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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
POLO
THERE WILL BE
 NO GAME HERE
The Eagles Reject the Propositions Offered By McMahon and
 Halliwell.

It will be sad news to the lovers of polo in this city to know that the game will not hold forth in Wa terbury this season as the final
 meeting between the managers Of the Eagles hall and Managers Mc> Mahon and Halllwell of the polo team resulted in disagreement. That meeting was held last evening and McMahon and Halliwell made their last attempt to once more se- cure the hall for polo purposes. They made four distinct propositions They offered $50 night, which is the top price paid by any polo man. agement in the country, for the first proposition. Their next offer was 20 per cent of the gross receipts. The next was to take the Eagles in as partners. The last was an offer to sell the franchise outright. They had offered to sell to Eadie and Simmons of Bridgeport for $2,500, but they would make the price much less, if the Eagles were anx- ious to purchase. After the proposi> tions were made the Eagles board of directors with M. r. Greaney chairman went into consideration of the matter. The only propositions that they considered at all feasible were the two, one of which offered $50 a night for the hall and the other the 20 per cent of the gross receipts. After lengthy discussion, 1t was decided to reject all proposi- tions for polo and for the following reasons:
 The hall will be converted into a theater and the Hartford Stock company, now playing at the Jacques theater will be the lessees. Dave Hartford has probably been the most popular actor that has ever stepped on the boards in this city. He has made proposition to the Eagles to take the place for the en- tire year and play stock every after noon and evening. He will have practically the same company now completing It's summer course at the Jacques, including Miss Nordstrom, the leading lady. The engagement of this company closes at the Jacques next week and MT Hartford will at once begin his plans for the opening of the new theater. It will be refitted throughout, the stage in- creased in size, new stage settings secured and in every way the place will be made pretty play house. with the opening some time in No- vember. It will be popular price theater, but better plays than were ever produced in 10, 20 and 30 house, will be seen in the new Eagles theater, according to MT Hartford's statement.
 The polo franchise will now be transferred to Salem. where there is a pretty rink, that can be secured for $20 night less than was offered for Waterbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
BASE BALL NOTES.

Dubuc, the Waterbury boy. rather humbled the New Works in that sec ond game, and the beauty of it was that he was getting faster as the game progressed.
 The fans are wondering what has become of Tom Tuckey. He started in well with Boston, but for the past few weeks he has been missing from the lineup. One report has it that Tom is sick.
 There are two good twirlers still left in Connecticut, who have not travelled in State league company, but who could give some of them cards and spades and who ought to make good in fast company Those two are Burke of the Coe Brass team and McNamara, the Ansonia boy, who pitches for Danbury.
 The great majority of base ball fans in this city want to see New York win that pennant, and there was gloom around the square in front of the Democrat office last evening when the double defeat was announced. It was sad tale they carried to their homes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

Na
 with other statistics of a similar na-
 ture to throw light on the general 1 topic of the conservation of life and property through the prevention of fires, for the use of the commission
 when 1t meets here in December to prepare It's report for President
 Roosevelt.
 The fact that the investigations of
 the commission is being sought is an indication os the substantial progress of its preliminary work. For a time, perhaps, the men who undertook to prepare an inventory of the country s
 present natural wealth and the out look for the future feared that the task was going Ito sp.oyc too gigantic for them to finish ill time to submit to the first full meeting of the con-
 mission. December 1 But they say
 now there is no doubt that they will place in the hands oi tho commission la practically complete inventory upon which that body can base its further studies and recommendation This city fire fighting system inves- Itigation is part of. a general study of the conservation of life and prop erty. The commission is compiling an immense amount of accurate in- formation concerning the nature and extent of loss of life and property from fires. the cost of insurance, wa ter systems and fire departments, and the possibility of preventing fire through the use of fire-resisting building materials and of fire proof ing systems, and the desirability of changes in building systems. The letters which are going out now ask for figures on the total cost of each city's present distributing system, with the amount of pipe laid and the number of hydrants, and the, cost of the water used They ask further for an estimate of the cost of the sys- tenn and materials that would be re- quired if the necessity for fire ser vice were omitted and only a domes- tic supply were needed. Such cities as have a separate high-pressure fire system, or contemplate installing one can give actual figures of the cost of
 fighting fires; for others the expense can be deduced with tolerable &C., curacy.
 Some of the city officials regard their information as confidential, so that no figures will be available un- til tabulations of totals can be work ed out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
THE PUGILlS
JACK HAD HIS
 HANDS VERY FULL
0'Brieu aud the Society Man in s Hot Bout Fighter Taken III
 in Ring.

