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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1900.
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the Century ^Records Made irv Sports ^
INFLUENCE OF HOOSIERS
YEAR 1900 IN ' THE SPORTING WORLD
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It Has Been Marked by Record-Breaking Performances —Pugilism Suffers from Dishonest Methods—
Principal Events in the Last Year.
Th# year 1906 has bsen a mnarkabls on* In the world of sport, particularly ia ths United States. It has in many respect* been a record breaker. New champions have come to the front, new records have been established, many sensational performances have been recorded and American athletes, amateur and profeealonal. have proved themselves the greatest in ths world. Just now, however, at the close of the two of the most popular sports in States are tn a precarious conOne is pugilism which, through the greed and dishonesty of the fighters themselves/*s under a cloud, and the other is baseball, which, while still ths great American game, always honest, is on ths evs of a factional war that will lose it thousands of friends. Perhaps ths most notable events of the last year in sports -were: The breaking of the world's trotting record fc/ The Abbott st Terrs Haute last fall; the remarkable showing of ths American athletes abroad last summer; the unusual record of Terry McGovern In the ring; the Increased popularity of football and the rapid strides of the American Baseball League. Puerilism. A year ago the fighting game was won>derfuUy popular. Nearly all of the larger cities permitted limited round contests and the fighters were reaping a rich reward. They could not eland prosperity, however, and before the year was a month old there began a series of fake that have almost killed the Now every leading city In the States has refused to permit box-
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have been some notable contests during the year. Probably the most important was ths battle for the featherweight championship between Terry Meand George Dixon last January, resulted in Dixon’s defeat, most barefaced robbery occurred last week tn August when McCoy whipped by Corbett. Slnee that time has gone from bad to worse, r match of eonseausnee now prole a twenty-round contest between and Ruhlin that will take placs itl In February. Baseball. Hover In ths history of baseball has the national game been In such a chaotic condition ati at the present time. The now year finds the two leading baseball organizations on the eve of a war that la not likely to end until one or the other le exterminated and the game badly damaged. This fight will extend to all of the minor organisations, and ths outlook nest season is anything but promls-
was undoubtedly a falling off in interest during the last yew, but i thought that this wse due more to the magement of tho National League ktes and their failure to Uvo up to its made their patrons rather than t a decline in tho popularity of tho sport rjelf. Tho Amsrlosn League had tho in Its history, both financially . from a playing standpoint During ywu> ths players organised for their protection and now threaten to tako
In tho war.
Bicycle Racing. bicycle racing season was in many more successful than It has been time in the last four year* The Cyclists’ Association, which a«contral of racing last January, itself amply able to handle the and there were few charges of reeing during the season. The tn each Instance were promptly h. The feature of the sport In was the popularity of moter and they have almost entirethe short distance eevnts. records were all lowered hour mark was placed beyond
in that tournament he defeated th* present English open champion who was also a contestant. Football Football was never as popular as it has boon during tbe last year. Every college, university, high school, academy and nearly exery athletic club put teams In tbe field last fall, and the game attracted thousands of new supporters. In proportion to tho Increased number of players accidents were fewer than at any time in the last five years. This was due largely to the new style of play begun two years ago. Tbe game last season was more scientific, more brilliantly played and freer from unnecessary roughness than over before. In Indianapolis a new Interest was awakened In tbs sport, and for tho first time In half a do sen years there was a showing of football enthusiasm In this
city.
College Athletics.
The visit of the American college athletes to Paris last summer, and the decisive manner in which they showed their superiority over the young athletes of all the countries of Europe, was decidedly the feature of the year In athletics, and did much to increase the interest in field and track sports. The annual games between th* Mg Eastern colleges last summer attracted greater Interest than ever before, and the Western schools are just now taking a livollor interest in their track teams than ever before. This branch of sport has not been pushed as have other college games, and is not so well known. Mors attention will be paid to track athletics nsxt season In the mid-
dle West than ever before.
The most noteworthy events of the
year just closing were:
January.
t New York; “Kid” McCoy knocks
out Peter Maher; five rounds,
t National League magnates decide on
(Ind.) polo the middle
* wet George erweikh 11 N«
eight-club circuit.
4. Racine, Wis.: Munde team wins championship of
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9. New York: “Spike” Sullivan and Georgo McFndden fight twenty-five-round
draw.
9 New York; Terry McGovern best* r Dixon in eight rounds for feath-
;ht championship.
Tew York: "Kid” McCoy gets decision over Jos Choynskl, three rounds. 18. Buffalo: ‘’Mysterious” Billy Smith loses fight to Jim Ferns on a foul In
twenty-one rounds.
IS. Tuxedo Park. N. Y.: Eustace Miles wins racuuet championship of the
world, defeating Peter Latham.
19. New York: ‘.’Kid’’ Broad bests Joe
Bernstein in twenty-five rounds.
23, New York: Bech Olesen, Danish wrestler, arrives in New York: New York; Jacob Schaefer wins Millard match with Mornings tar. Troy. N. Y.: Gus Ruhlin knocks out Fred Kappec: one
round. New Pork: "Mysterious” Bl Smith knocks out FrankHfilBi
twenty-two rounds.
89. ^Baltimore: Terry McGovern knocks out Jack Ward: one round. 3L Utica, N. T.: Gus Ruhlin knocks out Jack Finnegan; five rounds.
