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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1891.
OWFORTHEMEDIAS
S. C. Shortlidge's Team to Tackle the
East End Gyms on Thanks
giving Day.
THE W. AXD J. PLAYERS WEAKEN.
Walter Camp Gives a. Terr Interestiiif
Criticism of the Kecent Tab
and Harvard Game.
PRINCETONS ARE 50T DISCOURAGED.
They Thinl Hey Will Male a Good Stand Against
Tale General Football Iiews.
At the last moment the team of the
"Washington and Jefferson College have de
cided not to come to Pittsbtlrg Thanksgiv
ing Day and tackle the East End Gyms in a
football game. The "Washington and Jefier
Fon players give no definite reason for
so abruptly disappointing the Gyms, and it
might hate been that the Gyms would
ha c an enforced idleness on the holiday
named.
Rut Trof. Kirchner started to hustle as
soon a hereceied the news from "Wash
ington, and as a result Mr. S. C. Shortlidge
his acrecd to bring his Media team here
Thun-da. His team will play the Gyms at
Liberty Park, East End, and' undoubtedly
the content will be much more intereting
than would be a game between the Gyms
and the Washington and Jefferson team.
Shortlidge's team have so far this season
done well, and thev wound up treir
college contents by defeating the Delaware
College cletcr. .Mr. Shortlidge requires
S200 to bring his team here and the Gyms
are plucky enough to pay it.
A contest between the Gyms and a team
such as Mr. Shortlidge has will be of great
intere-l and importance to local patrons of
football, as it will give us an idea of how
our teams here compare with good Eastern
trams. So far the G ms have defeated all
teams with whom they have come in con
Jest, but in the Media players they will
tackle a lot vastly superior to any they
h-ne yet met. "While it may not be safe to
say that the local team will win, it may
safely be said that they will make matters
quite warm for the visitors.
' he following players vi ill represent the
Gjms in the contest: Center, Cuthberton;
richt cuard, Ritchy: left guard, L. Coates;
nclit taikle, Kirchner: left tackle. Heppen
stall. ritrht end, Diebcrt: lett end, Aull;
quarter Iuk, Sehwsirtr; right half back,
Proctor: lelt halfback, Martin: full back,
Pry. sub, .Tames Aull, Thomas Goeway,
Hu Barry, bteeu. The game will start at
2:b0 I-. M."
PE1KCET0K STILL HOPEFUL.
The Orange nd Bisclt Jvot at All Discour
aged lrr Tale's Victor.
Pj:tm rrro.v. X. .T., Nov. 23. LSp-ia'.
The football men who were in attendance
at the Yalc-Harard game yesterday re
turned to Princeton this morning. Fvery
man watched the came critically, of course,
li'it ah a tesiilt ol liN careful observation no
one to-da had anything striking to relate.
1 have talked with quite a number of the
men tliK afternoon, and all that the most of
them had to say could be summed up in the
lew word, "Vale did play a tremendously
stron:: game." But they all added that they
expected this, and that" Yale's work did not
in the least surpass their expectations.
"What they saw yesterday does not seem
to hate changed them in their opinion as to
the result of the coming Thanksgiving Day
game. They realire they have some haid
oik to do if they are going to win, but to
perform the work Is not an impossibility,
and a desperate effort will be made during
the few dajs still remaining to put the
team in shape to do it. Captain "Warren, in
commenting upon Saturday's game, said
that Yale put up an exceedingly strong
game in her team work, but that she did
not show in any better form than he had
expected He is in no way discouraged as
to the result of the Thanksgiving Day
game, but sas his men hae some haid
work to do to get into shape to walk over
"i ale. but he thinks Princeton has a fair
show and is still in it.
To keep in good training the men all took
a walk out into the country about five miles
this afternoon. Trainer McMatern says
tut men are all in excellent physical condi
tion. Poe, who injured Ins ankle in last
Thur-dat "s practice same and has not played
since, will be on the field asain to-morrow,
when the men will be trUcn a practice game
of about an hour, which will be repeated on
Tuesday. Studentsbut no outsiders will be
admitted to fi-e field. On account of freez
ing and thawing the held that has been
used is in a horrible condition, and closely
resembles a country cattle yard in the spring
of tlie i ear. To-morrow and the rest of the
week the grounds en the south side of the
regular field will be marked and posts set
up, o that it can be used instead ot the old
grounds.
THAT DISPUTED GAME.
Tho Geneva College Teani Captain and
TTmpire Claim tho Victory.
The following communicatious from the
Captain of the Geneva College football
team, who played the "W. U. P. team Satur
day, and also from the umpire of the game,
explain themselves:
To tlie bporting Editor of the Dispatch:
Demi Sir There appears tobe a misunder
standing in regard to the result of the foot
ball game last Saturday between W. V. P.
and Geneva College, at East End Gym
grounds. A clear statement of the tacts con
cerning the point in dispute is necessary.
The umpire decided that a certain play
was "off side," which, if allowed to pass,
would score the W. U. P. four points. The
latter team protested against the decision,
nnd the referee proposed that the
game proceed with the point under
protest, to be decided afterward. This
piopoMil was not received by tho Geneva
team, who claimed that a decision should be
made by the referee in accordance with the
off idc plat. The referee, up to this point,
had not rendeied a decision, but simply of
fered a proposal, which wa not agreed to.
He then said the following in the presence
of many w itnes.es who ai e w illing to testify
to the truth- "If both captains w ill be satis
Jied I will render a decis on."
Both captains hcitated, and then con
ferred with their respective teams The
referee then added this assurance: "I leel
burc that it will be satisfactory to both
sides." I'pon this assurance both captains
agreed to abide by the decision of the
referee, w ho decided that the ball should lie
giren toW L. P. at tho 25-vard line. The
pime then went on. Tho latter team claims
tint four points over the umpires and the
referee's decision, w hicii, of course, i out of
the question cnthely, according to the fol
low ingiulc.