Philadelphia, Sept 26.-There was an old score to settle when A. J Drexel Riddle met Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in the1 ring Wednesday af. ternoon at private West Walnut street gymnasium. Last winter, as a wind-up to the indoor season of ths Merion Cricket club, Tony Riddle, as he Is known in club life, met the for mer worlds champion middleweight in hot bout. The society man, poet and athlete was i'll and was beaten by O'Brien.
 Riddle has persistently asked O'Brien for a return match.
 In the presence of half dozen club men the men fought it out in the form of the hardest rounds ever witnessed in this vicinity. At the end Riddle was bleeding at the nose and mouth, while, his left eye gave indication of taking on mourning. O'Brien's lips were swollen, his nose was slightly fattened and a big red patch on his ribs showed where Bid ule 5 FlCiOuS ilSHt Hduu UOuS oWiusio had landed. Both men were nearly exhausted and there was little to choose between them.
 Riddle played continually for the body, and many of his blows made O'Brien vince. The clever middle weight kept jabbing away at Biddle's mouth and nose, but the latter al ways same back for more.
 The contest was one of the most exciting and vicious that has ever been seen in this city. O'Brien had his prestige to defend, while Bidale was eager to wipe out the old score In the last round science was thrown to the winds and the men slugged with rights and lefts until the time- keeper called "a halt. They shook hands, but. 1t was evident that each was eager to continue. Friends of both stopped them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
GREAT CAME TOMORROW.
Brooklyn National League Team
 Will Be Here.

The baseball fans of Waterbury will have the last chance of this sea- son to See some of the big stars in the diamond world, when the Brook lyn National league team will come up here with all the best players in her lineup. Lumley, Hummell, Jordan, Maloney, Burch, McMillan, Sheehan, Fucker and all the other stars will be on hand to try con- clusions with the Independents. The latter team will have the fastest ag- gregation to be found in the market, Including Joe Connor, George Mulli- gan, Lachance, Fitzpatrick, Bill Dwyer, Bill Lallier. Tommy Lawlor, Bill Thompson. Sillery, Carmody. Henebry, Mike Slavin, Bill Campion and several other stars of this and other cities. It will be a fast game and the Brooklyn management has promised that if the regular team does not appear they. will forfeit their share of the receipts. The To- cal boys are going to make a great stab to win that game and they have chance at that, for no team has 1t very strong on the Independents. Every fan in the city should get out and root for the locals and perhaps the visitors may be treated to sur prise.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
DRINKING LESS BEER.
We'll Known Prohibitionist Says
 There Has Been Big Decrease.

Chicago, Sept 26.-According to figures given out last night by Charles R. Jones, national chairman of the prohibition party. there was au astounding decrease in the produc- ton and sale of intoxicating bev- erages in. the United States during the months of July and August last.
 Nearly s1,000,000 a day was the decrease in liquor production, as esti- mated by the prohibition leader. The greater decrease, according to Mir Jones, was in beer production, and this in face of the fact that July and August are said to be the two months of the year during which beer Is most heavily consumed.
 Mir Jones says he bases his state ment on official figures received from the internal revenue department at Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
GETS ALONG WITH RUBE.
McAleer Says He Treats Waddell as
 He Would Want to Be Treated.

