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77'0"? YW'WO’T‘I'TTY‘O‘UOIUv-vv'vv ................ Sporting News 00:00 00: 00:0:0 00:00 :00. ::0000 0:0 “:0 {00:00: N W“WI£°"’I‘:~ 000000 :;0 In the mulling match of the 11th instant. on Toronto bay. Edward Dlmnn won by about 20 lengths. man of the New York American Leagme Club and former manager 0! the team, will be traded to the Chi- l‘cago Americans. It is said that l’reo aident Comiskey is willing to give away Inflelder Zeider, a pitcher. an outfielder and a considerable sum in cash for Chase. Chase has not been going well this year. in fact. he is having his poorest year since break- ing into the big leagues. At present Sterrett. the former Princeton catch- er. is playing such a good game at first that Chase could be let {to with- out percemibly weakenint the team. The nose was to determine the Amer. ican championship, and there was a side purse oi 91.000 in the yin-net. The £309 covered ndisunoo of three miles. and at no time did [human have to extend himself to win. Corporal Mortimer. a Canadian marksman, last Saturday scored a world's record at the 1200 yards rum in the King's Norton mtcb rifle shoot at Bialey. making 73 om. o! a possible 7'5 with his 15 shots. Again there are rumors in New York in baseball circles that Hill Chase, the one-time star first base- Speaking of that “ball: in Who. opinion of others on the subject. Bob plate” it is interesting to know the Dunbar. who is known to his friends as Herman Nickerson. is one of the best known baseball writers in the States. A fan writes to Bob and gets the following answers: Dear Bob.â€"-l. May abatsmzm be- com: a base-runner after a balk has been declared? If so. please state under what conditions he may do so. 2. May the third base (teacher touch a runner in trying to hold 'him on the base or help him reach “home" without liabilitynf the runner being called out ? 3. May a catcher stand to one side of the plate. though he be back of it and within his lines. and call for four btlls, in onler that the batsman may be called out. if he steps out of his box to hit one 7 Detroit is to hold a big canoe rec gattn and from the number and in. portance of entries already received for the Cadillaqua aquatic sports. to be held in connection wioh the cele- bration of the 211th hirthdayol De« troit, July 22-26, there are strong indications that all brandhes of wa- ter sports will be contested. Canoe experts irom many points in Canada haVe entered to compete against the Americans in the canoe champion- ships, carded for July 25. More than L50 sailing yachts of all classes are entered to start in the regatta over the Country Club course. July ‘24. and the Detroit Boat Club senior eight. which won the American cham- pionship at Philadelphia July 4. will defend its title in the rowing regat- ta. July ‘24. it is estimated that the number of participants in all branches of Sport will reach (n'er the thousands. Fourteen years ago last Monday all business was at a standstill. the sun fOI‘L'Ot its regular setting time. the earth side-stepped a solar plexus, and kings. presidents. governor-gen- erals and lesser satelletes realized that they were only made of mud. It was on July 15th, 1899. When Jim Corbett and Kid McCoy met at (‘onsidino's cafe in New York and commenced their rag-chewing and at- tuehed their signatures to a docu- ment calling for a filo-round battle fnr a $20,000 purse. offered by the Hawthorne. Club. of 13110310. McCoy was then in his prime, while “Gen- tleman Jim" still retained the atm- ning that had made him the great- est of ring generals. Both men were intensely jealous of each other. same each claimed to he the most. scienti- fic boxer of the ace. Bitterness and 1--.