13(a). 'The umpire is tho judge for the
plavcrs. and his decision is final regarding
fouls and unfair tactics.
(b) "The referee is judge for tho ball, and
hit, decision is final in alt points not coveied
by the umpire."
The referee rendered a decision. From
till" there is no appeal. Therefore, the game
is decided by rule in favor of Genev a, C to.
Charles O. Ekmils. Captain Geneva.
To the reporting Editor of the Dispatch:
IIfau Sir I would like to make a state
ment in regard to the disputed point m Sat
urday's game between Genera and W. V. P.
The decision on the point was made bj the
referee alone. Tiie umpire was not asked
for a decision, nor did he give one
At tho close of tho game the referee
claimed that his decision was not final. Xow,
Jfthereieree wishes to maintain his deci
sion, we will accept it: but, if not, I claim
the right to make the decision myself. Jly
decision is that Evans was offside when he
touched the ball down, because Steele was
the tarthestman up the field when he lucked
the ball, and Evans touched it down at least
ten yards behind the lino before Steele was
within 15 yards of the line. Yours,
W. M. Geoeoe,
Umpire of the Game.
The Junior Team.
The following football team have been
selected to play for the Three A's, Jr.,
against the East "End Gvm junior team on
Thursday: Right end," T. Iteed; right
tackle, E. Reno; right guard, D. Miller;
center rush, I. Anthony; left guard, D. El
liot; left tackle, G Lappe; left end, H.
Hucher; right half-back, H. Eyans; left
half-back, W. Knox; qnarter-baek, W.
Bell; lull-back, X. Diehl; substitute, Smith.
This game takes place at Exposition Park.
WALTER CAMP'S CRITICISM.
Ho Expresses nimself Tally and Interes
tingly About the Kecent Tate and Har
vard Game. Tlayers Who aro "Worthy
or Praise, Bliss Uinkley and Hartwell
Mentioned.
Regarding the great football game be
tween Harvard and Yale Saturday "Walter
Camp has the following to say:
There were plenty of surprises at Spring
field, as is usualy the case when two teams
meet after having been thoroughly talked
over and written about for months. The
first surprise was the lack of weakness in
the Harvard center. Even Heffelfinger
found it easier to make his gain a little to
the right or left of either guard than
straight through, where he was many a
time stopped. And in the second half Har
vard forced the Yale center quite as often
as Yale forced Harvard's. The next sur
prise was the strength of Yale ends. Hink
ley and Hartwell played well above their
reputations, and their work was worth a
great deal to the Yale captain.
The punting of Bliss was unexpectedly
strong, and although for a time in the sec
ond half Trafford's kicks w ere forcing Yale
steadily back, it was sure to be the Harvard
halves who would finally muff the catch
and thus surrender the ground Trafford bad
gained. Harvard's best chance of turning
the tide lav in that early portion of the
second half w hen Trafford's punting was
taking a few vards at every interchange be
tw een himself and Bliss and neither side
seemed able t get in much effective run
ning. 0'ie could actually feel the increas
ing confidence that must have been pervad
ing the Harvard team and sympathizers, as
well as the unpleasant nervousness which
was entering the Yale ranks as the play
came gradually further down into the Yale
goal. But twice was the ground lost for the
Harvard by bad handling of Bliss' punts,and
this muffing gave Yale the opportunity to
recover while Harvard fell back into hope
lessness. Both teams seemed to have an unlimited
amount of wind, for Harvard's steady forc
ing up through the center in the second
half, followed almost immediately by Yale's
progress (lawn the field by short runs,
showed conclusively that neither team had
been exhaustsd in the first half. Some of
ths may be accounted for by the fact that
both captains interspersed enough kicking
among their runs to be sure and keep their
men lresh and able. But for all that it is
undeniable that both teams must have been
in good condition to keep up the regular
work on a lather warm daj through the two
three-quarters of an hours with no apparent
weakening.
The work between the snanback and the
ouarter on both sides was plesn sind irnnd
there being almost none of the delays usu
ally consequent upon downs due to inter
ance with the ball, and both centers gave
their quarters good snapping to handle.
There was a notable absence of anything
like difference of opinion upon rulings, and
both Mr. Moffati and Mr. Coffin sustained
their reputations as most competent
officials.
Football 'otes.
The YT. & G. team evidently are not anx
ious to take the Gyms.
Ed Ep.aim;iu :md a number of local ath
letes left for 2Ce Tork last evening.
TiiEgamo Thursday between the Media
team and tho Gyms will be worth seeing.
Princeton is stronjr in its defensive work,
and has the endurance to play a Ions and
hard game.
The University of Pennsjlvnnia-Weslevan
champiousliip came wilt Be decided on Man
hattan Field to-morrow.
WtsLEy f has had heaps of hard lnclc this
season, and the big scores which have been
piled up can bo attubutcd to this cause.
Ti.e Lafayette team are nearly as unlucky
as 1 eslevan in having their hesr players in
jured. L"dards, March, Jloyle, Volant and
Wilon are m bad shape.
TiiErcr is a demand for received setts and
admission for the Yale and Princeton game
on Thanksgiving Day. Billy Edwards says
the blo k of tickets of both kinds on sale at
the Hoffman House command only the regu
lar rates, though a stiff advance is looked
lor to morrow or next day.
The Cornell Sun prints tho following:
"There has been a largo amount of talk in
all the papers since last Saturdaj 's game
with Princeton about our he ivy teams and
it lias been stated that our team was much
hea icr than Princeton's. In another col
umn we give the weisrhts of our eleven, the
average of which is 162JJ pounds. The avcr
nge weight of the Princeton team is 171
pounds Cornell's 'con like' rushline aver
ages ICH, while Princeton's dainty line
average over 173. These figures ought to
demonstrate to certain Xew York newspa
pers the fjet that it was something besides
"cowlikc clumsiness' that kept Princeton
down to sit points. We call attention to
little matters like this, in older that Cornell
shall not be too greatly misrepiesented by
partisan correspondents of pacers, who ap
parently know as much about football as
they do about the average weight of 'cow
like giants.' "
MAY ENGAGE MUIEIE.