Jimmy McAleer, manager of the St Louis Americans, has succeeded ill tanning "Rube" Waddell, something that no manager ever accomplished before. When asked how he had succeeded in pulling off this sup posedly impossible play, Jimmy said:
 T treat Waddell as I would wish to be treated myself, and I do not have the least bit of trouble with him. l find him to be very willing fellow, and what he does he does in the open and allows all the world to know about it. There is absolutely nothing two-faced about George Ed ward. One of the finest points about him is that he does not sulk or nurse fancied grievances, like a good many star players have known in my day. Men like this, while they wouldn't come out into the open and do things would, by secret means, so demoral- ize a winning outfit as to eliminate 1t from the running.
 "Waddell is peculiar fellow, but the fans in every city pamper him. and it Is not hard to find plausible excuses for some bad breaks the big fellow has made in the past. Per sonally I very much like Rube, and consider him one of the best twirlers now in the game, and all this talk about managers having to humor George Edward is poppycock, for I find him tractable. You'll hear from the big 'rube' when we fellows are coming down the homestretch. Stick pin right there and don't for get it, .a ,s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
THE SPORTING NEWS.

done. The consequence was that CrandalPs single merely filled the bases and Merkle drove Into a dou- ble play. The New Yorks had two on In the fifth. when Donlin's scream CT was beaten down by Hoblitzel. The first baseman also handled a roller from Seymour, on which Her zog scored. Dubuc became mightier as the game progressed and the field Ing behind him was great. The scores
 First game:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
Keen Pennant Fight.

New York, Sept. 26.-New York sui. fered serious setback in the Nation al league pennant race by dropping two games to Cincinnati. Pittsburg lost an opportunity to step into first place by losing one of the two games played in Boston. The pennant may be won or lost by the decision in dis puted game between the New York and Chicago teams.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
CoE BRass WINs.

Winsted, Sept 26.-The Coe Brass team of Torrington. the independent champions of the state, defeated the All-Stars of Connecticut here yes terday, 1 to 0. Farley and Shincel, the Waterbury battery. were used by the All-Stars and other leaguers in the lineup were Jerry Cornell and Kid Sherwood of New Haven, Fitz- patrick, Mulligan. Campion and Candy Lachance of Waterbury and Dwyer of Dss Moines, v3o is to 90 with the White eox next season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES. Government Making An Effort to Find Ont What If Costs.

Washington, Sept 2e.-The nation al conservation commission is trying to find out what. 1t costs the country to fight fires. The geological survey, which isAconducting this, particular branch of inquiry for the commission is sending out letters to city officials all over the country asking for data cn. the additional cost of city water supplies for fire protection beyond what is necessary for domestic use. This Information will De combined
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
ALL WATERBURYS PRACTICE.
All the Old Players are Reporting
 for Practice.

All candidates for positions on the All Waterbury football team will re- port for practice tomorrow after noon on the golf lots at 2:30. Prac- 'tice will be continued four nights next week. The All Meriden team will be here one week from Sunday, either or the golf lots or at Rockville. Two special cars will convey the Meridenites to this city. Tanner and Brandt, who were claimed by other teams in this city, reported last night for practice with the All Waterburys
 Manager Lawlor is trying to arrange preliminary game for one week from Sunday between the Laurels of this city and the Acorns of Ansonia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
WILLIAMS HORSE WINS.
Firestone Captures Handicap Event al
 l Gravesend Course.

New York, Sept 26.-A very or. dinary card was run off at Gravesend with the interest centered in the fourth race, a handicap at one and one-quar- ter miles, which was easily won by Thomas H. Williams Firestone. Re. suits:
 First Race. = Footpad, first; Wise Mason, second; Fashion Plate, third.
 Second Race. = Sayler, first; Mom- bassa, second; 0kenite, third.
 Third Race.-Kilcreen, first; Prac- tical, second; Hill Top, third.
 Fourth Race.-Firestone, first; Kil- liecrankie, second; Dandelion, third.
 Fifth Race. = Roseben, first; Star gowan, second; Saracinesca, third.
 Sixth Race. Queen of the Hills, first; Chaplet, second; Florence H., third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
Jail Burns With Prisoner.

