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: ll \L THE BUFFALO COURIER. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY ^ WO. BEMUS PIERCE AS A BOXER. I ' __ By W/ALTER Beinus Pierce, the famous Indian football player, and coach, has decided to try his luck at the fistic game. Rumors to this effect were circulated some weeks ago, but until the present week nothing positive was known of his intentions in In this picture the athletic young Red man is mixing it with his sparring partner. AI Weinig, Buffalo's fighting biker. • • i •— .in iiii ••' l|||||N ••—•• • • —' -n—-MI.-.—iiii-i.i.i—.im-i— mim - ••••_ • i .... ~ I— • II.II —n,—,i.i- n i „ • iin - • „H, .,,„_— I, „ .„, i. ,i i „mm i —m MudfC Smitb and Talks of Pacers. OTTAWA'S ICE MEETING ^un Will Begin Next Tuesday to Con- / Inue for Four Days—New Leiste for Pt Breeza Track. The great ice meeting at Ottawa, Can- Ada, will be inaugurated next Tuesday and continue four days. The ice races in this picturesque Canadian city are always the most important of the winter season. Advices from the capital state that the track in in fine shape, and many ontside horses have already ar- rived. Watch The Courier next Sun- day for a complete story of how they me* in winter time in .the Dominion. • • • Tie historic Buffalo track may be fenced in again next spring. There is some talk of using iron Posts and cor- rugated iron siding. It is possible that Buffalo Bill will occupy the grounds during the Pan-American year. It would not be surprising if arrangements were made also to hold m. couple of running meetings at the ofd ground. Buf- fs Ionian* are getting hungry for a real race meeting on this side yf the river, and, if all this should come ro pass, there would be rejoicing down the line. * • * Talk about immense stock farms. Mon- tana takes the lead. There are 47.000 acres in Marcus Daly's Bitter Root Ranch, of which 30,000 are in pasture, and have been irrigated at a chost of $$MM)00. The number of persons em- ployed on the ranch ranges from 200 to HOO. according to the season, and the monthly pay-roll is never less thau $7.- 600. It is said that the total cost of the establishment so far. including the live stock, exceeds $4,000,000. Mr. George McCieary of this city, a well-posted turfite, is doing a lot of work this winter compiling catalogues and tabulating pedigrees for owners of higb- ctsss horses. His work borders on per- fection,, and in this special line, Mr. lieOeary is deservedly popular. • • * Mr. Charles Monnen, of Amherst JJUffpf sjtfvee the gray paver Sinful, that for styieand speed is hard to beat. With the coming of springtime you will hear from this skiewheeler on the speedway. Iff. Monnen is an enthusiastic roadite, a foyai good fellow, and loves a good tane next to a square meal. Sinful was sired by Tom Allen, and took a record of 2:281-4, at Tiffin. Ohio, 1HKJ. but has been trials much faster. • • • Aid. John Buseh still, owns Little Ben, 2:281-4. This ton of-Ben Morrili was purchased In Canada some fifteen years agio by John Brndburn and Cauda Kimball for about 1600. and has always %een a great favorite in Buffalo. lie took his record at Hamburg in 1887. little Ben has a good home, and is still as frisky as a colt. • • • The Niagara River road will undoubt- edly be macadamised early next spring. S* boulevard, connecting Delaware tk with Riverside Park Is also prom- ised before another fall. With all this completed, what a delightful outing trip it will be over to Grand Island in sum- mer time. It will be the most popular dftetwej out of Buffalo. Mr. Joseph M. Gohn of Amherst Street and Delaware Avenue, the gentle- naa who was sharp enough to sell his ? >lace to the Pan-American enterprise Or a snug fortune, is a leading roadite of that section of the city. He has wwswd many good ones in his day, and Jerauld like to ride behind a world's champion. • « » The old-time trotting mare Lady Won- %t»,»jdj2*Lby Tom Wonder, a horse o r i y d TirtVESifn years ago, died in Rochester a few days ago, aged about 30 years. She was owned at the time of Her death by Mr. Edward Monaghan. 'In the long ago. Lady Wonder was unite a celebrated Western New York trotter, but she did not have a mark of 2:28. as Mr. Monaghan stated to a re- porter. He must have been smoking, •when he told of that fast mile at Brad- ford. Pa., which took place July 11. 187ft. There were six horses in this for a $ti00 purse, Cricket. Lady Taylor, Lady Jane. Andy Dill, and ftparta Girl. Cricket won the first two heats, and Lady Wonder the next three, and race. Time. 2:40. 2:41, 2:42, 2:41. 2*2. Hence Lady Wonder's cor- rect record is 2:41. If she ever went m faster mile it has never been officially credited to her. Some people like to tell swift stories to reporters. • • • The Western New York driver. Mr. FASCINATING COMPLEXIONS. That soft, smooth, rose-tint- ed c—aJcilou so much desire* can be obtained by the on* of WOODBURY'S facial Soap and Facial C m n . They possess Btar- paner fee seftaatealaa the eaten. 