W- !SS5 -i.r--;' i THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNDAX NOVEMBER 20, 1892." iw 'ii'inw11' lil Mil I'i'i I1" '""'WIpfTf ii III dPiWP 'iWH it 'W i i1 nilWr Ml n 11 ft'iiil ' i ' li ia jHIMiiiilw iI'imm fct iiiUmi i'm Ml IImB W ' 3JtWli'''4r W4r!5TOHBW?i5r " 4 IfSw? sS7 T-Tsj' j"t - Tf' vf 1''3tr7!frnZ, SSBBJ? ? ; ' vw-,--c -.,,(r; 'ZgF'SEr--'' vyPT-. n?'?7 w '.v- -..- - -, -.- v , iMBPH?,Fi;ivy-ag3F,;yaF ngTaTrrwiiiigMgBgT l nuMWii.igac-tk j;B&jajjgyiii nuiw1- 'ji Tr "he ip nrrv-ri i ' t .- , kt'siftt -i ; - - T. ,1 j-"t ft "2 mom THE AMATEURS If there were ever an v doubts concerning the waning interest in baseball the meeting of the magnates at Chicago during the past week must hare dispelled them. The gathering was more like the meeting to gether ot a lot ot men to sing a funeral dirge than anything else. The proceedings were doleful despite the efforts of the mag nates to wear smiles. Most certainly this ennual meeting was far below par in en thusiasm with those of lormer years. There wasn't much done outside the routine, but the little there was done sug gests many things. One fact was fully de monstrated, or rather more proof wasadded to the tact because the latter has been known for a long time. It was fully proven that the present League is under the con trol of a clique and an unscrupulous one who care as little about the integrity of the national game as their organ cares about truth and civility. It was also proven that this clique have a law for magnates and an other lor players which I will presently point out Altogether the meeting showed that in baseball wc have a despotic mo . nopoly controlled 17 a clique of schemers regardless entirely of the principles of justice, iseed we wonder then that base ball is losing favor? The most wonderful piece of business done at that meeting was the unique method ot disposing of the Pittsburg club's claim against the Washington club lor 51,000 be cause of the latter team leaving the field be fore a game was ended. Tfie case was so clear against "Washington that the full penalty had to be imposed, but just as soon as the fine was agreed upon it was resolved to remit 5750 of the 51,000. Of what earth ly use are rules in the face of this? " It may have been sympathy for the im poverished "Washington club that prompted the remittal. I'm not going to argue what were the promptings, but the action of the magnates in this case was in strong contrast to their action in a player's case. That hero of the League organ, Von der Abe, fined Chfl Carroll in the most unreasonable way on record The treatment of Carroll v as simply outrageous. Naturally, Carroll appealed to the magnates for redress, be . lieving that their prolessions of justice " were at least to some extent true. His appeal was in vain, as the clique tacitly indorsed the action of one of their star members. There was no sympathy for poor Cliff Carroll ns there was !or the magnates at Washing ton; and let me say that a more honest and Eober player than Carroll never lived. The only conclusion that we can come to is that the action of Von der Ahe is the action au thorized by the League. I pass over the unfair treatment meted out to the Pittsburg club which is not in the clique. The unfairness was so apparent as to need no comment. Those Cranks at Tinkering. To be sure those persons who court no toriety by always wanting rules changed and tinkered were at the meeting. There was no millenium plan this time; it is an exploded bladder now, but there was the new diamond notion and a few other things just as silly and just as characteristic of liquid intellects as the Utopian "plan." Of course all the venders of quack remedies pointed out that "something must be done to revive an interest in baseball." Ah! You see they admit the game's popularity is waning. Happily no changes were de cided on. Let me point out one thing absolutely necessary and that is to find out the cause ot the decline of baseball interest before v e begin to apply remedies. It we do tins we'll find that the playing rules hae had nothing to do with it. The revolt of the players , caused the whole trouble. "When they made their most unjustifiable break everything was glorious. Their re Tolt gave risejto lechngs of dislike, hatred, indifierence and disgust among baseball patrons that hae not vet died aw ay. Curi ously enough one of tho prime leaders of that stupid and deplorable break was the pentlemau who now assumes to pilot the "League organ." It is strange, but true. The Pla ers League was gotten rid of end then the relationships between the As sociation and League were strained. Once mote the public were disgusted and once more what is known now as the "League Organ" t.as against common sense, right zu.J the Natioual League and on the side of Von der Aheisnt Then came the "consolidation," the worst blunder of all, because it has lowered the standard of baseball by putting into one class 1- clubs, some of which should be in a inner class. The eryfnct that the mag nates are trying to make the game easier and Jes scientific proves that somebody is not nble to keep up the pace. Their idea is to KO backward toward the primitive method ol the game instead ot increasing its beau tiful and skillful points. In other words. It is dragging t'ie lirsi-class teams dnwn to tUa lexelot the second-class. That Is not pio trress. Well, it Is easy to see that the alleged de lects or the rules have not mjuied the tame. The peneral management have lis guted the public: tho same Is all rylit jnst as it was in 18s and 1SSS. Good manase mentand baseball on principles of justice will restore everj thing Thei els another teaturo. 1 he League or gan itself has done and is doing much to dis.urb the b.meball world. Whenever a wnter lospectfully ventures an opinion contrary lo that "oiirau's" notion the writer Is not replied to in civil tei ins, but is tho ob ject ol abusi e and violent spiutterins. X have carefully noted that this liaa been the fate ol almost every able writer in the coun try who has ventured an independent thnnsht This undoubtedly begets discord. "VVo cannot be all right and oulj Intelligent discussion will pnt us on the correct road it we do not allow our opinions to crystal lize Into creeds or Judgment to be perverted by personal leelinjjs. Local and General IootfaU. Interest in football still keeps up at a high pitch in all parts of the countiy. The jrreat c cut of tho year, viz: Tho Thanksgiving Day game will have been played before next Sunday if allsoes well. Heretofoie national -interest in football had to a great extent lanished with the contest named. Tho cause for this has been quite apparent. There were hardly any football teams oat. side the collego teams. Xowmattets aio auito different. There are trams in almost cServlar'ecityin the country, and these teams can contlnuo tho game long after '1 lianlisjuving .Day should the weather bo "rneic is no reason why football should ... or nnvthins lite It with the Thinki- civiiis Day sunset. The sport is of the most popular and invigorating kind, an-- thero i triors father e mat i after had. meat "sure Xew oiites figure have .-, the t the y de weclc beat -sera- full- 1 uie plenty of teams to continue until after Xew Year's Dav if i. -i.., r!iin-iii.n favorable. tins Vear there will be mo U. hankering Day than w 1 he prospects for ney jmme are ery good, tiling" lor 'Vale, an' lluen men wir utainst the Tigci outiesultsby co much the nest of UnUcrsityof I'ei I'lincetors, and ! cued the O. of Ju-t ended the La the Pennsylvania H1- ble mistake or tw j ' Ik o bacc allowed the Pennsvlvaniateam to win. This sbowa that tho U. ot I. team Is far Irom being first-class, and it also shows that the Princetons aio not in front rank form b3-an3 means. Of course, ere the Prince ton and the Peunsv 1 van! i team to play, I should expect the lormer to be -victorious; still, tho lact of their being tho victims or the U. of P. would show us that thoy are not in ule's class. I therefore loot for the Yale team to win and witli something to sp ire. Theieisone team that strikes mo as ex ceedingly promising and that ought to be in the ' charmed circle" of the intercollegiate championship series, viz., the Cornell team. Tlieio is no leason why thoy should bo ignored any longer, because we can rest assured that they are quite a good lot and If they keep on improving as they hao been doing, they will soon be as good as any team in the country. A Hairs of the Local Teams. Matters anion; the local football teams 1 ave been goin? along very lively, and doubtless all of us who are interested in the sport w ill not readily forget the contest at Three A Park yesterday week. That event lias given us lots to talk about, and unfortunately only tended to make wider a breach that was already too wide. I refer to the stiained relationship between our East End athletes and those of the city. The contest in question was an exceed ingly good