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The Washington times., 1905-09-17
MAN TELLS QUEER STORY
OF ACID THROWN ON HIN
Claims Men Held Hin Up-woman in
the Case, 1t Is Al
legged.

Impenetrable mystery surrounds the
throwing CT q large quantity of earbolic
ACID ii John j. Gordons face rs he was
on his way 10 the navy yard early yes
terdsy morning.
Police OF every district in the city.
particularly the Fifth precinct, 81 which
the deed was committed. are making
efforts 20 apprehend the person or per-
sons who threw tho drug.
The yong marines face was painful
ly burned. Physicians at the Naval
Hospital say he may lose the sight ~
his right eye.
The marine, who IS twenty-three years
old. told lis version Of the affair 20
Detective Horne, of the Central Onlce
The police say Gordon's story viii not
hold water, ard during their investisa-
ton they have discovered several dis
crepancies between the marines story
and the actual facts.
With the right side OF his face hor-
ribly burned by carbolic acid, his right
hand scerched to the bone. and his uni
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

form eaten away In spots and reekinS
with the fumes of the drug. Gordon en-
tered the Fifth precinct station breath
less about > O'clock yesterday morning
and SAID:
Sergeant. j wish you would send two
raen around To Seventh and NJ streets
southeast. after those fellows who threw
acid on me-. One Of them was tail
white man with straw hat, and the
other was "a cclored man with a black
derby. The white fellow held me and
the negro stole my money"
Asked where he had been during the
night. the marine stated that he visited
downtown theatcr with two comrades
stationed at the navy yard
lie says. when he reached 2 vacant
lot between Sixth anG Seventh streets
on n street southeast. the two men
rose up OUT of the weeds and the white
man shouted:
Hold on here young fellow. We
want your money"
Gordon replied that he had no money.
Tic says the white man then gra bbed
him by the neck and the coIored man
dashed the contents of the bottle into
his face.
While the white man held him, Cor
don says. the other went through his
pockets and took his knife and all the
money he had left. Then the two dis
! appeared 81 the weeds
Horne says he learned that Gordon
was with a woman on Friday night
ana was seen with her rs late as mid
night IL Is the theory of the police
I mat the woman or Gordon's rival threw
aciu IN his face for revenge Gordon,
when questioned regarding the woman.
declined 10 answer
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
FALLS THREE STORIES
PAVEMENT BELOW

While cleaning windows at 3i2s Dunn
barton avenue, Georgetown. Howard
Ford. nineteen years old, colored OF
Green's court northwest. fell three
stories TO the ground and now lies in a
precarious condition IN ward at the
Georgetown University Hospital Ply
sicians attending him have little hope
for his recovery.
Ford was sitting on the sill OF the
window with his back TO the street.
when he reached inside the room TO din
his rag into a bucket OF water. he lost
his balance and plunged down to the
pavement. landing on his left side. His
left arm was fractured in two places
ana II is believed that his jaw bone
was broken Fo-d's nose and mouth
were cut. and. when picked up and
piaeec IN the patrol wagon OF the Sew
enth precinct station, ne was uncon-
scious.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
PLATE PRINTERS PLAN
FOR BOWLING SEASON
Roster of Clubs Decided Upon at Meet
ing Held on Friday-Election
of Officers.

