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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
BILLIARDS
GAME TO BOOM
 AMONG PROFESSIONALS

Billiards. among the professionals, will have great boom in tIis country and particularly in Nav York during nhe late winter md ,arv spring months..- Several good matches are being arranged among the best play CTS now in America, and if the Paris academies close. as anticipated. Sut. ton and other players over there will come here 10 play in matches and DOS. sibly Il tournament.
 Jacob Schaefer has indicated a de- sire to again cross cues with George Slosson. who is just now at the top of his game. Student George has been in hard practice for months. and has recently been n ''trial horse" for the amateurs who are entered in the Chicago tournament. to begin January m particularly for Wilson F. Foss. who expects a return game with Re rolle. the best amateur in Europe. In all his games Slosson has indicated q return to his old form.
 SlOsson had hoped to secure n match with Maurice NignauX for the world: championship. but failing in this. through inability of either player to cross the water at this season of the year. would arrange to play Schaefcr.
 \ match of more interest. however. and one that causes great discussion is q meeting between Slosson and Will lie Hoppe. Schaefer has recently ta- ken HOppe in charge. and the latter has been winning many of the eXhibi. tion games played during q tour in the west and south. Ioppe wishes q match with Slosson. and the student. like Barkis. is "willin'."
 Friends of SIosson would like to see a match arranged-in fact. two con tests-at eighteen-inch balk line. ore and two shots in balk. of G0 points each. and are willing to bet SJoo on each game. to be played fi two nights. They will insist. however. that the standard Brunswick Bake Collender table he used.
 In an interview yesterday. Sloss0n said he would consent to an arr:r'lge- ment of any of the above mentioned games. and he would also allow t;po-gp Sutton. now in Paris. good a,id reasonable expenses for one or two games in New York. This match would excite great interest. not alone as q test of skill between these two players. but also give a line on Slos- sons chances with Nienauy. with whom sutton has played for the worlds championship. IL is some time since a match between leading profcs- ,i.p,ls has been played in New York. and patrons of the sport a.c hungy for such contests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
JIMMY COLLINS TEAM.

Jimmy Collins, manager of the Bos- ton worlds champions. says he is af- ter a third pennant. He intends to strengthen his great team wherever he can. Collins thinks that Jesse Burkett will be a powerful addition to the champions and that he will probably take Selbach's place in. left field. The pitching will be done as usual by Young, Dineen. Gibson. Tan nehill and Winter, with several young twirlers to be heard from. Charley Farrell, Louis Criger, Doran and Me Govern are the backstOps. George Lachance will have to hustle if lie wants to play first base again. as Col lins has Grimshaw from Buffalo. and Schaffer. a ''phenom'' from Butte. who gre after the bag. Ferris and Parent. of course. will play second and short. respectively. with Collins at third base. where he is still the king pin. In addition to Burkett. "Chick' Stahl and Buck Freeman will play the outficld.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
THE PUGILISiT1S.
FITZ MEANS
 BUSINESS
Is Hot After O'Brien and the Latter Accepts-kid hc. Coy To the Staee-Joe Tipman Retires.

If both men mean business. Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack OfBrien should have no trouble in making a match t. decide the middleweight championship. at 15S pounds. Fitz has offered to fight twenty rounds for q 5000 side bet and O'Bricn has practically accept ed the terms. Next thing is the sign. ing of articles. which involves num- Der of minor details. Fitz says he wilt have no trouble in making the weight and insists that he can get down to 156 pounds, his weight when he knocked Corbett out at Carson City. O'Brien will have no trouble on this score and thinks that in long drawn out fight he would have much the bet ter of the argument. O'Brien and Ryan are sizing up the Cornishman on what he did in his twenty round fight with George Gardner. Eftz's hands gave out ill that affair and Gardner stayed. Since then the old man has been giving his ''mauleys' long rest and has bobbed up with his warlike utterances probably because he is con- 1ident that his fists will prove as tough as ever the next time they go against Il jaw or solar pleXus.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
FRANK DOLE IMPORTS
 TWO BULL TERRIERS