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Harness Horae Racing. 1900 will go down In the histhe harness horse world as one the greatest since the days of Rarus Dexter. There was a keener Interand better racing than ever before. new records were established, and candidates for track honors brought The event of the year in the harrse world was the lowering of d’g trotting record to 2:0®%. This by The Abbott, on the Terre track, last September. Another performance was that of who lowered the world’s stai1:04, at Hartford, Conn , the 320,000 stake at Boston, title of champion trotting stallion of ths world. Two. three and four-year-old records were lowered, and all race records cut down. In the record-breaking, the pacers s successful as the trotters, Inter’s mile tn 1:58»4 still Running Horse*. of the year among thoris th# wonderful success of horses and American jockeys id. Throughout the season was scarcely a day that American horses did not capture some of tbe biggest prises on the EngfiUsh turf, and the American Jockeys swept everything before them. Oolt. Golf was the fad In sports during the year 1900. The growth of this gam# was phenomenal and it hrs attracted every eiaw ef people. During the year hunSfolf links wars laid out and ©organised until now there Is a oity (a the United States of mere than W.000 people that has not a guU Mub. Ths principal event In golfing circle* last year pea the visit of Harry Vardon, former open golf champion of England, to the United fitatsa ^ ardon won K , op*n golf championship of America i at Chicago last fall, and Incidentally tbe open championship of the world, as —
, February. L Chicago: Terry McGovern knocks out Eddie San try, five rounds. Montreal: John Netlson lowers two and three-mile skating records to 8:98 4-6 and !:4i 1-8, 9. Washington. D. C.: Duffy, of Georgetown College, equals world’s forty-yard record. 4 9-6 seconds. New York; National Cyclists' Association takes charge of bicycle racing. 9. New York: Joe Gans knocks out "Spike” Sullivan, fourteen rounds. Chicago: Frank Erne bests ^’Chicago” Jack Daly, six rounds. Philadelphia: Tom Sharkey bests Joe Goddard, four rounds. !«: voloago: Jo* Choynskl beets Petw Maher, six rounds. New York: Matty Matthews bests .“Kid” McPartland. seventeen rounds, fit. Louis: Thomas Cox wins six-day pedestrian race, 895 miles. 17. Chicago: Place, of University of Chicago, lifts' 4,283 pounds, breaking strength record. . - * 19. Detroit: Tom Sharkey knocks out Jim Jeffords, two rounds. 29. New York; Walcott-Choynskl fight stopped by referee in seventh round, Walcott getting decision. 26. Boston: B. C. Schaefer wins sixtyyard swimming championship in 37 4-5 reconds. »
March.
8. Boston t B. F. Schaefer swims 200 yards In 2:90 2-5, making naw world’s rec-
ord.
6. Philadelphia: McCracken makes new werid’s record discus throw, 190 feet
9 Inches.
9. Youngstown, O.: Peter Maher gets decision over "Stockings” Conroy on
foul.
18, New York: Jack Fanning makes new record target shooting, breaking 175 target# without a miss. Terry McGovern knocks out Eddy Lenny, two rounds. Hartford: Tom Sharkey knocks out Jack McCormick, two rounds. 2L New York: Olesen defeats Roeber in Greco-Roman wrestling bout, two falls in three. r 28. New York: Frank Erne knocks out Joe Gens, twelve round*. 81. Cambridge defeats Oxford In their annual boat race on the Thames.
April.
2. Philadelphia: Jo* Gans knocks out “Wilmington ’ Jack Daly In three
rounds.
8. New York: W. D. Bates. Toronto, Canada, wlna the grand American handi-
cap shoot.
6 Detroit: J. J. Jeffries, knocks out Jack Finnegan In less than one round. 10. Baltimore: Joe Waloott knocks out
Dick Moore In four rounds.
16. Nashville: Flolsar win* th* Ten-
nessee Derby.
ItT Haw York: Mys 17. New York: “M
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19. National League baseball season
opens. -
2L Oxford and Cambridge win the international intercollegiate obese ebatn-
from Yale, Harvard and Co-
season
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Billy Billy
plonahip
lumbla.
26. American League baseball
opens.
28. Philadelphia: M. Prienstetn jumps twenty-four feet seven and one-half
inch**, making world’s record.
10. New York: Robert Fltssimmons knocks out Ed Dunkhorst In two rounds.
3. Louisville:
the
6.
polltan handicap. 3. New York; Tom
**7
Lieutenant
Gibson win*
Kentucky Derby in 2 06^.
New York: Ethelbert win* Metro-
out Joe Choynskl; two MeMda.
1L New York: J.
Sharkey knocks
TRY OUR
H J- Jeffries knocks
out J. J. Corbett, after twenty-three
rounds of fierce fighting..
12. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard defeat* Yale tn dual athletic meet, scoring Oft* points to Yale’s 48%. Boala breaks record for hammer throw—144 feet 2% inch a. 25. New York: Joe Qans knocks out
Dal Hawkins, two rounds.
New York: Klnley Mack wins Brook-
lyn handicap in 8:10.
29. Chicago: "Kid” McCoy gets decision over Tommy Ryan, six rounds. 90. England: Diamond Jubilee wins the Kitglish Derby tn 2:42, equaling tbe
June.
10. Paris: The grand prtx won by Se-
mondria.
gK New York: McGovern knocks out JflAEsOO White In throe rounds. Philadelphia:
Alexander Grant runs 1,500 meters in 4:06%, lowering the world’s record. 15. New York: Genevieve Heeker defeats Ruth Underhill for tbe woman’s
amateur golf championship.
16. New York: The Suburban Handicap won by Klnley Mack, in 2:06 4-5. Si. Chicago: Sidney Lucas wine the
Azeesfoan Darby.
26 New York: Ruhlin knocks out Sharkey In fifteen rounds. 18. New London, Conn.: Yale vrtns the eight-oar race against Harvard. 90. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: The Univer-
latest
i are besi;
blocks, ah-
Manhattan best at-
!Y HAT CO
slty of Pennsylvania wins the university boat race.
July.
L Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: The University of Pennsylvania wins the four-oared boat
race.
6. New York: Maher knocks out Steve O’Donnell, on* round. 7. New York: Walter J. Travis wins the American amateur golf championship over Findlay S. Douglas. 30. New York: Ganr. gets the decision over Young Griffo. 14. Parts: Americans win most of ths first day’s events at the exposition. New York: Michael lowers the twentymile bicycle record to 84:26 3-6. 16. New York: McGovern whips Erne, three rounds. 17. New York: Voter lowers th* world’s mile running record on a circular track
to 1:38.
