THE NOKFOLK. WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FBIUAY AU GUSH 18 1109
SOCIETY
Plcnsurco of the Week.
Mrs. N. A. Rnlnbolt was hostess n
31 \ o'clock luncheon on Friday. Mrs
JJenr was llio guest of honor. Th (
lionso wns delightfully cool tuiil the
ilollcioun lime-hoon Horvoil by n bovj
of handsome young IndloH thorough ! )
onjoxed by n largo company of liulluB
ICurhn proved very entertaining dur
ing. ' the afternoon. MJ-H. 0. D. Iluttcr
field captured the high ficoro prize
\vhlli tinallcut prlzo fell to Mra
G S. Parker. Mrs. Ilalnholt WIIH as
Hint oil in serving by Mian Hurnhatn
MlH Bridge , Miss WolllH , Miss Butter
field nnd Miss Mllor. The hostess pro
them with pretty spoons. Mrs
of Omaha was an out-of-towi
IMr. and Mrs. John II. Hays Rave :
0 o lorlt dlnnor on Thursday evening
Jn honor of Dr. and Mrs. Hoar , wh <
nro soon to leave ) Norfolk. Coven
were laid for Dr. and Mrs. Hoar , Mr
and Mrs. a. 1) . Uuttorlleld , Mr. am
Mrs. E P. Wonthorlty. Mrs. S. M. Hra
rten. Mrs. P. II. Suitor and Mrs. Mills
Five hundred was enjoyed after tin
Kumptuous dinner of six courses. Mr
nnd Mrs. Wonthcrby decided to hav <
both prizes go to one family , am
jnndo the high scores to provo It.
Mrn. A. Hear was hostess at a dc
llRhtful 1 o'clock luncheon on Wcdncs
clny. Twenty-live ladles were seatei
at daintily appointed tables , am
.served to a four-course lunch. Tin
jilin-e cards were post cards with i
photo of the hostess. They were vor ;
iniK'h appreciated by the guests , ai
lUra. Hear Is soon to leave Norfolkt <
go hack to the old homo In Vlrglnh
to live. In the game of flvo hundrei
which followed the lunch , Mrs. J. C. S
Wellls won the honors.
Ono of the events of the suminoi
season in Norfolk was held by the
cnli'iulnr for the past week , In the
formal opening of the new Counlrj
club house and grounds. On Tuesdaj
HIP club was opened and about 20 (
jiorsons celebrated the event with pic
uli lunches on the club green. The
clny was a delightful one. A dance ir
oho evening brought the program t (
n tloso.
Master William Reynolds colebralet
JiJs fifth birthday last Monday. Four
l.ppn little friends were Invited tc
npeml the afternoon and stay to sup
per and the youngsters enjoyed It im
nie'iisely.
Personals.
IMr. and Mrs. Farr of Sioux City ac
companled Mr. and Mrs. Gillette home
amd were here to attend the funera
of llttlo Asher Gillette , which was
lieMd Thursday afternoon. Mr. aw
'Mrs. Farr returned to Sioux City Frl
.lsvy morning , accompanied by Loroj
Gillette , who will visit them until th <
first of September.
"Roy Read , who now lives in Wa
Kjanum , Canada , has accepted the po
sltion of assistant superintendent li
n sugar factory at .Tanesville , Wls.
! Mrs. Head , who will bo rememberce
ns Miss Daisy Martin , will como t <
Norfolk In September for a visit wltl
Jjer sister , Mrs. F. E. Davenport.
Miss Jess Ilorton of Stanton ani
TMiss Pauline Wachob of Plttsburg , Pa.
came up Tuesday for the opening o !
the country club.
C J. Bullock Is able to be out , aftei
Iinvlng suffered for several days wltl
attack of ptomaine poisoning.
Mrs. S. M. Braden returned Thurs
Ony from a four weeks' stay In Chlca
go nnd Clear Lake , la.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bntterfleld lefl
yesterday for Denver , where they wll1
spend the summer.
Mrs. W. II. Bncholz and son Ardor
returned to Omaha this morning or
tin r-nrly train.
Mrs. C. H. Allen of Durant , Okla.
loft Thursday for a visit In Sioux Cit ;
and Li-Mars , la.
Miss Priestly Weds.
