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Show ! terrible couragement, of defiance, the battlefields agony rent the air. I am A night attack has horrors all Its a the Far East?' is question A. McKern own, and the horrors of F Mr. writes many night atasked, of the London tacks seemed concentrated here. The war correspondent ,,,hat m the most on have witnessed hillsides were already slippery with National League News. human blood. Mep found themselves Tommy l.each last week signed a hampered by the still forms of the dead lying around. In deeds of hero- Pittsburg contract without a murmur. Outfielder liayard Sharpe, of West ism each side rivaled the other, but the1 Japanese, alert, athletic, courage Chester, Pa., signed a Boston contract last week. oub, were the stronger men, and beThe Pittsburg club has transferred fore dawn came they were masters of catcher Archer and outfielder Cassidy the hill. to the Atlanta club. We held the hill all day, our solFred Tenney has at last consented diers digging holes in the earth and to for Boston. play Sunday crouching in them for shelter from Roy Thomas, of games the pouring shell fire. As darkness to fall into line the Phillies, remains on this question. drew near, the sound of music swept In addition to the unknown Clyde across the valley. The Japanese look McEwen McGraw of the ed up and saw on the opposite hill Giants hasManager inflelder Robert signed massed Russian bands of musicians Hall, who with the PhUliee played assembled and blaring out, flauntingly part of last season. and defiantly the Russian national an Charley Bennett, the great catcher them. The Japanese heard undismay- of a few years ago, who lost both his ed. They had no bands, but they as- feet in a d. railway accident in 1894, with Gen. Kurokis army sembled their buglers, and. with equal does not agree with wa8 people who say defiance, played back the Japanese the game is faster than It was in his en it made its quick move around oft Kouro-kln- s national air. time. oyang and sought to cut retreat. We found ourselves Darkness fell. The Japanese soldiers The Pittsburg Club has received the for-e- d d up by the Russikns on three crept from their gullies and lined the contract of Homer Hillbrand, now a bills, and our troops at once set trenches round the hill. Suddenly South Dakota ranchman, as catcher to attack the central defence. right from the ground immediately in foi the coming season. Hillbrand is glx batteries of Japanese artillery, front of their trenches lights flashed one of the famous brothers, an athEnding out boldly on a ridge of the out, soldiers jumped to their feet to letic reproduction of "Doc Hillbrand, on the Are downward. As they rose, bombs the Prince Jley, engaged the Russians pitcher. Is. The heavens seemed covered were thrown at them, exploding with The claim of catcher John J. Warth bursting shells as with a curtain. horrible effect wherever they touched. ner for $500 extra compensation from p Russians fired thousands of The Russian pioneers, throwing away the New York club for coaching young mds In reply. their lives for their fatherland, had pitchers last season has been referred JtVben the full chorus of artillery crawled right up under the trenches to the National League by the Nafgan, and each second had its rack-sj- g with infinite care, and had hurled tional Commission, which holds that explosion, we held our breath. hand grenades into the Japanese line, the player should first appeal to the The Japanese front was shaken; league of which he is a member. iVit nerves and electrified brains pic-re- d the scene in front. then came the pouring ranks of the American League Notes. my God! burst from the Russian storming party, and a My God Grlmshaw lasthill on the s of a hardened fighter at my side, signed a Boston contract followed, fight last week. an a man be left alive? ing for seven hours. y Bill Coughlin is to be made captain Yet when the Russians made Pen fails to convey the slightest imcame, of the horrors of that time. of the Detroit Tigers. pause, quick reply pression n rst one gun spoke, then came a Shortstop Turner last week came to An examination of the weapons and our and of flashes, gunners, dress left on the field might do some- the Cleveland clubs terms. Pitcher George Winters may, it Is imping out of the narrow pits they thing. Here were the rifles splintered lid dug for shelter places, poured out at the magazine-case-, said, sign with the Lancaster (Pa.) where a soldier had been shot as he raised his weap- club. rund upon round. Jess Tannehill has sent word to The sun sank behind the