THEFITTSEtrBG7' DISPATCH, v' SCmDAWrSEETEMBEB 2318883 u v, m '.' I REVIEW OF SPORTS Some Important Features of the Local Ball Club. llstlc affairs would like to see these men tome to getheragaln, because of the somewhat unsatis factory termination of their last enconnter. I say unsatisfactory 'because ihe majority of people wanted to see Derapsey win, mostly because they incunea to ininK felt sure lie would w in 1 am that La Rlancbe will do considerable before he enters the ring again, and I don't thin talking In. and I don't think thatnn reasonable uan wilt blame him for this. ABOUT TBAMNG PLAYEBS. ft. Tlie Great Struggle Between Giants and the Bostons. the I ' THE MARINE AKD JACK DEMPSET. Some Opinions Relative to the Proposed Bmith-SlaTin Battle. m CHAMPION SCULLER BEARLE'S FLANS In two more weeks the baseball season will be ended. I don't think that it will be remembered as a very profitable and in teresting one by Pittsburgers. The clnb has been a treat disappointment and both the public and those connected with the clnb know it. The work of the players has been even worse than it was last Tear, and it was bad enongh then. The team may land in sixth place, bnt the chances at present seem against it. However, there may be a few things learned from the club's history of this season. One of the most important features of the season has been the efforts of the club to secure good pitchers. From an early part of the season until now tbe clnb officials bare been making endeavors to sign some good young pitchers. These efforts have been earnest and honest enongh, bnt I cannot help thinking that they bare been misdirected. Tbe club bas had any amonnc of youngsters and everyone ot them has been a failure. These yonugmen had done well among the rural teams, but there is a vast difference be tween those teams and those that make np tbe League. True, these young men have been secured for nothing, but cheap articles are often expensive. I have an idea that the money spent over the young phenom would have gone a long way toward securing one good pitcber. Tbe price will get almost anythms. However, there is nothing to gain in crying over spilt milk; and what should be done is to try and have a solid team for next year. It is well understood that strong efforts will be made to sign at least three first-class pitchers If they can be had. Conway will probably be one of them. It does not seem that the team will need much strengthening outside the pitchers. Prnbablv there Is need of a good throwing catcher, and if one coda be secured there might be p. worse move than keeping Mil ler in tbe outfield. It might also be well for tbe directors of the club to arrange for a sys tem of careful training for the players daring the latter part of winter. There really is more in conditioning the players than many of us think, and Jack Rowe comes very near the truth, when he says that every dollar spent in this way subse quently yields $100. Had the Cleveland? not been in excellent condition to start ont they would have been near tbe bottom of tbe list all tbe season. But tbeir excellent form placed them ne.r tbe top and they remained there long enongh to make a considerable amount of money. However, it is to be hoped that when the directors ot tbe local club meet tbey will discuss this matter. Tbe Iirnguc Race. We are certainly having in exciting time of It in the race for the League pennant. I think that old-timers will admit that there was never a more exciting contest than the present. Tbe strngcle between Boston and New York is really one that cannot fail to interest everybody who reads the newspapers. The contest prom ises to be a bitter one right to tbe end. How ever. I still stick to tbe Giants I selected them at the start and I still pin my faith to them. I " certainly believe that the chances are much In their favor. They aro much stronger than ' Boston in the pitcher's box, ana this is a very important feature; besides, heretofore the New Yorks have made a much better show away from home than have the Bostons. Tbe latter have generally been very unfortunate during their Western trip, and don't expect that the one which tbev'll begin to-day will be any excep tion. Clarkson is their mainstay, and during the next two weeks he will be called upon to work remarkabl hard. Should he break down, or anything like, away goes Boston. In this connection I might remark that it is a pity that rumors of some unfair dealing have been puhhshed. It has been charged that cer tain clubs are favoring the Giants, that 1, try ing to let them win. while tbe greatest possible ettorts are being made to defeat Boston. How, I don't believe a word of this; I cannot be lieve that any clnb in the League would tor a moment think of wilfully losing a game. The team that w.ns will do so on its merits, and 1 am of opinion that the Giants have merit enough to win. I think it is with them only a question of keeping in condition. There is also a livelv contest going on for third place between Chicago and Philadelphia. The latter has a slight lead at present, but they have no more home cames to r'ay, "while" Chicago will be at home until the season is over. This would seem to favor the Chicago club, so that the chances are favorable for Anson ana his men finishing third, with Phila delphia lourth. Indianapolis is getting dan gerously near to Cleveland, and I'll not be sur prised to see tbe Babies finish behind the Hoosiers and the Pittsburgers. Altogether there are some exciting times ahead, even though the season is about over. The last nvo or six games will be exciting, indeed. That Brotherhood scheme. Tbe air is full of the wildest kind of rumors regarding new baseball organizations for next season. One of the most important is that to the effect that a number of business men and the players of the League are going to form a kind of industrial partnership system with baseball clubs. Though in many respects Utopian, the scheme has some plausibility about it, but I don't expect for one moment that it will ever develop into anything like practicaDUity. W are told that the alleged promoter of the scheme, Johnston, ot Cleve land, denies that he bas anything to do with it. One after another everybody who is charged with being interested in it is disowning it. But to put tbe scheme into working order wojld require so much money that it seems idle to discuss its chances of success. More Strange Rumors. But as the end of the ball season approaches we may always prepare ourselves to hear some very startling and strange rumors. Besides the $ story of