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BIG ATHLETIC CLUBS WILL CONSOLIDATE The New Jen*} and Knickerbocker Or ganization* to Join Forces—One Peculiar Result of the Increased Interest In Outdoor Sports. VMM yurrr tut* AmMI • #Mil 9* IMIA _ _jai't fti-r illimri'l 1 *mt+mm** 40 ___ .« - m i I - ,riar *m*mi* aHA*II a#'* ticiir a*ma A»Ar4 !•** ** *•*-- f f-,# f- ,:*> tMMi ♦ 4m Iw»w ft * -f Sr»* »s#»i t|t "AK *Wti» ■■ *** • «|f|i gijjin iA#* Aa* h**n tr I *' *"i at 'ark 4 .«tl.».<*a*n thteuM* tA* IwrtlUllit 4fci •« grm* mmmr mi tfc* 9rm9m**mmm m*m* 1t • . m t mfit rtf »t», li affair*, fltil IM fart that a*t #•»** «#f» »«♦ Ora artimp «rfc «<"«■* n tfcrr a*4 fc*rn ifrti#toii»M fK attract aa# rtniw! Ar ftw* ftie »- ar Ac** A# ®>l» t loariTiftitly *t moat M*»A for of liar Xh# trmb „f tb<* maltar m>m» to W that AiwariraiMi trr not w»t* o4ara to ait or «U»4 ami mmteh a few # rr lyntttfr* ta aoma toft of athlrftr Hi, o(.||ng Orat laufftit waw iM aovnn tfi* |ojr» ®f a* aftamo’O a|»rt»t Hi tha ofiaf» atr ami tha ?**f»HW*ial multi fr from the • > tirrtar tad n thu* yalnad *f »t* rocmtlf. however, another aj>< rt and uat bmmt fitted for l> ,|4# of alt «cr«. the «*!d*r folk, haa rained thoyaovida th**it mnd* of adherent*. K* *r> ia fda> * lot coif Tht b**!d that thla «»M ffcnotrh •uniF Hit ink#* «*» pcviftt# of alt rtaaaea la mmt htnit a nd-rfii! It titvli a fa* cut>ar IfifluriMO wlikh <'om|>rla many e - 4(* \ , * vho go. to see tha game prepared to in-oft and makr fun of the players re main to praise and apeedtly become en thuaiasU. The effect# of thi# desire on the part of almoat every one to indulge in aonie sort of athletics have resulted in many other ways besides the one mentioned of decreasing the numbers at baseball games and other events. Athletic club* and others of like char acter find It difficult to make both end* meet, for although at first sight It would appear that the greater interest in physical exercise would benefit such Institutions, a little thought will con vince any one of the contrary. Of course many people have Joined athlet ic clubs who a few years ago would not have thought of doing so, but It must be remembered that many clubs cannot pay expenses from membership dues and have to make up the deficiency by jncans of special events. The members and general public who in past years used to flock to these affairs now are away golfing on the links, bicycling in the country or otherwise Indulging In their new found pleasures, leaving the club officials to stare ruefully at sparse ly filled grand stands and empty bleach ers One of the largest and best known athletic clubs in this country to feel the effect of this withdrawal of support from athletic meets is the New Jersey Athletic club, which has Its clubhouse and grounds at Bayonne, N. J. The organisation has always been noted for the attention It paid to field and track events and the carnivals of sport held there every year are well known all over the country and attraot the cream of our athletes to take part In them. Some of the finest athletes In the world have been members of this organisa tion. The club has relied on the receipts of these games to help run the club, and when last year one or two of the days ' The DR/ma Amd /nil Flier II . ...... ... rrfir , ~i ?i "*r a it/ L 1 l u vfn™ 1 ™ 1 imun? * har laaMHiajf thorn taam (nahia ttat rt** yafattetl a 1 «iM* I §**'**--•>» net hark Tht* u= KJh‘‘ i *- If' ' ;3 Jsj - “s»ast-Ml fewfs 3STT: V <7 M4 *** ~ r^r ■Mwi I H U,B M«we»- t.. S 'ShN*^ i»'iH i If I . ' TMt / i mortgages. While looking around for idans to overcome the difficulty a very happy solution suggested Itself and that was to consolidate with ihc Knick erbocker Athletic club of New