The New York Club May Secure Him as
an Advertising Agent.
XetvYokk. Xov. 23 Special. It will
be good news to the great army of baseball
enthusiasts in this city to learn that there is
a strong possibility of the Xcw York club
retaining the services of ex-Manager James
Mutrie. The management of the club fully
appreciate the genial ".Teems' " ability as
an advertiser and boomer of the game, and
have made him an offer to accept the posi
tion of advertising agent.
The Xew York club last season drew more
people both at home and abroad than any
other club in the country, and not a little of
this success was due to "Mr. Mutrie's well
known hustling qualities. "When the Giants
and Mutrie arrived in a city everyone knew
it, James always made things hum. He is
just as popular w ith the newspaper men of
other cities as here and would mikea model
advance agent. It will be a v ery popular
innovation on the part of the 2few York
club management and one no doubt which
will be followed by other League clubs.
CLOSED THEIR SEASON.
The San Jose Ball Team Win the California
League Pennant.
San Fkaxcisco, Xov. 23. The baseball
season of the California League, comprising
the San Jose, San Francisco, Sacremento
and Oakland clubs, closed j-esterday. The
San Jose club won the championship pen
nant of the League, with San Francisco
second place.
A series of 21 games will be played be
tween the San Jose and Portland, Ore.,
team, winners ot the JSorthwest pennant, to
decide the Pacific coast champiouship, the
games to be plav cd in this and neighboring
cities. The scries will commence with a
game on Thanksgiving Day.
Kafceball Notes.
Ci'scu.J. vti still has a strong hope of sign
ing Jack Bojle.
While in Chicago Billy Barnie tried to get
Pitcher Hutchinson, but failed.
Dii.Kcron Kfrr, of the local club, says that
Secretary Scandrctt has Woodcock's con
tract. Mast patrons of tho Xew York club want
to have Tommy Corcoran to nlay short for
that club.
The storm yesterday demolished part of
tho Exposition Park fenco and blew the
roof off the reporters' box.
Pete Browq is still "sore" over whathe
thinks was the "queering" of his battin"
average by President X. E. Young.
Tr-or and Albany want to get into a bler
league than tho Eastern. Both cities"aro
good ball towns and desctvo pioinotiou.
If "Buck" Kwing can go behind the hat in
his old-time style next season the Giants
will not bo so av. fully weak attcr all. In
THE BIG HANDICAPS.
Important Action Taken Regarding
the Suburban and Brooklyn.
THEY WILLEACHBE WORTH $25,000
A Kctv Rule to Prevent Repetition of the
Huron Case of Last Season.
GENEKAL SPOKTING NEWS OP THE DAT
fSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISr-ATCH.1
New York, Nov. 23. Progress is the
watchword of our great jockey clubs, and
from present indications the turf is on the
highway to greater successes in the imme
diate future than many persons interested
in the thoroughbred had dared hope for
within the next decade. Secretaries Mcln
tyre, of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, and Fel
lowes, of the Coney Island Jockey Club, an
nounce that the Brooklyn and Suburban
handicaps for 1892 will be worth ?25,000
each, which makes them the most valuable
handicaps of the year for horses of any age.
The conditions for both these races are
practically the same, being a sweepstake of
f250 each, or only f50 if declared by Febru
ary 20. The guaranteed value of the prize
is 525,000, of which 55,000 will so to the
second aud ?2,000 to the third horses. This
will leave the race worth 518,000 at least to
the winner, and this fact insures the nom
ination of every horse of class in the coun
try. No owner can afford to let such prizes
pass untried for.
"Weights Tor Both Baces.
The weights for races will be published
February 1, and winners after the publica
tion of the weights of 52,000 must carry four
pounds extra; of two races of 52,000
each or one of 55,000, or two of 55,000, or
one of 10,000, 12 pounds extra. In the
case of horses handicapped at 115
pounds or over these penalties shall apply
to the extent of one-half, and in the case of
those handicapped at 122 pounds or over to
the extent of one-quarter only, and in the
case of those handicapped at 128 pounds or
over they shall not apply at all.
In the days when the Suburban and
Brooklyn Handicaps were new events the
winning horse rarely received more than
7,000 or 58,000 for his share of the prize,
and there is no more striking evidence of
the growth of the turf than the increase in
value of these grent spring handicaps,
which, before the days of winter racing,
gave the public something to talk about
and speculate upon all w inter and early
sprins.
The Coney Island Jockey Club announces
the closing of the great Futurity stakes of
189i on January 2, 1812. The estimated
value of the race is 5100,000, of which 7,500
goes to the breeders. This will be the
greatest prize ever raced for on this conti
nent. Printed on each of the blank forms for the
Futurity entry is the following significant
statement, which will undoubtedly com
mand the attention of breeders in general
and Edward Corrigan in particular:
A Stringent Kale.
Entries to this nnd all the races of the
the Coney Island .Tocky Club are advertised,
and will be received only on tho understand
ing and agreement of the subscriber that
the provisions of Kule 18 form a part of and
gov em the contract.
Rule IS hvery person subscribing to a
sw eepstakes oi entering a hore in a race to
be run under these rules accepts the de
cision of the Executive Committee on any
question relating to a race or to ricing. At
the discretion of the Executive Committee,
and without notice, the entries of any per
son may be refused.
This is done to prevent a repetition of the
famous Huron case, which will be heard in
the courts this w inter, as Corrigan is de
termined to force the Coney Island Jockey
Club to receive his entries and also to secure
payment of second money in the Futurity.