A Santa Barbara , Calif. , paper says
of the marriage of the daughter o
Cforgo Priestly of Norfolk , Neb.
held on July 21 : Miss Dorothe :
Melissa Priestly ot Norfolk , Nob. , am
R R Smith , proprietor of the Ncv
Morris house of this city , were mar
ried yesterday at the parsonage o
Gra- M. E. church before a larg <
number of friends who had gatherei
for the happy occasion. As the wed
tllng party entered the church tin
sweet strains of Mendelssohn's wed
ding inarch , played by Mrs. Charle :
Tomllnson , were heard. Lohongrln'i
\veddlng march was rendered after tin
happy couple had been pronounce *
jnan nnd wife. After September 1 Mi
jvnd Mrs. Smith will be at home a
New Morris house.
Battle Creek News.
Another thunderstorm , with heav
vain , visited us Monday night. I
started about 9 o'clock. A big sho\
was exhibiting that night , but wa
compelled to dismiss the audience o :
account of the weather.
Mrs. Lconoro Snyder , a widow an
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. /
Barnes , Is another applicant for th
poftoHlco. nnd petitions for signer
nro being circulated now.
Merchants nnd business men nr
pinking preparations for the Bnttl
Creek carnival , commencing next Moi
day , nnd nil kinds of entertainment
nre assured.
Mrs. Chas. .Hanson and two chlldre
vlalted from Friday till Monday wit
lior parents , Rev. and Mrs. O. Eggles
Ion , nt Ewlng.
Cashier J. R. Wltzigmnn of the Va
ley bank took his summer vacntlo :
Friday and will visit relatives an
friends In Iowa and also will visit tin
most attractive points In Colorado.
August Rolkofsky was In Dattli
Creek from Tlldon from Saturday un
til Monday visiting relatives am
friends.
After a brief visit with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Praounor , sr. , Mlsi
Ixjna Praouner returned Monday t <
St. Louis , Mo. , where she Is nn as
plrant for nurse at the Lutheran boa
pltal.
C. J. Strieker nnd John Kahle :
transacted business nt Ponder Sundn :
and Monday.
GUB Werner has Just completed hli
new $2,000 resldenco on his farm si :
miles north of town. Chas. Werner
his brother , was the contractor am
builder.
L. M. Smith arrived hero Monda :
from lown for an extended visit at tin
homo of his daughter , Mrs. Frank Ul
rich.
Paul Bleborstoln of Lincoln , alsi
well known In Norfolk , arrived her <
Tuesday for n visit with Samuel nm
Chns. Plaksnls , cousins of his wife
Mr. Bloberstoln has just been up t <
Spencer , where ho bought n 320-ncn
farm one and one-half miles from towi
of John F. King of Norfolk , for $19,200
After a two weeks' visit with rein
tlves at Waterloo and other places li
Iowa , Miss Jennie Flood returned Tues
day. On her trip she was nccompa
nled by her nelce , Miss Clara Flood
and nephew , Master Bryan Flood.
Theodore Dennlnger has rented hi :
father's farm , three miles southeast o
town , for the coming season. Tin
place Is now occupied by Chas. Lam
pert , who Intends to move onto i
homestead In Cherry county. Wo nn
sorry to see Charlie leave.
Henry Walter transacted buslnesi
at Norfolk Tuesday.
M. L. Thomson has all kinds of cc
ment walks built around his fine man
slon on Third street this week.
Mrs. B. Langhoop , who was vlsltlii !
hero nbout n week with her parents
Mr. nnd Mrs. M. 'Warnko , and othe
relatives , returned Wednesday to ho
home at Ilartlngton.
Herni. Nolle and Henry Haggemelei
brother-in-law and brother of Chas
Hnggemcier and John Haggemeler , ar
rived here Tuesday from St. Charles
Mo. , for an extended visit.
NEARLY KILL
ROSS HAINES STRUCK BY LIGHT
NING , BADLY BURNED.
HIS TEAM OF HORSES KILLEE
While Driving Home During a Storm
a Shaft of Electricity Came Out o
the Storm and .Struck the Man
Stunning Him Completely.
Atkinson Graphic : Ross Hnincs
who lives northeast of Atkinson , was
on his way homo last Friday durhi !
the heavy electric storm which passee
over that section , a bolt of lightning
suddenly shot out from the raging
storm , striking both him and his team
killing the horses Instantly , setting
fire to his buggy anel stunning bin
Into an unconscious state. He parti ;
recovered enough to wander Into the
yard of Mr. Aten , where ho was fount
by Wilmer West and W. P. O'Brien
who had sought the shelter of the ban
to pr'otect them from the storm. The ;
got him Into the house and found tha
he was badly burned about the llmbi
and side , most of his clothing was
missing , being torn away or burned b ;
the electric bolt. He was made a :
comfortable as circumstances woule
permit nnd a physician sent for t (
treat his wounds , who reports that n <
bones were affected , but his flesh ii
badly burned and he has hopes of n <
fatal results , but it will be some time
before he fully recovers. Hail fell dm
Ing the storm , which did consldorabli
damage to the crops In Us track.