one and it showed beyond all doubt that we have some good football players here. True, the teams were strengthened by outsiders, but I am free to confess that tne work of the P. A. C lot really surprised me. Strengthened by men like fleffelflnger, ilalley and Donnelly, tho Three A team were a very formidable lot. and I dare say that everybody expected them to almost score at will. Ihey did not, although the East Enders never had a ghost of a show to score. The very fact that the Three A team did not tally more than four points proves that the players hailing from the East End are a very good lor. Had the contest been commenced and finished with out any kick about "ringers" there would have ceen a deal more satisfaction. Itwas this matter of "lingers" so called, that is, outsiders, that caused all the trouble. I call them, outsiders because "a ringer" is somebody appearing under a lalse name, and wc know all the outside players on Saturday week. I The truth Is that Mr. "Stayer" Is the only ringer" we havohad here because be was introduced to the public as "Mayer," while he was really somebody else. Jiut I claim in all fairness that there should not have been a word said by either side on Saturday week about outsiders. Both clubs bad been busy for two or three weeks cngagitig outside help. Each club knew that the other was looking for such help and each club knew that out side help had been secured, as a tesult both teams appealed on tho field with out siders. They had three each, but the qual ity of the Three A's three was better than the quality of the P. A C three. That's what mado the kick. The trouble wasn't about the principle of having outsiders there, but it was because these outsiders were too good Sow, there is no reason whatever in the above contention. If it was right for one team to engage outsiders it was right for the othei side also: and if it was right to engage outsiders at all. it was perfectly right to en- fage the very bet that could be secured, uls is Just as plain as tho nose on vour face Just let me ask this question: If the Three A's had not had Heffelfinger. Malley and Donnelly, but only their own team, what chance would they have had against the P. A C team and their outsiderst Xone at all If once the securing of outsiders is permitted then you cannot draw the line as to what kind of players are to be secured. 1 have never favoied the engagement of outside help in either an amateur lootball team or baseball team. I stronglv maintain that on all occasions a club should only play its bona fide members. True one cannot stop a club from having mcrabeis either in Chicago, Johnstown or Stcclton, but at least any member of a club should not be allowed to play on his club's team, except on suffer ance, until he has been a member a certain length of time. Uut the affair is over now and it is to be hoped that an understanding will be arrived at among tho parties interested wnereby bitter leehngs will bo dispensed with and nothing but a. friendly and honest rivalry exist. A Ttlethod to 31 aire Rowers. A dav or two ago thero appeared in The DisrATCix a statement that William O'Con nor, the sculler, was going among the Xew lonndland fishermen to try and select men whom he can develop into rowers. Uls object is togetafour-oaied crew organized to take part in the proposed contest at the World's Fair next year. This is one of the best plans that O'Connor or anybody else could adopt, and it suggests to me a few thoughts tuat may bo of interest. This method of going into the backwoods, as it were, to look for material to make sculiers of is not a knew one. I can remem ber the timo when Jimmy Taylor, Ilarrv Kelly nnd others always had a stock of material on baud material that they had spen months in looking for and traveled Jiom one end of the countiy to tho other to find. 