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Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
Hughy Duffy and
"POp" Ans0n's s Team.

Hughey Duffy was one of the players
on Pop" Anson's old Chicago team in
1889. Most of Anson's players were
giants. Duffy was about the only
midget on the nine Players were not
farmed out to minors in those days.
They were not placed" and their sal
aries guaranteed. as is done today.
When player was ''let out so to
speak. he was actually out of work.
One day late i'm the season of 1889 An
son made up his mind that he didn't
want Duffy. Just about this time the
air was charged with rumors of a re-
volt of the players and the formation
of the Brotherhood League. but the
National League club owners did not
/ believe them. Neither did Pop" An
son. He could see nothing in baseball
but the old league. Anson said to
Duffy: "Hughey. you are pretty fair
ball player. but you are about II inches
too short and about 100 pounds too
light for mysteam. So | am going to
give you your release. am sorry, but
must have bigger men,
Duffys eyes glistened. but not with
tears. He reached in an inside pocket
duu DuIIeu OUT d OuihS wv tititit
stamped with red seal and tied with
big blue ribbon. Read that. Pop "
said Duffy.
Anson read-read and gasped. The
document" was Duffy's signed and
, sealed contract to play with the Boston
team OF the Brotherhood League in
1890 at a salary of $4,000. He had been
getting $4,000 in Chicago.
Duffy had an experience of differ
ont kind the next season. The Brother
hood began to totter in mid summer,
and the players began fiocking back to
the fold of the organization they had
deserted the year before. Duffy and
Mccarthy received an offer from the
Boston Nationals, but scorned it. and
named salaries far in advance of those
offered by Soder-at which they agreed
to sign their contracts for 1891. Faster
and faster did the associates of Duffy
and Mccarthy desert the sinking
brotherhood barge and climb aboard
the National League liner.
Duffy and Mccarthy became some
what alarmed. They were ready to
climb aboard the big ship on the cap
tain's terms, but they didn't want to
appeal direct to Soden. This is the
story told by the intermediary:
Duffy and Mccarthy told me they
were ready to sign, and so | went to
Soden.
why don't you get these two men
before some other club snaps 'em up?'
l asked.
I'm willing said Soden, but they
must, sign at my terms. :
..I'u bet you a $50 suit of clothes I
can get them to sign your contracts,
/ said.
".Make it two $50 suits said Soden.
".AHl right l said. Let me take
those two contracts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
BRIEF GLIMPSE or COMET,
Prof. Wendell Sees vagrant Through
Rift In Clouds.

Cambridge. Mass, May 24-Professor
o. c. Wendell of the Harvard Observa-
tory announced today that he obtained
brief and fairly satisfactory glimpse
of Halley's comet through a rift in
the clouds last evening The nucleus
was quite bright and the telescope dis
closed a short tall
The observation was made through
finders of one Of the big telescopes.
but the main instrument could NOT no
trained on the comet, because of the
clouds.
The following telegram was received
at the Harvard observatory today:
Columbus, Ohio, May %.
"Halley's comet seen this morning in
SKY somewhat hazy. Showed in the
Iz-inch telescope of the Emerson Nc
MILAN observatory short bright tail
erected towards the sun There was
no other indication of tail. Clouds
prevented extended observations.
tSigneO ''E. s. MANSON, JR."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
FAIRFIELD,

A meeting was held at the office of
Hon. G. G. Weeks Monday evening to
make arrangements for Memorial day
and committees were appointed to ar
range for the different matters. The
committees: Reception, 3. H. Law
renee, E. A. Covell. p. A. Smith and
G. G. Weeks; parade. A. H. Lawrence.
N. Gregory, w. w. Nye and Fl. F.
Totman: speaking. F. H. E. Bragg. ID.
King and F. l.. Chase. If the weather
is favorable. the exercises will be held
on the park. if stormy in the Opera
house. Fairfield citizens realize that
they are very fortunate this year in
being able to listen to Gov. B. M. Fer
maid and they intend to receive him in
an appropriate way and make his stay
here pleasant. 1t is expected that all
the fraternal bodies will assist in the
parade, the ST. John the Baptist. the
Odd Fellows and the Masons. Ar
rangements have not yet been fully
made for this, however. and they will
be announced later.
Members of the G.. A. r. are re-
quested to bear in mind the fact that
they are to meet at their hall at $50
A. M. next Sunday to march to the
Catholic church.
BILLY the Boy Artist" at the Fair
field Opera house this evening. This
will close the seasons attraction. Man
ager Fish will now devote his time to
Cascade park
Memorial services will be held at
the Catholic church next Sunday and
the pastor will preach. This will be
a union service and all the churches
will unite.
The Lawrence High school baseball
team will go today to Freedom. where
they will play the Freedom Academy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
TRAINER BILL DELANEY
Will Handle Johnson-Has Handled
Corbett and Jeffries.

