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Evening journal., 1910-09-22
Sharkey Trains to Fight
Johnson, Sports Laugh

He is a game. determined fellow and
would rather fight than do anything
else except counting money. Pos
sessed OF great strength, he still COM
mands the respect Of rough and tum-
BILE artists and with single word he
can COW a gang leader as we'll as
plain, ordinary trouble maker. Shar-
key has known Johnson for many
years and has always despised him
as a pugilist He was dead sure that
Jeffrles would knock the big negro in
to state OF collapse in few rounds,
and when the boilermaker was de-
feated, Sharkey refused to believe that
JEFF was himself.
Il can beat Johnson!" he told some
Of the sporting men at Reno, but they
laughed M him. That is why he has
been training In secret, for he never
could stand rldicule. But TO hear him
tell II he will surprise the sporting
world some OF these days By coming
out of retirement In superb condition,
with a real challenge and q big forfeit,
hoping that Johnson will recognize
him When some of the leading fight
ing men heard recently that Sharkey
was training so hard they were con-
yulsed.
'sharkey must be IN his second
childhood they said. why. he
wouldn't have a chance in the world
with Johnson. He was all In seven
years ago and like Jeffries he can't
come back"
Sharkey, however, has paid no at
tention to those comments. When ask
ed to outline his plans the other day
he wasn't inclined to discuss them at
length
u am working down here all the
time" he said "aud I feel fine am
going TO come back and I'll surprise "A
lot of people When ! am ready TO
fight you'll hear from me. Yes, feel
sure can beat Johnson. He's over
rated and will not last long
The able seaman weighs about l9S
pounds at present and looks to be in
rugged health. He seems to have a
remarkable capacity for hard work
and is proceeding with his training
according TO original IDEAS During
the coming winter he may ask for a
tryout at one of the local clubs In
which event sceptics will have a
chance to see for themselves just what
this husky veteran is like.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
.INTER-LEACUE
SERIES OF GAMES
To be Played Despite the
Commissions Action Pro-
hibitinG Them

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CINCINNATI. o., Sept 22.-D a.
Fletcher. promoter of the all-star
series of games between National and
American League clubs to be played
after the worlds series, has arranged
to play the games despite the Ma
tional Commission's action prohibit
ing them. Fletcher says he has let
ters from practically all the players.
including one from Manger McGraw,
Of the Giants, sayins they will report
and carry out their part of the con-
tract Only one of the thirty-four
certified checks sent out by Fletcher
with the contracts has been returned.
Johnny Evers and Artie Holman, Of
the Cubs. Eddie Collins of the Ath-
letics: Mullin, Crawford. Stanage and
Bush, Of the Detroit Tigers; Walter
Johnson, of the Washington club, and
other plays have assured Fletcher
they will make the trip.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept 22.-Down at
Sheepshead Bay which is one of the
Quietest places on earth with the big
racetrack gates closed tight. a broad
shouldered, square jawed man is bang
ing away at a punching bag in barn
and taking long runs on the deserted
thoroughfares, while the residents In
dulge in gossip. This very active,
earnest person is known all over the
civilized world as Thomas Sharkey,
able seaman. who retired from the
prize ring ia 903 after a sensational
career during which he put up won
derfnl 25-round fiFht with James J.
leffries.
To speak plainly even though Il
may amuse the sporting fraternity,
Shartby Is training for the sole pur-
pose getting into condition for hight
with lack Johnson. the negro heavy
weight champion Of the world. Shar-
kew saw Johnson defeat Jeftries at
Reno and Immediately after the ale
legged fight he hit the trail for his
home at the Bay. secretly confident
that II able TO regain his old form
he could whip the black man and re-
cover the championship for the white
race. Sharkey did not waste any time
in getting down to business. Always
In pretty fair condition, he began train
ing lightly and finding that his speed
and strength We're simply dormRt he
gradually increased the daily 'eNer-
else. though keeping the entire plan
OF action 10 himself
Sharkey is 30 years old, year older
than Johnson He has always been
regarded as a physical marvel, but
when he got through with Jeffries at
Coney Island he was taken 10 hos
pital suffering from two fractured ribs
and a broken nose. That was in 1899.
when Sharkey was in his prime. but
the terrific beating he received on
that occasion took away much OF his
stamina and year later Fitzsmmons
stopped him I'm two rounds with few
well directed punches Sharkey tack
led Jack Monroe in six-round bout
I'm Philadelphia in 1903 and was sound
" beaten His poor showing in that
affair convinced Sharkey that his fight
ing days we're over and he retired to
attend to his private affairs.
But Sharkoy has taken care of his
health ever since and the lighting bee
has never ceased TO buzz In his head
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
CUBS PITCHER
HAS COME BACK

