v; " , j ' -vr--! t -n-Trwys' - tf. ' K IS' THE HTTSBTJRG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, eTTJNE . 1889.. e m I INGLE'S REVIEW, Features of the League Pen nant Struggle. THE HOME CLUB'S CHANCES Comment on Anson's Predictions About the Winners. HTER-H'AULIFFE COHTKOYERSY. J. L BuDivan's Eambles and Hit Wrestling Exhibitions. 'XILBilirS EETDEK AND OTHEE TOPICS Amid the great excitement consequent on the terrible catastrophe at Johnstown it is somewhat difficult to find time to talk about the sporting affairs of the week. All other subjects and questions sink into the utmost insignificance in presence of this heart rending calamity. However, putting aside the thought of the fearful results of the in undation tor a few minutes, we'll, as usual, mention a few leading sporting, topics of the week. Doubtless, thereat feature has been the national game, and it is satisfactory to me to know that the attendance at each place during th$ week has fulfilled the predictions made by me as to the increased popularity of the game. Despite the fact that the weather has not been very favorable, the attendance at each game has been great. The Bostons and Chicagos and the BrooLlyns and fet Louis drew tremendous crowds, which certainly goes to show that base ball in America is almost in its infancy as far as popularity is concerned. The rising gene ration are being reared thorouh-goinc base ball cranks. Almost every block of houses has Its baseball team, and surely this is proof suffi cient that each successive season will find tho game more popular for a long time to come at least. In presence of these facts it is a pity that the local club is in such a bad condition. Had it been in its best form probably the club's exchequer would have been enriched considerably. Combined with the unfortunate condition of the club, the miserable effects of a very miserable schedule are being felt. Had there been a rational schedule in operation the team might have had some reasonable opportu nity to recuperate at home. Certainly the present schedule ought to be a lesson to the league magnates, or at least some of them. It ought to prompt a common understanding among them that those who are absent from vjthe Schedule Committee must be fairly dealt 'with. The home players have just ended a long and weary trip, and almost before they have time to change their clothes they will be away again. The thing is ridiculous. Feature of the Kace. Nothing extraordinary has been developed during the week in the pennant struggle. The Bostons still keep well in front, but the truth Is they have not tackled any team yet that is in - anything like championship form. I do not for a moment underestimate the hitting power of j the Bostons, but most certainly they have not 'faced the great pitchers in their best form yet. (The Phillies are still plodding on more in good luck than anything else. If President Nimick ,U anything like correct the Phillies ar consid erably inferior to the Plttsburgs. This seems a reasonable statement. The Philadelphia lot xiave not been here yet, but on paper they look degrees below the Plttsburgs in quality. It seems to me also that the Phila delphia pitchers are almost as good now as they will be, while the Pittsburg twirlers can- sot well get worse than they are. However, R.PJuIlies are never to be desnised. thev are BlwayKdangerous; probably not as winners of the pennant, but as players who can stop some otherpeople from winning it. Cleveland con tinues to surprise everybody. I mean by sur prise that the Babies are doing far better work than anybody expected them to do. They really are another Illustration of the uncertain, ties of baseball. It may, however, be that when all the clubs got into thorough-going order the "Babies" will not show up so good. They are a creditable accession to League ranks, how ever, and their victories will donbtless be sailed with delight by thousands of baseball lovers. New York still keeps sadly out of form. Like Pittsburg it generally makes a bad tart, and it only seems reasonable to expect that the club will shortly be as formidable as ever. With Keefe and Welch in their best form it seems difficult to see how any team can beat the Giants. They are bound to play con siderably better than they have been doing, and so will Chicago. , Anson's Prediction. If Captain A. C. Anson is correct in his pre diction, the League race is over as far as nam ing the winner is concerned. The sturdy cap tain is certain tnat Uhlcago will finish first and that Boston and Philadelphia will be the next two. Pittsburg, he says, will likely beat the 2f ew Yorks. All this sounds very well, but be fore seriously noticing what Mr. Anson says or predicts, we must not forget that he is man ager and part owner of the club he predicts 'will be first. Anson, from a business point of view, could not very well say anything else than what he has said about the result ot the con test. However, it he is in earnest, I predict that his prediction will be very wjde of the mark. Chicago has not played like a winner at all, and it does not seem that it will be much stronger. The Chicago pitchers are too erratic to be nennant winners, .mi) If they do not steady themselves won derfully the team will be far from thn inn .Of course Pittsburc will likelr maVe mattpra interesting for New York. I behevo that part vl Ansgan prediction; out j. also believe that Pittsburg will make it lively for all the clubs. The horrible ill luck that has tracked the Pitts burgers so far cannot always last. It is a long lane that never has a turning, and just assure as this is a fact the luck of the local team will turn. All that is needed is that the pitchers pet thoroughly into condition again, and when , they do the team will certainly declare itself in very emphatic terms. The Local Management. During the week the local enthusiasts have urged all kinds of reasons for the poor success of the club1. The most radical of these en thusiasts are again to the front with the stock-in-trade complaint about the "rotten manage ment." One of these complalners wrote the paper the other day using exceedingly strong language regarding the management of the teams. To publish the letter in full would serve no intelligent purpose because it was made up entirely of assertions. Imention this to show that the charges of "rotten man agement" are just as regular as the baseball season; and they are not confined to one club; they are in every city where ill fortune is fol lowing the team. I cannot see for my life how the local management is responsible for the poor success of the club. Under