New Haven. Jan 2j.-Frank r. Dole of this city. proprietor of the Edge wood kennels. has purchased two of the best known bull terriers in Eng land. 1Iillstone Biddy and Jerry Chamberlain. They arrived on the Camfania Saturday. Bi,ldy is 2 years old and has taken more than 1S prizes in England. She is pure white Jerry Chamberlain is : years old and has a record of = prizes on English soil. For q week MT Dole has been conducting a search for his bull ter ricr Bloomsbury Hero. who mysteri- ouSly disappeared from Edgewocl kennels. He was imported from Eng land 2 year ago
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
RAGING ON SEASHORE.
Many Prominent Autoists at Preltmi-
 nary Work.

ORMOND. Fla. Jan. 23. = On the OrmOnd-Daytona beach automobile racing course the speeding of a half dozen Sr more of the leading racing machines attracted large crowd. Con spicuOus among the machines was one q ninety horsepower owned by William K. Vanderbilt. Jr. It won number of races here last year. While no time was taken yesterday. it is believed that it cut under its previous record of q mile in 39 seconds. Good work may be expected Of II. l.. Bowden's new machine. It speeded at q thirty-iive second clip.
 During the afternoon W. K. Wander bilt. who has arrived with Mrs. Van derbilt and party of friends. went on the beach in his new ninety horsepow spee,led on the beach in very good time. as did also M C. Bernin in W. Gould Brokaw's sixty horsepower rae. CT. James l.. Brecse. one of the most enthusiastic of the amateurs. spent ali the afternoon on the course in his thir- ty-fve horsepower machine. Rollin II. White. in forty horsepower steamer. was also on the track for an hour or two.
 The officials for the race meeting. which opens tomorrow. are W. C. Fem ple. referee. and Sir Thomas Dewar. M. F.. associate: judges. Ray John son. s. \. Mics. Colonel l.. C. Weir, August Sinclair. Frederick R. Platt. Ira Payne. T. F.. Bond. Charles H. Hyde and l. r. Hathaway.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
FAKE SALE OF PLAYERS.

Frank De Haas RObison of tine St Louis Nationals has begun vigorous crusade agai' st tha so.called fake sale of ball players. q practice that has grown into q scandal in baseball. Rob- ison says that there snould be lcgisla- tion on this evil aild that the national commission should receive power to punish offending clubs severely. The case of the Brooklyn club Is cited as an example. The whole Baltimore Eastern league team, owned by Ed ward Hanlcn. the Bfooklyn manager. was drafted by Brooklyn last fall. All of the players will go back to the Baltimore club in the spring with one exception. The Brooklyn club. all told. had fifty-four players on it's rolls q month ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
BASKET BALL. GREAT WAS
 THIS GAME
Business Men and Monitors
 Work the Audience Into Great Enthusiasm-Re.
 suits Of Other Games.

That was a great basketball game down in the '. NJ! C. A. gymnasium on Saturday might when tic Business Mems team defeated the Monitors by tic close score of IS to 15. It was nip and tuck between the opposing play CTS and shortly before the time for calling the game the Monitors had q fair lead. The Business Men then got gait on and by dint of hard work succeeded in passing the Monitors one point After them went the Monitors and quickly tied the score. Platt of the Business Men then made d field goal and followed with a foul goal and the game was over while the au- dience applauded the good playing. The lineup:
 MOnitors-Schneider. center: Claf- fey and Mcfarland, forwards: Heeb- ner and Warner, guards. Business 'Men-kelsey, center: Fitzsimons and Marggraff, guards: Platt and McElli. gott, forwards.
 Score-Business Men IS. Monitors b; field goals. Schneider ,, Y1att 8, Claffey ?, McElligott and Warner: foul goals, Platt ,. Warner :. One point was given the Business Men for man being fouled while throwing for basket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
THE FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE.