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22-The members
of the Chicago Cub team are wearing
expansive smiles as the result of the
undeniable return to form of big Or
Vile Overall, who on Tuesday shut
out the Brooklyn team with three
hits and equalled the strike-out rec
ord for the season, thirteen.
1T means that we have another
pitcher for the worlds championship
with Philadelphia upon whom we can
place dependence" declared Manager
Chance. "Overall's condition had
worried me of late, but the big fel-
low is now all right and can be count.
ed on to cop when he faces the
Athletics.
"All of our pitchers are in good
condition and If Macks men have
anything on us in the pitching line
they'll have to work better than they
ever did before"
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
PARKSIDE TEAM
WANTED GAME
Manager Smith Complains
That fremont MANAGEMENT
Ignored Him

Following the acceptance by f. NJ
Traynor. manager of the Brookwood
baseball team of a challenge from
Manager Harvey. of the fremont base
ball team. winner of the Semi Pro-
fessional League championship. a
game between these two teams will
be played at Southside Park on Sat
urday afternoon.
Manager Harvey last night ex-
pressed himself as pleased that at
least one county league team had "the
nerve to accept the challenge" He
said;
There is no doubt that Brookwood,
although finishing low in the league,
is one of the strongest clubs in the
state. The club, all will admit is
composed of stickers and base run
ners, something that the other clubs
lack Their fielding all season has
been the cleanest. All remember the
last game of the season when they
| defeated DUPONT. fremont considers
| Brookwood the best team in tn,
/ AOhHAN AAedbuFs
The winning club vii receive rs pc
cent. and the loser % per cent. of tn
gate receipts.
Manager Smith. of the Parlksid
team, complained to-day that Man
ager Harvey had ignored his team
although a def had been directly is
sued to him yesterday and he ha,
accepted the challenge. He does no
understand what Brookwood shoul
have been given the preference 4
view of Mr.. Harvey's statemeu
4 printed in the JOURNAL yesterda
afternoon in which he said Tire
mont will play an team in the Count
League next Saturday. If any tear
that is a pennant winner in any othe
league disputes their claim to pla
"A County League club then Tremon
will play that team first. Now ther
Parkside-for you are the only clu
in Wilmington that has a right I
dispute Tremont's claim-step for
ward, and if you defeat fremont, g
in afd defeat County Lea@e clul
and be a real champion. not news
paper one"
Mr.. Smith was right there with a
acceptance of this def, and he wa
surprised, to say the least, to lear
that Harvey had arranged for a gam
with Brookwood on Saturday
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
ROCHESTER FANS TO
BANQUET MANAGER

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Sepg 22.-
Rochester fans are busy today man
aging testimonial and banquet "a
Manager Camel and his pennant win
ming Rochester Eastern League team.
The thing is to be done in an un-
usual maner, for Camel has just
landed his second successive flag
thereby breaking the Eastern League
record. Manager Joe McGinninty, OF
the Newark team, who gave Camel
such hard fight for first honors will
5e a guest of honor at the ban
quet
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
DON'T TAKE TO
THE NEW RULES
Princeton May Inject Some Of
the Rugby Style Of Play
Into Her Game

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Sept 22.-Reports
from the various big football camps
Indicate that one of the most serious
obstacles in the development of this
years teams will be the unfamiliarity
of the coaching stars of former years
with the new rules.
The captains are complaining that
the coaches who have so far put in an
appearance have paid but little at
tention to the sweeping changes, des-
pite the note of warning sent out
by the rules committee. Their work
has consequently been a hindrance.
The captains and candidates have
mastered the new rules but the
coaches have evidently proceeded on
the theory that the changes could be
easily mastered and that they need
not bother about them.
might school OF coaching for the
coaches will probably be established.
Princeton may mix little of the
Rugby style of game in her football
this year, due to the addition to the
coaching stan Of "Hen" Herring. one
of the sarts OF the 1907 team. Herring
was Rhodes scholar at oxford and
played on the oxford team that won
the Rugby championship last year
He is enthusiastic over the Rugby
game and Il .is believed he will in
troduce a little of the Rugby style
Nearly seventy men are now out fol
the team and Coach Roper and Cap,
tain Hart arc greatly pleased with
the work up 10 date
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
WHO WILL BE THE HERO
OF THIS WORLDS SERIES?