23. Cleveland: Crescfcus trots the fastest two heats ever made by a stallion; 2:07% and 2:06%. New York: Mrs. Jan* Lindsay breaks all long-distance bicycle records for women; covers 1,800 miles in 164 hours and thirty-five minutes. 29. New York: The Ball Players’ Protective Association organised.
August.
7. Tbe Canadian Red Coat successfully defends the Beawanhaka yachting cup against the American Minnesota. 10. New York: Fltssimmons knocks out Ruhlin, six rounds. 21. Newport: Whitman retains the tennis championship by defeating Lamed. 24. New York: Fltssimmons knocks out Sharkey, two rounds. 26. Paris: The Vespers, of Philadelphia, wins the senior yacht championship. 10. New York: Corbett knocks out McCoy, five rounds.
September.
L Philadelphia: Michael regains the middle-distance bicycle championship by defeating Nelson in a twenty-five-mile motor-paced race; 39:16, the world’s rec-
ord.
Southampton, N. Y.: Frances Griscom, of Philadelphia, wins the woman’s golf championship. 5. Hartford: Cresceus lowers ths mile stallion trotting record to 2:04%. 14. Philadelphia: Maher whips Jeffords. two rounds. 14. Baltimore: The National Association of Baseball Clubs organized. 18. American League season closes. Chicago^ wins the championship. wins against on a foul. Abbott lowers world’s trotting record to 2:03%. 27. Boston: Cresceus wins the 320,000 stallion race 29. Lake Forest. 111.: William Waller wins the Western golf championship. October. 4. New York: Maxwell W. Long runs a quarter of a mile in forty-seven seconds, breaking the record. ; I Lucils trots a mile In 2:07, breaking the world’s wagon record, driven by ama-
teur.
II The National League baseball season closes, Brooklyn winning the pen-
nant.
16. New York: Margaret Gast, bicyclist, rides 2,000 mlle» in 222 hours 6%
minutes, beating the record.
17. St. Louis: The world’s slx-furlong circular track record lowered by Bum-
mer to 1:12.
20. New York: Dennis Hogan, Irish champion, makes a new American record for putting the shot—<7 feet 4% inches.
November.
2. Louisville: McGovern whips Bernstein in sevsn rounds. Los Angeles, Cal.: Johnny Nelson beats the world’s fifteen-mile motor-paced bicycle record; 26:49 D5. 3. Cambridge: Harvard defeats Pennsylvania at football, 24 to 6. Chicago: Iowa defeats Chicago at foot-
ball, 17 to 6.
10. Detroit: Iowa defeats Michigan at football, 28 to 5 , , 13. Chicago: McGovern awarded the decision over ”Kld” Broad, in six rounds. 17. Princeton; Yale defeats Princeton st football, 29 to 6. 24. New Haven: Yals defeats Harvard at football, 28 to 0.
December.
13. Terry McGovern knocks out Gans In the second round. 15. New York: Bikes and McFarland, the American team, win the six-day tandem bicycle race, 2,628 miles, seven laps. 1& Los Angeles, Cal.: Johnny Nslson reduces the fifteen-mile motor-paced bicycle record to 24:67. 20. New York; Elkes lowers the Indoor bicycle record, motor-paced, to 1:36 1-6.
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General Sporting Notes. Moroni won the Crescent City Handicap, seven-eighths of a mile. In 1:32%, at New Orleans, Saturday, with Alpaca second, Old Fox third. Murray Howe, the well-known harness horse authority, says the demand for well-bred, stylish harness horses Is steadily increasing, and there are practically no good road horses on the marThe Racine roller polo team now claims the championship of the middle West, having defeated both the Muncie Royals and the Richmond Henleys In a series of games this season. The Muncie team won the championship last winter. Senator Beveridge made a game flgh; at New Orleans Saturday, but was nosed out In an exciting finish by Donna Beay. Senator Beveridge is a cracking goou two-year-old, who Is yaking a name for himself on the New Orleans track, ket. He says there are a number of good oolt* in the country, but it will be three years before they are ready for tho
iff ml-rtstlr *4
all
class horses they raise for a number of years. Miller A Sibley, well-known horsemen of Franklin, Pa,-, have retired from business and have presented Charles Marvin, the veteran trainer, with twen-ty-one trotters. Marvin has been the driver and trainer of the stable for nine year*. The Oakley race track, near Cincinnati, will hereafter be devoted to trotting races. T. H. Griffith, of Detroit, has secured a five-year lease on the grounds, and a Grand Circuit meeting will be hfeld there next July. The purses will aggregate 311,000. Th* Fond du Lac basketball team defeated tbe Yale team Saturday night, by a score of 22 to 18. The Springfield fO., basketball team defeated the Dartmouth College team Saturday night, at Springfield. by a score of ® to 19. The game was the most exciting ever seen in that
city.
George Ketcham, owner of Cresceus. thinks bis groat horse is as fast as The Abbott, and would like to arrange a match race between them for next season. If such a race is arranged Mr Ketcham will Insist that the horses go throe heats in fivs, Instead of two In
throe.
Sam Loates. the well-known English Jockey, who finished second to Lester Reiff In the number of winning mounts on tbe English tracks last season, has sailed for the United States, and will go to San Francisco. He may apply fot a license and do some riaing on the Pa-
cific coast.
The death of Lord William Beroeford will mike a big difference In the future of th* Reiff boys. They were under con tract to ride for him next season, and
market, and owners of big stock 'arms will find a ready sale for all of the first
now the established ear’* Derby, but who.
Lester Pelff would have had the mount!
on Vthedoscope, favorite for next y
by reason of the death of his owner, be-
comes ineligible.
Dr. W. G. Beroe, founder of th* modern game of lacrosse, died at his home in Montrei Saturday. A number of years ego he watched the Indians play lacrosse and he saw the possibilities of the game. He reduced the play to a system, limited th* else of the team and introduced it throughout Caflada. Within three years It w»s recognised as the national game of that country. Dr. Bor** seek a la-
o fa ‘ | ‘ ~ ‘
IHHBiitgNPMP ngland and Ireland some
years ago and gave an exhibition before
the Queen.
