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THE PITTSBimG- DISPATCH SUNDAY, MAY 15, -189a
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11 REVIEWOFSPORTS.
Some Opinions About the
Eastern Baseball Teams'
Series in the "West.
IIKELYPEMAKTWIMERS
That Very Small Trick of Manager
Powers and His Team Discussed.
THE FASTEST AMERICAN SGDLLER
riimmer's Terj Easy Tefeat of Felly for
the Eantam Championship.
GOSSIP ABODr LEADING PUGILISTS
The week just ended has been a very un
fortunate one for baseball. It is some time
since vre had a week of so much rain.
Games hare been stopped in almost every
city on account of the weather, and when
the rain was not falling the weather was so
cold that few people weald venture out to
sit and watch a ball game. But despite the
fact of the inclement weather baseball en
thusiasm is still at a very high pitch and
the indications are that it will remain so.
The contest for the pennant is going on in
a very interesting manner. j.ne .eastern
teams have finished their first series in the
"West and are now home again. We have
had an opportunity to see and judge of the
playing of all the Eastern teams. A great
deal might be said about them, but it is
somewhat early in the season to figure very
definitely on "the matter. I think the
majority of cranks will concur w ith me
when I say that the Boston team are
the best " lot we have had here.
Tiiey are good in all respects and we
did "not ee therj at their best, becanse
when they were here 2sash and Stovey, two
excellent plavcrs, were absent. In fielding
they perform with dash and finish; they are
pood base runners and good hitters. But
tltey are remarkably strong in pitchers and
tnai is where they are most formidable.
They have not a weak pitcher in their four.
If the Brooklvn team or the Pittsburg
team were as well supplied with pitchers as
the Bostons I would be prepared to back
either team against the Bostons. But as
matters look now to me it seems a certainty
lor the Boston team getting the first pen
nant. Assuming that both the local and the
Brooklyn teams were to maintain their best
lorm, it would be hard to say who arc the
better. I still maintain that we have in
1'ittsburg a much stronger team than many
people beliee, and if no misfortunes over
take them they will let the people know the
iact belore the ear is out.
Although the first series of the Eastern
teams in the West is ended it would be un
wise to draw any conclusions as to the com
parative merits ot the two sections. Gener
ally speaking, I think that the West are, on
an average, just as strong as the East, but
ol this we will know more after the West
ern teams have performed in the East To
be sure, Baltimore is a weak spot, but I
think, and so do we all, that Manager Han
Ion will succeed in improving that team.
The Washington team will likely be a team
ot fits and starts, as their pitchers are the
only things they can rely on. The Xew
York team will certainly be better, and the
1'hilhes will be lucky to get into the first
lour.
Some Local Baseball Matters.
There has not been much to complain
about, as tar as baseball affairs at home are
concerned. The bad weather has caused
the club to lose about 515,000, but I am not
relerring to the finances. I am dealing
with the team. The latter, since they
opened the season at home have won ten
games and lost eight. Of course, the vic
tories include the game forfeited by New
York This is not a bad showing, and we
must bear in mind that the team are not as
strong at present as what they will be. AVe
cannot tell what Woodcock and Smith will
do, because they have not had sufficient
trial yet, but it is to be expected that
Ehret will soon be in lorm. In Baldwin I
think the club has one of the best pitchers
in the countrv, but he is one of the moat un
iortunate. At present he is in great lorm,
and the team generally are sure to hit the
ball better than they have been doing re
cently. Had they been in their wonted
hitting lorm during the last week or two
they would cailv have won three or four
more games. It is hardly to be expected
that sludgers like Beckley will continue to
knock the ball up in the air or miss it en
tirely. Manager Buckcnbercer is working with
gooil judgment and he does not hesitate to
tr aUc changes when he thinks they will do
pood. His great desire is to always have a
strong hitting team, and in this he is
perfectly right, because hits are always
needed.
That Runaway Performince.
Pittsburg patrons of the national game
ww treated to one of the most censurable
events of the season on Tuesday last. The
Uew Yorks, under the generalship ol Mana
ger Pat Powers, ran off the field and
wouldn't play. It is often said that discre
tion is the better part of valor, and, prob
ably, Mr. Powers and his players thought
that their discretion was a very" smart trick.
Be that as it may, they evidently know the
old couplet:
lie w lio fljrhts nnd 1 uns away
Slay lne to fight another day.
These alleged Giants from Xew York may
live to come here and fight another dav, but
it will be some time before the popular
feeling in this city is in anv wav kindly to
the team managed by Mr. Pat Powers.
The case has alreadv caused considerable
3i-rasssiou, and will likely cause more.
Powers has tried to exonerate his conduct
by teiming the manager of the Pittsburg
team a trickster and the umpire an ignorant
man. This is the old-fashioned method of
trying to bolster up a very bad case. It
may be successlul in minor leagues, to
which Powers rightfully belongs, but it is
too old and threadbare to have any effect in
the National League. The facts of the case
are erv simple. On Tuesdav after
noon Manager Powers went to Exposition
Tark and inspected the grounds. He
deemed them fit to play on and sent for his
team to proceed to the grounds at once.