5» life and tone to the skis; beeotf and preserving the " L. C. Mauley, has leased famous Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia. For some reason Philadelphia has always been a poor place for light harness racing, but matinee races have caught the old town. Poolselling is not allowed at Point Breeze, but at the same time poolrooms flourish within a stone's throw of the city hall. Quakertowu is a funny ola place. • • * Harvey D. Ernst, another old Buffalo boy, is doing business down in Syracuse this winter, and of course has several trotters and pacers. Mr. Ernst has laid away a barrel of money for a rainy day, and is all right. It takes a Bison to get there. • • * The sixfv first annual fair at Batavia, N. Y.. will l>e held September 17, 1900, following the Erie County fair at Ham- burg. Wagon races for trotters and pacers will be made a feature of the light harness programme this year, and the roadites of Western New York will have plenty of sport contesting for the championship prizes. • * • The Hon. J. D. Yeomans, formerly of this city, in company with Col. P. D. Stout of Du Buque, Iowa, has purchased the 120 acres fo the Mount \ ernon es- tate in Virginia, known as the River Farm-on-the-Potomae, once owned by George Washington. It will be operated as a breeding farm. Mr. Yeomans Will remove all of his trotting stock now in Iowa, to the new purchase. • * * Several Buffalonians were in attend- ance at the New York sale the past week. Watch out for some new "screamers" on the speedway now. Some of our gentlemen delight in buying a crackerjack under cover just for the sport of fooling the other fellows. •. • * Hamilton. Out., has joined the Canad- ian spring circuit and will give a trotting ineetiug June 26-28. This will be good news to Buffalonians, as many horsemen prefer going there in prefer- ence to Bradford, Pa., because the fields of starters will be smaller, and you will uot have to go so fast to get the money. It is all right to go to Bradford if you have a Grand Circuit prospect, the same as Nerva Patchen. 2:08 was last year, but otherwise, Hamilton is the place. • * * Mr. John Bradburu, who has been su- perintendent of A'illage Farui for over twenty years, is .spending a short vaca- tion, visiting bis old home at St. Cathar- ines. Ont. Mrs. Bradburn is with him. It is very seldom that Mr. Bradburn goes away on a pleasure trip, and his many fr«*ud wish nim a royal good time. In speaking of the ice races at Ottawa, commencing next Tuesday, Mr. Brad- burn said yesterday: "How I would like to be there. Years ago I used to cam- paign frotu St. Catharines clear down to Quebec every winter- I think they used to race more in winter time over in Canada back in the *70's than at present; at any rate, us horsemen were on the go from town to town from Decem- ber until the 1st of April. I remem- ber one race meeting over the ice a* late as April 15th. Great times in those days. 1 am glad to hear that Hamil- ton is going to give a meeting June 26- 28. Several years ago Village Farm sent its crack racing stable to this Canadian chy. and it is possible they may con- clude to make a few entries this year. Of course, Mr. Geers will uot go. for his racing stable will be reserved for the Grand Circuit. The outlook for a good season at Village Farm, from a breeding point, is very bright. Now that really g'sxl horses are very scarce, the farm- ers are going back to raising colts again, as well as gentlemen of leisure who do so for recreation, wlieh is a good sign. The tide of prosperity is coming back again." • * • Mr. Harry Hamlin is ou a business trip to the City of Mexico at present. Hal Pointer. 2:04 1-2. which he purchased In Detroit' recently, has been sent to Vil- lage Farm. _, • * * Mr. A. K. Perriu of this city will soon retire from his retail carriage repository on Maiu Street. It is his intention to pay his whole attention in the future to the wholesale manufacture of his famous road wagon and speeding cutters. At present there are a greater number of the Perriu wagons used on the New York speedway than all others combined. It's Greater Buffalo against the world. A Tonawauda gentleman of promi- nence in the horse world, is talking of building a large stock barn on his farm next spring, and go into the breeding business on quite an exteusive scale. The fever is catching again. • • • Lady of the Manor. 2:04 1-4. the pac- ing queen, has been bred to Direct Hal, Village Farm's new $10,000 pacer. The pacers Lotus, 2:141-4, and Some Pump- kin*. 2:211-2. have also been booked to {the same horae. Sunol. 