the Brotherhood scheme, we have been told thatlhere will be many changes in the makeup of the League and Association. The latest story is to the effect that Brooklyn is to take Washington's place in the League, and that the Cincinnati Club will replace Indian apolis. President Byrne, of Brooklin, denies emphatically that Brooklyn will make any such change, and the officials of tbe Indianapolis team declare In a very pointed way that they have no intention at all of leaving the League. I don't think they have, and it 1 certain that ine ieacue magnates ao not think tliey have. It is true that matters arc very unpleasant in the American Association, and to-morrow's meeting may prompt changes of which we bate little idea. It would seem that Von der Ahe and President Byrne couldn't remain in the same boat. It must be exceedingly unpleasant not only for themselves but also for those who meet with them. Tlicnncertalntl-s of prize lighting arc vervnumer ous.and all the fame and Its accompanying wealth that hare fallen to the share of I -a lllanche might be taken from hlui In a day. It must be expected that lie'tl cling to them as long as possible. .Bnt should La lllancheand Dcrapsey fight again I am by no means certain who the winner would be. Of course the majority or people think that Uemp sev would be a sure winner: out I'm not so san guine. Dempsev Is not as good as he was. and at his best he was too tame to be a very dangerous fighter. He Is not as strong, nor yet so vicious as La Klanclic, and the latter will bave more confi dence now than ever. Dempsey's science Is his mainstay, but even In that he Is not so effective as he used to be. His encounter with Donovan showed this. The Fntal Prize Fight. Probably one of the most unfortunate things that could happen to pugilism was that fatal fight at bt. Louis the other day The affair was char acterized by brutality from first to lait, and com ing as It does Just after Sullivan and Kllraln have been arrested. It Is sure to have a damaging effect on pugilism. To some neople pugilism Is nothing if it Is not characterized with the most brutal and barbarous features, and It seems that this class of people was strougly represented at the St. Louis event. The affair was disgraceful Iroin start to finish, and 1 am not surnrlocd that those con nected with it should he indicted lor murder. It must have been apparent, lr newspaper accounts are true, that Jackson, the deceased, was being Inhumanly butchered long before he was killed. There was comparatively nothing at issue, and the promoters or the atfalr'were only present to revel In gore. It Is such affairs as the one In question tli.it have mined legitimate pugilistic contests. As a result, we may expect to bee the police authorities in almost every city Aiiurc is KNOCKED GETZ OUT. The Home Club Get Another Game From the Hoosiers. BECKLEI HAKES A HOME RUN. The Senators Plaj 'a Tie With the Big Bostons. clubs in tbe National League stand in the pen nant race. New York, it will be seen. Is in first position, bnt only by a small margin. Pitts burg Is at the heels of Indianapolis for sixth jilace. and both teams are not far behind Cleveland. Tbe racels really a good one: NEW TORES WIN ONCE MORE proclaiming against not much possibility of a fight taking nl known to the police, and In future 1 think they llstlc encounters. Illty of a fight taking pUce un- not much po' known to the will stop every encounter they can. Smith nnd Slavic. According to London advices Jem Smith and Slavln, the Australian, have been matched to fight with bare knuckles, prize ring rules, on the Eastern continent, for f 1,000 a side. The English championship may also be at stake, but there can certainly be no claim of the world's champion ship. The battle is to take place some time in De cember next and at some Dolnt to be agreed upon. The event cannot fall to be of Interest to every body who takes an interest In pugilism because It may be expected to settle two or three disputed points: at least It will throw tome light on one or two things that we don't clearly bee now. As It was In boat racing previous to the bearle-O'Connor race, we knew nothing definite about the Australian scullers compared with Americans, so it Is with the Australian pugilists. c know verr little about the standard uf Australian fighters as compared with tbe best In this country. X am free to admit, however, that Australia is rapidly coming to the front In all branches of snort. The country Is turning out some of the best in we can expect to see, and it Is onlj in kec ping with the ordinary things orille that the quality of the pugilists should ueofthe Impruvlng kind. Uheu 1 say this I am aware that It Is only a few yeais ago sine Jack Hurfce went to Australia aud more than held his own against the champions. This means that at that tlroethe standard of pugilism was thenfarfrom first-class lu Australia. We may, therefore, rest assured that tbe standard has become considerably better since then, or else both Marin and Jackson may expect to be beaten by many pugulists both In England and America. Hut ihe fact Is the standard of Australian pugi lism has wonderfullylmproved during the last bix or seven years, and we are unable to correctly es timate how much It has improved. That Peter Jackson Is a very good pugilist is a fact. He de feated Joe alcAuiiSe without much trouble, and the latter Just as easily settled 1'at Klllen, whom manv Judges nave claimed to be verv near to first class. bUvin claims to be as good and even better than Jackson, so that in his. slavln's, own estima tion, he Is as good as anybody. 