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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
Fire In Galveston.

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 29.-Au *.
plodiDg lantern carried by a Waterman
fred the wharf at No, II pier a'out
midnight, aud for three hours the flames
swept wbaryes along the ccast. The
loss is estimated q. $425,000. Seven
thousand bales Of cotton we're destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
Sinking of Steamer.

Boston, Jan. % The passenger
steamer Nantucket vent on The rocks of
Woods Holl, NJ tss., in a dense fog, at
1890 m, today and sank down with
three holes punched in her side by the
rocks. The crew and seven passengers
aboard escaped from the wreck, snd
reached Woods Holl safely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
Bold Robbery.

London, Ja1. 3d. In the populous
suburb Of TOltenham, at noon, today,
while thousands Of people we're on the
streets, two highwsymen held up an
automobile in which were the geek's
wages for the employees of the Shemaus
Rubber Factory. Two policemen were
10 the automobile, one acting as chauf.
feur, and the ether as guard. The lat
ter was killed and the former dangerous
~ wounded. In the excitement gu un-
known by'tander seized the sstchel con-
tang the money aud fed. The high.
wsymen also made their escape.
The bandits being pursued quickly
boarded a trolley car aud shot the motor
man and conductor aud fred among the
passengers.
OOe of the bandits put tie car at full
speed, while his pal covered the passen.
gers with his brace of revolvers. While
going at terrific speed, the car colided
With q wagon and became disabled.
Many of the passengers snd the driver of
the wagon were injured in this collision.
The robbers then jumped into a NOV
ing van and whipping the horses, into a
gallop, continued their mad fight. They
reloaded their revolvers while ia the
van and coolly continued to shoot at
their pursuers.
A half dozen of the victims of the
bandits we're children who had joined 10
the chase.
The total number Of injured, includ-
ing those who were hurt in jumping from
the steet car and in the collision, be-
tween the car and wagon, 1t is believed,
will reach forty.
Later the robbers we're surrounded
by the police when they blew out their
brains,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
Apooiutmeut Confirmed.

Rome, Jan. 23.-The appointment of
Dennis OConneIl, former rector Of
Washington University, as coadjutcr
bishop OF San Francisco was confirmed
today. It Is reported that Bishop 0'Con-
nell bad been made auxiliary bishop Of
San francisco, but this was mistake.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23


Who has not often since his birth
Exclaimed in accents far from mirth.
What fool I've made Of myself
OTTO sCHENITzER, a German, who
arrived 10 Savannah on a steamer yes.
terdsy from Pr ladelpb a, later shot
himself through the head 10 s.. Patrick's
Church. Sahenitzer LETT a note stating
that he was "mad with himselfiGr getting
angry" The suicide must have been Of
a sensitive nature. "Wrath killeth the
foolish man" was an observation made
many centuries ago. The great msjority
are disguised With themselves after set
ting on fire the course OF nature the
Cooling off, being humilisting ex
perience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23

SENATOR LA FoLETTE's new maya
zine charges that Senators Aldrich,
Hale, Elkins, CullOm, GalliDger and
Foraker are Senate bosses, not by merit,
bat by might. Aud this is just about
the Senatorial situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
DIED.

At her residence in this city at 10 p. M,
January %, 1879, ELIZABETH E., beloved
wife Of Charles z. Monroe, in the 37th year
Of her age Funeral from st. Msry's Church,
Monday, January 25th, az 8: 0 o'clock.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
Interment private Washington and Balh-
more papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23

Ssismogrsphs throughout Germany to-
day registered a violent earthquake esti-
mated st from 500 to $500 miles to
the east. The disturbance, according to
the sesimographs, wss much more viol-
ent than that in Italy.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

