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JACK BENNETT, WELTERWEIGHT.
Who Will Moot Jack Daley In 25-llonml Bout To-morrow Night.
To-morrow night Jack Daly and Jack Bennett will meet In a twenty-flve
round bout at the theater, and those that know the game and the men, and
are, therefore, in a position to talk, say that it will be dhe of the best bouts
ever pulled off in Savannah. |
Daly is a war horse, knows the game from beginning to end, has met
and defeated some of the best men in the country, including Bennett him
self, and can be depended on to give an exceedingly warm time to anybody
that faces him in the squared circle.
Bennett, though he has not so many bouts to his credit as has his op
ponent-to-be, is easily among the very foremost men of his weight, a place
that he clinched only a short time ago by knocking out Charlie Mclveever
Sn four rounds. His former defeat at the hands of Daly was received when
he was only a youngster, 17 years old. Since that time he has met and con
quered many of the best men in the business. He possesses all the qualities
of a pugilist—skill, endurance, ability to endure punishment, and to inflict it.
It is said that his leg work is wonderful, and will be a revelation to those
that see the bout. |
Both men have done good training work. Daly at Thunderbolt, at Neil
Gildea's place, and Bennett in the gymnasium of Owen Zeigler. The of
ficers of the bout probably will be selected to-morrow morning, when, also,
the men will weigh in. 1
There Is still much discussion about the Kuhlln-Jeffries bout that Sa
vannah failed to secure, and this discussion ts not limited to Savannah by
any means, but seems to be general over the state. Many of the papers of
interior towns seem to be under the Impression that the bout was to be un
der the auspices of the State Fair. This, of course, was not the case, all ef
forts to get the boxers having been made by the manager of the Savannah
Athletic Club and some others of the sporting fraternity that are interested in
affairs of this sort. The mistaken Impression probably got abroad through
the fact that many of the people Interested In the State Fair thought that a
bout such as was Intended to be given, could the men be secured, would
prove a drawing fcard for the State Fair, and unhesitatingly said so.
Though the bout between the "big ones” cannot be had, the promoters
of the affairs are nevertheless deterralend if possible to give a bout between
first-class men here during the fall, probably while the Fair is in progress,
and to this end will soon open negotiations with two first class men, noth
ing short of championship material will be considered. They will not. of
course, be in the heavyweight class, as the top-notchers in that are already
tied up with engagements that preelude the possibility of making an engage
ment to meet in Savannah, but there is much good material in the middle
and the welterweight classes and from one of these will be secured the men
for the Savannah show.
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THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1901.
NEWS AT THE THEATER.
Miuingeri Are Promising Sluny New
Attractions for the Opening Season.
A New York letter says the theatri
cal caterers are just now busily engag
ed in arranging what they hope may
be dainty morsels for the theater-going
public next season. And while every
thing is hurry and flurry within the
culinary or production department,
there is also an air of hesitancy in
many instances for fear the appetite
of the next season's audiences may
not be so keen in certain-directions as
might generally be supposed.
Yet, despite the usual air of uncer
tainty as to what is best to do and
what play will be most appreciated,
the theatrical bakers are hard employ
ed working up the dough which, with
in the coming month, will be ready
for the oven of public approval or dis
approval by the opening of next sea
son.
Many of the choice productions to
be served up hot and tempting in the
Broadway theaters early in September
urq now on the fire or going through
the various stages of evolution pre
paratory to their first appearance be
fore their audiences. These on a first
night are usually made up of epicures,
who sometimes forget even their table
manners in their eagerness to show
their joy or sorrow over the efforts of
the anxious chefs, as well as a long
list of minor cooks, including the com
posers, librettists, dramatizers, adapt
ers and an occasional playwright.
