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The evening world., 1911-02-09

The National sporting Club offers
something of a novelty to its members
tonight. Managing Director O'Eourke
has arranged a card In which all the
principals will no negro champions"
and II they don't produce more real
fighting than has been seen in New
York this season. O'Rourke says he Is
away off In his judgment. The star
bout of tan rounds looks good on paper.
lnasmuch as It will introduce George
Cotton. the big. black heavyweight Of
Plttsburg.
Cotton's opponent will be Morris Har-
ris. Interest, of course. centres on
Cotton. He Is the nan Champion John
son proclaimed as "A coming title holder.
Since then Cotton has displeased
Johnson by issuing al, kinds of chal-
lengcs to him and Offering TO bet
something short; OF a million that ne
could wrest that title from Jeffries's
c%onqueror. Johnson has hastily rarlied
Offering TO wager $4,000 that he would
knock Cotton out in a limited battle.
Nothing. however, has come o: the
srossire o.. challenges.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
Strength Pa,aivzed by Terror.

1t doubled lam up for "A m and
then he made a dash toward me with
MS bat In hand, I am satisfied now that
! would have He'd at his awful approach
had my strength not been paralyzed by
tie terror OF the situation. As 1t was,
my inability 10 bulge probably saved
me. Holding his bat In one hand and
shaking the other fist under my nose
Mr.. Arson shouted. Young fellow, d!d
You do that on purpose?
l assured nim on my honor that T.
was an accident, ana after receiving
an abject apology he returned to the
plate muttcring and shaking his head.
Wei, We beat them, | think by the
score OF Il TO 3. The Ansons had lost
all the spare cash they could raise, The
town was filled with gloom tina; night,
for the Ansons were mighty in that
community and the citizens m~ourned
with the Ansons aver their loss"
Now | shouldn't give so much space
to this story were It not for tho fact
that the author OF Il is SO largely in
the public eye, has shown himself "a
be such 4 nany-slded man and Is so In
separately connected with the rise and
The evening world., 1911-02-09
National Clubs
ShOW Looks Like
RiOt OF Color
Champion Johnson's Former
Sparring Partner, George
Cotton, Star of Card.
BOXING STAGS TONIGHT.

Morris Harris rs. George kid"
Cotton. ten rounds.
At Long Acre A. Chilly Col.
Inns VS.. Jimmy Mitchen, ten
rounds.
Al Metropolitan A. C.-Jack Cur
ley VS.. Ralph Rose. ten rounds.
Al Clinton A. C.-Johnny Daily
will meet some good boy for ten
rounds.
At Brooklyn Beach A. c.. South
Brooklyn-Young Ahearn VS.. Harry
Stone, ten rounds.
At Independent A. c., Canarsie,
J.. I.-Barney Sunshine VS.. Eddie
Murphy, ten rounds.
The evening world., 1911-02-09

.sosiess OF tAe game in .n.5 country.
Famous as a baseball player, success
iul as a dealer In sporting goods, a
winner in the political field-all that is
going some, but when the final glory
OF literary genius is added-there's a
total for you!
When the Rockford club came to
town on that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1c-
cas.on n lot of Chicago sports showed
up, and they wanted II age their
simolcons that we would be beaten by
n score of from s to 20 to /. They
found n good many takers among the
town folks. who had a lot of confidence
in our ability TO hold the Forest Citys'
score dawn to a low figure. The whole
town turned loose to see the game.
n the home team felt considerably
elated when, nj the end of the ninth
inning. the score stood at IS to 3 In
,hp enemy's favor.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
DON0HUE AND KID BURNS
BOX FAST DRAW AT ALBANY

ALBANY. Feb. 9%.-Young Donohue ~
Boston outboXed Kid Burns OF New
York In their ten-round bout. put
Burns's strength and willingness Offset
the Boston boys knowledge of boxing
enough to earn him a draw. 1t was u
fast and interesting contest throughout
and pleased the crowd thoroughly.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
Famous Old Chicago Player
Tells How He Accidentally
Entered the Professional
Baseball Ranks.
CHAPTER ".
Z Eutcr the Professional Ranks.