1 don't think he is as good a lighter as Jackson, however, and 1, in erelure, expect to see Smith defeat him. The backers ot Jem Uoode wanted to match the latter against bmlth, and mobt certainly if Goode has any show "with blavin, the latter cannot expect to have any chance of deleatlng Smith. However, the pro posed battle between Smith and blavin will be a uselul guide. If Smith is beaten, then we can rest assured that both Jackson and blavin are likcl to win the worla's championship. IT blavin wins we may expect to see a nght between him and J-ickson, and if Smith wins then Smith and Jackscn will meet- I don't well see how bnl livau can escape another international fight If he remains In the pugilistic business. It seems that there will be at least two battles In Europe, and it seems Just as certain that the best man of the lot wilt cuallenge bulllvan. It may be that John L.'s Congresblonal duties will interfere with bis pugilistic plans, and If they do It may probably he the best thing that could befall him. Whether or not he will carry out the example of John Gully, the champion pugilist who became a mem ber of Parliament, aud Mr. Alorrlssey, who be came a member of Congress, remains to be seen, lam alrald, however, tuat John will not be so successful In winning a Congressional seat as In knocking men out of the prize ring. The Recent Bont Rncc. f I had fully made my mind up to not say any thing more about the Teemer-Gaudaur boat race. However, I feel constrained to add, few words to what I have already said. My decision has been generally Indorsed by all leading authorities, ani lor the satisfaction of those wh have supported the decision I may state that I have In my possession evidence which will trove conclusively that no other decision could fairly have been ren dered, tor certain reasons I don't use this evi dence, and will not do so until forctd to do so. A few people have publicly heaped personal abuse on my poor, devoted head because of the decision. It eomenh.it lowers one's dignity to notice the mud-bllnging of sneb characters as a managing editor or a local cotemporary. but It is fair that the public 6bould know soinethingabout theauthority of such persons. The person above rererred to could not make any of his emplovcs write abusive statements about me, and his hatred was so strong that he scribbled out something h'msclf. Mow let me honestly tell this: 'Ihe man has never seen a boat race lu his lite: ne has not even seen a racing uc uiu uui .uuit nuai my decision was: ne shell has if m has never seen a copy of boat racing rules. I ask u my experience oi si or za Tears has tog nothin. against such characters as above Indianapolis, September 21, A cold 'north wind couldn't keep people away from this afternoon s ball ,game. About 1,000 enthusiasts, bundled iu overcoats and muf flers, shivered the game oat and with tbe idea ot keeping warm applauded vigorously at every provocation. Getzein, long disa bled, appeared in the box for the Hoosiers and was kindly greeted. Buckleys caught for the home team, while Sowders and Car roll did tbe pitching and catching respec tively for the visitors. The latter played to win to-day and did it in the first two innings, scoring 8. Indianapolis played rather loosely. It took just three balls from Sowders to do them up in the first. For Pitts burg, Carroll struck out, Rowe took his base on balls and was advanced by Beckiey's single. Denuy made a good running catch of a foul from White. JOCKO WAS THERE. Fields hit the left field fence, bringing in Rowe and Beckley and reaching third, Hanlon took his base on balls, Buckley threw wildly to catch him at second, and Fields scored, Sunday went out from Glascock to Hines. Three runs. In the second Dunlap hit safely, Hines ran up and caught a scratch hit from Sowders, Carroll hit for two bases, Rowe hit to nght center and brought in Dunlap, but Car roll was caught at the plate by a good throw from Andrews. Beckiey's home run brought in Rowe, White hit safely, reached second on Buckley's poor throw and took third on a poor throw to the pitcher. Fields brought him home with a lone drive and came in himself on a two-base hit by Banlon, Sunday died at first. Five runs. GETZEIN KNOCKED OUT. Pittsburg Fcored no more until the eighth inning, when it captured one more on Staley's single. Miller's first orballs, Rowe's sacrifice and Bassett's error. Getzein was knocked ont of the box and in the third tbe Hoosiers sub stituted their new pitcher. Fee. Pittsburg made only one more run after be entered the box and the Hoosiers picked up perceptiblv. In the seventh. Fee's single, Sunday's muff, Hines' flv, singles bv Seery and Andrews. Denny's fly out and Glasscock's single scored four runs. This ended the run getting for tnem, nowever. jneiiuncKcanieearryinine game. Perhaps if Fee bad been put in the box earlier the result would have been different. There was nothing especially brilliant abont the game on either side. The fielding and bat ting were capable and energetic. Sowders re tired at tbe end of tbe seventh inning and Staley finished the game. Score: New Yorks Bostons I'hlladelpllias.. Chicago! Cletelands , Indianapolis..., I'ittshurgs Washlngtous .., Games lost., 3a.nrr3S .;?." it?? :: S ::.":." : 6iziziiniiiii"76 8 13 8 10 8 14 14 75 7 6 - IU 8 11 9 9 CO 4 6 7 - 11 13 10 10 61 4789-97 12 66 6947 10-10 854 (I 2 9 11 10 - 7 53 557627 7- 39 4057ul6569 68 7!474 LEAGUE AVERAGES, Kecords of All the Players and the Clnbs. BROUTHERS LEADS IN BATTING. 65S .047 .573 500 463 .O 43.1 .343 Games To-Day. American Association Athletics at Baltl more: Columbus at Brooklyn; Cincinnati at St. Louis; Louisvilles at Kansas City. DJDI'FOLIS. B B P A rfFITTSBUROSR B P A X Hines, 1 1 Seery. 1 2 Andrews, m 1 Denny, 3.... 1 Glasscock, s 0 Burklev. c. 0 McGeachy, r 0 Bassett, 2.... 0 Getzein, p .. 0 Fee, p 1 Sommers, c 0 0 14 1 0 1 Totals. 6 9 24 16 Carroll, c... Rowe. 8 Becklev. I... White, 3..... Fields, 1 ilanton. m.. Sunday, r... Dunlap, 2... sowders. p.. Miner, c... Staley, p.... Totals . 9 1326 12 4 Glasscock ont for running out of ifne. Indianapolis 0 001014000 i'lttsburgs 3 5000001 9 Earned runsIndianapolis, 3: Pittsburgh 7. Two-base hits Carroll, Howe, fields, Hanlon, Duniap, Andrews. 2. Home run Backley. Sacrifice hits Denny, Glasscock, 2; Bowe, Han lon. Stolen bases Glasscock. Double play Bassett to Bines; Dunlap to Bowe to Beckley. First base on balls By Getzein. 2; by Fee, 2; bv Sowders. 2: by staley. 1. Hit by pitched ball beery, 1. Struck out Bv Getzein, 1; by Fee, 1; by Sow ders. 2: by btalev, 1. Wild pitch-Fee. 1. Passed balls Carroll, 2. First base on errors Indianapolis. 41; Pitts burgh l. Time of game One hour and 40 minutes. Umpire McQuald. UPHILL WORK. The Babies Find it Too Difflcult to VA.vt the Chicago. Chicago, September 2L Cloveland playeoA a bard uphill game to-day, but not quite last enough to win. Dwyer was very effective up to tbe sixth, hut after that the Spiders hit him hard. Van Haltren's and Sutcllffe's work in their positions were the features of tbe game. Attendance 2.000. Score: Senrle'a Intention. It is not likely that Henry E bearl will come to America this year, at least It Is not probable that he will come to the country to row. He seems determined to row at no other place than In En gland, and there only on theTync or the Thames. He has a certain amonut of claim In this, because he holds the Sportsman challenge cup on the condition that it Is rowed for on no other river except the Thames or Tyne. bull be could row elsciv here and leave the cup out of the contest en tirely, but he does not seem disposed to do that. 1 am strongly of opinion that there Is no sculler In America who can defeat him, and that means that he must not expect to secure all his own way in making a match. He has made some kind or en gagement to row llubcar, but the latter must either have a very big start or else the aSalr is en tirely for business. The Local Knees. The entries have filled for the races this week, but the meeting has been put back to Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I am told that some of the be6t horses In Western Pennsylvania will be here, and the track is In excellent condition. The pros pects of the running races are good, and I fully CAim..lVKGUICIUMU AVUU feUCCCSS. 