\"o. 9â€"1t'a up to the umpire 3â€"Yec. ‘1‘-" --â€"r‘vâ€"-'â€"â€" lmn, pm, agents worked valiantlyl Considerable activity is being anti. iand successfully in teetering the bick- ,0“).th on ”013011“! in the camp iefing, and the norhett-MoCoy mar-.01“ have been idle for some time in! spread throughout the pugilisticflnd upon which In many cases only world. The spectacle was not one to Z “9039”“ work had W done. command the respect of the public. The Porcupine East Lake Mining for the pug'ilistic profession, and op- Company. which comprises a group position to the tight grew so strong l of seven claims in North Eastem that the Buffalo club ofllcials were Whitney. near the La Palme. will forced to call it oil. Distinguished start operations on not a large scale Catholic and Protestant clergymen about the first. of August. appealed to the Governor with such The company has decided to spend geflect that it was found impossible 3:20.000 in sinking a couple. of him- It0 W" 0" the bout in New York dred foot shafts on one of their good *Statfi- Attempts “’9" made. ‘" looking wide Veins. and there are a ”transfer the allair to other States number of gold showing quartz and Land to Canada. but in all sections “hm wins on these claims. snu- public outcry caused the “Pl .1. r. Wanlle, a broker of 5mm. it'hortties to forbid the match. Each ton. Pa.. and Dr. Geo. \\'.Bad1man Ed “‘9. men “M's“! ”m 0th" 0' of Rochester; X. Y.. are interested “crawling" and raked up eharrres 0' in this l ‘ “f k' .. l ‘h ud ' l company and were in the INN “ m“ m“ “l 9' m " .eamp all of mt week. [dine at °“°h,°t'h"' It was largely" The holes put in by Mac Lammvhr in"; rag-chewing ““0“” continuum: ° looked o\'er and helped sample tht 1m." two years. that 1"] totheore‘ property. showed tree gold at every peal of the Horton law in Kowishot. York. On the day before that mea- ‘sure [‘83le out of existence. ‘how- ."“‘r- (orbett and McCoy «not talk land is twelve to fourteen feet wide gins: and “"‘m into a rim: mm)”: Inf stood looking quartz and some 73""t- “‘3" “'3‘ on ANN“ 31'1' ' lst'hl-‘t with tree gold showings tht lThe bout lasted only five rounds. whole length 0‘ the vein in a" ihnt in that brief period the. hilt-'9 931W ‘nnnrt'; It lnnks mod 0110“"?! it The Vein sampled principally ha: been stripped over a thousand feet ranoor marked the preliminary pm- eeedinga. and this spirit grew with the passing of the months. When the articles were signed it was pmoeed to hold the bout in September of 1898 and both Corbett and McCoy immediately went into training. Life was one continued wrangle for the principals and their rival camps. EV- err epithet in the dictionary. and many that were not. were exchanged between the supporters of the two men. Press agents worked valiantly «me of tho mast finished exhibition-t nf sciontiflc hnxim: in 'pmrilistic his- tory. Tn the fifth round Corbett lando ad a knockout punch and the great talk-fest was over. I'nder the new rcmiiations which were recentiy adopted by the Govern- ment. licenses are now granted to moVinc picture machines and operat- ors. It was announced that ‘39.? ma- chines were licensed throughout the province iollowim: a tour of inspec- tion by a government official. About 260 operators also received licenses to run the machines. I'nder the new apprentice system, 57 novices were given the right to serve six months before becoming: hill-fledged operat- ors. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE l J. F. Wardle, a broker of Scran- ton. Pa” and Dr. Geo. \l'.Bnd1man of Rochester; X. Y.. are interested in this company and were in the camp all of last week. l The holes put in by Mac Lnngm‘ho looked Mn and helped sample the property. showed lree gold at every l shot. Pflflfillfllf EAST [III II] Eflflflflflf Wllfll Northern Whitney Properties Show tlp Welt-$28M to he Spent in Development The Porcupine East Lake Mining Company. which canprises a group of seven claims in North Eastern Whitney. near the La Palme. will start operations on not. a large scale about the first of August. The company has decided to spend $120,000 in sinking a couple of hmr dred foot drafts on one of their good looking wide wins. and them are a number of gold showing quartz and schist veins on these claims. The vein sampled principally has been stripped over a thousand feet and is: twelve to fourteen feet wide. ni mod looking quartz and some st'hlflt with free gold showings the whole lengtii of the vein in the quartz. It looks good enough to these people to put considerable money in