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The evening world., 1909-03-27

rERE are four names that threat
- en- 20 20 down In baseball his
! : tory as the only slmon-pure
Original Hold-Out" Ciub-Donlin,
King, Jones and Willis. Hans Wag-
ner and Lew Wlltse looked like char.
ter members for a time, but they
proved cutters and Joined their clubs.
OF the four, New Workers are more
concerned In Donlin than In any one
else. Donlin's reasons for holding out
are well known.
Johnny Killing. conceded to be the
best catcher In the business. refuses
to Join the Chicago Cubs. Kings
kick is not so much over salary.
though that Is wha, he Is baslng It on.
as the fact that he wants 10 get away
from Chicago and Join the Cincinnati
team. Killing is one OF the best pool
PLAYERS In the country. and has a
chance 10 open a large room In Gin
cnnatl. He wants 10 take that
cnancc, but, In order to do so, he
would have TO play In Cincinnati
Hence his kick lie Is the pillar OF
the Cubs. and viii be missed.
The evening world., 1909-03-27
ForWard Pass Rule
May Cause Mix-up
In Football Rules.

Although none Of the members Of the
Intercollegiate Football Rules Commit
tee, which mot at the Murray Hi Thea
ire yesterday, would commit Themselves
the forward pass rule Is the ono that
l. going to cause lot OF discussion be-
fore the new rules are issued this year.
The rule caused lot OF dissatisfaction
las. season. and all the rule-makers and
caches are trying 20 devise some way
o., changing Il without doing away with
q: entirely
After the meeting the omc!as and
other members OF the committee re-
fused tu make any statement as -
what trlEsr.:sd That the discussion
" the Toward pass came up was
stated unDtfi ally. AIonz0' 4 stag. ot
the University ~ Chicago. was credited
as the leader Oi the forces opposed to
any change In the present rules. The
advocates " a change were led. Il was
aid. by Parae II. Davis. OF Prines,on
The evening world., 1909-03-27
GREATEST FIGHT
IN MANY YEARS,
DECLARE FANS
BY JOHN POLLOCK,

u - AZ
w o'pr,ar h,,,re il over and three
w lido, ras,I,od tr,r,
,,. ,a,,,os, ,y,s one Of the
II. FIRST 'He V""''' ,.t,Irt,y,
greatest ever witnessed N ,n,s V na en-
take punishment and mira, the contest on st
has heIped u pu' '"e o,v
'''ls ',.S ~, = hn" 1 nn,ne M since the local
climbs first begar to hold pt<!hS stays
WV. .I,.,. r,o,h.,s
'or '''e'' ''e''''
While the cru "a which witnessed NV
,,s ,,,, "A, large as was expected.
those who were there VIII hot !ofs" wv
scrap as long as they hIe' az nose VINO
remained away are PROBABLY HSS' iSs ' ssS,.
'''0' '''' '''''' -,
PHILADELPHIA jack Br!en. who has been
sr saI MANY ma 'I .; them as The same persona
who wished he would GET his BLOCK knoSked
and Yelled themse,ye. hoarse for o,Br!en 70
JACK. Young Corbstt" knows that.
which contained the gloves to b, worn BY
AMI n aTso 4, hIack glove which he showed
~ kstSH.i who hantsI i, back TO Britt, and
he tossed /, into the box Mccoy then took
he LIocE gloves Tor ~ Brien
VIZ -
After O'Drlen's millionaire second Mr.
Riddle had waved his hand to many Of his
sCSs'y ' e;mShs, nor f,s nn5 Watched ,sas
NIL, r,'I NJ, E.,g1sl's rlnvss ''ue mas
sIinrad n l. -iSk in on" ~ TIE gloves Tony"
sappa.S m. ~ he rseIpf,r. rom The ada
go, Nm, Ls,cbsI,, Sn-pa,
'"'' 'N' ~
George NJ. Conan. the "Yarkee Doodle"
Nm. Mnv n1' NY hox Mar SstSbes come
txi'b bis I,tnyaysr San Harris LACY Welsh.
S lam ". ScbwnriI ',S 81" ,mS fpieHSs CSban
rooted so hari that after the but was fin.
cgmpany again.
-
you are to bate. stsaley, s,raight rules
s a n*'e[ rsa5 Ks nS1 nm ss an o6 tl
a The floor Hurst then vent over ana toii
thai he does not Hi too IoS Tin ""'S'
The evening world., 1909-03-27
Svanberg Hurls
Hot Challenge at
Marathon Stars