1.1130, inoe leed. given np all hopes or eelng a local horse law mi. rear. uu. lam u.ppj to oe aisappoimea. The classes are of a kind that will ensure some good contests. The purses are good, considering the meeting Is more of a local kind than anything else. However. 1 feel satisfied that there will be some good sport. Psinqle. International Leacne Game. rSFEClAl. TELEGRAM TO Till DISPATCH. At Syracuse Syracuse-Buffalo, no game, wot grounds. At Detroit Detrolts 0 9 2 0 4 2 Torontos 1 0 10 0 1 At Toledo Toledos 3 110 0 4 Londons 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-20 0-5 0-9 0-4 Dirty Ball Playing. "When the League magnates hold their next meeting they ought to dicuss what is now called dirty ball playing. This quality of play ing has been very plentiful this beasou; Indeed, we may safely say that it has been in excess of what it was the year previous. One remarka ble feature of the matter is that tbe participa tors in this highly censurable work have mostly seen tbe most prominent players. Such men as Ewlng, PfeBer, Faatz and Anson have frequently had their names before the public as the princi pals In Questionable scenes on tbe ball field. It seems to me as lr the umpire has too little author ity In matters of this kind. He should be given the power to determine on all occasions whether or not the conduct ofaplaver Is that becoming a gentleman. I may be told that the umpire has uchpowcrtoavery rrcatcxtent:"If be has, he does not exercise It sufficiently. There 1. nothing solrjnrloa. to the dignity and good name of the national game than the sinister tricks resorted to -J-K?eplIrer on the hall field. Something ought to be dune. Dempsey ui La Blanche. Effort! are belnr mt. .a v.. .-... .... Vr-!15;i.e?J'"T' "? -1- Blwche. bnt whether Extrnordlnory Barsalna In Cloaks, 600 real Lester's English teal plush sacaues from S14 87 to $22 75. worth at least or not these efforu will be numhi i. ..... I fnllr 0 ner cent more at Beunhinm Xr. xaatter. Doubtless, everybody lntereitedln pugl- I Co. Slerc Bundles of Nerves. Some peevish, querulous people seem mere bundles of nerves. The least sound agitates their sensonums and ruffles their tempers. So doubt they are born so. But may not their nervousness be ameliorated, if not entirely re lieved! Unquestionably, and witn Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By cultivating tbeir digestion and insuring more complete assimilation of tbe food with this admirable corrective, they will experience a speedy and very perceptible gain in nerve quietude. Dyspepsia, biliousness con stipation and rheumatism yield to the bitters. Fine SC0O Chlckering Plnno S225. An elegant square grand Chickering piano, of excellent tone and splendid finish. This instrument is nearly new, and will be sold, lully warranted, lor $225. A great bargain. Also a nice Haines Bros.' piano lor $100, and a Mason & Hamlin organ at $50. Call at J. M. Hoffmann & Co.'s, 537 Smithfield street. Gen. agents lor the un rivaled Sohmer pianos, also the superb Colby, and Hallet & Cnmston pianos. Clny Balls or Blocks for Nntnrnl Gas Fires. Everybody should use them in their grates or open stoves, as they are much nicer than the broken fire brick. They make a clean, cheer.ul fire and cost but little. Those manulactured Irom the Mis souri fire clay, by Dixon, "Woods & Co., Thirtieth street, Soutbtide, city, are the best. For sale by all dealers. AH Visitors to the Exposition Should not fail to visit the Standard Photo Art Gallery, 70 Federal at, Allegheny, and get one dor. cabinets of themselves or little ones for $1. No stain to climb. cniCAGOS. it b p a x; It van. m.... 1 Van Halt' n, 13 Dully, r 0 Anson. 1.... 2 lTefler, 2.... 1 Will'mson, s 0 Hums, 3..... 0 Darling, c. 0 Dwyer, p.... 1 Totals. , 8 10 27 11 CLEVZLA'D ir J1I Hadford, r. Strieker, 2.. McKean. s.. lwttch'U.. Tcbeau,3... lillks, m... Faatz. 1... bnvder. c. Bcatln, p... Totals I t 0 10 1 7 1 0 T 11 24 16 3 Chlcagos . Clevclinds., 8 0-7 0 2 10 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 Earned runs Chlcagos, 5: Clevelands, 5. Two-base hits Van Haltrcn. 2. Three-base hits Kyan, McKean. Sicrlflce hlt-Tebeau. Home runs PfetTer. Stolen bases Darling, Bcatln, McKean, Tan Baltren. First base on balls Bv Beatln, 1. Struck out By Bcatln, 6. Time of game One hour and 40 minutes. Umpire Lynch. ANOTHER FOB. MTJTKIK. Bis Giants Defeat the Phillies In a Six Inning Game. Philadelphia. September!!. The Phillies lumped three errors in the third inning to-day. New York bunched three singles, all of which, with a base on balls, netted the champions six runs. Rain stopped the play for nearly half an hour, and at the conclusion of the sixth Urn-H pire Knight thought it dark enough to call the game. Score: NEWTOEKS. B B P A X' Gore, m 1 Tiernan, r. 1 Ward. s..... 1 Klch'dson.2. 1 Connor, 1.. 1 O'Kourke. 1. 1 Brown, c... 1 Whitney, 3.. 0 Welch, p.... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 o e i o 2 FHILAS. B B P A E Deleh'ty. I.. 0 Mulvey, 3... 0 Myers. 2 1 Ihompoon, r 0 Clements, o. 0 rogany, m.. l Karrar. 1.... 1 Hallman, s.. 0 Totals 7 5 13 8 O.Day, p 0 0 l Totals. ... 3 9 18 S 5 New Yorks 0 0 6 0 10-7 Philadelphlas 0 2 0 0 10-3 Earned runs New Yorks, 1; Philadelphlas, 3. Two-base hits r arrar, Hallman. Three-base hit Fogarty. Sacrifice hit Myers. Stolen bases Brown, Fogarty, 2. First base on balls Off Day, 5: off Welch, 3. Passed balls Clements, Brown. Stiuck out-By Day, 5: by Welch. 