The grounds were muddy, of course, but
games have been playtd on them when they
have been worse. At 4 o'clock a rain
shower was falling. It was very slight, and
before 4.10 it was perfectly fair. But
Powers and his party had run away then
and left the audience to make the best of
themselves they could. The umpire caught
Powers on the street and tried to persuade
him and his team to return and keep faith
with the public, but Powers would have
none of it.
And yet the same Manager Powers terms
Manager Uuckenberger a trickster. Whv,
the trickery, small and contemptible
trickcrv at that, was entirelv on the side of
Pow ers himself. If there is'not trickery in
skulking away from a contest without cere
mony or explanation I would like to know
what trickcrv is. The New Yorks were
given ccry inducement toplavball and the
grounds were fit to play on. That I'll
Bwearto. They absolutely sneaked awav,
nnd what else could Umpire Macullardo
lint give the game to the Pittsburg team.
The rules state that unavoidable delays in
ritarting the game must be considered, and
nobody knows this better than President
Pay, of the New York team. The objection
of the New Yorks on Tnesday was that it
was raining at 4 o'clock. Now they have
changed, and state that the grounds were
not lit to nlay on. Yet Powers himself in
spected those grounds, and alter doing so
sent for his team to go to the grounds and
play.
If the baseball public are to be respected
and not hoodwinkcl, such tricks as those
resorted to by Powers el al will be
squelched. Thev are questionable aud will
tarnish the fame of baseball. Surely the
League cannot nilord to encourage teams to
leave the grounds simply because the com
mencement of a game is delayed five or at
most ten minutes. If such is to be en
couraged then the public ought to know it
as soon as possible.
A Warning to Ball riayers.
It is not often that one has to read of the
disgraceful orgies indulged in bv profes
sional baseball players. Considering the
large number of players in the country and
their many temptations to participate in
the disgraceful scenes of drunkenness, there
is a very remarkable and worthy absence of
such indulgences. But now and again we
come across an excentional case, and the
last week has furnished us an instance that
is to be very much regretted. The Cincinnati
club has once more been compelled to make
an example of two more of its players. Al
ready Iihines had been suspended for the
entire season, and now we have Pitcher
McGill and Catcher Harrington under the
leash. The two last named worthies the
other night were having a high old time
regardless of what they were expected to
dolor the Cincinnati "club in the way of
ball playing, or what shame they brought
to those directly interested in the game in
Cincinnati. McGill was sent home and
Harrington was suspended without pay.
In a case of this kind the Cincinnati club
needs the sympathy of every true friend of
baseball. If, by the suspension of the
players, the team has been weakened it is
more than ever the duty of every club in
the land to trv and help the Cincinnati club
out by loan of transfer. The action of the
Cincinnati club concerns the national base
ball structure; its effects are far-reaching,
and because of this that club should have the
thanks and help of all of us. Depend upon
it, degrading stages of drunkenness must
never be giren quarter or recognition
in any baseball organization. Happily
cases like those in Cincinnati are few, but
that is the lerv reason why they should be
summarily dealt with. A thorn is easier to
get hold of when it is beginning to shoot
than when it has developed into firmness
This evil of dissipation must be killed just
as soon as it makes its appearance. To deal
with the evil heroically will be better lor
players, officials and the public.
This is no temperanae lecture It is sim
ply a few words against degrading dissipa
tion on the part of men who make their
living from the public. I am sure the pub
lic will never complain about a player tak
ing a drink of something stronger than tea
when that player needs it and when it will
do him good. But'the public will complain
when a professional player drinks until he
reaches the stage of blackguardism.
The leading 1 nrf Events.
During the week just ended the Ken
tucky Derby has been run, and I venture
to say that never in its history has there
been "so little enthusiasm about it On
Tuesday I met a well-known patron of the
turf and remarked to htm that "to-morrow
was Derby Day." He replied that he had
forgotten all about it, and his case was an
illustration ot quite a number. Not very
long ago everybody was talking about the
Kentucky Derby long before it was run for,
but the event has become comparatively in
significant Wednesdav's race, although in some re
spects exciting, was, generally speaking, a
tame affair. When a contest for Derby
honors is limited to three starters, and two
ot them owned by one man, it cannot be
said that the event is a very popular one.
To say the least of it, if better fields cannot
be obtained for the Kentucky Derby, a
change should be made. The popularity ot
those Southern derbies has been waning
for some time, and they have been becom
ing less popular, just as the big stake reces
in the East have been becoming more
numerous. As 1 have remarked before, it
pays owners better to win n comparatively
small stake race in the East than to win
what is called a big derby event in the
South.
To-morrow the Brooklvn Handicap will
be run, and then there will be some excite
ment all round. There is a vast amount of
money invested on the Brooklyn this year,
and the "winter books" are almost all full
of horses that are liktly to start It is
very likely that Longstreet will start a
strong favorite. He will be backedneavily
to the last if all goes well, and it is almost
certain that he will run a good race if the
track is good. The old remark that weight
never stops a good one may apply to him,
but oh, niyl 3,4 or 5 to 1 is a very, very
small figureto back him at for such an event
as the Brooklyn.
