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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

impossible the course may be short
ened and sailed twice over. The
starting point ard the probable
courses are settled, but it is possible
that the three yachts may not be
quite ready for racing at that time.
In such an event the dates will be
changed. There is no idea now that
they will not be ready, but 1t is hard
to predict what may happen when
they begin sailing and there may be
some delays in getting them away
from the builders yards.
The next race is scheduled for the
Larchmont Yacht Club on June 6,
and after that the three yachts will
take part in three races outside Sandy
Hook under the auspices of the New
York Yacht Club. The dates for
these three are June 10, IL and IL.
and the courses will be the same as
for the international races and under
the same conditions as far as posi-
BILE. These courses will be fifteen
miles to windward or leeward and
return and around a. 80 mile triangle,
with one leg, the first If possible, 10
miles to windward. The starts will
be made from the Ambrose Channel
lightship
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Sporting Gossip OF the Day
Definitions of Most Important
Changes i'm the Baseball Rules
Recently Made by Committee

person or clothing interfere with the
catcher in an attempt to throw, then
play shall be suspended, no bases run.
and the player entitled to return to
his base without liability to be put
out This feature will be covered in
Section 4 of Rule 80, which will now
read:
If the person or clothing Of the
umpire, while stationed back of the
bat, interfere with the catcher in
an attempt to throw, the base run
ner shall return to his base with
out liability to be put out.
Under the old ruling the coacher
could address remarks to the base
runner only; the new ruling is not
quite so strict, it also permits talking
to the batsman. This right to the
coacher will be contained in the first
sentence of Rule IS relative to the
coacher. 1t will read as follows:
A coacher may address words
of assistance and direction to the
base runners or to the batsman.
Last year a rather peculiar play
came up in one of the prominent minor
leagues. With men on second and
third and one out, ball was hit to
the shortstop, who, in trying to get
the runner at the plate, made a weird
throw over the catchers head the ball
sticking in the wire netting which
protects the grand stand patrons. The
runner on second seeing this, slowed
down considerably The wise catcher
gave the netting a shake. and the ball
dropped down. Picking it up, he threw
to the pitcher, who covered the plate,
and the runner originally on second
was tagged out at the plate.
The umpire ruled that the batsman
was safe. He argued that, had the
netting not been there, the ball would
have gone into the stand, and that on
balls thrown into the stand runners
are entitled to advance two bases and
that, since the netting was simply for
protection, not to make the throwing
of the ball into the stand more diff
cult, the runner was entitled to two
bases. He was upheld in his ruling by
the league president. This year the
rules committee has covered this
point by adding the following sem
tence.
Or remains in the wire screen
protecting the spectators, the run
ner or runners shall be entitled to
two bases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Baseball Jokes Up to Date.

Teacher-Johnny, what is bone
head?
Johnny-A bonehead is a baseball
player whose noodle is always an in
ming and half behind his arm.
Teacher-What is a balk?
Johnny-A balk is any motion made
by the opposing pitcher when your
teams losing.
Teacher-What is a third base
coacher?
Johnny-A human joke book of the
vintage of 1912.
Teacher-What is a fungo hit?
Johnny-A 500-yard drive in practise
by gink who can't hit one out or
reach of the pitcher in real game.
Teacher-Who is the wisest baseoah
manager in the world?
Johnny-Any guy who pays % cents
for a seat in the middle field bleach
ers. He knows it all.
Teacher-What is an umpire?
johnny know the answer teacher,
but I don't want to break up the class
by springing it here. I'll whisper 1T TO
you after schools out.-Pittsburg
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Battling Terry, Who Hypnotizes
Ring Opponents and Then Whips EN-