2:081-4, ex-queen of the turf, purchased by the late Rbbert Bonner for $38,00t» several years ago, was sold in New York the past week at auction for $4,000. • » * There has not been sufficient snow for racing in Buffalo for racing in Buffalo the past week, hence the speedway has been deserted. 7 • * * Mr. George W. Chad wick, a weM- known horseman of Grand Rapids, Mich., died'the past week, aged 62 years. He was a native of Genessee County, N. Y. see William Shinners. the veteran trainer and driver of Buffalo, is spending the winter at his native home, Watertown, N. Y. Mr. Shinners first brought out Billy S., 2:141-4, driven to his record by William B. McDonald: Mascots, 2.-04, driven to his record by William J. An- drews: Cracksman, 2:131-4, driven to his record by George E. Lattimer, and many other fleet nags. « a • The new running track on the Lan* farm i* regarded as a sure thing by* some people. Others shake their head*. Time wift.ieJL - • _____ : FRANK G. SMITB. this respect. The writer is now in a position to state that the gigantic young red man. who coached The University of Buffalo football team through a most successful season last year, has became a full-fledged fighter, and within a few weeks scores of friends and admirers iu and about Buffalo may have an opportun- ity of seeing him perform in a local ring Pierce has been quietly training, and picking up information about the 'boxing game from Sammy Callahan, and Al Weinig, and he is now said to be not only quite proficient at boding, but is a terrific hitter. He is naturally uuick. This he showed in his five years' playing on the Carlisle Indians' football team, when he made more long runs than any other player on the team. Pierce was considered one of the strongest lads on the team, and his pluck was never ques- tioned. 'He was always found in the fhick of the scrimages. and through his daring, prowess and generalship he became captain of the eleven, which position he filled with much success for three seasons. The players on the U. of B. team developed much respect for Bemus Pierce's prowess, and skill in handling the pigskin during the time he coached them last year. The young giant handled the largest men on the eleven as though they were infants. The U. of B. 'boys urged the Indian to try his hand at the glove game. He had often boxed at college, and floored many a fresh young man in his tiane. But not until he got in with the Buffalo boys did the idea of becoming a professional boxer enter his mind. One of the V. of B. players introduced Pierce to Al Weinig, and he assisted the latter in training for several of his battles. Pierce, who is possessed of tremendous reach proved an excellent sparring partner for the fighting biker, and according to Weinig and Callahan he was quick to pick up the points of the game. The big fellow has been boxing regularly since the close of the football seasou. and his tutors now consider him good enough to put up a strong argument with any of the rising young heavyweights. Pierce is 26 years old, weighing in condition close" to 200 pounds. He stands over 0 feet in height, and is well proportioned. The Courier in this issue ptfblisb.es three pictures of the gigantic young Indian, ft will be seen that ho possesses the long tapering, supple muscles characteristic of his race, and in- dicative of great speed, ami his should ers are massive. His wonderful reach is also shown off to good advantages. It is the intention of Weiuig and Callahan to match the Indian against some fairly good heavyweight for bis initial trial in public, and they are confident that he will more than hold his own with any of the boxers in or around Buffalo. Callahan says that Pierce is exception- ally aggressive, a good judge s of distance, and a punishing hitter with either hand. He is bound to put up a fierce fight against any man be meets. How successful he will be remains to be seen. Matching Brae and Cans. * Buffalonians who take any interest in the fighting game were doubtlessly pleased to read in yesterday's Courier that the mucb-talked-about Erne-Gans battle had been clinched, for it had be- gun to look to many, owing to Al Her- ford's demands that the match would fizzle through before being made. Man- ager George Considiue of the Broadway Club, however, by clever diplomacy, brought the boxers together and effected a compromise between them on the trou- blesome weight question. In the first place Gan's manager wanted to have the weight 135 pounds, but Erne's manager said that the weight must be the lightweight limit, 133 pounds ringside. They argued for two or three days, and finally on Friday night agreed and signed articles to weigh 133 pounds at 5 o'clock. Hereford's persistency, it will be seen, gained a poiut for him. His protege, it is understood, finds it a difficult task to do 133 pounds at the ringside, while Erne can make even