Of late years the foremost caterers
of theartlcal dainties have found that
their audiences of a first night are in
clined to dine with mallets and ham
mers in place of the old-style knives
and cleavers. Unlike the proverbial
ostrich, the New York first-night bri
gade cannot eat everything that is
placed before It, so it will be interest
ing to watch the trend of fickle appe
tites after having recovered from a
severe attack of dyspepsia, due in part
to having dined too regularly last sea
son on badly grilled dramatized novels,
not to mention the other indigestible
theatrical food served hot over the
Broadway footlights.
The places of amusement all did a
good business this week because of the
remarkably cool weather the metropolis
has been enjoying.
“The Strollers” at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, who have defied all sorts of
weather, are doing especially well and
will probably be drawing full houses
In September.
Modjeska, who has been In Europe
since the close of last season, recently
appeared at Lembergh, the capital of
Austrian Poland, in anew play, sup
ported by the members of the endow
ed theater of Cracow. It was the first
time in many years that the Polish ac
tress had spoken her native language
on the stage. Cable reports say she
met with an ovation. She has been tak
ing the waters of Kissengen for sev
eral weeks past and is now in Paris,
where she will remain until the middle
of August. She is due to arrive in
America the latter part of the month
when she will at once begin rehearsals
with Mr. Louis James, in Wagenhals
& Kemper’s big production of “Henry
VIII.”
The company engaged to support R.
D. McCann and Odette Tyler the com
ing season in ' their productions of
“Corlalanuß” and “King John” is one
of unusual excellence. Max von Mit
zil of last season's Modjeska company
will be the leading man. Frank Hen
ntg. for years leading man for the late
Thomas W. Keene, will enact the
heavy role. Mr. Henry Vandenhoflf will
play Volumnia in “Coriolanus,” and
Augustus Mac Lean, brother of the tra
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portant parts. The remainder of the
company has been selected with care
by W. G. Smyth, who directs the tour.
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1 I g ul ca,
The first production of “Coriolanus”
in twenty-five years in this country
will be given at Columbus, 0., Sept. 2.
The season of Murray & Mack In
“Shooting the Chutes” will open at
Norfolk, Va., ob Sept. 2. The company
this season will be the largest and best
that Murray & Mack have ever had In
their support.
The title of Harry B. Smith's new
musical comedy, “The Liberty Belles,”
which Klaw & Krlanger produce in
September, hag led many to believe
that that the new piece is a colonial
story. On the contrary, it will be
found very much 1901 in all its aspects.
The title refers to the two principal fe
male characters, who are expelled from
a seminary for a sentimental escapade.
They take advantage of their mishap
to endeavor to become self-supporting,
and on this situation as a basis Mr.
Smith has erected a structure of com
ical incidents carrying a very lively
interest.
SMASHED THE BASIN.
Negro Wonsan Angry Because Hus
band Spent Money for Ram.
Because her husband persisted in
spending his week's salary for whis
key Katie Fair, colored, became en
raged last night, and smashed her hus
band's large wash basin on West
Broa<\ and Harrison streets. The noise
made by the breaking crockery attract
ed the attention of Patrolman Buck
wald, and the officer placed the wo
man under arrest on a charge of dis
orderly conduct.
At the police station she seemed
sorry for her display of temper, but
declared that she was driven to it
by the acts of her husband. She had
spent her last cent for the basin so
that he would be able to wash his
face before leaving for work in the
mornings, and was put out wffien she
discovered Fair spending his hard
earned money in a West Side whiskey
house. She asked him to go home with
her, and put the money to a better
use, and when he refused she broke
the basin. If Fair has any of his sal
ary left he will probably have to use
it to pay his wife out of jail, after
she is tried by Recorder Myrlck in
Police Court.
HEARINGS WERE CONTINUED.
Motions for Nevr Trials In Cases of
Elijah Show and Others.
The motion for anew trial that has
been filed by Mr. R. L. Colding, coun
sel for Elijah Shaw, was to have been
argued in the Superior Court yester
day. By agreement between Mr. Cold
ing and the solicitor general the hear
ing was continued until such time in
the future as counsel may select and
the court approve.