the circumstances, the management has done extremely well. It the'pitchers had been all right the club would have been among the prominent winners, and It this had been so where is there one among these complalners who would have said other man we management was first class? The breaking down of the pitchers has caused the failure, and surely the management was not responsible for that. The truth is that if the pitchers had been all right and the club winning, the management would have been no better than it has been. The playing material at command would have been better and not the management. This Very simple fact ought to have some influence on the minds of those who are looking for victims. I am not arguing as to the merits and demerits of the management of the local club. That is another matter and which 1 will not touch here, but what I want to point ont at .present is the fan that there is -nothing what ever to show -that bad management has had anything o-do with the club's misfortunes this ion. The Lo'eal Scalier, There are several young men actively en gaged in trying to revive an interest in boat rowing. The task is an uphill one, but there ars prospects of success. Among those inter ested most are several members of the Colum bia Club. Two of the members had a scull race on Decoration Say and that little event showed how strong is the local interest in sculling, the old spirit that maOe Pittsburg famous as a sculling center years ago still lingers and it only needs something to fan It into ac tive life again. The boat club named will hold a regatta on June 15, and it promises to be an interesting affair. Besides a small race there will be a four-oared race, and this wilfbe Well worth seeing. It seems to me a pity that four oared crews are so few and far between. Thero is nothing In my way of thinking, more inter esting and exciting than a good four-oared race, and the time was when a race of that kind was the great feature. The annals of aquatics re mind us of the great struggle for supremacy in four-pared crews, between the North and South of England, and between England, Canada and America. These were royal times, and the contests were talked of at almost every fire side. If anything like those times could be brought round again hundreds of people would be delighted. The efforts in that direction now being made by the Columbia .Boat Club and Messrs. Jimmy Taylor and Henry Coulter need every encouragement and are worth it. Sullivan's Travels. It may be wearisome to the majority of people to read any more opinions about John L. Sulli van. If it is not wearisome to the reader I can safely say that it is wearisome to me to write any more about blmor Kilrain at pres ent. However, the "Big Fellow," as he Is termed, was in the city the other day and talked a little, so that be must be noticed as a local feature of the week. Sullivan, of course, expressed himself as being extremely confi dent of pulverizing Jacob Kilrain when they meet in the prize ring. He also went on to say that there will certainly be no mob interfer ence as far as he and his party are concerned. It would have been something extraordinary If had had said anything else. However, it is worthwhile remembering that John L. Sulli van is traveling round the country to talc about himself and to be as much talked about by other people as possible. To a great extent it is sickening to read the columns of balder dash that nowand again appear about Sullivan, Kilrain and others. They are talked of with as much gush and detailed description as. would be bestowed on President .Harrison, But this is just what the object of the people in ques tion is. and, depend upon it, they succeed ex tremely well. Sullivan when here was looking big; certainly much too big for his coming bat tie. I mean thatit would have been better for him if he had been considerably lighter so that he would then not have been compelled to re duce his weight so severely. It is understood that he will end his wrestling exhibitions to morrow. I repeat that it does seem strange for a man who is to fight for $10,000 a side to be running around the country only about five weeks before the date of the proposed battle. However, time will explain tho entire matter to us and we will know more about the meth ods and transactions of the various parties five or six weeks from now. There is an uncer tainty about the proposed battle that looks puzzling to many people. They Mny Meet Again. It looks as if Jack McAuliff e and Billy Hyer would meet again either in a ring or on a platform. Myer, It will be rembered, put-up a forfeit of $500 to fight McAuliffe or anybody else for the lightweight championship. Mc Auliffe at once covered Myer's forfeit, and negotiations are now going on toward consum mating the match. There is a danger, however, of the affair ending In a ten-round glove contest, and If this be the case there will be general disappointment. To speak frankly, I have my doubts about the intentions of the two parties, It may be that from the first only a ten-round rlove contest was intended, and that all chal enges, etc-, were only to arouse public inter est. If the tickers of Myerand McAuliffe were really in earnest, and wanted to see who has the better man, a match could be made in a minute, but when there is an undue amount of higgling and haggling there generally is something wrong. A ten-round glove contest between McAuliffe and Slyer might be a great" success, and it might not. Personally I wouldn't care about going 20 yards to see it, because it would simply be an entertainment by which to obtain money from the public. The respective merits of the two men as rhigllists would still be undecided, because I maintain that a 10-round glove-contest gives onlv a very poor idea as to the real pugilistic abilities of the contestants. I am awaro that many people will assail this notion, but argument and experience will easily show that I am right. Myer certainly has yet to show that be is a first-class pugilist and even McAuliffe might as well give us a little stronger proof of his first-class abilities in tho ring. I don't want to disparage either man but I do contend that judging from their past efforts in the ring both have room for improve ment. If they cry content with a 10-round affair public opinion as to their honesty of purpose will not be very flattering. One of the athletic clubs in California may put np a purse for them to fight for. If this is done they may be induced to fight to a finish. However, if no parse is offered I'm afraid that they will not meet except In a 10-round affair for the receipts. The