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The Washington times., 1906-03-14
TERRY AND BAT
IN FINE FETTLE
Each Confident He Will
Land Winning Punch.
TERRY HAS THE WALL0P
But Much Depends on Whether He
Can Take Punishment-Best
Man Will Win.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March IA
Battling Nelson and Terry McGOVern
are in fine condition for their fight to-
night. and each is confident of victory.
Though the Terrible Terry showed
that he was four pounds under weight
this morning. his manager. Joe Hum
phreys. declared that the little fighter
would tip the beam at 1S3 pounds when
he weighed in at the ringside.
Nelson is Just about the weight.
I'm win in punch said Battling
Nelson today. Then he added
Il have S1,oO0 to wager at the ringside
that 1 stop Terry in six rounds"
Nelson Gets Lions Share
Prices offered for tickets for the battle
broke all records ever heard OF for a
sporting event in this country. The
spectators have so few or them and
the demand is so great that almost fab
ulous sums are being offered. The re-
ceiDts will be about $4,000. Nelson viii
get $4,000 win or lose. McGovern's
share will be s.. 500 win or lose
Manager Nolan announces today that
George Gardner would be in Battling's
corner. Eddie Mcbride OF Buffalo. will
hold the watch for Nelson.
The big argument is expected over
Nolans demand that each fighter shall
have a representative in his opponents
corner.
Humphreys declares he Will not stand
for this.
Better Man Will Win.
Il guess I don't have TO tell You that
i feel fine" said Nelson this morning
We'll. I DO. If McGovern whips me it
will be because he is a better man than
I ever was in my life. because will 20
into the ring tonight as good as 1 have
ever been since 1 have been fighting
Il weigh about 13l. / don't think /
will weigh much under 133 tonight 1
hear a good deal Of talk about Nc
Govern being down to 129. I can't be
iieve it He is as big as me-bigger
around the chest and in the legs. II
he comes over here al any such weight
as 129 he's a fool. I'm no such idiot TO
take off any more than is necessary.
"A pounds as good as a punch in any
fight" then the BattIer's blue eyes
widened.
There Will Be No Stalling.
I'm going TO start this scrap for all
I'm worth from the instant it tegins
I'll try TO win in a punch Therein be
hO SldlIlhS lIOIH mt expect hone from
McGovern. either 1 know how much he
has TO win by beating me, and 1 know
how much I've got TO lose
I'm going 20 win. I have arranged
to bet $1,000 at even money that 1 stop
him. Billy Edwards. Of Philadelphia.
has. all told, Si.1OO Of my money, and
he'll have it on hand all day for any
body thai wants 20 bet me. There's
only one condition, Of course, that j lay
in regard to this money IF L don't
knock him out. That is, II Terry should
get ratty and lose on a foul, then 1
would win the money anyhow. That's
how I'm betting IL"
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

FalkenberE brought q set of boxing
gloves with him and they are being used
TO kill spare time.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Indianbsll and dumbbell exercises were
part Of the afternoon work In the gym.
classes being directed by Trainer QUirk.
Fifteen minutes were devoted 10 this
and helped to keep the restless ones off
the annaratns.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

The BrookIand baseball nine. which
had a most successful seasO last year.
has reOrganized for 1906.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Is Your Picture on the Want Pages
of today's Times? There's money await
ing you.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Surely there's enough substantial
dope on tap without having 10 rake
up football yarns about = Penn-Yale
game.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Tommy Mowatt and Young Otto. OF
New York. are 10 box ten rounds al
West Baden, Ind.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Charley Hickman did not shine at the
gymnasium. game. He forgot which side
he was playing on and was big help
TO the other fellows. He threw the ball
in the wrong basket batted Stahl over
the head until the manager saw stars,
and butted Falkenberg in the stomach.
In arranging for the next game Patten
offered 10 give Hickman to the other
side but the offer was declined. There
upon Hickman was unconditionaliy re-
leased and John Anderson signed in
his stead
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

The Central High team should have
strong infield, with Evans at third,
Turpin at short, Willis at second, and
Cy Macdonald on first
The Washington times., 1906-03-14
BOXING.

Peter Maher is to box Jim Savage. Of
New York, three rounds in that city on
Friday night
The Washington times., 1906-03-14
Cortland Smiths String.
Gentlemen Riders Up.

