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BASEBALL SPORTING #@ RACES “ Circulation Books Open to All.’? | PRICE ONE CEN' NEW ‘YORK. ‘FRIDA Y. APRIL ° 24, 1903. BAER GETS CORBETT DRAMATIC AS WITNESa Big Chief of the CoalCom- bine Is Called to Testify ' in Proceedings Against the Trust, but He Fails to Give Much Ammuni- tion to the Counsel Who Seeks Information, DECLARES HE WANTS TO OBSERVE THE LAWS. a Dodging a Question as to His Many Concerns He Pays a Compliment to the Oppos- ing Counsel—Crowd in Court to Hear Him Testify Before the Interstate Commission. Examination of George; F. Baet, lead of the Coal Trust/ before the interstate Commerce Commission in the Federal Bullding to-day resulted in a series of dramatic scenes, in which Mr. Baer in impassioned speeches defended the character and aims of the anthra- cite coal corporations and of the cor- Porations of the United States in gen- ral. The question of obedience to law being raised, Mr. Baer leaped to his feet in an outburst seldom equalled in ite Impressiveness . and dramatia d\}\.. strength. th | Ar-welcome you to proceed by the Sherman anti-trust law, and will abide! by the decision of the United States Supremo Court. “The majesty of the law;" he sald, “I respect as greatly as any man. None have better reason to wish {ts obsery- ance than we. We have seen too much lax enforcement of the law and none will be quicker to obey the law than we. Point out the law, prove in any court that we have disobeyed it and we will conform to it. “I am tired of this continual cry of you and your friends, who are assuming attitudes of extreme virtue and pretend- ing the business men of this country are enemies of the law, that they are preying on the people. They are as earnestly trying to build up this coun- try as those who pose as the shepherds ©f + : people.” “uu whom you Include the President of the United States?” asked Mr. Shearn, And before the Commissioner's hasty interjection’ could stop him Mr. Baer answered: I have no eriticism to make on the President of tho United States.” Boece Wan the Star, Mr. Baer was the star figure at the inquiry. He was examined by Lawyer Shearn. He was hazy as to just when -he took certain positions and was unable to tell how many mining companies recognized him as President. He could not remember the name of the last Vice-President of the Temple Iron Company. “He was. a champion baseball or football player at Yale,” he waid, by way of identification, Smiles at the Questionsrs. ‘Mr. Bacr sat in the witness chair tell- {ng of all the coul and iron compantes which he had been or 18 now prom- inently identified, his legs crossed and his arms folded. He wore a dark wuit of clothes ecktie, white shirt and cork In answer- {ng questions he frequently shifted his position in the chair, unfolding his rms, dropping one over the back of the chair as be uncrossed and recrossed Ib NEARLY PUT OUT. Young Champion Who De- feated Terry McGovern Almost Meets His Water- loo at the Hands of a Hitherto Practically Un. Known - Western Boy at Portland, Ore. HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN IN THE SECOND ROUND. Newcomer Was Fresh at the End of the Four Rounds and the Referee Declared the Bout a Draw—George Mensic Makes a Big Bid for Popular Favor at His First Chance. (Spectal to The Brening World.) PORTLAND, Ore., April 24.—Champion Young Corbett almost met his Waterloo here last night. He fought a iitherto practically unknown boy, George Mem- sic. The bout was scheduled to go four rounds with a decision at the end, Cor- bett would not agree to stop Memsic or forfeit the decision. In the second round the champion was knocked down, and at the end of a furtous fight the referee declared the ‘bout-a draw. Decides te Take a Change, Young Memsic tind teen. in draining for a month or more, When it was an- nounced that Young Corbett. vbe in Portland and meet all comers Memsie thought he would Aikce « to" He knéw it wag" a: lon, but he was confident he ‘would a good showing, 89 he got his friend Tommy Tracey to heip lim out, and for weeks they, boxed fast and furious