Marine's Victory. George LaBlanche is a plucky pugilist and donbtless hundreds of his Pittsburg admirers were well pleased to read ot his victory over Mike Lucie the other day. George has been In hard luck for a long time andjhls victory would come to him as a financial blessing. I have just said that he is a plucky man and I regret to say that is almost all that I can reasonably say in his favor. He is not a clever boxer bv any means and only his pluck and strength pull posing of Lucie and I have often wondered how a purse could be found for Lucie against "The Marine." .Now that the latter has met with a streak of good luck it might be well to pit him against Ellingsworth in a fight to a finish. The latter we know, is aspiring to clip Dempsey's wings. However, if be would tackle "The Murine ' the latter would keep him moving round. "The Marine" as I have said is not very clever, but he would give Ellings wortb enongh of short-arm work to let him know that he was at a lively battle. i 9 " Trotters and Runners. J Proctor Knott has been badly beaten again. He started for the Henlgas stakes, and failed to beat Long Fish. He was whipped up to win, but failed miserably, his stable companion, Come-to-taw, winiing, and Long Fish was second. The race shows beyond a doubt that Proctor Knott is sadly out of form. It looks as if he had(entlrely lost his 2-year-old f orm, and it may be that he will not regain It. That he has gone out of form Is true, because we all know that he has demonstrated the fact that he was a flyer. During the week the public has bad a better time of it than during the previ ous week. Generally speaking the favorites have won oftener. Still the bookmakers have done well. Trotting races are becoming more numerous every week now, and thev will con tinue to be aleading theme until theend of the season. Of course, Plttsburgers needn't ex pect any good meeting on accoubt of the pro hibition of poolselling. The grand circuit pro grammes, however, are good. One interesting feature is the fact that Philadelphia has been admitted to tho grand circuit, and the Philadelphia track is in this State. How the track association will arrange poolselling mat ters, in the face of the present law, remains to be seen. It may be that there are some rea sonable and fairminded authorities at Phila delphia, who like to see honest races succeed. Dempsey's Explanation. Last week I devoted a paragraph to Ellings worth's statement that Dempseyhad refused to fight him. When I wrote my opinion noth ing had been'beard from Dempsey on the mat ter, but I ventured the opinion that Ellings worth's statement was all bosh, or something akin to it. It really looked absurd, and during the last day or two Dempsey has knocked the statement into what we may call smithereens. The truth .is, according to Dempsey, that he was willing to bet Ellingsworth considerable odds and fight him. One or two dispatches have been received from Dempsey in this city during the last few days, and he is'doingwelL He Is being received nightly by large and enthusiastic audiences. This fact is suffi cient proof that Dempsey will not refuse to meet anybody near bis weight. I mean he will not refuse to make a match, but whether be will fight is another matter. I think he wdl fight, and the fact that he Is now so popu lar in San Francisco proves that he has not so far refused to fizht anybody out there. It seems to me that Dempsey will not be a pugilist much longer. There are two or three good reasons for this. One is that younger men are coming to the front and the older ones must go down. Dempsey knows this and he, doubtless, will try and make hay wiiuo wo buu Buiuea uj trying to retain the championship a little longer. As soon as possible he will retire with his laurels and that will be worth considerable money to him In after years. Dempsey has been a re markably clever and lucky boxer. While he may not have clearly earnetLall his laurels, he has had a brilliant career, but I maintain that as a prize ring pugilist he has not done any thing extraordinary. It may, however, have been because he has not had the opportunity to fully develop his talents in that line. Kllraln's Retnrn. Kilrain Is home again and the American pub lic will doubtless be emphatically made aware of the tact during the next few days. Of course he returns to this Country fnlly con vinced that he will soon settle Sullivan: that is, he says he is convinced. It may be that in asmuch as Sullivan has gone into the wres tling business just before the fight, Kilrain will pose as an acrobat. At this stage ot the proceedings one may be as condnclve to good righting as the other. However, I feel con vinced of one thing; that is, Kilrain will be In good condition if ever the proposed fieht takes place. Whether he will bo a good fighter or not is another matter. Some very shrewd and experienced people are behind him. PKiaaLx. A GOOD SUGGESTION. How the Ball Players Johnstown. Can Help SCANDEETT AND NIHIC1TS OPINIONS He leading State County and City Offi cials Can Join, RESULTS 0FTHEE0CALAMATETJBGAMES All suggestions made toward raising funds for the relief of those poor creatures who are left to tell the tale, or that part of it they know, about the dreadful calamity at Johnstown are worthy of consideration if they are practicable and honorable. The following is a suggestion from a well known local baseball patron and who prob ably has spent thousands of dollars in behalf of popularizing the na tional game. He wishes his name to be withheld from the public. An interesting feature, however, is that his suggestion only preceded abont a dozen others of a similar kind. Each one asked the opinion of this paper as to the advisability of the plan pro posed. After reading the idea it will be seen that it is impossible. Before explaining the impossibilities and also showing ho w a good baseball benefit can De given, tho following as a sample of five letters can be read: A SouthsldeJSuceestlon. To the Sporting Editor of The Dispatch: Sib If you sporting people wish to raise $10,000 for the Johnstown sufferers without much trouble and expense, get the consent of the managers of the Pittsburg and Indianapolis Baseball Clubs to give a grand benefit in the way of a ball game to-morrow afternoon, and charge 51 admission. This might break the Sabbath, but it would be brcken by a cause, that Ood alone would look aown upon with favor. In terest yourself in this matter and make it a success and receive thethanks of the sufferers' friends. South sidees. Doubtless there is one correct ring -in the sentiments expressed above that would move everybody