Northwest Weddings.
Miss Marion Franz and W. M. Bel
were married at Long Pine July 21.
Clarence * Campbell and Miss Nellii
Skirvlngr of O'Neill were married a
Oakland. Calif.
Narrowly Missed Death.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 7. Only six
ty seconds of time stood between Ott <
Nelson , a farmer living near Blunt
and Instant death. Nelson had beei
operating n header In one of his fields
when ho had occasion to go to nnotho
part of the field for a brief space Ii
order to give some of his men Instruc
lions nbout the field work. At tin
tlmo the extreme edge of a rnln nm
thunder storm wns overhead. Nelsoi
had not been gone from the header fo
more than a minute when a bolt o
lightning descended and lustantl ;
killed the five horses which wore at
tached to the header.
North Nebraska Deaths.
Mrs. Brlgot Enrlght , wife of Join
Enrlght , living north of O'Neill , dlei
July 25.
Long Pine Journal : Laurence Lj
man , the 20-year-old son of Roadmas
tor Lyman , died suddenly last Sunda ;
morning of heart failure. He had bee ;
In swimming with a number of friend
at the lake near Valentino and jus
after getting out of the water h
dropped dead. The young man wa
quite well known In Long Pine , wher
at one time he acted ns timekeeper fo
the Northwestern. His death came a
a shock to his many friends In thi
vicinity.
Let the ads help you to decide wher
to go.
In planning that vacation trip , th
ads can bo of real service to you.
AUTO EXPLOI1
How W. K. Vanderbilt , Jr. , Savci
His Life While Speeding.
WANTED TO BREAK RECORD
Clung by One Hand to Steering Whee
as Accident to Flying Cor , Coins
Ninety Miles an Hour , Lifted Him It
Air on Long Island Motor Parkway.
Alone In n big 100 horsepower raring :
automobile , running ninety miles at
hour on the Long Island motor park
way , Willie K. Vanderbilt , Jr. , re
ccntly performed an almost unbcllcv
able feat of good driving nnd coo
courage that saved him from being
crushed to death lu the most danger
ous sort of accident.
Ever since he has been operating
high powered machines , n matter 01
ton or twelve years , young Mr. Van
derbllt has enjoyed n title among ex
ports which the public has Foldem
heard. They call him , and moan It
"the host racing driver In Amerlr-n. '
Various spectacular exploits of tin
hairbreadth sort made his reputation
But none of his feats quite equals hi.
latest one.
Mr. Vanclorbllt drove from his home
nt Lnkevllle to the race course , whlcl
he helped to found , In his new $15 , < XX
Renault machine.
Started Out For a Record.
When he got upon the concrete snr
face of the parkway , over which par !
of the Vanderbilt cup race of lasl
yenr was run , the Idea occurred tc
lilin to go after the record of tin
course. Recently one of the profes
Blonal drivers covered the twelve miles
of concreted roads In eight minutes
lat. The young millionaire sportsmar
thought ho could beat this with hh
new car.
He sent the Renault , "under wraps , '
one fast lap in a trifle over ten mlu
utos , taking the time by a stop watcl
fastened to his steering wheel. Thor
he opened up u little more and made
a second lap In a shade above nine
minutes. The third lap was the one
he really Intended to be the recorc ]
breaker. There was no other car or
the course , and conditions were per
feet for n wonderful speed test.
With a fast flying start at Westbury
Mr. Vanderblltshoved his gas nnd sparb
controls wide open , and the big racei
leaped ahead with n roar of explosions
It boomed across the little woodoi
bridges that carry the course over the
public highways and racketed througl
the cutouts where It runs on the love
at seventyeighty and then ninety miles
an hour , with the daring driver hold
Ing It steady to the center of the twen
ty foot road.
The Renault shot past the big grant
stand , skidded around a right bant
curve Into the next to the last straight
away stretch of the twelve miles ant
plunged fonvard toward Central parl
away ahead of the record. It soomet
likely that Mr. Vanderbilt would covei
the course In a good many seconds less
than eight mlutitos , which moans trnv
cling more than ninety miles an hour.
In Peril When Crank Pin Broke.
But In the Central park stretch th (
universal joint broke. That Is the
mechanism that transfers the powei
from the crank shaft under the foiu
big cylinders to the driving shaft thai
runs to the rear axle. The unlvcrsu :
joint In a Renault Is directly undei
the little Iron scat upon which the
driver sits.