lighter weight and be strong and fit. As matters stand nnw Gaus can weigh 136 on entering the ring and Erne scarcely weighs that today, even before he has started training for the bout. The difference, however, will not be so great as to effect the result materially. The making of the match at the weight named simply goes to show that Hereford is fully Tom O'Rourke's equal in making a match. There seems no good reason why Erne's manager should have conceded an ounce, for the recognized lightweight limit is 133 pounds. And this means 133 pounds at the time of battle, not 130 or 13K pouuds. It was Erne's right to insist on bis opponent getting to the proper weight. If by doing so Gaus would im- pair his own chances. Erne's chances would be benefitted accordingly, and in the pugilistic game men are always, or should be always for advantages. There is no money to be made or laurels to be gained by conceiting the advantages to the other fellow. If Gans wanted a chance to contest for the lightweight championship very badly he would have finally signed to do 133 ringside. Erne, doubtlessly, has every confidence in his ability to beat Gans and for this reason and rather than be termed stubborn, he gave in and instructed Manager Smith to agree to the compromise. The battle should be one of the prettiest of the season, for these men are surely about the fastest and most skillful pair in the lightweight division. Gans will have is fully Erne's equal at blocking. b»t in footwork, feinting and general skill,- the champion appears to be a shade th« better. Gans is very much of a waiter. He showed that in this citv when he bored Billy Ernst. He allowed the "Bad Dutchman" to do the forcing and leading, while he met the rushes withs punishing left jolts to the jaw,interspersed with occasional right drives to wind and head. By all accounts the mulatto also let SpiEe Sullivan do all the aggressive work, taking no chances ou leadingdaiin- self. In this way he managed to punish Spike badly. Erne says that Spike by his aggressive tactics just fed Clans, giving him many easy opportunities to do elective countering. Erne will not take such chances. He will by his superb feinting and foot work force Gaus to do his share of the leading, while Erne will attempt to do some rib-roasting and jaw-shaking by wfy of reciprocity. Many Buffaloniaus will doubtlessly witness this contest. Joe Leonard Training; with Krue. It has not been generally known that Joe Leonard, the game and aggressive Buffalo featherweight, has for some weeks past been a member of Frank Erne's training sraff. Such has been the case, however. Leonard, with n *g Jim Fitzpatriek, worked out with the lightweight champion every day, while the latter was training for his proposed second battle with Jack O'Brien—the one that did not take placet Leonard was at that time preparing for his battle with Johnny Lavack. It is scarcely necessary to add that he picked tip many useful pointers while boxing with the champion. Those who witnessed the youngster's work in his contest with the Ohio champion, who had seen him in previous bouts here, were surpriscfd at his showing. Billy Lavigne, who re- fereed the bout, was the most surprised one of the bunch. He had seen Leon- ard tight Kid Herrick, and was amazed at the improvement he showed in his go with Lavack. He used excellent Judg- ment of distance, and did effective work with both hands. Leonard is doing his , indoor work for his coming contest with Harry Johnson iu Erne's gymnasium, and he continues to improve under Erne's able coaching. Frank will in all probability be in Leonard's corneSr on the night of the 22ud, when he faces the clever Pittsburg champion. Frank Zimpler and George Salce. Erne's traiu- ers and seconds, are also working with Leonard, and they pronounce him in superb condition already, and down to weight. Johnson continues to train faithfully at the gymnasium of the parkside Wheeling Club. He is a hard worker, and is rapidly getting into first- class trim. He will be heavily backed by tin" members of the club, and he promises them that he will "deliver the goods." Local HesvywelKht llo<il. The next battle at Ortner's Black Book Club will bring together a pair of heavyweights, who have not yet been seen in a Buffalo ring. They are Jack Warner, the West Avenue unknown, and Walter Johnson, the clever Phila- delphia heavyweight. Warner is said to be a ringer brought here by some of the sports, who hold forth at I Man's „ Cor- ners. He is under the management of a young man named Doyle, who de- clares that he is a most promising youngster. lie is said to be strong. game, clever, and a dangerous hitter, is expected to give the hard game. He 'Philadelphia!! a Parksitle Athletic Club. The Parkside Athletic Club, which holds forth at Fillmore Avenue and Le- roy Street, has