The Plate Printers Bowling League
met on Friday. and made arrangements
for the coming season.
There was some question as to what
clubs would form the league, but 1t was
finally decided that Philadelphia. Chi
cago. New York. boston. st. Louis and
Washington would make up the roster.
The season opens on October IL and
VIII continue until spring. The bowling
nights win be Tuesday. Thursday and
Friday. and all games VII be rolled on
the Rathskeller alleys
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Joseph Batch. president; George
Sand. vice president; George Cook secro-
tary and treasurer, and Jesse Watt
official scorer.
The local bowling season viii be usk-
cred in tomorrow evening when the first
set in the newly organized Government
Printing Office League viii be rolled
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Tor myself 1 STAYED il off. and insisted
mat have to have Carroll along, and
he q nave 70 get $500 for his bit, too, but
they couldn't see il that way. and !
FOUND out afterwards that they wanted
20 split Us apart. A lot of folks went
20 him AMI tod him n bunch OF lies
aoout what I'd said about him, and
then came back to me and told me what
ne d said about me. but / never pay any
attention 60 that sort of thing, and ]
laughed ct them.
he believed them, though. and the next
thing l heard from hin, was a telegram
one of the boys showed me from some
where up near Frisco. in which he said
ne was on his way was through with
me- and was glad of It, That ended that.
and L don't know that / was sorry he
cause that was surely a dirty trick he
put up on poor Jack
Jack Was Game.
/ went round to see the little man
afterwards. and / tell you he was n
white one. l told him about how he'd
been trimmed. and how I'd been steered
mat he was a gutter and we talked
IL over. That's the real truth about
JACK Dempsey. and the brutality that
was used BY yours truly in the fight.
JACK never was a quitter. and wouldn't
know how to try. / found OUT after
wards that IT was all a plan Some of
the gang down there had the fight doped
out to a turn. and the club figured 4
out that I'd probably knock Dempsey
out In the first round. and the whole
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
MILK WAGON STRUCK
BY TRACTION CAR

Fifty dollars damage was occasion
ed to one, OF a. Il. Walters milk wag-
ons. aad his driver. y y Itough. tHcD-
t. !,a.S old, was painfuliy injured
al ut. tie head ara ID .dy when the yc-
hicle was struck by car 1929. of the
Metropolitan lime IN p street, l-ctween
Twenly-ssventh and Twenty ciGhsh
streets northwest. yesterday afternoon.
The injured man Was sent to the
Gee rtse town University Hospital
HcEgi' was on his way - the dairy,
2Ol2 Eighth street northwest, at the
time O. the accident
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

thing would fzzle out because the men
who had come from other cities would
Kick at the shortness OF it. I've heard
they took Carroll into the game. and
hxed II up with him to tell me that he
was yellow, and would quit IL / hit him
hard, and that the only way 70 make
the thing go off right was for me 70
coax him along and just sort of feel
him out for eight or nine rounds. so
the sports could have a run for their
money 1t was a lOw-down game all
the way through, and it's about the one
thing ! regret.
Ever since then I've beer a little bit
sore on New Orleans. because il was
Just two years later that / had II hand
ed to me again In the same town by
the same crowd. and this time l got *
for SO 600. which is something I'm going
to tell about before long I'd always
been square with that New Orleans
gang. and thought there were nothing
but friends in the town. but il only goes
70 show you that when a mans pocket
IS in the case. there is mighty little
friendship going around loose.
Best Before Bob.
Poor old Jack Dempsey is dead and
gene now, but he knew all about it right
after the fight. aRd we were good
friends. for he knew that I'd been played
for a sucker. and he'd been the victim
He was the middlewcight champion.
and was the best man in the business
until 1 happened along, and he knew in
the first round that / could put him
away in q punch. but he never wilted
for a minute, and while the blood was
running down his face he gritted his
teeth and came back a me for more of
the same.
The last time / put him down before
the knockout l didn't hit him. / just
put my glove against his chin and
showed Kim. and ne went over in n heap.
his head struck the dirt and II vas all
up with him then We fought on a
dirt floor. or. rather. the bare ground.
and he had about as much mud on him
as anything else where he'd rolled about
In It.
Now. it's all over, and has been this
fourteen years, but | want to pay a
tribute right here to the best little man
that ever wore a glove; the gamest fight
er that ever stepped in a ring, and with
no more yellow about him than there is
about blue peacock, and that's Jack
Dempsey.
Copyright, 1895. by Joseph p. BowIes)
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