n AM not saying hat | should proba-
bly, have chosen some other life work
= II the professional Forest City Base
ball Club OF Rockford, H.. a not hap
pened to stop over at Marshalltown while
on one OF its exhibition tours through
Iowa after the close of the regular season,
but the fact remains that 1t was due to
that circumstance that / made my entry
into the professional game at the time
! did. How the Forest Citys happened
to come to Marshalltown Is another
story. | have seen several amusing YER
sioEs Of II In the newspapers, but 1t has
always struck me that the story told by
A.. q. Spalding. who was the pitcher for
the Forest Citys at the time. Is the most
romantic. II may lack substance, but IT
Is so picturesque that | will give it,.
Back In the early seventies" says
S~paldlng, Il Vas playing with the For
est Ctys OF Rockford. H., which was
that season one of the strongest teams
In the country. One day during the
summer we received a letter from a
man who signed himself Arson. II
was written at Marshalltown, Ia, and
It's object was to secure a visit from
the Forest Citys to Marshalltown. Mr..
Arson modestly stated In his letter
that they mad a baseball team at tina
place whose members were OF the firm
and unanimous opinion that they could
under the most favorable circumstances
play the Forest Citys several close
games. II we would FIX upon n few
dates In the near future Mr.. Anson's
club would insure us n warm welcome
to Marshalltown and a lively time
while We tarried within their hosplt-
nbla p1tas
The evening world., 1911-02-09
Visitors Wanted Another Game.

The visitors and their following were
disguised with the good showing we
made, and they wanted to orange for
another game mex day. Offering to
cancel n game already scheduled. Al
that second game they heat us by a
score of So TO 3, n my father always
declared that they did II ny recovering
the llveliest kind OF a "~Bouhding Roc.'
ball with d Ryan dead BALI cover. !
didn't see them do II. but I do remem-
her that the stitching on that ball was
different from anything | had ever
seen. 1t was a mighty clever trick. II
they really did II.
Anyhow. they made the discovery that
we 'ould play ball. That same fall.
when Rockford was organizing a new
professional team. father received n bid
for the whole Arson family. OF course
he could not leave his business even 10
become n professional ball player. and
he needed Sturgis 10 help him; 20 ] was
the only available Arson, and ! signed
with TIE Forest Citys at a salary o: t5
a month, which in those days was re-
garded as fairly good pay for "A ba'
player, especially one who was only
eighteen and a novice. Two other mem
bers of the team | had organized. Sager
and iIasklns, were also engaged to play
on the Rockford team, n ] looked at
that as n tribute to the Arson baseball
judgment.
All that winter Sager and I practiced
many hours n day in the loft of our
barn. l had resolved to become an ex-
pert In the ball business and l was given
every encouragement by my father and
the ball-lovins citizens Of my native
town.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
EAST SIDE BOY DEFEATS
CHAMPION AID W0[GAST IN
FAST S|X-ROUND BATTLE
Great Throng, Including a Representative Con-
tingent from New York, and Scores of
Women, See Bout Which Puts New
Yorker in Line for Honors.
BY ROBERT EDCREN.

Copyright. 1911 by The Press Publishing Company CThe New York World.
PHllADElP tlA, Feb. 9-Knockout Brown, fighting the battle of
"o his youthful career, gave Champion Ad Wolgast a terrible beating here
' last night. 1t was in a Sxround affair at the American A. c. held under
re. the auspices of Jack OBren. At the end of the sixth round the cham.
&c. pon need 10 his corner, whipped. If decisions were allowed in this
AA. town Knockout Brown, nineteen years old, would now be the world:
&C. CHAMPION beyond CIVIL or Doubt
The evening world., 1911-02-09
HackenschmiM or Zbyszko
viii Get Chance at GOtch

and offered to not only handicap him.
but wrestle with a big winners end. that
Jack Herman, Z~byszKo's manager. took
up the challenge. the outcome of which
will be to-night's contest.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
DrunmeYs Team.

The result was an acceptance and tho
naming of a date for the following
week. When the time came our team,
accompanied by half q dozen Chicago
drummers, ran over to Marshalltown to
have some fun with the country team.
"One-third OF the home nine was COM
posed OF the Ansons. The old man
played first base, n son played third
and his other son guarded second base.
And I assure you they made a form..-
able infeld
Before the first inning was over An
son pere almost scared me senseless. I
was pitching and the old man was the
hrst man to face me. The BAH was new
and rather hard to handle, The FIRST
ball delivered went dangerously close 20
Ia Anson's head. lie lodged and then
gave me n look which sent the blood TO
MY heart In a rush. The look unnervcl
me, Tor the second ball pitched hit him
u a dull. sickening thud' In the
vicinity OF the short ribs
The evening world., 1911-02-09

ALBERT pOENSGEN, THE GER
man champion, defeated Joseph Mayer
Of Philadelphia IN the amateur cham-
plonship billiard tournament now In
at tho Liederkranz Club. The
foreigner finished with c rush and won
400 noints to 33s.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
Well Known Sporting
Hen at PhilIy Fights.