Archie McEschern won the twentyfive mile International unpaced race, in Boston, Saturday night, from a field or ten starters. In. 1:66 2-6. Th* roc* war run on the new track tn the Park square garden, which is said to he the most difficult and dangerous indoor course ever built for men’s races. On the sixth mile. Welthour, who was in froi t, slipped on one of the forty-five-degree banked turns, and the other nine riders crashed into him. McEachern, Ryser, McLean and Stinson were the only riders able to continue the race, and they finished In that
order.
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CIRCUIT WORRYING HIM: JOHNSON WANTS BOSTON
FXLT IN XQIlfZSOTA POLITICS.
But the Step Is Serious—He Expects War, but He Wants the National League to Start It— Has Signed Statement.
President Ban Johnson and several of his associates in tho new American League held an Informal meeting in Chicago Saturday for the purpose of discussing the circuit for next season. Those present at the secret session were Chas. Comlskey, Chicago; Matt KUlelea, Milwaukee, who also represented Connie Mack, of Philadelphia; James Burns, Detroit; Jimmy Manning, Kansas City, and C. W. Somers, Cleveland. The Indianapolis and Buffalo magnates were not Invited to be present and McGraw, of Baltimore, was not in attendance. The circuit question Is one that is worrying President Johnson not a little at the present time. He realises that unless the American League magnates get together within a short time and decide on the cities which will make up the circuit next season the organisation will lose much of Its prestige and every day’s delay encourages the National League magnates to stand by their original position, that of Ignoring tbe American League as a rival. President Johnson has stated that the American League will not enter Boston, except as a defensive measure, and he realises that should hln organisation take In that city It would give the National League an excuee to retaliate. While he and the club owners of the American League have given up all hope of an amicable adjustment of their differences with the National League, they do not want to take the Initiative in declaring war. After the meeting Saturday President Johnson said that the American League had given up all thought of a compromise with the National League and was prepared to go it alone next season. He wishes the public to understand that all the American League asks Is permission to live and let live. He would like to have the National League declare war and thus give him an excuse to establish an American League club In Boston. However, the big league people are keeping very quiet; and are evidently not going to give Johnson any excuse for the desired Boston Invasion. He must make the first warlike move if he wants to add that city to his circuit. Every day’s delay in completing Its circuit will tend now to weaken the American League's position. President Johnson, in a signed statement, charges the noticeable falling off In the popularity of baseball to National League mismanagement and Internal strife In that organization, together with Us Inability to control Its players and the repeated exhibitions of rowdyism on National League grounds last season. He says the only salvation of the national knjn* .I# to bring about sweeping and radical reforms, relegate the magnates to an obscure position, and bring the people In cloeer touch with the players. These reforms must roach both the rules governing the game and those covering the conduct of the players. He Insists that the American people are not In kr»upathy with the species of slavery In which the players are now held, by the form of contract which they are compelled to sign, and says the game will never prosper as long sa the players are bought and sold like chattels, and the drafting and farming evils exist. President Johnson says the event of the year In baseball was the success of the American League, and its development into an organization equal in strength to the National League. He believes the reforms that have been made in the American League will do much to restore baseball to its former popularity.
WITH THE BOWLERS. The four leadee of the Indianapolis BowUng League "mix things” this week. The Marions, now in the lead, meet the Ko-We-Baa, now In third place, on the Marion alleys, and the Washingtons, now in second place, play the Capital Cltys. now in fourth place, on the Washington alleys. The victories or defeats are likely to count tremendously In the character of the race. If the Marlons win all games from the Ko-We-Bas. they will have a long lead over the rest of the clubs, -providing the Washingtons do not win all their games with the Capital Citys, which Is not probable, as the Capital Citys now have a strong first five. The only worry of the Marlons now is Us second team, which at times shows a disposition to be a little erratic. In the games with the Ko-We-Bas Leap will bowl with the second division, being the sixth man in point of average, and yet being above 170, while Gus Williams will go up to the
first division.
The Ko-We-Bas are more Interested in i he outcome of the game:) this week than any of the teams, for if they lose a majority of the games It will nut them far from the championship. As the Marions next play the Washingtons on the Washington alleys, where the Washing!* almost invincible, the Ko-We-Bs strain every effort to win a majority of the games With the Marlons. The Washingtons have the best of the last half of the schedule of the I B. L., and If the Marlons win it will be a isrreat victory.
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The Independent League has completed half its schedule, and Its statistics, oat-
tons are
side of the averages, show the following;
for thirty games
Marotts . Lawtons . Ramblers Prospects Meteors . PeswiiM
46,438 46,366 ^ 44.841 44,078
43,962 42,699
Pina Strikes. Spares.
1.167 1.242 1,170 1.097 1,094
962
year Brinkmeyer wai bowler, but his record
C’F an average of the game. Last
The statistics alsp show that "Danny" Brinkmeyer leads in spare-making, hav-
ng 144 in thirty games, four and four-fifths to s a great strike d this year shows an
Improvement in form, a» he was not as strong on spares—the great point of the game. O. Partlow, of ths Lawtons, leads, with ninety strikes In thirty games, an average of three to the game. Herman McFarland, the ball player, has tied him, with the same average In
eighteen games.
Charley Keeter, of the Rinks, has joined the Lawtons. Thus the Ten-Pin League lose# another bowler. Keeter, however, will not add much strength to
the Lawtons.
According to the announcement of Manager Langhenry. of the National Bowling Tournament, the entries Include forty five-men teams, seventy-five twomen teams, and 112 In the individuals. This makes the receiptn from entrance fees alone 32.280. It la possible, therefore, that the value of the prises will be Increased. Tbe New York entries Include Voohes, Sliver, Cordee and Thum. old members of the Greater New Yorks. Manager Langhenry Is having a large souvenir program propped, which will contain a complete list of the matches, and other bowling Information. The entrances are the largest In number in the history of bowling. THE BICYCLE RACE.