arranged a program for the night of Feb. 27th. which promises to furnish rare sport. A dozen or more well-known local boxers will participate in the preliminaries, and the main event will be a 20-round bout between a pair of prospective topmuchers. Joe Sappelt and Haertke. at 120 pounds. George Derade. a rising young authority on tis- tics, will be referee on this occasion. >HRlf Looking; for Trouble. Paddy Nagle. the welterweight! has a backer, who is willing to match him against Dick Fox. the Cold Spring col- ored negro cyclone, at I4,"i pounds, for a preliminary before any of the local clubs. Nagle is very eager to get on a bout, and is willing to make the match on any terms suitable to Fox. He is also eager to battle with Roxey Kanell, the "Dangerous Dago." but the latter refuses to meet Paddy at better figures than 138 pounds. Tony Sclierer ami the Chicken. Tony Scherer, the good-natured heavy man, who has charge of the Military Road training, quarters, where Jim Ferns and the Barbadoes Chicken are prepariug for the bouts with Donovan and Brennan, is kept continually con- vulsed with laughter by the antics of the eccentric black fighter. "He is cer- tainly a rich card," said Tony yesterday to a crowd of local sport followers. ,- l think the fellow is a game one, and the makings of the fighter. He has more confidence thau any guy I ever met. This morning I went into the sparring room quietly, and there stood the Chicken reading the bills about the coming tight. He didn't see me as I stood in the corner just inside the door, and he began talking to himself. He went on something like this: 'Yas sah! Funs and Mike Donovan is in de main bout dis time, an' Chawles Haw-pah, de Ba'b'dos Chicken, in de Miminary. But jes wait you white men till awftah next some advantage in reach and height. He I Tursd'y "night. Ah'll done put dis yah BEMUS PIERCE AS A BOXER. This picture shows the noted Indian in ed that be has an immensely long " lag attitude. It will be ^bserr- f Brennan away quick, an* den no moah Miminaries foh dis yah chicken. Ah'se 'man right to de front. Nufin sho't ob e middleweight champeenship stops me. Ah'se gwan foh to chase ma managah awftah Marse Weinig and Dan Creedin next week.' The Chicken then began to box with an imaginary opponent." con- tinued Tony, and I thought I'd split laughing. He caught me there, but never pretended to notice. 'Come yah, Tony, you fat white man, and see how Ah'se goin' foh to fix Brennan. If he gets mad. de Chicken will done get mad, too. an' deu dalt'll be some rough doin's in dat dah 'reus. Yas, 'deed dah will, Marse Ton v. You 'membah wat Ah done to big black Bebob an' Tundahbolt Smif. No, Ah didn't done a fing to dem two coons. Ah'se sca't foh to go down de line no moah 'cause wat I done to 'em. If me au' Brennan gits mad, jes watch de Chicken. Tony. Ah wants you an* Kid Phillips foh to keep a hum- min' to me all time wen Ah'se fightin'. Keep savin': "Easy dah Chicken. Chuck! chuck! chuck! Don't get mad. Chicken. Don't-go to rough-housin' dat white man"; and so on like dat. Ah'se sca't wat Ah'se liable to put ma fist cleah fro him, Tony, if Ah gets mad. Now, don't forgit. Tony: don't forgit to keep holdin' me down. Word comes from Niagara Falls that Brennan is as hard as nails, a terrific hitter, and an all-round bad man to encounter. Ferna and Donovan. Jim Ferns, ttie sturdy 'Kansas City lad, who holds the welterweight cjami- pionship by virtue of his defeat of Mys- terious Billy Smith is confident that he will defeat Mike Donovan, the Rochester welter, in their bout at the Hawthorne Club next Thursday night, althojigh he does not anticipate any "pink tea" time while doing it. "I never take chances by appearing in a ring iu poor condition," said Ferns yesterday after he had fin- Jished five rounds each with the German Cyclone and the Barbadoes Chicken. *T train just as hard for one fellow as for another, and consequently 1 never get caught out of condition for any of my contests. Now, some fellows have tried to jolly me along by telling me that this Mike Donovan is one of those strong, slow fellows, who will not be able to land on me. I don't thank people for that kind of information. It is very often misleading if a fellow places much reliance in it. Some of these strong, slow fellows are often hard to beat. They are usually able to land plenty of punish- ment, and ofter they wear out a faster man, and by making a strong rally in the latter rounds of a contest they frequently win out. I want to say right here that any welterweight, who fought Charley Johnson twenty fast, bruising rounds, and had him on the floor, and through the roj>es in the last round, is not easy game tor any man of his weight. 