'Ihe j oung and raw material was kept until it was thoroughly tested and what was good was utilized and what was not was disposed ot. More than one champion was pioduced in this way and I may say that Mr. Taj lor was an extremely fortunate man in Kolt'ctions of the material. ell, w lieu this method of developing rowrrs was In vogue the Britishers were far bcjondail others In row erf, and it was only when it almost ceased that nobody could be found to take the place leit by a vanquished champion. All this is quite reasonable. I cannot believe that the material out of winch scullers are made is one n hit inferior to-day to w hat it was in the palmy days of JlenTortliand Iranian. Certainly we have Justus good material as ever if we would only go to woik and look for It. Goodness knows thole is every leason for search if piofessional rowing is to continue in this countiy at all. Our record of scullers is almost the worst as it is, because It is a fact that Teenier is irbout tho only champion or tho very first rank the United Suites have ever bad. I do not say this in disparage ment to many of tho good old tlmors who nie jet living. Good Iriends of mine like Evan Morris and Henry Coulter were cham pions in their day, but they know 'what I mean when I say Teenier belongs to a later generation where things aro much im ptoed. Well, Teemer Is really our only stay, and rther countries hwe produced S aubuiy, Ilanlan, Gandaur and O'Connor. We have not produced a good bculler since Teenier, nnd the only reason there is for that is because we have not tried! Wo may all know tle unrortunate cause J or this in difference, but what I want to point out is the fact that if we desire to have champion scullers wenio bound to have the material to make them, and all that is needed is to go in searcli of tho material. Thatjs what O'Connor proposes to do, and it maybe tiiat he w ill develop another St. John's crew, who stepped Irom their fishing boats intcm fine roniug craft and surpiised the world in their da-. . . Doings of the Pugilists, I have little space left for a talk about the boxers this week and I date say there is not need for much. The past week has been a quiet ono among the fistic class. There has been nothing but talk. Oa.cc more Mitchell has definitely declared that he will meet Corbett. It will not be a surplsc if Mitchell lauds in this country shortly, and Just as soon as he does he will bo prepared to meet tho American cham pion. The Britisher talks in the fairest terms possible about Corbett and states a truth when he says "Corbett keeps up his talk; about wanting to fight nobody but me for advertising purposes and to stir np feel ings of nationality." I.wish to uiako u correction. Last Sunday I Intimated that Frame liowson had bested Btirgo. 1 was then i elj ing on memory only, and when a friend drew mv attention to the statement I found that "in their 10-round contest they tied and wcreoutiered toflidit another, w hen Bnrge was declared tho win ner. My mistake was- not a great one, as the closeness or the contest shows. Psikqle, Thanksgiving Day Turned Oyer Entire to the Athletes.' SEVERAL GAMES OP FOOTBALL, A Paper Chise on Wheels, and Swimming lounwy on tho List PENNSTIiTASIA'S I- A. W. OFFICERS rittsburgers are interested particularly in three games of football to take place on Thursday next. One of hem will be local between the P. A C and Lehigh College teams. Another will be between a local team the A. A A. and the Cleveland A G. team at Cleveland, and the third will be the championship game between Yale and Princeton. The game between the P. A a and Lehigh at home will draw thousands of visitors, if the weather is fair and it is developed that there is a chance that the East End tigers will win. Of course the Lehigh Colleee team has the advantage of constant training and under ordinary "condi tions ought to wiu easily,but thisyear Lehigh has not played so strong a game as in past years. The team will, however, be the strongest' Lehigh ran muster, forthcr in tend to win it they can. Manager Bar bour, of the P. A. C, says that the inten tion in making a match with Lehigh was simply to give the Pittsburg people an op portunity to see a good game of football with a crack team; and not to bring the Le high people here for the purpose ol defeat ing them. The P. A. C's will be satisfied if they score and succeed in keeping the score of the Lehigh down to measurable propor tions, but as Brown, Lomai and Simon Mar tin ate regular members of the te.im now, it is expected that a prettv good showing will be made. It is vtry possible that Simon Martin will not be played, since he n (if ft15!? Floy, Eight End, A. A. A. Coatcs, Ift Guard, A. A. A. is an old Lehigh man, and the Lehigh peo ple may have some objection to seeing him aeainst them. Brown and Lomax will not only play with the P. A. C. team the rest of this season but will be on the team next year. The two teams on Thursday will line up about as follows: , Lthxyh. Position. P. A. C. Wooden Center.. S.Martin or btev'ns'n Trafton i..Left guard. I.ains On en wood ltlght guard itttrliic Houston Left tackle