His colt Huron, although not recognized by
the Coney Island Jockey Club, running sec
ond to His Highness last season in that
event. Yorkville Belle, third at the finish,
received second money, and Dagonet, who
finished fourth, received third money.
The Brooklyn Jockey Club will close on
January 1 next 18 stakes for their
spring meeting in 1892. Besides the Brook
lyn Handicap already spoken of, the Great
American Stakes for two-year-olds, worth
more than 520,000; the Brooklyn Cup for
three-year-olds and upward; the St. James
Hotel Stakes for three-v car-olds and upward;
the Maturity. Brookdale and Fort Hamilton
Handicaps, the iormer exclusively for four-year-olds,
and the two latter for'three-year
olds, are worth striving for. The Great
American &taKcs lias usually been pro
ductive of a great contest, as it brings the
pick of the two-year-old contingent to the
post before the season is old enough for any
of them to become stale. Full conditions
for all the Brooklyn Jockey Club's stakes
will be announced on Monday next.
Bis Last Jomp.
Chicago, Nov, 23. Eoseberry, the
famous high-jumping horse which fell on
Friday in an attempt to beat the world's
record, at the fat stock show, injuring his
back, died of paralysis, as the result, last
night
HE BLAHES O'SEIL.
Billy Barnie Says J. l'almer Is Responsi
ble for the Freient "Wiir.
Bold and baldheaded Billy Barnie dropped
into the city yesterday morning on his way
from Chicago to Baltimore. He is an Asso
ciation magnate, and during a conversation
with the writer yesterday deplored the
present trouble between the League and the
Association for it He said:
"J. Palmer O'Neil told me himself that
he was instrumental in having the League
Conference Committee dissolved. Had that
committee been kept together, things wonld
have been settled by this time. O'Neil said
the Association had determined on putting
a club into Chicago, and that being so, it
was useless to retain the committee. But
O'Neil forgot that during our Washington
conference the League took Mike Kelly
from us. The Leatruc committee told us
thev had nothing to do with that, and I told
O'Nci we had nothing to do with the Chi
cago affair.
"What we want noiv is for the League to
keep all the players it now has and let us
do the same; let us have a club in Chicago
and one in Boston, and we will acrec to sign
a national agreement In short, let both
organizations remain is they now are, and
let us resptct each others contracts, reser
vations, etc That is our position, and we
claim it is reasonable and fair."
Mr. Barnie went on to say that everything
in connection with the Chicago Association
club was going along all right. When Mr.
Barnie arrived in this city he met Pitcher
Jones, of Homestead, and signed him to
pitch for the Athletics next season.
Mr. Barnie lurther said that the Associa
tion would likely have a ten-club circuit.
He stated hat there arc now nine clubs and
the tenth will either be in New York or
Brooklyn. He intimated that Jim Mutrie
might 6e given charge of a team in Buffalo
snd in that event New York and Brooklyn
would not be bothered.
A BONA TIDE DEAL.
Hr.
Baldwin Talks About the Shares He
Bought From Mr. O'Neil.
F. E. Baldwin, of Homestead, writes this
paper to ,the effect that his purchase of Mr.
O'Neil's baseball club stock was bona fide
in every particular except his having a bill
of sale for 50 shares and only received 49
shares. This statement coming as it does
directly from Mr. Baldwin ought to settle
the matter definitely.
The directors of the local club are some
what ruffled because of the prevailing opin
ion that they are not getting a first-class
team together. They claim that the team
at present signed are better than the team
of last year. Time will prove that and in
the meantime it would seem unwise for the
directors to lose their temper because of
public opinion. The team may be winners,
aud if they are the public of the present
will amount to nothing when victories
come.
FAMOUS DOS SALE.
XT. I 'Washington Bays the 810,000 Irish
Setter Dick Svrlyeller.
CniCAGO, III., Kov. 23. Special
The entire stock of the Killarney kennels
of Irish setters of this city, consisting of
nearly 100 dogs of high and low degree,
were sold Saturday at assignee's sale. Most
of the prominent breeders of America were
in attendance, and the dogs brought fair
prices. "W. It Washington, of Pittsburg,
secured the cream of the lot Among his
purchases is the great 510,000 beauty, Cham
pion Dick Swiveller, who is the best Irish
setter dog now living, and who has won tho
champion prizes at all of the large shows in
America during the last three years. Mr.
Washington also bought Prairie ltose, a
lamous field trial winner, who is in whelp
to Champion Elcho, Jr., the champion of
the world, who died last week. Ileene, a
recently imported English prize winner,
was also bid in by Mr. Washington.
These are three of the four best Irish set
ters in the kennel. Flaraway was bought
byC. J. White, of the Board of Trade, of
this city. Dr. B, J. Withers, President of
the Chicago "Veterinary College, bought
three good bitches, Kildare Ruby, Bed
Jessie and Kenmore Cora. J. A. J. Sprague,
the Englewood, 111., breeder, and Ij. F.
Whitman and G. H. Goodrich, of the Chi
cago Kennel, Club, secured some young
dogs sired by Champion Dick Swiveller.
TEE FABSON'S OPINION.
Kavies Has a Few Words to Say About
Jackson and Slavtn.
Chicago, Nov. 23. Parson Davies, Peter
Jackson's backer, arrived home last night.
In regard to the Jackson-Slavin match he
said: "The National Club, of London, has
offered 510,000 and the men will probably
fight there in June. Jackson, whom I saw
in San Francisco a short time ago, is in
fairly good shape and is living well and
having a good time. I want him to spend
about two months in hunting and fishing
and then I will have him put in six weeks
of training. The men will probably fight
with four ounce gloves, which will suit
Jackson all right.
"I will doubtless go over with Jackson
about March, and I think it probable Lord
Lonsdale, who thinks a good deal of Peter,
will allow him to spend a time on his estate,
where Jackson will train. The change will
do hiin good, and I don't doubt that he will
be in fine condition to fight when the time
comes. I don't believe in taking a man
direct from an easy life and putting him
into hard training. He should have some
little time in which to build himself up.