With tremendous force the big stce
mechanism , released from the c'fanl
shaft , plunged upward and strucl
against the iron seat. It had almosl
the Impetus of a cannon ball. The
blow flung Mr. Vanderbilt upward nut
forward. First his breast struck ngalnsi
the steering wheel ; then lie shot boat
first out over the car's yloplng hood.
By what seemed like a miracle lu
managed to grab the wheel again as
lie shot high over It , and for an Instanl
all his weight was upon one hand , like
an acrobat posing on a bar with his
feet aloft. As his body turned anel
his feet struck the sloping hood he stll
clung with the one hand to the wheel
He had turned almost a complete som
crsnult nnd hadn't been shaken off.
When the Joint broke , no more
power , of course , was sent to the rcai
wheels , so now the car was coasting
The plunging of the loose shaft hael
half locked the wheels , too , greatly re
duclng the speed. But It was still
going fast enough to bo death dealing.
Kept His Presence of Mind.
While Mr. Vanderbilt clung to the
wheel , the car turned suddenly froir
the center of the roael to one side ami
began to climb a steep embankment
It was as good as certain that If II
ever got halfway up It would turr
over upon Its side and perhaps burj
the driver beneath Its great bulk
But he didn't let It. With another re
umrknblo contortion he managed tc
grasp the emergency brake. lie
Jammed It fast and brought the big ;
gray racer to a stop with Its blunt nose
only n few- feet up the embankment
One lamp was smashed , but the ex
tenial machine was not otherwise
wreckeel.
Mr. Vanderbllt found that he wasu'l
at all Injured , so he walked to the
nearest telephone and called up t
garage In New York to send a couple
of expert mechanicians out In hit
Ilotchklss car. He dlel not say wlui' '
had happened. When the men arrlvee
at the place they found him cnlmlj
tinkering with the disabled Renault
He told them In a matter of fact waj
what had caused the breakdown anc
Beeuied more Interested In the tech
nlcal side of the situation than in thi
part ho bad played. New York Amr
lean.
The chantouqua will furnish olgh
teen popular double numbers for f 2 ot
the season ticket plan. If paid for Ir
single admissions nt the gate they wll
cost you $4.50 ,
Negro Knocks White Man Out.
Bob O'Brien ( colored ) of Kansas
City knocked out Bill Kelley of Clove ,
land , Ohio , In the ninth round last
night nt the skating rink with a hard
right Jab on the Jaw.
Twelve rounds were to bo fought ,
but O'Brien , who has been doing much
fighting lately , hael the advantage of
Kolley. who has not fought for two
years , In not only weight but practice
nnd training. Nevertheless , Kelley
put up a strong fight and In a number
of rounds had the colored lad guess <
Ing.
Ing.Two
Two ge > od preliminaries preceded the
principal fight , the Ilrst between the
two Housh boys Claud and Enrl the
former putting his brother out for the
count In the third round by n hard
nppercut to the face.
The feature of the preliminaries was
Young Donney of Iowa and Kid Carter
of Colorado , mlddlewelghts. Carter
was outclassed In every respect , owlns
to Denney's fast moves nnd quick
punches.
Kid Jensen roforced the big light ,
nnd announced that on next Labor day
ho would light Young Dennoy again
and n fast light Is expected.
O'Brien and Kelley entered the rlnp
at 10 o'clock , nnd were Introduced by
Kid Jensen. O'Brien wns wearing
bandages , to which Kelley at first ob
jceted , but Inter consented to.
Following Is the light by rounds :
The Fight by Rounds.
Round 1 Kelley leads nnd puts
right to Jaw. lie swings hard loft tc
jaw , but misses ; retaliating puts hard
right nnd left to jnw. They mix It ,
O'Brien putting n light one on face
nnd missed two for head. As the gong
rang Kelley puts hard left to face ,
This was Kelley's round. He seemed
In good spirits nnd led the coloreel
man a fast bout.
Round 2 O'Brien jumped out of hi ?
corner as quickly as the gong rang ami
rushed Kelley. missing a hard right
to the head , which Kelley ducked and
putting a hard right on ribs , danced
away smiling. They mix It , O'Brien
landing two right jabs on nose , bring
ing blood. Kelley is bleeding slightly ,
but recovered and put right and loft
swings on O'Brien's jnw. As the gone
rang Kelley landed a swift one on the
colored man's jaw , making him wince ,
This wns O'Brlem's first blood , but Kcl-
Icy had the better of It.
Hound 3 O'Brien is loading and
puts a swift right jab to Kelley's nee ,
starting the blood flowing a ain ,
Kelley lands right and left on head
and O'Brien missed a swift swing for
the jaw. The gong finds the men in a
clinch , Kelley bleeding freely from the
nose.