Ernie Hjertberg, trainer and manager
Of John Svanberg, the Swedish Mara
thon runner Is out with challenge to
the world. Hjertberg believes Syanberg
can beat the world at the Marathon
distance.
Il have engaged Celtic Park for April
u.s." said Fl iertberg to-day. Il am ready
10 match SyanbeTg with any man on
earth to run race OF twenty-s!x. miles
and 3Sj yards on that date. Svanberg Is
a champion and will show 1t II he can
get chance at any OF the stars"
Svanberg was eager TO enter the
Marathon Derby to be run at the Polo
Grounds next Saturday, but his entry
was not accepted owing to certain re-
strlctions made by LOngooat ShrG5b
and the other stars iiertberg says he
will endeavor 20 get chance at the
winner Of the derby.
The evening world., 1909-03-27

the ropes Ketchel followed fast.
Around three sides Of the ring they
went, and then OBrien turned and
tried to clirch. Swish, went Ketchel's
left fist through the air, and as the
blood-soaked glove crashed on OBrien's
jaw the Philadelph!an fell straight
backward at full length. ketchel like
a man whose work Is finished. turned
toward his corner Hurst began to
count He had reached -four" when
the bell rang O'Brien was still on
his back. Hurst could have counted
fifty over him, but the time was up.
Stanley Kctchel Is a real champion.
He has tho class, the pride. the con-
fidenCe-the wallop.
As for lack O'Brien, he fought on
the level-aud he was whipped,
The evening world., 1909-03-27
HES A MARVEL, "SAYS OBRLEN:
my TOUGHEST GO".-.KETCHEL
O'Brien Game,
Says Referee

The bout was one Of the best I
have ever witnessed" said Referee
Hurst. AT first | had trouble sepa-
rating the men. but after few
rounds they seemed 10 know what
wanted OF them, and would break
whenever ordered them to do so.
Toward the end O'Brien held on
sreat deal, but suppose he did so
because he was being badly pun
ished. All lighters generally hold
on when they are getting hurt, so
vou couldn't blame O'Br!en, He
fought one OF the glmest battles I
ever saw him put UP, They can't
say now tina; he is not game"
The evening world., 1909-03-27
KETCHEL GIVES
O'BR|EN A FIERCE
BEATING IN BOUT
Champion Manages to Land Knock
out Punch Just -Four Second
Before Fight Ends.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Stanley Kech OBrien terrible beating gltedged
club last night and knocked him cold the end the tenth round Al
though Oien for minute the having
opposite his the record books by piece luck
last knockdown four seconds before the end the
round and while Tim Hurst counting the bell The timing
1t thrilling fight from the start upanddown scrap
OBrien fought desperately and there times when
ing the best Of it. But youth and strength
Ketche the class from start to finish Even was scoring
heavily the middle Of the fight Kehe him steadily and
with utter contempt for his blows didn't block or avoid them
Ketchel evidently looking end things wifi nrr
The evening world., 1909-03-27

The fight began with all the frills OF
q championship. Ketchel had Billy
Britt. Johnny Frayne and Jimmy John
son In his corner. Behind O'Brien were
the tricky Mccoy, Jack Egan and the
Philadelphia fight bug. Anthony j..
Drexel Bddle.
OBrlen was first In the ring. When
Ketchel clambered through the ropes
he walked straight across to OBrien's
corner and held out his hand O'Brien
paid no attention TO him. refusing to
rise from his seat. The crowd Kissed
and hooted the PhIladelphian. Ketchel
walked back to his own angle OF the
ring with no more expression on his
face than q wooden Indian.
Ketchel Cool, O'Brien Nervous.
He was a fine, manipulating fellow,
this ketchel. He was cool and lnditfer-
ent O'BrIen. looking across the way
under his shaggy brows. seemed ner.
vous,
Soon the formalit!es were over and
the bell rang. O'Brien came out and
danced lightly around. Ketche! rushed
at him suddenly and, missing. got
hard right on the jaw. He never
bllnked. Again he rushed. O'Brien
lodged him and, turning again, cllnched
and began talking with vicious look
on his face. If he meant to rattle Ket-
chel he was disappointed. The Montana
boy vas fighting along now with a
dreamy look on his face-a look OF en-.
joyment such as musician might wear
while composing a masterpiece. This
boy certainly does love the game.
Several times in the first round Ket-
chel missed, and O'Brien countered him
hard before he could recover. 1t was
O'Brien's round, and for the moment II
seemed that he might make good his
boast and at least outpoint the cham
pion.
The evening world., 1909-03-27

