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Show If you should happen to be travel- at out eltiow uns it it hist an oh' ing In Japan ami in ooiniibing with a whlti hotse poling troui the d ' nat've say to him, I hate seen Japan ridsses ut a Mai' s in and It is moat beautiful, ' then perhaps Mat k lug- - alms for h ' lb Is a the native would you and steed tlu distemlanl t o -r historic aay, "Hut hate )ou seen Nikko" And prani ers kept ontinua!l tor the use i -- i i b- quei-tio- If you should say tlot, then he would reply, Sir, among ns a tradition runs that he who has not seen Nikko say Kekxo. which In our tongue means that unless a man has seen Nikko he has no right to use that phrase most beautiful " Nikko is the Mi t ea of the Buddhists In Japan To die and not have seen it is loss irreparable And so it Is the wish of each and ever) soul to make that pilgrimage. Let It and approach, not as the Philistine foreigner, lounging in the compartment of a rattling, tooting train, but along the road that for centuries has been worn by the pilgrim's wooden sandal. ' Natipnal League News. Outfielder Seymour tired of Albany, has returned to Cincinnati Overall, Phelps and Ewing are now the only unsigned Cincinnati players. Director Hillings denies the reported attempt to trade Abbaticchio for Drain The Huston club has signed the young New York league catcher. Billy Siroh Hob Ewing, the Cincinnati Reds spit ball pitcher, signed a 1905 con- sliadi Shoguns whin thi wish to ride at night Hathi r than inter fire with these ghostly gambols wtilih s ot ol un-n- art assured are tonilned to the we tem- ple pret mi ts we drop a few sen into the lady s alms box and ascend the broad laiquer stips leading to the temple before us Here a priest his Iliad shavid and wearing a yellow gatie kimono, bars our way and com mantis us to remote our shoes tract. The Temple Interior. The Hrooklyn club Is reported as having signed outfielder Otis Clymer, dra fled from Buffalo. Fred Tenney wants more money to manage the Boston Nationals than the triumvirs feel justified In paying Fred Tenney declares that Jim Dela-hantwill develop Into a better outfielder than ever he was an Infielder. Says Tom Flood "Chase, who goes to New York, has C.anzel beaten a mile, and will easily make good In the big leagues " Of the 54 players on the Brooklyn reserve list, only two have actually been signed to play ball, namely, Reddy" Owens and "Ace Batch. The Giants whose signatures are on paper are McOtnnity. Taylor, WllUe, Bowerman, Bresnahan, Gilbert, Dahl-en- , Devlin, Dunn. Mertes and Brown. Jake Beckley has come out with the announcement that he has no Idee of giving up base ball for bookmaking. The veteran knows where the pay it The temple Interior Is a large square loom, paneled to the telling in hlaik lacquer inlaid with gold while the ceilings themselves are laid off In Scene on the Road. The road runs slowly upward till finally we come from out seemingly endless trees and find ourselves in a flood of sunshint , our rlkishas rattling over the uneven road of a village street. Low. open houses string along on either side, and sliding doors, paneled, in small squares, are pushed back so far as to leave each Interior entirely open. As we jog unevenly along we get a glimpse of tted floors, shining woodwork and hanging, unrolled scrolls, depicting a landscape or perhaps a seated golden Buddha Women. 'their black, shiny hair done high upon their heads, go about their work with that little forward trot peculiar to their race A few bear children on their backs, and some lean over charcoal braziers warming their small, brown hands To the kft of the road Is a fur shop, where an old dame sitB, smiling and bowing to us, expectant of a purchase, while a man across the way. from a house well stocked with curios, asks us In broken English please to enter. And here along the way we meet a group of children fresh from school, gesticulating and calling shrilly to each other, many of them entirely unconscious of the small brothers and sisters whose beads appear above a bundle at thetr backs. Each one bolds in a chubby fist a pile of cardboard discs, bearing on one side the colored picture of some Japanese emperor or general. Each, in turn, throws his disc at one face upon the ground. If he can tnrn the other disc over with hla throw, it is his. But If not, he most let hla own lie while others throw at It There is a g of little sandals just y rtce-pap- neatly-ma- sure. Pitcher McNlchols, who made so good an Impression as a member of the Boston aggregation last season. Is out with an Interview In which he states he would like to leave Boston. Christy Mathewson has notlfled the New York club that there is no truth Tomb ef leyasu. squares. In each square a colled gold dragon A peling Just within the doors marks the limit to which the pilgrim may approach the great gold Buddha, who, seated on a golden lotus flower, looks out from the gloomy recess of the room The air Is damp and cool and the silence brokeiyonly by the mumbled muterlngsf pilgrims as they prostrate tlleTnselves before the Jet-M-i Ibirkt it m fitieen years' serv ice In the major leagues, has man aged to lute a batting average of