Shaw was tried and convicted of
murder, but the Jury that tried his case
recommended that ho be punished by
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
life, and he was so sentenced by Judge
Falligant. The particulars of the
crime with the commission of which
lie was charged have been printed in
the Morning News.
Hearings were to have been had also
on the motions for new trials filed in
the cases of C. F. Luerson and O. Ro
berto, convicted, through the efforts of
the Good Government League, of 'he
violation of the Sunday closing laws,
but these hearings were also postponed
by consent.
A motion for anew trial
was also filed by Mr. Colding
in the case of Charles . H.
Levan, tried and convicted for the of
fense of keeping open a tippling house
on Sunday. The motion alleges the
formal grounds of error and no specifi
cations are made.
—Marriage a Failure.—" Poor Matle,
her marriage was a disappointment."
"Was it?” “Oh, yes! she didn’t get
half the nice presents she counted on."
—Boston Traveler.
—FreqAnt Happenings.—“ThP Pan-
American Exposition is ready,” re
marked the Observant Boarder. "What,
again?" asked the Cross-Eyed Board
er, —Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph, .
WON IN AN EASY WALKOVER.
LIBRARY TEASI TOOK THE ARTIL
LERYSIEN INTO CASIP.
Clever All Around Team Work and
Young Downey’s Pitching Res|>on
sible for the Victory—Errors at
Critical Times sln(le the Score
Larger Than It Otherwise Would
Have Been Fielding of the
Library Boys Gilt-Edge Mcln
tyre’s One Hand Catch a Feature.
C. L. A’s. nuil Oglethorpes to Play
Next Saturday—Amateur Baseball
on a Room and the Games Excit
ing Much Interest.
By clearly outplaying their opponents
at every point, assisted by Downey’s
splendid pitching, the Catholic Llbrary
Association ball team defeated the
Chatham Artillery at the Bolton street
park yesterday afternoon by the score
of 10 to 3. It was the first game of the
artillerymen, and while they showed
up well at some points they showed
their lack of practice.
Young Downey, better known among
his compatriots of the ball field as
“Kid,” appeared on the slab for the
Library team, and his work in the box
was of a high order. He had plenty of
speed, his curves were puzzling, and
his control of the ball was excellent.
This was the first game Downey has
pitched since the organization of the
local teams, though he has pitched in
some local games which were not play
ed for exhibition. He made a fine im
pression, and the wise ones predict
that he is a comer. He contributed not
a little to the general playing, fielding
his position well, getting in a nice hit
at the right time and scoring two runs.
The work of the Library team all
around was gilt-edge and looked nlore
like the playing of professionals than
anything that has been seen on the
diamond in some tiiye. The team work
was excellent and the result of the
practice which the boys had in
Waynesboro was plainly apparent in
the work of the team.
The work of Mclntyre and John
Downey in the infield was conspicu
ous and both men played all over the
diamond. Mclntyre’s one-hand stop of
a hot liner was one of the prettiest
plays and the only sensational one in
the game. Frank Mclntyre was on the
Initial bag and cared for his territory
in good shape. Clem O’Byrne, an old
timer, played centerfield and got two
nice flies that came his way.
Jim Sullivan’s throwing to first of
balls which he had fielded were large
ly responsible for several runs twith
which the C. L. A.’s are accredited.
While the Ohathams made an aggre
gate of seven errors they put up a
good game, considering that they have
not had much practice. When they
have been playing some time and (get
down better in team work the> will
have a first-class team.
It was thought that Krenson would
pitch for the Chathams, but a clean-cut
looking fellow, answering to the name of
Pelzer walked to the box when the
game was called and immediately there
were all sorts of whispers as to who
the new man was. Naturally, every
body thought he was a sort of ringer.
Pelzer is from the town of Pelzer, in
the state of South Carolina, and his
pitching showed that they know how
to play ball over in the Palmetto state.