twice a day. When he entered the ring Young Mem- sic weighed about 188 pounds. He and Corbett agreed to bréak clean and Jack Grant was accepted as the réferee. During the first round Memslc showed jymptoms of stage fright. He was clearly afrald of the champion and held back, The consequence was there was Httle Myhting don Tn the second rond Memsic had gained courage, He had discovered as other men had discoveted tnat Young Corbett is not so hard a man to get to and he cut loose with his left to the face and jaw and landed with considerable force. Knocked the Champion Down, Towards the close of the round he sparred for a few moments, feinted with left and then with fight and then crossed his left to Corbett's jaw, sending the champion to the mat. ‘The blow was unedpbcted, as all effective blows of that sort are, and toppled the champion over backwards. He was not hurt Jn his fall and was on his feet almost instantly, The round closed with Memsic outpoint- ohwnce, GIANTS PLAY HOSTONS: AMERICANS VS. SENATORS SENATORS HT TANNERILL. Washington Team Scores Four Runs in First In- ning and the New York Americans Come Back with Goose Egg. YOUNG WILSON PROVES AN ENIGMA. THE BATTING ORDER. Ww York. Washington. o Davis, If, . Robinson, as. Keeler, rf. Selbach, rf. Fultz, ‘cf. Delehanty, If. Williams, 3. Ryan, cf. Ganzel, 1b. Carey, 1b, Conroy, 8b. Coughlin, 3b. Courtney, ss. De Montreville, 2b. O'Connor, e. Clarke. 'c. ‘Tannehill, p. Patten, p. Umpire—Connolly. (Spectal to The Evening World.) AMPRICAN LEAGUE PARK, WASH- INGTON, April %—"In the Good Old Summertime” sang, or rather roared, Clark Grimth's New York players on their way to the grounds to-day to en- gage the Washington team in the third game of the series. The beautiful day inspired the tune. The New Yorkers are good ball players, but as singers— well, when a team of horses drawing their tally-ho balks, that's all that’ Necessary to know that their musical educations were neglected. The New Yorkers had a good warm- ing up when they got to the grounds. They had to get off the wagon and push it when the horses went on strike, ‘The exercise was apparently beneficial. Big John Ganzel*-was complaining of atiffgess before the start for the grounds. When ho got to them-he was as agile asa kitten, He did many con- tortion acts in going after patted and thrown balls, All the players, in fact, appeared on the field’ in practice as though they put an overdose of tobasco in their consomme. Americans Are Greedy. There are two more games, Including to-day's, 'to be played here. One vic- tory won't satisfy the New Yorkers. They want both, If the hard playing of yesterday is repeated their ambition is sure to be achieved. The Senators look like a team of minor leaguers in hington folks must be real hard losers. In the stands yesterday 1,70), no more, no less, sat in wintry breezes hooting and cheering {or their team to win. The good attendance was due to the Senators’ success in the opening game, To-day was the finest day im- aginable. It was Ike one in June. Yet only about 1,200 turned out. That was because thelr team was trounced yes- terday, But the 1,29 made a noise that fairly rocked the sturdy Washing- ton Monument. Ban Johnson wasn’: on hand, The players didn't ¢are, Ing the champion. Young Corbett's seconds gave him a severe tatking to in his corner ‘and when he came out for the third round he went after Memslc as {f to Minish him, But the unknown kept clear of the corners and made a good showing. In the middle of the round a misstep and a light punch by Corbett sent msic to the floor, and under in- structions he stayed there for nine seconds, getting up in time to save himself a count out, ‘The Aghting was fast and furious in the last round and the champion found young Memslc ready to meet him in every rush, Corbett side-stepped, low- ered his head and rushed for his op- ponent and rained a fusillade of blows upon him, but Memsic wes always his legs, ‘He smiled at every question, espectaily when counsel tried to find ol Just how many compan he was interested in. ‘Tcan't remember those detalls,” Mr, Gaer