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2 ‘country. is) coming back Jed New Yorkers who don't mind dike a trip to Phiadelphia EY6 @ Ohance to see him in action. $8 @.go00d ons, \despite the fact mmy Britt secured a decision His ‘against Cax- entitles him to shy D. Sullivan, and thet Morphy, the “Harlem feather- sie to get the first match here MY Chocolate.” Murphy is ‘. to make 8 good showing against | former champion, but just stop and Ader what 2 chance Murphy would against Dixon when the latter etoppling over the best of them! | ‘began ito orate about the time ern, ‘To-day te 18 onebéteatvelr @ thind-rater, It Ibe little credit: to Murphy ff he gy i, CK'WARNER, once catcher for the Bianis, and te only born and bred] J New Yorker on the team last year, j, around here now ina Detroit unl- ATER LANDS ON REPBREE FLEMING) Hi “Gives a Raw Decision to Young Kenney When It Looks Cornel Had Won Bout ta (Special to Bening World.) ) GLOUCESTER Mass: Aug, 16.—Tho ¢ Glub took place reli, | however, “Referee Dick, Flem- ‘*o Young Kenney, of Law- Wille Cornell in @ bout of ee “—e_rounds it was (ebout am even thu. “th Cornell do- ang all the leading. he con- (Muwed tp do during the) encire contest, hip left-hand leads sedding Kenney ‘hegd “back repeatedly, and inthe last {Found Kenney was almos: gone. Ken- j Addement “ot aistance was ‘way Teads going to waste time ‘after decision of Referee Fieming was Joudiy tussed by the members; Cornell Wee So incensed by it that he went after the referee and, punched him repeat. edly. It looked as thought it were g0- ing to be a rough house for a while. but | : | Thomas Slattery, 39th Prectnct. WHITE COMING TO _ AMERICA AGAIN Jabez White, the Engtich lightweight champion, ts coming back to this coun- try in five weeks end will fight under the management of Tom O'Rourke, who handled Owen Moran while he) was} here. Wihuwe will be accompanied ‘by Moran, who is also coming back for fresh jaureis. ‘This information was jorweyed O'Rourke ‘Inet night by an English sporting man who has just returned from d. ‘The Emgilsnman also e thut White told he returned to America ~ Tom O'Rourke make all the matching for hi O'Rourke old th as White gets here he will match dim to fight all the good Hghtwelghts in six- round bouts and then matah him to meet the winner of the Britt-Nelson ter that ag soon auiet waa-finally restored, fight. | in completing the organtzation PORTIN “(THE WORLD G NE dh a \RECORD-BREAKING- ATHLETIC POLICE |Any Number of Them, and They Form Fine Organization That Will Be Heard From. Within a short time the Police De- partment of Greater New York will be represented by as fine a team of ath- letes as that of any coltege or athietic organization in this country. This ag- gregetion of stars has been brought to- gether by the formation of the Greater New York Police Athletic Association, organized a short time ago by Mike Cregan, the cop sprinter, who has won a “ton” of medals in competition. For nine years Gregan has been trying to | orgamize an athletic association in the Police Department, but it was not un- til three weeks ago that he succeeded At the present time there are more than @ hundred members enroked. In order to prove the athletic ability of these bluecoats the association held a set of games at Sulzer's Harlem River Park last week. The result was some fine competitions which unco: ered an unusual number of good ath- letes. The men who made the best showing at these games aside {from Cregan were John 8. Burke, of the Thirty-eight Precinct, who startied the athletic world by breaking the world’s record with the fifty-six-pound weight for distance; Edward M. Car- rette, who won both the two-mile and one-mile rave for the championship of the department; Thomas Slattery, of the Thirty-ninth Precinct, who won the 2%-yard handicap in 22-5 seconds; Henry F. Rope, of the Sixty-fourth Pre- cinot, who won the high jump; Herman Meyer, who won the twelve-pound shot, and Jerry Murphy, who carried off the 40-yord run. Cregan was the champlon of the two days’ meet, as he carried off the polut prize bY scoring 22 points, Other “Stars” on the Ferce. Some of the other members on the force who bave made good are John 9. gan, the champion hammer thrower of the world; Jobn Hynes and TOA / Army Team Evening World.) Aug. 