Another beach for racing purposes has
been discovered by w. L. Morgan The
new beach is situated at Avalon. be-
tween Cape May and Atlantic City. II
runs to Hereford Inlet from Avalon.
distance of seven miles II slopes moro
70 the water than other Eastern beaches.
which gives good drainage when the tide
Is out and il also has a good supply
of small. brittle shells. the lime of which
acts as cement TO bind the sand and
make hrmness. The beach is about 20
feet wide at low water, but In some
places IL is fully 100 feet; but only 90
feet Of good surface may be had.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
SUES FOR DAMAGES.

michael j. Barrett has sued the Capt.
TAI traction Company TO recover $4,000
as damages for alleged personal injuries.
IL is explained that Mr.. Barrett was
hurt In an accicen; near Chevy Chase
circle July last
Rossa +. Downing &. named as his
counsel
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
GOthdn1ites Alarmed
By Pittsburg'S Spurt
Disappointed by Showing of Fqhlanders
Fans in New York Are Now Fearful Lest
Giants Drop From Top.
By KAPIER.

NEW YORK. Sept. 16-Wen. New
YORK felt pretty sure Of landing two
pennants and now II commences to look
gloomy even for the mighty Giants.
Grirfith's Highlanders certainly looked
good The hilltop boys appeared to have
everything beaten a mile in the Ameri-
can circuit.
Boston. of course was to be feared.
The young athletes from the town of
beans and culture were considered TO
be very capable of carrying off first
honors for the third successive time.
The Cleveland aggregation was also
TO be reckened with owing to it's slug
.ging proclivities. and the Chicago White
Sox-well. they had a chance.
Nobody thought that Philadelphia
would bring more than ordinary size
cakes to the surprise party.
And Philadelphia won, or will win,
which is about the same.
], for one. never expected that the
local American League team would I'm
isl better than a poor third.
From the crack OF the pistol 1t was
plain TO all unprejudiced minds that
Clarke Griflths pitching staff was
lamentably weak
Outside of Chesbro not one OF the
Highianders' slab artists has shown
championship form. and even Happy
Jack himself has not been up TO his
standard.
The inneld has also been far from
strong. and the combination, Dougherty-
fultz. IN the outer garden, has been
complete fiasco.
Local writers are just too lenient when
they offer as the sole reason for the
Highlanders defeat the teams unde-
ntable hard luck
Luck. of course. cuts a big figure IN
baseball, and 10 one acquainted with
tfe game will deny this. but luck. no
matter how adverse, is not ALI that
causes team to drop from a pennant
race as the Hignlanders have.
The Giants. on the other hand. are MOI
feeling so sure that this years cham
pionship flag will wave over the Polo
grounds.
Pittsburg is closing stronger than was
expected. and with the gap between the
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
YALE HOCKEY COACH.

CALUMET. Mich, Sept 16.-Hod
Stuart, the local hockey player, has an
nounced that he has been engaged 70
coach the Yale hockey team next sea-
SON
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
How Bob Fitzsin,n10ns
D0wned Jack Dempsey
The Worlds Ex-Champion Heayweiqht Tells
What Whipped NonparieI Scrapper and
How 1t Was Done.
By ROBERT FITZSIMMoNS.