Among the gentleman riders who had
a leg up were Dion Kerr. Cortland
Smith. Leo Evans, Charlie Harris and
Mr.. Buck. Tie professionals were rep
resented bS Mara, Veitch, Rodrock
Bernhart. Hayden. Williams. Bowser,
Robinson, Jackson, Brooks. and Andy
Williams.
Cortland Smith has bought from
Mr.. Phelan, the Well-known Canadian
owner. the sterling steeplechaser Wool
gatherer, the hero of many a hard
Iought battle over the jumps. Mr.
Smith has sent Woolgatherer to h,
farm in Virginia, and will rest him up
for the fall meeting
w. {. DAVIS New Orleans division.
numbering FIVE, reached here yesterday
McNulty's string o feight also came in
the same car. Abe and Jules Carson
string of ten have arrived from Hot
Springs.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

unit or endurance before the world-s
series and the fans grew pretty vyearn,
oI ms continual haunting OF the news
Johnny King and Kid Nichols offered
George Tebeau 81. 90 for his Kansas
Clty franchise in the American Assocfa-
uon' but he held out for $1,000.
Umpire Sheridan voices a protest he
cause the rules committee did NOT u1are
changes that would bring about more
hltuhg- He says the fans are CROWNS,
weary OF paying 10 see TWO and three
hlt games Probably Mr.. Sheridan has
not looked over the attendance records
LOT last season He may be surprised
70 know that last season was one OF the
pest IN the history OF the game
Charlie Farrell. after eighteen veare,
service on the diamond has decided 10
quit the game and Will engage in the
motel business near New York He W..
one OF the greatest catchers ever Tder-
titled with the National Lea que.
II Rube Waddell ever junnus 70 III.
0ullaws ne viii have 10 play with the
Harrisburg team, as that club has MS
name on It's reserve list and the ont
laws are a 5 close sticklers for their oyvo
rights as the members Of orga nized base
ball
Grand Ra~ifs fans are hopeful Of see
ing the pennant brought to their town
now that John Camel is his own pro-
prietor and can therefore play first base
without being outlawed for II.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Tech, Eastern and Business have so
far shown very few signs that they
are aware of the approaching season.
Western has been out practicing for
some time, and is rapidly rounding up
a fast aggregation.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14
JUMPERS SCHOOLED
At BENN|NG TRACK
Steeplechasers Show Good
Form Over Course.
MANY STABLES REPRESENTED
Dion Kerr and Cortland Smith Among
the Riders Who Had
Leg Up.

The 150 steeplechase horses now at
the track were permitted TO school over
the regular course at Benning yester-
day for the first time, and every stable
on the grounds took advantage of the
opportunity.
J. JohDston had out the p Lorrilard
string, and showed several frst-cIass
performers, notably Astrum, who is a
fast horse and a remarkably rapid
jumper Copper, the beautiful gray in
this string, also went over the course
in good style
Dion Kerr had out Dunseverick and
Follow On, both doing exceptionally
we'll Dunseverrick promises to be a
high-class performer over the sticks.
Gwyn Tompkins, manager of the ex-
tensive Mr. Cotton" string, had out
nine of his twenty now stabbed at the
track. and did one turn Of the field In
fairly good style. II was universally
conceded that this was one Of the finest
looking lot Of well-muscled. big-boned
steeplechasers ever seen in this country
They are all IN fine condition. and are
pictures to look at.
Cortland Smiths String.
Cortland Smiths string also made
fine performances. Palm Room, Gold
fieur. Navajo. Sir Tristan, and Loney
Haskell all jumping in good style.
]. w Colts lot, including Duoro "a
high-class performer on the fiat). Rose
of Dawn Zone Of the best fillies of the
year 1900, Fergus. Prince of Pilsen
and several others, also acquitted
them mseives well.
Billy Garth's Expansionist Kassil
and Dr. Schwartz also gave a notable
performance, all jumping clean and
q CT
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