Seated around the ringsiGe
-ould be seen the following well
known sporting men:
TEX" Richard. who brought of
the Jeffries-Johnson tight at
Reno; Anthony Drexel Biddle.
big Tim" Sullivan. Honest Jonn
Kelly. Gene Mcclure, Billy Glib
son. Magistrate Joe Moss. Bob
Vernon, Al Herford. Jesse anu
Eddie Mcmahon, Tom O'Rourke.
Jim Buckley, Jack Crawford,
Leader Mike Cruise. KID Mccoy.
Tom Sharkey. Johnny Murphy.
brother of the Tammany Han
leader; Joe Vendig, Harry Won
Tilzer. George C~onsldine. Billy
Murray, Arthur Irwin. Frank
Clayton. Charley Walker. Joe
cofey OF Brooklyn, Matt O'Mal-
ley. Alec Brown. Tim Hurst.
Jack Cooper. !. V. Hunt, Dan
o'Reiily. Sunny Smith and many
others.
The evening world., 1911-02-09
Crowd hIsses a Foul.

At the beginning OF the third. Wolgast.
furious. slammed Brown against the
ropes and by main strength bent him
over backwards into 4 helpless posi-
The evening world., 1911-02-09
Title Of to-morrow's chapter; ~ P1ny
NY First Professional Game"

Copyright, 1911. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate, Copyright In Great Brit
ain and Canada. All rights reserved.
The evening world., 1911-02-09

champion beyond cavil or doubt.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 1911

meantime, the courts and the departments
keep grinding away for the purpose of can
ceiling fraudulent entries and Furnishing
fraudulent entrymen. Living as I have, dur
ing the greater part of my life in a country
that was settled by homesteaders, and hav-
ing been engaged in the practice before the
Department of the Interior, | am in posi-
ton to know something about the manner
in which the commissioners of the general
land office and secretary of the interior de-
partments were conducted during the past
thirty years, and I do not hesitate to say
that the government should have the prin-
ciple of estoppel applied to it in these GRIM
inal causes that have been commenced. The
conduct of those departments were dis
grace and as rotten and corrupt as they pos
sibly could be. The government, that has
winked at fraud and corruption for so long
time should have given the land timber
coal and oil thieves notice that they must be
good and it is unjust and unfair to jump
onto these collectors of land, coal and tim
Der claims without warning. Space will not
permit me to, enter, into particulars, but l
must mention the manner in which the acts
of Congress were set aside in the interest OF
spectators in one instance. l believe it was
in 1893, that Congress passed a homestead
law for Alaska. President Mckinley signed
the bill While Herman of Oregon was
commissioner, he annuled the law, and no
entries were permitted. An appeal was TAX
IL. 81 he T,,+o Mr.
Hitchcock, who has the reputation of being
an honest man, and he promptly sustained
Mr. Herman in annulling the law. The ex-
cuse that Herman gave was that the act OF
Congress made no provision for survey.
But the commissioner and the Secretary of
the Interior held that the land that could
not be taken as a homestead, could be en-
tered if paid for in script, and mark you,
under law that also made no provision for
a survey, but to aid the script spectators,
they were permitted to hire surveyor and
in that manner locate their land. The law
that permitted entries to be made for mer-
camille purposes, also contained no pro-
visions for a survey, but these entrymen
were also permitted to cause their own sur
vey to be made, the same as script locators
but the homesteader, who was willing to
hire his own surveyor and locate his claim,
was knocked out. The government has
been party to fraudulent entries and land
stealing for about fifty years and it should
have given its accomplices notice of its
regeneration and publication.
A ,.,,a,c- boc baa, n Aoo+ for ceveral DAVIS
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08

"What will the harvest be?" Has any
timber been discovered suitable for the con-
struction of a governor? When we think
of Squire, Ferry a Rogers, or Nc
Graw, will the people be satisfied with less
suitable material? Old-line politics seems
to be doomed on the Pacific Coast, and
Washington will hardly take a backward
step. We want less politics in the COVER
nor's office as we'll as all other offices. The
last elections in Oregon, California and
Washington indicate as much Who will
make the. discovery? Who will drag from
his lair suitable man for governor?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08

William G. Potts, former state senator
from Seattle, made hurried trip to Walla-
Walla few weeks ago and after consider
able explaining he convinced the authorities
that he was not the Potts wanted and he
was permitted to go his way. He returned
home few days ago looking the picture
of health, his experience to the contrary not
withstanding.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08

CULL1NGs OF COUNTRY PRESS.