He allowed the Library team but three
hits and otherwise pitched a fine game,
but his support was not what he de
served. Herbert Kayton caught a good
game and Bert Sullivan at center roped
in three flies.
The game was a fast one and never
lagged in interest for a minute. The
Library boys started off in the first inn
ing, scoring three runs on a hit and
two errors. It looked like the Chat
hams were going to pieces at once, and
C. L. A. rooters looked for a walkover,
but It was not to be without a strug
gle. The Chathams settled down after
this, and the C. L. A.'s did not score
again until the seventh inning, when
they managed to get in another run.
Two more were chalked up in the
eighth and the ninth brought four
more, with a total of ten. so when the
Chathams came in for their half of the
last there was no doubt as to the out
come.
Up to this time the Library boys
had managed to keep the Artillery men
from scoring, sending them out eight
consecutive innings with a goose egg
marked against them. It looked to the
spectators like a clean shut out, but
the soldiers saved their colors. Jim
Sullivan got his base on an error, or
perhaps a scratch hit, Garmany got
his base the same way and both scored
on Bert Sullivan’s long drive to left,
which Smith misjudged and missed,
Sullivan afterward scoring on a sacri
fice.
There was a good-sized and enthusi
astic crowd of spectators and both
teams were represented by rooters,
some of whom made a good deal of
fun for the crowd.
The umpiring of John Riley seemed
to give dissatisfaction to both sides,
but it was evident that Mr. Riley
meant well. His decisions were cer
tainly off once or twice, but he favored
neither team and it was an even break
on the close decisions.
The following is the official score of
the game:
C. L. A.—
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Downey, J. s. s 5 10 14 0
Wiggins, 2b 5 1 1 1 1 1
Mclntye, J. 3b 5 2 0 3 2 0
Downey, W., p 5 2 1 0 2 0
Charlton, c .....4 2 0 9 1 0
Smith, 1. f 5 0 1 0 0 1
Kelly, L., r. f 4 0 0 1 0 0
Mclntyre, F., lb ~..4 0 0 10 0 0
O’Byrne .. 3 2 0 2 0 0
Totals 40 10 3 27 10 2
Chathams—
A.B. R. H.P.O. A. E.
‘’ullivan, J., Sb ....4 1 0 0 2 3
Garmany, if 4 112 0 1
Pelzer, p 3 0 0 0 3 0
Sullivan, 8., cf 4 1 0 3 0 0
Kay ton, c 4 0 0 8 2 0
Myers, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Meinhard, lb 3 0 0 11 0 0
Krenson, 2b 3 0 1 2 2 1
Clarke, ss ~.,..3 0 0 1 2 2
Totals 32 33 27 11 7
Score by Innings—
C. L. A 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4—lo
Ch. Art 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3—3
First base on errors—C. L. A., 7,
Chatham Artillery, 1.
Left on bases—C. L. A., 5; Chatham
Artillery, 3.
Struck out—By Downey, 8; by Pel
zer, 8.
Bases on balls—Off Downey 1; off
Pelzer 2.
Passed bail —Kayton.
Wild pitch—Pelzer.
Umpire—Riley.
Time of game—One hour and twenty
minutes.
The C. L. A.'s and the Oglethorpes
will play next Saturday. The latter
have been defeated once by the C. L.
A.’s. but their team has been strength
ened greatly and by hard practice dur
ing the coming week Manager Clarke
expects to give the Library boys a
run when they meet.
MEET ON THE BEACH.
Professional* liinsey and Connery
Will Try Conclusion# Wednesday.
The race meet to be given at Tybee
Wednesday by Mr. William Bohan
promises to be one of the greatest
events ever held on the island.
I. U. Kinsey, Jr., and C. P. Connery
will fight for honors in the mile open.
The match race Is to be ridden In
three heats of one-half mile, one mile
and five miles each. The winner of
two heats will receive the money. The
race will no doubt be very fast, as both
men are in excellent form. They'can
be seen out dally, but always going in
an opposite direction. It appears that
they do not wish to meet until the
“grind by the sad sea waves,” where
all will be settled.