style as to set the experts to wonder
ing IL they may not prove the Rhoes,
Killings or Adamses of this years
series
Zimmerman and Dygert-
They are Heine Zimmerman, util-
ity infelder for the Cubs, and Jimmy
Dygert, one of Connie Marks second
string pitchers. Both have been
playing regularly lately, but can hard
ly be classed just now as anything
but emergency men.
Zimmerman has had rather a stormy
career with the Cubs. They tried
him at second base when Johnny
Evers was out a while ago and he
did not prove sensation. He cover
ed the position and that's allB Later
he was shifted to the short field to
fill I'm for Joe Tinker. His exhibi-
tion of how not to be a shortstop was
the most wonderful ever seen in the
National League. In one game against
Brooklyn he perpetrated six errors.
His Right Position.
But few weeks ago Harry Stein
feldt was injured. Zimmerman was
substituted for him at third and now
it is the generally accepted verdict
that he will be the regular third base
man next year. He is fielding and
throwing the ball as Steinfeldt did al
his best and is hitting quite as we'll
Steinfeldt has been hanging on by
the skin of his teeth for a couple oi
years. His arm has not been really
good for twd or three seasons. Few
expected him TO show much this year
II was because he was thought tC
have gone back that the Cubs were
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
''IT WILL Fly"
SAYS AVIATOR
Mr.. MCCurdy, Of the CurtlSS
Air Fleet, InSpeCtS the
SeidIinGer Machine
PLEASED WITH EXCELLENCE
OF ITS CONSTRUCTION

j. A. d. McCurdy. chief assistant to
Glenn II. Curtiss. Americas most sue
cessful aviator, came from Allentown
TO Wilmington last night TO look over
Robie Seidlinger's "Delaplane.' at the
Horse Show Park.
1T will fly" was Mr. McCurdy's
succinct judgment after he had in
spected the machine with great in
terest Representatives of the Will
mington Aero Club had met him at
Allentown and given him such an in
teresting description of the machine
that he decided TO come here at once.
Upon his arrival at the Delaware
avenue station at GA o'clock last
evening. he was met by David Snellen-
| burg, George W. Grove and n. ID.
| Cloward, who had been notified bv
wire of his coming Mr.. McCuriy had
J endeavored TO come TO Wilmington
earlier In order to inspect the machine
by daylight. but he was unable TO dc
so.
From the station he was taken il
an automobile directly to Horse SHOW
Park. where he was met by persons
interested in his verdict concerning
the machine.
BY the light of lanterns. Mr.. Nc
! EINluIluS
and after the inspection he declare,
that the field in the center of tn,
half-mile track better for aviation
than the field at Allentown, as a por
ton of the latter had been fenced of
for automobiles.
Flight to Philadelphia.
The Aero club proposes to ask tn
Board of Trade to cooperate In hav
ing flight from Wilmington TO Phila
delphia on one of the days OF tn
aviation meet planned by the club
October SIS and Mr.. McCurdy said /
. could doubtless be arranged, bu
. would cost considerable more none,
than It had been intended to spend
The grounds surrounding the narl
here also inspected. and Mr.. McCurd,
seemed satisfied that nothing woul,
= interfere with flying machines start
ing from the park.
After he had been taken into tn
. storage shed and had looked the della
; plane very thoroughly. he turned ant
said decisively. Gentleman. it viii
n.y." Mr. McCurdy then asked Robi
Seidlinger. the inventor, many techni
cal questions The bird man finall.
said:
'Mr Seidlinger. you have the bes
constructed machine | have ever seer
and I have inspected all the areo
planes of reputation. I congratulate
you" Several times in examing part
Of the machine, Mr. McCurdy said
THAT is good. and has never bee
tried"
After the inspection. Mr. McCurd
said that he expected to meet Mr.. Cur
tiss at Allentown this morning an
would give him a description Of tn
Wilmington machine. He left 70
Philadelphia on the train leavin
French street station at 9.13. afte
giving assurance that either Mr.. Cur
tiss or himself would take part il
the Wilmington aviation meet durin
the fremen's Jubilee and battleshi
week.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
Nearly 10000 Pupils in
Y Citys Public Schools