2. Wild pitch-Day. Time of game One hour and 50 minutes . Umpire Knight. A TWELVE INNING TIE. FBOM THE BOSTONS' HOME, Charley Foley Says Some Interesting Things About the Benn-Eaters Poor Bnttlng of the Aspirins Champions Pop Smith's WcnH Hitting Prizes for Base Stealing;. tCOBRESPONDEXCE OP TUX DISPATCH.; Boston, September 19. The League season is fast drawing to a close, but the excitement still continues, not only in this city and New York, but m all the principal towns in the country. For many weeks it has been a neck and neck struggle between New York and Bos ton, with tbe chances a little in favor of the Hub team. At present it is anybody's race, but 1 think New York will win if Boston doesn't improve in batting during the Western trip. Of late tbe Bostons have batted lamentably weak, Richardson and Nash being the only men who bit tbe ball hard and often: Mike Kelly is doing fairly well, but the greatest batter on the team has been in a trance for the past few weeks. You all kuow Dan Brouthers; he is the great batter who bas taken this ignominous tumble. Brouthers bas not been feeling well of late, and several times ho bas bad to lay off. However, we nave a great first baseman in Ganzel, who plavs the bag in true velvet room style. Think of the mighty Brouthers making but 4 hits in 10 games! Bat tbe hoodoo will soon be raised: Brouthers now goes to church once a day and twice on Sun day. Big Dan is superstitious and religions (except when asked to name his salarj), and lust look out for him in the wild and wooly West, if he ever strikes a batting streak. Once on tbe road again, he will never letgo bis grip. Quinn is not playing second as well as formerly; neither is his batting as good as it used to be. And "Pop" Smith well, he is Just playing for keeps, and makes the greatest kind of plays. Smith is looked noon as a noor batter. but since joining tbe Boston team his work bas been very good, especially in the first dozen games. When "Pop" is off in batting he looms up as a most artistic wind fanner. In one of tbe New York games, in this city, Ed Crane had great spor: with the ex-Pittsbnrger. "Pop" struck out four times in succession, this being the number of times be went to the bat. The weather bas not been favorable for ball filayine for some time, but we bave had more uck than any other team in this respect. Two Chicago games were played, one ending in a victory for Boston after a hard struggle of 13 innings. JThe first game was a draw, neither side being able to score. Con sidering the poor weather, the attendtnee has been large. Chicago drew abont 8,000 in the two games; Cleveland drew over 11,000 during their last two days' stay, two games a day be ing an unusual attraction in this city. Bad bourne saved Boston from defeat in one of tbe games with Cleveland by a remarkable stroke of luck. With two out and the score 4 to 3 in favor of Cleveland, "Bad" came to the bat and poulticed one of Gruber's down shoots clean over the left field fence for a home run. After Cleveland bad their last turn at tbe bat, it was decided to call the game a draw on account of darkness. Had tbe Bostons batted well, they could have won all tbe Cleveland games; as it was, young Beatin made chimpanzees out of the whole gang by shutting them out twice in succession 3 to 0 and i to 0. Beatin is only 20 years of age, but be has what all great pitchers require lots of sand. President Day, of the New York clnb, made himself very popular by voting in favor of Boston in that game of twelve inn'ngs which Philadelphia protested. The decision was cor rect under the circumstances, for the umpires and not the crowd, are tbe sole judges of tbe game. They say Johnston never ran to first base, and yet Fogarty skipped second base the other day by 0 feet, and Umpire Knight failed to call him out. Fogarty's trick gave the Phillies three more runs than they were entitled to. Indianapolis won the game, so we don't hear any howl go up against Fogarty's trickery. Tom Brown was. away ahead of all competitors for the base running prize until ho was laid off, and even now Fo garty is but a few points ahead. The prize is to be given to the League player who steals the most bases in the season, but this is not fair by any means: it should be given on per centage. Brown bas certainly played games en ouch to he entitled to tbe prize, and it Is ridiculous to givo the prize to a man who has "Hen but a few bases more than Brown, but vi;o has the advantage because he has partici pated in more games. Brown has won the honors fairly, and bad he taken part in as many games as Fogarty the latter wouldn't be in sight. However, it may be a consolation to Brown if the trophy is borne oif by a fellow Californlan. Young Daley, the Jersey phenomenon, is still with Boston, but Manager liar, seems afraid to try him in the box. He is a good one, and only for the vast importance that is attached to all Boston games, he would be taking his turn with tbe other pitchers. From this out, and until the chainpionshirj is settled, Radbourne and Clarkson will do about all tbe pitching. That yarn about the baseball trust is looked upon as a fake, but the magnates should not treat the matter as a joke, for tbe brotherhood will strike before next spring if certain matters are not righted, you can gamble on tbatl Charles J. Foley, Sowder? Has a Good Position Among the Blnggers. THE GIANTS ARE THE BIG HITTERS. Ihe fight for the position of leading bats man in the League waxes warmer as the, season wanes. Brouthers, up to Thursday, had a lead of .012 over Tiernan, but as the Boston players are not hitting the ball nearly as hard as they did a few weeks ago, Tiernan may pull up on the big Boston hitter. Jack Glasscock has made more hits than any other League player and Duffy the most runs. The New York club leads in batting, while Boston has dropped to below Phila delphia. Indianapolis is second in batting and second in fielding, but Kusie is last in the pitchers, Getzein next to last, and Boyle ninth from the last, which tells the story of their club being sixth in the race., Tim Keefe leads the pitchers, both in percentage of first-base hits to times at bat by oppo nents and also average earned runs per game. Clarkson has pitched the most games 57. Buffinton, Boyle and Staley follow with 39 each. O'Brien and Getzein have each pitched 37. Ewtaghas caught the most games, he having officiated in 79. Bennett follows with 75, Zinimer with 72 and Farrell with 71. Zimmer leads, in the number of assists, and Swing is second. The New York clnb has five men with batting averages over 300, Boston has two, Indianapolis has three, counting "Whitney, who played ten games, Chicago has lour, Philadelphia three, Pittsbnre three, in cluding Sowders, who played ten games, Washington has two, Cleveland has not one. The highest man on the "Spiders" is Te beau, 26, with an average of .2f7. Every player who has played in ten games gets a record.' Dally. Washington.. Clements, Phil''... . Sutcllfte, Cleveland.. Farrell, Chicago i Darling, Chicago... i Buckley, lud Hint, Chicago....... Myers. Ind Carroll. Pittsburg... Clark. Wash.... ..... Miller, Pittsburg Dallv. Ind 17 bnmmers, Chi. A Ind. 18 Mark, Washington.. 