In the interval after the first round
O'Brien's seconds worked hard forcing
the padding OF his left glove back
toward the wrist. When the bell rang
O'Brien had practically bare fist, COW
cred with single thickness OF leather.
At once he tried to lab at Ketchel's
eyes and mouth with this ugly weapon,
and It was evident that the tricky
Quaker intended to make showing by
drawing blood. Ketchels face soon
showed bruises, but wasn't cut in this
round. Instead. he chased O'Brlen to
the ropes and smashed him between the
eyes with terrific overland right hook
that blackened them both and nearly
closed the left. 1t was almost a knock
out. O'BrIen caught Ketchel about the
waist with both arms and hsl.i-e...- Tor
his life while Referee Hurst :.
pull him away. Ketchel pushed him on
and whaled him with right and left
"Ooh" exclaimed the r!ngsiders with
every blow. The bell stopped the
slaug ter.
In the third. a left from Ketchel
opened big cut over O'Briens left
eye. 1t was lucky for OBrlen, for
the flow of blood kept the eye from
closing. He was very tired, and
Rugged continually in the clinches.
Toward the end OF the round he raj.
lied and caught Ketchel a peach Of a
right-hand on the chin. Ke,chel
changed his expression for the first
time and smiled He came back with
a sizzling left hook that cut open
o'Briens RICH eyebrow O'Brien coy
cred with blood from head to foot.
was a p!tiful sight At tie end o.
the round lie staggered 10 his corner
ketchel Fights carelessIy
As soon as the fourth began there
wa sa mIxup, and o'BrIen came out
smeared with blood again. Ketchel.
with contempt for O'Brlens punches
written on his face, walked In con
stantly with his arms down lie was
evidently waiting for n chance 10 put
the punch over. OBrien took adsau-
tage OF his openings, and ja0JeI
Ketchel time and again with the hony
buckles OF his left fist ketchel
began 10 bleed from nose and mouth.
- he walked In earelsssly and
The evening world., 1909-03-27
KETCHEL IS A WONDER,
DECLARES KID MCCOY.

THAT fellow Ketchel is one OF the
greatest fighters ever saw" said
Kid Mccoy. "He has more vitality
than most OF the men OF his class
during the Horton law days, and l
must say that he can certainly take
punishment. OBr!en gave him
enough beating to stop any three
other men, but he did not seem to
mind bit. He Is one o.. those
persistent fellows who never stops
going after man until he has him
beaten. OBrien is entitled to con.
siderable credit for the battle he
made, as he has not fought for over
year"
The evening world., 1909-03-27
O'Brien!s Millionaire Second
SQvs Ketchel Is a Wonder

j. CIony DreXe! Bdde millionaire society of Philadelphia.
the OF the Bde
that lie supposed capacity hoped
holding al
thing but the real handlers
when Bion o
1t n ring" Blddle
after the battle
for he certainly fought hard win and although badly
never nncd under and fought back thought
OBrens bout unit the rounds,
must admit that Ketchel is a
The evening world., 1909-03-27
T0.NIGHT'S FIGHTS.