heavens, on to Are. Here were others with a tremendous crackle, shattered stocks, here bent bayonets, aiddenly fiuaed by thousands of infantry vol-jl- y riddled hats, drums, with holes firing, struck our ears, and the through and across them, showing lies of spitting brightness showed where bullets had gone. The Japanese rallied and as the $at our infantry attack on the central iiU had begun. Our solders, who had Russians advanced on theiT second lien creeping closer through the line they met them with a steady fire. the village at the foot of Line after line of Russians fell, as to ascend. though the Angel of Death had drawn e hill, and prepared The ground beijiere were gullies up one side of the a straight furrow. ill, through which they could creep, came, and remained for many days t they were greeted with so heavy after, literally soaked with blood. (Ire that even the fearless Japanese Now men were firing at one another s Idlers paused. within a few yards; now Then their officers sprang up. One, did work more deadly than bullets. k ith drawn sword, rushed where the the In the end the Russians not was hold could before he it, for but mg thickest, hill, if shouting they "Now is the time to die for the their army was retiring all along the Others took up the cry, rest of the line. Imperor! s ,d the whole A few hours later I stood on the body of men moved for-,H. hill. The sickly smell of the dead was What could we do? the soldiers in the air. Wood was everywhere. In f lcd me aftei wards, when telling me the valleys below, thick, nauseating their rush. 'What could we do but smoke was pouring up from the points low when our officers led the way? where the Japanese were heaping On the Russian side beating drums their own dead and burning them. As Vde the men stand fast; on the Jap-- f I gazed at the lines of the dead I realized that this was the culmination bugle calls encouraged Shouts of exultation, of en of the horrors of war. Jv I 3 Mall. not easily question is accumu- for war is a thing of horrors. L, most tragic detail 4n modern lnfl,cted on hting Is the ,nJury Len and children. Few of us whoIre present at the battle of LiaoL will ever forget the sight of the funded babies in arms, the mothers L accidentally while nursing their lldren and the boys, scarce able to Idle cut down by shrapnel fire. out more vividly 'o scene stands Rice Cake Hill, of n the horrors d A Manchuria. of Kop Splon around this for nearly a n and ,ek and the hill was taken It end At the side. either by with s a horrible shambles, gorged an-,4(- 1, bat-jage- re-lie- IS a f, hand-to-han- d mo-ntar- sue-sglo- mil-rush- crouch Is for the slower, waiting Michigan Overwhelmed Purdue. The greatest victory Michigan ever game. That brings me round straight-e- r to my man. My crouch is a side won indoors took place when the Michigan Purdue meet ended. March crouch. Up straighter I can get to 11, the score being 54 to 10. The wotk faster with both hands. splendid Michigan indoor team which made the record was half composed of freshmen. Only firsts and seconds counted, e with twelve men on each team, and Purdue was actually smothered without a point in all the running events. The Michigan athletes ran sometimes in good indoor time, but always finished laughing and full of reserve force. In the three field events, the high jump, shot put and pole vault, Michigan had only one entry apiece, and here Purdues score of ten points was made with two second places. PurLeague News. Several "Kitty players of 1904 will due also got a tie for first place in go to the big leagues this year. Fans the pole vault. are promised for this season a grade of ball equal to that in leagues of Buffalos Harness Stakes. The early closing purses for the higher classification. John S. Rays record and reputation grand circuit meeting at Buffalo this as a manager and player make him in- summer have been announced. The valuable to the Princeton club, and Empire State, a $10,000 purse for 2:10 he will doubtless make that city one trotters, is the principal event. Oth of the stand-byof the League. era announced are: It Is thought by those i Interested The Genesee Hotel, for this sea- trotters, $1,000. that every city in the son will make money. Henderson last The Lafayette Hotel, for 2:17 trotseason lost nothing, and is this year ters. $2,000. better prepared financially and artistiThe Liquid Veneer, for cally. pacers, $1,000. Eddie Kolb, manager of the VinIroquois Hotel, for 2:17 pacers, cennes base ball club, bas announced the players he has so far signed. The Dominion of Canada, for 2:08 They are Lee Lemon of