been immaterial The High School
enrolment this year is SCI. which
is about the same as last year. The
attendance at the largest grammar
school, No. 2s, Eighth and Adams
streets, is 500.
= Public school officials are quite
satisfied with the present enrolment.
A large and sudden increase i'm the
school population would hardly be
welcome in view of the restricted
means Of the Board of Education.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
Offers ss0.0OO for Firht.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, Sept 22.-Cables from
Hugh Mcintosh. the Australian fight
promoter. Offering Johnson and Lang
ford $4,000 purse. to meet in Lon
don, which have been received by the
fighters here, may result to-day i'm an
arrangement of the much-talked OF
battle
Evening journal., 1910-09-22

This years public school enumer-
alton shows that there has been very
little increase over the enrolment of
las year.
According to the figures taken about
the middle of this month. which were
now 9,715 pupils in all the schools.
Owing to belated enrollments, how
ever, the actual attendance is prob
ably $500 or more.
Last year at this time there were
$40 pupils, so that the increase has
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
Ono. Born EYerJ Mlnute.

Wandering over Held one day a
man came across a large stone, in
scribed: Turn me over"
After much difficulty he succeeded
in turning it over, and found on the
other side of the stone the words:
Nov turn me back again so that
can catch some other idiot" Tit
Bits.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
WARMERS COAL
Good coal, wen prepared.
FINANCIAL.

We offer a limited amount Of
E. |. dupont de NemOurS Powder
Company 4 IL per cent, bonds
10 net about S "a per cent.
Average net earnings for the
last five years have been more
than eight times interest charges.
The Company is paying S per
cent. on its Preferred and IL
per cent. on IFS Common Stocks.
Price and particulars on ap-
pIicaiiOn. .
F. d. LACKEY & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
CanahIei

Client--I don't mind what wages
pay so long as she is capable.
Registrar can assure you. mad
am she's capable Of anything!-Lon-
don Opinion.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22

visit Baltimore Next Sunday.
Pennsylvania railroad s1.O0 excur-
sion Special train leqves Wilmington
$40 a. M. Tickets on sale at sos Mar
ket street and at station
Evening journal., 1910-09-22

Perhaps the worst sufferers in France have
been tho vineyards. The Burgundy and Bor
deaux districts, which produce the finest
wines. have been swept by storms of hail
and invaded by the cochylis. Mildew and
brown rot prevails in the Meraut. Aude and
other departments Of the Auvergno prov
lnce The development Of tho grapes has
been SO retarded that tho vintage even
with good weather henceforwsrd. will be de
layed until mid October. so that the quality
Of tho vintage can not probably be above
the medicre grade Of an unfsvorable year
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
Perhans She Wears StrapA

When the lovely woman--Peg or
Polly
In hobble skirt provokes our iesrs-
When lovely woman stoops 10 folly
/ wonder II she 'interferes."
Chicago Tribune
Evening journal., 1910-09-22

STITUTION. It's resources
are safe-guarded to the high
est degree, being invested
only in the best securities.
over TWENTY YEARS OF
business has demonstrated it's
ABLE MANAGEMENT and
UNSHAKEN STABILITY.
MAKE THIS YOUR BANK
ING HOUSE.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22

Score Of Yesterday.
Philadelphia. 1S; Cincinnati, II.
st. Louis. 5 New York. &
Brooklyn. 4; Chicago. l.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
DESTINED USES

But when the new chaplain esssyed 70
ban wine woman and song. the ray cav
alters dung him from The hattlements
What else are banners forf'' they pro-
tested mirthfully. ly.-Exchsnge
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TO-dny'S NcheduIe.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at New York
ST. Louis at Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1910-09-22
EQUITABLE. E.
Al \ !! I z! 3 E! :
4.HiE:&.19
n. ". Cor. 9th and Market Sis.
Capital and Surplus. s1.2OO. OOe

-EN choosing your
banking connection
PERFECT PROTEC-
TION should be the
first consideration for
your money. This Is
a PERMANENT IN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-10

done with the firms who own these
machines.
Just now we are ordering ~ "I
new coin for the Christmas holidays.
We are getting our gold coin into
shape. There is always great de-
i..and for frc.h IS and $40 gold pieces.
People save their gifts of money By
small coins, nickies, dimes. pennies
and soiled bills. anything as long as 1t
is real money. But when they give it,
it t. quite a different thing. 1hey
want it to look fresh and shining.
Still where do the pennies so Is
not wholly answered. The family
physician has his own theory ana ne
shakes his head and grins. NO sta
tistics are available of the near
fatalities when Willie swallowed the
penny his mother gave him. Yet
several thousands of WiIlies, and also
Bcssies. for the gentler sex are not at
all tagging in this gentle art. each
year endcavor to store coin or two
away in their digestive apparatus
The hunger of filthy lucrc is decT
seated EFcnZicd finance almost al
ways begins AT homc.-l:"ston Her
aid.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-10
ISLAND OF BATANEs.
Odd Customs in the Northernmost
Province of the Philippines.