16,—Lieut. | Charles D. Daly, the former Harvard | And West Point football player, who is| Mt present spending a furlough here,| has been aesigned by the War Dep ment to West Point for duty during the 1 to regular work t the Military Academy, the real pur- “Chariie’ Daly's being tae pyill be to asalst in coaching the foot- team of the army. Some time ago iY Was uemlgned to sevice in Pan- but’ this’ order has been eine @Nd he hax received ordens to Ao West Point, where he will until Dec. 4. From West Point Will BO to Fort Votten. ries D. Daly was captain of the team In 190, and was the best ‘back that ever played for the! He te generally conceded to LIEUT. DALY ASSIGNED | FOOTBALL POST, ‘War Department Sends Former Harvard Captain and Quarterback fy to West Point, Where He Can Coach the on Gridiron, | t ever! otal he one playe elevan, of the very best men d that position on a be ral times selected for| an s. | three years Daly played at Har- The first year he played was on Dibbiee' am, which de B Yalo at New Hayen, 17 to 0, Daly Harvard in his senior year tor West Polut, and at the Military Academy nlayed ‘wo years and then sted in| the coaching the noxt t Bin July hee been in Boston he has seen “BI Reid frequentty, and it is| Sery likely that he will rua up to Cam- | bridge occasionally during tr h the Harvard team, we only Harvard Nis services ils team, for Ds ensive team co! much for ry PEED MARVELS 10 GO TWENTY MILES cycling championship nf America | ought out ar Madison Square en to-morrow n'ghi, In a race Gy soeey the speed and siaipina ra to the linit, They ore iP Awenty miles, with a special | bid the leader at the end of | jmbe. ‘This insures a race that ‘Preaw the ‘hearts of every one the names. 1k wos nu hard Beh Vie blur y ders into euch bey Bayo one wud all ‘ie Wile showed. 'o bea wilt in ‘aa fi wt Hid as with the quarter-backs, main forte is long-distance ts; Joe Fogler, who showed his class at the last natfonal champlon- aces by setting a pace all the y for a fast bunch and winntng | ina desperate fingh rigit at the by Krebs, aid halt a doson | have ail bee D signed nd shape. night were Tecelved for the | Thursday night's contribution is almost twice as much again a8 fuced the mark at the last meet, Entries for, these races elogo; a! Madison Square Gurden. a Marquettes va. Murray Hills, Marqueties and Murray Hills wilt lay thelr third game of the series for the interborourh championship next the| The were! Amateurs are rallying ar cycle racing fa, in great entries last Ny aday double what opening "ra were and }ton was si xtye |familor figure at all of the race tracks OLD JOE COTTON DIES IN BELLEVUE Old time sporting men in this vicinity were shocked last night when they heard of the death of Joe Cotton. the “known turfman, who expired in evue Hospital after a week's ll- news, Tor rome time Mr, Cotton has been a sufferer from kidney trouble. As he grew worse he was finally re- moyed to thé hospital from his home at 101 West Elgnty-third street. He Was operated on, and as he failed to rally from the shock he passed away after erable suffering, Mr. Cot- ix vears old, and was a con: and in the Venderloin, well thought of. He owned some famous racing horses in his day, and was une of the bieavst bookmakers at the eagiern tracks a fow years ago, He was at one Ume ported to be wealthy, but 1s said to where ‘he was have been in poor elreumstances for |weveral yer He was a member of tho Met’. J.tan ‘Turf Club, which ts |mado \» of bookmakers, and ‘always wore one of their buttons in the lapel of Mia coat, The button is equivalent fo a $5,0 life insurance policy. ‘The Metropolitan Tyrt Club was not!- fled of Cotton's death last night by Mrs. W. M, Babcock, a relative, ving at No. 47 West Sixteenth street. “Mr. Cotton was famiNarly known among hie friends aa "Papa Joe’ —_ GOLFERS PLAY IN RAIN. Begun in Un- Vermont Tour propitious W PENNINGTON, Vt., Aug. 16.