Jackson is confident about the result, but
never boasts about anything. He will do
his best with Slavin and is not afraid of the
latter at all. He can easily get into good
trim, and I want him to be'in the very best
condition."
ONE FOB POX.
He Defeats McEwen in the First or Their
SwimmlnfT Itaos.
There was really an exciting swimming
race at theNatatoriura last evening between
Joseph McEwen .and J. P. Fox. As already
stated they were matched to swim a series
of three races for a prize and an outside bet
by their friends. Last evening they swam
20 lengths of the pool, the distance being a
quarter of a mile and 20 feet. The sporting
editor of this paper was referee, and Messrs.
Mclver and Bruce lapkceper and time
keeper respectively. There was a large
attendance.
The contestants made a good start, and
Fox at once went slightly to the front
Both men swam in an excellent and plucky
manner, being heartily urged on by their
respective friends. Fox, who was swim
ming in lighter fashion than his opponent,
gradually drew ahead aud won a most
exciting race by four or five yards in seven
minutes and 30 seconds.
McEwen was evidently a little .out of
form, as he tired perceptibly toward the
finish. Although beaten he swam a very
plucky race. There was considerable bet
ting, McEwen' being the favorite. To
morrow evening they will swim their half
mile race.
Harmless Boxing Bnnts.
A number of young bloods again had a
boxing entertainment on Northside ter
ritory last evenine. Beech and his un
known were on hand and had a "go." The
unknown is to meet Doran shortly. There
were other settos of a very mediocre kind.
The gloves were of the six-ounce order.
Turf Notes.
Falerxa. was so badly'cut down In her
race Piiday that she will not bo seen again
at the post this year.
The St. Louis poolroom keepers are going
to try the commission plan aud stand
anothertest case on thatgronnd.
OwKnHILL. of tho Laurel stable, mnh
to match old Wmslow against any horse in
America, one and a fonith miles oyer the
hurdles, with 160 pounds up, for $1,000 or
more a side.
"You mav say w hat you ploaso about Bill
Daly," said the Captain last evening over a
game of billiards, "but he's ono of the few
wno have had courage enough to steer clear
of red neckties."
TitEentiiesfor the Futurity stakes, to be
run at Gravesend during the autumn of lt91,
will close on January 2 next. Tho Coney
Island Jockey Club adds $17,500, and tho
slakes, it is estimated, will be worth $100,003.
Next to the Connecticut Yankees the Can
adiansriom Ontario take the bunnery. When
asked the other day why such a name as Ted
Gegg had been given a colt, tho owner
naively replied: "Why, its worth a couple
of points in the betting. Homely horses aro
always associated with homely names in tho
fancy of the public."
The California colt Pcscador, 2 years, by
Gano-Ameda Howard, carried 105" pounds
and beat a field in 1:J0 2 5 at six and a half
furlongs ten davs ago at Sin Francisco
This beat Rinfax's recoid of 1-20J, with 10(1
pounds up, made in the mntcu against
Geraldlne last April. Geraldine, however,
subsequently beat Pescadoi's time.
Tue summaiics of the race meeting which
closed at West Side Park, Nashville, Tenn.,
on Saturday show that 122 races were run in
22 days, and that or 75 diOnient horses that
wcie first at tho fiont Hj-Dy was the n.oat
successful, winning no les than six times.
No owners were heavy winners, on account
of all the races being purses. Several hoys
rode well, notably Perkinson, Bryant and
Hoggett, who t.ed fot first honors, each w in
ning 14 times. With this meeting the legiti
mate racing season in the West closed for
1E9L
General Sporting Notej.
TnERE will ho general local shooting
tournaments Thursday.
The athletic entertainment of the East
End gyms will take place this evening.
The Pittsburg Rod and Gun Club will givo
a musical social this evening at 512 Smith
Held street.
The backers ot Ted McCanleyand Bob
Polick have matched the two letters to flght
ten lonnds with gloves at Fieeport.
Football (1) Harvard would not havo
plavcd Piincetou. (2) Because ot differ
ences between the two institutions.
George Dixo the phenomenal Boston
featherweight, will meet all comers in his
class at Miner's Eighth Avenue Theater
this week. t
Jim Mace, the retired champion, is to
hav e a benefit at South London Music Hall,
London, England, previous to his depaituio
lor America. He will engage in a set-to with
Ted Pntchard.
Tommy Kelly is training in Fordham for
his approacning battle with Billv Plimmer.
The "Harlem tjpider" weighed 112 pounds
yesterday. He promises to bo in the finest
possible trim for this engagement, for lie
realizes that tho Englishman is a -much bet
ter man than any he has tried thus far in
his pugilistic career. Tho betting is 103 to 80
on Kelly at present.
A dispatch from Chicago savs: C. S. Fry
and T. A. Tanqueray yesterday entered into
the lo110,"";!.' agreement: Fry agiees to
forfeit $1,000 to Tanqueray if he (b'rv) can
not mil 100 vards in ton seconds, and Tan
queray, on his part, agrees to loricit a siini-
lar amount if Fry can accomplish the task.
A foifeit of s.250 a side will bo posted Tues
day next, and Pry will bo given SO days to
train.
Here are Billy Edwards' selections in tho
pugilistic events scheduled for tho near
tuture and for some which may be arranged:
Carroll to beat JIver; Kelly to beat Plimmer;
11 Blance to beat Greggains; Sullivan to
beat Shivin irthey should be matched ana
John L. should be well; Slavin to beat Jack
sou orCorbett; Jackson to heat Corbett;
Sullivan, Slavin, Jackson or Corbett to beat
Maher.
Before the Jerkins Griffin flght it was
hinted that Paddy McBride. of Philadelphia,
would bo matched against the winner. Mc
Bndo had a responsible backer then who
would put up from $1,000 to $1,000. P
doubtful if McBrido has him now, since Grif
lin polished oft Larkins in such short order.