San Francisco. May 24.-Bill Delaney.
under whose training James ]. Jekries
and James J. Corbett each became
heavyweight pugilists of the world, will
train Jack Johnson for his fight with
Jeffries and will be the colored mans
chief second on July 4. according to an
announcement made today by Johnson.
Jack Johnson switched his usual course
of training today Instead of doing his
road work in the morning he donned his
running clothes in the afternoon. He
covered IA miles. Tom Flanagan. brother
of the champion hammer thrower and
himself crack weight man. arrived to-
day and took up quarters at Johnson's S
camp. Flanagan will not do any boxing,
but as the champion believes In plenty
of rough work it is likely that the Irish
man will wrestle with the fighter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
At BALL GAME.
President Taft and Vice President
Sherman See Washington Win.

Washington, May 24.-President Tait
and Vice President Sherman braved
the lowering clouds today and saw the
Washington Americans beat the De-
troit Tigers" in a spectacular game
which ended in miniature cloudburst
lust as the home team got the winning
run. It was in the sixth inning when
washington went to bat, two runs be-
hind. The President although he went
out primarily to see "Ty' Cobo play
Joined in the enthusiasm when WASH
ington sent the tying and then tne
winning run over the rubber. FINALLY
the rain came and it fell in torrent
that soon turned the base lines into
canals and the low spots of the out
field into ankle deep lakes.
The President was sitting in one Oh
the uncovered boxes when the storm
broke He waited for a few minutes
and then hearing that the game had
been called for keeps he hurried to
his waiting automobile and drove back
TO the White House in the midst of the
down-pour.
The storm was the worst of the sum-
mer and in various sections of the city
trees were uprooted and skylights ana
awnings. torn away. :, -,
"Ty" cobb has been greatly admired
by the President for some time. The
noted player met the President first
at his home in Augusta when Mr. TAFT
was wintering there, prior to his in
auguration Cobb called at the Capitol
today and created something OF SEN
sation. He visited the Senate ana
House cloakrooms and was introduced
to many of the law makers. He and
Vice President Sherman who is
| dyed in the WOOL fan and rarely
misses a game talked baseball for
loro uyhi1a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

George Scofie, a Greek, residing III
the Nagem block on Lockwood street.
was arraigned in the municipal court
Tuesday morning. charged with Illegal
keeping of liquor. The respondent was
arrested Monday evening by Deputies
Dawson and Eastman. The liquor was
found In sleeping room. which the
officers claimed was connected with
the store below. The testimony on
the part of the respondent showed that
the room and the store were entirely
separate. There was insufficient evil
dence and the man was dis harged.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
ALBANY TO NEW YORK.
Curtiss Will Try Aeroplane Journey
Tomorrow, If Weather Permits.