OccassonaIly when some man who
wants TO jab me IN the feelings gets
around 10 the proper point, he hands
me q jolt about the brutality ] used in
my fght With Jack Dempsey in 1881.
Now. I want 10 say right here that
l was never deliberately brutal in all
nv life. ard in the $50 times I've stepped
into the ring / never yet hurt a man
NOR. than ] could ne.p. Anyone who
says L punished Jack Dempsey deliber-
ately CIR mere than vas necessary, is
wrong. and I'd want 20 use a stronger
word IL it was man TO man.
Hurt Bob.
OF all the Eghts 1 ever had 1 think
that one with Dempsey hurt me worse
than any other 1 don't mean he aetu-
ally damaged me, but felt worse over
IL. You see I was steered wrong about
Jack 1t was a mistake all through.
and Il hadn't been put IN on the wrong
play Jack wouldn't nave lasted two
rounds. I could have dropped him TO
the mat for the corn, at any time I
felt like It, and it's one of the sore
points I've got against Jimmy Carroll
that the fight went TO thirteen rounds.
I'd always heard that Jack was a
time there was an ounce of fat in
him. ard as long as he could see any,
thing In front OF him. and now I
know that my first opinion was all
to the good. When / was training
Carroll came 10 me-we We're equal
partners. you know, and whacked up
everything on that basis-and told me
that there was disposition to make out
that the fight was not going to be a
long one. and that he had found out
tnat Dempsey had a yellow streak in
him as broad as a pine plank He said !:
CarrolPs Advice.
''You Just tease him along, Fftz.
Sting him good in the face and on the
nose, and he'll quit you cold If you
go after him of the reel. he'll throw
UP his hands and leave you fiat, and
the fight won't last two rounds. The
gang will get sore. and there's liable
to be some trouble about the purse,
and we can't afford to take any chances
with that $1,000
I'd always found Jimmy on the
square, and after he had told me the
same story several times / believed IL.
because / didn't think he'd try to steer
me crooked / eased down on the
training apd made up my mind 10 fol-
low his advice. Jimmy went off on a
spree and for the last few days OF the
and that's no way TO treat a fighter.
for when a mans getting down toward
the finishing end of his work he wants
to have everything right with him, and
worry Is the worst thing you can put
on him.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Out Several Times.

Jack was counted out several times,
and each time I'd iuok over at the
| referee and say il again. and he'd look
back and nod, but the fight went on.
! wei, after / got mad at Carroll s
, crooked steer. / wenc out after poor
Jack. and made up my mind that It was
Z shame TO handle white man that
way. and l figured we'd both been put
up against Il wrong steer somehow and
(. nnally dropped him in the thirteenth
ana dropped him for good. II was the
only thing L could co TO put an end to
such farce.
When ! went looking for Carroll he
couldn't he found. | didn't see him all
that night. and I'm the morning / found
he had taken the purse. and taken IL to
the bank, where he'd put $1,000 to my
credit, and the same amount TO his own.
hen he went of again. II was a queer
game. because everything had to come
out OF my end of the purse. all the
training expenses. p : so forth. while
CaTrolls was velvc. Il he had IL all
TO the good.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

An umpire mas been called a good
many harsh names, but I've never heard
one referred TO n Port Paddle Pro-
ducer of PEzzlers. a title bestowed on
a new left-handed pitcher by a Western
expert. He might have added and Phil
anthropically Predisposed to Popular
Pyrotechnics 10 Paraphrase TO Pull
Pcisnantly Painful Molars by Painless
Process.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Flcto as Manager.

Even then 1 didn't go back on him
because ] don't quit old pal tina,
way. An offer was made TO me TO 60
out under the management of Otto
tloto. and / was 10 get $1,000 4 week
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

TWO teams cut down to a few games,
and with a long Western trip ahead of
the Giants, things do not look so rosy
for the ball tossers of New York
/ do not mean to say that the Pirates
will surely win in the home stretch. but
McGraw must keep a-moving o. there
may be something doing in the II told
you So line.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Face Cut Up.

But he wouldn't. His face was a.
sight by this time, and he hadn't enough
strength TO hit me anywhere l went
back at Carroll once when / went to
my corner. and called him about it, / told
him he was liar, and that Dempsey
vas the gamest little man that ever
stepped in ring, and wouldn't quit if
lie got cut To pieces, but Carroll didn't
say anything ! got mad then, and told
him J was going to finish that butchery
up. You see all this time I'd been wait
ing for Jack To lay down. | had been
looking for that yellow streak. and
every now and then I'd drop the poor
little man and look over at the referee
and say:
Its my fight, aint' it?''
And he q nod at me
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

Residents of New York and their visit
ing relatives got three of the greatest
opportunities Of their lives this week to
indulge In the spectacular
Those who love speed trials-and that
surely means all humanity-surely got
due qualification, as was plainly shown
by their frantic cheers as the tiny motor
boats (the fastest thing that travel on
the surface of the water raced on the
Hudson, between Sixty-third and 18th
streets, for the international and Amer
lean championships.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Kept Away.

