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Show TRUTH. American Athletes Win. doubles went to the Wrenn brothers. Harvard Gets a Draw. In their final match they defeated The cricket match between Have-forfrom Pennsylvania and Halley-bur- y Larned and Wright by the score of 3 2, 6, 8 6. Clothier and Larned college, played at London, redefeated Forbes and Flincke, 5 7, sulted in a drawn game. Hailey bury 3, 6 1, winning second place in scored 336 runs for nine wickets down and Haverford 191 runs for four wickthe doubles. ets down. o team won the International collegiate track and field e team. meet with the Out of nine events, the Americans won six all but the half mile, mile and two mile runs. In all the field events the Americans were victorious. Tale-Harvar- d 5 Results: 100 yard dash Won by Schiek, Harvard; Barclay, Cambridge, second. Fitz and OBrien Draw. Within a minute of the close of the sixth round the bell sounded announcTime, : 09 ing the conclusion of the bout between 120 yard hurdle Won by Clapp, Bob Fitzsimmons and Philadelphia Tale; Bird, Harvard, second; Teale, Jack' OBrien at Philadelphia National league park July 23. From Cambridge, third. Time :15 440 yard dash Won by Dives, Harstart to finish the bout apparently was 5. Barclay, Cambridge, second; Long, Tale, third. Time, :49 880 yard run Won by Holding, Oxsecond; ford; Cornwallis, Oxford, third. Time, Harvard, Toung, vard; 4-- 5. 1-- 5. Won by Gregson, Cam- Oxford, bridge; second; Welsh, Cambridge, third. Time, 4:21 Two mile run Won by Goodly, Oxford; Churchill, Cambridge, second; Colwell, Harvard, third. Time, 9:50. Hammer throw Won by Shevlin, Tale; Glass, Tale, second; Spicer, Cambridge, third; Tomlinson, Oxford, fourth. Distance, 152 feet 8 inches. Broad jump Won by Sheffield, Tale, Ayres, Harvard, second; Smith, Oxford, third. Distance, 21 feet 10 inches. High jump Won by Victor, Tale. inch. Leader, CamHeight, 6 feet bridge, and Doorly, Cambridge, tied for second. Height 5 feet 10 inches. Henderson-Hamilto- n, 1-- 5. . ..... English Pugs Coming. English pugs are again threatening to invade this country. The invaders, according to reports from the other side, are to be Jabez White, undefeat ed lightweight champion; Ben Jordan, featherweight, and Jem Bowker, champion batamweight of England. White draws the color line and will try to match with our best white lightweights, Jordan is looking for trouble with either Corbett or McGovern, while Bowker will try to clean up Frankie Neil. These are the men they have in mind to fight, provided they come. The last batch of English fighters that invaded this country fared badly. The best of them, Will Curley and Ben Jordan, were beaten by George Dixon and Eddie Santry, respectively. Americans Beat Germans at Bowling. German-Americabowling tournament at Solingen, Germany, was won by the Americans with a score of 3,498 Some men believe in luck because they never have any. Matrimonial matches lighted on money boxes. are often It isnt what a man owes, but what he pays, that keeps him broke. n to 3,451. Schwartje of New Tork . o No Post Season Series. Manager McGraw of the New Tork Nationals announced that if the Giants win the pennant this year they will n not play a series with the American league champions, regardThis is less of who they may be. conI am as final and absolute, so far I never said McGraw. cerned, talked with Mr. Brush or any stockholders in our club about the matter, and I do not care what the owners say or intend to do. I am the manager of the club, and I guess I have something to say. post-seaso- o -- High Scores in Pistol Match. The pistol shoot of the division of the east, taking in competitors from the Department of the Gulf and the Department of the East of the United States army, was completed on the Fort Niagara range July 20. Some wonderful scores were announced. Capti F. L. Graham of the Porto Rico infantry, champion rifle shot of the United States army, is tied for first honors in the pistol shooting by Lieut. Hopkins, artillery corps. Among the scores were the following: Capt. Graham, 278; Lieut Hopkins, 278; Quartermaster Sergt. D. E. Marcy, Fifteenth cavalry, 275. O' Tennis Cup Goes to Larned. The invitation tennis tournament, which ended at Seabright, N.. J., July 23, resulted in William L. Larned, ex- national champion, winning the challenge match for the Cup held by Beals C. Wright of Boston. Larned was a his best form and outplayed Wrigh in three sets, 6 1, 75. Lamed 64, had previously defeated William J. Clothier of Philadelphia in the fina niatch of singles, 5 7, 61, 6. The victory In the round robin ; 63, SAYS THAT The more a man goes around in the world the less cranky he becomes. A woman laughs in her sleeve when a man begins to talk through his hat Nothing takes a man down so completely as to have a woman blow him up. The sexton rings the church bell after the young man rings the other belle. When I hear some men talk I wonr der if the is taking a vacation. fool-kille- A clever woman knows what a man means when he says things he doesnt mean. old-tim- .0. -- o