interested in baseball to carry out the idea were the clubs here. But they are not here. An effort can be made, however, to show that the baseball club and its supporters are not opposed to making a sacrifice on this oc casion. , A FBACIICAIi PLAIT. The teams will not be in the city until to-morrow, at least they expect they will not. The Indianapolis team will not leave until Wednes day evening, and it is possible between now and then to work up an exhibition game with them for the benefit of the sufferers. It is also proposed to devote all the .pro ceeds of a regular championship game to the object and it is not too much to say that the Indianapolis people, as strengthened as they are financially as far as their club is, con cerned, will be prepared to make a sacrifice on this extraordinary occasion. If the visitors are not the home club can. But a morning game can be arranged, combined with the presence and remarks of prominent State, county and cltv officials. Yesterday afternoon both Secretary Scan drett and Secretary Nimick expressed them selves to the effect that anything the club could do to help our Johnstown neighbors would be done. Of course the schedule cannot be vio lated, but it is a fact that the officials of the club are disposed to make a sacrifice. The above suggestions are merely thrown out to either be adopted or better ones acted on. Without doubt, with an earnest effort f 1,000 at least can be secured, and a donation like that banded over by the ball clubs of Pittsburg and Indianapolis would always be a flattering item on the Johnstown relief account as far as professional baseball was concerned. THE BKDSHMAKEKS VICTORS. They Beat the Shoemakers by Some Heavy Batting. In a lively game yesterday the Brushmakers beat the Shoemakers by 31 to 2a The Brush makers proved themselves sluggers, while the Shoemakers seemed to have no idea of the dexterity of the hand work as far as pitching was concerned. Score: B'SEU'E'BS B B P A E SHOIMAK'B It B F A Qulnn, p... 7 4 110 Newell, p., Rodney, 1. Hvland. c.. 4 2 5 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 JlcCarter, s 4 Miller, r.... 4 TYhelan, c.. 2 Dnncan, 3.. 2 Gloezzlor, 2 3 Evans, 1.... 2 Morrow. 1 . 4 tmerk'm, m 3 : 0 3 0 S S Reno. 3.. 2 2 Rodney, "2., Reno, 1...., Allen, 8..., Webb, r., Newell, m. 3 2 2 1 214 1 1 Totals 31 22 27 20 9, Total SO S 24 12 12 Brnsbmakers 5 0 3 2 12 0 2 7 '-31 Shoemakers S 4 3 2 10 0 1 4-20 Earned runs Brnshinakers, 12; Shoemakers, 2. btolen bases Brnshmacers, 10; Shoemakers, 3. btrnck out By Qulnn, 12; Newell, 4. Home ran Qulnn. Umpire George Baker. Beat the Keystones. rsrXCIJJ. TXLWJBAM TO THE DISFATCH.l Mingo Junction, June L The Mlngos de feated tho Keystone colored champions in a good game to-day. Kelly, for Mingo, did good work in the box, and was handsomely sup ported by Boyd. The home team did good gen eral work, and won the game on its merits. Score: Mlng-os 1 12020102-9 Keystones...., 0 010300004 Base hits-Keystones, S: Mlngos, 12. Two-oase hits Justice, Green, Thompson. Home ran Itav. btiuct ont-By Kelly, 12; by Douglas, 13. Batteries Mlngos, . jli elly and Boyd; Keystones, Lrongias ana xaomp: Umpire McUlnnb Easy for the Cllos. A very exciting game of baseball was played by the Cllos and Electrics yesterday. The feat ure of the gamej was the batting of the Cllos. Score: , HI ec tries 1 0 0 110 0 0 0-3 Cllos 0 2 0 112 12 '-10 Base hits Cllos. 15: Electrics, 5. Two base hlts-McGlnly, Brenan, 3; Keefe. Home runs Jacobs, Herron, Rellly. 2. Bases on balls rty Keefe, 2; by Madden, s. Struct ont-By Keefe, 6; by Madden, 2. Errors Cllos, 3: Electrics, S. Time of game Two hours and ljj minutes. The Evergreens Won. The game between the Evergreens and E. T. Llpperts yesterday was very exciting from the fourth Inning to the putting out of the last man in the ninth. Score: Evergreens 2 E. 1 Llpperts 3 0 2 0 0 S 8 3 2 0 3-24 18 9 3 1 023 Chapman, catcher for the Llpperts, sprained his back in the second, and was obliged to retire. INTERESTING CRICKET PLAYING. The St. Andrews Beat the Linden Fellows in a Good Hatch. ' There was an Interesting cricket match yes terday at Brnshton between the Linden Second Eleven and the St. Andrews, of Hazelwood. Neither team was up to its usual strength, but the match in many respects was well played. The features of the match were the playing of Samuel and John Stanier, of the St. Andrews, and for the Lindens William Carnegie took awav the honors by a batting record of 41 and ne earned out nis oat. 'Well done. Carnecrle." said the crowd. Following is the score: ET. AKPBEWS. Wm. Haynes, b Berger , Win. Bnrrowi, c Wm. Pears..., John Btanler, b Carnegie Samuel Btanler, b Carnegie Q. H. Bingham, c McUance. b.. 9 , 0 ., 19 . S3 Car- . negle 3 Mark Gordon, b Carnegie 2 Win. Stanier, b McCance S J. Burrows, c Carnegie, b., Preston. 4 C Barrows, run out b.. Carnegie 2 H Williams, not out.... J. Hlllman, b Preston 0 Extras...., Total LINDEN SrCOND ELEVEN. W. Carnegie, not out.- W. Pears, b Bingham 2 W.' Berger. c and b Bingham, 0 J. McCance, run out b... Bingham l C Preston, c J. B Haynes 0 J. Speer, o Bingham, b., Haynes. 1 H. Laughlln, e Gordon, b., Haynes.. 0 P. E. Schojer, b Bingham , 0 1). Jones; c and b Bingham 0 W. Schoyer, c. andb... Gordon o O. Bafferty, e Gordon 0 Extras 3 lotal 43 The St. Andrews want the address of all good players who want to join a club. Wooster In Line. June L-r-The business men of WOOSTEE, Wooster have called a meeting to arrange for a celebration on July 4, in addition to the races, when purses aggregating SZOQwlllbe giien. The celebration will include pyrotech nic and other displays. Baseball Notes. The Mountain Stars defeated the Clipper nine by 16 to 8 yesterday. The Arties beat the nine known as the W. J, Gleans yesterday, by 11 to 6. . ' The St Pauls beat he First Ward Blues yesterday by a score of 20 to 18. The Mt, Washington Comets beat the Hardy mans on Decoration Day for a stake of to a side. , THEChoIr nine of the Church of the Good Shupherd beat the Hazelwood Stars by 17 to 6 yesterday. The Virginia Stars want to play any team whose members are under U years of age. Ad dress Albert Hills. The J. F. Galvins want to play the Schoen flelds or the Freeports. Address J. S. English, 194 Chartlers street, Allegheny. The Silver Bells, of the West End, beat the Bontons yesterday by 28 to 11 The winners wart to hear from any junior club. The game between the freight clerks of the B. & O. and the P. fc W. on Decoration Day resulted in a victory for the B. & Os. by 29 to li The St Clalrs have organized and want to play any of the local junior clubs. Address J. Croke, corner