New York. May 24.-Glenn H. Cur
tiss will attempt Thursday the most
ambitious flight over the water that
has been assayed in an aeroplane.. Un'
der the terms of competition offered
by the New York World he will try to
f1y from Albany to New York with
one stop, although two stops are al
lowed.
For the last six months Curtiss has
been maneuvering for the prize of s1o,'
Oco offered by the World for flight
from New York to Albany or reverse,
with one stop Recently he has been
conducting experiments to determine
the ability of his latest model to light
on the water and float without upset
ting.
Curtiss will start from Rensselaer,
island. below the bridges, across the
Hudson at Albany, probably about 4
o'clock Thursday morning. ii weather
conditions favor. He expects to break
his flight somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of Poughkeepsie. His machine
will weigh 1000 pounds. including the
weight of the pilot 145 pounds. 1t was
originally desired to start from New
York. but the reports of the weather
bureau show that northerly winds make
up 28 per cent. of all airs that blow
from the 10 points of the compass. The
distance by water, it is estimated by
river captains, that, allowing for cut
offs which Curtiss will make across
bends of the river, $50 miles will be an
accurate measurement.
The last cross-country fight official
ly recorded is 1876 miles made by Paul
han on April 18, 1910. from Orleans to
Arcis- Sur-A -Aube. In his interrupted
fight from London to Manchester, a
distance of 1s5 miles. Paulhan flew
from Hampstead Heath. London, to
Litchfield. III miles. in the first leg of
his journey and finished with spin
of 6S miles the next morning.
Curtiss now holds the international
record for speed, which he won at the
International Aviation meet last sum-
mer at Rheims. France. Since then he
has also established new records for
quick starting and short starting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
REMARKABLE LIST
OF Entries for Stakes Of Trott'ng
Horse Breeders Club at Yonkers.

New York. May Ex-senator Joseph
w. Bailey's recent appeal to horsemen
to support the Eastern trotting meet
ings in the. Grand Circuit has resulted
in a remarkable list of entries for the
five stakes of the Trotting Horse
Breeders Club to be decided at the
Empire City track at Yonkers Aug. 70
to 81.
More than 100 horses have been en-
tered and in the race in which anna
teurs are to drive fof a prize OF S25oo
in money and plate, 80 were nominated
with the West yet to be heard from
Indications point to the largest entry
list of the Grand Circuit for New York
on record. Entries for the other East
ern meetings at Boston and Hartford
will close on May 81.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
OAKLAND.

Miss Blanch Young of Bangor was
calling on friends in town Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Smith is confined to her
home on Oak street with illness.
Mrs. Angie Cottle returned Tuesday
from Portland, where she has been
visiting friends and. relatives.
M. l.. Strickland and John Hether-
ington were in Augusta Tuesday on
business.
o. NJ. Sibley. who has been ill for the
past two weeks. was able to be out
Tuesday.
Fred Parson of North Anson was
calling on friends in town Tuesday
Med" Small is confined to his home
on Alpine street with bad cold Bert
Vigue is taking his place as clerk in
Boynton's grocery store.
The Oakland High school baseball
team will play Hallowell High on the
home grounds this afternoon. Tozier.
the Oakland High pitcher struck out
16 men in the Oak Grove game Satur-
day and is showing great form. Hal
lowell has strong team, and a close
and interesting game is expected.
There was a large attendance at the
Memorial hall Tuesday evening to the
drama, "A Regiment of Two" present
ed by the Waterville High School Ora
matte Club. The drama was well rem
dered. everybody taking their parts
WELL After the drama. a sociable was
enjoyed by all. Music was furnished
by Pullen's Orchestra. This enter
tainment was given under the auspices
of Sergeant Wyman Relief Corps. The
proceeds will go towards defraying the
expenses of Memorial day. Ice cream
and cake were served during the even
ing. Cars were run to Waterville after
the entertainment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
Baseball Notes

The Boston Globe says: Joe Kelley is
handling the Toronto boys in fine style.
which means trouble for Newark and
Rochester this season.
An x-ray examination of "Rube"
Waddcll's arm Tuesday at st. Louis
showed the bones were not fractured
as it was feared had been done in a
recent game at Boston.
Manager Kelley of the St Paul team
Monday lifted the suspension on Catcher
Spencer and he was allowed to play in
the game against Milwaukee. Spencer
asked Kelley for another chance and kel-
ley decided to try him once more.
Tommy Uniac, the former Haverhill
shortstop. is now registered ply
sician and an inferno at the Massachu-
sets State hospital at Tewksbury. He
is Still under contract to Lowell and
stands ready to get into the game tenn
pOrari1y whenever the team needs him
The Pittsburg Dispatch says: Condi-
tion and good habits will count for more
this year than ever in baseball, and will
continue along these lines for years to
come. for the reason that teams are be-
coming more evenly matched and all are
playing the same kind of ball as far as
inside work goes The continual chang
ing Of players from one team to the other
has been an education all around. The
science of the game is known to all the
leaders and most of the players. In fact
about every time a player Is released the
club must work out new set of signals,
and this will often slow up veteran
team considerably, for the ball team
without signals would soon become lost
In the shuttle. Even the minors have the
dope down nearly as fine as the major
league men.
Here is an opinion that followers of
American League baseball and rooters
for the Nationals will appreciate A
few days ago. Hugh Duffy. manager
of the White Sox. was in the midst of
tanning bee Who was the hardest
hitter you ever had any dealings
-Sstth?' asked deep student of base
ball. 1T must have been either Bill
Lange or Larry Lajoic," continped the
enthusiast. Not So" snapped Duffy.
There never was a harder hitter than
big Ed DeIehanty. When you had a
line drive from his bat you took
chances of going to "A hospital with a
broken hand. IF there was or ever
could be Il mechanical device for meas :
uriug the speed of a hatted ball. Dele
hanty would have 4 record that prog
ress in tn" national sport could never
efface. Gee. how he could sting 'em,"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
sEYLER TRIAL.
Continued from Page One.)