According to the Herald of North Yak
ina Speaker Champ Clark has reached the
point with pride'' state, the rock on which
so many Republican crafts went to pieces.
Yes indeed the Standard Oil Company
has dissolved alright and the books of the
concern closed forever but the Standard
Oil goes bravelY on clipping coupons in the
same old way.
Clifford Pinchot is now we'll on his way
to Alaska and he says, II go with an open
mind" To the average person Pinchot's
mine has been open so long that all of the
common sense has run out of it.
Recently mob in Idaho took the life of
a half breed Indian, who had killed his
wife, who was likewise a half breed. A
white man was an accessory to the crime,
he being with the half breed when he COM
mitted the act, but the mob did not touch
hair in his head. Even mobs draw the
color line.
There is a difference in human nature
like the Wilderness of the sea and nothing more
clearly demonstrates that fact than. when
man in Seattle few days ago committed
suicide because woman refused to kiss
him, and that woman has not been yellow
jonrnaled for her beauty either
In the opinion of the White River
Journal the move on the part of the citi-
zens of Kent to put the city under COM
mission form of government is good one,
and if done will be marked improvement
over the system now in vogue in that mu-
nicipality Those cities that have tried the
commission form of government are
well satified with it and if it works we'll
for other cities there is no reason why it
should not work just as well for Kent
women on Washington juries will sure
ly be blessing and not in disguise either"
argues the Citizen of Anacortes We
think so and have thoughC so for 10 these
many years, which prompted us, since the
mind of The Seattle Republican runneth
not to the contrary, to advocate equal suf-
frage for women.
When the Star of Seattle asks, What's
the matter with the churches?' it gives it.
self away. There is nothing the matter
with the churches and if that wild eyed
anarchist that edits the Star would only
go to church now and then, he too, would
find out that there is nothing in the world
the matter with the churches, only the bad
people don't go and get made better.
Under the caption of, Will Can CLANS,
the Irondale News tells at length of new
departure in the canning business in
which the Bugge Cannery at Washington
Harbor is about to embark. If the public
relishes the new can goods the Bugge con-
Germ and all other like canneries ought to
make fortune out of it in a short time as
Puget Sound seems to have more clans to
the square inch than the balance of the
world combined.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08

A rumor has been afoat for several days
that "Wappy had peached.' This is, how
ever, denied by the friends of the ex-chief.
Strenuous efforts have been made to get
Wappy to confess, and no doubt, he has
been offered tempting inducements, but he
still stands pat. 1t is claimed that Wappy
and some of those interested in the graft
prosecutions would gladly see Wappy es-
cape punishment if that would ensnare the
titled gentleman at Second and Union. The
time when the golden rule shall be the uni
versal rule of conduct is still in the distant
future.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08

President Taft vetoed the act of Congress
passed at the special session in which
Schedule tx" the tariff on wooden goods,
was materially reduced. 1t was that part of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff that the president
condemned and in one of his speeches de-
clared that it was indefensible. The reduc-
tons made in the bill would have reduced
the price of suit of clothes from five to
ten dollars This veto looks like blunder.
The president INDUCED in several other
vetoes that will cost him heavily in votes,
but some excuse can be made for all but that
of Schedule tx"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08

A few men and boy are now working
on Dearborn Street on the west side OF
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-09-08
THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN

Twelfth Avenue. Work on the west side
and only resumed a few weeks ago. The
whole summer was allowed to pass by with
out anything being done on that part of
the regrade, and of course, in few weeks
when the rains commence, work will again
be stopped. Some officers as well as men
are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Fifth Street, that required fill to make it
passable, is being improved. This work
should have been done about three months
ago, and why it was during that time left
in the condition described is one of the civil
engineering problems that the man with less
than technical education does not under
stand. This apparent hardness is annoying
to the people. There may be good reasons
for it, and if there are, the officers should
explain.
Jimmy" Hoge the giant little fnancier,
was in New York three or four months ago,
and when he returned, one of the daily
papers quoted him as saying that the inan-
cial depression would continue until after
4he presidential election. Now few weeks
ago he was again quoted by local daily,
in which he was reported to have said that
times were getting better and would con-
tinue to do So Now what is bothering the
writer is was the little giant correctly quot
ed, and if So which statement is correct?
The people generally have idea that the
great banking institutions of Wall Street
control the good and hard times, and when
he returned from the East and said, lizard
times, boys" that the declaration was in
spired.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-18
Taft Coming to Frederick