York, which occupies the old home of the once renowned Manhattan AthleiU caib on Madison avenue. The Knickerbocker Athletic club has only been in existence a little over two years, but In that short space of time has managed to gain a name for itself In amateur athletic rirclts. The club has taken the famous "cherry diamond" of the Manhatlans as Its emblem, and once more the Insignia is seen to the front at many an athletic gathering. The Knickerbockers, while possessing a magnificently appointed clubhouse fitted up with every appliance for phys ical exercise as as many other ar rangements for the comfort and conven ience of their members, have no coun try place or grounds where they can in dulge. In. outdoor sports. Vice versa the New Jersey Athletic club has beauti fully situated grounds on the shores of Newark bay about eight miles from New York, with a fine running track, baseball diamond, cricket oval and foot ball ground, with excellent facilities for rowing and salltng, but the clubhouse is not convenient for, winter use for the members and has not mUf.y of the mod ern fixtures of an up to date athletic club. The matter was talked over in formally between the members, and the plan was considered beneficial for both chibs. Mr. James E. Sullivan, president of the New Jersey Athletic club, has «•* tha n *,...*. n*hapf«» *th(h *&.«*# aa apt I „ . A,»« M 4 **,*. * w . - , iMW I i»* * i ,a *■*»,.* . annaf* set th* tl•« tfaah A 9 *, j i «(**«** ?■%.* || ha* «0 | I f !,i - fit- -t «•*•« *»fk- * ? *-■:■ *-**%s■* aaiNt’a***- h, 'imatl l ha •thtaOta * ** r%. j n* %.#■• *!■«*■■ i* •’ mhaflaMpm • i hNt s *•-1 hh ** d% a Amo* or aa * | ta ah. fha jaat a aai tta* loaamaa r* - [ * •»<«#- t-jaiyr aa Hair- Taaii aaal aaaNraf | *MI fw-t 11 till i That*' la a i *»«.f ■*’ * i f* »t i rt> t * aa tmi aa a j i ts n-witinnit aami ju rmural layhaoMMac. atynaa i Tta*#* i« a »i "«m4Tt ImiH *» »*a • i m%*«* mp> ami rrairrmit 9m the «a «f tha 1 >ji> nif 11 ra.. ?f#ffha* * 4 * * tan eiah> |Na* - a n O 0 _ Q_-I—_U e. u ssf.? n|| prs&: J} f \ * THE KNICKERBOCKER ATHLET,C CLUB. i those who play the game will soon, find that the dub has made Ample itrrttigc ’ ments for them In this important* es- I senttal. f’HARLES E. EDWAEDI£P The <|»rer Property Man. There was a funny Incident that probably passed unnoticed liy the ma jority of the audience during the per formance of a new play In a small city the other night. One of the characters opened a bottle of property wine tcold j tea), and shortly after she pulled the ; cork the property moo, whose duty It ; was to furnish the necessary popping 1 round that Is supposed to ensue when I champagne is opened, pushed the door | n irest the table where the bottle was | being opened and ’popped,’' shutting ; the door hastily, as though he had some 1 more Important business to attend to. Property men do these funny little things now and then, fine time, when l Couldock was starring, there was a | scene in which ho counted ihse' strokes i of the midnight Kell, and he ItaJl eount ed up to 12 when the profigdy man , - truck 1:1. OouMdrk roared and i dived through th-- scene with murder ! in his *jy, but ’ props’’ dropped the I bell and flew to the loft, where he re -1 malned until the play was over. There are two new theaters in New Orleans—the Tulane and the Orescent-- and ah that separates them is an alley. More singular still, they arc owned by the same company. THE STAOE NEVs" YORK. Arttir CrHfi* BrceiUy Crli , Krhct **A i alooUU GW’* M I'roJoccJ *jr Sonera other Maiten 0 la tcrcM y Tid ier Goen. MgMMf tn. I If N Watte** tew M kftete te W I. Wtewi* Mi te* wtwtew . » «t*t* »te*» 4a* » Oh awa iMte te I i « t > *.•!.