 Jules Hurtig, of Hurtg X Seamon. who is d great lover of the prize ring, has hit upon a novel idea to settle the much discussed question as to who is who in the featherweight ranks. Hur. tig propOllnded his scheme yesterday as follows: Every class in boxing should have premier. The feather weight class hasn't. as i understand. Now there are any amount of good boys who would be willing to try their skill against some of the best men at this weight if there was something to strive for. My idea is to donate a cup, The only condition being placed on it is that it should be known as the Uur, fig trophy and that it shall only be- come tue property Of the winner who has defended his laurcls successfully for three years. do not care where the men fight. All that I suggest is that some expert pick out the best ieatherweights, match them in series Gf twenty-round bouts, say month apart, and let the cup go to the victor ia the final bout. The weight should bc between llS and 12O pounds. the scaling to be done at the rincside." There are at least q dozen feather weights who would be willing to strive for the trophy. Among those who have done we'll in this class dur. ing the past year arc Tommy Murphy. .Abc Attell. Monte AttelI. Harry Forbes, Hughey McGovcrn. Frankie Neil and Johnny Reagan of Brooklyn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23

Norwich say Il at several league clubs were breaking their necks to land him.
 Billy Foxen, the Hartford twirler, who is employed in a New York store during the winter months, was in Bristol yesterday for conference with Managers Tracy and Kennedy. He had an offer to go to Cuba this winter to pitch for one of the teams giving exhibitions there but the de- clined, as he was contracting the fe- yer. He will begin training for the season early in March.
 Harry c. Pulliam. president of the National League of Baseball Clubs, has announced that the following re- leases and contracts of ball players have been approved and promulgated: :: Contracts-With New York, Sam Strang, George Wiltsie: with Cincin- nati Harry Arndt, Robert Ewing; with Boston, Frank Heshey. Releases By Cincinnati to Pittsburg, Peitz: by New York to St Louns, Jack War ner: by St. Louis to Louisville, Billy Hallman.
 If the talk of independent ball in New Haven amounts to anything and the team withdraws Waterbury would like to take it's place. The fans there are clamoring for representation and claim that the city would support q good team. It is said that there is q good chance to get d suitable ground at q reasonable figure. J. IT. Bronson is still in the field as a purchaser for the New Haven franchise, but he says he will not give fancy figure. Mir Danaher says he has not received any new offers.-Hartford Courant
 The members of the Whalers who are now signed are Long and Page, pitchers: Finn and Rising, outfielders. ManNger Humphrey has signed sev- eral new players. including Fred Vice. the basketball player, who is catch CT; Ward, of Troy. N. Y.. and Kerwin. of AIelrose. Mass. outfielders; Fields. a pitcher, who played in the Northern New York independent league last season: Higgins. left handed twirler i 'm I'' 'a,:e'phla, aud Gibson, an ilS fielder, also from Philadelphia.
 John Kleinow. one of the best young catchers in the profession, has signed to play with the New York Americans again this year. Manage: Griffith says that he will find more work for kleinow than last season. when the youngster was laid up with an injury tow.rd the end of the cam paigD. Kleinow was practically un- known in fast company before last year. Tut he made good almost from the start. catching Chesbro. Powell. Orth and the other New York pitch CTS with marked skill. His throwing to bases was superb, particularly dur ing a game at St Louis, when he turn cd back six would-be stcalers at sec Ond base.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
INTERCOLLEGIATE GAMES.

As the result of the defeat of Princeton by Yale at basketball Gh Saturday night. the Blue is tied with Columbia's s team for the lead in the. Intercollegiate league. The New Ha- venitcs whose first. game it was. have the same percentage as the Light Blue and White team, which has won two matches. Each team plays eight games in the season. which has only ilist begun. From tha sowing up to date. Princeton and Yale are the col leces that Columbia, last years cham pion. has most to faar.
 The contests in the Eastern Inter collegiate association thus far have resulted as follows: Columbia defeat cd Cornell. SO-11. 23-11: Yale defeated Princeton. 1I-12: Princeton defeated Cornell. .9-23: Princeton defeated Pennsylvania. 39-3': Pennsylvania d,- feaicd Cornell. 29-2J. The standing in 1, ,b., loaorn-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
FRANK CROKER DEAD
Amateur Chauffeur and Driver
 Killed at Ormoud Beach.
RAGING CAR HIT MOTOR CYCLE.
During Auto Trial Races Young New Yorker Hit M. F. stanIey's Wheel While at Top speed-Machine
 Dived Into Atlantic.