19 Kellr. Boston. 20 Fields. Plttsbnrg 21 Brown, New York... ftrtt Batmen. Beckley, Pittsburg.. (Anson, umcago.... ; Faatz, Cleveland... ISchoeneck. Ind. .... I MorrllL Washington tsruutners. uosiou.. "arrar. i'hlla Connor, New York.. GUrs, Cleveland...., Carney, Wash , Bines, Ind becund Basemen. Myers, Wash.&Phlla tJuniap, nitsourg.... Bassett. IndianaDolts. Strieker, Cleveland... D. Richardson, N. Y. Pfeffer, Chicago H. ltlchardsjn, Boston wise, wasnington... 8ulnn, Boston elehanty. t'hlla.... Hallman. Phlla TMrd batmen. Denny, Indlananolls. Nash, Boston White, Pittsburg..... Mulvev. Phlla Tebcau, Cleveland.... auenne. jrutsDurg... t Whitney. New York 1 Burns. Chicago. J. Irwin. Washington wise, wasnington... Sweeney, Washington anori aiops. I McKean. Cleveland. I UVks, Clevelind ... Glasscock. Indian's.. Bastlan, Chicago J Kowe, Pittsburg..., 1 Hallman. Phlla A. irwln. Phlla & Wash smiin, iiosion Ward. NcwYorfc Hatfield, New York. Quinn, Boston , Kyan, Chicago , Wise, Washington.... Williamson. Chicago, Duffy, Chicago Jft inuaeTt. Delehantv. Phlla H. Richardson. Boston CLUB BATTING. Club. New York.... Indianapolis . Chicago rnnaaeipnia. Boston Washington .. Cleveland .... Pittsburg D H t; M re Sills 5 ? 5 E I r .ft B B 113 4C82 709 1138 "MS 120 4332 KB 1167 236 120 6I 779 1140 IC8 1?4 4196 692 1119 299 117 4C61 731 1081 232 110 3801 533 90S SJ1 119 4u7R 577 10U3 216 116 4094 621 1004 223 32) 333.269 363.i6S 207 .266 .255 .246 .245 CLUB FIELDING Cleveland Indianapolis.. Boston Pittsburg Philadelphia.. New York , Chicago Washington .. 119 3139 1703 120 31S6 1708 117 33 1567 HS3l4116o9 114 3U3I 1&U1 113 2S94 1451 I2D,3261753 1102844il419 5166 SU0 5056 4937 4919 47(9 I54S6 4723 .937 .930 .929 .923 -.925 .923 .915 .903 BATTING AVEBAGES. Playtri- Clnbs. a: CO-OPERATIVE PIANOS. The Senators nnd Boxtons Unve a Long and Hot Argument. Washington. September 2L The Wash ington and Boston teams struggled hard for victory to-day, but with the score even at the end of the I2tu inning, the game was called on account of darkness. Score: WAEH'TOM. K B P A K J. Irwin, 3. Hoy, m Wilmot, I... Beecher, r.. Wise. 2..... A. Irwln. s. Mack. 1 Daly, c... Haddock, p. 0 Totals 4 13 36 17 BOSTONR. B B P A X ltlchardson 111 Kelly, r, c. 1 2 Nash. X 0 1 Brouthers. 1. 0 0 Johnston, mil Quinn, 2.... o 2 Smith, s 0 0 Daniel. c,r. 1 2 Clarkson, p. 0 0 How a Fine Plnno Can bo Plnced In Every Borne. Offers the following inducements, if yon wish to pay cash: By becoming a member you will save $75 in the price of the piano, and get it at once. If you cannot spare the cash you can cet your piano any time, on payment .of 25 cash and $2 0 per week, no interest, and still save 75 in the price. If you cannot pay so fast, by waiting until your nnmber is drawn you will get vour piano on payments of $1 per week, no interest, and saveS75 in the regular price to onr retail trade. Think of this! Our club is composed of 350 members, each paying $1 per week. Thus you see the members are buying tor cash, and one piano is delivered to the member whose number is drawn each week, until all are supplied. or, if one-half of the members take their pianos and pay S3 50 per week, we deliver twice the number, and get double the amount of cash each week, and it leaves only one-half the number to be drawn on the SI weekly payments. It is a simple business problem. We are savine our members the difference in price by contracting for 350 pianos at one time, and on a cash basis. AVe have now enough members to guarantee the success of this plan, and have decided to begin delivering the pianos on Saturday, September 21. Do not wait, but apply for membership at once. Call and see the piano, or send for circular. Alex. Boss. Manager, 137 Federal st. Allegheny, Pa. WHAT A SEDUCTION THIS IS! Best Body Brussels Cnrpeti Reduced From SI 40 to SI 00 Per Yard. "We have 10,000 yards best 5-frame Lowell and -Harttord body brussels, with elegant borders to match, which we offer at 51 00 a yard. These goods are worth $1 40 and sell even higher than that right in this city. This is a special offering. Edwabd Gboetzingek, 627 aud 629 Penn avenue. Totals 4 9 36 22 t Washlngtoss 0 000030100004 Bostons 1100010000004 Earned runs Washlngtons, 4; Bostons, 1. Two base" hits-Beecher 2, Kelly, Wise, John ston. Three-base hits-Wllmot. Home run ltlchardson. Stolen bases A. Irwin 2. Double plays-Brouthcri and Smith) Wist and Haddock. First base on balls Off Haddock, t; off Clark ion, z, Struck out-Bv Clarkson. S: by Haddock, 2. Passed balls-Oamel, 1; Daily, 1. Time of game-Two hours and twenty minutes. Umpire-Powers. Bow Tbey Stand. The following table sbows how ihe Various Brouthers. Boston liernan. New York., Glasscock, Ind'apolls, J Gore. New York ) Sowders. Pittsburg., Ewlng, New York I Carroll, Pittsburg.., 1 Vnn Haltrcn. Ch'go. O'Kourke, N. Y Connor, New York.,., Richardson. Boston.., fMack, Washington., tvininey. ina Delehanty. Thlla.... handers. Phlla Anson, Chicago, Beckley, Pittsburg ... Hines, irdianapolls... Beecher, wasnington c Duffy. Chicago Thompson. Phlla.... llyan, Chicago t Daly. Washington., i Mulvev. Phila Seerv, Indianapolis... Fields. rittSDurgs Wilmot. Wash Slattery, New Yora.. bulllvan. Ind Madden, isoston Kichardson, N. Y (Kelly, Boston ) Andrews, Phll.Ind Gumbert, Chicago.... Uleason, Puila. STebean. Cleveland.. Hov. Wash Mclicachy. Ind i Ward, New York.... (Farrar, Phlla Nash, Boston (Myers, Pbila (Clements, Phlla XCUU, .IU. ....... ... i Strieker, Cleve I J. Irwln, Wash.... Itowe, Pit sburg ) Wise, Washington, uanzei, Bosion.... Twitchell. Cleve... Maul. Pittsburg h arrell. Chicago.... ( siciican, cieve IDailv. Ind Hallman, Phlla iiuston Chicago.... rty. Phlla ie. Pittsburg.. r dimmer, uieve- bhoct. Wash....... j Ebrlght, Wash Ilioyle, lnd... I Miller, Pitts (Wood, Phlla t Burns, Chicago...., J Darling. Chicago.. Bassett, Ind , Brown, N. Y , ( urown, Boston , 1 Johnson. Boston.... Clark. Washington... U'Uen, uieveiana.. Crane, new lurk... A.Irwin. Wash-Phll.. Faatz. cicveianu I Williamson, cii'go. ) Buckley, Indlan'lls. Sunday. Pittsburg. McAleer. Cleveland. bmlth. Boston Huiton. Pittsburg. bhoenecK, Indiana's. ' 3 (1- .M t?. SolDun'.ip, Pittsburg.... M Carney, Washington 57iSliriver. rnuaueipnia. 