A gentleman told me the other day that
Russell could not very well lose the Brook
lyn. That horse, my informant said, went a
remarkable trial the other day and "showed
form that cannot be beaten. But these pri
vate trials must just be estimated for what
they are worth. Often they are worth very
little; at least the stories of them are. But
whatever the result of the handicap may be
there is sure a large amount of money to
come to Pittsburg. During the last few
weeks Pittsburgers have been backing their
fancy in a very lively manner, and as a re
sult every horse in the race is backed by
Pittsburgers.
About the Faatrst cullers.
The few remarks I made last week about
scullers, together with a subsequent state
ment made by James A. St John, has
prompted an expression of opinion from the
veteran oarsman and ex-champion, James
Taylor. Mr. St. John a few days ago
made the statement that when in condition
Jacob Gaudaur is the fastest sculler in
Ameiica. Our friend Mr. Taylor makes
this reply:
There appeared in your paper last week a
statement made by J. A. St. John that when
in condition Jacob Gaudaur was the best
oarsman in America. In answer to this J
would like to state that in the Conneut
Lake regatta John Teenier beat Gaudaur
five lengths in one mile and a half when
both men were in good condition. I acted
as buoyjudge in that race and therefore
know what I am tpeaking of. The time
made in that race was 19 minutes 26 sec
onds for three miles. Tecmcr was trained
and backed by Evan Morris, ex-champion
sculler of America. John Teemer is the
Jastest representative oarsman we have had
in the last 30 years.
The above statement is sure to be interest
ing, coming as it does from one of the best
judges of rowing and rowers in the world
to-day. To be a little confidential I will
state that I profess to know a little about
sculling myself and I have been interested
in the sport since the time when Green
failed to defeat Bob Chambers. Well, I
indorse everything that Mr. Taylor says. I
saw the race herelers to and if "ever a man
was outclassed in a contest Gaudaur was out
classed that day by Teemer. AVhy, you
couldn't compare the men, and if -ever a
man was in good condition that day Gau
daur was. I firmly believe that Teemer would
have defeated any man in the world on that
day at Conneaut He row ed one or the best
races that it has been my fortune to see.
True, Gaudaur may have improved since
then, but I feel just as certain as ot the fact
of my existence that Gaudaur never saw the
day and never will when he was as last a
sculler as Teemer when the latter was at his
best. And this opinion is shared by no less
an authority thau Harry Kelly, the ex
champion. In fact. Ke'llv claims that
Teemer when at his best was the best rower
the world has seen. Whether this is true
or not I do claim that Teemer was the best
rower America or Canada ever produced.
This is a sweeping statement, no doubt, but
then I often make sweepers.
It is not likely that Teemer will ever do
again what he has done, and it is not likely
that we will very readilv get another
Teemer. More is the pity. Fakes and bur
lesques have ruined all prospects, and our
leading professionals are still inclined to
carry out the "gate receipt" programme.
The proposed double scull race, which has
just been declared off, was only for the gate
or else it could never have been knocked on
the head so abruptly. There was no lor
feit up, although the public were told that
there was. Now, that the race is off, Messrs.
Hanlan and O'Connor have turned their at
tention to Stansbury, and anybody that
Stansbury can find in Australia. Quite a fair
offer has been made to the world' cham
pion, and it may be that we will have a big
boat race or two here this year. Certainly,
a contest here between O'Connor and Stans
bury would be interesting, but a race be
tween Hanlan and anybody whom Stans
bury might bring would not be so popular.
Hanlan may talk awav about what he will
do andwhat he expects to do, but his cham
pionship days are gone.
A Remarkable Little rn;lllt.
Those who read what I had to say last
week about the Plimmer and Kelly battle
would probably expect the contest to result
as it did. The fight itself more than veri
fied what I had to say about Plim
mer's chances of victory. It Is some time
sinct we had such a very clean and decisive
victory gained by any pugilist, big or little.
Kelly, the American' champion, was beaten,
and beaten very badly, indeed. He never
had the ghost of a show from start to
finish.
And now that the battle is over, and it is
lost and wou, it is quite interesting to find
such a large number of people who "always
knew that Plimmer was a wonder and that
Kelly was far from first-class." When one
hears talk of this kind it is amusing to re
member that the odds were on Kelly.
There is another class of people who claim
that Kellv never fought as poorly in his
life as he he did against Plimmer. Most
certainly I am ready to believe that, and
because of a reason -that the people referred
to don't see. Kelly never was in front ot
such an opponent at the weight His style
of fighting compared so badly with that of
Plimmer that spectators would readily
jump at the conclusion that Kelly was
not up to his wonted standard. Compari
son is a great thing. If Kelly bad been in
front of any of the little chaps whom he has
already defeated his fighting would still
have led some people to believe that he was
a wonder. But Plimmer exploded all these
false notions about Kelly.