ORMOND, Fla. Jan. 23-Frank H. Croker of New York, son of Richard Croker. the former Tammany chief tain, an enthusiastic and fearless auto-, ist, who has shown his daring in auto mobile racing on road and track, lies dead at this place. He died soon after midnight from the effects of the in- juries received in an automobile acci- dent on the Sea Beach race track His mother and sister arrived on special train today. His driver. Victor Rauel of New York was killed instantly.
 M. F. Stanley, visitor here, propel, ling a motor cycle. which caused the accident. had both legs broken. Gro ker's seventy-fve horsepower Simplex rolled over and down the sand into the ocean. and when it stopped it was half submerged in water. Had Croker not been pulled out from under the car he would probably have drowned.
 The upset occurred about two miles this side of Ormond. Croker was speeding his car northward. driving himself. when he saw. far ahead. the man propeling the motor cycle. Cro- ker tried to turn out. but the cyclist finally shot sideways to the right, di- rec1ly in front of the automobile Gro ker made mighty effort to turn. but at that moment the damp sand gripped his wheel, wrenching one of the tires, and the car turned sharply and then Topped sideways, turning over until it reached foot deep water.
 Mir. Croker was found to have one leg broken near the thigh. the other leg injured and his arm broken. He had deep cut and confusion on the forehead. and blood was flowing from his ears. He was unconscious for about ten minutes. Finally. when bystand- CT rolled back his eyelids. he spoke and gradually revived There were also internal injuries found.
 Rauel. the driver. had ceased to breathe when his body was pulled out of the Atlantic. The cyclist, whose legs were broken. was taken to q car. riage and speedily driven off.
 Crokers body was bruised all over in spots. The automobile still lies in the ocean and is being viewed by crowd in the bright moonlight. < Croker was one of the most daring amateur automobilists in the country. and has his motor boat here. intend ing to enter the Palm Beach boat races week after next He made his first important appearance in the Vanderbilt cup races last October. At the Empire City track last fall he won the world amateur records from ten to twelve miles. when he was forced to slow down. He was also interested in golf. dogs and horses.
 Mir. Croker's death came as a stun. hing blow to his friends here. for it was reported by his physicians that he was doing fairly well and that they hoped for the best
 From the first Dr. Parks and Dr. Miller realized that Mir. Crokers in iuries were very severe and the shock great. It was evidently from the ef- fleets of the tremendous shock that he died
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
THE DIAMOND. NEW HAVEN
 WILL BE IT
III Talk Of Independent Ball Or Of Waterbury Coming In Is noonshine Notes On i he Game.

Someone is starting a pipe dream about Waterbury getting into the state league once more in place of New Haven. It is good betting to place all your wages on the New Haven team being in the state league. This talk of independent ball for New Haven is all bosh. It wouldn't draw flies. New Haven is one of the best cities in the league as far as steady patronage is concerned and the other managers in this league will have something to say about the city dropping out Attorney Danaher is right however in securing the biggest offer possible for his fran chise. Instead of being abused for this he should be given credit for he saved New Haven for the league when native born New Haven men with lots of coin did not have the back bone to take hold of team there last season and build q grounds. Danaher did those things and made a success of them. His ground is valuable proper ty situated where it is at Savin Rock and he would be very foolish to dis. pose of it or the franchise for a song. It is d wonder that Mir Bronson who made the offer of $2,5O0 for the team did not put some money into the game last season when the franchise went begging. Now that he and others see that Danaher has made a good thing of both the grounds and the team, all those chaps who feared to risk d dollar last season want to get hold of an enterprise made successful by pluck and energy. Whatever personal differ ence there may be between Danaher and O'Rourke, there is just one thing pretty certain. Danaher is wise and knows pretty near what he is doing. He will not tamper with independent baseball if those who know him in this city have not misjudged his foresight It is good betting therefore to wager that New Haven will be in the league and unless Danaher gets what he wants for his team and grounds, the little fighting attorney of Meriden will he at the head of the game next sea son.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
CREsCENTs DEFEAT PILOTS.