531 White, Pittsburg 59 Ualvin, Pittsburg ,., Pleffer. Chicago wl I Flint. Chicago ei'Sommers, ChPg-Ind.. wasiiinion Excursion to Cincinnati nnd Columbus. The B. & O. B. B. will sell excursion tickets to Cincinnati and return at rate of ! f $6, tickets good for six days; and to Colum bus and return at rate of $4, tickets good for lonr days, for all trains. A Borne Industry Always deserves patronage. Frauenheim & Yi back's celebrated Iron City beer is made right here in Pittsburg, Drink it. Yon will enjoy it. Extraordinary Bnrcnln In Clonks. 600 real Lester's English seal plush eacques Irom $11 87 to $22 75, worth at least tally 50 per cent more, at Bosenbaum &Co'i. Gents' overcoats for fall and winter wear at jritcairn-B, tsi wood st. L- , -'.-' iv'-i' f-fr Ife .?ViV -u-dtetoi EBElfasfl-Mfca .. w.J flj'rtriiA"'rf4isfrSTf-' 'ft TrsMii ti -V-- rf&Tf iihr igf Afofrfrt fo v.lt8fi&i'ttysffiiri'fiffilffidfcnlim 851 sweeny. ( butclihc, Cleveland. Bennett, uoston.... Welch, Hew xork..., Casey, Philadelphia Dwver. Citlcago ...., BuQlnio'n, Phlla Giiks. Cleveland Radbourne. Boston. ( Hatfield. Nen York. i Krock. Chlcazolnd fTlarcson. liostun.. 'suvder. Cleveland MUtcninson, i;mcago Morreii. i asiungtun, Keefe. Washington.. Mvers. UidlanaDolls.. Getzein, Indianapolis lbtaie, l'lltsoorg ... i Madilock Wash'n.. O'Day, Wash. Jt N. Y. Uakrley, Cleveland .. Uruber, Cleveland..., Keefe, New York Bastlan. Chicago Ferson, Washington.. Morris. Pit sburg .... )l!s. . 4191 430 517 418 30 358! 278! 43 433 440 457 313 31 179 1)4 463 431 415 t52 507 481 53 221 478 4nl 231 338 43 251. 73 411 443 156 146 90 473 440 4b3 41? 428 4li 423 J76 524 433 156 213 403 264 480 242 3S3 530 196 410 373 127 444 378 2.8 103 6 142 312 4J0 4M 77 415 136 347 Kusle. Iudlananol Beatin, i leveiana .. Decker. Philadelphia. SOJHealv, Chicago , 26 119 109 lib 95 114 115 103 67 119 119 40 57 103 69 117 64 96 1C6 54 103 97 36 113 96 74 SO 16 42 S9 93 119 24 11 37 86 117 476 29 112 33 142 92 350 382 120 210 2.3 448 408 ua 62 3-3 4. 2b9 195 150 128 461 60 i 97 192 407 124 210 134 61 119 140 14 113 124 36 253 84 101 149 75 150 133 158 132 C8 103 60 122 152: 114 131 12! 159 113 113 116 115 73 142 130 42 62 105 69 125 63 io: 135 50 104 94 32 112 95 57 27 15 S3 99 106 112 19 108 33 84 115 27 34 22 83 90 23 41 61 Lira 93 90 14 86 94 60 53 33 28 100 13 21 41 86 26 44 28 13 21 23 29 23 24 7 49 16 19 27 13 25 21 24: 20 10 14 8 16 19 13 7 11 9 2 4 .375 363 .330 .333 .333 .327 .320. .320 .317 .316 .315 .313 313 313 313 313 30 384 303 302 .3J2 .302 299 .299 .297 .294 .293 .292 .289 .288 .252 .283 .282 '.231 .278 .277 .277 Z7 .276 .276 .274 .272 .272 .271 .M9 .269 .267 !.26l 261 141 .260 .260 255 .253 234 .252 252 232 M.1UL P tt3burg. Wilmot, Washl'ton urown. Boston.... ., Carroll. Pittsburg... (Twitchell, Cleve'd.. 'Seery, Indianapolis. Wood. Phlla O'Kourke. N. York... Schock, Washlnfftoq.. Vantlaltren. Chicago. jrieias. rittsnurg Center Fielders. Hines, Indianapolis.. rogarty, t'nua McAleer, Cleveland. . rarreii, Chicago -491 67 74 71 51 IS 16 34 11 02: 43 22: 41 II 16 114 120 102 16 40 111 113 112 11 S3 . 105 102 113 113 107 117 85 53 32 24 12 114 105 33 113 119 77 109 120 40 13 47 105 13 118 44 56 90 82 93 89 24 63 29 25 32 10 13 II 37 83 86 23 115 114 89 109 16 100 37 '240 72 25 310 67 37 148 55 20 285 106 48 106 30 15 168 52 24 61 12 9 63,28 11 105 ' 40 18 38 24 8 242 74 42 190 36 31 105 15 18 181 72 39 33 20 10 60 20 14 130 30 30 1064 1269 1018 165 387 1072 1096 1081 110 504 WO 587 S07 317 373 290 397 239 103 71 56 38 180 183 X 151 155 84 142 205 60 at 66 Hanlon, Pittsburg.. Van Haltren. Chicago, Johnson, Boston...... Mvers Indlananolls-. Sullivan. Ind'apolls., Hoy, Washington Kvan. Chicago Gore. New York Andrews. Fhlla&Ind laant neiaert. Maul, Pittsburg McUeachv. Ind Sunday, Pittsburg.... Kadford, Cleveland.. Uanzei. Boston Schocfc, Wash Miller. Pittsburg Tiernan, New York... Beecher, Wash Thompson, Phlla r n.euy. iu5iun (Dully, cmcago.. .. IMack. Wash Carnev, Wash Wise, Wash. 43 73 43 12 20 56 43 20 i 17 44 357 326 424 389 350 441 303 160 93 55 34 255 242 63 267 252 172 EM 273 93 25 80 414 218 447 151 242 85 102 163 70 338 257 138 292 68 94 190 221129 29 1371 221088 24 43 114 170 65 119 115 168 19 21 13 22 12 22 100 151 29 40 111 146 93 128 107 156 31 52 15 21 10 9 351 43 446 14 171 233 rsi f281 267 73 161 101 68 82 2 33 6 10 13 10 2 15 21 '6 11 3 15 4 3 31 31 1 16 2 16 1 8 Z4 37 19 6 181 416 1155 1170 1131 119 543 1023 91 1 909 .SOS ont !894 ,89: .690 879 870 606 .852 .851 .842 979 979 .978 ,978 977 .974 ST3 966 .939 .857 945 .945 .934 933 ,927 ,923 812 .804 9C2 857 913 .912 .910 ear .803 .T.O 749 914 .914 .913 .896 .894 894 893 .837 .8S2 .8G2 833 831 830 825 800 , f S t-s?Tf .,-2 K2SZ.JI ' V KK WABYB&nSSafRrTS. . 'saii4 KEBOH'S ADS, are not intended to deceive but-to enlighten the public They invariably are true to the letter and always contain something new and interesting. To-day Keech will discuss a Subject that every housekeeper of both cities is interested in the subject of .yjp' 641.984 57'. 932 69.944 2161.935 204.277, .921 .920 .913 .913 .903 .895 .882 .862 .812 971 962 955 .943 .934 .930 D28 .915 .912 E95 .891 .883 .887 945 .844 .939 .933 .831 926 90S PITCHERS' AVERAGES. Player Club. Keefe, N. Y Gruber, Cleveland Clarkson, Boston .. Casev. Phlla Bakeley, Cleve., 57 16 30 elO'Brlen, Clevl'nd,37 neere, wasn zi Welch. New York 34 ) Kadbounie. Bost 27 1 Crane, N.Y 24 Beatin, Cleveland',!!) Person, Wash.. ..31 Sanders. Phlla 130 u.M.-t.n ut.fl- ra HntclPn, Chicago 25 riaauocK, wusn.. Tener. Chicago... o'Day. Wash, N Y Dwyer, Chicago... bnmbert- Chl'go.. noyie. ina (Madden, Boston. 1 Morris. Pitts Staley. Pittsburg., Uleason, rnna .. Ualvin. Pitts Heatey. Was. Chi.. juetzeln. Ind (Kusle, Ind ,1137 630 1956 552 1041 1233 746 1123 816 834 963 143 1102 176 1206 162 1331,174 894 134 161 1111 726 tot; 755: 1361 718 747 1374 654 1243 572 1237 3i NH or 3? .221 237 .223 ,2-iZ 257 240 ,267 .233 .215 .2)0 .24) 282 .214 256 f a SB (9 S3 1.47 1.53 1.67 1.69 1.77 1.81 1.90 2.00 2.04 2.04 2. 7 2.10 2.20 2JM FURNITURE When our advice is sought in the purchase of Eurniture we always give the first place to qualities of usefulness, durability and perfec tion of workmanship; and Jhe sec ond to a consideration of beauty and artistic value. If a piece of cabinet furniture is well made it should last from 50 to 100 years, but if badly put together it becomes a source of annoyance and expense from the day it was purchased. It takes a good while to become a tolerable judge of furniture, and the safest plan is to go to a house of established reputation like Keech's. Our success has been owing largely to the iact that our customers not only get the full value for their money but are so thoroughly satisfied that they gen erally returni for future purchases, and in many instances obtain for us the patronage of their acquaintan ces. BGARPE1 H .233 2.23 263 1.256 .264 .301 .252 .270 .277 ,281 ,262 ,287 ,284 .241 ,280 293 2.36 2.37 2 43 2.63 2.64 2.77 2.80 2.60 2.90 3.00 3.00 3.13 3.24 3.24 Additional Sporting; News Wilt be Found on the Sixth Page First Part. 251 .230 .230 250 249 249 .247 .247 .245 ,243 .242 ,242 '.241 .239 239 .237 .236 233 ,233 232 230 229 227 226 10 27 4 4 2 13 16 1 16 5 21 26 20! 