ing" said the big fellow as the Pirates
were speeding toward Cincinnati from
Indianapolis last week Il Ike 10 play,
but I hate the travelling, the crowds, the
hotels. and all this fuss and noise I wish
the Pirates could play al their games az
home, 50 that 1 could spend every night
az Carnegie where the people have seen
enough Of ne 10 know that ! am just Ike
other humans. and have become vel
enough acquainted with them 20 pass ne
on the street without stopping and gazing
AZ ne as Il I were a nine days wonder
That's PLAN talk, dear reader, but isn't
Il tust a bit refreshing after al the hot
air you have been reading about ''Ty"
Cobb Nike Donlin. Joe Tinker. Johnny
Evers, and the others who do not even
approach the only Honus n greatness
Cobb has been Dragging al winter about
what he would DO this season DOniin
has fcrsaken the diamond fer the foot
lights. Tinker also took vhiFl al the
theatrical game this winter.
Wagner could probably command n5Qre
money on the stage than Donlin aud
Tinker combined but you might as well
ask him 10 fy as 10 do any OF the stunts
that appeal 10 some OF the other ball PLAY
ers- Two years aso a weII-knoN-n clothing
firm wanted Wagner 20 take charge q
their gents furnishing department during
the winter
7 never had any experience" said
Honus.
"oh. you don't need any said the
firms representative We don't want you
10 do any selling You Just. stand IN our
store few hours z day and let us ad-
vertise yog as our manager. and vel pay
YOU g handsome salary.
SO that's the game. Is IT, replied
Wagner '-WelL. you Just count ne cut
OF II. I'm not hunting publicity. I get
too much Of il"
This winter Wagner had a basketball
team which played at Carnegie and CrSf-
ton The team made quite q reputation,
and some OF the players suggested that
they take q trip through New York Just
advertise that i IS Wagaer's team and
you'll get big guarantees" said one Of
them You won't DO anything OF the
kind" broke in Wagner. You can taks
a trip If you want 10. but I won't 20
along and you can't use ny name It's
before the public too much
/ And that IS Wagner for you
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

II seems 70 re that the fighters o.
the present dey are money mad said the
veteran sporting man the other night
why. even the great Heenan-Sayers night
Was for only s. 9o side
Away back in IS5s Tom Paddock DE-
feated Harry B7oome for Sl.ooe and the
ehampionship Of England. and the next
year savers whipped Perry. the Upton
slasber. IN a severe battle for q similar
amount In 1853 Tom King after hard
fight defeated Jem Mace for 500 side
and the English championship. IN 1870
Joe Goss and Mace fought a slaughtering
draw for 1900 a side
Then 60 back 10 some OF the bare
kuuekle fights decided on American soil
Harry Lazarus fought Denny Harrigan
in 1850 for 500 q side Up IN Canada
Harry was a son OF the weII-known lazy
Lazarus. who ran the FaIstah, q famous
old sporting hotel in James street. New
York. They battled eighty-six rounds IN
I0s minutes. and HarIS won.
After the fight Lazarus shook hands
with poor Harrigan and then collected
so from the spectators for his antagonist.
This WAS considered a very important
fight Al the time. and al the leading New
York sports we're at the ringside. just
think how much the victor got out Of this
affair after he paid his training and other
expenses
why. most Of the fighters Of to-day
wouldn't accept S500 for three weeks
work 70 get into condition, while Harri-
gan and Lazarus trained hard and faith
fully for three months
All that Joe Coburn. afterwsrd cham
pion OF America. fought I'd Price for in
1886 was 800 side The battle took
place at Still Pond, about nine miles from
Boston. and created great excitement
among Eastern sporting men
Price was a handsome fellow OF twen-
ty-fve years. standing i've feet ten
inches and weighing 1e5 pounds when he
entered the ring He was a native OF
London. England. while CobuTn was born
in Ireland. being FIVE feet 2 II inches tall
and weighing is pounds. The battle last
ed 80 rounds in 90 minutes. and was the
longest bare-knuckle dght ever held in
America Up to that time
Fought Four Hours for 500.
Later on. however. James O,NeiI. Of
New York. and J Fitzpatrick fought for
four hours and twenty minutes at BeT-
wick, Up in Maine for 800 a side. on De-
cenber 4. 1850. Price was a remarkable
man. aside from his ability as a fighter
He studied law and was admitted to ;he
bar 10 become a noted attorney.
after this long battle with Price Co
burn began to pose as the American
heavy weight champion. and the following
year he faced Harry Gibbons. srom Bel
fast. Ireland, for the title and $500 a side
The ring was pitched in a large orchard
which an old farmer up in Bertie County
I Canada. had donated for the occasion Co
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