lleilley Rndrt Ktirht tickle Glimbert Marr Left cud Lomax VnnCIeve Klglitena rneian McClung Quarter bact C. E. Aull Umw ay Lcrt half hack Proclor Kltchey- lit liairbict.J.A.AnllorBro'n Hutchinson Fallback Dibert 6mw. New baker. Chamberlain. Reld. Broderlck and Underwood for Lehigh: ""liuck" Martin, Goe war, ewtmrn and Str.iu.bfor 1". A. C. The game between the A. A. A. and Cleveland A. C. elevens will be hardly less interesting. Cleveland has defeated every team to which it has been opposed so far this year, including the Detroit A. C eleven. If the A. A. A.'s team as it lined up against the P. A. C. on Columbus Day goes to Cleveland, the game will be very interesting and the result will be watched with a great deal of interest. It seem to be accepted as a fact that Tale will defeat Princeton on Thursday, though very little ha3 been heard of the latter since the deleat by the Pennsylvania University eleven. There are, however, no very good grounds for expecting a large score to be rolled up by one side or the other. Princeton has been resting and practicing quietly and every effort will be made by the Tigers, and they may surprise the Yale people. The friends of Princeton have not given up the hope that their favor ites may win, and they are taking the odds quietlv but steadily. They were present at the Yale-Harvard game yesterday, and their belief was not shaken by what they saw there. They think that the Tigers stand a chance of holding the score down anyway, even if they do not win, nnd some of them prefer to place their money on the score made. Another game to be played on Thanks giving Day is to be hetrfeen the Second P. A. C. team and the Holv Ghost College team. Tne latter has been putting up a good game ever since it started in a :ouple of weeks ago, and is about the same weight as the Second P. A. (Vs. The game will take place in the morning, starting at 10 o'clock, at P. A C Park. " The first annual paDer chase of the Key stone Bicycle Club will take place on Thurs day morning, and although invitations to take part were only sent out the latter part of last week, enough replies have come to hand to show that it will be a great success. It will start at 9:30 A. Jt., and will be con ducted on a similar plan to the old English sport of "Hare and Hounds," except that bicycles willTje used instead of horses. The route will be about 15 miles in length over the streets and byways of the East End. The start will be made from the new club 3-&fB d - r- ,i i, - ( JL A- 'VSk av5 r j K U CA vjw.'.sc8 sasL-A i Ai k S 'Kounls, Tiijht Guard, A. A. A. Capt. Mimt, Hight Tackle, A. A. A. house ot the Keystones on Howe street, near South -Kcgley avenue. Souvenirs are to be given to all who reach the club house in return-within ten minutes after the first hare. An invitation is extended to all riders in- the vicinity to join in the hunt, and those who desire to take part are re quested to send in their names to either Captain "Will M. Myler or Secretary J. "V. McGowin. The members of the Pittsburg Amateur Swimming Association are busily engaged in getting themselves in readiness for their first gala on Thanksgiving night. The pool that night will be prettily decorated, and it is safe to say that there will be a largo attendance to witness the novel ex hibition of swimming races at a time of the year when people think more of a bathtub than of a swimming race. There is a great deal of friendly rivalry between the best swimmers of the club, and Thursday night's races will settle who is the best swimmer. J. T. Taylor and Bert Price are undoubt edly the best men in the club, and to say who is the better man between the two is a hard matter. Thev are both entered in the four-length and 20-length handicaps Among those who have never swam in competition, but are pretty good men, are William Sehanwecker, George Bsker and George SVachter. They will swim in thr two four length races. Sehanwecker is also entered lor the 20-length handicap. The pool is C7 feet long, making the 20 lengths slightly more than a quarter-mile race, while the four-length is 32 feet less than 100 vards. Tho plunge'is a novel thing in this coun try and is very seldom used in competition, biit in England it is on the"programme ot every gala. B. L. Montgomery, of the local club, is quite an expert at it, but others are pushing'him pretty hard. There will be quite a few youngsters in the boys' race, and they will make it pretty lively for awhile. The polo game between