Glaw Easily Defeats Anderson, Who Finish** Third. Lizzie Glaw won th* women’s twelvehour bicycle race, which was finished In Tomlinson Hall Saturday night Llsette was second, a wheel length In the roar, and Anderson a quarter of a lap behind the French woman. The two hours’ ride Saturday night was the most exciting of the week. Several times Llsette and Glaw bed Anderson In difficulties, and sprinted away from her, but they could not gain the coveted lap. Anderson did not ride in her usual form, and during the last half bout was forced to use stimulant*. She was not able to start her long sprint near the close of the race. «ind when it came down to the final effort, Glaw ran away
from her. At th* close of the race Anderson had to be helped from the track, ^xs evidently suffering. Glaw rode a masterly race during the evening, and finished strong. Sne used excellent Judgment m timing her sprints, *t was her short, vicious dashes that pulled Anderson out. The three leaders covered »2 miles end 14 laps In the twelve hours, and Lai our rode 248 miles and 9 laps. The leaders were oyer twelve miles ahead of the distance limit, and over eight miles ahead of the best previous record on a saucershaped track.
Yanger and McGovern. Benny Yanger, “the Tipton Slasher," he* d epos'ted 31.000 with George Slier, of Chicago, to bind a match with Terry McGovern for the featherweight championship of the United States. He imposes the condition In his challenge that the fighters weigh in at the ringside at 122 pounds, which is the true featherweight limit, and bases his hope of victory on the fact that McGovern can not make that weight and be strong. While both McGovern and his manager, Sam Harris, have contended that the champion can easily make 122 pounds, he has not been called on to do so for over a year, and many puglllatlc authorities think he has grown beyond that limit. Yanger has come to the front faster than any other fighter in the country. He is not yet nineteen years old, and fought his first battle last July. Since that time he has engaged in thirty-four ring contests, has never been defeated, and only knocked down twice. All of his contests have either been draws or victories.
Indianapolis Whist Club Scores. At the annual meeting of the Indianapolis Whist Club, held in the club parlors. Saturday evening. F. M. Herron was elected president; C. E. Coffin, vicepresident; A. Daller, secretary-treasur-er. The annual report shows the following members to have plus scores tn the year's play: / Player. pi, s8 . Times pl’d.
■y
W. B. Wright F. M. Herron A. Daller G. B. Yandes ,.. A. W. Condultt J. H. Pirkey ... V. G. Clifford ..
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298 270 207 104
98 27 24
E. W. Anderson 4 Sam B. Sweet 2 C. E. Coffin 0 The New Year’s games will be
In the club rooms
afternoon and evening, and all
players are invited.
108 103
74 87
108
92 70 21 83 20
played
to-morrow morning,
“ Whist
CrawfordsYille Easily Defeated. The Y. M. C. A. basketball team played circles round the Crawfordavllle team in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium Saturday night, winning by a score of 29 to 9. There was no fault to find with the work of the visitors. They played their usual strong game, but were no match for the Improved game of the Indianapolis five. ^Prettier team work ha* never been Seen In fhls city, amPin the laat~half the Crawfordavllle players were carried off their feet by the rapidity with which the Y. M. C. A. players worked the ball back and forth across the field. With the game well In hand, the Indianapolis men tried a number of trick plays that worked admirably and netted several goals. The Crawf'■rdsville players said they had never seen such an Improvement In a team as there has been In th# Y. M. C. A five el-ice last season.
Brans, Who will Probably be Elected Senator, Emigrated
from Indiana.
[Special to The Indianapolis News ] WASHINGTON, D. C., December 3L— The Influence of former natives of Indiana on the politics of Minnesota Is being discussed here. R. G. Evans, who is tbe most likely candidate for Senator to succeed Davis, is almost as well known in Indiana political circles as In his present home State, and his election will be du* largely to the influence of men who, like himself, emigrated from Indiana in the early '808. Congressman Joel Heatwole Is prominent among them, though he would like to have been a candidate himself. He was born in Elkhart county, Indiana. He learned the irt and science of politics under Dudley, and ha* applied the lessons in organization so well that he has converted his own congressional district from a certain Democratic into a strong Republican one The first year Heatwole was in Minnesota he was chosen secretary of his county committee. Two years later he was made secretary of tho State central committee, and after a residence of four years was made chairman of the State central committee. He put up the job that made Evans chair-
man to succeed Davis.
Another supporter of Evans is Eugene G. Hay, an old friend of General Harrison, and United State district attorney under his administration. Mr. Hay went
from Indiana In the early '80s.
R. G. Estes is another Hoosler who has become a power in Minnesota politics. He was consul to Jamaica under Harrison, and now runs an Influential country paper, which is supporting Evans. Robert Stratton, formerly of Ft. Wayne, has never held any public offices, but has long been recognized as a man of great Influence. John Goodnow, American consul at Shanghai, and now on his way home to look after his fences. Is a former native of Indiana. John 8. McLean, ed--itor of the Mlnneapoiis Journal, easily the most Influential Republican organ In the Northwest, was educated at Wabash College, and has a brother there, who Is professor of Greek. He is a classmate and warm friend of Congressman Landis. The Journal Is friendly to Evans. Sam Morris, a member of the Minnesota State Legislature, and a supporter of Evans, is a former resident of Indianapolis, and is a nephew of ex-Presl-
Cotton, who is
Rocke-
„ „ ..URL. — from Indiana. George W. Somerville, who lives In MrCleary’s district, and will be his succjskar In Congress, is from Indiana. A. <V. Btockton, father of the State Senate, is another Influential Hoosier, who Is counted among Evan*’* *upporter*. And so it goes, right through the list of the most prominent men in Minnesota politi-
cal life.
A large majo-Uy of them went to Minnesota during me big boom period, from 1880 to 1SS0. They found the people there little versed In practical politics, and they found the nominal leaders of the Republican party Imbued with doctrines which were far from orthodox, according to the Republican creeds. Many were low tariff and even free trade men, and the newcomers went about It at once to strengthen the tantf sentiment, and to line up the farmers according to the teachings of the national piailoim. It is largely due to their influence that the State Is Republican In Its complexIf Evans Is elected, it will be with
WMtt, .. dent Harrison. Joseph B. Cotton, a lawyer, and has charge of the feller Interests at Duluth, came fi
the valuable
colony.
assistance of the Indiana
RESULTS OF SCOUTING.