burn vas seconded by the noted Orvilie
Gardner and Jimmy White. while Glib
hons handlers were John Pyburn. after
ward a Brooklyn police commissioEer. and
Hen Wiuk,e- Il was a good stin battle
with honors even up 20 the twenty-hrst
round. when COburn landed a corking
blcs over the heart and the Irishman
went down and out So you see that away
back ffty years ago fighters could score
knockouts with blows in the body Co
burns blow reminds me Of the famous
solar plexus punch with which Fitzs-n1-
mons STOPPED Corbett az Carson City.
after COburn got back 20 New York
and settled his training bills he had Just
80 left TO spend about town. When yea
compare this with Tommy Burns s55eV.
for losing 10 Jack Johnson il seems Tldic-
ulous. for Coburn was greater pugilist
than Burns in every way Why, boys.
Coburn would have whipped Burns John
son. KetcheH kaufman, Langford. and
the rest Of the present crop rs easy IS
rolling of a log
Go hack TO fighters Of twenty years
ago. when even the great Jack Dempsey
did not refuse To fight for couple Of hun
7red dollars. John /. Sullivan IN his
early career. when he was really a. his
best. received only 50 for beating steve
TAYLOR at Harry HiHs Old sporting resort
In fSSf. The same year Sullivan get Si59
for knocking John Flood oct IN eight
rounds IN that memorable fight on a
barge in the Hudson River. Sullivan
Thought he vas the greatest man that
ever lived when he flashed the coin
around town that night
I saw Paddy Ryan sitting down weep
ing at Golfers station. " Va. after
5efeatine old Joe Gcss IN 1850 in q sixty
ave-round fight and winning the heavy
weight championship Of America
what's the matter. PADDY ] asked
RYAN pulled 500 out Of his pocket and
counted the tens and twenties over
slowly as he replied:
I've got myself all battered up Tor a
few dollars. This is all I get for training
and fighting Ny hackers Docketed the
other S7oe-
h-aint yer the blOomiR' championE eX-
claimed old Goss. who came over TO as
sure Ryan that he harbored no IL ieel-
ms.
IN hand youW ave jolly eood times
when yer get back ONE. me lad" con-
/ tinued Goss. as he patted Ryan On the
/ back in a fatherly way.
This was the only loser Of a fight 1
/ ever saw giving consolation to the win
ner. X vas rather pathetic, too, coming
as il did from an cid broken-down prize
/ fighter who had just received the beating
/ that ended his long ring career. When he
| got aboard the train some Of the boys
chipDed in ana presented old Joe with
about 500. for Goss had lost every dol
/ lar ne had in the world on the result of
/ the mIH and was going home dead broke.
! Poor Goss was arrested shortly after
/ ward as one Of the principals in this az
/ fair and was taken back 20 West Virginia
where he served a year behind the bars
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

The Friends School met the Baltimore
Friends on the Red Lot yesterday after
noon. but Just when the Gun started old
Tainmaker butted in and thus stopped
what might have been the most interest
ing contest Of the season The Friends.
OF this city. will probably 90 to the Oriole
CITY next Friday or Saturday 20 try their
luck on the Baltimore diamond
The second seminoles defeated the Bel.
monts Friday. by the score Of TO Q, and
saturday defeated the third Braddocks.
hv the score OF "A TO 10 The second
Sar,i1oies want games with teams aver
sef,z eleven years. Address Il KIM
bar. i7ss willard street northwest
The Colonial club desires games with
teams averaging thirteen years Address
Manager Lionel Tansley. S1 G street
northeast. or Herbert Howes, captain.
ss Pickford place northeast. The fol-
lowing Is the lineup: William Fitz-
uatrick. right field: William Sheehab.
third base: William Brown. left field;
William Ryan. catcher; James walters
shortstop: James Fitzpatrick, first base:
Elery Fleister, second base, Herbert
Howes. pitcher; Joe Sullivan. center field.
Fred NeuIand. shortstop: Lionel Tansley.
srst base; Sam Boyd, third base
The Nasc team Of lie Droit Park added
another game to its victories by defeat
ing the ST. Aloysius team. to 4. The
feature Of the game was the pitching OF
Low for the winners
The game was called al the beginning
Of the sixth inning on account OF rain
The Macs would Ike 10 arrange games
with teams averaging from twelve 10
fourteen years. Address l. Mellon. u
Thomas street northwest
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
WAGNER Is MODEST
Big German Likes Nothing
Better Than Retirement.
IS NOT SPOILED BY SUCCESS
In n willing Tziker or Any Subject
Except the Great National Game.
Loves the Playing, but sbuBs the
Travelling, the Crowds, the Hotel
Life, and All Such.

, Who's that big. awkward guy over
thsre."
What. Don't you know who that IS?
Whv. rs Hans Wagner. rhe greatest
baseball player thar ever donned uni
fern
The above conversation took place IN
Carnegie the day that the Flying Dutch
man left 10 Join the PiTaIes before the
opening OF the season The man who
asked the question was stranger in the
thriving little suburb. but he was at
tracted 10 Wagner by the fact that a
crowd had gathered around him az the
station While he was waiting for bis train
Wagner the king Of baseball players.
YES. the title just suits him. but he IS
far different from most stars, no matter
IN what realm they scintillate- The big.
svrkward German loves nothing better
than quiet and retirement. he hates a
crowd and detests the nOtoriety which
his achievements on the diamond have
brought him. he loves baseball. but the
game would suit him better Il he were
permitted 70 gather together nine and
NAV behind closed gates. with the public
barred. And under suoh conditions Il IS
dimcult 10 even imagine what wonderful
stunts he might pull of
'sHonus" has been before the pubic for
many years. but he has never been spoiled.
No bail tosser has ever been more fused
over and petted than he, but he has never
even lost his dIfidenee OF msnneT- he
Is as shy as the average schoolgirl, and q
deal more so than many Of the latter
class
Talk baseball2 Never. He will converse
with YOU about guns. dogs, basketball.
horses. automobiles. or anything else you
Ike. but mention the national game 70
him and he closes I'D Ike clam, and
never an opinion do you get from him
I'm kind OF sorry the season IS open
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
HERE ARE THE REASONS.
tCleTeland LAader-l