:, Grafton. W. Va, Sept. 19.-The jail at Cass, Pocahontas county. was part. ly destroyed by fire, and Mary Tysins, colored, the only prisoner, was burned to death. It is believed the womai started the fire for the purpose of end ing her life. She was in custody on a charge of shooting her husband.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

Burke pitched for the winning team. as Hoar was saved for the game in Hartford to-day with the Echoes. The score: R.H.E. Coe Brass ..002002 0-413 All-Stars ..0 % DO o o 0--0 8 2
 Batteries-Burke and Brimble. Farley and Schincel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
STAND

AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Cleveland-Washingto 6: Cleveland, 1. Batteries-Witherup and Street; Chech and Bemis.
 At Detroit-Detroit, z; Philadelphia, 9 Batteries-Summers and Schmidt: Kel- logg and Powers.
 Second Game-Detroit 1: Philadelphia, 0 GO innings). Batteries-Summers and Schmidt; Schlitzer and Lapp.
 At St. Louis-Boston. 8; St. Louis, 1. Batteries-Steele and Criger; Powell, Pel- ty and Spencer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
NATIONAL LEAGIJE

At Brooklyn-Chicago, 5; Brooklyn, |, Batteries-Overall and Kling; Rucker aEa Farmer.
 At Boston-Bes ?; Pittsburg. l. bar- teries-Ferguson and Smith; Maddox and Gibson
 Second Gane-Pittsburg, 6: Boston, l. Batteries-Leifield and Gibson; Chappella and Bowerman
 At elphia-Philadelphia II: St. Louis. 1. Batteries-McQuillin and Jack littsch; Lush, Sallee and Bliss.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
Not His iiaart.

Parson-Good morning. Mrs. Stub bins. Is your husband home? Mrs. Stubbins-'E's home, sir, but 'e's abed. Parson-How is it that he didn't come to church on Sunday? You know we must have our hearts in the right place, Mrs Stubbins = LOT, sir. is carts all right. It's s trousers.-Lon- don Truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

{ .NBatted for Marquard in fifth.
 *"Batted for Durham in seventh.
 #*Batted for Taylor in ninth.
 Cincinnati 200 8 O2 0 CT New York .....0 001O0 o 0-1
 Two-base hit, Devlin; three-base hits, Lobert 2, Bescher; hits, off Marquard in innings. off Durham 2 in innings, off Taylor 1 in 2 innings; sacrifice hit, Bresnahan; stolen bases, Kane, Lobert, Bescher; double play, Mowrey. Egan and Hob litzel; left on bases, Cincinnati g., New York II; first base on balls, off Marquard 2, off Durham 2, off Spade 3; first base on errors, New York 1 {; hit by pitcher, by Marquard |; struck out, by Spade 2, by Marquard 1, by Durham 3, by Taylor. 1; passed balls, Bresnahan, Schlei; time, 2:00; umpires, Klem and Johnstone.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

#Batted for McGinnity in escond.
 %%Batted for Crandall in ninth. Cincinnati .. 70 40100 0 0 0-5 New York .. 70 OOH 0 0 0 O-2
 Two-base hit. Seymour; hits. off McGinnity 5 in ? innings; off Cran- dall 8 in innings; stolen bases, Bescher, Egan:; double plays. Now rey, Egan and Hoblitzel; Seymour and Bridwell;; Seymour and Merkle; left on bases, Cincinnati z, New York s.; first base on balls, off Du- buc 3, off McGinnity 1, off Gran dall 1; first base on errors, Cincin- nati 1; struck out, by Dubuc 4, by Crandall 1; passed ball, Bresnahan; time, 1:40; umpires, Johnstone and Klem
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
WOULD LIKE A CAME.