—Despite # light rain, players from all parts of Vermont to-day started in the prelim- inary ‘round of the annual tournament of the Vermont Golf Association for the championship of Vermont on the Inks’ uf the Sount Anthony. Golf Club, There wero Mfty-lwo entries, including golfers from outside the State, rn TROTTING RACES OFF. ° ——- Sunday ut Marquette Field, Tenth street and Becond avenue, Brooklyn. Rudolph 12 i fhe home team, Hl for tay (Special te The Evening World.) POUGHKBEPBID, Aug, 16~Phe Grand Circuit protting and packng races scl ot tay * John McCarthy, hammer throwers. In addttion td the above mentioned | men who thave shown up weil, the de- partment ili soon have two more crack | athletes in its ranks. These men are John Joyce, the ten-mile runner, and Martin Sheridan, the champion discus thrower, both of whom are on the elig- ible list. The association will hold a set of games at Celtic Park on Oot. 7 and a big indoor~meeting at Madison | Square Garden in the fal]. John 8. Burke, who broke Flanna-| gan's record, was born at County Sligo, Ireland, Dec. 20, 1877.) He was appointed in 1901. In a set of games at Madison Square Garden last year he defeated John Flanagan in the hammer throwing contest. ! Again, Feb. 4 in the games of the Irish’ Athletic Club, at Madison Square Garden, he threw the 56-pound weight straigyt away from a stand without a} follow 29 feet 1% inches, or within :4 Inehes of the world’s record, then. held by Flanagan, He ‘won the first prize, in 3 weight-throwing contest at the| New York Athletic Ciub games, March ii. ‘The next important event in which | he participated was that of Aug. §;/ when he proke the world’s record. Carrette a Good Runner. award M. Carrette is twenty-five years old, stands 6 feet 10% inches and weighs 105 poun He first competed in gaimes in 190, winning the one-mile run and finishing second jn the haif-! mile at the games of the Twenty-second | Regiment. Hie is the personel possessor | of former Chief Devery'’s medal. | ‘homas Slattery is thirty-seven years) of age, has been competing twenty| Years as an athlete and has been the champion all-around man of the de- partment for. fourteen vears. Slattery | defeated Michael O'Snuilivan for | the| championship of the department in 1893 at the police gami je has been a member of the force sixteen years. Otto L, Sauer has the records for the department for the running high jump, | shot-put, 10-yard run, running broad jump and for standing’ broad jump, He is twenty-six years old and has been on the force five month: SARATOGA ENTRIES. (Special to The Evening World,) SARATOGA RACE TRACK, N. ¥., Avg. 16.—The entries for to-morrow’ races are as follow: FIRST RACE—Selling: for \three-year- olds and upward; weven furlongs. Rail HI Gakieo...” * Miss Jordan... Judge “Himes. ack. Ratitn Fustian-. Shrine Stroier. Orgeo King Pepper. Celebration King Rone SECOND RACE—Steeplechase; handicap; for four-year-olds and up; full course. Conovs Buck O'De} EKnieht of Hurl Ruth's Rattler THIRD RACE—Solling: for two-year-olds; five 4nd one-half furlongs. Andronics Calabash Bteriin: Ingleside " Mine Point Blue Pirate Confederate Eawerd Russe add Jolla Mgabeth ¥, Astralt IT SeasSseReee = E288: Mintia Fisviany FOURTH RACE-—The @ratoga Derby; for, gur-oldy and upward; one and ‘om sixteenth miles. Von Tromp +++» Woodaaw ... Glenecho Mery Lark Calrngorty ‘Amber Jae FIFTY RACK—Handicap; for mare all axes: one mille. Gehulamite ,, ar : Bela i BLATH CE Por maid Ras anes: ie ene two years Third Alarm i ve Lewis Inionugne! ’ Crouay; Sm 4 He x Wits Glor WEDNESDAY EVENING, WS AND CO ATHLETES MEMBERS ¢ Sanz wi |PUGILISTIC DOINGS. BY JOHN POLLOCK. Joc Bowker, the English boxer and holder of the bantam-welht champlon- ship ttle of the world, has grown so heayy d0riig the Yast six nianths that he fs urinble now to fight at that wi Owen} Moran, the: bantam-welaht, of England. has accordingly ¢laimed Bow- ker's title of English champion. wWnen Moran urived on the.other side after his Successful trip to this country the first thing he did was to post asforfeilt of $1,000 and issue'a whatlenge to Aght Bow- ker for the bantam-weight ohamplon- ship of England at 116 pounds. Bowker a 120-Pounder. As both Bowker and his manager, “Peggy Bettinson. matchmaker of the National Sporting Club of London, failed to cover Moran's money within two , Moran hunted up Bettinson and asked him why he did not notice his challenge. Bettinson told Moran that Bowker could not make the weight 116 pounds any more; the best he coul do was 129 pounds, welghing in ejcht hours before the battle. Moran thereupon claimed the title and is prepared to Meet any lad at his weight in England for $08 a side. Although many rumors have been