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BACK FROM NEW YORK. John R. Pearson Returns and Tails a Story with a Moral. John R. Pearson, of the Indianapolis Gas Company, has returned from New York City. "I went on my own private buslnesa," said Mr. Pearson, when asked if he had not been in conference with magnates of his company, “and not on affairs connected with the gas company. I did not call on the president, Mr. Hasting*, as I found on arriving in New York that he was seriously ill of typhoid fever. Since coming hdfne I have received a dispatch that his temperature has lessened somewhat and that there is now a chance for him to live." Mr. Pearson was asked as to the local situation. "I’ll tell you a story," was the answer, as he passed around the cigars to hold the listeners. “Once upon a time there was a clown in a circus who, during an act, was bitten by a performing raccoon. He began to kick the animal, and kicked it until It was dead. Then he kicked it some more, a great deal more.” " ‘Don’t you see the ’coon Is dead?* ■aid the ringmaster. 'Why do you continue to kick It. Haven't you punished it enough ?* " ‘Yes.’ said the clown, T know the ’coon’s dead, but I want to give him a taste of punishment after death.’ "That’s the way the people of this city treat the Indianapolis Gas Company," said Mr. Pearson, applying the moral. “Not satisfied with kicking it to death, they are continuing the punishment after death.**
Many Insurgents Killed ~ Others Have Surrendered. MANILA, December 81.—The scouting expeditions of the American forces are having a good effect. In the province of Cavite sixty insurgents have been captured. Gremorio’s camp has been burned near San Antonio, five insurgents were killed and several captured near Gaysan. A dozen were killed and eight wounded near Morions. Arayat mountain is being scoured tor the Insurgent leader, Alejahdrino; thirty insurgent* have surrendered near Aliaja, and twelve insurgents have been killed and several camps destroyed in the Camarlnes district.
storms. She reports a catch of four whales sad 10.669 pounds of bone. Harry Spencer, a young seaman, died on the voyage and eras buried at Cape Bathurst
Japanese training ship d. with all hands, oft
Philippine Society Formed. CHICAGO, December 31.—Mrs.- Glendower Evans, of Boston, last night addressed a meeting at Hull House, In which she explained the purpose of an organization, established ten days ago in Boston, that ha* for it* object the education of the American people concerning the situation In the Philippines. It is the intention of the organisation to establish auxiliary societies throughout the country, and as soon as Congress it ready to take up the Philippine legislation, the citizens of the United States, It Is believed, will understand the situation. The name of the new organisation Is the Philippine Information Society. "It Is strictly non-partHan as to politics,” said Mrs. Evans. "It Include* both Republicans and Democrats, so-called imperialists and anti-imperialists in its membership. An earnest attem made to deal with all quest! strictly non-partisan manner.”
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Awful Vengeance of Filipinos. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., December 91. —In a letter written from the Philippines Just before the recent election, to relatives In this city. Capt. Harry W, Newton says that at that time the encroachments of the natives were worse, than they had been at any time during the year previous. As one Instance of their
ferocity he writes:
“Ju*t the other day they jumped a de-
Tsukishtma Maru.
the coast of Japan, has been confirmed. Abraham Beokarman.a New York cigarmaker, wounded his uncle yesterday and r. . .e<i himself. The former had dismissed
him.
Colonel Wilcox has wired th* British government that the Ashanti rebellion is over, all the rebellious chiefs having surrendered. V. L. Hopkins, on* of th# oMeet residents of Yuma, Arts.. Is lost on the desert near Mesquite. There is no hop* cf finding him alive. The Chicago eases against proprietors of Sunday theaters have been dismissed, thus establishing their right to give performances on that day. ) In anticipation of the passage of the army reorganisation bill, hundreds of applications for commissions are being filed at the War Department. Noah Eppard, near Granville, Is dead of acute sorrow, because of the loss of his wife. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary recently. The Theater Francai*. which was burned in Paris a year ago, was reopened Saturday night with a gala performance and a distinguished audience. The Christian church of Richmond has extended a pastoral call to ths Rev. I. V. Spicer, of Alabama, to succeed the Rev. L. 1. M«=iCer, who goes to Noblesvllle. Claimants to the old estate of Leonard Case have begun suit at Cleveland, O., to reedver many million dollar*’ worth of property in that city, and 31.106,600 dam-
ages.
The widow of R. O Deaeon,,who died as & result of lnjur.es received while being initiated Into a secret order at Carbondale, 111., ha* received ILtoO dam-
ages.