Xew York and Jsew Jersey sports thought
larkins was invincible. Wnat wilt they
think of Griffin?
Billy Woods received $250 expense money
beloie he lett Denver for San Francisco,
where he will go into training for his coming
flght with Joe Chovnski. Billy and his
friends aro very confident that ho will win,
although they admit that he is going against
a haid and clev er flghtor. In all Cnoj nski a
battles ho has shown himself to bo a game,
cleverand haid-hitting fighter, andif Woods
defeats him ho will have to make a remark
ably clever flght.
Youo SfiTOHKT.T.. whn saw Slavin fight
three times in Australia, one being a draw
with Mike Costello, sajs: "Slavin is not in
Sullivan's class. The latter is tho cleverest
and best of them nil. As to Slavin, ho is not
a sparrer, nor does he pretend to be. He is
essentially a flghtor. lie hits hard and de
pends upon his strength towinbattles. Sulli
van U fully as stiff a puncher, is more alert,
has infinitely superior knowledge df the use
of his hands, and-is a far better general.
Why shouldn't he 'do' Slavin ."
The backers of Chappie Moran and Eddie
Avery, the Brooklyn Spider, with tho pugil
ists, met at tne Police Gazette office yesterday
and posted the second deposit in their roatoli
for a purse of $s00 and $300 a side. Dave
Thompson, of Brooklyn, put up the money
for Aveiy aud Billy Wilson did tho same for
Moran. The contest is to take place in De
cember, and only a limited number of spec
tators will be allowed to be present. Avery
has gone into training at Dempsey's old
training quarters on .Long Island, under the
mentorship or Tom Meagher.
Jons L. Sullivan's offer to help Paddy
Ryan with a benefit is likely to put the ex
champion once more on his feet. Several
prominent horse-meu and other influential
friends are manngiug the affair, which will
take place the 28th. Sullivan will wind up
with Ityan in a four-round set-to, which, un
der the circumstances, will be a mild bout,
unless Ryan taps his old adversary too hard,
and then well, Paddy will be better able to
explain afterward. Choyinski, Fitzsimmons,
the "Black Pearl," Ed Benney, Con Rlordan,
Billy Smith and other celebrities will appear.
A klvv aspirant for the welter-weight
championship of America has been found lrf
W. L. Layton. of Roanoke, Va. He wants to
fight Hite Feckbam at HO pounds. "If
Peekham won't flght me," savs Layton, "I'll
go anvof'emfora urse. If there is no
purse forthcoming I'll light 'em for fun, be
cause they may say I had no reputation.
That's an old gag with fighters. But say, I
beat 'Reddy' Gallagher in 17 rounds at
Lima, O., Joe Tansey in three rounds at
Birmingham, Ala.. Frank Griflln, two
rounds, Roanoke, Va., and fought George La
Blanche to a draw in Eradfoi d, Pa., Peck
ham's home. Layton has piobably been
dallying with a pipe.
TESTEEDAI'S H0TE:3 ARRIVALS.
3looxaAnELA A. W. Benson, Cleveland;
H. W. Smith. Rochester: D. T. Toate Chi
cago: E. G. Patterson, Titusville: A. Apple
ton, New Yoik;G. T. Braden, Oil City; C. W.
Ps.vne. Titusville: J. II. Dumont, Iona; R. II.
Johnson, Brooklyn: E. Q. Marsh. Boston: D.
A. Garden, Wheeling, W. Va ; C. Z. Snowden,
Brow nsvllle: John Stevenson,.! r.,New Castle:
Max SI. Suppes, Johnstown: Fred Colley, W.
V. Bonner. Erie; W. E. Clark. Washington,
D. C: A. W. Thompson, New Castle: John A.
WiNon, Franklin: H. St Wilon, Franklin;
C K. Francis, Philadelphia; J.W. Houghton,
Boston; Mis. J.Baker, Jamestown; Famuriss
Riverlv, New Jersey.
Duquesni, W. II. Gregg, Buffalo; E. S.
Hartman, Cleveland; E. .7. Eckert, Cincin
nati; W. C Englishman, New York: George
L. Reis, Knoxville. Tenn.; Reddlck Ander
son, X. Y.: Knil Stineman, New Yoik; Frank
Daniels, New York; II. W. Shattuck, N. Y.;
Frank Williams, Johnstown; James Riesce,
Sharpsville, Pa.; H. W. Grannis, New York;
j. i..jross, oiumuus;it.ii.ose,amitnport.
Axdersoi C. II. Connell, Yotmgstown; C.
H. Clarke, Baltimore: II. G. Baldwin. Salem;
L. P. Howe, Boston; L. II. Haines, Philadel
phia; S. G. Tape. Philadelphia; John Skenk,
Altoona; II. Lnuahlin. East Palestine;
George G. Smith, Santa Fpj Trank HOTg,
wife and child, Brownsville: Robert Oli
phint and wife. Tienton: W. T. Rainev,
Cleveland: C. H. Collins, Harrisbuig: B.
D. Wood, New Orleans; A. Gilbert. James
town; G. D. Klock, Cleveland: E. II. McFai
land, Cleveland: W. B. Leeds, Richmond,
Ind.; Francis Bacon, New YorK; James
Inghrain and wife, Waynsburg; Miss Lind
sey, Waynesburs.
Schlosskr C. Glucksman, Now York: A.F.
.Brand, New York: A. L. Baron, Tiffin: James
Green, Jr.. New York: W. F. Thornton, Phil
adelphia; E Kohler. New York; Samuel Col
well, Mansfield, O.: Thomas Flvnn. Emelton;
S. I. Freeman, Connellsville; G. II. Hender
son, JIauch Chunk; A. Bosler, New York; D.
Birnheisel, Cleveland.
St. Jamls S. Q. Williams, Sharon: H. W.