* : * iat«wi •M*. «a* I «f fMjiw te tea ate. tet te4 a VateH* I mi kaata, awiaaaa tte . ala. aa*.* a*aW4 a* 1 * **.*■ aaa*4 4a. ten* <te a4*aataa*'» <4 >* atartf aa4 I ( a<au*a< nwia.*! it *wM nwt*. at the hands hi Mr. Sothern's magnificent company would he u sorry thing In deed, ' Mr. So them concluded to go In for something which for him would be a novelty, and he therefore produced "A Colonial <ilrl.’ a "new play of old New York.’’ according to the programme. The authors are draco Elvlngston Fur nlss and Abhy Hago Kiohardson, the hit ter of whom I remember onto w rote an excellent dramatic version of Murk Twain's “The Prince and 1h- Pauper ’ for Elsie Eesllo, who was then a promi nent child star. "A Colonial Girl’’ is far from being a had play, but on the other hand it is Just ns far from being a good one. It is damned by the deadlines* of mediocrity. Illogical In many respects and really stupid in others. It nevertheless con tains enough of a story to Interest most of those patrons of the Lyceum who do not care to pry beneath the surface. The end of the play, when the hern, art er an exciting duel, is rescued by the “Liberty Boys” is as glaring a piece of low grade melodrama as one would ex pect to find at the Bowery houses de voted to the exploitation of that form of dramatee entertainment. Than, too, the place itjtotnetbing of a,Waterloo tor Rowland Buokstone. who in hi* Lime has played many purl* and played most of them well and none of them badly. Mu! in "A Colonial Girl” he simply butchers th* irascible Colonel Carteret in a couple of scenes which ought to be his best. In the one In particular where t awriraa hm* fte iaita* • ass a Mta ia. - * k >. '« v.* . * ftett a. < “H* taattaa. as faa lia* 'Waiaa tetatHtea S»t»*i»» iteWta *an* £ in fhbl they do really "i»p'.\k ** they pass by " ihfj nr*- not given to lingering In each other'* company longer than la abso lutely nectuarr for the sake of a P‘ peara nces. lardy Panvr rs. b; wm*- right which do-a not clra' ■ > appear takes up her rraldm'O In the hone r her haled rival and b-itm everybedv a roun d jiat about na aho plea***. flt allv. alter lit” En«* ||»h ofTlt -t* ha < tediously failed to ap pi-head a certain dashing apy. the \II- Inlneaa, Lady I '.in'. * ir. Rets hold of an In TiwtnHtinff l« ti» i fr«m on** WiiHhlnift ’n. who lat*r i***.«m* n flcnr»* 1 of Homo in f?i* afftilr-* **f tli !* I country. Thu n hip y■ t* tin* « ut raut-l youtvlf«* to civ** to *h<- «wi>>n(*l who in piirmilns: h*r Inuhtin I. Th»* !f»t* tor If, of roui*f, tho r»*:il ipy. Tht*if aft**r ho it* » fM*iti% from hf* owu hoUK#, from whh’h ho c oiuitv'.* to • rapo by nioan>* of a *mvt «l > r lerl'nij to a Fuhtorninean pawas*’. In Which there Im Htill i».nothtii 1 eroret floor. Th* villain of the play hn* rl<**l£nx the young wife, and Komaen. tnaaquer- Hdlnir in the ehitbee of a newly arrived and unknown British officer, throws off Ills mask and challenge* the would-os deapoller to mortal combat. In which 1 Ir is necessarily victorious. lie is egeuse l from his engagement to he hanged i little later by the timely arrival of (he 'Llti- rly Hoy*,' who sue roe. I In making ..f the meet rldleu!"iis finishes ever seen perhaps In u theater of tile caliber of the Lyceum. There bids fait to be a very pretty row over the ownership of the English rights to the dramatic version of "The Christian." Wilson Barrett claims to have received permission from Hall Caine nt the time of the publication of his novel to make a dramatisation of It for use ill En({land. At that time it Is probable that Mr. Caine had no Idea that Viola Allen would become a star arid that she would want the play In which she has subsequently made stteh a pronounced hit. But things have changed sin then, and it is said that