At the Long Acre a. C. stag John
ny Sullivan. Of the Hamilton A. c..
will NEE. Young O'Brlen, OF New
Jersey, in the main bout OF six
rounds. Besides this bout there will
be about five others and a battle
royal between coIored fighters.
At the Terminal \. {. stag. South
Brooklyn Emergency Kelly vii.
meet George Hoey tn tho main bout
Of ten rounds. Five other good
bouts between evenly matched boys
will precede II,
The evening world., 1909-03-27

smashed powerful blows into OBrien's
body, or whipped them over to his jaw
whenever he could. Ketchel didn't seem
able to land just right. OBrien began
to score heavily with the right send.
ing It over TO Ketchel's unprotected
jaw. and the end OF the round found
Stanley wobbly on his pins but still
walking in.
O'Brlen jabbed through the fifth.
cutting Ketchels mouth and nose until
he blew out the blood in a spray every
time he breathed. OBrien's eyes
were badly cut, too, and Mr.. Mcintosh,
OF Australia, leaning over toward me,
said: My word. They'd stop this in
Australia"
Ketchel. always forcing, fought
steadily as O'Brien tried to clinch. At
close quarters he had 1t all his own
way O'Brien couldn't avoid his
vicious little uppercuts, Ketchel took
the lead again.
ketohe Lands Hard Punch.
o'Brien opened the sixth by crossing
fierce right TO ketchels chin. There
was no fake about this. OBrien was
fighting for his pugllist'c life All at
once Ketchel, who had been looking
rather weary, opened up with a savage
rush and a fusllade of let's and rights
from ell angles. Brien tried to stall,
He ran. He clinched, and as he came
In Ketchel shifted and shot a short left
into the Quaker's solar plexus, dropping
him to his launches. The blow was so
sudden ard Ketchcls fist moved such
n short distance before landing that
nlne-;enths OF the spectators thought
O'Brien had been pushed down. o. rien
didn't think SO. His face was twisted
in agony. He got up and tried to back
away ketche beat MIN along the
ropes, reaching for the solar pleXus
again, until o'Brlen folded lis hands
across his stomach ana tried to stall.
Eetchel shifted to the Jaw and WHY
Jack turned his back aud ran around
the ring until the bell gave him respite.
The evening world., 1909-03-27
O'5rien Reaches Jaw.

In the seventh Ketchel chased Brien
around the ring until, missing a swish
ing hook, he gave Philadelphia Jack an
opening for a solid rigEt-hanlcr on the
chin. O'Brien jabled him on the
mouth. Swaylng from side to side
he still walked in steadily against
everything that came his way. At last
lie whipped mat sopOrhc left over TO
o Briens chin, STAGGERING him. Both
were In bad shape. O'Brlen finished the
round Just sticking his left arm out
straight and letting ketchel walk
against the glove, holding him at a safe
distance. The crowd was ripping the
roof of with wild yels. 1t surely was
"A fight H'ts
Now Ketchers recuperative powers
showed. He came out perfectly fresh
and forced the fighting a: once.
o. Br!en's jabs soon had Ketchel spout
ing from his cut lips, but the
Philadelphia was forced to run
and dodge and clInch. In the cl.nches
he held Ketchel's gloves and refused to
break until he was pulled away. Ref
cree Tim Hurst was almost out. lie
could only s;agger around.
evident now tina: the only
--lthe length OF time O'Brien
10. out Ketchel was after
MIN Ike a..javeng!ng fury as soon as
the ninth started O'Brien ran and
lodged until cornered, while Mccoy
motlonnd and BiddIe shreked advice.
Ketche., tearing In, forced OBr.en
against the ropes and, shifting, smashed
him on the Chin-le.t-rlgEt-le;
O'Br!ens eyes were popping out In des-
pair. Dazei, he sunk TO his knees and
The evening world., 1909-03-27
O'Brien Wash
Knocked Out

Jack O'BrIen was not knocked out
He dropped four seconds before the
bell Under the Marquis of Queens
bury rules a man is given ten sec.
onds OF grace. Although O'Brlen
was practically out he was not tech.
nlcally out, and Ketchel cannot be
'lven credit for knockout
The evening world., 1909-03-27
Winner of Battle Declares He
Will Go After Johnson
at Once.

would give Johnson hard fight for six
or eight rounds, nut after that l think
johnson would finally get him.
He is a great young fellow and l
admire him. | made rs good fight as
| was able TO do against him and hope
the people and my friends who Wit
messed the battle were satisfied with
my showing"
The evening world., 1909-03-27

Huns, toilet nine before lo could ST..
up.
after a rat And DBrieu turned ais
back and sprinlsd around and around,
The evening world., 1909-03-27
biddIe with O'Brien.