said, “The Temple Iron Company 4nd the Reading Company control sub- Companies, ifon,and coal mines. t's too much for me to remember,” ne eoncluded, with a wave of his hand, “E cannot rgmember the capitalisa- teu of ali the companies. Auuressive All the Way, ‘Wherever a member of the commis- ‘sy sion asked @ question Mr. Baer was on iw feet In & moment, hig hands be- ‘ina his back, shoulders and body thrown at an angie that would please @n army oljcer a ®@ correct military Then he would stride to the ro; um and in Geep, impressive vou Wer the question with el) the cour- tesy of & Chesterfield, He frequently “called down" his own ‘eounse! and Mr. Shearn, thew opponent. “What's thy use of trying to ref my memory?" he sald to his counsel, ¢ Campbell, Judes seipiet was monaaured ‘and selected x aati 38 ‘pieaniat The facts are not as A there. In many of Dis wild swings when he was attempting to counter his left landed effectively on Corbett's face, Called u Draw, The crowd was in Mnish of the tht and oatied the maten a draw, oy met wil ds 1 approyi say orbelt ad bis party lett oatly ti Bee aecidlon' oF ge teense, consi ferf ng is a0 awkward bo; ¥ of endu er math thats the kind. of me must 10 one Py I did’ not of 8 nye & wont for ‘ould b cH sie doe "Nims ta the ay ron fone nol back ip bie : at makes ood fi ¢ should ever come Mt aC] plent. to give him any Importance fh that be is pleased ¢ able to make as owlig 1 could. though. Bun Johnson Not There. “Say, L remember the time," sald one of the original American Leaguers, “when Ban used tg walk over to us and shake hands all round, Did you see him yesterday? He just sat in that box and had a look of you-fellows- working-for-me, and thet’s all, His hands must have been tled In his pock-~ ots.” Frank Farrel) wasn't here, either. Somebody in the grand stand yesterday yelled “They're off!" when one of the Washington players started an {nning with a hit, Memories of Aqueduct pre- sented themselves to the ‘‘Pool-Room King,” apparently. He's probably down there to-day, ‘That eaves Eddie @chnelder high chief of the New York forces. Whe fish food worked xo good yester- day that the New Yorkers had some more for luncheon to-day. ‘That meant more foolish base running. Jesse nnehill ete a whole lot of it because he was going to plich and wanted to think out a way to prevent Delehanty from jifting the ball over tho fen Clark Griffith changes his mind once in a while, though, and the working pitcher of the New Yorkers was not aseured until it wag the team’s turn to go to feld. Beville was dows to receive ‘ left-handed delivery. Long Works Tho! Crippled, The anxiety of the New Yorkers to win all the time is shown by Herman no Long. A finger on Long's right hand was split yesterday, yec he insisted on getting in the game to-day, The Anger is swollen to twice its ‘natural alee. Manager GriMth wanted him to rest a day or two and let Courtney play. ‘to aak him to Jack iran dam ow %, wo i were ity BO. The t ne i oun gic Manager Loftus has « new piteher named Wilson, who worked for the Athletics last year, He thought before game time to pit him against the New Yorkers. He also had, Townsend and er emen warm ap. Foftus's cholee 1s told Hee the > baseins order at the i ‘its granting, and dhe Justice signed the ‘of this} GIANTS BOSTON BOSTON . NEW YORK 2100 0000 00 30 (Continued from Twelfth Page.) Fifth Inning—Cooley doubled. Cronin threw Carney out; Mertes took Bonner’s fly. No runs. 0 11 o— as Lauder assisted Greminger out, ‘Cronin and Browne singled. Van Haltren’s single score Cronin. McGann died, Willis to Tenney. Mertes lifted one int right, scoring Browne and Van Haltren. ‘Babh’s fly fell to Coole and Mertes died at the plate. Three runs. Sixth Inping—Kittridge flied to Browne. Babb gathered Wil fis’s high dv. Dexter was bowled down by Cronin. No runs. Lauder safe on Greminge Bowerman walked. Lauder aled. Bowerman out ab stoi: e r’s fumble. out trying to score. No runs. oe BROOKLYN VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA .... ....000000220—4 BROOKLYN .... -..