studying some new method by which he might remain in the game few years longer. and he confesses that he has solved the problem, and this year will see something added to his stochin trade that will make him quite as valua- hle to the Bostons as he was last season.
 Arthur Devlin, playing third base for the Giants, and who is regarded as the find of the season on his showing to date, has played in each of the ten games Mc- Graw's team has been in this season. In that time he has been to bat 40 times, scored ten runs made l3 base hits, stolen two bases, and batted out double and a home run for a total of IT bases. Dew lin played with the Newark team of the Eastern league last season, and was known to fans in that city as Stone wall" Devlin He learned the game while attending college at Georgetown, and was member of the championship team of which Harry White. of the White Sox, was the star twirler.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
SULLIVAN WHIPS. T1PNAN.

Baltimore May 14.Joe 1fpman of this city was defeated by Kid Sulli- van of Washington last night before the Eureka A. c.
 The contest went the limit of fifteen rounds, but 1t was Sullivan's fight from start to finish. Only Tlpman's stamina and recuperative powers saved him from being knocked out He was fioored six times. taking the count as many times.
 Sullivan did the forcing throughout, and landed on Tipman's jaw almost at will. Tipman did but little fighting, using q left-hand jab which partly closed Sullivan's left eye and brought the claret from his nose
 Johnny Eckhart of New York refer- eed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
Holyoke.
Springfield ....1 D 0 0 4 0 2 1-1l HolYolSe ..1 O O 2 1 0 0 0 l- 3

Sacrifice hits, Fitzpatrick, Tansey, Hemrning, CoEnors, Hannifan; two base hits, Fitzpatrick, Batch, Slater, Hemming, O'Connor, Hannifan; home run. yickers; stolen bases, O'Connor, Hannifan; bases on balls, off Bowler, 1; struckk out, by Bowler 2, by Wick CTS 4 passed ball, Schincel: balk, Fickers; time, 1:55; attendance, 1000; umpire McLachlan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
SPORTS AND AT THLETICS s
A prominent baseball fam who spent some time in Hot Springs before

the opening of the season during the sojourn there of Cy
 Young, Billy Di- neen. Lou Criger. and Buck Freeman, of the Boston
 Americans. makes the astonishing as- sertion that this year Cy Young will spring a new style of delivery upon the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
RIDERs GET coNCEsoNIs.

Newark N T., May 14.--Manacer Fred Voight of the vailsburg track has arranged matters with the profes. sional bicycle riders and all will com pete in Sundays races for S3OO ip purses There will be no further trouble, as the strikers secured all that was asked for.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
Favorite Fintahea Ln.t.

CHICAGO, May 14.-Not single ia vorite won at Worth. Four outsiders and two second choices divided first money The feature event, a mile handicap, went to Action, neglected in the betting at 8 to T. Banter, the heav- lily backed fayorite, finished absolutely last
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
snar.hall ssin Lead. chea. Players.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. May IA The twelfth round of the interna- tional chess masters tournament has been played here, and at the conclu sion Marshall maintained his lead over the other contestants by virtue of his victory over Delmar Janowski won his game against Pillsbnry, and I.asker also won, beating Teichmann.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14

James brltt, WnO recently defeated
 young Corbett fer the featherweight championship of the world, in an in- terview the other day. Tt is natural for me and is the only way I can fight.
 I cant fight stand ing up. as the others
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
Racsnw Under Electric Lf@hs.

CHARLESTON, s. O., May 1E-Ar- engagements were completed here to give horse races under electric light at the old exposition grounds track The racing will start on June 2 and con- tinue during the entire summer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
DATE NOW FIXED FOR
 SCHAEFER-CURE MATCH

Paris, May 14.lt has been finally decided that the Schaefer-Cure bllliard match will take place during the week of May 30-June 4, at Nouveau Cirque.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14

VN' "IEU IIU UtIE CsIl initiate my position If boxing in structor were to attempt to teach his 1upils the crouch be would turn out d
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
DUPLICATE WHIST
 WON BY WHIST CLUB

The Waterbury whist club played a return match of duplicate whist with Piscatorial association last night in the latter's room. There were ten teams on each side. Six Sf the whist club and four of the Piscatorial asso- citation teams won. The whist club won by total of 100 to 96.
 Table P A. w. W. Club, No Nath wehh
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
The Effect

Of these samples, of which we sent out thousands has out reached us. The value for $lz was So great we have closed several lots. As we cannot replace a yard of the goods we are obliged to cut into higher priced suits to back up our advertisements on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
CONN LNAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TO-DAY:

Hartford at Meriden, Worcester at New London, New Haven at Bridge port, Holyoke at Springfield.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
HoFFMANs GREAT BATTING.

