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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-17

The coming season promises To- I've a
busy one among the billiard players
Three championship matches among tho
top notchers Of the profession are, now
assured and one tournament between th,
shortstors has also been arranged for
The first match of Importance will ",
for the champDnship at 1S-inch. : shots
in. and the contestants will be George r.
Slosson, the winner Of the notable l>-3
tournament in New York last winter, ana
George Sutton whose tremendous runs
and good averages created astonishmcnt
| throughout the billiard world.
Sutton made :; 'wIirlwind finish IN that
tournament. and he has always been m-
der the impression that had hc obtained
a better start he would have won iirSt
prize.
Slusson. tn" title holder, has taken time
by the forclock and is now practi Ing
hard at his academy.
Sutton has also started work in Chicago
ana reports from the Windy city arr M
the effect that nc is already going at
great pace.
This match will be played about thH
middle of October. and will attract III"
sharp attention of the billiard lovers.
What makes it particularly interesting
is that :he winner of the match will h
compelled to play William Hnpre, tho
Youthful phenomenon, who is now tbs
holder of the 1871 championship and who
is desirCus of also gathering in the Is
title.
Hoppe was bit tardy last winter after
Slnsson had won the IS tournament. ana
Sutton got in first with challenge fnr
the emblem. much to the disappointment
IA thosrnrrh. -whorlnsd been be So b. thc
student in the tournament. Int who
turned the 1ables on his rival in tie Chi
cago games. Tho Chicago tournament,
hCwevcr did not involve the champion
ship and. while Hoppe won handsomely,
still he acquired no titles.
The boy. however, determined to b"
alert this fall, and so few days ago he
came down from his home on the Hud-
son where he has been having good
tine. ard deposited forfeit Of SO with
The donors Of the emblem, which hr nc
conlpanicd hy a challenge to tn" winner
Of the match between SloSsrn aud Sut-
ton. This insures two matches for the
1H2 emblem.
The other important match is that w.
tween Hoppe and Jake Schaefcr for the
ISL title, which the youngster won J."
going over to France and defeating the
Incompatible NignauX.
This match will take place In Nov"m-
her and will follow the Slosson- Sutton
contest.
After that will come the contest hr-
tween Hoppe and the winner of the SloS-
sOn-Sutton game.
fIoppc has claimed all along that nc
was exhausted bv lis steady play prc-
vious td0thc tournau, Mt Of last winter
and that he was unable to do himself
Justice, but that this tall u" will take
matters more easily, and will DC in con
dition to play better billiards.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
AMERICAN LEAGUE SUNDAY.
AZ ST. I.DI.IS.

nj ST. I'DT Is.
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II"ttcr.cS--IIn ~, II and Spencer: Rorn-
hard and Clark. Fin", IS. Umpire. Con
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-17
BASEBALL.
Both the Chicago Teams
Increase Their Leads.
Both the Boston Teams Lost
Saturday Just as Usual.
Lynn and Springfield Break Even and Nor
WiCh Wins from Worcester.
NATIONAL LEAGUE SUNDAY.
MI CHICAGO

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Rtttcri"$-Pl' isl.r ANA Moran: lille
brand ami Pyt1. I'imc, L. 10. Umpire.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-17
The Nationals Have Sev-
J. en- New Men for 1907.
Griffith Thinks High|anders May
Yet Win the Pennant.
Il Is Reported That Lynn Wants 10 Secure
Al Eastern League Franchise.

ASHINGTON " IL
have seven new play
erS next season.
Perlinc is an cx Car
dinal and IS promising.
He showed up wei, in
st. Louis last spring,
but McCloskey passed
him up on account ol
his light Height and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-17
Kicker Is Man Wanted
Under New Football Rules.
Revised Regulations Expected
to Produce Very Low Scores.
The Coming Season is Expected to be a
Busy One Among the Billiard Players.