The Sterling football team would like to hear from any 120 or 125 pound teams in the city. Any one wishing a game call at the Sterling A. c. on South Main street. Cap tain Anderson, Manager Holland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

1ouTs loslng monty svsry gay thAt your teaenent is vacant Lee ehs pemexat and c tenant . dsys fos 0A
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26
WRESTLING.
Welt Sends Over Few to MT Mon
 tague.

| r The following story was taken from the Hartford Courant this morn-
 ing relative to Waterbury wrestler,
 but the true story of the match was not told:
 New Britain, Sept 26.-Louis Mon- tague, the Italian, got the decision | last evening in a wrestling match with John Welt, the Waterbury Ger man, in contest for the best two out of three for the heavyweight cham | pionship of New England. The match was not completed but Welt retired on account of the roughness of the Italian. The Italian used his head at times like goat and the Germans s manager declared he wanted to knock his man out.
 The entertainment was scheduled to start at 8 o'clock, but it was 9:15 before it began, and then it opened with the main bout.
 There was no money in the house. Cat calls, whistles and cries to Ego on" filled the hall before the pro- gramme was started. Bonefant and Eschin did not work as Bonefant re- fused to wrestle unless he got some- thing for it. Eschin said he was afraid and was hissed.
 Here is the correct version of the match: Welt was given the decision by Kid" Chipman, who was the ref cree. Montague was apparently afraid of his man and continually fouled himA If the Italian believes that he can throw Welt he can win $100 easily for Welt called around to the Democrat office this morning with one hundred bucks and offered to bet any part or the whole of 1t that he could make monkey out of Monta- que. It Is up to the latter now to accept and try and prevent being made one of Darwins theories.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-26

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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emit rate of cutting. Mr. Clifford Pinchot

emf rate of cutting. Mr.. Clifford Pinchot.
chief forester of the Agricultural De-
partment. said:
THE estimates Of the forest area OF
the United States vary from 50O.OOO.OOO
acres to 7OO.OOO.OOO acres, and they are
supposed to contain from fourteen hun
dred to two thousand billion feet Of tim
Der. The annual growth is estimated at
from thirty to forty-twO billion feet and
the annual consumption at one hundred
billion feet, which will make our supply
last about twenty years. But II we can
increase the growth and limit the cut
ting to what is only necessary that Pc
Rod could be doubled. or extended. at
least, to thirty three or thirty-fve years.
In order to accomplish this 1t Is necessary
for private owners OF forest lands to CO.
operate with the government and state
authorities in preserving the standing
timber SO far as possible and in prevent
ing wastage. Only % per cent Of the
timber now standing Is owned by the
nation and the states: Is per cent is
owned by private individuals.
protected. should supply larger popu-
iation than ours with all the building
material and fuel necessary. 1t Is only
needful to select the trees to be cut in
stead of allowing the entire forest to be
devastated. 1t is the usual rule with
lumbermen to begin at the limits OF a
forest and cut everything as 1t stands
large trees and small trees. the saplings
as we'll as those that have gained their
maturity and in state OF decay. The
saplinRs thus sacrificed are practically
wort HESS, although IL allowed to 60 on
growing they would soon become mer-
charitable timber. 1t Is just like man
going into a. flower garden and cutting OF
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complicated machines, which require
skilled men to operate. The spools drop
from the lathes at the rate OF one per
second, perfectly uniform and true. They
are then packed in boxes and shipped to
the thread factories In Rhode Island Con-
necticut. New York and New Jersey.
A few finished spools and about eight
million feet of birch bars are sent to Eu-
rope which are manufactured into spools
at Greenock and Glasgow. Scotland, and
Hull and Fleetwood, England.
Some Odd Epitaphs.
Mr.. b. A. Leonard Of De Pere Wis,
sends me the following epitaphs. which he
copied from the tombstones In the GENE.
terry of Southbridge Mass:
In memory Of
Dolly CLARK.
Wife Of
Jonathan Green.
Who died
March II. 1887.
Aged IS.
NY sickness was severe;
Twas long and tedious. too.
Ny children's love was all In vain.
Likewise physicians two
HELEN NJ Green.
Died
June "a. 1850.
Aged q.
From the sorrows Of earth her spirits now freed
And rejoicing with angels she's happy indeed.
Let your harps on the willows longer he found,
But rejoice that her Savior has taken her home.
Lucy J. Green.
Died
July o. 1850.
Aged d.
Bound 10 thou vast. kind sister.
BY the strongest bonds OF love;
Yet We mourn not thy departure
Since thou art gone to heaven above.
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