Gottlieb Sucker and his family were caught in a prairie fire while traveling in southern Kansas. A baby was roasted to death and a boy wtK die as a result of burn*. The United State* Go vernment,recognising the mosquito a* a carrier of yellow fever germs, has advised soldiers to make liberal use of kerosene oil in destroying the pest. The Russian Emperor will. It is said, arrive in St. Petersburg from Moscow about the end of January. Groat secrecy is being maintained in order to Insure his safety. The Nebraska Legislature meets tomorrow at Lincoln and there are nine candidates In the field for the two senatorships that will be handed out. Both branches are Republican. ’The Cuban constitutional convention is noif struggling with the presidency and suffrage questions. Many favor the restriction of the suffrage and the imposition ,ot educational qualifications. William Holloway. John Mason and Cyrus Scott were injured in a wreck hear Hendersotu Ky., yesterday. Th# disaster was caused by a coupling pin In a switch frog, placed there by wrecker*. Judge Booth, of Missouri, has uphsld the legality of bucket shop transactions from the standpoint of common law, and has ordered a woman to pay the commissions sued for by a bucket shop concern. The liner# New York and Etruria have arrived et New York after a lively ocean race. For three days the steamers were in company. Then the Etruria pulled away and beat her rival into port by two hours. Mrs. George LeBram, of Aurora, III, ha* received an allowance of 34,000 from the British Government because of the loss of her husband In the Bo«r war. He took a gallant part in the defense of Kimberley. M. Jules Carobon, the French ambassador at Washington, who has been abroad for five months on leave of absence, has returned to New York on the French liner La Gascogne. He refused to talk for publication. In an address before the Middlesex Club, of Boston, former Governor Brackett said that, in fixing the representanlon, Congress can not ignore the action of several Southern States In disfranchising negroes. In connection with.the attempt to murder Chief of Police Brown, of B&rre, Vt., a conspiracy is said to have existed by which ell Socialists attending th* dance where the trouble b«gen were to have been killed by Anarchists. J. G. Johnson, chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee, says tin National Committee is organised until 1904 and will remain as it is. Johnson has gone from Chicago to his Kansas horns. The Rev. M. M. Masgarin, the Chicago clergyman, in hi* sermon on "The Close qf the Century," yesterday, said that the American people should celebrate the opening of th# new century by giving to the Filihlnos absolute freedom. Throe women were held up by highwaymen at Kansas City, Mo., Saturday night, and an unknown woman threw carbolic arid tn the face of pretty Eleanor Barnes. Mrs. Mary Bolder, one of the women assaulted, is in a hospital with a broken skull. Governor Murphy, of Arisona; is on hi* wav to Washington to use his influence in naving that Territory admitted as a State. He says it is wrong for people to be taxed without representation, and that Arizona demands the benefits of statehood. Amador* Morales, a Mexican, ran amuck at Morenci, Artz. Deputy Constable Kepler attempted to arrest him. The Mexican drew a revolver and tried to shoot the officer, but the latter was too quick, and killed Morales with bis first shot. Chinese officials In Pekin believe that Germany intends to force a serious encounter with th# Imperial troops In order to get an excuse for making special demands. The German* have killed forty native soldiers in an engagement near Man-Cheng. A delegation of Cuban alcaldes has asked Governor-General Wood to use hie influence toward bringing about a reduction of the duties on sugar and tobacco. Governor Wood will make favorable recommendations to the Secretary of War.
THE LATEST SMALL ADS.
■ New Year's services were held at Westminster Abbey, London, yesterday.
Complaint of Street Cor Service. To the Editor of The New*, Sir: The South Meridian street car service Is a very accommodating line—so says the man who ha* not ridden on it for three weeks. The people who travel on the line have to wait from fifteen minutes to twice as long for a car. But this is not ail. When a car does come it ia late, ana must-make It* time, so it rushes by the people on the corner, leaving them gaping after a grinning conductor on the rear end. Before the change, when the line was known, as the "Pennsylvania and South Merldtan-street" line, there was nothing to complain of, either in service or cars. The management of the street car company will surely understand that & person who must get to work at a fixed time in the morning, and depends on this street car service, has a just complaint to make at such unaccommodating service. There are four cars to run from Pleasant nm to Washington street on the time schedule of nice min-ites. Under these circumstances, ths conductors are not ro blame. C. S. W.
tachment of our Twenty-fourth, numbering twenty-two men,and captured sixteen of them. One of them was found terribly
Pensioxui for Indianions. [Special to The Indls&apoU* New*.] WASHINGTON, D. C., December 31.Penalons have been granted to Indlanians as follows: Original—Nicholas Long. New Albany, M: Edward P. Stanfield, South Bend. 310; Joslah Drummond. Camden, 36; SquUe C. Bowen, Lynn. 38; Elisha Harty, Dunkirk, 96 Additional—Erastus L. Crow, Star City, IW-. Renewal and Increase—James T. De Annond, National Military Home, Grant, Increase—James S. Roach, Cole. 314; John B. Richards. Griffin. 396; Wakeman 6. Matthews, Barbers Mill, 98; John W. Williams. Centerville. 310; Joseph P. Mullen, Newcastle, M2; John Steel,Cornelia*, 317; Enoch E. Inman, Birdseye, $14; Allen P. Shields, Headlee, 18; Nathaniel Beener, Cory, 312: William B. Yant. Hudson. $14- William Wright. New Middleton 314; Mose*- Worth. Union City, 96; Noah Sims, McVllle, 310; James Phipps. Elisabeth. 16; Dennis Sheedy, Sclpio, 312; John Kelly, Anderson. $14; Joseph Vannett. Kouts, 912; Joseph Heina. Shelbyvllle, 312; Geo. W. Trowbridge. Browns town, $K; John J. Ogle. Ooesse. 38. Original Widows, - Etc.—Martha C. Winters, Portland, 38.
mutilated, showing signs of being skinned ORDER OF THE HOLY CROSS. Priests will Remove Headquarters fr6m Maryland to Hew York. NEW YORK, December 31.—It it announced that the community of oeilbate priests, known as the Order of the Holy Cross, formerly located In this city, but for a number of years satabllshed at Westminster, Md.. will soon remove from ft» P r e*ent home end re-establleh itself within the limits of the Episcopal diocese of New York. The life of the members of the order has not been altogether happy in their present surroui lings, for Bishop Paret, the Bishop of Maryland, has disapproved of their ritualistic practices, and Inhibited them from performing priestly functions within hi* jurisdiction. The Rev. James O. S. HunUngton, the father superior, who Is a son of Bishop HunUngton, announces that a plot of lard for the new monastery has already been purchased a*. West Park, on the bank of the Hudson river, about seventy-
five miles from New York.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The town of West Lome, Ontario, was swept by fire yesterday. The loss le $125..
000.