Sterling and Mission streets, Southside. The Oakland Stars beat the Cracker Factory nine at Oakland yesterday by 12 to 6. The winners want to play any club whose members are not more than 17 years of age. The Bochesters defeated the Golden Stars by a score of SI to 17. The winners want to play any club whose members are only 10 years old. The Allegheny High School nine were beaten by the Lafayettes yesterday by a score of 16 to 11. The Lafayettes made 6 base bits and the High Schools 0. The losers made 10 errors and the winners 2. A WHITE SPOT ON TENDS. The Alleged Discovery Made by Some Can ndian Astronomers. From the Montreal Gazette. The Astro-Meteorological Assocfation met last evening in the Fraser Institute. The President announced the discovery during March of a white marking on the rings of Saturn. TSis had first been noticed by Terby in Belgium and later by American astronomers. Thirty two water-color drawings of the planet Yenns, the result of Mr. "Walter H. Smith's observational work on that planet dnring March, were submitted. He explained the various interesting changes noticed as the planet had drawn rapidly nearer the earth. There had been several alterations in the "terminator," which had in ten nights been perceptibly indented. These indentations might be dne to deep valleys or dense clonds. Projections at the south ensp of the planet had been visible at every observation from February 25 to March 12 inclusive. These looked similar to the jagged mountainous edge of the full moon's disk in a telescope of high power. A feature of even greater interest had made itself conspicuous on March 21, when a "golden-white patch had manifested itself at the north cusp, so luminous that it appeared and still appears to project from the bright white limb of the planet similar to a snow cap or what is supposed to be a snow cap so often seen by tele scopis.'j "projecting" from the limb of Mars. Browning, it was stated, had recorded a similar observation (March. 15, 1868); so also Jiad two other astronomers that year. The shadowing gray spots had grown more difficult to trace, owing to the lessening ot the sunlit portion and the great increase of light on the narrow crescent still illumi nated. On 12 occasions during the month, however, faint patches and streaks had been traceable, revealing, in all probability, part of the planet's real surface uncovered by clonds. DEAF AND DUMB EDIT0E8. The Kl'hd of Newspaper That the Pnplls of a Texas Asylum Pnbllib. The Juvenile Sanger, edited by the pnpilsot the deaf and dumb asylum "near Dallas, Tex., prints these juvenile produc tions: v Some boys have tobacco. They want to smoke cigarettes. Some boys must not take some matches from other boys. Some boys will not give some matches to the smoking boys. They must stop taking them from other boys. Misses Laura and Hettie Tackitt went to Mrs. Jackson's and spent all day Sunday with her. They had a splendid dinner. Mr. Jackson, Laura and Hettie rode on horseback fn the evening and had a nice time. The girls and boys were very sorry when the horse died last Tuesday. He -was a loss to this institntion. The bovs helped to haul him oft Sir. "Williams (stewart) will hunt another horse in the country or town. "We hope he will find a good one. ' Captain Kendall's sorrel horse was very, sick. He died last Monday morning. All the pnpils and teachers were very sorry. Some boys ran to the dead horse and gazed at him like buzzards. T. A. "Williams went to the city, and as he walked up Congress avenue on the side walk he passed the laundry and saw a Chi nese woman. He was very mnch surprised to see a Chinese woman. He said that he never saw one before. He said that the Chinese woman looked very nice. She was better looking than a negro woman. DON'T GET A CLOSE SHATE. It Besults In Cold nod Other Disagreeable Effects. Whenever a man comes into my shop and asks for a clean shave, said a barber, I wish that I knew him well enough to show him a piece of his skin under a microscope after he has had his shave, and is feel ing his smooth face in a satisfied way while the boy brnshes him offi The hair of the beard, in growing, raises little hills of flesh around each root, and in shaving a man smoothly the razor cuts these off, leaving the blood-vessels ex posed. Under the microscope these bleed ing vessels can be distinctly seen, and the flesh is seen to be entirely without the cover ing of skin it should have. The natural result is that the close shaver is always troubled with colds and affections of the throat. Close shaving is so much a "Western habit that Eastern barbers say they can tell a Western man by his dissatisfied look when he gets ont of the chair and feels that he has some of the skin still left on his face. JOHN BROWN'S POErfiT. An Epitaph That Was Written by the Noted Abolitionist. Magazine of Western History. In the Pioneer Cemetery, in ' Bichfield, Summit county, O., side ,by side upon a modest lot, rise four small mounds of turf, which mark the resting place of four chil dren of John Brown and his wife Mary. The chilren died in September, 1843, and within four days of each other, of a disease which was epidemic at the time. Their names are given on the stone above the grave: Charles, Austin, Peter, Sarah. Under these names arc .rudely carved a few lines which the old' Abolitionist warrior himself composed for the purpose. " Through all the dreary night of death, In peaceful slumbers may you rest, And when eternal day shall dawn. And shades and death have passed and gone. On, may you then, with a glad surprise " In God's own image, wake and rise." Asking Too Mnch. Life. Tramp (thinking to obtaip sympathy) "I say, mnm, I ain't got nowhere that I kin call a home, and I ain't eat nothin' all day. Would you mind it, mum, if I slep' in the snow here until xnornin'?" Lady of House (who knows 'em) "No, I ain't got any ob jections. You can drop down there any where; only remember, that as I don't charge you anything for your Iodgin' I shall expect you to shovel the snow away from the house in themornin'." FEOIHEADQUARTEKS t Interesting Views ADontJho Sena tors and the League. ANOTHER UMPIRE DIFFICULTY. How Tilings Are Going Along Among the Boston Sluggers. HOW THE TE1UMTIES PAT THE PLA1EES Washington,-June 1. After a careful survey of thex field, and having seen all of the League clubs play here, with the ex ception of the New Yorks, I am forced to say that the position the Senators now hold is theirs through their own erratic efforts and lack of team work. In fact th'ey have been weighed in the balance and found wanting to a considerable degree. Every club they