Mr. Caine |-i now receiving royalties of more than ?1,000 a w from Miss Al len for th" use of drnmatU.ition of "The Christian'' which he made for her. Barrett declares iliut h" will do his own dramatisation of the novel In Eng land. and Mr. Cain ns emphatically de elan 1 that h" shall not. ns i|ie rights for 'Trent* Britain iw- been sold by him To <.'harh-s Etui mm iv Mr. Caine admit-- Ih.it tvj.ll- Mr. Barren was In AdstEtiin. #« had MINI eorr««ponilone» - with' •o" - lot - ill' '.on— to u play lo be made and used by th • ifttlee. but , mat the point nt.which terms tu- nsu- i ally discussed and contracts suggested never was eem-hed. And thus ill" mat ter stands. Without going into the merits of the case one cannot help thinking that it I Iti aa# *h j imi. - *m a ***# - a. aa | HUwt Tte tafarna - at tte TterH ( r»t*ht pruttettei h4m «ata» «• *■» 1 i.*< >4 moter •Kk tte plara. A manor »f a mu# >a»rat rnrfc tea ■ tenrtro* William It XV. »t » mln»tr*l lh< „ lh , arrviroa »f lUr# Komtall Ite t<aat In tht« .rtuntnr. tt worn* that Woof <toairo.| that Knwlall I .teaM <t<> h»« “turn’* la "Mark far#’* wh'lo iho •omia.ny aaa In tte awth. alvlna a# hi# roaann that tte p#..,.i# .4 that #o.tl.*n anukl *n4or«aml tho <nm l r.-atiar that that I# rlJl« uk»u». for of Ite hundroO. of ih. uaand# of tteatar I (»or# in itua inantry thoro aro n«.n« I m»ro diorrimlnaiinc than thnao ah* I in #• wiuth of Maaon ami Dli<a • tm* I Krmlalt o art l* loarntlally a *hlt** fa.# I mr. and it would hav# tern tte teiaht of fatty to rh.iilKr It* rotor althout rhanalna It# #ul»Jort mntt#?. Ju#t a* tt l« atMMird to run tte ri*k of mjurtna ..nr'a hard rarnod rrputatlon hy aurh a ah*lion m*kr»hlft which would not un naturnlly bo rwoniwl Ity tho Inlrltth' ut iiooplr of tho *outh, who are ralahty <iul(-k t« ’vatrh on” to Am- point* of real humor er llluatratod by *u« h a coaautnmat# artlat a# Kara K« ndalt. Nctur illy a# whui a* It tecam# known that th< lattor had loft tte XXVat ndn • lirl*. ho wa# Inundated with offer* from the boot vaudeville manager* In th» country, and he ha* nlrendy ar ci |ded n numbtT of date* at the protnl n. nt honor# In the vary !nr*e clttea. Incidentally II may he worth mention ing that lb- #nlary he I# rrcslvlnir la about lint! H x.eek larger than that which wa# paid to him hy W’e*t. N Tort vu Inlrrratloa I'oot Mace. An Interest : r.z foot ract- took place In Enslun l the other day—lntereaHng no ,l shove how old Father Time will Imp" • athl-tl * pi owe##. The con i st.mlv woe t laity Mutt hens anti A. |. l/own Tte format- w«“ “ cham pion t|..n!i •'•. yeai - lie-, and the I |at ter t • om-id u--d th- • now. i Mtiteli-iot 1# t!mu*t old no'.-ti to ho ; ; Downer-, fill her ml In# run more j ; ptobiitly than Downer and ill j i hi* rivnlt put t Oftv I her. The nr. wn* lone of **th* vartf*. aml Huteh-n*i wn* ■ •riven te-vt-n y.ini*. TotnH won -a*i!y. tint! Dpn nf r cniio -' Ha tape uhe.t I in I the toh rahlv good time of 20 l- > #ee | ond#. v-t tlnrrv ffiitrhi-n# an ex tniordinai'V Kprintor *’ tiji)'*. THs reemd of :tOO yard* In 20 rpcmda will „ t(jn ,l long time yet. ami it wa# made 16 year# ago- Fnoion* riie** Expert ltei-e. Daniil Janow#kl, the French the.# expert, recently arrived ia America. Xnl plncr Emanuel Darker came tn Amerlen In IS»t nnd ivre#ted the world's ehamplonshlp from the veteran Stein- Itr liaK a foreign master of the first rank visited this country. His primary „b|pct In earning here Is a match with the Kentuckian. Jackson W. Show alter, ex-ehamplon of- America, whom he challenged at Cologne. The latter seems 1,, lie willing to meet the dangerous Parisian, hut no terms have as yet been announced between them. After the m alt-a it 1# said that Jaaowski will make a tour of the United States, giving simultaneous and blindfolded exhibi tions and playing match games. May Have »t Purla In I!KK>. Fail \V Peabody has been asked to represent tit'- Aniaieui Athletic union in the Pari, garnet, .»f Ks*U. This Is giv cn a a reason why the speedy cyclist is anxious nr have Chair man Mott of the Xeagtm ~f American Wheelmen racing boa 111 reopen his <use. All of the In lllienee ><f the former organization will j be used to place Peabody in good stand- j ing. * Stories of The Stage. 