People who take an interest in boxing
should note one particular feature of the
Plimmer method of fighting. He kept his
left hand going tnd also his head, and
whenever opportunity afforded he used his
right with effect. He wasted no energy
with his right, and never used it untffhe
was sure of a mark. And he always took
care to get the best position whenever in
fighting was resorted to. Altogether,
Plimmer has that safe and reliable style of
fighting that cannot be beaten except an
opponent is superior in all respects. No
doubt he is the best bantam-weight this
generation has seen. As several correspond
ents have asked questions regarding Plim
mer's record I now give it
Jim Kecordot" Billy IMImmer.
On February 5 next Plimmer will be 23
years old. He wi"s born in Birmingham,
England. His first battle was witli big
John Shannon, whom he beat in 6 rounds.
Then-Sunder the management of old Tom
Wallington, a well-known sport of Eng
land, he defeated the following lads:
Charley Sallade, champion of Birmingham,
in 4 rounds; "Chappie" Moran in 3 rounds,
for $150; "Chappie" Moran again, 4 months
later, in 8 rounds; Jack Sweeney, local
champion of London, in 4 rounds; put Jim
Buckley to sleep, in London, in 4 rounds;
beat Joe Farrell, who was 7 pounds over
weight, in 6 rounds; Jack Brown, of Vasoll,
at Alf Greenfield's sporting resort in Bir
mingham, in 4 rounds; Jim Buckley, at
Barney Shepard's Athletic Club, for 50. in
3 rounds; Arthur Westley, of London, for a
purse of 5500 and a stake of ?1,200, at Or
monde Club, London, for 107-pound cham
pionship, in 13 rounds; Sol Phillips, ot
Islington, for . 110-pound championship of
England, in 8 rounds; Bill Moore, of Kings
land, London, in 8 rounds; Charley Hans
ford at the Kensington Club, London, for
5500, in 10 rounds; Jim Stevens, of London,
in 15 rounds, for a purse of ?750 and stake
of $2,000. Then he came to this country
and deleated Jim Watson, of New Jersey.
He then fought and defeated "Kid" Hogaii,
the champion amateur bantam weight of
this country. Altogether Plimmer has had
a remarkable record, and he has certainly
merited the title of world's champion.
The Mavln and Jackson Contest.
The time for the battle between F. P.
Slavin and Peter Jackson is drawing near,
and as it approaches interest in the event is
becoming very great, indeed. The men are
to fight 20 rounds; that is, the conditions
limit the contest to that number, but I am
inclined to think that the event will be
ended before 20 rounds. An hour and 19
minutes is a long time for a battle such as
Slavin will make it, and he will either win
or be beaten in that time.
Both men are good pugilists, and it is
difficult to make a selection as to the prob
able winner. On public form Slavin looks
best, because, in aiv way of thinking, hede
feated Joe McAulifle and Kilrain in a way
that Jackson could not do. On the other
hand, Jackson's performance against Cor
bett tells strongly against him, but it is to
be expected that Jackson will be in much
better condition when he meets Slavin than
what he was when he met Corbett By all
means he must be or else he will soon be de
feated. The styles of the men are very dis
similar. Jackson has a long reach and is
very clever. He depends greatly on this.
Slavin, while tolerably active, does not de
pend on long range work and will not have
it. He insists on being as close to an op
ponent as possible, aud woe betide that op
ponent when he gets close enough to get
that half-arm work of his in.
Without going further into details the
qnestion narrows itself down to this:
Can Jackson keep Slavin away from
him long enough to defeat him ?
i. clout tmnc nc can. Slavin is one
of the most powerful men that has
ever been in a ring and in my opinion Jack
son cannot hit hard enough to keep him
away and from countering. It is Slavin's
counters that do the damage and if it were
to come to a matter of pure give and take
Jackson would not last 30 minutes. At
least that is the way I sum the matter up.
Well, to make a long story short, I look for
Slavin to defeat the colored Australian.
They are both Australians, but they have
been so much in this country and have figured
in pugilistic contests here so prominently
that Americans are sure to he considerably
interested in the contest Certainly there
will be some heavy betting in this country
on the result and the betting should be at
even money or as near it as possible. To
be sure some people will point to the very
way in which Jackson beat Jem Smith while
Slavin did not polish oft the Englishman so
handily. But we must not forget that Jack
son met Smith with gloves under Queens
berry rules and in a building, while Smith
and "Slavin met on terra firma and under
London prize ring rules. There is a vast
difference. Pbingle.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE NBTTS.
Attzicd the Scottdalo convention, June 14.
Eev. Pbesidext I,ambiho was In the city
Wednesday.
All uniformed cadet societies are expected
to go to Scottdalo In a body.
Hey. UotiOAX M. Sheedv Is In New York In
the Intel est of the Y. M. C U.
The demand for school children's pledge
cards is in excess of the supply.
Ix order that proper arrangements may
be made for transportion to Scottdale, dele
gates to tho next meeting of the Union will
report how many can bo expected to go
Irom their respective localities-.