Hound 4 Kelley is doing the leadIng -
Ing this time and seems fresh agnln ,
O'Brien puts right and loft to face
then misses two hard rights to jaw ,
Kelley puts hard right nnd n short jab
to face , then misses a long ojie on
stomach. O'Brien puts two harel ones
to jaw and Kelley puts right and left
to jaw as the gong rings.
Round G O'Brien leads ; they cllncli
and in the break O'Brien puts loft tc
jaw. They feint and mix It close In ,
O'Brien misses some hard ones on
face and stomach. Kelley lands two
hard ones to jaw and a swift jab tc
stomach. O'Brien misses three to the
jaw and tapped Kelley on the nose
lightly as the gong rang. Kelley's
nose was agnln bleeding freely , but
this was his round.
Round G O'Brien , leading , puts a
light one on neck and In the mix Kel
ley lands right and left to jaw. They
clinch nnd In the break O'Brien lands
right nnd loft to the jaw. This was
O'Brien's round , and the gong finds
Kelley feeling weaker.
Round 7 O'Brien is up out of his
corner , dancing and laughing. Kelley
lands a hard one on jaw , sending him
back. Then they mix It , O'Brien land
ing hard right on the face and staggering -
goring Kelley with a right and left jali
on the jaw. The gong rang , saving
Kelley from more punishment this
round.
Round 8 O'Brien is lending again ,
but Kelley looks more brisk nnd lands
a hard one over heart. O'Brien misses
n hard one to face. Kelley lands one
to face. O'Brien missed a hard one
to the jaw. They feint and in the
rush Kelley lands a hard one over the
oye. Kelley Is bleeding badly from
the nose and O'Brien is looking fresh ,
This round was about even.
Round 9 ( last ) O'Brien Is up and
rushes Kelley , missing a hard left to
the face. Kelley lands left to jaw ;
they feint , O'Brien missing a left Jab
to face. They mix It ; O'Brien lands
right Jab to stomach , then right and
loft to face. Kelley swings for the
head but missed ; O'Brien , landing a
terrific right and left jab on face , puts
Kelley out for the count.
Kelley took some hard punishment
and did some hard fighting all through
the fight
One Result from Two Tests !
If you knew the exact llgures repre
senting the volume of business of
each of the Important stores of this
city for a year past ; and If you made
a list of these stores in the order of
their Importance , according to these
figures
Then , If you know the exact amounts
each of those Important stores expend
ed during this same period for adver
tising In this newspaper ; and you
made a list of these stores In the or-
dejof their Importance as advertis
ers You'd find that your two lists would
be exactly alike.
Sisters Meet After Twenty-five Years.
Two sisters met In Norfolk yester
day for the first time In more than
twenty-five' years. Mrs. Charles Ptau-
for of Sollnsgrove , Pa. , and Mrs. G. F.
Bllger of Norfolk were the happy pale.
It was -quarter of a century ago
last March that these two sisters bndo
one another good-bye. Since then
they've never met. Mrs. Bllgor came
west , the other remained In the east.
Mr. and Mrs. Staufon arrived for a
brief viBlt. Mr. Staufon says the Ne
braska crops are the beat he's seen In
his trip across the country. In I'onn-
sylvnnln , unless they got rain soon , nil
crops will bo burned up.
Great Game Ends In Row.
Norfolk's Standing.
Played Won. Lost. Pet.
M 0 11 .013
The prettiest gnme of baseball ever
plnyed In Norfolk ended In n row In
the seventh Inning Friday nftornoon
and 2,000 fans , who had onjoyud
seven Innings of fust sport without a
score being made , left the diamond
with n bad taste In their mouths.
tirogory and Norfolk wore playing
the classiest game of ball ever wit
nessed In the city when thw storm
came up , following n decision of the
umpire to which Gregeiry objected.
The Gregory team left the Held , refus
ing to continue the game with Howe
ns umplre > , oven though the objection-
anlo decision was changed to suit the
visitors , and Umpire Howe forfeited
the game to Norfolk , under the rules ,
with n score of 9 to 0.
Seven snappy Innings of rapid ball
hael seen no man cross the home plate
nnd Interest was nt white heat. The
Intensity of the situation wns In
creased by the fact that bets estimated
at nt least $ SOO hung on the result of
the bnttle. And It wns the fact that
money was pinned to the result , which
made a peaceful settlement of the dls-
turbanco between the two teams Impos
sible.
Row Came at Dramatic Moment.
