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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
HOW SPARE WAS LOST.
McCarthy's Sure Shot Was side-
 tracked by Rat.

McCarthys Sure Shot Was Side
 tracked by Rat.
 Talking about missed spares says Tommy McCarty, former Boston ball player and now bowling alley pro- prietor in the Hub, T think I can lay claim to the funniest ever in that line.
 Tt lost a game, it lost a match it caused the warmest kind of a row be- fore the thing was strengthened out, and the queeerest thing about it all was that I should have had about seven or eight pins on the ball I send down.
 'It happened about three years ago, and I was nightly near to being the top man on our team when a quintet of crackerjacks came down from the South End to my alleys to give us a 90.
 'They took the first game, we took the second, and then in the last box of the third string, with a lead of four to go up against, pulled off pretty spare and there didn't seem to be anything to it.
 "The crowd were putting on their coats and giving the South End lads the laugh when I took my position to roll the winning ball. I took a long swing. got the prettiest kind of an aim, and then-let it go.
 Tt shot down the center just as straight as a die, and I'll take my cath was headed right for the hea( pin when just before the ball met th,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

New Haven; Paul SSheldon, Hartford.
 Lecture on the first day will include one by Lewis NJ. Haupt, consulting en- gineer, of Philadelphia, "Epochs of Transportation" and by John F. Trumbull of this city on the New Ha- ven Cut In the evening there will be big dinner at the Hartford club.
 The following papers will be presen- ted on the second day:
 'The Charter Oak Sewer System, Method of Assessment, by A. B. AL derson, town engineer, West Hartford; Some Tests in Sighting at Leveling Rods and Stadia Rods," by Professor John c. Tracy, New Haven; 'Descrip- tion of Concrete Curbing, Constructed at Park Terrace, Hartford" by H. c. Clark Of the city engineers office of that city; Completion and Opera of the New Haven Water Company Filtration Plant, by Charles A. Fer ", New Haven; "Substructure of New Connecticut River Bridge, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, at Lyme, Conn., by J. H. Sochrens, ,1es.- dent engineer; Transverse Contours for Roadway Pavements," by H. H. Gladding, New Haven; TT Tslsphona Subway Construction" by Edward II. H. Gladding, New Haven; .iiyooooe isc., H. Everit, engineer of the Southern New England Telephone Company; Some Engineering Features of the Norwich Hospital for the Insane" by c. E. Chandler, Norwich; Methods of Laying Submerged Water and OutfalI Sewer Pipe, by F. s. WardweIl, Stam- ford, and Bridge Work of the New Haven Cut" by C. L. Slocum, assist ant engineer New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

pins a big black rat, who must have been waiting in the gutter to give us the hoodoo, shot across the alley; the ball struck the rat, the animal went one way, the ball the other, and there wasn't a single pin down to show for it,
 That caused a lot of hard feelings The other crowd wouldn't stand for another try, the scorer decided against us, and all that remained was for us to pay for the games and bury the rat
 T had all my pin boys pending rat holes next day. "-Boston Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

The Security Insurance company was organized January 1, 1841 and has a capital of $50O,000, The following are the officers:
 President-John w. filling.
 ice-president-Ch Charles E. Curtis.
 Secretary-H. c. Fuller.
 Assistant secretary-Victor Roth.
 Directors Charles s. Leete, Joel A, sperry. William R. Tyler, S. E. Merwin, John w. filling, B. G. stoddard, James S. Hemingway, Charles E. Curtis, John T. Manson, Charles H. Nettleton and H. c. Fuller.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
sUCCUMBs TO TYPHOID.

seymaur Stone Dies at the New Haven
 Hospital.
 Seymour Stone, of 2 University place, died at the New Haven hospital last night of typhoid fever after an illness of about a month, He was forty years old and a printer by trade. He leaves a wife and a brother who lives in New Milford, this state. During his illness Mrs. Stone moved to 25 Asylum street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

Charlesy Vaudeville Cat the classical concert)-This music by the old com posers may be all right, in some re- spects, but it strikes me as being too reminiscent.
 What"
 Well, I seem to have heard snatches of it before, somewhere. Puck.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

ferred. It was not sport, simply slaughter, It is no sport compared with our method of hunting, The party during the few hours of the hunt shot 43 deer, 150 hars and something more than 750 pheasants, and every body went home satisfied and happy" Rochester Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

Miss Lillian Courtright, the well known Bridgeport speaker. will ad- dress the mothers at a meeting to be held in the studiog room p, S9O Chapel street. tomorrow at 4 p. m. A large attendance is expected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
CUT ON FOREHEAD.