have so far met has been able to win games from them with apparent ease, from the fact that there is no regularity of play as a team. One day some of the men will play a brilliant game, and on the fol lowing day one is obliged to witness clumsy, blundering play that is helpful to' the visitors, but steadily and surely keeps them firmly anchored to tail end. It is to be regretted that such a state of affairs exists, as President Hewitt has done every thing in his power to encourage the men to better work. The local patrons know that they are not equal to winning all the home games, but witnessing the same stupid, indifferent work day after day cannot but fail to have its effect on the present generous attendance. Tho most noticeable defect that Is dally de tected Is an almost total Inability to hit safely when men are on bases, foolhardy risks are taken that always work to the disadvantage of the club. Hoy, who last year was called the "mute wonder" for his clever work on the base lines, has thus far shown lamentable lack of bead work at critical times, and as it is impossible to coach him, his reckless breaks are very disas trous to run-getling. While the Plttsburgs were here I had a very pleasant interview with President Nimickand also his energetic manager Horace Phillips, regarding future prospects of the Smoky City teim. Mr. If imick Is not at all despondent at the poor showing thus far made by his club, and with bis well-known vim and enterprise Pittsburg stock is bound to take an upward turn. He regards it as particularly unfortun ate thac he has had so mnch ill luck with his pitchers, but he hopes to be able to pick out of the number now on the salary list a brace of effective twirlers until Mprrls and Conway can recover their old time form. The Pittsburg team, barring their pitchers, appear to be in excellent form. The infield Is certainly one of the strongest lnthe League, fieckley at first, captured the Washlngtons by his activity on the base, his clever all-round work. His every movement Is that of a win ning ball player. Knehne's work at third proves him to be a tower of strength to the club: his fielding while here has not been equaled by Denny, Nash, or any or the star third basemen. . There is Will Sunday in right field; If he has any superior in that position they have not shown up here this season. The two victories which the Pittsburg's scored here are largely due to his brilliant fielding, clever base running and timely hitting. President Young, in speak ing to me of his exhibition, commended Sunday in the highest terms and predicted for him a freat record at the close of the season. Mr. and Irs. Sunday dined with President and Mrs. Yqung at their beautiful country home at Mount Pleasant, last Sunday. When I arOpped into League headquarters Thursday morning I found President Young engaged m the consideration of a communica tion from a prominent member of the League on the subjecfof umpires. The writer stated: "I desire to enter my protest against umpires standing inside the diamond, unless in case of double umpires. They are so afraid of the balls hit that they stand within ten feet of second base and thins: they can um pire balls and strikes from that distance. It Is utterly impossible for them to do so, and I see no warrant in the rule permitting them to um pire anywhere except behind the home plate, ihe diagram of a ball ground attached to our rules and which by repeated publication Is ap- f roved, puts the umpire back of the catcher, t is impossible, also, for the umpire, standing, in the diamond, to tell whether the ball Is Hit. fair or foul. If a grounder close to the line. To" get around this difficulty umpires have been appointing one of the players at the bat as a substitute to tell them whether the ball Is fair or fouL This Is a severe test on a man If the ball be close to the line, and the man waiting his turn to bat should not be led into such temptation. Umpires, of course, will take instructions only from you, and I there fore most respectfully, but earnestly, request you to instruct all umpires to umpire behind the bat, and to run down as -far as they can when bases are being stolen. The present sys tem is the laziest and saves the umpire using his legs, but it is destructive of all satisfactory systems for fairly calling balls and strikes and deciding foul balls." President Young says there is mnch wisdom in the above suggestions, and he has accord ingly Instructed the various League umpires to render their decisions front behind the plate and move around In the vicinity of the bases when base plays are being made. The Senators leave on their first Western trip, and may success attend their efforts. B.M.L. FROM BOSTON. The Cnltnred Crank Delighted Salaries of the Players. . Bostoit, May 3L The Bostons are putting up the best game of ball of any club In the coun try. The base ball enthusiasts are a happy lot to gaze upon, while the "three graces" (Soden, Billings and Conant) are all smiles as they gaze upon the festive turnstiles doing the merry go round act for several hours at a time. Bostou lans turned out 30,000 strong to witness the four New York games, and these have been the onhf attractive games up to date. Pittsburg drew well, but the club was badly crippled; in fact, the worst crippled rlub that ever struck the town. But with all their cripples, the Pltts burgs made the Bostons play for all they were woith In three of the games. The way tne Bos tons are hitting will beat any club. Their field ing Is rather ragged at times, but their phe nomenal stick work pays up for any unearned runs they may give their opponents. The Indianapolis club has played better than any team that has been here this season. The mrl- nf Dennv and Glasscock was marvelous: Bassett played elegantly on second and Whit ney, Geuein and Boyle proved themselves to be a trio of pitchers that anyclnb might well feel proud of. The Indianapolis team have fine batters and base runners, but some of the men make egregious blunders in running the bases. Over 8,000 people witnessed the last Indianapolis game which the Bostons won by a score of 8 to 4. The Hoosiers hit Clarkson for 13 clean hits, but bad judgement in running the bases lost them several runs. The Bostons are not of the "fast set" on the bases, but the men use excellent judgment Tom Brown is a clipper on the bases, and there are no flies on Kelly, Brouthers, Jonnstonand Qulnn. Bennett is catching finely, but com plains of a lame arm at times. Qanzell, too, camplains of a lame arm, but both, men will be all right in a short while. Hot weather is all that is neededt Of late a great deal of rain has fallen which caused the postponement of three games two with Cleveland and one with In dianapolis. The Clevelands showed np poorly in this city They were badly beaten in the first game; In the second game they did much better, but O'Brien was rather wild and sent too many men to bases on balls. "The Babies" were new to this town and they reaped a rich reward in the two games. The first game on Friday pulled out 6,500 people: on Saturday a great day in this neck of the woods the attendance was be tween 6.000 and 7.000. The Boston players receive something like the following salaries: Bay, Brown and Mad- j MfWIi RmwrfM. and .!... OIRI. T.ti... I Ueil, CfVV, hjwnub.0 UU UIUU, 94AHJ. UV11UO- ton. 2,800; Ganzel and Nash, 3.000; Bennett. 