Since the Kinsey road race there has
been a renewed interest in racing, and
it, will be but a short time ere there
Will be meets galore.
The next attraction will be the Ele
frus Road Cycle Club's road race to
be run on Waters road. Aug. 24.
Sept. 2, Labor Day, will b celebrated
at Tybee by several events, one of
which will be the bicycle races on the
beach, which promsies to be one of the
star attractions.
RIFLE PRACTICE SEASON.
Seven Men Have Rnalifled for Class
of Expert Sharpshooters.
The rifle practice season is in full
blast here now, and the usual amount
of Interest Is being taken by all the
companies in this manly exercise. The
amount of money spent by the differ
ent companies upon rifle practice is
very large, and would surprise the or
dinary reader. The allowance of am
munition from the state is very small,
and does not begin to supply the de
mand, hence the companies have to
provide a great deal of it at their own
expense.
All of them .reload their empty shells,
as fixed ammunition Is very expensive,
and- some few mold their own bullets.
The Savannah Cadets, particularly, de
vote considerable time to the work of
reloading, and in a recent season mold
ed into bullets a ton and a half of lead
by actual weight. Money spent upon
this, the most important branch of a
soldier’s training, is, of course, spent
to good advantage.
The high class of expert sharpshoot
er recently established in the state has
spurred many of the men to redoubled
efforts. At present there have been
seven qualifications, as follows: Capt.
J. C. Postell, First Cavalry, 151. This
exceptionally high score was made with
a carbine; Private R. C. Fetzer of
Battery A, First Heavy Artillery, who
has made 150; Sergt. Frank Sloat of
the Savannah Cadets, who was the first
man to attain to the new
honor, made 148; Private Ed
ward Carter of the Cadets, who also
made 14S. and Private R. J. Travis of
the Fame company 147. Capt. C. H.
Richardson, quartermaster of the First
Infantry, who has a score of 149. Sergt.
Silley F. Cook of the Republican Blues,
who reached the mark with a score of
145.
It takes a score of 145 points out of a
possible .175 to become an expert. So
far 28 sharpshooters have been qualified
in the First Infantry, the Cadets lead
ing with seventeen. The First Heavy
Artillery has qualified 10 sharp shoot
ers, Battery B leading with six. The
Hussars have qualified one sharp
shooter, and in the Chatham Artillery,
Johnnie Wheaton has made the high
score of 138. deserving much credit for
the way in which he holds up the Chat
ham end of the line, year after year.
The season will be at its hight for a
month longer, and the companies will
all add to their figures of merit, the
showing so far hardly equals that of
last year. More attention is being paid
to revolver practice this year than is
usually the case, and some fine scores
are being made.
There is considerable interest evi
denced in regard to Col. Cann’s annual
r fle contest. Col. Cann states that he
has not yet settled upon a date, as he
is waiting to hear from
the company commanders. The
general opinion seems to he
that some date in late August or
early September, would give much bet
ter results than could be expected If
the contest were to be put off until No
vember, during the Fair. It Is to be
hoped that those officers who have not
yet expressed themselves upon this
subject will do so at once, so that this
Important matter of a date, may ho
definitely settled. It is expected to
make the contest a bigger success this
year than ever before. Col. Cann ex
pects to arrange several revolver
matches and this would have the effect
of bringing to Savannah good pistol
shots from all over the state. It 19
thought that the Savannah represen
tatives will hold their own in all of the
different events.
—Too Much Work in That. —“He say 9
the world owe# him a living.” “Well,
so it does. All he has to do Is to go
to work and collect It."— Philadelphia
Bulletin. '
—The Don.—"And what part did y°d
take in this disgraceful proceeding ot
holding Mr. Waters under the pump-
Undergrad (modestly)—“His left leS
sir."—Tit-Bits.