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At on# bound they over lenp alt obotarle# and by tte almpl* I , X |. .||,nt of awakening In Quick's heart a near lo## tor rwgotby within IS hour# <4 hi* rejection hy that lady's nine bring the separated aw,-*dheart# together Tte transition »#. of murae. much too rapid lo te altogether crcd tide but. although a palpable »-oup ,|e Ih< litre. It serve*. #ft*r all. auffl t lenUy well to bring tte #urlaln down tJ |K.n * acene .4 general happlneaa. Fharb-y Hoyt and Otl# Harlnn. who has made a hit In the Hoyt pice#, A Day and a Night.” uaed to tr*v*l to gether with "A Itlack sharp,” In which, t.,,. Harlan waa Ite central flgure. Harlan wn* born In Zaneavlllc. o„ and I. never failed to grasp the hand of a I follow townsman wherever thoy chane ! ixl lo meet. 1 From the time they lef< /.ane#vllla the two never got Into a town whern Harlan would not soon run ucro«a #omo ' one from Zanesville. He never failed to introdu..- Mr. Hoyt to hi# fellow towns man with great gusto. There waa scarcely an exception to 1 mi# until they had reached El Pa#o, Tex The two alighted front the train together, and almost the (list person they met grasped Harlan by the hand. Delighted to HOC you!” cried Harlan. •I,et me intr.wluce you to my friend, Mr Hoyt. Mr. Hoyt, this Is Mr. Hcott I of Zancovllle.” Mr. Hoyt was duly delighted, and the : three prm- eded toward the hotel. As thev stood at the desk Harlan sprung off to capture unother atrunger. whom la- greeted effusively and piloted over toward the author manager. • Mr Hoyt.” he cried, "let me Intro duce my old friend, Mr. Jones of Zanes ville:" Hoyt shook hand# with the newcomer as he hud done before with a thousand ! Zanesville citizens. But when lie got i Hariun away he stopped him. and. tlx -1 ing him with a stony stare of ndmonl -1 tlon. he gasped: ■Orcat heavens. Harlan. If all your fellow townsmen hud staid at homo Zanesville would have been bigger than New York:” A great deal of English w it nowadays depend# upon the • iue#llon of marring®, which the English author employ# fre quently. A few excerpts from three plavs in New York which are importa tions from the mother country show this. In ' The I.iar#” Mr. Henry Arthur Jones say#. "Marriage# are made in heaven, and if once we set to work to repair celestial mistakes and Indiscre tions we shall have our hands full.” On the same subject Mr. Anthony Hope, in "The Adventures of Lady Ursula." Offer# this pert observation: "M itriage is of divine foundation— maybe. But when a building is com plete the foundations are not visible.” In "A Brace of Partridges” the come dian says: “It's easy enough to get married. The difficulty is to live after ward." Robert Mack, who plays in "Have You Seen Smith?” has a dry way of looking at life. He and some of bis professional associates were discus- ing a brother in the business who had i e centiy married. One of the company remarked that it. waa the bridegroom's fourth marriage. "It that's, the ease.” said Robert, "he'd better look out. He’ll get caught some day,” “(taught? What do you mean?” ask ed one or i lie party In surprise. "Why.” replied Robert, "some dajl j he'll marry a woman that will live.”