cir- cwated that Howker would make @ trip to this country in the fall and fieht gome of our best feather-weights, there not a possible chance of the citue English lud's coming over. Bowker's manager, Bettinson, has already de- clared he will not let Bowker fight in America. as he can make more money by boxing the little fellows in England | 4t the National Sporting Club of Lon- don. Want Jeff to Referee, Although the long-distance lght- welght battle between Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson will not be decided in California for three weeks yet. the followers of pugiliam there are already making the demand that Ji , Mlecied as veleres of the Agat som? made a ble jdt as the referee of the Root-Hart fight at Reno, Nev.. iH July 4 Another for Blackburn. Juck Blackburn, the colored welter- Welght, of Philadelphia, {s still signing his name to fight articles of agreement. His latest match is with George Gun- ther, the Bowton fighter, They will Meet before the South Sharon. (Pa) A. ©, on Sept. 4 tn a twelve-round bout. Although Gunther is a game Aehier Blackburn ‘should have no trouble. in isposing Of him before the last round mas started. Murphy to Fight O’Brien. Tommy Murphy, the Harlem feather- weight, who has !been phomised the first fight’ with George Dixon, providing the little colored’ lad comes to this country, has been practically matched Rouse O open, the clever Tent ior MERE Engiand, for ifteen rounds before the Douglas A. C.. of Che last week Jn this month. ate Pussy manager of Murphy. Tina, Aenea ie % is wa. Grueles of arrcement. U"M Mer the Stone to Reappear, Jimmy Stone, the welght of the Ayonia A. C., will mdke ‘1 wrance In the tow ot th 10 A. wa, Beat iver rid it Bion REN te i Bul at SHRUBB NOT ALLOWED. |. TO COMPETE IN AMERICA. LONDON, | Aug.) 16-—Phe southern Committee of the Bridsh Amat: sAsmoolation has refused pe 101 Te Rifeed’ Bhrubb, the lriian peep pop yale t ahi Me ht, | clever bantam- | ¥i Athe| & M OF BROOKLYNS — BEAT PIRATES IN FIRST GAME FIRST GAME. BROOKLYN VS. PITTSBURG. | Brogkiya .,.... 3,00 3.1 ¥ PittSourg V0.1 0'2 010 0 2 THE BATTING ORDER., ‘Gibson, | c. aS, Te 5 AM: ascent} i teitad Cae , (Special do, TheEvening World.) s.. > EXPOSITION , PARK, PITTSBURG, Aug. 16,—Brooklyn’s team oame here ‘to- day for a regular scheduledfame; also & postponed . event. was the. final appearance ofvthe Pitts- |burg team at-home for three “wesks” they start for Brooklwn "6-night. © The Premiers hoped ‘to’-win’ both, so jas to break down the Glanta’’'léqd, They: have five-games fn a@ row with ‘Brooklyn and lovk upon them as easy | pickixig. |’ Mahager: Hanlon teft jcharge of Mr. Medicus and started | player-hunting. Mr. Medicus’ buys | cigars for the players when. they win, and they admire his management, Be- sides, he- forgets to Keep cases on. the) | sky-larkers. | Two regulars were bowled out last night, but reported for | shape to-day, | “Doo” +Hildebrand, | the’ Princeton jcoach, returned ‘to-day from the’ Na- jtonal Commission meeting. He was jobasrined “because his release trom his team in Washington's claim was’ refused. 1 may ‘buy hin release" ington and align with Pittaburg. Vaehineton First inning. got Hall's is HAN Olt. Sheokard ook est wees pn Wagner's “juggle, Lumley forced Shovkurd, Ritchey “to Wisgner, Baton secured “& promenade. Geeslar put Ph nies ree scoring Lum: ‘ alay ‘w Wastes aw. RuNae thrown out by C mis three strikes and Ken, tomed ‘bum out at frac Clavke he 4 slasher down the left alley for two bags, Leach hit to Mitchell, who mate bar ait hand Aas ao? threw his man out. Ls ‘ gon, NOE ES teh foul went to Ber: Second Inning: Jewis gave Ritchey an ea: ‘and stopped at first Poth ead ae the sume way. Mitchell chopped on to Wagner and was an easy out. NO: * Pitehed, ball t) RUNS. Howard was hit by a siruck our. basen lert. ‘Batch, and i a} to sacrifice, Pl A one: Gibson Howard’ ran homer inetera tated as Batch. Clymer'a: rounder bound. of AWAY fo iit v. filed to. iheckara,” 0, 8, ‘Third: Inning. coe! he i was Mixtred Wagner ni agner Halt stopped Lui ‘| Xawline broke; and the ctallengér nar- ‘The double-header duty in fair | CANADA GUP’” ‘FOURTH RAGE _GALLED OFF CHARLOTTE, ‘N, ¥., Aug’ 16.