Dam Hoffman gave a fine exhibition of his slugging abilities in the game with the Philadelphia Athletics against the Chicago Americans Thursday. Not to be outdone by Murr phy, whose record ol the preceding day WIS nothing short of phenomenal, the Torifngton lpoy came to the front with four safe drives, two of them being home runs, both drives within the grounds. Dan also had four put outs to his credit
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
THE SPORTING NEWS.

showed but little life and many fans think they ought to be called the Parkerites, because they have so little 10 say, on the coach line and in the game The score: RH.E N London 0 0 1 i 0 2 O--10 If ' Hartford % o 1 0 1 0 O. ST
 Batteries--Long and Armbruster; Ramsey, Tracy and King: umpire, Durnbaugh; attendance, $50.
 At Bridgeport.
 Bridgeport, May 14-BridSeport jumped into tie with Holyoke for sec ond place in the race in the Connecticut league yesterday afternoon, when she trimmed the homeless pickup Aggre- gation from New Haven to the tune Of 6 to 2 The Blues did not have day of. They played their usual game. all though trife weak at the bat. They failed to connect with little Nichols $ delivery. The Brldgeports put up one of the strong games they nre capable of, and outplayed the visitors in the infield, were snAppler in base running. pounded the ball harder, and, in q word, played faster ball from start to finish. The feature of the game was tile stick work of the Orators. They sized up---that is. the four at the head oe the batting list did--the delivery ot Hannifan and banged him for keeps and runs. Foster lined the ball for two doubles and a single, thus fatten. ing up his batting average comfortably. The score:
 R.H.E. Bridgeport Il 0l 2.1 0 0 1 s--6 Ii 2 New Haven 0 Q Q o i o Q 1--2 4 < Batteries--Nichols and Beaumont: Hannlfan and .Tope; umpire, Shannon: attendance, 400.
 At MerIden.
 Merilen. May 14.--Worcester. the lut fant of the league, snuffed Meriden's candle at Hanover park Friday atter- noon early in the game, and the local players staggered through the rest Of the contest in the hypnotic darkness which emanated from the Tighe Ter- TOTS. Eleven to four was the score which the blackboard in center field showed at the close of the ninth in- ming, but of the terrific slugging by both teams and the fast fielding which cropped out at intervals the score told nothing. Ihe Worcester team bat as though they loved nothing better than the crack of the ball and the swish of the long grass in the far rear. Fri day they tripped to the plate as merrily as to q picnic and almost invariably the ball with q dull. sickening tIiud. rapidly changed it's course and smiled away over the heads of the tielders. Eighteen hits including three-base drive, and four two-baggers, was the total that the blue coated collection of stars that shine in the Kittrdge frma- ment rang up off the Meriden pitchers delivery The score:
 R.H.E, Merlden ..2 % Q 6 20 O. 4 a ; Worcester .G 0 4Og1 0 0 0 O-11 IS i Ratteries-R Rogers, Kohler and Bun van; Robertson and Connolly; umpire, Kennedy; attendance, 500.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14
wNSTERN LEAGUE.

At Sioux City Sioux City z, Dcs Moines s.
 At Omaha--Omaha 6, Denver 2. At St Joseph-St Joseph 6, Colorado Springs 2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-14

A team of athletes will be brought from Ireland to compete in the Olympiani games at the St Louis exposition. They will make the trip under the auspices of the Greater New York Irish Athletic club. Among the men expected to coms pose the team are Dennis Morgan. shct- butter, with record of 4S feet 2 inchesg who won the championship at Manhat~ tan field in 1900, with put of 46 feet " Inches; Peter O'Connor, Irish broaN j.mp record holder, who cleared 24 feet l1N inches from a board take-off, and the Leahy brothers, also jumpers; Dem his Murray. who defeated Arthur DufsyE in handicap sprint on his tour, the present 100 and 220 yard Irish champions J. J. Daily, cross-country champion, and ]. l. Holloway, pole yaulteT and all~ around athlets.