Anderson and pacers, $5,000. Eddie Hugg oi Cincinnati, catchers; All these events will be decided by Frank McMillen of Pleasantvllle, Fa., (the three-hea- t method, which was and Luke Duffy of Madison, twlrlers; tried so successfully last year. EnFred Sch melts of Toledo, short; tries close on April 6. with formerly George Wilkinson, Marlon, first; John Blerkortte of CinPredicts Big Year in Archery. cinnati, second; Fred Young of the A call to arms has been made lo Ttistate League, third; Louis Barbour the archers of the country by Dr. Edof San Antonio, left, and Preston of ward B. Weston, Chicago, who is the Kolb wlll likely Rushvllle, center. president of the National Archery asDr. Weston, in a circular play right sociation. greeting to the devotees of archery Central League Chatter. throughout the country, urges all The Evansville Club has signed archers to begin practice as early In Jask Bonner of Drlfton, Pa. the spring as poslble, and each member of the association is exhorted to bring at least one novice to the annual meeting, which will be held here Aug. 15, 16, 17. From the Impetus which archery re-- I eeived at the Olympian games at St. Louis last summer Dr. Weston predicts the most successful season known to the association this year. passes to the various grounds of the eight clubs this year. The plan is to pi event the transfer of season books. The demurrer to Rockford's suit for an Injunction to restrain the Three-Eyleague officers from transferring its franchise to Peoria, was argued tn the Circuit Court at Bloomington, 111., Feb. 18. Judge Meyers sustained the demurrer. He held that Rockford did not have any property rights, that the action of the St. Louis meeting in expelling Rockford was not In violation of a contract, and that the league directors acted within their rights. s HIM OUT. eliever In Health Fad Victim of Hu- miliating Mistake. A certain man well known In local : it estate circles recently became a nvert of the physical culture craze, n addition to certain prescribed ex- lnt'K. he wbs made to believe that it wearing of an overcoat was mere-- 1 a matter of habit and that any lalthy being should bo ashamed to seen with oho on. His three over-4a- t fur-t-e- d (one of them a handsome garment) were therefore laid tide, and much to his surprise he One no inconvenience. .timing, as he sallied forth, he made i mental note of the fact that the I'Tcuiy was exceedingly low, while Nothing light snow was falling. Punted, however, he walked briskly Hi As he waH crossing a small ifi'i-o- t a short distance from his place business, he was suddenly accosted If a rather Individual, bo. with a glance, eyed him from I td to foot and then, with the air of i confidence man, exclaimed: Say. pard, do you want to buy a I "a tieket for a good overcoat?" Mludelphla Ledger. i seedy-lookln- g , Sense and Figure. The difference between common mdm and arithmetic was Illustrated a remark which Tommy Jones " is not exceptionally bright, bill a common, natural boy made In bis class at school the other day. It fas the lesson tn mental arithmetic. T1 ' teacher asked Willie Smith: "Which would you rather have, I'llllr, half an apple or elght-alx-ntlis of an apple? "Wouldnt make any difference, M Willie. Why not?" I ' Eight sixteenths and one half are I1' the same," I At this reply Tommy Jonea, who ins several step lower down the "a. sniffed scornfully. The teacher heard him. "Well, Tommy," said he, "dont you free with Willie? air. said Tommy. Td a good j "N". l' at rather have one half an apple, I i And why, please?" "More Jitlee, Cut up fto eight-sixteenth- s !f the Juice doing in half an apple and youd Jot ONE e Many Nations to Compete. Several nations will be represented it. the lawn tennis eontest for the Dwight Davis International challenge cup when the matches are played a( Wimbledon, England, during the latter part of June or the first of July. The competing nations are the United States, Australia, Belgium, France, end probably Germany. $2,-00- THOMAS I BT. OERMAIHI. A leading member of the University of Wisconsin swimming team la a Indian. Ilia American name is Thomas L. St. Germaine and he Is an earnest, unassuming young man of much strength. He was a substitute member of the university football team last fall, playing at guard and tackle. Much is expected of him on the gridiron next fall unless Coach Phil King dislikes him. Jlu Jitsu Beaten Again. The Japanese style of wrestling received another setback at Baltimore March 8 when Columbus, the champion featherweight wrestler, defeated Colum-bnHako, the Jlu Jitsu champion.' was but four