the teams captained by J. T. Taylor and Bert Price will wind up the entertainment. The coming officials -will be: Mr. Ered Good wyn, referee; Prof. McEwan, starter; Mr. James Taylor and L. C McCormick, time keepers; Prof. James Eox, judge, and Sec retary S. Krouther, master of ceremonies. The handicaps will be published Thursday morning. Prof. Eox, of the Natatoriuni, and Prof. McEwan will give an exhibition ot different styles of swimming and ot life The Allegheny 'Cyclers will hold a "Hard Time Smoker" on "Wednesday evening, in their rooms, No. 91 Irwin avenue. It will be an enjoyable affair as arc all the enter tainments and parties given by the A. Cs. It will probably start before 8 o'clock and .wind up somen here on Thanksgiving morn ing, and no one knows how many hundred friends ot the members will drop in for the evening. The election of officers of the L. A. "W. for the Pennsylvania division ended on Wednesday last, and Samuel A Boyle, of Philadelphia, was re-elected Chief Consul .and J. "W. McGowin, of Pittsburg, Vice Consul. Both of these gentlemen have been instrumental in bringing the League up to its present good standing in this State. Mr, Boyle is First Assistant District Attorney of Philadelphia county, and has, among other things,-succeeded in having the rights of the nheelmeii on the streets recognized and enforced. Since he has been Chief Con sul the League membership has increased from 1,000 members to 3,500 in this State. Mr. J. W. McGowin, the Vice Consul, is one of? the most progressive wheelmen in this vicinitv. He is Secretary of the Key stone Bicycle Club aud one of its leading members. He ii also the official haudi capper for this part of the State. The list of officers and representatives elected Wednesday is as follows: Chief Consul, Samuel A Boylo, Phila delphia. Vice Consul, J. W. McGowin, Pittsburg. Sccretnry-Tieasurer, John J. Van 2ort, Scranton. Eenre-entatlve9. IV. E. Tucker, P. S. Col lins. S. Jackson, Jr., O. &. Bunnell, George D Gideon, D. K. Pel kenpinc, Jr., J. B. Fon taine, C. A Bimon. W. M. Price. James Art man, A. II. Allen, H. A. Flench, Philadelphia; E. J. Wanner, Xorristown; Samuel K. Giecn, Kaston; Joseph A Allgnier, Beading; A. F. Nelson, IluVnsburg; Hi K. Trimmer, York; Dr. F. C. Jenkins, Cat bondale: IL C. Wal lace, Scranton; Frank Dietrich, Willtcsbarrej A. D. Knapp, William-iport; Frank Snyder, Pittston; George T. B.ish, Bellofonte: Dr. Sterrett Drake, Huntingdon; Thomas' J. Lee, Phillipsburg; II. J. Atkinson, Erie; D. P. Vincent. Oil CItyzE. T. W.Craig. New Brigh ton; O. H. Allerton, Jr., Howard E. Bid well, AK. Dniragh, w. M. Gormley. Isaac F. Bailey. Pittsburg. ' While the tennis grounds were formally closed last Saturday, a number of players could not withstand the attraction of the courts dnring the pleasant weather of the past week. On more than one afternoon the stars took out their raquets and strung tho nets for friendly bouts. Others who heard ot these proceedings were sorry that they had no't visited the grounds. Among others at the Pittsburg Tennis Club grounds were Messrs. Ewing, Vail, and Callow. Spring cannot open too early for the tennis enthusiasts next season. HOKACE J. HlLI. Football Fieldings. Coates, the heavy man of tho AAA lino, comes In handy when bucking tactics nie trled.r Vah Cleve and some of the other IiOhlgh men will probably be on the P. A C. team next year. Simon aiiivnif may not play at center for tho P. A. C's next Thursday, but it is hoped that he will. Ewiko is one of the best of the A A. A. players. He has been doing great work as qlun t er back. Flov, of tho A A. A's, does some good work,on the end and generally backs up a punt in great style. CArTAih Acxt, don't say much about tho chances of deleatlug the Lebigbs Thutsday, but he looks us if he thought a good deal. Messrs. McIlvaise, ot Altoona, and Coul ter, of Gieeii!burg, will probably officiate at tho P. A. C.