development work. The graphite imported into the l'nited States mainly comes from the island ni (‘eylnm and that country fur many years has been the. princi- pal market for this Ceylon product. Now. however. this condition at things is likely to early cease. as it is announced an artificial rproduct is licinlz produced at Niagara Falls which meets the most. exacting test. It is manufactured by the carboniza- tion of corlmrundum. and its com- mercial qualities are meeting with a very appreciative demand. while the capacity of the manufactory can readily be made equal to almost any demand. The Quebec Chronicle is the Oldest Dominion Daily Now in Existence According to‘ figures compiled (mm the best available sources for this department. there are exactly half a hundred daily newspapers in the Unit. FIFTY NEWSPAPERS PASS CENTURY MARK ed States and Canada that. have passed the century mark in their ex- istence. 'Doday the newspapers of the continent will extend {elicitations to the venerable St. Louis Republic, the pioneer newspaper west of the Mississippi. on the occasion of its 104th birthday. The Republic issued its first number on the thirteenth ol July. 1605‘. although the daily edi- tion was not launched until 1835. The Republic's frisky young morning contemporary. the Globe-Democrat. celebrates its sixtietli anniversary this year. Of the hall hundred eentenarians among North American newmpers, only three are in Canada. The Que- hee Chronicle. founded in 1764, is the oldest Dominion daily now in ex- istence. The Montreal Gazette was establidhed fourteen years later. and «the Montreal Herald celebrated its eentennial laat year. 'I‘he Aeadlan Recorder. of Halifax. will enter the eentury-old ranks next year. The only daily newspaper in the West Indies that can boast a life of over a hundred years is the Chronicle a hundred years is the Chronicle and Gazette. published at St. George (il‘en:ul:l.\\“hl0l‘l was launched in 1784. (‘onnecticut has [our daily news' papers over a century old -- 'I‘te Bridgeport Farmer, fmmded in 1790; the Hartford Courant. in 1674; the Norwich Bulletin. in 1796. and the New Haven Journal and Courier in 1766. Massachusetts daily newspap- ers that are eentenarians are the Pittsfield Earle. dating from 1-789; the Haverhill Gazette. 1798;11ndthe New Bedford Mercury, 1807. Maine adds two to the listâ€"the Portland Eastern Argus, 1503; and the Adver- tiser. 17m. New Hampshire's con- trib'ution to the list is the Ports- mouth Chronicle and Gazette. 1763, and the Keene Sentinel. 1799. Ver- mont adds to the record the Rut- land Herald. founded in 1794. New York has five venerable daily papers in the New York Commercial. 1796; the New York Globe and Commercial AdVertiser. 1797; the New York EV- oning l‘ost‘, 1801: the Ifuticn Herald and Dispatch. 1793, and the Hudson i(imotto and Register. 178'). The 'l'l‘roy Northern Budget. founded in 1797. is among the oldest of Sunday papers. Pennsylvania Reads all the States in the number of journalistic centenarians. including the Philadel- phia ~\'orth American. 1771: the Pitts- lmrtrh (lanette Times. 1796; the Car- lisle llerald. 1300; the Chambershurg Franklin Repositortu'1730; the Doy- lestown Intelligencer. 1901; the Lan- caster Intellimmcer. 1794; the Nor- ristown Herald. 17””; the Norristown Register. 1MB; the Washington He- porter. 1906; the Williamsport Gaz- ette and Bulletin. 1801. and the New York Gazette. 17.06. New Jersey's list includes the Elizabeth Journal. 1'77”; the New York Star. 1796; the New Brunswick Times. 1792. and the Trenton State Gazette. 1'79'2. The Cincinnati Commercial ’l‘rihune. founded in 1794. is Ohio's oldest daily paper. other venerable sheets including the Marietta Register Leader. 1801. and the Columbus State Journal. Southern newspaper State Journal. 1811. Southern news- papers that have passed the century mark are the Baltimore 'American. 1773; the Alexandria, Va... Gazette. 1784; the Lynchburg, Va.. News. 1808‘: the Charleston. S. 0.. News and Courier. 179"... and the Augusta. Ga.. Chronicle. 1785. West of Cin- cinnati the oldest newspaper now published is the Vincennes, Ind., Sun,