The row came nt a dramatic mo
ment. It was In the seventh Inning ,
with the game drawing to a close.
And apparently Norfolk had just be
gun to find Klrkland , the visitor's
pitcher , for the ball was being batted.
Two Norfolk men were on bases one
on first and another on second with
only one man enit. So Norfolk backers
were getting excited over the pros
pect of scoring.
Hank was on second and Anderson
on first. One man was out. Neno , at
bat , drove a grounder between third
base and short stop.
Third Baseman Graham fielded the
ball. The two Norfolk base-runners
started down the lines one toward
third and the other toward second.
The batter lit out toward first.
The Pivotal Decision.
Third Baseman Graham , seizing the
ball , made a pass at Base-runner Haak
who was heading for third. Graham
was not on the base and apparently
elid not touch the runner. Hnak
swerved out of a direct line. The
umpire called him safe. The Gregory
management took exception to the
decision , claiming that Hank swerved
out of line more than the allotted
three feet.
At this moment Gregory backers ,
most of whom had money staked on
the game , swarmed into the Held.
Norfolk backers followed and in an
instant the diamond was alive with a
mob of humanity , each Individual
shouting out and arms waving.
The umpire clung to his decision.
Gregory fans Insisted lie was wrong.
Many of the disinterested spectators
from outside towns said the umpire
was wrong and that Hank should have
been called out.
Norfolk Concedes the Point.
Rnther than allow the game to end
In this unsatisfactory manner , Norfolk
offered to concede the point and to
call Haak out. It looked for a mo
ment like the game would be re
sumed.
Gregory Balks on the Umpire.
But Gregory balked on the umpire.
They refused to continue with Howe
presiding over the game. Howe Is a
Norfolk man. Gregory demanded that
Segrist of Dallas be put in as um
pire. Segrist is said to be a fair um
pire , but he was betting ? 100 that
Gregory would win , it was claimed ,
and people betting on the Norfolk
team were unwilling to allow a man to
umpire who might , as they contended ,
be thus prejudiced by personal in
terest.
There was no other available um
pire and neither team would consent
to the other's demand on this point.
So the game ended and Umpire Howe
forfeited the game to Norfolk , 9 to 0.
Umpire Howe says that , according
to rules laid down by sporting au
thorities , the bets stand good and that
money staked on Norfolk Is the win
ner.
There was a sentiment among the
Norfolk players to go ahead and play
the game out , with Segrist as umpire.
There was n sentiment nmong most
of the Gregory tenm to go ahead and
play the game out with Howe as urn-
piro. Both men were regarded as
honest and fair umpires.
Not Players , But Betters Stopped It.
It was not the players but the bet
ters who stopped the game. The play
ers would have boon content to be
true sportsmen In any event. But
those having money on the game wore
unwilling to concede an Inch.
Not folk pople very miicn rugrret the
unwulsfpctory en llr.g not only because
of the game itself but likewise be
cause of the cordial relations that
exist between Gregory and Norfolk.
Statements By Officials.
The following statement was Issued
by Umpire Howe :
"Norfolk , Aug. G. Editor News :
Graham fielded the ball outside the
line and there wns nothing to indlcnto
that ho touched the man. In case the
base runner should have dodged him
In anyway shown , which he did not ,
other than that , In case of doubt on my
part the decision goes In favor of the
baserunner. Gregory refused to play
ball and I called the game 9 to 0 In
favor of Norfolk.
"Norton Howe. "
Gregory's Viewpoint.
"Norfolg , Aug. G , Editor News :
The decision on third was wrong , but
we were promised a new umpire If
Howe was not satisfactory. This wns
refused , therefore wo called our team
off the field. W , E , Reeves , Manager
of Gregory Ball Team. "
.Manager W. F. Hall of Norfolk says :
"Norfolk. Aug. C. Editor News ;
I think wo did the fair and square
thing by Gregory by giving them the
disputed decision on third base. Thcj
then refused lo play the game. W. F
Hall , Manager Norfolk Team.
Captain Brown of the Norfolk tean
says :
"Ne > rfolk. Aug. G. Editor News ;
Graham fielded the ball emtslde the
line , and even If Hank did run outside
the line , he has tllreo feet outside the
bnsemnn. which I don't think he did
I believe the decision of the umpire li
right. We offered to call the innn 0111
nt third and Jot Howe finish the game
but Gregory refused to play. E. F
Brown. Captain Norfolk Team. "
Many of the Norfolk backers fel
thnt If Gregory had continued the lo
cals would have won the gnme , m
they contended Hint Klrklnnd. pitchln ?
for the visitors , was "all In. " whlli
Anderson , In the box for Norfolk , stil
had all sorts of reserve power and re
serve kinds of curves. Klrklnnd line
been shooting n cannon ball and 1
was believed that ho was about nt tin
end of his string. To back this eon
tention , those betting on Norfolk point
ed to the fact that Norfolk batsmei
wore finding the ball more freely thai
at any time.