much OF his effectiveness. Heydon likes
10 receive swift bail and should be
lust the man for Kitson
Most Of the team visited the skating
ring near here last night. and cut didoes
several Of the men are good skaters,
espec;aliy Henlile, who has held cham
plonships on both ice and roller skates
Henhne Is not IN favor Of roIlo polo
as a winter amusement or vocation Tor
ball players because OF IT'S danger. II
IS very easy matter 10 have an arm or
Lex put out Of commission in polo. and
as the season is short and the length OF
the craze uncertain ne considers II ex.
tremely foIsh for men who expect 10
make their living on the diamond 10
take chances with 1t.
Manuel. Smith. Mccoy and Joe Stanley
are All from the Southern League and
they are unit II praising that Organiza-
ton as a money maker for the club
owners. Men who were wise and got in
on the ground floor in New Orleans. At
ianta and the other good towns are now
riding about IN automobiles and look
ing bored. Yellow fever ch lsed the New
orleans club on its home grounds last
season and cost IL seven Sundays and
eighteen week days, 20 say nothing OF
the additional expense involved in keep
ar the end OF the season the stock paid
dividend OF 2 per cent and a big re-
serve was kept IN the treasury with the
idea or building up a pennant winner Tor
this season
The fans in the Southern circuit are
Of the frenZied sort and do some curious
things. Last year there was a hectic
rOOter in Atlanta who did not like the
way the team was being run or the deal
which was being given the public. To
show what he thought about the matter
he scattered paid reading notices through
all the papers IN Atlanta, sometimes
having two or three on one page. ad-
vising the public not 10 go 10 the ball
games until the management made GER
tain changes in its policy
1t mast have cost him "A pretty penny
to vent his spleen in that manner, but
he continued IL for some time. TO the
great JOY OF The newspaper proprietOrs.
Gene Demontreville who was with To-
ledo last year and managed Atlanta the
year before. and now has an ambition
that he can nit better IL a major league
than ia a minor. In the eight years he
was with the majors he never failed 10
hit over 300 but once. and that was the
year his leg went back on him and he
dropped out Of fast company. yet in the
course OF his early and late experience
in the minors he was not able TO swat
over 300 but one year he has no ex-
ulanation TO offer with this state or az
fairs. but thinks II he gets another open
ing with the top-nOtchers he viii be able
10 again enter the honor class among
stickerS.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

At the High School indoor meet,
which was held on February "a last
Angus NJ. Macdonald, Of Central, broke
the indoor interscholastic shot-put rec
ord of IS feet IL inches. which was
formerly held by Duganne. of Tech. by
1 foot S11 inches Macs actual put
was 40 feet ~ inches.
The Columbia Athletic Club is count
ing on putting a winning team in the
field this year. Already OConnor and
Babson have begun talking pros
poets"
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Basketball proved an excellent means
Of getting Up a sweat, and another
game is being arranged between the
same teams, with a box OF cigars as the
stakes
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

much OF his effectiveness. Heydon likes
10 receive swift ball and should be
lust the man for Kitson.
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

limit Of endurance before The u-orry-s
series and the fans grew pretty vyear,,
OF ms continual haunting Of the news
The Washington times., 1906-03-14

Johnny King and Kid Nichols offered
George Tebeau $1,000 for his Kansas
lily franchise in the American Associa-
uon' but he held out for 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
MAY MASTER DISEASE.
Prof Koch Finds Eficacious Remedy
for sleeping Sickness"

BERLIN, December 21.-Prof Robert
Koch, who resigned the presidency of the
Berlin Medical Society in May last in order
to continue his investigation in equatorial
Africa of the so-caled Sleeping Sickness
in his official report to the imperial minis
try of the interior says he has found that
atosyl, preparation Of arsenic, is as effica-
cious in the treatment of the sickness as
quinine in the case of malaria
Writing from the Sese Islands, Victoria
December /, the professor says he discoy-
cred from study of the habits of the CLOS
sima palpalis, of the insects dissemi-
mating "trypanosmes," as he terms the
germs, that it lives in the underground or
on water plants growing near the margins
Of lakes and feeds on dead water fowl, fish
and crocodies, especially the latter In
order to study the glossina palpalis and the
disease simultaneously, the professor avail
ed himself of the offer made by the British
government to place at his disposal an
empty mission house at Bougali Sese
Islands, northwestward of Victoria Nyanza,
where there now 800 patients being
treated with simultaneous injections of a
half gramme solution of atosyl. He has
had patients under observation for two or
three months, but on account of fear of re-
lapses, Prof. Koch concludes that they must
remain another two or three months under
observation before he is certain Of having
accomplished permanent cures. Six hours
after an injection "trypanosmes' were still
present in the system Of patient, but after
eight hours the germs disappeared The
malady attacks particularly men in the
prime of life, and the mortality from the
sickness has been so great that whole VIII
lagos are now inhabited only by women and
children. The population of the SeSe
Islands, which in 1902 was $4,000, is now
1900,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
SHORT WEIGHT IN ICE.
80 of the American Co.'s Scales Said
to Weigh 80 Pounds Into 100.

