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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
JIMMY BRITT.
FIGHTERS in TRIM FOR FRAY

or retirement for the champion before
long. Perhaps that point will be de-
cided when he meets Mcfarland.
First of all, however, Mcfarland will
have to defeat Britt. The battle to-
night is scheduled to go twenty rounds,
but unless James Edward happens to
break his ulna bone again, a knockout
is looked for inside of that time.
Mcfarland rules the favorite in the
betting at odds of 10 to 9. and even at
those figures there is little Britt money
in sight. The boys will enter the ring
at 9 o'clock q a. m. Eastern time).
The Chicago boys best recommended
ton Is his clean cut victory over Benny
Yanger I'm four rounds at Fort Wayne
last August. Few fighters have beer
able to conquer the ''Tipton Slasher.'
who in turn has defeated Young Cor
bett, Harry Forbes. George Dixon, Joe
bernstein, Abe Attell. Austin Rice. Kid
Herman and a score of others.
The boy who knocked out Yanger
ought to be able to take the measure
of Britt. champion though he was once
upon a time. Packey may be counted
upon to fight all the harder. realizing
fully what victory tonight would mean
to him.
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THOMAS CREW
UNABLE To PASS
THROUGH ALASKA
Trail Too Narrow for Auto and
Melting Snow Would MOI
Hold 1t.

VALDEZ. Alaska, April 10.-The
American Thomas car has found it linz,
possible to go through Alaska in this
New York 10 Paris race. At 2 o'clock
this morning, after the official recep-
ton and entertainment rendered to the
crew of the racing car by the city Of
Valdez, the o men who had set out
with the determination to make the trim
in the automobile from Valdez to Nome
over the mail trail started on a tour oE
inspection through keystone Canyon,
On a sled drawn by a single horse
driven by their guide, in the face OF a.
heavy snow storm, the a~utomobilists
drove out to Comfort Camp, the first
roadheuse on the Fairbanks trail. They
made tests of the width of the trail and
the various conditions to be met, and
decided with one voice it was utterly
impossible to proceed in view of the
conditions prevailing since the recent
thaw, and that conditions would be no
better until mex winter. In eonse-
quence the men returned to Valdez
early this morning and. wishing to lose
no time, loaded the racing car on the
steamer Bertha. which was ready 10
leave for Seattle. and sailed back to the
United States. intending to continue
the journey to Paris by way of vladi@
Yostok.
1t is impossible for any nan who has
not seen the trail over which the mail
is carried from Valdez to Fairbanks to
realize the conditions that exist today.
To consider making the trip across
Alaska in the face of such conditions
would be a dream of "a egeechaca
siyass. in the Chinook jargon, which
means the Alaskan tenderfoot. Had
the car arrived here a month ago ik
might have made the attempt with d
slight chance of success, but the early
thaw has ruined all opportunity for "a
present season. The frozen crust ot
the snow that was depended upon to
support the machine, has been dlssl-
pated by the unprecedented early soa-
and the machine could not advance
a mile on tho surface of the huge drifts
that are now daily melting in the sun.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
TENNIS CHAMPIONS CLASH FOR
WORLDS TITLE IN NEW YORK

noted player after another and defeat
Ing them all, the interest gradually in
creased on this side of the water and
also in England. Finally he won the
contest which entitled him to challenge
Miles.
Jay Tried Again.
Here Gould was doomed to disap-
pointment. the first year he tried, the
veteran proving himself to be a trifle
too experienced for the youngster. But
Gould trieo again,
1t was at the Queens Club. In Lon
don, May 4, last year. thai the worlds
title came 10 the American. at that time
only an 1S-year-old lad. He beat Miles
3 sets to .. the scores reading 81.
As. 6-2 and 60. or the five contests
in which Gould engaged while in Eng
LAND last year he lost none.
EnglishInan n Surprise.
Miles vas not expected to come TO
America in an effort to regain his title,
so the contest to be decided tonight
comes in the nature of a pleasant sur
prise. Miles has shown by his success
throughout the tournament, his row Of
wins ending in a victory over the ex-
pert, Payne Whitney, that he is in tip
top form.
Gould Should Win.
Inasmuch as Could will be on a court
with which he is more familiar than the
che on which he took the title from the
Englishman, he will doubtless be a
favorite. He has been defeating all the
amateurs with whom he played and has
also doWned, with the odds of IL the
professional champion, Peter Latham,
of England. Latham found it COM
paratively easy to win from Miles in a
match soon after the challenger had
landed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
BY GUS FALzER.