The reports from all the societies show a
net increase In membership during the past
eight months of 307. This figure may bo in
creased before tho yearly convention as
three or lour more societies aro expected to
Join the Union.
The Sonbrette.
From Eugene Field's roemi.i
Tis years, sonbrette, since last wt met
And yet, nil! yet, how swift and tender
JIt thoughts go back In Time's dull track
To vou, sweet pink of female cornier!
I shall not say though others may
That Time all human Joy enhances;
But the same old thrill comes o'er me still
With memories of your s-ongs and dances!
And, lol to-night), the phantom light.
That as a sprite plays on the fender,
Bev-als a lace whose girlish grace
Brings back the fceflnx, warm and tender.
And all the while the old-timo smllo
Steals o'er my, visage grim and wrinkled
Although, soubrette, your foot mils yet
Upon my rusty heartstrings tinkled!
, Eugcnt Field.
READY FOR A START.
Frank G. Lcnz to Be Given a Big
Send-Off on Dis World Tour.
A LONG BICYCLE TRIP AHEAD.
The Pittsburg 'Cycler Leaves This Morning
on His Ride.
NEWS NOTES 0P TUE LOCAL AMATEURS
Frank G. Lenz leaves Pittsburg to-day
for his bicycle trip of the world. For the
past lew days his outfit, consisting of a Vic
tor spring fork pneumatic wheel, camera,
etc., has been on exhibition in A. Q. Pratt
&Co.'s window, and it has drawn large
crowds continually. The wheel is the finest
made by the Victor Company, is full nickle
and has two sprocket wheels. Addea to the
other accouterments for the trip, the Key
stone Bicycle Club presented Mr. Lenz a
revolver to accompany him on his travels.
Mr. Lenz in his trip will spend two years.
He will not ride except in good weather.
While on his New Orleans trip he rode day
after day through the rain. He will go to
San Francisco, then to China, Japan, Hin
doostan, and all the countries usually
visited by globe trotters. He leaves the
European part of the route until last, so
that he will finish on the cream of the
ride.
A Delegatlon'to Start With Him.
Mr. Lenz will be given quite a send-off by
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FRANK G. I.ENZ JtEADY FOR HIS TOUR.
his friends to-day. A delegation from Mc
Kcesport and Latrobe will be here, and
about 30 members of the Allegheny cyclers
and a number of Keystone men will be with
him. This party will accompany him one
day's ride. The party will leave the club
house of the Allegheny cyclers on Irwin
avenue, Allegheny, at 7:30 this morning,
and from there will go to the Court House,
where Mr. Lenz will fake a picture of the
party, himself included.
Mr. Lenz has a very ingenious camera.
He took a music box apart and utilized the
works for a time set for his camera. He
can arranzs, it for a 5, 10 or 16 seconds wait
before going offi In this way he has plenty
of time to get into all his own pictures. He
is the first man to attempt such a trip car
rying a camera and such a heavy load ,as he
has strapped on his machiue.
After the picture is taken at the Court
House, the party will start on the ride.
They will go over the Smithfield street
bridge to Carson street,to Eighteenth street,
where they take the road to Washington,
Pa where they take dinner. From there
they go to Brownsville, which will end the
first day's ride.
Through the Mountains to 'Washington.
A number of Mr. Lenz's friends who do
not ride will go to Brownsville by boat to
say goodby. At Brownsville the cyclers
will all leave him except Charley Petti
cord, who will ride two or three days
further. The Pittsburg cyclers will return
to the citv by boat or "rail. To-morrow
morning Mr. Lenz and Mr. Petticord will
continue East, coing throueh Uniontown
and Cumberland, thence to Washington, D.
D., where Mr. Lenz gets his passports.
The real girdling tour starts from New
York. From there his trip will be nest,
and he will pass through the northern part
of the United States to keep out of the
deserts and hot weather. He will be given
a big start on his trip from New York by
about 100 Knickerbocker wheelmen, who in
tend accompanying him as far as Albany.
Mr. Lenz will have a long but pleasant
trip, and will doubtless have some interest
ing and curious stories to tell the boys upon
his return home.
A CUT CHAMPIONSHIP.
Proposal for a Series of Local Club Tennis
Tournaments This Season.
A member of the Pittsburg Tennis Club
has an excellent plan to get up the interest
in that pleasant pastime. He proposes that
a series ot local tournaments be held for the
club championship of the city. These
tournaments should be held monthly. A
suitable emblem can bs secured, perhaps
donated by some lover of the game.
The idea is certainly a good one' and the
clubs should act upon it. All the athletic
clubs in the city, have tennis departments,
and should be glad to go into such a scheme
to enliven the game. It is not too early to
take it up and push it to success. It would
create as much interest as the Western
Pennsylvania championship tournaments
held annually. Similar city championship
meetiugs are'held in nearly all the Eastern
cities where the game is popular. '
The Pittsburg Tennis Club's plans for the
new club house are being pushed along, and
work will begin in a very short time, per
haps the last of this -neck. Everything is
iu :hs hands of committees, which have full
poorer to act. Playing will begin on the
Bellefield grounds as soon as the weather
grows brighter.