Railroad Fireman Meets With an Ac-
 cident
 William Walmsley, a fireman on the New Haven railroad, was taken to the New Haven hospital early yesterday morning suffering from a cut in the forehead. The wound was not serious and he left the hospital during the day Walmsley belongs in Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

No Changes in Dictatorship and the
 Annual Statement Was Satisfactory
 to AIl-Assets $1,9S7,94565.
 Stockholders of the Security Insur- ance company assembled yesterday morning for the annual meeting, re- elected all officers and also again elect ed to the directorship of the company James s. Hemingway, E. c. Stoddard and John W. Alling, whose terms had expired.
 Reports of the officers were read and accepted as satisfactory. The assets of the company are $1,9SI I94565, and the liabilities are divided as follows: Reserve for unexpired risks S995, ,19S.S7 T2ecery,o for ,,nadiustpd 1oss-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
WRESTLING
DAN M'LEOD
 DEFEATS BARNES
The Latter Took the First Fall But Mcleod Proved His Worth in
 Other Two.

Springfield, Sept 26.-Jim Barnes stacked up against sturdy opponent when he grappled with Dan Mcleod the former worlds champion. last night at Graves hall. Barnes man. aged to land the initial fall, but Me Leod then wheeled around and nabb- ed the next two and the winners end of the match. It was one of the. best wrestling scraps ever seen here and what the crowd lacked in numbers was more than made up in the en- thusiasm which was displayed.
 It was evident as soon as Barnes appeared in the roped square that he was not quite up to the right training notch. Since making the match, fresh boils had broken out on him, two OH his body and one on his knee being plainly visible. Yet, despite this se- were handicap, the Springfield man jumped into the fray gamely and un- der the conditions his showing was remarkable. Mcleod, too, had it on him in weight by at least 1o pounds, although he was inside the figures that the match called for, l6S pounds. Barnes boils brought him below his normal weight, but he is by no means downcast over his defeat. With a few weeks more in which to build himself up again he believes that he will be fit as a fiddle and able to go up against Mcleod again and be re- turned as winner.
 No one was more anxious to win than Barnes, for Mcleod had caught him out of condition in Boston several weeks ago and defeated him and this was his chance to even up old scores. There was just a suggestion of bad blood between the pair and Mcleod was lucky in finding his man the way he did second time. The defensive work of Barnes was a revelation, the three bouts teeming with clever wrest- ling.
 In the opener they engaged in the most strenuous kind of struggling and there were no gentle tactics displayed in the way they tossed each other around the canvas-covered blanks. Barnes secured the first fall after 16 1-2 minutes of hard work, head chancery and arm hold turning the trick. The second session was every bit as exciting. Barnes was as agile as ever and slipped out of innumera- ble dangerous holds, his lghtning-likc movements electrifying the crowd. Mcleod finally trapped him with a half-nelson and crotch grip, after IS 1-2 minutes McLeod's weight began to tell on Barnes ill the third, but there was no let up in the Springfield man. He was game to the very core, and time and time again his elusiveness in escaping from apparently unbrcak- able holds brought the crowd to it's feet. It was vicious bar and chan cery hold that Mcleod slipped on him after 16 12 minutes, toppling him over on the mat and gradually fore ing him to the floor. it taking every ounce of strength that Mcleod pos sessed to pin his shoulders down.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
THE PUGlLISTS
JIMMY BARRY
 EXPLODED PHENOM
Sam Langford WaIlops Him Good
 and Plenty Jeffries is Too ''.."...' Lazy to Fight.