ERR. is the football season
coming along with its
usual rap;d;ty. Kicking
will u" one Of the features
of football under tie new
rules. a long and con-
sistcnt punt"r Will be
about the most valuable
nan On IL team and one
who can nmt-kick all his
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

martial against the surviving prin-
cipal in pistol duel. That was in 1890
and the code of dueling in vogue in
that day has to all intents and pur-
poses descended upon the present day
and generation, about the only ap-
preciable difference being that fists
/ instead of pistols are used, although
the former are in some cases appar-
emily as deadly to-day as the more
| dangerous weapon used to be-
The story of Midshipman Charles
G. Hunter is peculiar and in some
respects a sad one. The affair of
honor into which he was drawn and
which resulted in his killing his man,
followed him all his days, like an
evil nemesis, and he died with the
words on his lips: my life has been
embittered, and all my happiness
wrecked by the sight of that man
lying dead on the bank of that little
creek in Delaware-killed by my pis-
toll shot-and a man 1 had met only
twice before we stood facing each
other on that fateful Sunday morn
ing"
The Trivial Beginning.
The duel grew out of trivial in
cident, and the men who finally met
each other on the field of honor were
not the original principals in the af-
fair. Henry Wharton Griffith and r.
Dillon Drake, two society men of
Philadelphia, in company with some
friends sauntered into a billiard par
lor at Third and Chestnut streets on
the afternoon Of Friday, February II,
1880, and Drake, angered by an i'm
piled imputation upon his skill with
the cue, struck Griffith in the face.
Before friends could interfere Drake
had severely whipped his companion.
That evening message was sent to
New York to Passed Mid hipman
Charles H. Duryee, of the rnited
States navy, asking him to come i'm
meaiately to Philadelphia. Duryee
arrived on the following Tuesday and
the next day carried challenge from
GrIntm to Drake, who refused to en-
terrain any message.
81 will have no affair or intercourse
with person of his reputation" was
brakes contemptuous retort. Tell
him ne is beneath the notice of a gen.
tleman.'
rs that your answer" demanded
Duryee
1T is replied Drake. Take your
letter back to, him"
Burning with indignation Duryee
strobe out and at once sought Com
mander Philip F. Voorhees,, of the
navy, who sent him back to Drake
with insistence that satisfaction be
given to Grimth for the insult.
4 refuse to accord meeting to a
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stupor-and only one who knows the
full meaning of rate among mid
shipmen can have a correct apprecia.
ton of what that announcement from
''plebe" to an upper classman car
ried-the rating" demanded: Mid
shipman, do you want to fight?'
That's what I'm looking for" was
the bold reply. The fight was ar
ranged, and then followed a series of
humiliating defeats for upper class
men, and there is no telling just
where the affair might have ended if
the academy authorities had not got
wind of what was in progress, and
put stop to further encounters in
that particular series. But it is said
that the ''plebe" boldly informed the
officials that he could whip the whole
upper Glass;
Hazing and the Code.
Most of the encounters in the acad-
envy come from hazing the "plebes, -
although the unknown lady and
other things often figure as the casus
belli. An upper classman resents a
lower classman being too attentive to
his best girl" and any "galliness. ~
or forwardness in lower classman
is sure to bring the offender to issue
with the offended upper midshipman.
Midshipmen have been known to fight
their way through the academy with
out submitting to hazing. Any re-
sistance to an unauthorized order
trat an upper classman gives a
''plebe" results in a fight
But the code does not always bring
the results that the midshipmen de-
sire or expect, as was the case a
dozen years ago when Midshipman
Craig proved much more than a match
for the customs of the code Two
midshipmen of the graduating class
along toward the end of the year en-
tered the quarters of the "plebes" to
give them touch of hazing, because
the 'plebes' were not getting enough
of it." They attacked Midshipman
Craig and his roommate in a vigorous
manner, when Craig, who had Just
come in from skating and had his
skates swinging from a strap on his
shoulder, unlimbered and brought the
shining bits of steel down upon the
heads of his assailants with such tell
ing effect as to leave deep marks
there. 1t dazed the upper classmen
when they contemplated the situation
"a "plebe" daring to leave a mark
of a weapon upon the sacred brow
of a first classman. Craig was sent a
L.
this meant-shut up in room o. one
of the upper classmen with a giant
to maui him to pieces. Craig re-
turned answer that he would fight,
but in the open. This did not suit
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
why Pugilism Is Rampant in
the Annapolis Naval
Academy
REVELATIONS OF ANCH-MERIWETRER AFFAIR
What the Code Is and the Finish Fights Which
1t Constantly Gives Rise to-Hazing the
Most Fruitful of Primary Causes
Stories of Some of the Fights
A Duel of Former Years.