opening in the pier fence and could
have seen any one falling through it.
On the way home Alice said: I'm
afraid to go home without jamie, man.
ma will knock blazes out of me. May
be the little fool has jumped over
board"
Other members of the prisoners
family and several other witnesses tes-
titled regarding William Seyler's move
ments on the night when jamie Adams
met her death. They corroborated his
original statement that he had been
home on that night before 9 o'clock.
DR.. James Riley, an Atlantic City
physician, was called by the defence to
contradict the testimony of DR.. Souder
and DR.. Marvel for the state. He said
the wound over the left eye of Jane
Adams could have been inflicted from
one to three hours after death
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
Permit for
The Big Fight
Recommended

San Francisco. May A.-The first def
mite step in the coming war of repre-
sentatives of churches against prize
fights in California in general and
against the Jeffries-Johnson contest in
particular was made today when a dele
CATION of prominent preachers and their
legal advisers appeared before the po-
lice committee of the board of supervis-
ors to protest against granting permit
to the Broadway Athletic Club to conduct
boxing contest on July T.
John l.. Herget, formerly prize fight
er. known in the ring as Young Mitch
ell and now city and county super
VISOR sat as chairman of the committee.
A recommendation was made by the COM
mlttee to the supervisors that the permit
be granted to the Broadway Athletic
Clup, under the auspices of which JEFF
fries-Johnson will fight on the national
holiday
chairman Herget informed the delega-
ton that the Jeffries and johnson fight
would merely be scientific boxing exhi-
bition and would be countenanced as such
by law. When the clergymen referred to
the scheduled event as a prize fight and
to Jeffries and Johnson as prize fighters.
Herget objected. "Jeffries has never been
in fight in his life Herget invited the
whole church federation to be present at
the next fight. He said: This contest
is to be conducted strictly under the Mar
quis of Queensbury rules. rules laid down
by great peer of England. These rules
govern all boxing contests here A prize
fight is fight with bare fists. 1t brings
in wrestling and other things and it is
sometimes as rough as football
The committee then decided to recon-
mend the granting of the fight pern..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

presented report asking for move
ment to raise fund of $15,0OO.OO0 for
college work to be divided between the
81 colleges of the faith.
During discussion of the report of
the college board. DR.. John Willis Baer.
president of Occidental College of CAL
ifcrnia, created a stir by taking as his
text for an address the quotation from
ex- President Theodore Roosevelt as
follows:
THE one thing supremely worth
having is opportunity coupled with ca
pacity to do thing worthily and
WE'LL!
DR.. Baer was cheered when he re-
ferred to Mr. Roosevelt as "An Ameri-
can citizen temporarily absent from the
White House."
The committee on temperance pre-
sented its report to he assembly II
stated that solid progress has been
made during the past year. though not
so much territory was gained for Pro-
hibition as in the preceding year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
HOUSE ADOPTS AMENDMENT
To sundry Civil Bill Giving Fund OF
S250.OOO for Tariff Investigation.