Naps:-Thats the short Of IajOies Napoleon
FighlandeTsc-The + u on a
they
Brownsc-Auother handing
T1gers@Detr0its disposition
White Sox2-They
Sox2-Simiiar
CiIants2-Once they giants in
Quskers21hey o
cardinais2-Robson o e colo
Cubs2-onc the
suburb and the fans practice doing dodge
Pirstes2-once Pttsbgrg
Doves2-Drop from
Reds?-AIways bright
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
NEWS OF THE BOXERS
What Knights Of Squared
Circle Are Doing.
ATTE1L-MORAN BOUT IS OFF
Jim Barry sails fer England 10 pick
Up some Easy Cofa-Netcheis May
Let Ont BIS Manager, WiIIGs Britt.
Erne Calls on the alateh with
Cross in Neyy York Monday Night.

New York. MAY lit developed to-day
that there win be 10 battle between Abe
Atteu and owen Moran at local club
for At least three months, If then. Attell
says an injured hand win prevent him
from fighting anybody for that length Of
time. Attelrs announcement comes Just
at the time og Aioran's acceptance Of his
weight conditions for a mill, and IS re-
garded as a subterfuge
j IS probable that Atten has reached
secret agreement with Promoter Cot
froth 10 take part IN a forty-hve-round
bout st Colma with Jem Driscol in the
fall Conroth. it is said. has sewed up
Driseou already. and has been husting
for Attelrs signature for the last ten
days Between now and next November
CoaFoth VII pun of fights IN al tire
pugiiisuc classes from bantam to heavy
weight
Jim Barry. the Chicago heavyweight,
sailed FOR Europe to-day on th- steamship
s.. Louis He expects 10 meet Joe Jean
nette 70 a faish in Paris at an early date.
and viii remain on the other side al
summer. meeting all comers. He said
before sailing that he intended to see the
Langford- Hague mill in London on May
4 p and would challenge the winner.
It IS reported that stanley Eetcheu may
release his manager. Wnus Britt Ketchel
may take part IN a ten-round bout st IN,
Falrmount Athletic Club in the neal
future with some heavy-weight o. >,
selected 10y Manager Gibson. iust 10 giv,
+ sporting men a line on as ability G,
whip a bigger man than himselgs sKetcheI
IS taking light exercise at his quarters
near Woodlswn. but ne says he vii
scale AT not less than I70 pounds the mex
Tine he enters the ring.
Battling Nelson. numerically scores
/ for declaring of his forty-fve-roun,
fight with Packey mcfarland. now say
ne has merely postponed the bout from
July to early In September. But Ne
sons critics still insist that he is stan
! ing and has no Idea Of ever settling hi
/ differences with the crack Chicago boxer
out on the Coast fight experts say Die
HyIsnd MS good chance nf defeat
I ing Nelson in the coming forty-hve-rounr
mix-up Hyland IS wcrking hard. ii
SAYS he VIII tire Nelson out and figh
/ him in his own rough sJyie
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