pounds heavier than s hir opponent, wno wore a kimono. The local boy won the first fall hold In twelve with a Hako took the second with a kimono throat hold In eight minutes, and Columbus in the third went at his opponent In American style and after four minutes had the Japanese down. The eontest was to be best three falls in five, but the Jap quit, admitting that he was a beaten man. half-Nelso- n min-lute- Harvard and Penn Nov. 11. and Harvard have Pennsylvania practically agreed upon Nov. 11 for ttelr annual football game this year. The Pennsylvania schedule had been made out with Nov. 4 as the date, but Harvard wrote asking for a week later, which had been the time for some years, and Pennsylvania did not object. The change will require a shoftlng of other dates, most Important being the Columbia game, which was set for ov. 18, and will now have to be on Nov. 25 or Oct. 28. TOAST ALWAYS POPULAR. "To Our Mothers" a Sentiment Everywhere Appreciated. , in in all laughter and all Joyousness and song, there Is one which Invariably takes sentiment precedence, one sentiment in which all men join. It matters not who the men may be nor In what land they are. the toast "To Our Mothers brings every mun to his feet and his heart leaps In response, for as Mark Twain says: "We havent all had the good fortune to be ladles; we have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toasts work down to the babies we stand on com mon ground for we've all been babies"; and because of this we can Join Of these In a toast to our mothers. the great thre have been many, but est circulation has been won by this: e K.-I.-- e. HELP Schutt won by five yards from M. H. Godby, the winner of the two-milevent at the vard-Yalgames of 1904. K.-I.-- 8 TO e 16:041-5- . K.-l.-- rifle-stock- WANTED Schutt Beat Englishmen. At the university field sports at Oxford, England, Warren Ellis Schutt, the Rhodes scholar from Cornell unirun in versity, won the three-mil- love-making- AP77&P JXTZJV Third Bateman of tha New York (N. L.) Club. The Central League teams will cut Bostonian not to worry about his to thirteen men after June 1, down condition. Tbe White Sox started for New Or- this number Including a playing manleans on March 7. under the wing of ager. of Jimmy Cameron, the half-bacManager Fielder Jones. has for Polo Marlon that the club, signed Hot say from Springs Reports Earl Moore is showing Ills 1903 form nr. Infield position on the Springfield (C.) club. again In his curly workouts. The lutest Dayton player to Jump Lou Crlger has won a five week tune tniintwt ur will he unable the fenre is said to lie Earl Ileverly, but with tussle grip, Our friends mid our wives; to Join the Boston Americans in the who 'a reported to have signed with Ml eh oilier. Imvf toiint.-ithe Ijineaster Independent team. South. Wishing id merry liven. his repuMr. Mautner, of Fort Wayne, tried fiu n wlnn I tell you stakes Watkins Manager all others. This of hall players that to land a Columbus rate her of the a as tation judge more tons!. one ill Ink But li) Mother! Pitcher Pelty will make good for St. name of Simon for the Grand Rapids A toast to-Baltimore Sun. team, hut the Peoria club had already Louis this season. Canzcl asserts that he has an agree-iren-t ercaged him. has signed "Dutch Wheeling An Expensive Bouquet with President Farrell, of the him to Coight, with South Bend lust season Joseph Chamberlain Is known Highlanders, that will permit and he and Ben Wilson, of Cincinnati, have other interests thnn protection play at Grand ltaplds. orwill have to settle the sorond base He has long been a collector of Pitcher Owen, of the White Sox, chids. his collection being one of the has been assisting Jack McAllister In position between them, More than a majority of the league finest In the world. During a recent coaching the University of Michigan have gone on record A Axx,F&av' president visit to I'arls ho saw a rare orchid baseball candidates. added the salary limit hud ho which Increasing Thla Frenchman la a skillful lad, against of the duplicate It from $1.2n. It is practically assured, haa a fine pair of hands and knows Thrce-- l League Tips. to his collection with the idea that the in Harms kind by too, that there will he no rhange in well how to be patient on a horse a Its of one of George was the only The signing back. This la one of the main points He asked the price of the Cedar Rapids lor first baseman ts the the limit to 12 men. world, of Rabbits Mr, the S'l.onof, announcement by his successful career. of and first flower Western Association Facte. Chamberlain Instantly paid the nion the makeup of this years team. with Omaha. flower on Joseph It. Roe of Sedalla has not!