13,51)0; naauourn, xiroutners, uaricson ana Richardson, $4,000; Kelly, 4,200. Two years, ago Badbourn received $4,500, which was the biggest salary ever paid a Boston player. Ten thousand dollars was paid -tor the release of Kelly and the same amount for Clarkson, but neither of these men ever received a 15,000 sal ary, as has been stated. c. J. F. Kebtjildino Sals. Carpets, curtains, etc. The building we now occupy will be taken down on July 1. "We hse conclud ed to close out our entire stack of carpets, curtains, portiers, oilcloth, linolenm, window shades, rngs, mats, in fact, every thing.in the house at greatly reduced prices to close out the stock by truly 1. Come and get a bargain. Geo. "W. Snamak, KWSSa 136 Federal pi., Allegheny. FOB a finely cut, neat-fitting suit leave your order with Walter Anderson, 700 Smithfield street, whose stock of English suitings and Scotch tweds is the finest in the market; imported exclusively for his trade. I an - KEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Sick Headache IS a complaint fronv" which jnany suffer and few are entirely free. Its cause is indigestion and a sluggish liver, tha cure for which is readily found in tha use of Ayer's Fills. " I have found that for sick headache, caused by a disordered condition of tha stomach, Ayer's Tills are the most re liable remedy.'! Samuel c. Bradburn, "Worthington, Mass. "After the use of Ayer's Pills for many years, in my practice and family, I am justified in saying that they are an excellent cathartic and liver medicine sustaining all the claims made for them." -W. A. Westfall, M. D., V. P. Austin & N. W. Eailway Co., Bumet, Texas. "Ayer's Pills are the best medicine known to me for regulating the bowels, and for all diseases caused by a dis ordered stomach and liver. I suffered for over three years from headache, in digestion, and constipation. 1 had no appetite and was weak and nervous most of the time- By using three boxes of Ayer's Pills, and at the same time dieting myself, I was completely cured." Phifip Lockwood, Topeka, Kansas. "I was troubled for years 'with indi gestion, constipation, and headache. A few boxes of Ayer's Pills, used in small daily doses, restored me to health. They are prompt and effective." W.H. Strout, Meadville, Pa. Ayer's Pills, J vsxstsxavt io,v Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine. SPECIAL SALE Off GAS FIXTURES!' Our entire stock of Gas Brackets, Toilet Lights, Hall Lights and Chande liers, as well as Gas Globes and Shades, are being offered for a few days only at GREATLT REDUCED PRICES. THE J. P. SMITH Lamp, Glass & Giiina Co; 935 Penn Avenue. Bet. Ninth and Tenth Streets. Je2-WTStt D, & LUMBER DEALERS, BOCKWOOD, PA., Will devote 6 per cent of all sales for Ihe next SO days to the , TVRT.TK'sr Off THH Flood Sufferers. A fine stock of all kinds of lumber constantly on hand. Bills sawed to order. je2-66 GREAT FORCED SALE MONDAY AND CONTINUED DURING THE WEEK! Our Tremendoua Stock of Wrapd, Jaokets, Jerseys, Blouses, Beaded Garments, Longr Cloaks, Connemaras and Peasants. New and Desirable Goods to be Sacrificed at Prices so Very Low as to be Abso lutely Matchlesa This Forced Sale Never Had Its EquaL Retailers', Wholesalers', Importers' and Manufacturers' Prices Positively Ignored. It's to Your Benefit to Come Early. Look at These Prices: Ladies' all-wool Blouses at SJ149; former price $200. Ladies' all-wool Fancy Blouses at Jl 73; former price S32&. m Ladles' black all-wool Jerseys at 99c;' former price Jl 25. . , Ladies' black all-wool Jerseys at $1 49; former price $2. Ladles' handsome Beaded Capes at $2 99; f orinerprice $i SO. Ladies' beautifully Jetted Capes, at J4 21; fonnerprice 88. Ladies' Jackets in Scotch Cheviots, at Jl 69; former price S2 60. Ladies' Fancy Stripe Cloth Jackets at $2 99; former price M. Ladles' all-wool black Stockinette Jackets at 1 99: former price 12 75. Ladies' long Summer Coats, for seashore and mountain wear, at J8 89: former nrice Slfl. Ladies' Irish Peasant Cloaks, all wool, new shades, at $7 49; former price $10 50. ALSO 500 dozen handsomely embroidered Shawl Scarfs and black embroidered Cashmere Fichus at SI 24 and ?1 49; former prices $2 25 and S2 50 each. Reductions in Silks and Dress Goods. Startling and attractive prices in new and seasonable poods: 5,000 vards 19 in. double twilled all-silk Surahs at 44c a yard; worth 59c 1,000 yards black Gros Grain Dress Silk at 53c a yard; worth 75c. 1.000 yards black Gros Grain Dress Silk, extra uaiity, at iuc a vara; worm ;i zo. vards 26-Inch India Silks, all new shades. at sac a yara; wortn si va. 3,000 yards all-wool doable width Henrietta cloth, new spring shades, at 42c a yard; worth 55c. 2,000 yards Silk Warp Bengalines at 75c a yard; worth $125. 1,000 yards Persian Mohair Challis at 23c a yard; worth 40c. Wash Fabrics. 5,000 yards of fancy stripe and check Dress Ginghatns-at7cayard; worth 10c 5,000 yards of fancy Dress Ginghams in Plaids, etc, at 10c a yard; worth 12Jc 8,000 yards Chambray at 6c a yard; worth 10c ALSO 20,000 yards of French Dress Ginghams at 12c and 14c per vard; worth 20c. All of our newest and latest designs in Satines are now being offered at a reduction of 25 per cent from former prices. Millinery. Take a peep into our big Millinery Show Window, Sixth street, and get an inkling of varieties and styles. Allp an idea of "bisb art" Millinery and how to save dollars and cents by trading with ns. Yon know onr method of NO CHARGE FOB TRIMMING. Hosiery. We find too many Hose; that's why this cut in prices: Ladies' Balbriggan Hose, full regular made, 12c; worth 20c Ladles' fast black and solid colors at 19c; worth 30c. All the latest novelties in stripes and solid colors, 25cv-rth 35c Ladies' lie Thread in fast black and all the new shades 39c: cannot be duplicated for 60c Ladies' Lisle Thread, fancy tops, black feet, at 49c; former