----000000000—-0 At Pittsburg—End of ninth: St. Louis, 7; Pittsburg, 7. a eS NEW YORK AT NEW YORK 3 WASHINGTO ewer cee eee At Philadelphia—Boston, 2; tly 1. LATE RESULTS AT AQUEDUCT. Sixth Race—Ocean Dream 1, Rosewater @, Erbe 3. — s AT ST. LOUIS Fourth Race—Mary Moore 1, Eda Riley 2, Spurs 3. bs potest rl AT NA SHVILLE. Gilbert sacrifi Cronin sin SSHING TON. ogoogarg 10 0-1 21000 —T S BOSTON IN THE LEAD. Beaneaters ele Silent Taylor's Curves for Two Runs in First and Again Score in Second, While Giants AreGoose-Egged. PETTINGILL IS A WIZARD IN THE BOX. THE BATTING ORDER. New York. Bos:on. Browne, rf. Dexter, of. Van Haltren, cf. NeGann, ib. ss, Mertes, ‘If. Bauder, Bb. Gilbert, 2b. ~ Greminger, 8b, Warner, c. Willis, p. Taylor, p. Kittridge, c. Umplre—Moran. ~ Gpectal to The Bvening World.) POLO GROUNDS, N. ¥., Aoril 24.— For the first time since New York open- ed the season with a hurrah, has this temperate zone offered us some teal spring balm to limber up the numbed and stiffened muscles of the warring ball tossers. Though in three of the con- tests McGraw's Giants have shown that the sting of the icy sephyry imposed but little hamper on their yimbleness, when they got out on the glistening dia- mond this afternoon under the warm rays of an uncloudod sun they proved beyond peradventure that a few injec- tions of summer ozone was a welcome But Buckinbenger's Bostonian of the Esquimaax genus, and.thous! they ‘played thé snapplest kind of ball yosterday in the face of the raw enat winds atid lowerlng skies, they ikerrise thawed out jnto all thelf sprightly agil- {ty under Old Sol's melting dispensa- tion, and when the gong sounded there was every indication that the speediest kind of a diamond akirmieh was at hand, Fans Oat in Force. . It was just the day to bring out the fans, too, and they marched into the great arena in bristling legions hoping beyond hope that Brush's bondsmen would redeem themselves from the shock of yesterday's avalanche of zeros that dropped them one filght in the Jeague's ranking shaft. They turned the ‘tables on the Gowanus contingent in an inspiring manger, and all that was ‘asked was that they rout the Hubites in the same measure. Pittinger, whose mist shrouded bend- ers puzzled the Gothamites yesterday, >= # >) was not in the box to do the twirling ar —— =a = ffor the Beaneaters to-day, though the Fourth Race—Brulare 1, Lady Strathmore 2, Bummer Ih. BRACKET HITS HARD AT PLATT. HABEAS CORPUS. SAVES ‘AL’ ADAMS Justice Giegerich Issues a Writ Which Prevents Sheriff from! Taking Policy King to Sing! Sing. To-Morrow. Although Justice Szott refused a cer- ‘tiflcate of reasonable doubt in the case of “Al Adams, the’ convicted policy King, ths afternoon, ‘the gambler will not have to go to Sing Sng to begin the servee of his term to-morrow, as Was expected, Preparations were belng made to take the millionaire conyict to Sing Sing in the morning, but they were stopped by the application for a writ of habeas cor- pus in behalf of Adams by ‘Jimmy’ Oiiver, one of the polloy king's coterie of counsel, Phe application wap made to Justice Glegrich, in the Supreme Court, the usual formal reasons being adduced for weit, Oliver acted in behalf of Louis Adams, son.of the policy man. This writ, which is directed against the Clerk of the Criminal Branch of the Suprome Court and the Warden of the Chy Privon, will act as @ stay in the plan to get Adams to Sing Sing right away, It is made returnable Monday and until then the gambler will be kept in the Tombe Fails to Discover His Influence) as a Boss and Holds Him Up a Weak Example in the Senate. i ALBANY, «Unyil 2 ‘Whatever else may be said of Me action of the three So-called ‘insurgent’ tors, Messds. self,” sald & Republican Sena- | Elisberg, Brown and my- | to-day, satel Brackett very ‘southpaw wha filled his place has the twirling science to the tips of all his holuits. McGraw, wno enashed his teeth from the first to the last inning yesterday, vassed around a crisp manifesto to- day to smash them out. The wiry little menager is far from satisfled with the stick work of his pupils, and does not mean that they shall fall in any