Evening star., 1943-10-03
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago not only the sporting
world but nearly every one was inter
ested in the international yacht
Ioeht race staged off New York-the
De-. race for the Americas Cup. The
challenger was Lord Dunravens
Valkyrie, and the defending Ameri-
can vessel the Vigilant. Two races
out of three were to decide the issue
The Vigilant was favored, as evidenced
in dispatch from New York printed
in The Star of October 3, 1893: "A few
bets were made at the Hoffman House
last night at odds of 60 to 40 in favor
of Vigilant. This appears to be the pre-
vailing odds, but Englishs money will be
plenty and betting is likely to be even,
especially in the second days race. - "
Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie continued to
draw crowds to Robbins dock in the Erie
basin, but before the first of the sight
seers arrived her crew was busy polish
ing her copper bottom and getting ready
to put coat of black paint on her low
freeboard." The odds were justified, or
at least their tendency to favor Amer
icas entry, for the Vigilant won the
series and retained the cup in this
country.
There was revolt in Morocco by ma
tives against the Spanish garrison at
Mellila. According to
IrouDie The Star of October 3,
|, No,o,,o 1893, Madrid reported:
THE Spanish authori-
ties recently decided to add to the
strength Of their Notifications at Mellila,
the state of the country and the acts
Of the natives, in their opinion, war
rantlng such a course. The work of
constructing additional Notifications was
possible. This incensed the Moors, and
yesterday morning a force of more
than 5000 natives made an attack upon
the Spanish garrison that numbered, all
told, not more than 400 souls" Madrid
later sent out more troops to Quell the
rebellion.
With the World Series coming up, and
the Senators having made a good show
:, ing this year, it is in
An onenViooie teresting to look back
Record half a century. There
was no series then, but
The Star Of October 2, 1898, told of
the end of the season, and showed
Washington standing last in twelve
team league, with 40 games won and
80 lost. Washington managed to lose
the last game of the season in a FASH
ion unique even for the team of those
days. Scheduled to play Cincinnati, the
Washington team scored loss by the
simple process of failing to show up
on the grounds, forfeiting the game.
A severe toll of lives was taken near
New Orleans by violent storm. In
=. wire from that city, The Star
A Deodly of October a. 1898. related:
Storm THE first authentic news
came from Grand Isle this
morning when a lugger reached the
company canal from the island. The
man in charge reports that the steamer
Joe Weber was blown to pieces and that
several of the crew were drowned. Mote.
From study of the account, the phrase
'bloWn to pieces" would seem to indi-
cate wind damage, not explosion) The
storm was terrible at Grand Isle and
Cheniere Caminada. At the latter place
only two houses are standing, and the
luggerman reports that several hundred
people have been drowned"
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In those days silver, to politician.
was more dangerous than arsenic to a
-, layman, yet there was
Inc S"VeT no way to avoid the sill
Issue Aeoin yer question with great
agitation to cut down on
coinage Of the metal into legal tender