New York, Sept. 26.--Sam Lang. ford, the negro pugilist of Boston scored decisive victory over Jim Barry, of Chicago, last night at the Sharkey Athletic club. Both fight CTS were in prime condition and both fought fiercely for six rounds.
 Barry had the better of the first round. When the bell started the bout Barry rushed at his opponent and backed Langford around the ring. In getting away from the Chicago mans rushes Langford :rip- ped, and before he could balance himself Barry landed a slight right hand swing on the negro's jaw and the latter fell to the floor He was ul in jiffy and fought hard Barry then played for Langford's body, but Langford's cleverness enabled him to evade most of the heavy. blows While falling Langford turned on his ankle and this impeded his speed during the rest of the bout.
 Langford scored a clean knock down in the second round. Barry slipped and struck the floor When he regained his feet Langford land ed hard right and left swings on the Westerner's jaw and as Barry was sWaying from side to side Langfo-d struck him another terrible left hand swing on the jaw and Barry struck the floor with a thud.
 In the third round Langford land ed hard right-hand swing on his away and pecked at his opponent until the end of the round. Barry reverted to rushing tactics in the next round, but the Boston fighter backed away and while doing so landed several blows on Barrys jaw One of them had such force in 1t that for an instant the recipient was dazed.
 After they had clinched in the fifth round Barry struck the negro on the jaw with a hard right-hand swing. Langford grinned and retail ated with three left blows to the jaw. Barry was plainly fatigued but fought back gamely. Near .he end of the round he rallied consiG. erably and struck Langford several hard right and left swings on the face and jaw.
 Barry was tired in the final round and was content to fight at lone range. At this style the negro was much the superior and landed three blows to his opponents one. Lang. ford had the better of every round but the first
 Walter Stanton, of San Francisco defeated two men. He knocked out Young Guardini, of Philadelphia, in two rounds and then distinctly out. pointed Joe Gaynor, of Boston, in six rounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
THE SPORTING NEWS.
GREAT GIRL PITCHER.
May Take a Trip Through New Eng.
 land This Fall. r

The Vermillion, Ohio, baseball team, which has had phenomenal success this season against many of the strongest semi-professional teams of that state, is planning an extended exhibition tour through New England this fall. The team will have as it's pitcher Alta Weiss, the phenomenal girl twirler, who has pitched the Yer million boys to victory in many of their most important engagements.
 Miss Weiss is the protege of Mayor Williams of. Vermillion, who chanced to see her pitch in scrub game and immediately induced the. Vermillion manager to give her trial. In her first appearance she struck out 15 men, and while that is her record for a single game in strike-outs she has always been very effective. = :. Miss Weiss is rather frail and of medium height. She does not depend upon complicated .wind-up" for her speed. The muscles of her small fore arm and her biceps are like steel and they push the ball over the plate like rifle. shot. She pitches equally well overland or underhand. Her pitch ing is the more remarkable in that she seldom gives a base on balls
 Miss Weiss stands up to the plate like man, when at bat, and swings hard upon the ball. She compels the opposing pitcher to put them over. Her pitching costume is an ordinary girls gymnasium suit, the skirt of which reaches nearly to the ground.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
DOWD HAS TASK AHEAD.
Will Have to Build Up New Team
 For Clarkin.

Holyoke, Sept 26.-Tom Dowd, who will control the managerial reins or the Hartford club next season is enthusiastic over baseball prospects in the Nutmeg capital next season. He said yesterday that he would start at once to build up team that would be right up in the Connecticut pennant winner" he said, but you wait and see if we are not right up there with the leaders" Dowd will make his home here this winter. but will take occasional trips to Hartford to confer with Owner James H. Clark in regarding the seasons plans.
 Dowd will have to build up practi- cally a new team, as there are but half a dozen players left, and several of them are not likely to be Senators another season. With the drafting of Pete Wilson, Hartford's mainstay in the box, the team is left without single boxman. Mueller, who pitched at the close of the season. is the property of the Newark club. Be- sides a pitching staff. reliable back stop will have. to he dug up some where. and the infield reconstructed. If Harry Moves escapes drafting to the Eastern league he will be hack at third and Justice will be at short stop. A good second baseman is want ed. and as Nehring has a Connie Mack string tied to him which may prevent his return, first base will probably need a new protector. Charley Fal- lon is the only outfielder left.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
General Markets.