-- 1 Kramer to Ride Abroad. ey, and then, ihtowing the wllh bis Harms waa formerly of refled President Ftitvely that the schedIt Springfield to Frank L. Kramer, the national pieces Manager Donnelly the floor. ground ule that the schedule upon which he champion bicycle rider, has sailed ceived word las: week that Buck foot. He la to appear on the had reconsidered his determina- has been working Is complete. Thla for Paris. waa adopted at a Ftench course during April, May and tion to give up the diamond, and he 140 game schedule Tomato Packing States, the will he found on second, a usual, meeting of the association on March June and the early part of July. In marked contradistinction to 9. The season will open April 29. Returning about the middle of July, with th Capital City team. ,'j1 phenomenal corn pack of anof the Western he will follow the national cycle cirbeen President In IM have Shively Haifa tomatoes packed Anteeeason Quantity of has gotten together a cuit While racing on the foreign 1 per cent nounced for Dubuque, aa followa: Association shows a deert axe of about of fast growing cltie. tracks Kramer will meet the fleetest circuit at Mtlwuuke compact Dubuque; 8 year and 9, with previous April compared 22 In population, ae- - rider of relative slat Their of at Dubuque; 16. Sioux City number 15 and England and France. mt put. The total are a and to latest at I at Waterloo, authorities, circling placed 23, Dubuque and States Vnlted for the In at Dubuque. ft (lows: Topeka. 4t).00fi; Joplin. 35.-- 1 Haa to Quit HI Crouch. April 29 and 30, Waterlo Maryland leads among 8 fill Ooo. between OfO; Wichita, 35.000; Springfield, convene a of "I And that tn fighting I Aa a result dividual state rerords with nearly Oklahoma City. Sn.ooti; Leavenand Vic President out of secxnL come Holland to rroueh," my have ranks up Indiana President SSno.iieo cases, Se20,000; of Davenport, tie worth. 25.000; Guthrie, The Eddie ltanlon. latter the any than more Hayes, with little fmO.OOT tew system Of da 11a. 20,000. gime la fast from the Jump, and tbe league will conduct Now Jersey third, wltji swe.-lh-r- l V- l Our Kb-rig- 32,-Oo- d McCoy Retires Again. Kid McCoy bas been offered a match with Hugo Kelly of Chicago by Andy Mulligan of the Whittington Fark Athletic club of Hot Springs. McCoy promptly declined tbe offer, ssylng he has quit the ring for good, and In the future will confine his attention to betting on the races. Pay Well for Player. Football advices from England have It thut the Mlddlesborough club has bought the release or transfer of a foi ward player named Common, from Sunderland, at what Is said to be a record for an English league trana-fei- , $3,000. Common was sold three years ago for $1,500. Marshall Wins Series. Frank J. Marshall of Brooklyn took the eighth game In the cheHs match with D. Janowskl of Paris, thus winning the contest. The final score was: Marshall, 8; Janowskl, 5; drawns, 4. Marshall Intends ptaying at various European cities before returning to the United States. Will Race Locomotive. the Henshaw, automohillst, Is making preparation foi a race between a huge locomotive and himself tn an auto. Henshawa plan Is to run the race next year or sooner, If possible, at the Ormond beach tournament. C. S. well-know- n Fiat Trotter Change Hands. Fred, Cline of Indianapolis has sold to Murray Howe, Memphis. Tenn., presumably for F. CL. Jones, same city, the Graydon gelding. Choir Boy, 2:17Vi. for $5.mo. Choir Boy Is looked upon as a coming sensational trotter. Greek Entera St. Louis Marathon. lamia D. I.ambrackls, aged 22, a native of Greece, who has lived In St IajuI for some time, has entered for the Marathon race, to be held there the first Saturday In May. Tbla makes the clghuenth entry. Michigan to Meet Pennsylvania. reMichigan wilt send a four-milmeet to .the team Pennsylvania lay next month, and muy enter four other events, two of which, the shot put and the pole vault, are practically settled e uon already. Iowas Baseball Schedule. The playing schedule of the Iowa Baseball league was given out March It embraces f.C games. The tea-so- n opens May 4 and close Sept. 11. The northern clubs open In the southern cities. 6 Bowker Not Coming. According to a cablegram received from Manager Beilinson of thn National Sporting rlub of lamdon, Jem Bowker haa no Intention of leaving England. Saltonitall a Coif Champion. Miss Rosntou Saltonslall of Boston won the finals for the womens golf championship of southern California. Sh la a euusln of Mis Allre Mias V |