San Francisco, the sceneiof the great
est ring battles on the pugilistic rec
ords, may see another champion UNI
earthed tonight in the fight between
Packey Mcfarland and Jimmy Britt,
BY beating Britt, the whirlwind Chi
cago scrapper would not inherit the
championship, but it would clear the
last obstacle for a fight with Joe Cans.
Britt and Nelson are now dead
ones" SO far as championship class is
concerned. Who else is there on the
lightweight horizon? Memsic, Clifford
and Unholz? They're>hardly to be con-
sidored. Tommy Murphy? He's a good
one, but will never be a top notcher.
From coast to coast the general opin-
ion Is that h boy to fill Gans's shoes
when "Old Black Joe" has been put on
the rack, is this lad Mcfarland.
Packey is only nineteen years old,
but has won thirty-four fights, thirty
three of them by the knockout route.
He has never known defeat. Cans has
passed the thirty-three year mark. Age
Is bound to tell. He cannot hold the
pace much longer. 1t must be defeat
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
SCHAEFER TOO
Ill To PLAY
YOUNG HOPPE

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE billiard
match for the 81 balkline champion
ship of the world, billed for May ii, be-
tween Jacob Schaefer and George SUIT
ton will go by default to Sutton, the
challenger. Sutton left last night for
Rochester to take the "Wizzard's''
place in the exhibition tour with "Wii-
lie" Hoppe. as Schaefer became too i'll
in Albany to complete his engagement.
just before he left Sutton said that
according to the rules governing the
championship trophy it would be i'm
possible for hin to agree to a postpone
ment. He said, however, he would not
take a sick mans money, and would
return to Schaefer his forfeit of $3.50
IL the match was not played.
Schaefer has been III for the last two
weeks. suffering from an liberated
stomach. A few days rest at his home,
in Chicago.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
OUTLAW NEWARK TEAM
SLATED TO OPEN AT YORK.

YORK, Pa, April Nv. G. Thomas.
who was organizing an Atlantic League
club here, has changed his plan and
will have a team in the new Pennsyl-
vanla- New Jersey League. The circuit
is composed of York. Camden, Allen
town, Newark, Chester and Trenton.
The York team will begin its season
on April 80. with the Newark team.
Manager Thomas has already signed
several good players. n he hopes to
have a strong team here, so as to give
the baseball rootsgood run for
their money. ~
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
FOOD FOR THE
FANS

The big league teams are North.
Next!
The annual claim on the Eastern
League pennant is being made in Buff
falo.
All hope of getting Big Joe Harris
from Boston has not been given up by
Providence.
1t is said that McHale will play
centre field and Laporte second base
for the Red sox.
Walter Clarkson, the former Jersey
City and New York pitcher, has been
sold by Cleveland to Toledo.
Talk about playing Up to form, how
about Montreal's defeat by Trenton,
z to 0?
In Baltimore the fans are raving over
the batting and third base playing of
Jack Knight.
When Wilmington comes to this city
Newark fans will have a chance of
seeing the great Jimmy Sebring.
Baseball not being mild enough for
Hans Wagner, he proposes to ruin for
Mayor of his native city, Carnegie.
Fabini, the tailor. promises a suit
of clothes to the Tiger getting the best
batting average.
Jake Gettman is hitting the ball hard
for the Canucks in the opening gqmes.
Seton Hall MAJ make the Tigers step
some to beat them today, and tonor-
row comes the Highlanders. Hoot, mon!
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-. =::==~ ALL news OF newark SPORTS AND ATHLETICS 49, EE:E
OVER BRITT WOULD PUT
M'FARLAND IN LINE FOR TITLE
WAGNER WON'T PLAY Ball.