5lCCle WIN " DTle''
O'Brien remained at the hotel all night
and will leave for Sheepshead Bay early
this morning with his father. little
brother Jack Anthony DreXel Biddle
and the traianers who came over from
Philadelphia with him, O Briens mother
is at the cottage, anxiously waiting FOR
him, and he said that lie can't get 10
her side too quickly.
Stanley Ketchel. the ddle-weight
champion, was taken in hand aatter the
battle by his manager, Willis Britt, and
the gymnasium on the sixth floor, where
he was hustled into the clubs bath.
room and stood under the hot water
shower FOR several minutes. When he
had finished he was bundled into taxi
cab. which whirled him and his seconds
down to the Lafayette Baths.
What have, you 70 say ABOUT your
hattle7" asked an Evening World re-
porter.
Gives o'Bren Credit.
1T was one OF the hardest ten-round
bouts | was ever In, and | must say
that O'Brien is better man than |
thought he was" said Ketchel. He
certainly gave me plenty OF trouble,
and | had 10 fight hard before | did get
him. 0 Brien's footwork puzzled me
and I think that ii it was not for his
stiffness on his feet l would have
finished him sure.
game. Well, II there are any gamer
men than OBren showed himself to
be would like to see them. OBrIen
took a terrible gruelling, and even when
he was In bad way he was always
ready with a punch and would let fly
a swing for my jaw. knew would
eventually get him, as could, feel his
The evening world., 1909-03-27

In the fourth round. when O'Brien had
Ketchel grOggy from swings on the jaw
and hard iaos to the nose, sam l.angtord.
yelling out please. Mr. u Brien. don't
knock him out, as want to get him after
this bout"
The evening world., 1909-03-27

A, the end OF the first round Jimmy John.
Of y Br.ens seconds. working the hair away
from the knuck.es OF the !igHt hand OF
q Brltus glove, and he shouted 10 Referee
Hurst: Make them stop that. Tim" and
as Hurst also saw what Egln was doing he
rushed over TO q Briens corner and told
EgIn TO cut IL out.
The evening world., 1909-03-27

During one Of the rallies in the fourth
round ketchel let ~ a lett swing for
ODrien's jaw which he missed, the blow
landing on Hursts face. Excuse me, Mr..
Iufst," said hetche II meant that for
q Brien." Tim had no wind left to answer
The evening world., 1909-03-27

you're going fine, Jack" shouted Nc
Coy while the men We're fighting the sew
enth round Keep jabbing him and cross.
ing him to the jaw with rT right and
yol will get him yet" Mccoy repeatedly
shouted to o. Brien as Jack danced about
I'm ring
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
RARE SNAKE DEAD.
Pohon Useful In Treatment Of Acute
Nervous Disorders.

New York, Feb 27.--The second
specimen ever captured OF the fer de
lance. or laehcais. the South American
Venomous snake whose poison has
proved so useful IN the treatment OF
acute nervous disorder that II is list.
ed In the homeopathic materia med.
lea. died today at the Bronx Zoolog.
teal Park. where II had been on exhl.
bition since last April. when Prof. n
w. Runnion, who captured Il In Bra
I'll turned IL over TO the institution.
Since the reptile was brought Ia
this country ak extractions OF venom
from It's fangs had been made. about
half teaspoonful being taken
from the creature at each operation
For medical use this venom is diluted
by the addition Of one trillion parts
OF sugar of milk 10 one part of the
venom, 80 that the supply now on
hand will be ample to meet any pos
sible demand for years to come.
Curator Ditmars, OF the zoo, has
embalmed the dead lachesis, which
he will turn over to Professor Run
nion. In accordance with a previous
agreement.
The hrat and only other lachesis
ever captured was secured In South
America by DR.. Constance Herring
a German scientist, In 1923. DIR. Herring
experimental with the creatures We
nom ands discovered it's medicinal
qualities
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
Women Run Things.