PE0F. KIRCHNER RETURNS
And Is l'rra-ntrd Vt Mi a Silver Dinner
Service by tho E. E. G. C.
Prof. Kirchner has returned from Phila
delphia accompanied by his bride, and they
will reside in the East End. The East End
Gymnastic Club presented Mr. and Mrs.
Kirchner an elegant silver dinner service
in token of their appreciation of the profes
sor's efficiency as a gymnastic instructor, as
well as their regard lor him as a gentleman
and friend.
The East End Gym Equestrian Club is
coming along nicely, although so far noth
ing very definite has been accomplished. It
is expected that there will be at least 15 or
20 members. The following gentlemen have
signified their intention ot becoming mem
bers: W. L. Coigrove, J. C. Moore, T. B.
Moreland, Jr., Joseph Mitchell, J. Albert
aad H. F. DuBarry.
The E. E. G. wheelmen had 14 members
out at their first run last Monday evening.
They had a run of about 14 miles. Next
Tuesday evening will be their second run,
and the lady friends of the members are -
pecially invited. They expect quite a
number of lady cyclers to be present and
they will then be enrolled as members of
the club.
While Prof. Kirchner was in Philadel
phia he attended the meeting of the Phila
delphia amateurs. He says he is sorry none
of the "Jim" boys were there, as he is sure
they would have been placed in several
events. Either Fry or Kimmell would
have won the rope climb, and Fry could
have been placed in the work on the rings.
Preparations are now being made for the
field day for May 30. The events are not
all scheduled, but a good programme is
promised.
LOCAL CEICKET PLAYEBS
Getting Down to Work for the Season
Make-Up of Several Teams.
Final arrangements have been made for
game's between the All-Pittsburg and De
troit cricket clubs at the Brushton grounds
May 30 and 3L The Pittsburg team will be
made up from the following men: W. Scott,
F. N. Schwartz, J. L. Schwartz, D. Bu
channan, A. S. Valentine, C Preston, H.
Brown, H. G. Brown, W. C. Carnegie, T.
W. Carnegie, A Burrows, II. Pcun, J. F.
Horn, George Macpherson and C. V.
Childs.
The Pittsbure Cricket League season also
opens May 30, but Homewood and Wilkins
burg will not play on that date. The make
up of these two teams, is:
Homewood W. Scott, F. N. Schwartz,
J. L. Schwartz, D. Buchannan, A. S. Valen
tine, C. Preston, H. Brown, H. G. Brown,
W. C. Carnegie, T. M. Carnegie, H. Keller,
W. Berger.
Wilkinsburg H. Penn, J. F. Horn,
George Macpherson, C. V. Childs, W. B.
Hamblv, J. Bissell, A Banister, D. Mc-
Brier, P. H. Lloyd, A Westcott, B. Petet-
son, W. Downing, F, Gamble, Frank Miller
and Gny Batchelor.
The Pittsburg Cricket Club grounds are
in good condition and but for the rain of the
past week there would have been consider
able playing there. The members will get
down to work as soon as the weather is
settled.
BEWICKLEYITZ8 IH TB0UBIE.
Some of the Athletic Members Object to the
Ball To.im.
The Sewickley Athletic Association had
a little trouble during the past week on ac
count of the County League ball game to be
played on their grounds. The argument
was made by some that the park.would be
closed against the members on those dates,
unless they chose to pay an admission fee.
It is also said that the ball players were
not all members of the club and for that
reason should not be granted any privileges
whatever on the grounds.
To settle the question, the directors held
a meeting and decided that all mem
bers of the ball team must pay dues
and become members of the club. On this
score they have the use of the grounds for
the ten games. The tennis grounds are not
interfered with by the ball grounds, so that
the tennis players have no reason to object.
Te trouble may have been somewhat exag
gerated, but apparently it is all settled now.
The Keystone Clubhouse.
The Keystbne Bicycle Club meets to
morrow evening and will probably then
make the final decision on the clubhouse
question. Bids are to be received from four
contractors and they are expected in time
for this meeting.
The I'rotty Sonbrette,
Detroit News.
The manager sat in hfs easy chatr,
Countms his roll one day.
The season was booked and everything
looked
That at last it was coming his way.
He wns. tooling rooiI, for he'd maile a mash,
On "the pietty soubrette who was watcliins
the cash."
The play bad proven a drawing card,
And tho cast he had picked was strong.
"His paper was Cue and "dead In line,"
.Ana tiling!! wore ooomins aionr.
But his leading man looked out from the flies
Aud watched the soubrette with tho soft
blue eyes.
A sealskin sack ho bought her next day,
And also a diamond pin.
And ho thought of a brown stone lront by
the w ay.
And his pietty soubrette within.
But tho leading man hud played his part
And won tho damsel's hand and heart.