rut of passing out gentle bingles for the ready gloves‘of the Back Bay in fleld and outfield. He appreciates that Pittinger's deliv- ety is no problem for children, but what the wants to develop is skill in Maing them out in critical moments. Silent Taylor in the Box, The early announcement that Taylor, the silent, was to shoot the horse hide for Manhattan today brought out all the deaf mutes In a cohort and they cheered his appearance to the last crack of thelr finger joints, It's evidently Mc- Graw's Intention to work his pitchers in rotation, though he will not take any chances until all the ig-2ag splelers get blu too early and too aften either McGinn |ity or aMiiewson will be sent in to If the batsmen from | FOUR FALLIN ANGE. AT AQUEDUC bury Is Thrown Through the Fence. First Event at Odds of 7 to 1. ‘The third race at Aqueduct this afternoon will not be forgotten in a time by the thousands of spectators who saw four of the horses go di front of the field. Few there were who did not expect to see the pulled out of the mix-up maimed and broken. That some one wy killed was miraculous, a The running was being made by Mark Cheek and Brisk, and they ‘were lengths in front of the ruckers at the first turn, Mark Cheek went to his) knees, and before he could be pulled to his feet Tenagra came down on top: him. The field the next moment fell into the wild scramble, Ws Harrison’s Jockey, being hurled through the fence like a rubber ball. A furlong further on Lord Turco-went down. Brisk had kept on going, Hi and by this time was in the stretch, fighting with Lord Advocate, which, a flerce drive, managed to head Brisk out. Talisman was third. ‘ at ¥ } eH THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Petra Il. (7 to #)' Clorita (even) 2, Andrattus Ege 1.14 15, (Special to The Eve: World.) | AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK, YORK, April %.—Fine weather, a fast track and @ good programme were tractions that race-goers found hard to resist this afternoon. Combined, these are ideal racing conditions, and train after train dumped loads of peo- ple eyes glistened at the sight. tendance was the best df the week, and, viewed from the field, it looked ay if a mature Suburban day was at hand. There ts only one more day of racing here. “Then the crowd will go to the new Metropolitan track, Jt is on the same route, only @ litte. further on, SECOND RACE—Knobharonten \ to 5) 1, Contentious (2 to 1) & teriude 3. Time—0,55 25. THIRD RACE—Lord (4 to 1) 1% Brisk (40 to 1): Ti Talisman 3) 3S Time 147.48, ; FOURTH RACE—Agnes (7 to 10), 1; Ninepth. (4 to vin Wizard, 3. Tieng 1 1.01 45. FIFTH RACE—Grand pire (3 to 5) 1, Homestead (5 to 1) 2, : Howard 3. Time—1.27. pin dropped back a couple of I then showed the way aie trod In the to drive hard to win by three~ a length from Ninepin, who a length in front of Wigard, i FIFTH RACE. Handicap" seven furlongs, Starters, Jocks. Grand. Oper yi. Homentend, 08.) J bay, Howard, Smet Altes, $9, ‘Dart Bonnibert, Start alr. Grand Opera, a hot favorite, owent the front at the start and maiing the running won easily and a half from Homest three lengths in front of bis hts... a jon So! This afternoon the stake ff ard. A cracking good race. wi urvo-yest-oles and upward; selling; alx fur- a Doudie fix -and Eloim and. the course is much better appoint- ed, There has been some talk that the track is In bad condition, but this 1s ture wa: the Woodhaven race, of five furlongs, for two-year-olds, The list of eligibles included the speedy Agnes Brennan, the much-touted Albertola; Mr. Bel- Wiz- ised, The other races were interesting. 1 head to the stretch, with Petra II, and Clorita just bebind, Petra IL. moved up on. the outside and Clorita on the rail, and drawing away from the Angrattus, not’ tru mont's Ninepin and Mr. Keene’ FIRST RACE. » 1-3 others they fought it out, Petra winning by a head, Clorita was eight lengths in front of Andrattus. SECOND RACi For two-year-olds; four and one-half furlongs. ing. Rushed to One End of Car Forced at Pistol’s Point to’ Hai Over Money. LINCOLN, New, April %4.