'"rhe capital Of our northernmost
province Santr Domingo de Bason, on
the Island of Batanes, is an interesting
place. The route of our transports lies u
few hours steaming west of the group
passing between them and the island OF
Formosa on their way to NaGasaki. yet
comparatively few Americans have visit
ed this group of islands," said Dr. Louis
Ottofy, who has recently returned from
this part of the archipelago.
.'Santo Domingo has IA population Of
about 1900, and is entirely different from
any other town in the Philippines. In the
first place, all the buildings are of stone
Land whitewashed. The roofs are made OF
cogan grass. closely trimmed so as TO
afford no purchase to the severe ty-
phoons which sweep over the Islands,
"The streets are about II feet wide,
many of them paved with stone. Stone
walls extend along both sides of the
streets their full length, giving them the
appearance of lanes. The walls arc
about 3 to five feet in height, broken at
intervals for entrances to the yards,
which in turn are separated from each
| other by stone walls. Most of the yards
were clean and exceptionally neat and
attractive.
"rho provincial building. rresidencia.
schoolhouSc church. and the parochial
school are all built of stone, neatly
whitewashed, and the grass-covered plaza
fenced by low stone wall, was the
acme of ncatncSs.
Unlike most Filipino towns there
| were no pigs or goats at large; they are
confined to walled-in sections below the
level of the streets. | noticed but few
dogs, and they seemed to be well fed.
There is not n single Chinaman in the
town; in fact, for that matter, not one
on any of the islands among a populatigi
Of about 5000. There were but five White
men there the priest, who had been there
| for u years; the governor, who, was
| told, is q Spaniard; two Spaniards who
are cattle buyers, and one American
connected with the bureau of pubic
works.
There is not Il single store in the
town. The sole industry is the raising OF
cattle, which are called for by steamers
from Aparri or Manila. When one OF the
| steamers anchors there the cattle are
| paid for in cash, ranging from $l' 10 $io
| \; head Some of the residents then tike
the steamer for the first port on th4
| Island Of Luzon. bring some onions ana
garlic with them and do the purchasing
| for themselves and their friends.
The women wear n peculiar hean-
dress made of cogan grass to protect
them from sun and rain. and without one
exception each one lifted it in salutatlon-
| For three months of the year the isiands
are typhoon swept, and no steamer can
approach them, and other times. though
| a regular mail service is now establisheo,
they are shut off from outside cohtact.
Manila Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-10
HARNESSING A SPIDER.
Successful Experiment For the Pro-
duction Of Silk

Because of the slow and laborious
hand labor necessary to unwind Il
thousand yards of fine thread from
tn" cocoons of the silkworm. and it's
being Improbable to carry on this
industry except in countries where
wages are very low. innumerable sci
cntists and inventors are trying to
devise some substitute for the silk
worms products, or to find some other
insect that will produce something
similar at less cost
one Of the most recent attempts of
this sort was caused by the British
Association of Silk Manufacturers of
fcrinS a reward of c 1000 to any one
who would invent way to utilize
the spider as a silk producer The
idea is an old one for Cleopatra's fa-
nous robe was of spider silk); but
the problem has always been how to
get enough Of the spider thread and
now to wind it without breaking il or
getting it hopelessly entangled.
A frenchman named Cachot recciv-
cd reward a little while ago. He har-
messed the spider to a machine that
he invented containing diminutivc
'b"bbins, which rcvolved constantly,
tie wound the thread as the spider
spun 1t, not after it has been made.
The end of the web which was attach
ca to the body of the spider was
caught and fastened firmly to a bob
nm; then the machine was gently put
IN motion. The spider finding his web
reci1hg away, apparently of his own
Vio'ition, naturally pulled in the op-
posite direction to get away. To the
delight of the scientist, it was, found
that the spider did not pull with suf-