price 75c Lot of ladles' black and colored Silk Hose. Will sell what is left at $1 per pair; would be good value at $1 "X SPECIAL 5,000 Splashers, handsomely decorated, at 7c each. ' ,i DANZIGER & SHOENBERGJ sicxitih: . NEW ADVEKTISEXENTHL. Now for Another &Iorious Week's 'Business. PICKERING'S Sales last week were nearly 50 per cent ahead of the week previous, and this week he wants to double up again, and he means to do it, . xnere are various reasons wny ana ousiy. la tne nrst place our establishment list rftin. il Carpet 1; in this city. SECONDLY, OUR STOCK IS THE BEST ASSORTED, THIRDLY, OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST. t AND OUR CREDIT ACCOMMODATIONS THE MOST LIBERAL. There are not in this State handsomer or better' constructed and finished Parlor, Din ing, Drawing Boom or Bed Boom Suites! Our Carpets, Befrigerators, Baby Carriages, Wardrobes; Chiffoniers, Bookcases, Extension Tables, Folding Beds, etc., etc., combine every quality that science has reached tonard perfecting these articles. No one who de sires to have a comfortably furnished home shonld ever think of patronizing any store other than ours. Our readers well know that we don't make a great noise like our windy competitors, and claim to sell goods at impossible prices, but we produce the best music in the way of giving the pubiio better treatment than they get elsewhere. We are to-day better prepared than ever before to give you goods (for Cash or Easy Payments, mind you) for less money than you'd of necessity pay elsewhere. Remember the Old Stand. PICKERING'S OOZRIEsTIEIR TE3STTS: am-d. ZPZEZEsTN Store open in the evenings. Je2 CLOSING OUT D. TAYL0R&J!0:'S STOCK - LAMPS, GLASSWARE, VASES, .BISQUE, TOILET, TEA AND DINNER SETS, AT R. P. WALLACE & CO.'S, 211 Wdod Street, 102 and 104 Third Avenue, Between Second and Third Aves. ap21-WT8u Two cases Men's French Mixed Socks, full regular made at 12c; were 20c Lot Men's British Socks (these are not Imita tion), all sizes, at 14c per pair. Men's fancy striped Hose, full regular made, at 19c: worth 30c Children's fast black Hose, fall regular made, at 12c per pair. Also a full line of Children's fast black Hose, In lisle and silk, at reduced prices. Some Wideawake Bargains. Onting and camping parties should see onr immense stock of Flannel Shirts and compare prices. Extraordinary values. Tremendous Cutin SummerVests. 100 dozen Gauze Vests atl5c:formerprice25c 600 dozen Swiss Bibbed Vests, real lisle thread, at 15c; former price 25c 500 dozen Swiss Bibbed Lisle Vests, in blue only, at 39c; former price 49c And 600 dozen Swiss Bibbed Vesta, pure lisle thread, at 25c; worth 49c Cliecked Nainsooks. Cut Prices: 6c, 10c, 12c, 17c and 25c per yard. Fancy stripes and plaids at 17c, 19c, 25o and 33c per yard. Curtains. ' Swiss embroidered Sash Curtains at 25c, 29c, S5c, 39c, 43c and 56c a yard. And another lot of 500 ShorCartalns at 50c and 75c each. Tapestry Table Covers. 4-4 at 50c, 6-1 at SL and 8-4 at $150. Crochet Bed Spreads, large sizes, at 69c, 85o and $1 each. Some sterling bargains in Lace Curtains dnr ing this sale Parasols, Umbrellas and Sun shades. 26-inch Sllkena, gold top, at 99c 26-inch La (rosea, Oxidized bandies at $2 99. 28-inch Windsor Silk, Gold Knob, at $2 99. . 28-Iflch Guaranteed all Silk, Natural Stick, $3 99. A 26-inchLaTosca,EnrekaSUk,at$4 99. ? Children's Parasols at 19c, 24c, 29o and 49c each. Special Sale - Commencing Wednesday morning. 250 26-inch best Gloria Silk Sun Umbrellas, gold mounted, at 31 60. 250 26-Inch best Gloria Silk Umbrellas, oxi dized handles,at SI 50. 250 28-inch best Gloria Silk Sun Umbrellas, oxidized handles, at $1 99 each. Fans to Suit All. Orer 60,000 new and unique styles to select from at 2 cents np to $5 each. We are now showing new and novel designs in hemstitched embroidered fiouncings; all marked at popular low prices. Gloves and Mitts. -- July prices right now in Silk Mitts and Gloves. 250 dozen strictly pure Bilk Mitts down to 24c now. 350 dozen pure Silk Gloves at 25c were 50c 250 dozen children's Silk Mitts at lSXc, were 25c , 250 dozen children's Silk Mitts at 24c were 39c Successors to MORRIS H. DANZIGER. st. jjshd snsnssTu .a.'vl -ii. - ' V ,... . 31 wnereiore our Business is increasing so marvel is the All cars jJass our store. fn n Corsets. Ladles seeking fqr perfect fitting and relia ble makes in corsets shonld visit our popular corset department. We show complete assort ments in The Celebrated B. and G. at 75c H, $1 25, $169 and $2 24. The C. B. Coutil, $1 25. The C. B. Satin in all colors. $1 75. The P. D. in all colors, $3 39. The C. P. at $1 5a The C. P. Mascot, $1 75. The C.P. Coutli, 82 49. TbeC. P. Extra Long Waist, In all colors, Thomson's Glove Fitting, $1 6a The Silvia, SI 49. The P. N. Corset in black, SL The B. O. Satin. 3 5a Onr remarkable bier trada la.it went In that English Sateen Corset at 49c are crowning lacu mas. our patrons appreciate an nones: bargain. Jewelry. Xadles you should see the attractive novel ties in our big Jewelry department this week. See the new glove buttoner Bracelet at 25c each, and our one bundred new and pretty designs In Bracelets at 2oc each. Handkerchiefs. Ladles' All-Linen, Hemstitched Handker chiefs at 9c each. Ladies' All-Linen Triple Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs 2 for 25c Cliildren's Department. Children's Embroidered Caps, with embroid ered bow. at 25c Infants' Tucked Embroidered and Lace Caps from 25c up. Children's Button Crown-White P. K. Hats at 24c Children's White Sun Bonnets at 24c Children's White Corded Eats at 44c and a large variety of Children's Moll and Corded Hats in pink, blue and cream at popular prices. . Toilet Articles. A fall and complete line of Toilet Articles,' Including Soaps, Perfumes, Cosmetics, eta, etc, at famous low prices. Specials in Housefurnishing De partment. fBASEMENT.) Ice Cream-Freezers $1 74 up. Ice Coolers, 95c np. Adjustable Window Screens, 49c Hammocks. Child's. 50c Hammocks. large size, $1 40. uaraen sees, a pieces, lie Grass Cutters, 24c Moth balls 8c a box. Moth paper 4c a sheet, Moth bags, 18c up. Insect powder (best) 2 ounce Can, 130 (t can. Roach food 13c a can. Powder guns 5c each. Sponges, 6c, 10c and 15o each. Also have put forward some specials in oar Glassware Department as follows: Icecream saucers 4c, Water tumblers 3c 8-inch Berry bowls 34c Lemonade and water sets, 7 pieces, 69o a set. .Berry sets, 13 pieces. 99c a set. Icecream sets, 13 pieces $1 49 a set N.B. All the latest Novels of the day at Sa each in our basement. -V , ' Lr- -.4 I V j ,' . . . r . . - .i -J &:;: ::mbteMhZi & .awasii B2jSrj ISSH JJ i- t -c .-