hypnotizing prize fighter; man
who knocks out his opponents more
with the glance of his coal black eyes
than with the swing of his mighty
fists. Such a person is Battling
Terry of Newcastle, Pa, according to
serious statements made by both
Terry and his manager, Ed Fritz
Terry is % years old, a lightweight
and regarded as a young hercules He
was born in Italy, his real name is
Eugene Peluso and he has been a
hypnotic master since late in the fall,
since which time he has not lost a
fight-nor even been in danger of los
ing.
Lead me into the ring with Jack
Johnson, let me get slant into his
peppers and I'll knock that guy out in
any round that I want" is Terry's
boast. "Or, I'll do even more than
that. I'll guarantee to knock out in
one night any six men that are chosen
provided those fellows let me get a
look into their eyes.
There's one fellow I'd like to get
into the ring with me and that fellow
is AID Wolgast. l have some mighty
reasons for disliking Wolgast and I'd
like to show him up. Just for the
chance of making a monkey out of
him and showing the public that he's
just a cheese fighter I'll meet him at
any time or place for a purse just
large enough to meet my expenses.
'All | want is one good look into
Ads eyes. Then FL cast a spell over
him and I'll make such a clown of
him as will make the circus clowns
envious. I'll make AID crawl on the
floor, stand up on his neck, do trapeze
performances in the ring ropes and a
lot of other foolish things. And then,
when the crowd is bit tired of seeing
AID act foolish, I'll knock him OUT
Terry has been fighting for about
two years. and in that time has min
gled in about 40 battles. He has won
80 of these via the knockout route.
showing that even without the aid of
hypnotism he's considerable of
serapper. as 81 of these combats were
staged before he mastered hypnotism.
Learns Hypnotism.
1t was last September that Ed
Fritz manager of Terry, figured that
his protege could do even more won
derful work if he used hypnotism.
Fritz. on the stage for a number of
years, is something of a spell caster
and he undertook to teach Terry the
trick. Within a month Terry was al
most as good at il as his teacher.
Then Fritz, wanting to find out just
what Terry could do with his new as
set, matched him up with Sammy
Trott, and instructed Terry to cast a
spell over Mr.. Trott.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, April O.
Quotations on -four, grain. millfeed,
meal, hay and straw are strictly Wnvie-
80 for % rioad lots TO jobbers. All other
quotations represent sales to the re-
tailers.) .a,ea.,
BEEF-Whole cattle 1aaGl3
BRAN-3025Q 3075 no,
RIITTER-Northern 26427; western 20
d25s. ,oe,ao
CORN-No. yellow Is. a.,,
FLOUR-Mill shipment. spring patents,
HAY-No. ! grade 21Ood2l0c.
LAMBS-Spring 12l@13.
LARD-Pure III. ..
MIXED FEED-S050Gl32 1900.
OATS-No. clipped white 4Ss.
PORK-Medum backs zoo
POTATOES-Whit 1eoqlfo per tWo-pu,
bag. On ~, ,o.s
VEAI-9415.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. April 6.-The progressive
slowing down of business on the Stock
Exchange was carried farther today and
much of the time the market was at a
standstill. Speculative conditions were
unchanged, and no initiative was shown
by traders on either side. Price move
ments were unusually narrow and in only
few cases did they vary as much as a
point from Saturdays close.
In spite of the small amount of buy
ing, there was still apparent the scarcity
of stocks which has been noticeable
feature of the market for some time.
To satisfy the scattering buying order
it was necessary to raise quotations
slightly in nearly every case. and dur
ing the greater part of the day a frac-
tionally higher level prevailed Toward
the close the list eased off slightly, so
that asst prices were barely unchanged
1t was one of the slowest sessions OF the
year and the total transactions Were not
far above the 10000 mark.
Almost the only evidence of public in
terest lay in the sustained inquiry for
high grade bonds Accumulation of idle
money here, which is largely the out
growth of sluggish business conditions.
has progressed to point where a large
volume of funds is seeking employment
Money which ordinarily at This season of
is being diverted into bonds of the bet
ter grade. in which trading today was
relatively more active than in stocks
The unexpected loss in cash SnCwn in
saturday Dank statement checked the
downward course of money rates. but it
is not expected that there will be any
permanent departure from current easy
conditions.
A large number of railroads operating
in various sections made their February
returns today and In almost every case
severe shrinkages in earnings were
shown. Bad railroad reports are such an
old story, however that these statements
had virtually no effect on the stock mar
ket Canadian Pacific showed some
heavinesS, probably on account of
slump in the London market. London
was occupied with the settlement and
did virtually nothing here.
Prices of some bonds yielded. but in
general the bonds market was firm To-
tai sales, par value. $3040.000. United
States 2's registered decline is on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
SPORTING NOTES.

When Wah kai Chang, a Chinese
student, appeared for practice with
the track team at the University of
Chicago in January he was the cause
of many smiles. A. A. Stage, athletic
director, has now given him his 1917
numerals in recognition of his talent
as Splinter and has complimented
him on his success as the first Chinese
to receive the honor at the university.
Secretary Vose of the Houlton Park
Association has received word from
the well-known horse trainer, /. d.
Chappelle of Caribou, that he will be
in Houlton the middle of this month
with six fast ones. to train for the
seasons races. Mr.. Peavy of Bangor,
will also be here this month, with
string of fast ones among them One
ra, Sphinx, Star, Braden and others,
and will train them ON the Houlton
track. The many advantages which
the Houlton track has are becoming
known all over that section, and from
all indications the park will be a live
ly place this season.
Harry Payne Whitney turns over
100000 worth of polo ponies to the
United States team and will assist in
the coaching, although he has stated
that he does not intend to play and
has since been injured while riding to
hounds in England. This is generosity
and sporting spirit on a big scale. Polo
is a great game, although occasionally
a man who cares for animals may be
inclined to feel that it is sometimes
rather a cruel one.
C. S. Riley, the old Dartmouth hur-
dler, who has been appointed coach of
the Trinity track team. is whipping
his candidates in to shape for the
dual meet with Maine at Orono on
MAY 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
COLLEGE GAMES.