Klrklnnd. furthermore , was anxloni
to quit and declared he would nude
no circumstances finish the game
Just how the game would have result
ed Is , of course , one of the unanswerce
questions that will go down in base
ball history of the northwest. The bip
gest crowd over gathered at the bal
grounds saw the pretty game and won
Intensely disappointed In the nntlmel ;
ending.
Klrkland , up to the seventh , line
struck enit eight men , as against An
derson's four. Anderson wns then
nnd over in tight places , however , am
prevented Gregory's scoring a cenipli
of times by brilliant work. Each tean
had landed live safe hits.
The score :
Gregory AB. R. II. PO. A. E
Anderson , ss -
London , cf -1 0 0 5 0 I
Graham , 31) ) 2 0 0 0 0 I
Klrkland , p 3 0 0 2 0 I
Ford , c , " , 0 1 10 0 (
Ballantyne , Ib 3 0 3 0 0 (
Lnniro , 21) )
Walling , rf
Burke , If 3 0 0 0 0 (
Totals 27 0 o 19 0 :
Norfolk1 AB. R. II. PO. A. E
Tottenhoff , If 4 0 1 2 0 I
Neno , ss 3 0 0 1 0 I
Brown , 31 > 3 0 1 0 0 !
Buckmaster , Ib 2 0 0 7 0 I
Luslnsky , c -
South , 2b 2 0 0 1 2 (
Schoenaiier , cf
Haak , rf 2 0 1 4 0 (
Anderson , p 3 0 1 0 1 (
Totals 2-1 0 5 21f ) ' .
Score by innings : R. II. E
Gregory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 ]
Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G . '
( Game called in seventh Inning , 9 te
0 , In favor of Norfolk. )
Summary Stolen bases : Totteu
hoff. Bases on balls : Off Klrkland
2 ; off Anderson , 1. Struck out : Bj
Klrkland , 8 ; by Anderson , 4. Time
1:45. : Umpire , Howe.
A proposition to play a new game
with Gregory Saturday morning was
made but Gregory refused to play un
less the gate receipts for Friday after
noon were split half and half and the
Norfolk management refused this
Little Mlssourians Sunday.
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 : the "Lit
tie Mlssourians , " of South Omaha 'he
fastest colored team in the stai. ? , play
here.
Stanton wns unable to come Satur
day and another game wns scheduled
Saturday afternoon against Dallas.
MAMMOTH CROWD SAW RAGES
Grand Stand was Packed to Overflow. .
Ing and Quarter Stretch , Too.
Beautiful weather and an enormous
crowd which filled the grand stand
and quarter stretch to their utmost
capacity featured thq second day ol
the Norfolk race meet. At 2 o'clock
the grand stand was filling rapidly anel
at 3 admission tickets to the grand
stand were withdrawn from sale nnel
the gate locked. It Is estimated that
l.GOO people at least were witnesses
of the races and ball tournament.
There were good races which
aroused much enthusiasm at the fin
ish of each heat.
Many people from Madison , Stanton ,
Pierce , Dallas , Battle Creek and many
other surrounding towns were wit
nesses of the races nnd ball game.
G. W. Box , George E. Jewett and W.
C. Caley were Judges ; M. B. Hoffman ,
starter ; R. D. Wall , J. S. Hancock nnd
M. M. Sornbergor were time keeper ? .
A summary of the events follows.
Class 2:35 : , pace :
Fanny Rlmlck 1 1 1
Connie Woods 2 2 2
Dnsh On 3 3 3
Dora Brontwood 4 4 4
Time : 2:22i/4 : ; 2:20 : % ; 2.21 . .
Fanny Rlmlck , owned by Lamb and
Butterfield of Nelson , and Conn la
Woods owned by Woods Cones of
Pierce , made a brilliant finish nnd
were the features lu all heats of the
pace.
Cupid C , Jessie Vail and Alda Mack
were distanced.
Class 2:25 : , trot :
King Woodford 1 1 1
Josephine Dillon 3 2 3
Felix 2 3 4
Patience 4 4 2
Tlmo : 2:23 ; 2:27 : ; 2:25. :
William Zulnuf's King Woodford
trotted a fine race and led almost by
a length In every heat.
Wants to Fight Denny.