Ringle, Blairsville; Thomas Allford, McDon
ald; W. G. Bindley, East Liverpool; E. Grif
fith. Porkei: W. R. Blohnev. New Bethlcham:
W. B. Storey, Grcensburg: William Jlulohay,
Clev eland: William Johnston, Mnsslllon:
John AV. Jones. Ligonier: V. I. Williams.
Ligonier; J. B. Waitland, Oil City: J.
T. Duff, Apollo; F. F. Pyle. McDon
ald: Sirs. A. G. Johnston. Meadville;
N. D. Ford. Morganza: D. J. Huiley, Warren;
II. C. Shaffner, Harrisburg; Jf. Campbell and
wife. Cumberland; George W. Wilson,
Fmnklin; A. J. Marshall, Jamestown.
Ce-stril J. S. A'an Dirk, West Newton;
W. P. Karr, Buffilo; T.E ArnoId.New Y'ork;
A. L. Baron, Tiffin. O.; T. SIcD. Canlk, Mc
Keespott: F. Peterman, Worcester; Stewart
Martin, Bellevernon; J. M. Cooke, New
"York: A. S. Hancox, Orlein, N. Y.: Adolph
Schmidt, Cincinnati Captain B. F. Hall,
est Vnginia.
St. Charles G. W. Ellis. Philadelphia: A.
31. Harrison, Cincinnati: Y.A. Ristand wife,
Dawson, Pa.; Miss Lydia Moore, Dawson,
Pa ; Fred Wicks, Kittanning, Pa : T.B.Noss,
California, Pa.; J. H. Eaton, Beaver, Ta.;
John S. Cochran, Jhirtin's Ferry, Pa.;
Joseph Sample, Coon Island, Pa.; V.G. Slicks,
Zcller, Pa.: William Johnston, Springdale,
Pa.; D. P. Whitsett, Whitsett, Pa.: W. II.
Barry. Rochestei: A. C. Bressler, Y'ork, Pa.;
William Hart, California, Pa.; W. B. Philips,
Penton, Mich.
People Coining and Going.
Bovd Crumrine and Judge Bailey re
turned last evening from Indiana. They at
tended the funeral of Judge Clark. Mr.
Crumrine said that Governor Pattison, At
torney General Hensel and 31. W. Stewart,
solicitor for the Pennsylvania toad, were
among the number present. Mr. Stewart
studied law in tho Judge's office, and they
weie waim friends.
Colonel George W. Elkins, President of
the Pittsburg Traction Company, came home
from Philadelphia last evening. He said
there was nothing new in cable affairs. An
advance in the fare of the Fifth avenue line
Is looked for shortly.
H. P. Thompson, of New Castle, the re
ceiver for J. P. Witherow & Co , arrived
in the city yesterday. He will attend the
meeting of creditors to-morrow.
Theodore B. Noss, principal of the Cal
ifornia Normal School, took dinner at tho
St. Charles yesterday. At present ho is busy
with institute work.
James A. Pierce, the Sharpsville furnace
Iran, put up at the Duquesne last night. He
wondeislf tho puce of pig iron, will go any
low er.
Judge Inghram and wife, of Waynesburg,
and W. B. Leeds, a Panhandle ofllclalfiom
Richmond, Ind., are stopping at the Ander
son. President Mayer and the other Baltimore
nnd Ohio officials went over the Pittsburg
and Western aud Valley roads yesterday.
The StanSard Oil magnates, Daniel
O'Day, John Arohbold and ll. IL Rogers, re
turned to New Y'ork last evening.
D. A. Garden, of Wheeling, a member of
the West Virginia Legislature, registered at
the Monongahela House last night.
John B. Jackson andCalvin A. Wells
went to Philadelphia last evening to spend
Thanksgiving Day with friouds.
W. W. Smith, a prominent Washington
merchant, was in Pittsburg yesterday. He
is a relative of General Grant.
Wmlield' K. Shiras left for New York
last evening to take in the Frlncoton-Yale
football match.
W. A. Lvnch, a Canton lawver and rail
ro id owner, was at tho Monongahela House
yesterday.
Chas. A. Gardner and wife will spend the
week at tho Anderson.
Cyrus Elder, of Johnstown, is at the
Seventh Avenub.
Frank Danfels, the actor, is stopping at
the Duquesno.
The People's Store Fifth Avenue.
The carpet chance of a lifetime. Our
great carpet sale commencing to-day. See
display ad. Campbell & Dick.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FIFTH AVENUE,
A CARPET CHANCE
0
Never Before Equaled in These Cities !
WE COMMENCE TO-DAY to offer the extraor
dinary carpet bargains we purchased last week at the
greatest carpet auction the world has ever known.
60,000 PIECES
2,000 MILES
OF
$2,500,000 WORTH J
Were sold in 3 days at this sale. We Didn't Buy
Them All. We bought what we could, and all that
we did buy were in NEWEST DESIGNS AND
COLORINGS, FINE QUALITIES AND AT
ABSURDLY LOW PRICES.
You Get the Benefit ofThis. These
Carpets Must Be Sold ai Once.
THE PRICES WILL DO IT if there's any carpet
wisdom in the twin cities.
RUSSELS CARPETS FROM W
Proportionately Low Prices on All Other Makes.
lopis, Iigraiis, Tapestries, Etc.
In addition to this purchase-extraordinary we offer
A CARPET
FflU 1 TO
AT A REDUCTION OF FROM
30 TO 50 PER CENT.
ATTEND THIS GREAT CARPET SALE!
It Will Pay to Buy Your
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THE WEATHEK.
Comparative Temperature.
PlTTSncitG, Nov. sf. The United States Weath
er Bureau officer In this city furnishes the follow-ingi
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TEMPER ATVRE AXD RAINFALL.
Minimum tcm 62 Kanjrc TO
Minimum tern Kil'rtiipltaUon 60
Mean tern 47J
RIVER NEWS AND NOTES.