-Lehigh game next Thuisday. Manager Kounts, of tho A. A A.'s, plavs clean football, and those opposed to him say it Is a pleasure to bo lined np against him. Tufhe will be two Uitchies in the game on Thanksgiving Day, one on the P. A. (J. team and tho other on the Lehigh. iext jear both will be on the P. A C. team. If tho weather holds good there will be seioral excellent games uftor Thanksgiving Day. Some or the light-weight teams ale counting on at least three or four games yet. E. E. Kehew, of the 1'. A C, Js getting up a very hand-somo souvenir programme, for Thanksgiving Day. It will be the sbapo of a football with the teams, points on the game and a picture of tho team. What is the use of paying lancy prices for diamonds, watches, jewelry, etc., when you can select from one of the llnest and largest stocks in the city and savejiioiii 10 to 25 per cent on your puioliase? Make your holiday selections now und thev will lie laid away till called for at M. G. Cohen's, 30 Firth ave nue". MONDAY SNArS IN Solomon & Ituben's Shoe Department. Child's sole leather tip'd button, heel and spiinir heel, 8 zes 8 to 11, 75c. Youths' fxtrJ quality B calt button, sizes 11 to S, $1 25 i Bovs' extra quality veal calf lace, sizes 2J to 5. $1 35. Men's snpei lor quality grain tap sole lace sizes 6 to li, $1 CO. Ladies' extia line cloth top pat. leather tip'd button, sizes S to 7, $2. Furniture That Is Iiovely. On basis of "forced" and "true bargain" sale n o can please all new comers. P. C. ScaoEjfECK & Soi, 711 Libetty stieet. Opposite Wood. We have left on hnnd 47 cutom made coats and vests. The suits were made for $25 to $35 The pants were plared in our ie,'nlui- stock, 'xhey repiesent the accumu lation of the reason. The coats and vests go lor 515, if we can flt yen. Eaily comers will secute tho best selection. Sallxr, Corner Smithfleld and Diamond stieets. Art" fn J H v v AT FORCED SALE I Grandest Opportunity of the Season to Buy Goods for a Trifle. We are forced to make room, and that right quickly, for our big display of holiday wares. As a consequence we to-day announce a clean sweep sale. It's a case of simple division ivith the figure 2 as factor In other words, goods will go this week at one half actual value. Don't pass this advertisement lightly by, but come and SHARE IN THE SPOILS. The following bargains, culled from hundreds Wluaiij gwu, duuuiiL .iriiviul ally lail-lljiliucu UCl&Ull that we mean Business with a big Bi Read the list, then satisfy yourself that every article is just as adver tised by making a personal visit to these stores. If you can' t savemoney by buying here we don't want your trade. 48 dozen Ladies' fine natural Wool Vests, $1 goods, at 72c 60 dozen Men's extra fine Cam-. el's Hair Shirts and Drawers, 1.50 goods, now $1.10 32 dozen Men's Natural Wool Shirts, $1 goods, only 68 C 18 dozen Dr. Warner's Men's genuine Camel's Hair Shirts and Drawers, $3 goods, at..$1.75 300 pieces No. 22 Pure Silk Moire Ribbons white, cardinal, pink, coral and other desirable shades a .Ribbon that always sold heretofore at 45c; this week while the lot lasts only 15 c. This is just one-third actual value, so buy at once if you want any. Cloaks at Clearance Sale, Blizzard or no blizzard, Cloaks must move at once. Room is what we want in this department and in order to relieve the pressure without further ado astoundingly low prices are named. Any winter garment in the house can be bought at about one-half actual value. No mistake about it. Price marks tell the. story. Here are a few samples of the wholesale slaughter: All our 6.75 Fur-Trimmed , Reefers now .$3.48 All our $10 rich Fur-Trimmed Reefers now $6.00 All our 13.50 rich real Astra khan Fur-Trimmed Reefers now $8.00 All our Si 6. 50 extra fine real Fur-Trimmed Jackets. $9.75 Our 7.50 Grey Mixed Fine-. Reefers reduced to.. $4.50 35 dozen Ladies' fine White Me rino 50c Vests reduced to 25c 48 dozen heavy Ribbed Cotton Vests, long sleeves, 38c goods, at 25c 24 dozen Ladies' Grey Ribbed Cotton Vests, 38c goods, now..25c 36 dozen Ladies' Natural Wool Vests, pearl buttons, regular 65c goods 50c GIVEN AWAY. With every Child's Cloak costing $4 or more a nice Leather Chatelaine Bag, Pocketbook or fine Cup and Saucer. All our 12 fine Seal Plush Jackets only $6.50 Our-18 Seal Plush Sacques all go now at $10.00 Your choice of our 30 Seal Plush Sacques at '.....$18.75 Our 37.50 Seal Plush Sacques take your pick at $24.75 Our 15 Military Capt New markets now only $9.75 ! '5 Misses' Gretchens reduced from 6.00 to Misses' Gretchens reduced from 7.50 to Misses' Gretchens reduced from 8.75 to Misses' Gretchens reduced from 11.75 t0 All finer Misses' Gretchens marked down $3-4- 5-7- 6S 45 45 75 3 to 5 each during this SPECIAL SALE. from ,5-A ixrand line of initial handkerchiefs for ladles nnd gentlemen Just received. These will iim sold at interesting prices. kB CS FW gk Met a C5 3 ' " a r. 1 B SB Br .iw SSk sW a 9A ii 5 r 3 cai mm kw- r)lljyllliB9l 510,-612, 514, 516, 518 MARKET ST. - - - , i . ...... j no20- NEW AlWHrtTISEIlKNTS. PRELIMINARY