NEW YORK. December 81 Patrick
Derry, chief of the bureau of weights and
measures. had nearly 200 small ice dealers
punished last summer for using defective
scales. Recently he turned his attention %
the American Ice Company. and so far he
has found thirty scales belonging > the
company which give twenty to thirty
pounds short on the hunt ed pounds. Mr.
Derry said yesterday that he had found
two of these scales at the companys branch
at 5Sth street and the East river, he Lad
discovered four fraudulent scales at 331
Park avenue Brooklyn; five more at other
Brooklyn branches, and seven at the COM
panys office at 2Sth street and Broadway
These machines averaged about twenty
pounds against the customer.
The penalty for each defective scale is
$50.
Mr.. Derry said yesterday that the COM
pany had paid ut 5000 in penalties on
some of the scales. but had refused to pay
on others on the ground that the scales had
been doctored by the wagon drivers and
that therefore the company was not re-
sponsible. Suits will be brought by the city
to recover the penalties.
Mr.. Derry has also lodged complaints
with the corporation counsel against sew
eral coal dealers who have been chea ting
their customers by means of short-weght
scales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
RABIES, NO EXPLANATION.
Unbitten Man Who Handled Dog
| With Hydrophobia Dies.

NEW YORK, December 21-Frank But
kanal, a driver for DR.. S. V. Jones Of Pleas
antville N. Y, died yesterday in the Pres
byterian Hospital of hydrophobia. Dr.
Jones owned Newfoundland dog to
which Butkanal was much attached and
which was bitten by a rabd dog in Octo-
ber Butkanal nursed the Newfoundland
until about December l, when the dog
showed signs of rabies and was shot
Butkanal was much affected by the
death of the dog. During the dogs sick
ness he had washed the dogs mouth out
and handled him tenderly, and he began to
worry about hydrophobia, although he in
sisted that the dog had never bitten him.
On December IA ButkanaFs condition
became such that DIR. Jones brought him
to the Presbyterian Hospital and put him
in the isolation ward under the care of
full examination of the man failed to re-
veal any indication of a bite nor was
there any cut by which the dogs saliva
could have poisoned the man. He died in
agony and his death was entered on the
records due to hydrophobia.
When asked for an explanation of the
case an assistant of DR.. Cook said last
night:
TT was unusual-the first Of the kind
we have ever had. The man insisted he
had never been bitten, and so far as we
could learn he telling the truth His
disease was unquestionably hydrophobia
but at present we can offer no explanation
The matter has been referred to the
board of health, and as it's officials are
more familiar with hydrophobia than we
at the hospital they may be able to
offer some explanation
DR.. Darlington. president of the board
of health when asked for an explanation
of the case last night said:
There must have been some point Of
entrance for the poison. Hydrophobia
without incubation is Impossible. 1t is
perfectly conceivable that the point of en-
trance could not be found. l had a SINH
lar case twenty years ago. A mere
scratch, which later might have healed
or have escaped notice. could be the place
where saliva entered. DIR. Biggs and DR..
Park are now making experiments every
day at the Willard Parker Hospital on
hydrophobia cases, but it can be said
without fear of contradiction that there
can be no hydrophobia where there is no
ipoculatiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
AT THE ICE FIELDS.
Steps Being Taken to Prevent Short
age Next Summer.

1t is stated at the local ice houses on The
wharves here that the cutting of ice in the
Maine fields, from which Washington gets
the larger portion of the summer supply of
ice, has been started. AS yet, however,
only what is known as pond ice is being
cut, and the fields on the Kennebec and
Penobscot rivers have not yet been touched
The Maine ice that is being cut averages
over fourteen inches thick and is clear and
hard.
While ice has formed on the Maine rivers
it has not yet reached a cutting thickness,
but 1t is stated that the cutting there
will start early in January. II is said to
be the intention of the managers of the
American Ice Company to gather all the ice
they can this winter, in order to guard
against such a shortage as was experienced
in all the large cities on the Atlantic coast
last summer. The big ice storage houses
on the Kennebec and other Maine streams
will be harvested to supply Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia and smaller
cities and the hundred more ice houses
that line the Hudson river for many miles
below Troy and Albany will be filed to
meet the enormous demand of New York
for ice during the hot days of summer. In
fact it is said, that the cutting of ice on
the Hudson has already been started, and
that ice over fourteen inches thick is being
stored away awaiting for the coming of the
ice-demanding season.
A supply of ice will also be cut on the
Susquehanna river for use, it is said, In
PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
NAVAL ACADEMY WORK.
Improvements to Be Compile ted by
Fall of 1908