made the highest, and Rothermel of New Tork made the second highest a test one. OBriens supporters score. o doubtless will maintain he was entitled to a verdict if such were perQueer Custom of Koreans. mitted, because of the frequency with The destruction of the Korean Imwhich he landed in the first three perial palace at Seoul is said to have rounds, while Fitzsimmons followers been largely due to the fact that naas strongly will contend that he .was tives who saw the blaze did not entitled to a decision because of his raise an alarm. This wasearly because one aggressiveness all the way through, as of the customs of the country, obwell as the effectiveness of his blows served at court, has been to charge in the last two rounds. with incendiarism and behead anyo body who gave an alarm of fire. Private Wins Kings Gold Medal. o Private Perry, Canada, won the Michael Rides in Form Again. kings prize at Bisley, England, with Reports from abroad state that Jima score of 321 points. He thus takes my Michael is regaining his e the kings gold medal and a $1,250 form. He defeated Sydney Jenkins in purse, having defeated all the crack a match race. After filing some racshots of the British empire. His score ing engagements in Germany he is exwas ten better than the winning score pected to visit the United States again. of 1903. The prince and princess of o Wales were among the spectators. Schaefer in Poor Health. Corporal McGregor, Canada, won $60 Latest reports from Paris are that and the National Rifle association Jacob Schaefer was a very sick man badge with a score of 306 points. during the contest with Louis Cure --o In Paris last month. Schaefer, howLoss of Valuable Horse. ever, won by 12 points in 3,000, playThe black stallion Stipulation, ing six nights. 2:11, died at Mendota, the result of The result of this match confirms an accident on the Rock Island rail- the report that Schaefer is not in his road while the horse was being old form, said an old bllliardlst, and shipped from Fort Worth, Texas, to that the 'wizard' Intends to retire from La Salle, caused by being thrown In match play. It also Indicates why. his car in a flying switch. He had instead of challenging Vignaux for the been a half in 1:02 before leaving championship or accepting the reFort Worth, and great things were ex- peated challenges of Sutton, to whom pected of him this season. Stipulation he forfeited the emblem, Schaefer was by Titus, brother to Direct, 2:05, took an easier opponent in Cure. and out Of the dam of Coney, 2:02. o 4-- 5. 1:56 Mile run A SPINSTER d, Oxford-Cambridg- 4-- II o Goes Half Mile to Wagon in 1:02. In an official speed trial at Denver, Colo., July 23, Jim Ferry, a Denver corse, broke the worlds trotting record for a half mile to road wagon over track, making the distance i half-mil- e in 1:02. No apparatus, such as wind shields, was used. The previous record of 1:03 was held by Cresceus. Another Man Ahead of Him. An Irishman who had been out of a job many weeks found in the river that flowed through his town the body of the keeper of the railroad drawbridge. He immediately betook himself to the superintendent of the division and applied for the vacated job, saying that he had seen the body of Sor-r- y the former keeper in the river. said the superintendent, briefly; the place has been filled. We gave it to the man who saw him fall in. Harpers Weekly. o m Women Prefer Blondes. That women generally are admirers of the blonde type as opposed to the brunette Is sufficiently proved by the frequency with which they bleach their hair by the aid of peroxide of hydrogen and other chemical preparations. The fact that most people have fair hair in early youth would seem, by the way, to indicate that our and race. cestors were a fair-haire- The further back a man can trace his descent the longer he has been on the downward path. The height of some mens ambition is to be seen on a corner talking to the owner of a saloon. The sins of omission are probably those a man would have committed had he thought of them. When the right woman comes down the pike she finds a mans heart strings easier to play on than a hand organ. No man is so strong or so great that he is not afraid of somebody, and in nine cases out of ten that some- body wears petticoats. o Making Sweet Scents. The oils of roses, lavender, orange blossoms and many others are obtained by distilling the flowers In water. The oils rise with the steam and float on the top of the water, which presently condenses in the receiver. Thus the pure oil is extracted, but the water remaining, impregnated with minute particles of the oil, retains a delightful fragrance, and. under such names as rose water and lavender water, is placed upon the market as perfumes for the toilet o WANTED. Special representative in this county and adjoining territories, to represent and advertise an old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary $21 weekly, with expenses advanced each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary; Address Blew Bros. & Go., Dept. A, Monon Bldg., Chicago, 111. |