OPENING OFJ KAUFMANNS NEW DRY j L GO ODS AY. DEPARTMENT, TO-MO MOND THE long and most unwillingly delayed opening of our new Dry Goods Department, occupying the first floor of our new building, a space of 80x140 feet (almost double the size of any other Dry Goods Department in the two cities), will take place to-morrow. According to our agreement with the con tractor, the lower floors of our new addition should iiave been ready for occu pancy on October 15, and we made all preparations accordingly. October 15 came and found us ready ready with the largest stock of Dry Goods and Notions ever brought to these .two cities and ready with an army of experienced salesladies and salesmen to serve the thousands of our friends and customers who even then were anxiously waiting for the opening. But, if we were ready, THE CONTRACTOR WAS NOT. All our an ticipations and calculations were set at naught by the entirely incomplete state of the building, and the merchandise we had bought and the employes we had engaged for the occasion had to go to the back ground. Thus over five weeks were lost lost in costly and vexatious delays due entirely to the contractor. , Even now things are not complete, but we have concluded to wait no longer, and-we will open our new DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT for business TO-MORROW and put on the finishing touches afterward. But even in its unfinished state you will find it by all odds the handsomest and largest place of its kind in the city. But this is a matter of secondary con sideration. What concerns us most now is to make up for lost time. All our aims and energies will be bent to this one end. The five weeks lost must be made up by double sales during the next five weeks. We expected .to sell at least $150,000 worth of Dry Goods before Christmas, AND WE" EXPECT SO STILL, despite our greatly delayed opening. Yes, the goods' will be sold must be sold. That part of the early programme will undoubtedly be carried out, but, instead of the intended $150,000 (the true value of the -goods) only $75,000 will wander into our cash box. The other $75,ooo'we sacrifice to our business judgement, which tells us that the first loss is the best, and unless we sold the goods at half-price before Christmas we would be compelled to sell them at a still greater loss later on. Now, then, prepare for bargains which will stand without precedent or parallel in local Dry Goods annals. The great combination TIME-GAINING AND MONEY-LOSING sale will commence Td-Morrow morning and continue uninterruptedly until Christmas. In order to give you an idea of this rare opportunity we mention PICKED AT RANDOM FROM OUR STOCK T raff BLACK SILKS CHINA SILKS BENGALEES SUITINGS HENRIETTA CLOTHS 75 pieces 24-inch Black Gros Grain Silk, elegant finish, soft texture; wear guaranteed; should have been sold at 1.75 per yard; will now go at...'. 100 pieces China Silks, all colors, pink, blue, cardi nal, heliotrope, etc; should have been sold for 50c per yard; will now go at 100 pieces rich and beautiful Bengalines, in street or evening tints; should have been sold for 1.50 per yard; will go now at 100 pieces All-Wool Cheviot Suitings, 38 inches wide, in a large vaiiety of entirely new designs; should have been sold from 50c to 60c per yard; will go now at. ...I 50 pieces All-wool, Silk-Finished Henrietta Cloths, jn jet or blue black; should have been sold from $1 to 1.25 per yard; will go now at J275 Elegant Imported Dress Patterns, in all colors; should have been sold for 20; will now go at f. Jio,ooo Yards Silk Gimp, all eolors; should have been sold at 10c per yard; will go now at ; JIs5opieces y Heavy Shaker Flannel; should have been sold at 20c per yard; 'will go now at J5o pieces heavy domet Flannel, should have been sold at 10c per yard; will go now at Ji.ooo dozen large Linen Towels (all kinds), should have been sold at 19c, 20c and 21c; will go now at 34 cases genuine Marseille Quilts (British make), should have been sold at $1-75; go now at Jioo pieces double Damask Bleached Table Linen, should have been sold at $1 per yard; w 11 go now at J5oo pairs Red and Grey strictly All-AVool Blankets, should have been sold at $5 per pair; go now at 25 bales Appleton A. A. Unbleached Muslin at 4 3-4c per yard 3500 pieces "Fruit of the Loom" Bleached Muslin at J l-2c per yard 99c 2IC 89c 29c 69c $10 5C 4( 12 l-2c 49c $2.9r KAUFMANNS. noMISS '-' .p - i2a& y i - - &abi
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