0! 27 11 .223 20.223 16.221 7.220 6.218 18 .217 2, .217 41.216 .214 :2U .210 .210 .209 .206 .202 .200 .197 .193 .194 .194 .102 .19U .1S3 .181 .173 167 .156 152 3.152 147 I.1S0 133 .131 ,125 .114 .101 .097 .096 171 II. G. Cohen, diamond expert and jew eler, formerly corner Fifth ave. and Market st., now at 33 Smithfield st Otjb 24-inch wide plushes at 75c and.81 a yard are the best valne shown in the city, all latest colorings. ' HuGCS & HACKE. ITSSU Excnraion to Cumberland. Mil., To-morrow, September 23, via B. & O. E. B. Bate $3 00 the ronnd trip. Train at 8 A. M. We Have a Fine Lot of New BICYCLES AND SAFETIES There are many things in life you can afford to do by halves, but furnishing a house is not, one of them. The most economical plan is to buy your furniture from a large concern where the magni tude of the business makes it feasi ble to keep in stock a large assort ment of modern and antique styles, and where, owing to the large out let, everything is bought and sold at lower prices than at the score or more of side show concerns that infest the streets and avenues of our city. Wise people will not hesitate long where to buy their furniture, when the -road of elegance, style, dura bility and low prices leads to Keech's. It has been truly said that to go through our Carpet departaeatk to wander over the kinds oftfc Orient The tread upoa soft car pets is one of the luxuries that ami greatly to the comfort ef.iaadora rooms. Our immense "stock'ebm- prises an endless variety of Car pets, Rugs and' Mattings, all of tfci latest and most popular designs. You may have your choice froa"ft an almost ptiHIms aw-nr f tuC of beautiful Wiltons, Moqaettev Velvets, Body and Tapestry Brus sels, extra and medium fine Ingrains,. three-ply Coir and Napier Mat- A tings, Stair Pads, Venetian Stair Carpets, eta As a means of aid- ' ing yon to select exactly what yon 4 want we would suggest walking 1 through -our Carpet department where all of the above are dis- played in rich profusion. There is no greater embellish ment to a room than a handsome, floor covering. In the bed rooW'r parlor some sort of carpet is weH nigh indispensable. A roorawkfcdl fine furniture on bare floors ssiStF 'f necessarily seem cold 'and incoa.-- -f-gruous. On the other hand, whea1 ,' a carpet is supplied in harmoay1 jf with the furniture and wall decora-" ff tion, a room always ' gains in con-i geniality, refinement and pictur esque appearance. You will find in out stock exquisite Carpets of every conceivable design, and suit able for any apartment of'the house. sr Regarding our Upholstery -De partment a few jvords will suffice. Our stock of Curtains, Portieres J, and Drapings of every kind is large bevond comnarison onrnrices low1 1 beyond competition. ' ""J FACTS ABOUT HOUSE FURNISHING GOO&Si W$ keep everything' in the fline ql House Furnishing Goods and Kitchen- Utensils and our prices range aw4L low those of the'so-called bargain houses' of this city SL and ranges are a specialty with us. . ""r-pP T LADIES WE CAN FIT YOU, if you desire a handsbme Cloak, Newmarket, Plush Sacque, Jacket or Wrap, for our stock embraces all the latest and best styles. Prices are reasonable. GENTLEMEN , , WE CAN FIT YOUjf if you need a new Fall Suit or Overcoat Our, assortment of Clothing- is complete ih every particular, and our prices are sure to please you. At onr Biding School, Old Citv Hall, Mar ket st. We are open day and evening, and are selling new and second-hand Bicycles at big reductions. It will cost yon nothing to come and see them ride. All kinds oi re pairing promptly done. W. H. & W. D. BANKER, NO. IO SIXTH ST. se22-70 riELDINO. Ciicniaa. Player Club. a " r 5 $ o 5 k S 0 o - O S B w s : : 2" S : : : 5 1 I : liBennett, lloston -U Zimmer. Cleveland. Mbhrlver, Phlla Z Bnvder. Cleveland .... 4iUanzek Boston... .... V liiW??' ew Xork,v, 75 ZT3 62 19 4M .953 72 274 117 25 416 .940 45 212 71 18 301 .840 II ii II 8 124 .935 S3 174 44 16 234 .832 TO C9 107 U7S ,937 Groods Sold for Cash .s; or on Credit.8 is: mi ie o :e 'j Cash .and Credit House 923 and 925 Penn avenue" ISTeax 3STnn.1jiL S"bxee"b t-Open Saturday Nights till 10 o'clock. i irlr. ie22-sn GUN WA Is a Chinese physician; owinc to American laws be rannot practice medicine, so be has pre pared a line of Chinese vegetable and herb remedies, new to America, bnt old In China, which effect cures that are considered miracu lous Ho charges nothing for examination, con sultation or adrice. A friendly talk with Gun Wa costs nothing, and he charges but a small sum for his remedies; tbey are pleasant to take, quick to act. harmless In effect and certain to cure. AH blood, nervons or chronic diseases yield quickly. Young, middle-aged or old men suffering from follies or excesses quickly re stored to perfect physical and sexual health. Gun Wa has hundreds of testimonials from tbose who have been enred by his remedies, of various diseases. If yon cannot call, write bin). All interviews or correspondence strictly confl dentiil. Send for large history of his life or his circular on Cancer.Tumors, Tape Worm, Rheu matism Catarrh, Female Weakness, Piles, Blood Diseases nr his book (for men only) on nervous and private diseases. No letters an SKered unless Inclusing 40 stamps. Call on or address G-TJ3ST W-A., 4,0 Ienn. Avenne IittslTirsr. Office honn Hi v mllv-lbi S and 7 to 9 B - - x aulWfrTr'fltt J "v. el3-65.WF3U Established 1SI7. x.. feiESE:irKjvrE ss son". Builders of FINE CARRIAGES. Onr assortment inclndes light and heavy work of every description. See Display at Exposition. Salesrooms, 'SIS and 320 Penn avenue. No connection with any other carriage house.) r -GO TO l H W. H. THOMPSON & CO. 305 WOOD ST., For Chamber Furniture. W. H. THOMPSON & CO. For Parlor Furniture, W. H. THOMPSON & CO. For Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture. W. H. THOMPSON & CO. . For Carpets, Lace Curtains, Etc. W. H. THOMPSON & CO. For Either Cash or Credit. BEMJEMBEB W, H, THOMPSON & CO, 305 Wood S-fc2?oei3s BZOBB OFK TJflTH. 10 P. X. BAXTJXDAT& t, - ei 1 'V -' 'Cftt-- i J . fWffffa