1 have figured out this fellow Donovan a tough amateur, and 1 am going to treat him as such. If I beat him I want credit for having trimmed a good man. If he beats me 1 want it known that the man who beat me was no dub. I expect to put the 'kibosh' on Mr. Donovan inside of fifteen rounds as tough as he is, and I shall be disappointed if I fail to do so." Clever Y. M. V .A. Athletes. The Courier in this issue publishes an excellent likeness of Walter Denzinger a wonderfully deueloped young athlete of the Central V. M. (J. A. gymnasium. Although but IS years old, he is one of the best all around athletes in Buffalo. Denzinger is a skillful boxer, a good wrestler, and is a proficient tumbler, be- sides being an adapt performer on the parallel and horizontal bars. He stands about five feet six inches in height, and weighs 135 pouuds. He has outboxed several amateur welterweights in frie.nd- ly bdtrts, at cateh-as-catch style of wrestl- ing young Denzinger has put many an ambitious Y. M. C. A. man on his back. He will take part in tomorrow night's athletic entertainment in the Y. M. C. A. gym. That Cleveland-Detroit Muddle. There is more than a possibility that the IMmkborst Jeffords match, scheduled to take place Iu this city on February 22d, will be declared off, and that a new candidate for popuiatrity in local boxing circles will fall by the wayside. As announced several days ago Jeffords, although bound by contract not to appear Iu a boxing contest previous to his meeting with big Ed Dunkhorst here. . requested permission from the Business \ Men's Club, by which he was signed, to meet Tom Sharkey in a ten-round go at De- troit the week before the local match. There was really little objection to this, and Manager Lavigne of the local clob considered favorably the proposition to allow Jeffords to spar with the big sailor. Jt now develops, however, that the date set for the Detroit match Is February 19th, only three days before the contest here. That any one mau would consent to meet Sharkey and Dunkhorst wlthhl so short a space of time if everything were ou the level, seemed ont of the question, and Man- ager Lavigne wired Jeffords' manager last night that if his man appears in Detroit he may stay away from Cleveland. "In the flist place our clubs medical examiner would not allow a man to appear in an exhibition here so soon after a match with a man like Sharkey." said Manager La- vigne. "Then, too, I am convinced that Jeffords would not consent to box Dunk- horst so soon unless the Sharkey match was all fixed. Now, If he should bet In bad re- pute in Detroit we don't want him here. These people have not been fair with our club, and unless they decide to live up to the letter of tlielr contract It Is all off with them here." in the meantime the local club has had all the printing done for the coming match; Dunkhorst has trained faithfully for two weejis with men who are by no iueaus (heap to employ; another match that was practically arranged was given up to give Jeffords a chance, simply because he and his manager were well recommended and were able to exert influence ou the club management from Buffalo, where the manager resides and^ from this city as well. If Jeffords fails to meet Ids contract here It will be about as rank a throwdown as has been perpetrated on a club In many a day, and it will mean a speedy finish for the California boxer. There is a sort of fellow- craft among athletic clubs, and a man who shows a disposition to do the "tossing act" finds himself on a blacklist iu short order. It is unfortunate that a man of Jeffords prowess should, through a little shortsight- edness and bad management be put in such bad grace just when his career looked the J brightest. However, there is still time for him to Ive up to his contract. Manager Lavigne left for Buffalo last night, and will have a few words with Jeffords' manager. Lavigne will make no concessions: it will be Dunkhorst and Jeffords here on February 2"d or else Sharkey and Jeffords In Detroit on February 19th. In the latter case It will be also Jeffords to the tall timbers of oblivion as a breaker of contracts and a faker of contests.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The foregoing is quite a roast for Mr. Jeffords and bis manager, and if the allegations are true the "call-down" is none too severe. Billy Lavigne and Jeff's manager met and talked the matter over. Lavigne declared that he was being given a raw deal by the fact of Jeffords being matched to meet Sharkey at Detroit on the date named. Jeff's representative declared that his man had agreed to go to Detroit before he had come to Buffalo. "When 1 signed the articles for that Dunkhorst bout I knew nothing about his agreement to box in Detroit,'and on learning of it 1 at once tried to get the Sharkey bout put off for a few days, It must have cost the Detroit club $20 for long distance tele- phone messages to me, and 1 paid out five or six dollars 'phoning to the club with reference to the matter. 