more than 4o0 In fuitr different sea sons. 4 He Is gening along in years but he is still a fine player American Aasociation Affairs. Third baseman E. tlremlnser has signed aitji Jdinin spoils Inflelder Swartz, of Cleveland, Is headed for either Indianapolis or Min neapolls Young Roy Clarke is slated to be George Ytagers catching companion at Toledo Catcher Kid Speer of Milwaukee announces that he Is going to retire from baseball ' Pitcher John FUher. of the Indianapolis tekm has begun the work of coaching the Wabash College baseball team. Ford and Thomas are on the Detroit list, but It Is probable that both of these men will again pitch for Min- Corrigans Racing Plans. Race horse nun arc ot the opinion that the prei-en- t trip of Edward Corrigan nn a u- - the oiganlralion of a new ruring itriult. with a number of the most promini nt tracks In the country us members This opinion has been gathered from hints whli h the ami dlieitors In the new club at Nw Orleans have let drop during ihe past few days. and. inasmuch as this has always been one of the ambitions of Mr Corrigan, It Is believed that he now thinks that the time Is The ripe for sui h an organization plants that are seemingly In bis grasp are those at Kansas City, Chicago, park. Hot Springs, and the new course almut completed in New OrWith every decision of the leans courts so far In hts favor, his lifelong friend, Ed Applegate, aeetns about to come Into possession of the beautiful rate course at Mlldale, Ky. .atonla. If Mr Applegate succeeds, this Western Jot key club track will Immediately wheel Into the Corrigan column. With such a chain of racing plants Mr. Corrigan looka very stock-holdti- f. En-se- x Challenge Jlu Jltsu Experts. W. Titus, the featherweight The Minneapolis club has signed w resiling jchamplon, declared that he Harry Kunkle, a Cincinnati ratchet was wtlling to meet any of the Jlu reputed to be a clever reieiver and jltsu experts on the mat at any time hard hitter and on any conditions. In order to deOrville Woodruff declares that the cide the much discussed controversy Indianapolis club has no claim what as to the relative merits of the Japaaver on hts services and that under nese and American styles of wrestno circumstances will he go back to ling the Hoosier capital. Titus, who does not place much Gregory. Clay, Reading and Cravln faith In the Japanese wrestling art, are eames that may become house- taya that his pupil. Nets Rampf, and hold oaet in Minneapolis next season Alexander Swanson gave an exhibiWatkins has them attached to Minnetion at Tuxedo park recently . The apolis contracts. Jap. Higashi, and an assistant also the southpaw wrestled. Davy Williams, pitcher, last season with Altoon, will After each pair had watched the play with Kansas City next season. other working, the Americans offered Hummel, the Wilmington second base-men- , to meet the Japanese. Thr latter will go West with him. asked the officials of the club wheth-'- r they would be wtlling to be re-onslble for an Injury or even death, t occurred. Naturally the club men neapolis. H. is gemriillv true. Few men have switched from the mat to the ring end made good in any kind of atyle. The two sports don t seem to mix well in spite of the fact that most boxers do a lot of wrestling In training end be- come fairly proficient In the art, Ootch is not built on the lines of a fighter either, and the work he has done will probably leave his boxing muscles in poor shape. Chicago Record-Herald- . Rote Out of College Athletics. Ralph Rose la barred from ell Michigan athletic teams by actioa of the University of Michigan board of control. The board formally decided that the great by competing without permission for the Chicago Athletic Assoc latlon at New York during Christmas vacation, had violated rule 13 of the Western conference, and was therefore for all time Ineligible tu compete lor Michigan. The stand taken by the Michigan board leaves no hope that Rose, the only hope of winning the Western conference meet this year, will compete under the Maize and Blue, or tor any other conference college. sbot-putte- Heston Will Coach Drakt. half William Heston, Michigans back, has signed a contract to coach Drake (Allege football eleven next fall. Hestons salary is fixed at $1,250. Hla work will last during the football season only. The salary paid ever him by Drake is the largest earned by a Michigan athlete upon hla first venture Into the coaching bust- Heston had flattering offers ness from prominent schools. , As Drake will probably play agalnpt Michigan next fall, Heston will be he first one of Yost's proteges to pot sgainst a Michigan eleven an oppvuent trained in Yosts style. , J god. As we cross to the buildings on the right we stand for a moment to behold a novel sight. It Is a priestess In a white hood and robe, who, with a tarn bourlne accompaniment, performs a sacred dance She waves her arms as she shakes the cymbals and slowly pirouettes three times. Then she falls upon her knees and makes a low ra- - clop-eloppln- little from last i. We may expect the renewals of t usual classics,1' like the $10,000 and M. at OGjP at troit, the $15,000 ef ths New York (N. L.) Club. Readvllle, the $10,0 o Charter Oak at Meetings for ths Trottsrs. Roger The stewards of the grand circuit Hartford, Provider the Ohio Four A. A. teams are to train away adopted a racing schedule for the lams and Park Bre in the report that he would 'purchase The grand circuit at Cincinnati, Ele rlc City at Buf- ihe Scranton club, tie will go south from home the Saints at Norwood coming season. with the Giants. Inn, Mlqne Finns Toledo Mud Hens will be begun with a two weeks' falo, etc. s Pitcher Bressler, the Boston recal- at Paducah, W. H. Watkins meeting at Detroit, from July 24 to Fournier Ha Pi Arrived. at Champagne, and Joe citrant, was operated on for floating Aug. 4. Henri home at of the his French motor Brewers left knee Des Moines. at Fournier, cartilage The remainder of the schedule is who racer In Flemington, Pa., on January 4. It has' wonllnany prises ta case In for each the as follows, being is believed the operation will prove on the date given: International speed contests Is now la seek beginning Southern Saying. 1 successful. He was injured in a game New York. , Wiley Platt, the old southpaw pitch- Buffalo. Aug. 7; Empire. City track. ler; would comFount said be that last July. New York, Aug. 14; Readvllle, Mass., er, has been released by Memphis. pete In the meet to be held at Ormond Aug. 21; Providence, Aug. 28; HartManager Fisher, of Nashville, American League Note. beach, Florida, if his car and racing to go through the entire 1905 ford, Sept. 4; Syracuse, 8ept 11; boat could be brought from Paris Clark Griffith la claiming the Amerila 18; Cincinnati, Sept. Sept. Columbus, season with only fourteen men. can League pennant for 1906. time. two weeks for the and 25, Memphis, Umpire W. B. Cafpenter, late of the The Frenchman Is particularly anxBill Bradley does not relish talk ot Oct. 1$. ious to capture the straightaway mile trades that will take him away from National League, has been added to beginning rewas of the Southern League staff, thus comWashington George Hsyt Cleveland. record in this country, now held by W. elected judge of the grand circuit, end K,vlnd&bllt, Jr. Whitley, one of the new pitchers pleting the quota. Dale Gear is going to give Elmer Robert A. Newton of Yorkvllle, 111., signed by the New York Americana, Meredith a trial with Little Rock. The was made starting judge This la the Amos of Rusle. is a pupil Wam&MichiaaLto Meet ile for the At a tUKjing of. the governing comThe two St. Louis clubs will play plana of the letter In regard to break- first time a starting judge as herebeen Into chosen, the Western Assoclatlbn si grand circuit has mittee oitWvjHlchlgan Society of seven games in April. This will In- ing have New York s magnate fell through. tofore the local associations It has been determined to clude two Saturdays and two Fred Abbott, the former Cleveland each selected their own. take steps to get the University of According "to President Taylor of backstop, does not take exception to Michigan football team a game ta the sale of hla release to the Atlanta New York with Yale next fall. If posWill Match tBrltt and Whits. Boston, Mike Doc n la permanently club. H aays he always played his barred from the American League. Unless Jabes White, the English sible. Yost, the Michigan coach, bee best In the South and Is perfectly willto Louis been invited, ae a guest of the MichiCatcher Crlger has signed lightweight champion, follows the excoach the Purdue University base ball ing to go beck. gan society, to the banquet to be held defeated ample of Joe Bowker, who team at Terre Haute next spring. Frankie Neil for the bantamweight Jan. 28, when the matter will be fardiscussed. Charley Farrell will be taken south Western Wlnnowlngs. championship, and refuses at the last ther team in with the Boston American The Chicago National League team minute to make the trip to this coun Te Make Football a Misdemeanor. March, and. If he can get Into condiwill play at St try, a match between White and Joseph. April 11. Senator Llgbtner of South Dahota tion, will be signed. The 8t, Joseph club is as Is as good endeavoring James Edward Britt has Introduced an Catcher Bob Wood has sent In his to raise bill, the' made. subenough money public most rigorous of Its kind yet prosigned contract to the Detroit club. scription to build a newbyball Manager James Coffroth of the park. In any legislature. He would' Catcher Berille will probably be The 8!oux Athletic club of San Francisco posed for from school any turned over to some American Asso- first baseman City club has offers suspend Instantly from match to Jack Nesserly from the expects permit get the ciation club. Portland sod Colorado Springs clubs. tbe board of supervisors snd he has player who Injures another, make fraudlent registration ' for purr use St. Louis fans profess to be imThomas outfielder and notified Tom O'Rourke, who Is repre- of playing football a misdemeanor, mensely tickled over the trade of good hitter, Fleming, at presJa the man selected by senting White in this country and hold the - president of the colJesse Burkett for Stone, of the Boston general report to head the Colorado ent, that he will put on Britt and Americans. Burkett was entirely too with