Annapolis, Md.-The recent revela-
lions of fistic encounters among the
midshipmen of the United States
the death Of Midshipman Branch
after finish fight with a lower class
man named Meriwether are of a most
sensational character. The curtain of
secrecy has been raised, revealing
state of affairs in the inner life of the
academy little dreamed of by the cit
liens of the country.
) Judging by the reports, the chief
business of the midshipmen is pun
melting each other in accordance with
the liberal Interpretation of the Mar
quis of Queensberry rules Part of
the equipment of every man is evil
IDENTIFY the belligerent chip. And he
wears it in such a reckless manner
that it f1ops off at the slightest touch
Of the aggressive code.
The "code?" What is it? Nobody
seems to know. They say it is not
written, so that it is not in docu-
mentary form. And nobody seems to
be able to explain just how this much
honored Sir Code" acquired a resi-
dence in the academy, or just how he
attained such an ascendancy over the
young men being trained there for
Uncle Sans navy. But certain it is
that he is there, and that he just
dotes on fights which are sometimes
more than bloody, as was the case
when Branch went down and out. All
fights are to a finish, and that word
finish frequently means more than
was intended or expected when the
quarrel was in the making, and the
challenge was being sent
Years ago there used to be occasion
al fights among the midshipmen on
the spur of the moment, and once in
awhile a formal bout arranged for the
settlement of some wrong, real or
fancied. But there were no recog-
niZed rules governing or creating such
affairs, and there was no regularity of
their occurrence. But with the pas
sage of the years the present honor
system grew up, and with the inven-
ton of this fight factory" for such
It is, pure and simple, the fistic en-
counters became more frequent. 1t
is SAID that the officers of the academy
do not recognize the existence of this
code of honor, even though they may
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the autocrats Of the academy for
Craig would then have the eye of au-
thority upon the whole transaction.
So one day after dinner, as the
corps emerged from the mess hall into
the corridor Craig was seized and an
attempt made to carry him bodily
upstairs to make him fight But
Craig made such determined resist
ance that the attention of the officer
IN charge was attracted by the dis
tIrbance, and following the investi-
cation which was made came court
martial and dismissal for the two Of
Tending upper classmen on the charge
of hazing
1t has been said that fights never
occur because one midshipman in the
line of duty reports another, but this
would not seem to have been true in
the case of the Branch-Meriwether
tight, for it appears that incidents
leading up to that encounter were the
oflclal inspection of Meriwethers
room by Branch and the expected re-
Fort on the same. Meriwether called
Branch sneak and a coward because
Branch had opened the wardrobe of
Meriwether, and finding there a cit
liens suit, took it out and laid it on
Meriwether's bed. This kind of in
spection is considered extra official,
and is said to have led Meriwether to
use the insulting language attributed
to him.
A Pertinent Page from History.
A singular coincidence in connec-
ton with affairs of honor between
midshipmen of the academy and re-
sultant fatalities is that an ancestor
of Midshipman Branch, in his official
capacity as secretary of the navy once
confirmed the Judgment of court
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

It's largest field Of operation. The
personal encounter between two mid
dies as the result OF an insult or 9TH
er affront which leads to a challenge
being sent and the two meeting in the
ring to settle the affair is one thing,
and the resistance of "plebe" when
being hazed is quite another. and calls
into operation a different rule of the
code. This is what is known as the
''class fight"
The offending "plebe" must fight
the man the upper class picks out
To be sure, it will give the ''plebe" a
man of his own size, but good care is
taken by the third classmen that the
chances are all on their side by
choosing for their champion one of
their strongest and cleverest pugilists.
AS a rule, of course, the underclass-
man is badly punished, and after Is
or 20 fierce and bloody rounds fails
to come to the scratch, but sometimes
the tables are turned and the upper
classman is the one who gets groggy
and at last is unable to respond to the
call of time by the referee, and is
counted out. Then the victorious
"plebe" has to fight another of the
youngsters" and so on until he is
himself whipped.
A "Plebe' Who Wasn't Whipped.
Years ago, it is said, that a 'plebe''
practically cleaned out an entire
class of youngsters" and it was then
discovered that he had been a prize
fighter before his admission to the
academy. 1t seems he went to one
of the upper classmen and said:
See here, 1 don't like the way my
class is being treated The upper
classman was nearly surprised out OF
his wits, but recovered from his
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