1 could not get the Detroit people to change the date, and Jeffords refused to break his agreement with them. 1 did all in my power to fix matters. Jeffords is in grand shape and will give the sailor a fight that will surprise him. He has no intention of breaking his engage- ment with the Cleveland people*. He will be there on • time, and will make big Dunkhorst hustle. Jeffords' manager seemed to feel badly about the tangle. He told the writer last night that it was not his fault, and that he was willing to do anything in his power to right matters. "Jost to show them that we are on the level," said he, "we will agree to pay the advertising ex- penses if they wish to postpone the bout a few days. I want to do what's rigttt'by the Cleveland' people. * T be- C). rn re This picture shows the big Indian's massive shoulders and great chest, snfl arms. It will be noticed that his muscles are* long, smooth, and not of the thick and bulging sort. , live in my heart that Jeff will put up a creditable .fight with Sharkey, and I feel positive that he can go to Cleve- land ou the 22nd and lick Dunkhorst." The writer hopes thai the muddle will be satisfactorily adjusted, being mutu- ally friendly with the parties. Cilbbft and Bforrlsaer. Billy I*avigne has clinches a rattling good bout for his Lake City Club at Erie, the principals being that clever OJiio mulatto boy. Young Gibbs. and Steve Morrissey, the Syracuse lad who boxed a draw with Eddie Burns and de- feated Otto Knop, the German Cyclone. The bout promises to be as good «s any seen at Erie this season, and it is bound to attract a large crowd, for both men are strong favorites iu Erie, having won battles there. OFF FOR CHICAGO. Oscar Gardner and Hla Brother Left Wetit Baden Friday Muht. West Baden. Ind., Feb. 17.—Oscar and Eddie Gardner left this resort last night for Chicago, where Oscar is billed to meet Tommie White at Tattersall's next Tuesday night in a six-round go. Gardner's, stay at this place has doue him good. He is looking splendid, and says he feels fine. His present weight is about 125 pounds. He does not seem to consider Tommie White a snap by any means, but thinks he will best him. From Chicago Gardner will go to Lake- wood. N. J., and complete training for his meeting with McGovern March 9th. Paddy Sullivan, his manager, and his brother Eddie will accompany him. W. A. CLARK DEAD. SIDEPATH ALONG RIVER ( * - Cyclists Want Smooth Roads All the Way. SUBMITTED A REPORt Side path Commissioners of Niagara County D*d Good Work Dur- ., ing fast Season, WEIX-KSOWX HORSEMAN AXD OWXER OF BANASTKR SIX- CIMBBI) YESTERDAY. New York, Feb. 17.—Former Corpora- tion Counsel William H. Clark died today at his residence in this city. Death was due to bronchitis and a complication of diseases. Mr. Clark was well known in racing circles. He was the owner of Banaster, the winner of last year's Brooklyn handicap and other prominent horses. COBBETTS BBOTHEB TALKS. Suya Jim Will Hold Off Jeffrie* for UO Rounds—Not Over Sanguine. Minneapolis, Feb. 17.—Joe Corbett, brother of James Corbett. the pugilist, is at the Nicollet. He is on his way to New York to see the tight between his brother, and Jeffries. "Jeffries will put up a hard fight," said Joe this morning, "but all he knows he learned under Jim, and I do not believe he will be able to knock Jim out. I do not say that Jim will be able to knock Jeffries out. but I do believe he will be able to hold the champion off the twenty rounds' limit. "Jim says he wants to fight Jeffries, win over him and then retire, but I do not believe he will leave the ring then. Fitzsimmons probably will challenge him and he doubtless will accept. As to Sharkey 1 do not believe Jim would consider his challenge. The sailor is not a clean tighter and Jim would not meet him." FATAL BAESBALL FIGHT. As a Result One Man Is Now on. Trial for Murder. * Batavia. Feb. 17.—Clay Larkin, charged with murder in the first degree, is on trial here. The alleged crime was committed at a ball game at Felicity last August, between teams from Fel- icity and Neville. The rivalry between the two teams Was intense, and Larkin was a partisan of the Felicity team and Charles Schock. the victim, of the Neville team. Schock had been making 6ome bets on his team when Larkin in some way interfered with him. A few angry words passed and they were sep- arated by friends. A few minutes later Larkin walked up behind Schock. so it is charged, and hit him in the back of the head with a heavy ball bat, injuring him so that he died in a short time. Larkin was arrested and brought to Batavia, and has been in jail ever since. Mrs. Ruth Berkely, Sslim, w •ays: "One of mj grandchildren had a severe case of Scrofula, which spread and formed sores all ever her body. Her eyes were a ttacked, and we feared she would lose her sight. The best physicians treated her, but she grew worse, and her case seemed hopeless. We then de- elded to try Swift's Specific, and that medicine at once made a complete cure. She has never had a sign of the disease to return." _ ...Blood (Swift's Specific) Ts"gusra»teeTjmr«Jy vegetable, and will cure any blood disease Loekport. Feb. 17.