TUESDAY-Lafaye at Washing
ton and Lee; Holy Cross at George
town; Tech interclass games Colgate
at Princeton; Cornell at Fordham;
Michigan at Alabama; Lehigh at
Maryland Agricultural.
WEDNESDAY-Le at Universi-
ty of Virginia.; Cornell at West Point;
Penn State at Annapolis; Colgate at
Columbia; Holy Cross at Mt. ST.
Mary's Buffalo Feds" at Georgetown;
New York University at Brown; Ur-
Sinus at Villanova; Michigan at
Georgia; Harvard VS.. Colgate at Sold
iers Field; Yale VS.. Norfolk, Va;
Williams at Fordham; Princeton VS..
Catholic University at Washington;
Holy Cross at Annapolis; Lehigh at
Washington and Lee; Michigan at
Georgia; Penn state at North Caro-
lima; Bucknell at Gettysburg; Illinois
at Alabama.
FRIDAY-Colgate at Tufts; Prince
ton vs.. Virginia at Charlottesville; Lee
high at Washington and Lee; Penn
VS. Columbia at Atlantic City; Michi-
gan VS.. Vanderbilt at Nashville.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VS.. Aggies at
Soldiers Field; Dartmouth VS.. Tufts
at FenWay PARK; Brown VS.. FroNl-
dence at Providence: Yale vs.. Virgin
in at Charlottesville; Holy Cross VS..
Johns Hopkins at Baltimore; Colgate
at West Point; Lehigh at Annapolis;
Princeton at Georgetown; Wentworth
Institute at Rhode Island State: Penn
State at Washington and Lee: Michi-
gan at Vanderbilt; Villanoya at
Swarthmore; Lafayette at Dickinson;
Penn VS.. Columbia at Atlantic City;
Bueknell at Cornell.
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Boston Curb Market.
New York Produce Market.

New York, April g.
FLOUR-Quiet; spot spring patents $50
ass: winter straights 53o4435; winter
patents 4i0d470; spring clears 44415; extra
No. / winter 655G375: extra winter No.
S35Gl350: Kansas straights 470G4O.
WHEAT-Spot irregular; No. hard
winter 9Ss elf New York; No. red 104 ell
evator: No. l northern Duluth and No. 1
northern Manitoba 10l fob afioat
CORN-Spot firm; No. yellow f6s to
arrive.
OATS-Spot steady: standard white Al
Gi45; No 44944A; fancy clipped white Al
@47.
PORK-Steady: mess 23a2350; family "a
G26; short clear 2o5042550.
LARD-Steady.
BEEF-Quiet; mess 1s91s50; family 10
go
SUGAR-Raw steady: molasses 227; CEN
trifugal 292: refined quiet: cut loaf 5o5;
crushed 1876; mould $50; cubes SIS;
xxx powdered 405 powdered 400; nne
graduated $780, diamond A $780, confec-
TONERS A $50: No. l $685.
BUTTER-Firm; receipts 4012 tubs;
creamery extras 26Da; firsts 24b125a; Sec
onds 22@25; creamery held 22aG23: frsts
21m22; seconds 22G24; state dairy finest
25d3; good to prime 22124; common to
fair 17n21: process extras 1Ss12Sa' ladies
current make firsts 1901: seconds l7Ga
EGGS-Firm; receipts 2l.e45 cases;
fresh gathered extras 21a@22: do. first
storage packed 20l@21: firsts 20g2oa; sec
onds l9iGl19s state, Pa. and nearby Ben.
merry white fine to fancy 26; do. gathered
whites 25s@26; do hennery browns Y: DO
gathered browns and mixed colors 2@2l
POTATOES-Firm; Bermuda 7q9.
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Bouts This Week.