face OF his antagonist and he colored
his optics beautiful dark blue shade,
still he was worsted in the encounter,
in fact so badly was he punished that
he had to go to sick quarters. Fry
sipelas set in in the battered face,
and he nearly crossed the river Be
fore he went to the hospital, the COM
mandant of midshipmen observed his
face and wanted to know what was
the matter. Matter" replied the
plucky ''plebe,' testify. there's moth
ing the matter with me-"
The Glass Fights.
But the majority of fights in the
academy are of more formal charac-
ter than the one described above 1t
is in the class fight where the code has
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

and fierce that the most strenuous
mill between professional prize fight
ers is but tame in comparison. The
finish comes when one of the COM
batantS fails to respond to the call
of time after the lapse of the inter-
val between rounds. No one at the
academy can recall a single fight
which has not been a finish affair, for
it would never do for man to stop
until it was finished. To stop short
OF that would disgrace a man in the
eyes of his fellow classmen, and he
could never look them in the face
again.
How One Fight Came About.
Here is the story of how one fight
was brought on, and is illustrative of
the roughand-ready style of the mid
shlpmen and their eagerness for the
fray. third classman had accosted
'plebe,' or fourth classman with
the admonition: Hold up your
head" Indignant at this attempt to
run" him-for graduation day was
near at hand, and both were prepar-
ing to step up a class, and this pro-
motion would, under the customs of
the academy. take the ''plebe' out of
the grade of the hazed and relegate
the Office of haZer to the succeeding
''youngster' or third class-he replied.
defiantly: Mind your own business!"
The third classman stood aghast be-
fore such audacity on the part of
'plebe," and as soon as he had re-
covered sufficiently from his astonish-
ment to speak, he demanded:
"You want to fight, do you?"
YES" replied the "plebe," who re-
allied that there was no other way
of settlement than in accordance with
the recognized code of honor, although
in comparison with the upper class
man he was veritable Zaccheus in
stature. But Midshipman McEntee
the "plebe," was no coward, in fact
there is no room for the man who
shows the white feather in the acad-
envy, and he began to strip for the
fray, and right then and there in the
open daylight, in secluded spot of
the academy grounds, the two mid
shipmen went at it. There was no
referee and no seconds, but it was
fight to a finish nevertheless, and
while the clever fists of the little
''plebe found landing places on the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

Pattern No. 5436.-Long coats are
very popular. and there is nothing
more becoming to the little girl The
one here illustrated is an excellent de-
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cape collar trimmed with open-work
medallions. Long and three-Quarters
length are both given in the pattern,
and prettily shaped stole facing fin
ishes the neck and front edges Mo
hair, taffeta, cashmere, cloth and pom
gee are all suitable to the develop
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lerial. Sizes for FIVE, six, seven,
eight, nine and ten years.
This pattern will be sent to you on
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to the Pattern Department of thispapcr.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

Pattern No. 5412.-The sleeves shown
In The illustration are exceedingly
smart and stylish, and are suitable
either for shirt-waists or the fancy
blouse waists. The regulation shirt
waist sleeve has lap on the outside,
and a straight wristband. The full
shirt-waist sleeve may be tucked or
gathered into a straight cuff. The
fancy blouse sleeve is tucked on the
inside of the arm, and provision is
made for either elbow or full length
All the seasons waistings are appro-
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size will require enc and one-half
yards of 36-inch material. Sizes cor
responding to 80, 81. SO, SO, 40 and AZ
inches bust measure Full set mailed
on receipt of ten cents.
This pattern will be sent to You on
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Be sure to give size and number OF pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
The Doctors Blunder.