—The third annual report of the Board* of Sidepata Com* missiouers of Niagara County was stib^ mitted to Judge Hiektfyi today. Chairmam Charles T. Raymond has caused the report to be printed, the cover bearing ai photograph of a scene on the famous Olcott sidepath near the Eighteen Mild. Creek tollgQte. The total receipts from t.be bicycle ta# in Niagara County for las\t year werd $3,733.88, of which amount Lockpor* paid $1,603.22, Niagara Fall* $713 atidf North Tonawanda $o5$. Of the town** Royalton paid the most, contributim* $329. The other towns contributed a* follows: Loekport town. $73.*A0; Niag- ara. $30; Wheatfield. $9.60; P.tndlefon, $15; Lowistou, $18; Cambria, $3. 42; Por- ter, $42; Wilson. $18; Newfaue, $149; Hart laud, 87; Somerset. $61. Buffalo cyclers riding on Niagara paths jxaid a* tax of $50.50. The report points to an impoi'tant amendment iu the state sidepath law this* winter. Extending; Paths. The east path at Loekport was extendM ed to the Cottage Hotel, four miles. th«* West Avenue path was run outside the* city limits, two and a half miles- The* Olcott path was improved and this year* will be completed. The path from, Mid- dleport to the Kidge Koad was colnplet-. ed at a total cost of $1,202. This path is a smoth, wide wheel way, shaded throughout, and one of the prettiest patb«|J in the state. When the sidepath is* completed between Gasport and Middle- port, Loekport cyclers will be afforded a' direct path to Rochester via the Ridge* Road, shortening the usual route about four miles. The amount expended between Xiag>. ara Falls and Tonawauda was $710 and' the report says this would have beets! greater but for the difficulty in securing, rights of way. The supervisors and high-< way commissioners in the towns of Niag-* ara and Wheatfield all refused their con-j sents to building sidepaths along the rivew road. The situation was further com- plicated by the new state law preventing^ the commission from building sidepaths* inside the city limits of North Tonawan- da and Niagara Falls, and it was this prohibition that prevented the commls-. sion from building continuous paths from the end of Hie brick pavements-to tbe> various nearby points which wheelmen desire to visit. Amend State Law. » The report goes on to say that ths^ state law will probably be amended during the present session to permit commissioners to build inside city limits- with the consent of the Common Coun- cils. If this is done a continuous path will be built between Tonawanda, Niag- : ara Falls, Lewiston and Youngstowh t . the month of the Niagara. The commissioners say in view of tho fact that the Pan-American Exposition: will be held in 1901 it is very desirable' that the path between Loekport and 1 North Tonawanda should be completed^ during the coming season, and every ef- fort will be made to accomplish that purpose. The Ransomville Whjeelmen with the/ assistance of the commission built about i a mile of path during the year. The board voted at the last meeting to* sell the first five hundred wheel em-' blems as follows: Si One hundred at $5 each. 100 st jSjj each and 300 at $1 each, making a totsl' of $1,000, which shall be set aside fe* the construction of the first section of t, scenic sidepath from Loekport to Lewis- ton. This sidepsth would follow along the brow of the ridge all the way to* Lewiston, affording a magnificent view of Niagara County northward all the way to the lake. The first 500 emblem* ' would be considered badges of honor. WABHINGTON VIA LEHIGH YALLEU RAILROAp. <****-**J On February 21st, the second excursion of the winter scries will be run ?|» Lenten Valley R. R. at the low rate of $10 for the round trip. Tlck>*t* good ten days, with stop-ever at Philadelphia or Baltimore Choice of three fast trains. Particulars 223 Main 8treet. or Station. Washington and 8cott streets. \ mwm Feb. tt-^7-9-lAy-/4-15-lg.i9. ao . at MARDI GBAW •ii / The Wabash R. R. wilt sell round trln excursion tickets to New Orleans at r«k of $29.00. Tickets on sale February 10th to 26th inclusive Good returning until March 15th. Wabash It. R. the Quickest and best line. Ticket Office, 287 II Street. EUlcott Square. Feb/lot d MARDI GRAB. it matter* not how obstinate or deep- | Betted the esse. Valuable Books sent free bj gayjffc specific do., iwants, Os, Thomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com

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