Well. as l say, Jimmy kept away from
me. and 1 only heard from him once in
a while. As soon as We climbed into
the ring he drew the share of the purse
that ne could lay his hands on, because
he believed there was something wrong
or would be something wrong with me-
ard, as he SAID, ne didn't want to take
any chances.
Well Jack and / faced each other
and L tapped him couple of times 1
looked him in the eyes. and there
wasn't sign of yellow there. He was
as straight and square that way as any
man could be. / staggered him couple
of times in the first. and put him down
but he came back like a major and
there wasn't sign of quit I'm him
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

This afternoon, on board the ward
liner "Morro Castle" Manager Lanares
and mis- husky aggregation OF Cuban
fence breakers returned TO their native
land. after most successful Western
trip of the States.
The All Cubans can justly feel proud
OF their record, having won eighty-two
games and lost only eighteen. Sixteen
times have they whitewashed their op-
ponents without suffering a single shut
out themselves.
Big league magnates would do well in
taking good look at some OF the
Cuban players before they make I'D
their teams for next seasons champion.
ship campaign.
Here's lots of good material among
the Islanders and some of them would
greatly strengthen any team
The Washington times., 1905-09-17
Dempsey a Sticker.

i teased him again in the second and
cut him up little. but he was there
hitting at me every chance he got and
thenI took cut little faster after him
He was with me, and while he hadn't
chance on earth. he was a sucker.
and commenced to think Jimmy Car
rolls dope had gone to his head, and he
had hooked UP wrong somehow. After
that ] knew I could put Jack TO sleep
any time j felt like it, but 1 logged
along with him, closing an eve here and
putting a mouse on his lip there. Once
opened up the cut on his neck that
Parson Davies gave him. hut he never
whimpered. l dropped him to the mat.
put he was back at me in a minute and
looking Tor more. One round. ] forget
which now. i dropped him four times
In succession. He came back every
time; though: and l asked him why he
dian quit. | Kept on saying to him:
got enough
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-12
PLAY FOR LONGHOOD DOUBLES.
Alexander and Hackett to Meet Wrenn
and F1ncke In FinaH

BOSTON. Aug. li.--As the result OF to-day g
play In the LonRwood lawn tennis tourna-
ment tho Eastern doubles are now down to
the anal. with Alexander and Hackett and
come was generally expected when 1t was
announced that the Larned-Clothier team
had withdrawn, owing to TIE latters lame
pess, WreHn and Fincke are the fayorites
their brilliant work this week The big match
to-day was that between Alexander and
Hackett and Little and Leroy. The sum-
mary:
Eastern Douhlcs-Fourth round-A. Goldman
and X. Horton defeated W. s. Ftz and b. r. Merrill.
o.. 81, SF. ?. Alexander and II. H.. hackett
81: W. C. Gran! and G. Hossr. defeated H.
semi ,nnnl Round. Alexander and hackei. dc
Wrenn, Jr.,. and L: f,ncke defeated Gran. and
Handicap Singles Third round H. n. Register.
3D. defs.' S.,; A. n; h.,1 "a, a. OF r.
nulier. scratch, e.-as- @. W: sargent. 30 Of ls
Robinson. a. q Is, defeated J; c; Davidson. by
20 Of Is, 80. 6-S 10
Fourth Round--C. X, Barker defeated Register,
49, ~
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TO-DAY'S CARD FOR SARATOGA.
Great Republic and Hopeful Stakes Are
Attractive Features.