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, December ga high au-
thority on the subject has set the fall of
1908 as the approximate date for the COM
pletion of the entire new work at the Naval
Academy begun in 1900. and representing
the expenditure of approximately 10000
coo. An important work still to be done
is the remodeling of the seamanship building,
originally the boat house, for the purpose
of a gymnasium. This building, which is
a companion to the armory, has been found
unsuited and entirely too large for its pur-
pose and at least two-thirds of 1t will be
utilized as a gymnasium. This work will
be completed long before the finishing Of
the power house.
The building and equipment of the gymna-
stun will be modern In every particular.
There will be a splendid swimming pool,
eighty by sixty-four feet in size, and there
will be running track on the gallery floor
which will be about sixth of a mile in cir
conference. There will be the most modern
lockers and baths of all descriptions and
Accommodations for the different academy
and visiting teams.
Outside of the regular academy buildings
but in the same system. are the Naval Hos
pital which is across College creek from
the main grounds, and the experimental
building at the navy proving grounds across
the Severn river. The former Is approach
ing completion and the contract for the
latter has been given out.
All of the other work that remains con-
sists Of the tearing down of the old or tenn
porary buildings and the adaptation of the
grounds to the location of the new struc-
lures This work Is now going on and will
be continued during the winter as far as
the weather permits.
The large reservoir, which has been con-
structed at the academy for the purpose of
supplying water for household purposes to
the persons in the academy grounds, has
been completed and is now in use. The
reservoir Is supplied by water from two
artesian wills situated near the east sea
waK The reservoir is situated between the
old armory and the site Of the old midship-
1t is constructed of concrete in four COM
partments and is entirely covered, the
ground over 1t being sodded.
1t was at first found that the water was
unfit for table use on account OF the amount
of iron in 1t, but trea tment has been de-
vised which makes 1t perfectly clear and
free from the taste of the mineral 1t
Is pumped into the reservoir and exposed to
the air, which is allowed to enter through
manholes. Compressed air Is also introduced
through pipes at the bottom and it is found
that after a few days the water has lost its
reddish hue and the taste Of IRON
The water Is then mixed in the service
pipes with the water furnished by the An
napolis Water Company and supplied for
all uses. The capacity of the service is not
but could probably be made so in an emer-
gency Under present conditions. however
there is a considerable saving on the water
supply and there Is the advantage of having
a supply which is controlled by the academy
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
Christ Child Society.

The Italian branch of the Christ Child
Society held its second Serata Mensils di
Ricreazeone Wednesday evening at Notre
Dame Hall before a large audience. The
affair was novel throughout, being given in
Italian. The program was printed in
Italian, not a word of English was
spoken or sung, and the audience was en-
tirely Italian.
The Italian branch of the Christ Child
Society Is a comparatively new one in
Washington and is under the patronage
OF the Italian embassy. The seratas are
for the many children of Italy in the city
and to interest them in the madonna Home
at 115 f street northwest, where the
children are taught English, basket
weaving, millinery. &c The tuition is abb
solutely free, as are the seratas. and ara
for Italians alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-21
SHOT IN FACE.
Accident to Policeman While on
Hunting Trip.

A hunting trip in the vicinity of Glymont,
Nd, terminated seriously yesterday for Po-
lceman Robert Livingstone of the second
precinct. He walked into the Emergency
Hospital at an early hour yesterday for
treatment for severe gunshot wounds of the
face. Livingstone said gun in the hands of
one of his companions had been accidentally
discharged. and he received the greater part
of the load squarely in the face being only
twenty feet away from the gun when the
accident happened. Both Of Livingstone
cheeks were badly torn, and the surgeons
removed many grains of fine birdshot from
his face. The policeman's eyes were not
harmed