There is just as much difference be-
tween boxing Of to-day and as il was
years ago as there is between daylight
and darkness. To-day 1t seems 10 be a
commercial Business; in my day It was a
ease Of superiority. When I was fighting
il was case Of winner take all Now
adays the men insist OF a good losers 2
end II they keep this sort Of thing up
they VIII kill the game
How many Of these fighters OF to-day
are there that viii bet sio.e0 each. in
addition 70 the purse2 Yet. WREN fought
Corbett. the purse was $4,000 and $1,000
each for a side bet never had a guar
sntee in my lie as 10 how much I should
receive before 1 went into the ring. and
YOU know as well as 7 do that q man
WI nor fight as hard when he knows he
has something coming 10 him IS II there
was nothing in sight If he lost The only
method thar can make a champion is by
battling london prize ring rules. with
bare knuckies, on the turf the same as
I fought Jake kilTain. Charley Mitchell
jim Flood, and others. Take a man and
let him box twenty rounds and get q
decision; what does this demonstrate
my theory is neither man is hurt; and
there IS no demonstration of strength,
science, or skill unless man Is hurt
Conditions Changed.
in my DAY gave every one a chance.
and offered Sl.eo0 If they could stand up
for four rounds. without my opponent
deFositinS a dollar but nowadays let a
strong man tyoungl attempt 20 assert
himself. and one OF these so-CaUed cham
pions sells him 10 20 post $5.965 OF get
q reputation CO not tell nay Sparring
partners 10 tap lightly. but tell them 10
sau in for al they are worth In the
pzsJ nincty-seven weeks, every tine they
have started IN % hand Il 70 me, 7 have
STOPPED them all. and when I get in such
condition that I VIII have TO tell any
one that puts on the gloves with me not
% hit hard. and 90 get a reputation first
before they can spa with ne. I VIII quit
t5e business.
Example for Fighters.
Vow. II several OF the s0-caIlsd cham
pions Of to-day that have sufficient money
would DO as I have done in the past and
oaer S5a OF Sl-eea TO any man they can
not stop III four rounds. they viii certain
lv help bring out some new championship
timber Now, my spaTring partner.
think. has as good a chance as any 81
them but where is ne going 20 get g 90
60 post, when he IS only making SO Z
Veek2 Notwithstanding the. fact that tki
man has knocked out some forty mel
within the past year they say: well
these men were all dubs." I notice tha
there are none Of the champions knock
ing OUT forty uen within the past year
anyway. Now, again. II a champion j
going 10 be q champion he should remain
2 champion and give every one a chance
and not retire. as jim Jeffriss did Whel
he was tWenty-seven years old Wha
kind OF d champion is thar I tell y0-
that no game champion can retire a
that age and 90 justice 10 himself an
others I suppose Il I had stopped whe
] licked Eirain that 7 would have bee
The greatest man n the world. but I di
not stop until nature asserted itself an
7 fell from exhaustion. 7 have jusF a
great an interest in the sport to-day a
] ever. had in my life, and I would Tx
70 see the public get better run FOR thei
money than they Go.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
JOKE ON GERMANY sCHAEFER.

umpes have Moth
ing remarked Herman
schaefer a az the Hotel Euclid
@FIowst that, asks o Tigers
said shaefer with weIsiuuated
a
your the comedian JOSS pitch
nes . 2 made hit
Eot ten" somebody said
Schaefer did
back going into the pocket
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
GOSSIP OF THE BOXERS.

Promoter COffTOth. Il Is understood. has
arranged q fOTty-fve-rOUnd battle be
tween Jem Driscoll and Abe AtteH for
the feathsr-weight championship Of the
Uorld 70 be decided at COlma on Thanks
giving Day. Il is said that the men viii
tight for . per cent Of the gate receipts.
which may reach the s50.a00 mark Just
what weight Viii govern the miH Is not
known just now. bat the belief Is prev
aient that the little pUgilists viii scale
at 70 pounds i've or six hours before
ring time.
Several local fight followers who saw
the twelve-r0und bout between sam
Langford and Sandy Ferguson in Bos-
ton Tuesday night returned here to-day
aBd proceeded 10 score the decision OF
The referee who declared the night p
draw They declared with emphasis
hat I.augfoTd w0n-au the way and
mat e the fight had gone 20 a finish
Ferguson would have been knocked out.
according 20 those eyewitnesses. the big
crowd 81 the ring side hooted the ref
erees verdict and went away fully con
WINGED that LangfOri was not only the
master, but was also capable OF giving
Johnson his QuieJus Ferguson was fully
-ti-- ltle-ltt-r iI--et anu ~ Eil anEfES
taller sian LangEord. who punched and
cutseneraied him in a majority OF the
rounds
KetcheIE after looking at the pictures
OF the Burns-JohnsOn fight the other
day. told some friends hat he was more
confident than ever before that he could
put the big negro away when they meet
a. Colma in October. johnson knows
nothing about footwork.T he said. "and
ha VIII be much easier than Jack
O'Brien- VIII beat his guard down and
VIXEN I put in q few stomach blows II
have a chance 10 so after his Jaw I'm
rot afraid Of his punches. He can't hit
ans harder than O'Brien. which viii
make II impossible for him 20 keep me
away or put me down. AH hope IS
thar Johnson VIII not funk don'i
Nant his S5oo0 forfeit"
Young Erne, of Philadelphia. has callet
OF his ten-round bout with Leach Cross
arranged FOR Monday night. at the Mara,
thon Athletic Club, in BROOKLYN. eros,
VIII box either Erne or Johnny Martc
there on May IL