Ilia jumps grew big. H made him sick,
And his houses began to srow small;
His paper behind and tho agent kicked
And the rain be'Rti to fall,
It deemed that the tiouble had hardly bean,
When the ooubiutte had gone and the lead
ing ni.in.
The manager sat fn his easy chatr,
Kevourea oy jiriei ana saa uesnatr.
The sans; "was on," through a friondl
Thoneh he vowed he'd had a successful
ai trip;
But decn In his Dockets are the traces vet
Oi the soft blue eyes of the pretty sonbrette.
The Dancing Girl.
The Kiithnslast.J
She comes the spirit of the dance!
And but for those large, eloquent eyes,
Where passion speaks in every clance,
Sue'd seem a wanderer from the seies.
So light that, gazing hi eathless there,
Lest tho celestial dream should go,
You'd think the music in the air
Waved the fair vision to and frol
Or that tho melody's sweet flow
Within the radiant creature played.
And tho-e soft wreathing arms ot snow.
Aud white sylph feet the inusiu made.
Now gilding slow with dreamy grace,
Her eyes beneath their lashes lost;
Now motionless with lifted lace.
And small hands on her bosom crossed.
And now with flashing eves she springs,
Hor wnolc briaht flgme raised in air,
As if her soul had spread its wings.
And poised her one wild instinct there.
She spoke not, bnt so richly fraught
With lansuaco were her slance and smile,
Thnt when the curtain (ell, I thousht
She had been talking all the while.
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chevrons, caintdshalr suitings, cashmeres,
Henriettas and French challics at extraor
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SINGERS WHO SMOKE.
While They Admit Tobacco Injures
the Voice They Don't Quit.
OPINIONS OF THE PHYSICIANS.
Berlin Has Beached a Commendable System
as to Its Sewerage.
COUNTING DUST PARTICLES IN AIR
(WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCII.1
Many exponents of tho culture of the
human voice include in the list of indulg
ences to be forsworn by singers the solace
of tobacco. It is, however, astonishing to
know how well some people have been
known to sing in spite ot their systematic
use of the comforting weed. It is related
that not long ago an eminent New York
throat specialist had occasion to be behind
the stage during a performance at the
opera house. To his astonishment the
three great artists Lassalle and the De
Eeszkes who were at that time delightine
the city with their marvelous voices and
exquisite art, lit their cigarettes and
smoked with the utmost gusto as soon as
they left the stage.
Being a strong anti-tobacconist, the phy
sician, who was intimate with the artists,
ventured a mild protest against the ad
visability of a free use of tobacco. The
artists, one and all, took the matter very
good-humoredly, and said- they had not the
slightest doubt that they would sing a great
aeai Detter it they denied themselves the
soothing effect of the frequent cigarette;
bat so long as the public were satisfied with
their singing, and they certainly just then
appeared to be, they would let the voice
take the chances on being injured by smok
ing. Morell Mackenzie, who was supposed to
know as much about this subject as any
modern authority, was evidently of the
same way of thinking. He recommends
anyone who finds total abstinence too heroic
a stretch of virtue to smoke only after a
substantial meal. The singer or speaker
should do his smoking after and never be
fore using his voice. Let him smoke a
mild Havana or a long-stemmed pipe
charged with some cool smoking tobacco.
If the charms of the cigarotte aro irresist
ible let It be smoked through a mouthpiece
which is kept clean with ultra-Mohammedan
strictness. Let him refrain from smoking
pipe, cigar or cigarette to the bitter and, it
it may be added, rank and oily end. The
Turk, who is very choice of his smoking and
thoroughly understands the art, always
throws away the near half of his cigarette.
Let the singer who wishes to keep in the
"perfect way" refrain from inhaling the
smoke, and let him take it as an axiom that
the man in whom tobacco increases the flow
of saliva to any marked degree is not in
tended by nature to smoke.
Oast Counting on Mountain Tops.
Within the last few years quite a new
factor has been introduced into the study of
meteorology, namely, that which treats of
the dust particles in the atmosphere, of the
number of dust particles present iu the air
at any time and the efleot of this dust on
climate and weather changes. It is begin
ning to be recognized that the investigation
of duet and its behavior in the air forms
the stepping stone to the study of almost all
meteorological problems which deal with
clouds and precipitation, solar and terrest
rial radiation, and in a treneral wav with
the diurnal and annular variations in the
temperature and pressure.
The degree of variation in the number of
these particles, not only in the course ot the
year, but in a lew hours, is enormous. The
mean of a number of observations made on
a mountain in the west of Scotland is 1 (500
per cubic centimeter. In London, on the
other hand, 900,000 -per cubic centimeter
have been counted, and in Paris rather
more. At the observatory at the top of Ben
Nevis, in Scotland, where a dust-counting
apparatus has been erected, the mean is 696
per centimeter, the maximum being 14,400
and the minimum having fallen on several
occasions to 0. To make the particles visi
ble, the air containing them is saturated
with water vapor, and by the stroke of an
air pump it is alterward cooled so much as
to cause condensation of the vapor on the
particles, which then become visible. With
very dusty air smaller portions are received
for counting.