New York, Sept. s. FLOUR-Steady, but quiet; Minnesota patents. s5.l0a5.60; winter patents. s4 4oa 5; winter straights. A.30aLso; winter ex- tras. ss3Oa3s0.
 RYE FLouR-Firn; fair to good SAso a4so: choice to fancy. tlsSaszs.
 wHEAT-In sympathy with corn and higher cables wheat opened steadier this morning, but eventually turned weak un- der weakness in continental markets: September, s107x: December. sl.o9 Ii-lsa il0 1-1e; May. a.1z 13-lea1-I25s.
 CORN-Option market was fve-eighths of a cent higher on frost news and strong cables; December, I0aT0isc.
 TALLoW-Dull; city. slse.: country. sa elc
 \ HAY-steady; good to choice, naI.os. STRAw-Quiet at 55ae5c. x BUTTER-Firm and In good demand: extra western creamery, zsltc.: extra nearby prints, 3zc.
 EGGS Firm and in good demand; Pennsylvania and other nearby frsts, free cases Sc. at mark: Pennsylvania and other nearby current receipts in returna- bIe cases. itc. at mark: western. choice. free cases. Sc. at mark: do.. fair to good. free cases z4c. at mark.
 LIVE POULTRY-steady and in fair demand: fowls. Ilal5c-: old roostsrs. Ioa lie: spring chickens. 1la15c-: ducks. fla isc- DRESSED PoULTRY-Firmsr and ln good demand: fresh killed fowls. choice ilalfl4c: do.. fair to good. I5sIg1c: old roosters. SIC: roasting chickens nearby. i7c: do. western. 1szlsc.. brofIsrs. near ky, lsa1c-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
sPRINTER CARTMELL HOME.
Pennsyis Fast Runner Laden Down
 With Costly Trophies.

Philadelphia, Sept. 26.-With three gold watches. two soiia gold chains and innumerable cuEE and medals. won in England. in his pos session, x. J. CaTtmeiI. the Uoivergity of Pennsylvania crack sgTinter. cap. tain of the track team and twice in- tercolIegiate champion in the sprints. has returned from his trip abroad. Cartnell arrived yesterday on the WesteTnlaHd and came Immediately to Philadelphia, where he was greet sd by Nike Mu-pz- cs5 his numer- ous friends. Uho v-e-z anxious for full particulars C. la5. trip. He tooz part i1 fourteen meets while abroad and was uaplsced in only three Of them
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
Benson Furniture Co.
 1SS.19O South Main, 40 Grand St.
The Rsward of Hauahtiness.


 The other day a chemist was awak- ened about o'clock in the morning by a lad clamoring at his shop door. open- ing his bedroom window, be saw a small boy, who was gesticulatiRg wildly.
 whats the matterTr inquired the chemist.
 T want penny'orth O camphorated chloroform for t toothacher' howled the lad.
 The chemist was not overjoyed when he found how small the order was for which be had been so rudely awakened from his slumber: but talk ing pity on the sufferer, be dressed himself and went downstairs to sup ply the much desired relief. While measuring the drug he could not help doing 6 growl at the lad
 'Tfs like your cheek" he observed, ''to wake me up at this time of the night for a paltry penn'orth of chloro form
 'Oh. Is iti- said the boy resentfGi- ly. Then I'll tek nj custom some vheer else. Yer can keep yer chloro- form. vean'r hev 1t neaw for yer blooming saucer'
 And he dIdn't. He vent of quite in- dignsntly. nursing his jsW. to wake up another eheaist-Pezrsons Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

"Hatpin" Harry O'Hagan, a form CT Connecticut leaguer, this season with the Pueblo club of the Western league has batting mark of .2S6. His first base play has also been high class.
 If Joe Kelley sticks to his an announced determination to manage the Torontos in 1908, and foregoes the Boston National draft, he will be the second Kelley to refuse promo tion to the majors. Mike was scoop ed in by the St Louis Americans, re- fused to report, and directed the Am erican Associations Millers from the bench.
 It must make Clark Griffith sore to think that once he traded Jack Thoney the Eastern league sensation for 1907, for player who bore the illustrious cognomen of Orth Collins. Also the Cleveland club must. regret the day that it turned Thoney over to New York without consideration.
 Bonus contracts are to be missing from the American league next year if Ban Johnson has his way, B. B. J.. thinks that a player who has to be promised extra remuneration for playing up to his speed should be in some other organizations Fans think the big chief is right.
 Besides directing the fortunes of the Worcester flag winners of the New England league, Jesse Burkett managed to hit at .341 clip (un- officiaD for the Massachusetts combi- nation. To prevent being drafted a point Joe Kelley overlooked-the Human Crab released himself.
 Like many other cracking good pitchers, Neuer of the Highlanders has twirled in the New York state league. Griff's new southpaw was a Coal Baron In 1905. Jimmy Pastorius and George Bell of Brooklyn also be- ing in the organization that year.
 The annual meeting of the Ma tional Association of Professional Baseball leagues has been changed from October 15 to October 29.
 Pitcher Wiltze of the New York Nationals is resting at Syracuse with a bad ankle.
 Hickman of Chicago has a new nickname On account of his pinch hitting ability a Windy City critic has dubbed Kick Cheerful Charles. the Robust Rallier." The pale hosed aggregation has a peculiar personnel. In White and Hart they possess a battery of dentists. and White and Hickman own sporting goods store in Washington. When Isbell vam- oosed st Wichita. Kan. they lost plumber. but Edgar Hahn Is an old and Fielder Jones owns some oil wells and a tract of forest land besides, so that if Jones ever wants to retire to the tall timbers he can hike to his own reservation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
BOWLING.
Great Doings Over at the Casino
 These Nights.