Word was received in this city re
Gently BY officials OF the Frederick
Board OF Trade, that Presiden, Taft had
set November 18th as the date for visit
ing Frederick. and addressing the meet
ing OF the Associated Boards of Trade of
Maryland.
The consent of President Taft 10 ad-
dress this meeting was secured through
the efforts OF the Frederick Board of
Trade. which body Rad been given the
authority 10 arrange date for the meet
ing and to prepare program. The
time of the meeting has not heen def
nitelv fixed. but it will probably be on
November 18th. 18th. and 10Th. 1t is
also hoped TO have Governor Woodrow
Wilson. Of New Jersey. TO visit Fred
erick and address the meeting on The
Commission Form OF Government.
for cities An invitation will also be
extended 10 Governor Wilson at once.
1t is also hoped TO have some one
present from Cumberland TO give an
account Of the success and desirabilitv of
the commission form of city government
as found by actual experience there.
Other addresses will be given by several
well known speakers from Maryland.
and will deal with the States industries
and needs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-18
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
List of Those Who Hold once in
City and County, Elective and
Appointive.
Frederick COUNTY.

Circuit Court-Chief Judge, Hammond
Urner. Associate Judges, John c. Mot
ter ana Edward Z. Peter. Court
meet; at Frederick City, first Monday in
February and September for Grand Jury
Terms, December petit jury term; May,
nom +, erm.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Hsrry w.
Bowers. Deputy Clerks, A dolp h $
Fearhake Charles B. Croft, |. n 10y. NJ.
N. Nus, Eli G. Haugh, Harry Z. Chap
line and Charles L. Ogle.
Register OF Wils-Samuel d. Thomas.
Deputies, ]. Fenton Thomas, c. H.
kreh.
Orphans Court-William II. Pearre,
Chief Judge; Iohn f. Phleeger, George
n. Whitmore. Orphans Court meets
every Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
OF each week.
County TreaSurer-Daniel T. Padge,t
County Commissioners VIM. II. Ho-
garth. Pr Sident; Charles w Zimmerman,
Lincoln G Dmterman, !. Stewart Amman
and Charles ~. Johnson; hardwood ID.
Harp. Clerk; George Z. Dennis, Ir., At
toulev.
Board OF Charities and Correction 70
David Crturr president, : lomon Stern.
secretary; Charles NJ. Nagan, treasurer;
urer; lacoc Tyson, Lewis E. Flock.
Samuel L. Gregg. superintendent; Mil
lard F. Perry, clerk.
School CommiSSjonerS-lohn ). New
man. president, T. F. Lee, H. B. Gross,
/. II. Stokes, a W NicodemuS lr., and
John W Leaihermau; Jacob Rohrback,
attorney.
Secretary. Treasurer and Examiner
John r White. Assistant, ; \. Young.
States Attorney Arthur u. Willard.
Sheriti-WIllam 9 Crimes. Deputies,
William II Smith. Chester VI. Hauver.
Turnkey. Charles f. PhOebuS.
Supervisors o. EiecuouS-lohn W.
Hunlm. Democrat. president; Samuel y.
Doll. Republican, Joseph F. EiSenhauer,
Democrat: clerk. II Ki-der Dei-auier.
Suvevor-Emory Z. Crum-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-18
Unionville Notes.

Dr. Maxwell Whitehill was in Fred
erick during the week.
Mr.. Clarence Lindsay was IN Frederick
on Saturday or business
Miss Mona Anplehy IS spending a few
DAYS with Mrs B. F. DanGer
Dr. and Mrs. Merton Pezrre and Mr.
Ned Danner spent several days in FTe6er-
lex.
Miss Fannie Cartel. o. Baltimore. IS
spending her vacation with Mrs. Vernon
Lowm7n-
Miss Doris Gartrell and Sadye sap
p,ngton spent some time with Mrs. Yer
non Lowman and family.
Mrs. VI A. Beard. Of near Unionville.
has returned home after = piesSan, visit
win he SiSter. Mrs H. W kinsiler, Bal
tiinore-
Those who are spending the week a,
Travellers Dehsh," are Misses Donis
and Nirgie Cartel q Wes1 Falls; Louise
and Helen GeiSeiulan, OF Baltimore.
Rev. solomon German. Mr.. Geo. D.
Norris, Dr. and Mrs Merton Pearre. Mr..
and Mrs David { Pesrr@. Ms. ChaS W
Sappingtoa ard Mis- Mamie Baker were
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Pearre.
Those who spen, the week with Mr..
and Mrs eS>e Medicines. Of OAK Orch
ard were, Mrs Helen Osie and daughters.
Catherine and Margaret. OF Baltimore,
Ms Kate Do,y and Mss Sac. Bright
vel. O. ms place