SARATOGA. Aug. -morrows card
Ia creating a world OF interest. The 1000
Great Republic Stakes. weight for age. one
mile and quarter. IL the leading attraction.
James r. Keene's sysonby. hitherto irwin
chile. will pick up iio pounds and meet James
b. Brady's oiseau. a high class three year-old
with ilo; g. q. Browns Broomstick, with top
weight: +. r. Htchcock's Dandelion. winner
OF the Travers Stakes. and II. P. Whitney's
Prince Hamburs. On form and work. Sy-
sonby and Oiseau will probably carry the
public's support. with tho chances In favor
OF the Keene star. For the rich Hopeful
Stakes. six furlong race for two-yea odds.
John Sanford's Moha VIZ H., winner OF the
Saratoga Special. will have to pack 80 pounds.
the same impost 10 be carried by ". p. Whit
ney's Burgomaster. Mr.. Whitney has also
named Pegasus, q crack son OF Hamburg,
70 90. together with Juggler. who has only
been seen once. when he ran second TO Mo-
ler's Sandy D.. who ran second TO Battlea <
In the Grand Union Hotel Stakes; James X.
Keene's Commando colt Oyama. W. l..
Powers's Meteor. VILLA m Hendrie's Shine on.
smoker are the others named to face the
The Shillelah steeplechase is another fea :
snre Sith ths English Jumpers Sea Horse II.
Jimmy Lane and others. In the first race, for
two year -olds, five and a half furl0n ss, Her
mita &c, Aviston Optician, Lord Of the Forest,
Ruth W. and Bivouan have chances. The
riders will have the mounts. Ralbert. Lineal
and Old England being worthy OF considera-
tlon. The lsst event Is a handicap for three
possibly Ire best. The entries follow: ''"''
Firss RAce-Seping; for two yea nplds: Ave and
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F.. NJ. Byers found young Harold Webe
Of Toledo hot tamale on the putting greeni
The cards
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Racing At LatOnia,

N CINCINNATI. Aug ii.,-EycIy available stable
now full at i.atonla. and stlll horsenen are bring
@3ne In their strings every day. The card 10 day
sW2s ordinary. and the track fairly good. In the
third race Thco Case. backed from even money
so to s, WAS beaten by Neodesha, at q to I. In
the fourth The l.aural got caught In mix up. and
Jockey Manning wns thrown and badly hurt.
4 First Race Seven furlongs - Matte II, %
n Qscanster). u 70 S. won: Merces, 70 &C. Morris,.
70 1. second Mnccona. as WILSON,. 20 To l. third.
Time, ESQ IS; Conclayc. CLANCY. Martha, Celia,
4 Berintha and Sister Lillian also ran.
'N second Race One mile King Elsworth, lO4
fE1adtkc), 0 to s, won: Birchbroof az (Foy) to s.
4 6econd: Willow Dcnc, 100 &C, Norris. 81 10 1,
r}ktrd Time, i2 SIS. Katie Powers and Ahola
8 LEO ran.
ctFThird Race five furicngs -Ncodesha, 100
fqNtliams). TO l. won: Thco Case. % tBadtkel.
Elto second; Sheriff. 0G tkobnson. 90 to L. third.
421me, l.02 as. felrvtw, Squandrrcr, mr.. Nlndcll,
an. Keith. Malleahle. Toastnnster and Matabon
}sy Fourth Race-Scvcn furlonSs- rrs1y White
70 tHaIris,. to |. won; Judge Traynor 90 tSeam.
y third. Time. i:29 a. Miss Mne Day, cresccrton.
= MI and FTccsias also ran
"a Ftfth Race Five furongs Minnie Adams. 100
3fcoker1, 2 To l, won: Merry Bcle, 100 (W1lliamsj
70 I, second: Floss $. I0i tMofrts. TO l, third
Ilnir l02 IS. anita. Tcicpathy, Coma, Santa
EIncll, Betsy. Dcnbic Dcnsmore, Sister Edith and
.15ueen Carolina also ran.
~ Sixth Race Ono mile Dir Wang, lOl tRadtkc)
"a 70 & won omealch, 81 (Koerner,, ~ TO 1, second,
Happy Jack. lbs tMorriS, S 10 .. third. Time,
f3ts Eduardo. Lasel His Majesty. Paul and
S1oyAl Pearl also ran.