"Is it true asked the caller. that
your husband ordered DR.. Smoother
out of the house?"
Yes. Poor Jack had been carrying
the baby all night for week, and was
run down to a thread l called the
loctor and he told Jack that be must
axe more exercise
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Lack Opportunity.

How queer it is that in financial af-
fairs it is the men whom everybody
trusts" who go wrong! But perhaps
it is because others lack the oppor-
tuni1.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Preferable.

Mr.. Nervous-What's all that noise?
Mrs. Nervous-Noise. That's Edith
Playing the piano. She's in the par
lor with Mr.. Sophtly. AS long as we
hear the piano we may be assured
that he isn't holding her hands and
Mr.. Nervous-For goodness sake!
let him hold them.-Stray Stories.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Operation of the Code.

Operation of the Code.
Here is the way the code operates:
Some offense has been committed,
generally by an under classman. and
is of sufficient gravity in the estima-
'tion of the midshipmen to come with
iE the scope of the code, and a chal-
'ienge follows. The president of the
class names the time. the seconds are
appointed, and in the place appointed
at the present time generally one of
the wardrooms of the midshipmen-
the conbatants strip to the buff and
fight after the most approved form Of
the prize ring. 1t is always fight to
finish. and Is generally SO bloody
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
From Opera to Trade.

Albert Frederick, at one time a IA
nous operate barytone. now practical
ly controls the roast chestnut trade OF
New York
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
big DEALS ARE ON
FOR REAL ESTATE
BRUNSWICK HOTEL AND GEORGE
PILLsBURY PROPERTY.
Rich Minneapolis Man Said to Be on
the Eve Of s15o,oo0 Purchase Of Ho-
tel Site, and Frank J.. Mackey Cred
tied with Share in Fine Apartment
House Plan. #

Negotiations for the sale Of the
Brunswick hotel property to, a Mime
apolls capitalist are reported under
way. Some difference is said to exist
as to the valuation Of the property ow-
ing to a land lease with Az years to
run. The hotel lease is reported at
$4,000 a year, based on a former valua-
tion Of 100000. The corner is now
considered to be worth $l50,OOO, which
would reduce the income rate to 3 per
The hotel property was bought wear
ago, by McGrory and Andrews. The
land belongs to the Cook estate, in
charge Of G. E. Cook, Phoenix build
ing.
Consummation Of the deal is expected
to result finally in the erection Of a.
first class hotel, as the location is con-
sldered an excellent one for the pur-
pose. Rumors Of the improvement of
this corner have been afoat for several
years, but have not materialized. The
prospective owner is said to be capable
Of financing any project that may be
preached for the Brunswick property.
Fine Apartment Building.
Tenth street and Third avenue s is
| reported sold to syndicate, of which
Frank J. Mackey of London, Eng, is
said to be member, the property to be
used as the site Of a ~high-class apart
ment building.
The S. T. Mcknight company re-
Gently bought the Pillsbury property.
which is still subject to a lease to B.
B. Townsend, resident, in the Pillsbury
home. Unless this lease is taken over,
it will not be possible to make improve
ments of the property for about eigh-
teen months, it is said. -
Rumor has connected Mr.. Mackey
with real estate deals ever since his
arrival about one month ago. The plan
under foot is said to be confrmatory
of his expressed opinion that Mime
Mr.. Mackey, when a resident of Min
neapolis,- was one Of the builders of the
Mackey -Legg building at Fourth street
and Nicollet avenue. Since his depart
ure he has been unusually successful in
his investments and he is said now to
regard Minneapolis as again a good
point for investment.
AS a resident Of the English metropo-
lis and a constant traveller it is ex-
pected that Mr.. Mackey will incorpor-
| ate many new ideas in the Minneap-
oils building, should the plan material
| ize. - =, ~
The character of Tenth street, for
| merly lined with old homesteads, is
| changing so that it has become admira-
BILE for apartment houses. Two repre-
sentative Of this class are already in
operation, Harvard Chambers and Cur
tbs Court. !.