4 Tuesday--Quincy A. A. amateur
bouts; Clarence Ferns, Superior, Wis;
frankie Burns of California VS.. George
Mason, Oakland, Calf; Jack Britton
VS.. Joe Bedell. and George Chip VS.. Al
Mccoy, Brooklyn; George Rodell vs.
|Jess Willard, Atlanta; Benny MCCOY
ern VS.. Joe Clarke, st. Louis.
I, Wednesday-Phil Brock VS.. Mike
Sheridan, Windsor, Ont; George Perry
VS. Jack Heating, New York.
h Thursday-Freddie Duffy VS.. Fred
Yelle, Lewiston, Me.
Friday-Joe Mandot VS.. Marty Nc
kCue, Racine.
Saturday-Dave Simth VS.. Ed Nc
Goorty, Sydney N. S. w. Matty Bald
Twin VS.. K o. Brown, Montreal.
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MARTIN j. SHERIDAN STARTS
TRAINING TO WIN LOST LAURELS

New York, April 6.-Martin ]. Sher-
idan, the former worlds champion
and all-around athlete, has started
training with the expectation of win
ming back his lost laurels< Sheridan
has been out of athletics for some
time.
during the summer in preparation for
the National Amateur Athletic Union
championships in September. His aim,
however, is toward the Olympics in
1916 and he hopes to be back to his
old time form to represent the United
States at that time.
Sheridan made his all-around rec
ord on July 5. 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

Taking it from Messrs. Terry and
Fritz, the said Mr. Terry did cast a
spell over Mr. Trott, and Trott, after
acting rather peculiar throughout the
fight, was knocked out in the final
round by Terry. who accomplished the
finish punch with peculiar ease.
II could have knocked him out much
earlier in the fight" declared Terry.
but l didn't want to. / wanted to
give the public a run for it's money.
and so l decided that 1 wouldn't put
a finish on Trott until the tenth and
final round"
Terry's next foe was Tommy Kill
bane, Of Cleveland, a mighty good
scrapping person, and one that many
figured would send Terry to sleep
early in the battle-but he didn't.
Terry, 1t seems, simply toyed with
Kilbane throughout the fight and then
knocked him out in the 10th round.
The same was true in the case of Jack
Coyne, another victim of Terry's eyes
and his punch.
Fingers In Ring.
It was noticed by the spectators
that after Terry had knocked out his
foes in these three battles he didn't
hustle to his dressing room imme-
diately, as is the case with victorious
fighters. Instead, he fingered In the
corner of his fallen enemy and waited
until the enemy came out of his coma.
THE reason for that" explains
Terry, lis that / wanted to get another
look into their eyes and take them out
of the hypnotic spell"
Fritz is enthusiastic over the future
of the Terry.
He'll be the champion lightweight
Richie meets him. declares Fritz.
Nothing can stop that boy of mine.
He's wonder as a fighter, and per-
haps, without hypnotism, he could
take the title from Richie. But aided
by hypnotism there's nothing to 1t.
IF l can't get matches for him with
Richie or Wolgast or some other top
notch lightweights I'll send him
against the welterweights and middle
weights. I'll even send him against
the white hopes if any club will stage
the bout. Terry isn't afraid of any
body-and he can defeat any living
fighter today.
Terry doesn't take any real unfair
advantage of his hypnotic gift After
he puts a man under a spell he doesn't
go out to murder him. Instead he
makes the hypnotized fellow fight and
Terry does his share in the exhibition
by defensive work. But Terry, of
course. is master of his rival at all
times. and can finish the fight when
ever he wants"
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BASEBALL NOTES.

II Is understood that Phillip D. AT
mour Sd. who is a Yale FRESHMAN,
will donate $4,000 for a new basepah
cage at St. Marks school, Southboro,
from which he was graduated in June
last. Armour was very prominent IN
athletics at ST. Marks. pitching for
the baseball team and playing also on
the hockey team. His brother, Lester
Armour. captained the hockey team
the past winter The Armours are the
sons of the late Philip Danforth Ar
mo,lr ID. who died in 1900. Philip y,
Armour Sd was born in 1895 and is SAID
to have an income of $4,000 yearly
The plans for the new baseball cage
have been drawn by Henry FORBES
Bigelow of Boston. The building Will
he about lis feet square with glass
roof.
One week more for the big teams
to get into trim for the campaign
Bush is playing a wonderfully fast
game at shortstop for the Tigers TINS
spring and Jennings thinks he has
great season ahead.
In the last 10 years the Braves have
won eight opening games and the hea
Sox have won three and tied one. Inc
Brooklvns have won only two,
Doc" Johnston of the Clevelands
and Jimmy Johnston of the Cubs are
brothers and both broke into the game
at Chattanooga.
Germany" Schaefer of the Senators
spent his proceeds of the worlds tour
for an automobile.
The Indianapolis team, which VIII
be Bill Carrigan's next opponents after
Columbus, has made an exceptionally
fine record in its spring games.
Coins are in circulation on ansav-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Lily Smith Will
Swim the Channel