Norway, Me-, boasts that II is the
MOST distinctive womans town In
America. Every line of commerce
and finance, trade and profession Is
successfully carried on by women.
Women not only clothe, hat and shoe
the population, but they bury the
dead and marry the living. There
lis woman justice of the peace, a
woman doctor, woman. cashier In
the bank, woman editor OF the town
paper, woman director In the street
railway and water and lighting COM
panies and a woman assistant In the
postoflice. Miss Price, who. with her
sister, owns the leading department
store, In which only women are en-
ployed, says that for q woman to sue
coed In business she must know three
things; she must not run her busi-
ness with a mortgaged stock, she
must pay her bills two or three days
before they are due, 30 as to impress
the people from whom she buys. and
she must always dress well.R-In-
dianapolis News.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
NOVEL FERTILIZER.
Application Of hagncsIa Said 10 Have
Beneficial Effect.

Recent discoveries IN regard to
the nature Of soil fertility have sug-
gested the employment OF various
novel fertilizer Manganese has been
applied with success. and now NJ.
RiEaux has published an account OF
a series OF experiments, made in Bel
GUM. In the employment OF magnesla
as a fertilizer for cereals. potatoes.
beRts. and ieguminoua crops The
magnesia was applied In the form Of
kainit. or staasfurt potash salt. which
contains II per cent OF magnesium
sulphate. RiRaux had previously
proved that the quantity OF magnesla
In arabic land is smaller than IL gen
orally supposed, and that the surface
soil always contains less magnesia
than the subsoil Magnesla IL found
In plants in considerable quantities,
constituting. for example. i3 per cent
OF the ash of wheat and per cent
Of the ash Of oats Hence, II no mag
nesian fertilizer Is applied, repeated
cropping must exhaust the magnesia
OF the soil, 10 the deiriment
OF succeeding crops II appear
ed probable. sheTefore, that the applI-
cation Of magnesia would produce a
beneficial effect. This theoretical
conclusion was fully confirmed by the
experiments. The yield OF sugar
beets was increased by $500 pounds
per acre, and the percentage OF sugar
was not diminished. With grains.
the Increase varied from one-seventh
to one-ilfth of the total crop. On bar
ley magnesia had the peculiar effect
of diminishing the proportion OF nj
trogenous constituents This prop
erty is Of advantage TO brewers. who
find great difficulty In making beer Of
good keeping qualities from barley
rich In nitrogen. The crop OF po-
tatoes was increased from 21,O00 to
27 900 pounds per acre and was rend-
cred immune to the attacks OF the
Peronospora tmildew fungus.) which
infested the part OF the field on which
no kainit was used Finally, the yield
OF hay from natural meadow land
was increased from 5000 TO 4,150
pounds per acre.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
Academy Of Music.

Grace Van studdiford. the aeknowl-
edged queen OF light opera. will bring
Dekoyen & Smiths new comic opera
THE Golden Butterfly" to the
Academy Of Music. Baltimore. next
week, direct from It's tliumphai sue.
cesa at the Broadway Theatre, New
York.
The Golden Butterfly" ls a real
comic opera. The scene Is laid In
romantic Buda Pesih, on the blue
waters Of the Danube. and DeKoyen
has given the music a delightful Hun
garian tinge. All thro' the opera tho
music carries the action OF the story
There is one love waltz song that oc-
ours about dozen times In the opera
and Is the motive. II Is entitled do
Not Forget Me-" a dreamy waltz
which has already become one OF the
fayosites OF the season.
The presentation will be on scale
Of gorgeous splendor No expense
has been spared IN the matter OF con-
tunes. properties and scenery. There
is said 10 be an ensemble OF eighty
people and the best singing chorus
ever heard In comic opera.
Miss Grace Van Studdiford. for
whom Megsrs. DeIkoven q Smith also
wrote Maid Marian" and RED Faath-
err" Is the star and prima donna. Miss
Van Studdiford will be remembered as
the best prima donna the Bostonian
Opera Company ever had.
Among others the company includes
Gene Luneska. Louis Cassavant, w
j. Mccarthy, Walter Percival, Alice
Hills and Leonora Novaslo.
There viii be popular matinee
Wednesday and the regular matinee
on Saturday.