Harrison won the daily prize on Tuesday with a score of 646, rolling a high single of 65. Neal won the daily prize yesterday with 611.
 The Waterbury Manufacturing company team is still high in the factory contest with 2011.
 The Hartford team vill be here next Tuesday evening and as they are tied with Waterbury for first place a battle royal will be on the boards. Reserved seats for this con- test viIl go on sale tonight and can be procured of any member of the squal or at the alleys at 10c each. The money derived from sale of seats will go toward paying expenses of the squad on out of town trips
 Twenty-Five new lockers are being constructed at the alleys and vill be placed at the disposal of the bovieTs when oomT ted
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
JEFF HAS GOTTEN LAZY.

Billy Delaney. who is in the east with Al Kaufman and a lightweight named Fred Landers, cOrrObOrates what has often been printed about Jeffries. Delaney says Jeff has no money, and would probably go into the ring if he were not to lazy to train. Delaney says the celebrated alfalfa to feed a trick ponev. and that alfalfa to feed a trick pOney. and that it is mostly owned by Jeff's wife. De- laney says Mrs Jeffries is now anx- ious to have her husband re-enter the ring and replentish the exchequer, but the big fellow will not do it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

The football squad of Fordham was put through light practice yesterday with a view to familisrizing the play CTS with the signals and various plays to he tried against Rutgers next Sat urday. Fordham will have one If the strongest Irackfields it has had in years both in weight and speed In the practice Scanlon was at right half back. and his good work makes him practically sure of the position GeaTy was at left half. Great work is prom- ised by Geary. as he is exceptionally speedy and a gritty player Therc seems little doubt that fuIIback will be taken care of by Cofey- Captain Garzzn will likely play at quarter hack Among the new men in the line Lynch is showing up well Mc- Carthy a sturdy and heavy player. is expected t0 fill the vacsnry at tackle. ColIsrd Is showing much i'm proMDent over last rear and it Is - that Coach Smith viu play
 nszter at guard in the open
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
hi- EMsrI Fate.

An American visitor in a German city bought a dsehshund The ami mars length of body. short and pecul- iariy shaped legs and highly intelli- gent dachs face" he writes. would have made the dog conspicuous among the finest of his breed One day we missed him and were unable to ind our pet. Next day his dead body. . little longer than in life. was shown to me by the man who came to tell us he had found the dos. He was very dead. but did want to know bow he met his untinely erd and after inquir- ing learned that be had been run over by a xpiezelscbeibe1tznspoEtTagen- I coal5 readily understand how that v-11d have killed even an elephant saf wanted to know why the internal uachine had been allowed to cone i7- tc .ee cl-v- It was relisf to be tod tE a spiezeIscaeIbertrzaspo-twzgsa is a wzz1a o7 which uirror plates are trznssozssd- Poo- Ertle d2chs-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
JOE WALCOTT LOSES LICENSE.

The two Boston pool room licenses revoked yesterday are that of Joseph \. Walcott, at 3l2 Cambridge street, West End, and Edward Gill. at 7J Shawmut avenue. Walcott, who is the colored ex-pugilist, paid a fine of SlO in court last Thursday for admitting a minor to his place, and Gill lost his license because it is alleged that Abram NJ. BuzZe1 of Wollaston lost S450 in Gill's place at the "lemo"" game. That case is now pending ill court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
MCCOY MARRIED WELL.

Yesterday Norman Selby, who is known more popularly as Kid Me- Coy. the prize fighter. paid S350,O00 for q big business building at the cor ner of 20th street and 9th avenue, New York. It is 12-story struc- ture. Mrs Selby, who was Mrs Ellis, received over $1.0OO, GOO from the es- tate of her former husband. and the Selbys have been investing it ln New York realty.