Automatic Numbering Machine.
An automatic numbering machine has
come into use tor recording the number of
railroad tickets, documents, or for any other
purpose where consecutive numbering is de
sired. The machine is very small and light,
weighing only 14 ounces, "works with but
little friction, and stands a large amount of
wear and tear. It is automatic in its action
nnd requires no further attention than the
setting of the indicator dial.
Steadying Ocean Steamers.
As far back as 183D a weighted pendulum
was used which by swinging when the ves
sel rolled, set into motion gearing that
instantly moved a heavy weight athwart the
vessel so as to counteract the rolling. This
principle has just been utilized by Mr.
Thornycroft, the famous builder of torpedo
boats, who has read a paper on the steady
ing of vessels at sea before the English In
stitute of Naval Architects. Mr. Thorny
croft's device was fitted to a steam yacht of
230 tons displacement, and a roll of 18 de
grees was at once reduced 9 degrees. The
weight employed was eight tons, or 3)4 per
cent of the yacht's displacement, but a far
smaller weight in proportion would be nec
essary in the case of an ocean racer. Per
sons prone to seasickness will be consoled.
The Sewaeo T"nrms of Berlin.
Berlin is to be congratulated upon the
cheap and efficient way in which it utilizes
its sewage. Where other towns have failed,
it has succeeded, and that upon a scale at
present without a parallel. The authorities
have purchased the whole of the land re
quired for sewage farming, at distances of
from six to twelve miles from the city.
The distribution of the sewage is ac
complished by means of underground cast
iron pipes. The degree of purification
attained has been excellent, as on an aver
age from 93 to 98 per cent ot the organic
ammonia contained in the sewage has been
abstracted on the. farms. The farms have
had no ill effect upon the health of the pop
ulation living on them, and the prejudice
, agains them, which was at first very strong,
has almost died nut, the demand for sewage
by adjacent farmers and land owners con
stantly increasing. The authorities em
ploy a large number of "misdemeanants" in
the" work on the farms. These are men
who have been scntencedfor various minor
offenses to undergo a period of confinement
in the House of Correction. Uot the least
remarkable eflect of the sewage system in
Berlin is the lowering ot the city death rate
since its adoption.
fit TVus Very Absent Minded.
Boston Globe.
A clever man, who was extremely forget
ful as well as absent-minded, left the hotel
at Lakeivood not long since, arriving at the
station with some friends a short time
before the train was due. "By Jove!" he
suddenly exclaimed, "I left my watch in
my room. I will have just time to run
back and get it," he continued, pulling out
of his pocket, to the great amusement of
his friends, the identical timepiece, gazing
at it wildly for a second, and then starting
at a rapid pace for the hotel. Not until
bii friends shouted after him wlui UojhUr
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did he realize that he
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JL Theatrical Version.
The Stage.
Actors walklwr down Broadway,
Manner, bllth3ome, light and say;
Trousers checkerert blnck and gray,
Ton can meot him any day.
Humming as he walked along,
Hiitf a tune and half a sons;
Perhaps it was a trifle wrong.
Some one Tans a chestnut gong,
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay, Ta-ra-ra-boom-de ay,
etc., etc.
Into a cafe he walked
Where some brother actors talked.
There his heavy score was chalked, ,
But his voice would not be balked.
Kepartec was widely flung
While on hluh the glasses rung,
Then tho blithesome actor sung
These words in an unknown tongue:
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay, Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,
etc., etc.
Qulcic the smiles changed to a frown;
borne one siiouteu "Knocu: mm aoira,
This is not a haysecu town!
He's as crazy as a clown!
We are tiretl oflioom-de-ay;
We have heard it every day.
Givo us now a rest we pray,"
But the actor still did say:
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay, 1 a-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,
etc., otc.
Then the others loudly swore
They'd not stand It any more,
Ills gay checkered clothes tliey tore.
And with him wiped up the floor.
Sent him streetward with a bang,
Mid the plaudits of the gang.
Something o'er the rumpus rang,
Till the actor feebly sang:
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay, Ta-ra-ra boom-do-ay,
etc., etc.
They interred him 'neath a tree.
Deep as ever deep could be,
And tho wind blew fitfully
Through the srnss where all could see
Justa-marhle atone. On It,
In bis goldon letters writ:
This nctor might have made a hit
Hut be couldn't sing u little bit."
Ta-i a-ra-boom-de-ay, Ta-ra-ra-Doom-de-ay,
etc., etc.
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CONSUMPTION
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ECZEMA
Is caused by a microbe in the pores of the skin.
TYPHOID FEVER
By a microbe in the blood and intestines.
DIPHTHERIA
By a microbe in the throat. A separate and distinct
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A Shoe Dressing must restore the bril
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LADIES will the Dressing yon art
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Pour a dessert spoonful of your Dressing
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a f;w days, and it will dry to a substanca
as hard and brittle as crushed glass. Cos
such a Dressing be good for leather?
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