The Crescents and Pilots played the second game in the above league and the C."scents won after a close strug. gle ,by the score of 10 to 16. The line. up:
 Crescents-Stahl. center: Ueebner and Nyc. forwards: Babbtt, guard. Pilofs-Castle. center: Thompson and Banby. guards; Brown, Srward.
 Score. Crescents 19. Pilots Is: field goals. Stahl |, Castle. Brown. Thomp- son and Heebner. eacli 2: foul goals. Stahl I. Thompson 1. Castle ?, Heeb- ner 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
M'COY TO THE FOoTLIGHTs

Another prize fighter threatens to go on the stage. This time the man is kid Mccoy. who is making his way cast by easy stages. He left California many days ago. stopped over in Fort Worth long enough to be interviewed and say that he was in good health am, rot out of the fighting game. Mccoy ls now at Hot Springs. visiting with friends When he arrives in New York Getails of a proposition to 20 on the stage will be given to him. Mccoy has Teen thinking the matter over for three months and is understood to favor the scheme. as he believes there will he money in it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
COLUMBIAS WERE OUTpLAYED.

The NOnpareils had an easy time with the Columbias and easily defeat ed them. winning by the score of 25 to s. The lineup:
 onpareils--Brown, center: Jaeger and Constantine, forwards: Selby and Davis. guards. Columbas-Smith., Smi,h. center: I'1y,s and Cooley. guards: Williams and Rogers, for wards.
 Score. Nonparicls 9. Columbias s: field goals, Jaeger > Brown f, Con- stantine }, Rogers ?. Davis. Hayes and Smith: foul goal. Brown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE.

The Rangers played rings. around the Monitors in the Junior league games and won out as they pleased by the score of 31 to ,. The lineup:
 Rangers--Towne, center: Segur. forward: MunsOn and Anderson, guards. MonitOrs---Cottrell. center; Chatfeld. guard: Hayes and Gartz, forwards.
 Score. Rangers 3l. Monitors ,: field goals. Munson :, Towne 6. Segur ?. Cottrell ?: foul goals. Segur and Cot trelI.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
JOE TIPMAN QUITS.

Baltimore, Jan 23.--Joe Tipman. the Pride of Rock street." who was forced 10 lower his colors to Kid Sullivan. the Washington featherweight. has de- eided to quit the ring and go into busi- i'css. shortly before the fight with the clever Washington boxer, Tipmah declared that he would no longer don the mitts if he was not successful ih beating Sullivan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
STANDING OF TEAMS.

On next Saturday evening the Mon- itors will play the Nonparefls and the Columbias the Business Men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
HERE IS X SCORE.

Yallinxfo-d. Jan :3--A iemarkahlc basketball game was psayed here Sat ur.lay at tine Choate school between the boys Of that school and a team from the Cheshire schOoL The Che shire lads won. bat the feature was the unusual score. which was 1OO te ]. The rival teams were composed oi boys from sixteen to eighteen years of age. and was one of the regular xeries of basketball school ccmrcti- tiop&
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
COLUNIBIA BEAT ROCHESTER,.

Rochester. Jan 23.-By score of :G to 24 Columbia univcrsity's basket aIl five defeatei Pocneste!. university Saturday night. Columbia showed su- perioriiy in goal throwing and ba- team work was excellent. In tho first half the score was a tie at IT. points CutheI. Moore and Trubenbach for Columbia played superior hall and did some fine goal throwing Captain yon SholIey's playing was also fea- fure.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-23
HOCKEY.
HARVARD LEADS WITH
 YALE A CLOSE SECOND

In tle University Hockey isasie thc victory of the Harvard team Sat urlav night Il its game with Prince ton places the Crimson team in the Ie.s.I. and tbey will probably win the Intercollegiate cup and the Ceiallos -up for the third and fast time. Yalc has yet to tc rerkoned with. Some clever work is expected of the New Haven forward line. The official -..u.f5-.- fnftuu<