—The fourth rage-uf the five In the Canadias cup Serlés-was declared off to-day. The ps sign, has two races to her credit, and the defender, Iroquois, one. The course was to windward and lee- ‘Ward, four miles out, Thé' wind: is atiout twelve miles an hour, with a very high sea running. ‘At 1052.20 Temeraire was dropped by het tug. Two minutes later her crew ‘cast a time to another tux and she as again in tow."A tewaminuted Inter the prowly escaped striking the pien Again a towline was made fast and the yacht /was pulled away... The bowepiit of Tem: gralre dipped deep into the water,as the Yacht plunged heavily. The only, eailing.yacht to go out ex- cept the racers was the Strathcona, the former cup challenger. ~~ r -The conditions .were such that the Start iad to be delayed. The wind was ateadily dropping and ten minutes after the racers got near the line they were almost becaimed. Troquots” crodscd’ the Ine at 11.57.08. | Pemeratre crossed 11.67.10, | They Jeft on port isck, iroqucis draw, Vie well and biunkeang rival. ‘Tem- ‘eraire fell to leeward. At 12.14 Mab- bett turned- about on Ftarboard tack, while Wedd, with the challenger, stilt held to port. The challenger did better apparently than did Troquol ine race was declared off because of the heavy sea, —-———— TENNIS IN SPITE OF RAIN. |. SOUTHAMPTON, L. 1, Aug. 16—The | lawn tennis players who afé gathered here, despurate at ‘the continwed bad Weather, began the frst round of play Gy.dty ba Die courts of the Meadow ub. A ‘mist wet the ball and’ made the and a long, driving with all the con- is H, W. Slocum, the former champion, and his adversary, A, M. Brown, were among the first pairs to take the cou They were followed by: Yalo's exper B. B. Lyoa, and G. Atterbury, G. A. Lyon and G, P. Snow, of Harvard, and others. Later Su rain forced the players to discontinue pl th the “following matches i viiation. alngies-= First round—Henty W. Slocum, Meadow Club, defeated A Brown, ‘Harvard, et, 6-4 I Blagden. Longwoo: Gough Chub, ‘gereated HA, W. Blew. art. Meadow Club, 5—1, 6-2; Karl H fir. Univeraity ‘defeated W. 8, meron, Meadow Club, 62 6-2; Rob- ert Leroy, Columbia University, dereat- ed T, M.'Robertson, Princeton’ Univer- alty, 6-2, 6-3, SSS alay, caught Wagner's high fly, How- ry round wuaeese et ROBERT ED i nadian boat Teniercing, of Fife des th 8" | ii | bi ki twice “around, | { | | | GREAT GAR NIVAL AT CBLTIC PARK First Regiment of Irish, Volun- teers Expects Biggest Crowd of Season at Its Games on Sunday. : A grent carnival of! sports is ched- wled' for Sunday at Celtic Park, when the First) Regiment of Irish ‘Voluns teers will hold ‘its annual picnic and sames. There are scheduled for com- petition a 100-yard dash, 40-yard run and 88-yard run, ja which the best athletes of this vicinity wil’ take part. There will also be a number of Bames held-ch'efy for ‘members of the regiment, including an obstacle race, medal-of-honor ‘race, shoe race and Sack race. There are.a number. of 600d performers in tho ranks of, the Irish Voluateers, and some keen sport should be Witnessed. There Is also down on the programme a game. of Gaelic football, which In itself prom- ises to be worth the price of admis- tion. ‘The Westchester team, 4 sturdy lot of kekers, wilt meet a team ¢om- posed of itiembers of the regiment who are capable of booting the ball in real ould Irish style. Major \@parles J.“ Crow)ey; \eommati< der of the Irish Volunteers, looks for- ward to the bisgest crowd that has ever been seen inalde the gates of Celtle Park. During the afternoon there’ will be a dvess? parade, by the "Ginties’ for the” oper events cun be sent to J. J. McHugh, No. 412° East Fifticth street:-Capt, -Bi-J. Flood, No. 26 West Fortleth street, and Dieges & /Clst, No, WoJohne streets! "+ oT YACHTS” HUG, NEWPORT?::: NEWPORT oR. fy Avg, : 16.—A gale, from. :the:northwest made sailing .dan- gerous, to-de¥,.andthe;eun of, the Naw York Yacht’ Glub». from thls, port; to Mate hisattgrnnon jhe Reestte aaitthe SM OURCER, BRL Ae WIRRE TOE é Viteyira Hi avetv would-be teferredvemt!l e! A To-Morrow, Thursday, AUGUST 17TH. New arrivals from the Tallor rominently among them are Splendid Eos of Flannel Trousess, including sizes for Extra Bi $2.55 Men; the price is Sale” in every sense of the word. Big men are enthus slastic over the Perfect Fit and the eat selection of Trousers at the mall Price," $2.55. Six Window Displays tell a great Trousers Story. ee,