I.onISTlllo Items Th Staso of Water and
the Movement of Boat.
tfrrCIAI. TELEGRAMS TO TIIE DISPATCH.l
rAuKEKSBLr.G. .N'or. 23. The Ohio rlrer to
night measures 8 fiet 4 indict and rising Tast.
lit avy rains ami snoir fell all day, ncompauled oy
high winds. The little K inawha is rising to the
headwater ind a 1 irge rit er is expected ufliclent
to let out .ill the timber. lhe Heatherinj left this
morning for Pittsburg with tie. 'I lie Hawk,
which left for the South lat gttnrtlay. grounded
at Xewburg and returned to-day, but left again to
night. McKeesport Rlvermen nappy.
McIvEESronT, Nor. St. The Monongahela river
is rising rapldl), and tht-e is a general hustling
among rtvermen and coil operators, getting ready
for shipping a vast nuantitrof coal. Seventeen
million bushels of call are awaiting thlpment, and
the outlook Is tint the greater partof H will go out
with the present rise.
TVhat Upper Gnnces Show.
Alltoheny Junction Ither 9 fiet and rising.
Clouds, snowing and torn.
Monr.AVrowN Klver6 leit Sinches and rising.
Snowing. Thermometer 4J .it Jr. 51.
Bhow.ns illf Ither .1 lett ' inches and rising.
Eaiulng. Thermometer 32 at 5 r. M.
The Xews From ITelow.
Wheeling KrwrSfeetB inches and stitlonarv.
Raining. UeparteJ Alhn. I'ar'crsburg; Hud
son. I'lttsbnrjr: Louise. I'ltWuirg.
Cincinati I!lerl2 Ret a id rising. Halning
and cool. Departed Scotia. 1'ittsburg.
Caiuo Departs d Mabel Comcaux. New Orleans.
Bi er b feet and rising, ltalniug and cool.
Memphis Ilepirtnl Henn Lourey. New
Orleans. Klrer 3 feet 2 inches and rising. Cloudy
aud cool.
bT. Louis Arrived II. T. A right. Memphis
. departures. Ither up; 9 feet, cloudy and
cooler.
I.ouisviile I?ler rising: 7 feet 4 Inches in
canal, 5 Let on lalK 11 lect 3 Inehm at foot of
canal, lluslnefrs improving. Cool .and eloudy,
light suow. wind and rain.
Tho Graves Toisoninj; Case.
Dejjvek, Nov. 23. The argument on the
application of Dr. Thatcher Grave3. charged
with poisoning Mrs. Josephine Barnaby, of
Providence, Mas heard by Judge Itising to
day. The grounds upon which the defense
asks a continuance is that the State has in
tne past lew uays nrougut into the oae a
number ot new vitnessc,of which no notice
had been gi en them within, the time re
quired bv law. judge Ilisin? reserved his
! decision until to-morrow.
General Agent Shirt and M!slnc;.
Omaha, Nov. 23. William Dcerin5&
Co. to-day caused a warrant to be issued for
Charles W. Keeth, the manager and general
agent for Iowa and Michigan, charcing him
"with embezzlement. Keeth cannot be tound,
and the amount of his shortage is not
known.
A Dividend on Erie Preferred StocK.
New York, Nov. 23. The directors of
tne New York, Lake Erie and Western
Kail road, to-day declared a dividend of 3
Ser cent on pretcned stock. The last divi
end on the preferred stock was paid in
1884, when the company paid C per cent.
E'S STORE.
PITTSBURG.
CARPETS
20 YARDS,
Carpets Now for Spring.
MOVING AGAIUST SMUGGLEBS.
Tho Government ISase of Operations Trans
ferred From Chicago t St. Paul.
Chicago, Nov. 23. Heportsof extensirs
opium smuggling and the establishment of
illicit distilleries along the Dakota and
Minnesota border, -with continued and num
erous violations of the Chinese Exclusion
Act, have caused the Treasury Department
to take more decided measures against these
illegal practices.
Heretofore Chicago has been the head
quarters from which the operations of
special agents in that region have been di
rected. The Department has decided on a
change, however. The headquarters of
operations along the Northwestern border
hove been shifted to St. Paul, and Special
Azent J. J. Crowlev, who has had much ex
perience in that class of work, has been
placed in charge of the territory covering
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana and
Idaho. Mr. Crowley will assume his new
duties December next.
AH INSANITY EXPEET I58ANI.
Dr. McFarland, TTho HasT Been Enfferinc
From Brain Trouble, Hangs Himself.
Jacksonville, III., Nov. 23. Newi
reached here this morning that Dr. Andrew
McFarland, the well-known insanity ex
pert and proprietor of a private insane re
treat at Oak Lawn, had committed suicide
last evening by hanging. He has been suf
fering from brain trouble tor some time,
and was doubtless deranged when he com
mitted the deed.
Dr. McFarland was a native of Concord,
N. II., and was appointed Superintendent
of the New Hampshire Insane Asylum in
1815. He was" Superintendent of the Cen
tral Illinois Asylum at this place from 1854
to 1870.
Chicago's Hotel Suicide.
Chicago, Nov. 23. An inquest his
developed the fact that the man who shot
himself in the Leland hotel, is Gertcben.
Gertchen belonged to a good family and has
wealthy relations in Denver, who have been
telegraphed concerning his death. He had
been drinking and had lost all his money at
the gaming table. He registered as Frank
Gardner.
An Emigrant Family Frozen to Heath.
ICnoxville, Nov. 23. A rumor has just
reached this city last night and this morn
ing of a snow storm in the mountains south
of here. A wagon train of emigrants west
ward bound were said to have been caught
and frozen to death.
Suicided Because Her I-ovcr Wag Captured.
Knoxville, Nov. 23. Lou Anna Well
committed suicide here because her lover,
an escaped convict, has been recaptured.
He was recently released at BriVeville.
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