O'Brien sayn his manager , Long Dls-
lance , would like to meet Young Don-
uy at Wlsnor August 11. Long Dls-
lance Is now training O'Brien for his
Knnsns City fight. Donny Will please
nnswer through The News.
Will Wrestle Omaha Wonder.
Burke , S. . , Aug. . Sporting Ed
itor , The News : .1 will wrestle the
Omaha Wonder In any town nlong
the line Burke , S. D. , preferred nt
nny date. Yours truly , Taylor , "Uurko
Giant. "
Fair Apple Crop.
lUiffnlo. N. Y. , Aug. 7. An npplo
crop In the Vnltod States slightly In
excess of that n yenr ago and 50 per
cent larger In Canada Is the osttmnto
made by Secretary Rothvu'll Itoforo
the International Apple Sltlpporn HH
soclnllon. The quality of the crop Is
rated poor to good. W. L. Wagner of
Chle-ago was elected president of UlO
association ,
Daintiness In Douh _ ,
A west side family that abhors all
products of the bakeshop advertised
for a maid of all work.
"Can you make breael ? " was the
question put to each applicant.
Of all tin ; maids who professeel to
own that accomplishment the mlslrenH
chose the one with the frailest blinds
and armst.
" 1 don't know about the wisdom of
that choice , " ventured a male member
of the family. "Wouldn't It have boon
boiler to pick out a sturdier girl ? "
"Not at all , " said the lady. "What
we require In this family , above all
things , Is good bread.Ve > half live
on bread. 1 am confident I have chosen
a good bre > admaler. A glr ! with
rather delicate hands always makes
bolter bread than one whose lists nre
like sledge hammers. Hrend fo bu
good needs to bo coddled in the knead
ing. The Hu'ht lingered do that In-
Hllnc-llvely , but the heavy bunded slam
and bang the very life out of the
dough. " New York Globe.
MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT RACE
Fastest Modern Vessels to Revive Dan
gerous Pastime For Once.
IMvcr steamboat racing , the pastime
of the early seventies , when Marl :
Twain was young and working for a
living , promises to be revlvcel by the
challenge of Commodore Henry W.
Leylie of the steamer Alton to Captain
\V. II. Thorwcgen , master of the
rttoamer City of Providence , to race for
any amount from ? louo to ? iJO,000 ,
says a St. Louis dispatch. Captain
Tliorwegen has accepted tiie challenge ,
anel as soon as the wagers are placed
the race will be run.
This will lie the first real river race
since the days when vlver tralllc was
at Its height and rival masters sat a
"nigger on the safety valve" of the
boiler to Insure more speed.
The steamers Alton and City of
Providence are the two biggest and
fastest boats on the Mississippi. The \
probability of an old fashioned river
raee between them has sot the whole
river front wllel with excitement equal
to that In the early days when much
of the real estate In St. Louis changed
hands as n result of wagers em river
races.
Probably the most famous of these
was the race on July 4 , 1S75 , between
the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez.
The eour.se was from New Orleans to
St. Louis , and the Lee was victorious ,
arriving there live hours ahead of the
Natchez. .
IN SMART ATTIRE.
An Exquisite New Design In Barrettes.
Fans Match the Gown.
A lovely barrette Is of oblong shape ,
with a quarter inch gold band on the
edge and filled in with a lattice of fine
thread like gold wire , with a wee pearl
at each intersection.
The fan is more fashionable than for
many seasons nnd reflects the color of
the gown.
The necepted method of wearing the
dlrcctolre sash Is to wlud It above the
waist around the body to back , then
drop It to the end of the corset front.
Small lace straw poke bonnets , trim
med with luce and straw rosettes and
SLEEVE.
ribbon ties , are worn by three-yenr-olda
with white serge coats.
There Is a fringed effect upon the
newest purses of leather anel suede ,
unel It is & fad to have them of the
shade of the gown.
Dotted swiss ne'gllgee's printed with
floral designs are selling at $1.03. They
are trimmed with embroidered beadIng -
Ing threaded with ribbon.
Sleeve's are of vast Importance In the
making of a gown , and Just now there
scorn to bo new ones appearing with
almost every turn e f the wheel. The
Illustration shows two models , both In
leg o' mutton style , which represents
what is latest and best.
JUDIO OHOLLET.
Cautious.
Cook ( angrily ) Sue here , you llttlo
Imp. did you take thnt cake off the
Bhelf ? Small .Hoy ( ton of nn attorney )
I decline to answer nny questions
until 1 Imvc conform ! with my law
yer. Chicago News.
Who Is rich ? He who la aatlafled
with hla lot.-Tnlmud.