London, April 6.-Miss Lily Smith OF
England whose swimming exploits
have won her the name of the Eng
lish Water Lily" has announced that
she will undertake to cross the Eng
lish channel next summer, and at
tempt to break the records of Capt
Webb and William Burgess, the only
two so far to have accomplished the
great feat.
There are many who believe the
plucky London girl will succeed. Since
she leaped in the limelight seven years
ago, by defeating % of "a rivals of the
sterner sex in 15-mile race in the
Thames, she has placed to her credit
number of remarkable performances
which show her to be well qualified
for the task before her.
In 1910 she swan 20 miles of rough
water in 6 hours, 80 minutes off Do
yer, and later visited France, where
she wo ma big race in the Seine, lead
ing home is of the best men swim
mers.
The following year she tried to make
the double trip between SouthSea and
the Isle of Wight, u miles each way,
but was injured in returning and had
to leave the water after covering II
miles.
Finally, in 1912, she tackled the chan
mel. starting from Dover, but sea-
sickness overlook her before she had
negotiated quite 90 miles and forced
her to abandon the test.
Miss Smith will train for the coming
attempt under Walter Brickett, who
feels confident that, given good con-
ditions, his pupil will surpass the
achievements of her predecessors over
the course.
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A Fable.
(New York Telegram.)

(New York Telegram
Once upon a time a boxer was
soundly thrashed. Assembling his
scattered parts, he Graped himself over
the ropes and spoke thus:-"F'riends,
as fighter I'm an onion. My Achil
les tendon is the essence of perfection.
| never had gastritis in my entire ex-
istepce. This here Milwaukee water
I've been drinking is the elixir of life
l was never in better condition" And
then he lay down to die comfortably,
the victim of a maligned attack of
veracity. But he passed on to wed a
well-to- do princess, and they lived
happily ever after. Moral:-If you
have gastritis try bicarbonate of soda.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL

Lewiston will play the University of
Maine at Orono, April %, making the
second game arranged with u Maine
college nine by Tim Leonard. Maine
has been after a game for some time,
and word to the effect that Lewiston
would play was sent to the Maine
management, yesterday, by Mr.. Leon
ard. Work on the new grounds at
Lewiston were Monday started in
earnest and will be rushed to compile
finn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
FIELD AND TRACK,
ROWING AND OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS
With the Usual.
(Bab, in n. Y. Tribune.)

(Bab, in n. Y. Tribune)
When / went to the Polo Grounds
first as a fan
(Said l to myself-said d,
I'll act on a new and original plan
(Said l to myself-said ID,
I'll never announce it to be my be-
lief
The umpire is naught but a rogue
and a thief.
Because a decision has given me
grief
(Said I to myself-said l.
To rattle a pitcher 1 never shall
clap
(Said / to myself-said u,
I'll throw back a foul if it drops
in my lap
(Said l to myself-said u,
And though L belong to the tribe
of Manhat.,
1 never shall whoop when the
Chief comes to bat
Whatever l do, l shall NEVER do
that
(Said 1 to myself-said ~
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BASEBALL, BOXING,
BOWLING, TENNIS,
RACING, YACHTING
A Few Words to Spring.

(Walter Trumbull, in n. Y. World)
What though chilly breezes blow
And an atmosphere of snow
Hangs about us? We would go
Just the same
To adorn the cold concrete,
Clap our hands and stamp our feet,
Seeking solace in the heat
OF the game.
The men whose job it is to make
the weather for the nation
Have solemnly and pompously
sent out this proclamation:
1--WE do hereby officially declare it
to be spring
Of we were EsqulmauX we might
believe the bally thing)
They say you're hostess now,
Miss Spring, fact we're glad
to know;
But as you pour the weather we
are sure unanimous
In asking you, politely, to omit
the Jumps of snow:
Just serve il clear if you would
make an awful hit with us,
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Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago, April 8.
uOGS-Receipts $1,000; steady. lower:
bulk OF sales S15aSS5; rough S35qS5o; pigs
760GS65.
CATTLE-Aeceipts 1900; weak; be ss0as
se017e50: stockers and feeders 560@Sco;
COWS and heifers s70dS5o; calves T00@103O.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; weak. lower;
natives 5256675 yearlings 575G735' native
lambs 625MS00 (shorn stock incluoeo IN
fnfinnSl.