The order closing Chicago saloon* at 12 o’clock was strictly observed Saturday night. American Economic AssocioUon adjourned at Detroit. Richard T. Ely was elected prer'der t. Mrs. Kenneth W. Self, of Farmersburg, died suddenly of valvular heart trouble She was born In 1326. The business block at Fourth and Main streets, Columbus, O.. was gutted by fire last night. Loss. 360,000. Governor Plngree, of Michigan, has paroled 8. J. De France, a noted forger who was sent to prison in 1894. The German cable between Tslng-Tau and Shanghai has been finished, end will be opened for business January 1. Twenty bodies of vlcUms of the gale along the English coast have been washed ashore In the vicinity of Holyhead, if The comet Glacobln is again approaching the earth and has been observed by Professor Campbell, of Lick Observatory. The steam whaler Fearless, long overdue from the Arctic has reached San Francisco, having been delayed by severe
■ iui^r AbuiEj, ,• .xi'o>,, Pww, Archdeacon Farrar, referring to th# future, said It was by no means Improbable that England would have to face a combination of European powers before the
coming century has passed.
| An authenUo portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall has been found In the home of H. M. Underwood, of Waukegan, 111. It ha* been In Underwood’s possession for nearly twenty-five years and le extremely valuable, as few authentic por-
trait* of the great jurist exist..
The two commissioner* ©f Garfield county, Oklahoma, who were thrown Into jail by order of Judge McAtee, because they refused to recount th* vote cost at the last election, have been released by Chief Justice Burford, and the mattMT has now simmered down to a fight be-
tween the courts.
General Miles, who is bunting In the woods of North Carolina, when told '4? General Alger’s letter denouncing h' said that as the former war seers had waited two years to spring his ■atton, he might wait two years be replying to his charges. "Th# army scandal.“ he added, “was
long ago."
Contracts have been signed which will secure for the battleship Illinois, when she goes into commission next summer, e handsome service of silver plate. Tbe gift is one from the people of Chicago, and consist* pf two punch bowls, ladles, tray, candelabra, epicurean bowl and t*o fruit piect*. ten niece* in all, costing in
the neighborhood of 916,000
At Saturday afternoon’s session of American Historical Society, in D«l “The NejjTo Question,” was __ Professor Hart, of Harvard, said South could not live without tbe and that If burning at the stake thought a suitable puni-hmeu* for ous crimes such punish u. sot shot, made legal. He deplo~»d lynching*.
Secretary Gage attended the
rnoniee at Baltimore, Saturday, wl tended the removal of the custom-! offices to other quarters pendii completion of the new customs b The Secretary said that if things _ as swiftly as they usually do in the ter of erecting public buildings, the timore custom-house would bfe pleted about this time In the niext
tury.
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Evident Attempt of Writer of Letten to Disguise Hi* Identity— The Search for Crowe. OMAHA, Neb., December 31.—E. A. Cu-, dahy, the millionaire packer, hss received a second communication from the men who kidnapped his eon. This time, as formerly, the letter contains a threat, and says in substance that unless he withdraws his offer of 325,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of each of the three bandits, they will kidnap another of his children. The letter refers to ths fall u:* of the police to get anything llkr a tangible clew as to th* identity of thn kidnappers, scoff* at the idea of Pat Crowe being onb of them, mentions the ease with which the “first job wee pulled off," and conclude* by saying that if Mr. Cudahy la as wise as he showed himself in the first instance he will comply with the request and withdraw th* reward at once. A threatening letter received by Mr. Cudahy th* day after he offered a reward of 326,000 for the arrest end conviction of th* men who kidnapped hi* son, has also been given out. It reads: "Cudahy—If you value th* Boy’s life at the Price of A Bullet you will withdraw the Reward At Once. And lav well Anough Alone. If You Don’t do this w* will finish th* Job with a Bullet If any man, whether gllty or innocent is ever arrested, A Bullet Will oios* tbe Boy's mouth. You will think of this w»rmla«r teheu it i* too. late.” Mr. Cudahy states fhat 2» mu not withdrawn the reward and does not propose to do so. John Smith, s broommaker employed by the Sehnelderwlnd broom Yaotory, is the one who ha* positively Identlflsd Pat Crowe as the man who, in hie presence, rented the Sehnelderwlnd house in Grover street, which was used a* a prison for Eddie Cudahy ’While he was being detained for ths $26,000 ransom. When asked to identify the picture of Pst Crowe In connection with the oaae, Smith said: ’’You need not show me any picture. 1 know that man; it was Pat Crows. I could have told any police officer the same thing had he called upon' me.” Smith has lived in Omaha twelve years, during .hlch time he has known Crowe und see \ him at frequent Intervals. —— FAVORS A LONGER TERM.
Cleveland Thinks Presidential Tenure Should be Extended. NEW YORK, December IL—Writing on “The President of th# Twentieth Century” for a copyrighted special issue of tbs New York World, ex-President Cleveland refers to ths presidential ten-
ure in thee* terms:
"Thoughtful cltisens will more and more appreciate the objections urged against tbs present indirect and cumbercome mode of electing their President*. The circumstance# In which this plan originated, if ever of con troll tig importance. ought no longer to excuse such a baffling confusion of Ideas as grows out of the proposition that in a popular government tn* people’s chief officer and their most direct representative may be mode the recipient of their trust and the depository of their power In flagrant Opposition to the declared popular will: “sifmm ' -m i
•Strong argument* or* from time to time urged in favor of a change tn the tenure of the presidential office. These should ohailsage serious attention, to the end that tbe present constitutional limit may be romoted and a more reasonable and useful one substituted. An argument of considerable weight in favor of a change ia based on the complaint that tbe business and other important interests of our people sr# now too frequent
disturbed and disquieted by the tu end beet of a presidential election,
not amiss to odd that a substantial tension of the executive tenure w< pev* th* way for establishing th* ineligibility of an incumbent to sue himself—which has lone found favor a larg* class of our people as a consum-
mation much to be desired.”
THRIFT AT BELLEVUE. Doctor* Render Bill* in Violation of
the Rnlee.
NEW YORK. December tl.-The Tribune says: Some of the features of th* present management oi Bellevue will receive an airing We the medical board of tJ» Dr. Austin Flint, one of tbe phvslclans *3 tbe insane pa make an extended report with to th# case of Luther Edgerton N< a St. Paul millionaire, who waa Ined by Dr*. Flint and Allen FT August last, for which Dr. IHint dered a MU to the family for $2i missloner KsUsr'a letter to ths board, of which Dr. Charles president, has stirred up a great
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