Washington. May A.-Chairman TaWney
of the House appropriations committee
today succeeded in framing an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill providing
the President with a fund of $25O,OOO for
the purpose of obtaining information con-
cerning prices of manufactured articles
at home and abroad that stood the test
of conformity with the rules of the
House.
By strict party vote of ITO to 80 the
amendment was adopted. Just previous
to this action the House. by "a to 106. re-
jected the Fitzgerald amendment reduc-
ing this amount to $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

ing in his unofficial utterances with
the end of influencing legislation.
az deal only with the Presidents pup
lie utterances and DO not get his view
through private conferences" repiien
the idaho senator with warmth. Il mad
never supposed it improper to quote
here any of the Presidents published
utterances.
Saying that previously, while ne haa
not felt assured the Interpretation OF
the Presidents utterances had neen
justified, he did so after Mr.. Aldrlcn >
"The hit bird always nut
ters," he said. Aldrich did not reply.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

source 1t can only condense or fade
away as the end Of an active tail al
ways does''
Fine weather for observations pre-
vailed throughout most Of the night at
Williams Bay. although II was cloudy
and rainy in Chicago. During the to-
tai eclipse the moon presented the ap-
pearance Of dull red disc in the heav-
ems. This. according to Prof f. f.
Barnard of Yerkes Observatory, was
due to the red rays OF the solar spec
trum. which had the property of bend
ing inward.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

The new gymnasium of Northwestern
University of Evanston, H.. one of the
suburbs of Chicago. is "A building thai.
marks a departure in gymnasium con-
struction. II Is about $50 feet long by Is,
feet wide. constructed OF steel. stone and
brick. a great part of the interior being
finished in marble. From an athletic
viewpoint the main feature is the great
indoor playing field and track. which
takes up two-thirds of the building. 1t
IS an enclosure 2l5 feet long by 130 feet
wide. with floor composed of mixture
of black loan and clay. During the foot
bah season the teams line up in practice
games In the gymnasium. and the scrm-
images are as hard as those played on the
regular gridiron The running track
measures 10 laps to the mile. The indoor
field can accommodate four basketball
games simultaneously. or all the track
and field games of a regular collegiate
meet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
SPORTING NOTES.

Canadian Marathon Derby Tuesday
night at Toronto in fast time. Hans
Holmer was second and Kolenainen
third St. Wives finished fourth. Woods
time was 234.1O 2-5, within three sec
onGs of the worlds record.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
PHOTOGRAPH OF COMET
Taken at San Jose During Eclipse Of
the Moon.

San Jose, Cal, May 24.-Director
Campbell of Lick Observatory last
night saw Halley's comets tail for As
degrees of it's length. A photograph of
the comet was taken during the
eclipse of the moon
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
The Presidents Engagements.

Washington. May 24.-President Taft
is to receive on June Is, the honorary
degree of doctor of Jurisprudence from
the College of ST. Thomas at Villa
Nova, Pa. On June %. he will attend
Commencement exercises at Yale.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
THE FIGHT NARROWS.
Dartmouth. Wesleyan and William:
Remain in Tennis Contest.

Boston, Nav @.-rhe fight for the
New England intercollegiate tennis
chamion4hir narrowed today to Dart
mouth. Wesleyan and Williams. The
first two have two men each in the
singles. and will meet tomorrow in the
semi-finals in doubles. the winner to
play Williams for the title in that sec
ton. In the second round of the
doablcs Wesleyan pat out Bowdon.
6-3. ID
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

'Soden handed them over. and In an
hour l brought them back, with the
names of Duffy and Mccarthy properly
affixed. Soden was overjoyed and glee-
fully handed me the order for the two
SUITS"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

to run the chance of losing il by slight neglect or with
unknown remedies The true ''L. f." Atwood's
MEDICINE for over half century, has been standard
family remedy for constipation 1t keeps stomach and
bowels right Tie health and happiness OF all can be
had with an occasional dose Of the true l..
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church held a successful Rummage
sale Tuesday afternoon in the Dickin-
son block on Temple street
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

w. w. Berry and s. L. Berry went
to Burnham Tuesday afternoon Tor
short fishing trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

Charles Ross, forester, will leave TINS
morning on business trip to Boston.
He will return Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

. Owen J. Cunion of Lewiston was WIS.,
iting in the city Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25

his arms and the boy, frightened. ran
home. The infant was dead when
found by the frantic mother.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
FORMAL PROTEST.

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