the student. Springs baseball nine for the com- White If the Englishman comes to this lege equally guilty folMound to the City please surly ing year. Is not anxious country. While White Jenkins Downs Carkeek. lowers of the game. to come to this country to fight, it Is has a At San Francisco, Cxi., Jan. II Doc van this league saya Patsy more ts there that fact thought the Tom Jenkine -- defeated Jack Carkeek the National yktnned to death on third Joseph Sale Is Denied. President Chamberlain denies the money to be made here will Induce for the worlds championship at catch-basemen He considers Leach the only catch-can s third baseman In the senior report sent out from Omaha that the bim to make the trip. wrestling In two straight as falls. ' The first fall was woa against five such In the St Joseph Western league baseball league club has been sold to in 17 minutes and 3d seconds and tbe American. Wrestlers snd Fighters. Roy Runcle of St. Paul, south Is down to be starred James J. Jeffries struck a good note second In 4 minutes. Carkeeks age Lajoie supposed to be representing this spring as the headliner of the pro- the Tebeau and Burns Interests The when he advised Frank Ootch to stick told on him, and his old skill was not citizens of St, Joseph have raised a to the wrestling game and not try to ticeably lacking. Jenkins won the first fession. He Is to be billed on fund of $4,000 with which to start the win honors In the prize ring. Jeff" fall In 17:30 with a bar wrist and halt the of as boss batter posters whole world. Comes pretty hear to local team next setson, and Chamber with saying that good Nelson hold. He won the second fa! Is credited lain w'M continue si Its head. " and this with a half Nelson and body hold wrestlers make ire deserving the title, too. refused. Titus, Swanson snd Rampf claim that this their usual way of ' sidestepping a match. Catcher-Outfielde- r Will-purse- " - "J ri-- fT"" 7 At the Temple of leyasu. Across the bridge and we are near the temples placed by the great Shogun leyasu and hts son. ieyamltsu. the end and climax of our pilgrimage. They are approached by numberless d stone steps, as broad as a highway, end hanked on both sides by wells of huge stone blocks perfectly High fitted end velvety with moss above tower' those huge cryptomerlas, which filter e dim, checkered light nee up the through their branches, steps and through a great arch and we ere in the temples courtyard, s .harmony of subdued color, with Its grey stone flagging snd numberless stone lanterns. At the d far end stand the temples, snd to the left, rising tier on tier, la a huge red pagoda trimmed with gold and hung with golden bells. gateway through The which we must pass Is guarded on each side by two red demons, their hatred, while ,feewrinkled In angry lu their hands they brandish swords end darts. But why is the flowered design of the left lnnpr pillars supporting the erchwsy upside dtfwn? We wonder at such a mistake. That Is e the builders were afraid the be envious of their work would gods If It were entirely perfect, so they pur. Inside the error. posely made this we are In another stone-flaggeind gateway quadrangle. Directly across the wty end to the left end right are temple- - We start toward the temple e opposite, but ere stopped by turn to find, fJrectJy snd aound, tng moss-covere- moss-covere- white-pillare- lie-caus- d - Mlnne-spolitsn- U-- m Can-tlllon- t leyaau Temple ahead, and behold a group of small ladles under Urge paper umbrellas and carrying each her school books. They are shy and crowd one another to get past. s, at Great Gate. laaro, receiving on the mat before her a shower of Copper coins. The buildings to the right ere after the manner of cloisters, low and ram' The bltng, with a pillared portico. paneling in the interior is ell la red and gold snd black. These rooms are the depositories of Shoguns trappings There are silks, brocades and masks In open cases, gold and silver armor on boxes the walls, and bound with tasseled cord of gold and red. Overcome with the splendor of It all we take our way back through' the gate and ascend an stone other flight of steps to the burial place of leyasu, ths greatest of the Shoguns. A simple stone quadrangular fence Incloses a plain bronze tomb, thrown into everlasting shade by those giant trees that stand like sentinels above the man that planted "them. Of all the places this Is the most Imposing, as It stands In dignified and lonely silence. Let us contemplate It for a time end then slowly retrace our steps to ths temples, snd from the temples down the greet stone stairway and across the bridge to our hotel, which lies among the trees back from the road. Our pilgrimage Is over demon-guarde- d moss-mantle- d Invsntdr's Reward. grandson of Gen Shrapnel, who Invented. In 1804, the missile that has e cut such a figure in the war. Is endeavoring to obtain from the British government some, at least of the $30,000 his grandfather spent for the benqflt of his country, receiving for that and his invention no recognition, and dying poor and A Russo-Japanes- brokenhearted.' inventor. efer the manaer i s lit Sun-day- 11 anti-footba- ll - - x first-clas- -- three-shee- - -- |