—Pasi 2| gers on a Burlington train were robl of $1,000 early to-day as the train ' leaving the Burlington Union Ct this city. The work was. accompli mostly white the passengers fr branch lines, many of them asleep, in the depot awaiting the arrival Burlington transcontinental train, | Confusion following the . the robbery permitted the robbers Interinde, 108, alaack, Silver Dream, 99, J. Dal: , Interlude was the quickest to move, and he made the pace to the stretch, followed by Knobhampton and Conten- tlous, As soon as they straightened out Knobhampton went to the front, and, staying there, won as he pleased by five lengths from Contentious, who was three lengths in front of Inter- lude. 4 ey cd they appeared on board an migrant sleeper, The conductor porter, together with the THIRD RACE. ‘and upward; selling; mile and ‘Three-year-o! seventy yar 3 was done weel ake his place sone the Montauk hitters. were devel- were hurried into one end of the oF Starters, a and relieved of thelr valuables by Brisk, time etlon, ‘ni ae Platt is not Mr. of 5 our to vote Senator tates ve: 0 pari fat for Platt nate- y it, it certainly nasized the fact t unlyersally acce able to nor adored by the Republicar of the State as he pretended to think ie was to the fact that th epresented tos Senate. fa Phat: had to Cha WEATHER FORECAST, t for the ‘he queoens ar tc Fai i of the se Yorkers. } 4 told in ‘ollowing or the pla, ay for New York City aud vie einitys Fale might; Saturday cloudy aud probably rains igh; ame this 4 ator Piatt way with Seaator Br Mr. Platt said ate is pract atin the U able ortur he does permits him to ae. to qree ‘ of any National pallor, of th a Irman of Prt ing show acket and it further called attention toally alted mente: 1 only Hie Inters Albany eto did not aay ‘anything aboot the Mtatomenta of Sen ator Bracket! Te Cure # Ger tn Oar Day Sping. too much wisdom of his pugzle: TPE tw, hawever, ever maked hte final selection of hix sphere-tosser, untll ots peak them warm Up, and the least exh { stiffness i8 apt to change his At the last moment, ‘Then he waits to learn of the material his nents intend to place in the boz, to Be Earlier, Polo ect AN Games Hereafter all Grounds will % o'clock instead at VIM be made President if consideration of the Fiat tat there are apt to be man > games that dark- tess may descend on in those early spring daye here is the further con- derat that the public don't begin until (he summer mor its esire 10 Oeil eat’ continue throug however erm t satisfied with inning when he ° Wa tng up to hit @ During his men’ his men out on the sward and | Lor havoca i man, while the other held the back with guns. re Brambles 110. Michaclalt “ ‘They left the train between | Albert Lee, 10) 68 and Milford. |iwal cult, 115. tie. y 3 Mrhia’” tral. Whi) hake Riel |Phi 107, 513 $| times within one hundred mom. 100, 3, Mary. 018 1, 2] Lincoln. One of the veld i 105, Minder.,...10 1 netted $50,000 to the men bool. Harrison, 1 work, and no trace of them has Lord Turco, 90, 1 1255 been found. SENATOR CULLOM TAKEN ILL IN HOTE! | Cheek and Brisk were making the rune ning several lengths in front of the field. The big fleid swept on over the struggling jockeys, and |down went Mark Cheel Then Harrison's ry, through lef ‘the fence Ike a bounding rubver ball told the story of his fall. The field Tan @ furlong and on the tury Lord Turco dropped in the dust. Brisk wegt on and in the stretch was joined Lord Advocate, who in a hard drive imanaged to get up and win by a head Suffering from Stomach Ti Grows Faint and te Put to Bed, SPRINGFIELD, 11)., April Me 2 avat atrugale with the Masa rite Ast tunis one nan aueceeded snd, and he was Bi [nahan. inting ™ Firat Inving, 7 poiaer dau Dexter p an by pODPIDE rp ne aap " center io ind Boor t fy the his to center. from Brisk, who beat the< Talisman three lengths for the place, FOURTH RACE. on Biaket; two-year-olds, Cuilom, wao has auffered fom. trouble, became faint when I dining-room of te Leland gts and had to be helped to so He recovered In @ few. ie still in bed, orks. , Onell. tt elke . Armaan, i Afro oP poe eect ‘Tee Brown