PFTTSBURG, Pa. April 11.-BarneY
Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburg
Baseball Club. and "Honns' Wagner,
the former shortstop Of the team, ar
rived home yesterday to be present for
the primary elections to be held today.
Both men are interested in the outcome
of the elections.
Wagner reiterated his former state
ment that he would not play baseball
this season, and President Dreyfuss said
there was nothing new in Wagner's
case.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11

overflow of gas from one of the pipes,
but there wasn't any. Said Billy, Jake,
If al empty lager beer keg weighs
seven pounds. what would you fill 1t
with to make it weigh five pounds"
Adolph Mayer. the t~obacconist. VEN
tured that tissue ape might do the
work, but Jake said nc
Fill it full of holes, you foolish fell
low. that you be-" and the drinks were
on Billy.
My undertaking friend is still laugh
ing, and I don't hin he will stop until
he gets a job. But, anyway, TO be
serious, I hope to meet 0 all at the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
Few Like Him.

Tommy Burns's Claims.
Tommy Burns from over in England
sends word by his manager to this
country that he wants $50, 900, win, lose
or draw, to fight Jack Johnson. Some
people are blaming this same Tommy
For the life of me l can't see where
Tommie is to be blamed. This dark
man with his alleged bundle of knock
outs has been besieging e white
heavyweight to give him a match, and
none will answer him. Burns comes
along and says he will fight johnson.
but wants his price. Johnson ought to
be satisfied to go against Burns for the
fun of the thing and the glory that is
in it. 1 suppose the man who comes
cut and says that Burns can whip
Johnson will be called crazy. Then put
me down in that class, and don't holler
sou grapes after the fight is over, il
1t ever takes place.
Patsy Kline In Ruined.
If there is one little chap in this
county of Essex who is all fiuffed up
and claims to have a grievance, that is
Patsy Kline, the little local fighter. He
has been ANNOYED by n Pete Burke,
who claims to be anxious to meet Kline
in a finish fight. The pair met and ar
ranged a GO and left the best of friends,
as far as the arranging of the match
was concerned. Burke and his man
ager were to call on Kline and the lat
ter's manager last Monday and COM
plete the go, but, according to Kline's
side, that is the last hat has been
heard of Burke.
Burke boosting His Game.
Instead of meeting with the Kline
faction Burke has been using Kline's
name to boost his own interests. That
is what the Kline people say. Some
one told Kline that Burke is being in
troduced every Friday night in a certain
Hudson County "~foxing'' hall as the
only boy hereabouts who made Patsy
Kline take water. This news when it
ached Kline made him hot under the
collar and he decided to let the public
know the truth.
Wants to Fight.
Kline and his mage called at THE
EVENING STAR office last night and
gave out this statement: "The Burke
people want a fight In private. 1 don't.
I have too much respect for the law,
and l am afraid of being nipped by
the sheriff. I will fight Burke before
any club where h game is allowed
and I have an offer from the Brown A.
G. in New York, where we can pull off
a six-round affair. That's long enough
for me to stop thisg guy. l can beat him
and beat him quick. If he doesn't want
to fight in New York then there is
Baltimore. But he wants to fight in
private so that when I am licking him
his crowd a yell police and the whole
thing will break up in a row.. and where
is my money coming in? Now. 1 don't
want to heal any more of this fellow
Burke unless he means business, and is
on the level"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
BILL SUNDAY MAY TOSS BALL.

SHARON, Pa. April 11.-An effort
will be made to have Evangelist Will
lam Sunday open the baseball season
at Independent Park here on April 3A,
Sunday is to start his meetings here on
May ], n will arrive before that date,
He formerly played ball for the Pitts
burg Nationals. and it is believed that
he can be induced to pitch the first ball
over the plate,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
JAKE THE BARBER
WAGERS BOTHWAYS
ON OUR TIGERS
And the Head Office Boy Swipes
a Story from the Sixth"
Precinct.
BY HEAD OFFICE BOY.

III to eS" %s n sSe
laughing. !
help it, and l
have to smile every
time | think of 1t.
1t Is all because my
friend. the Warren
street undertaken,
has made n bet
with Jake the
Barber" and the
of it Is Jake
hasn't a chance to
win. He has two
of losing.
You see. 1t was this
The Warren
undertaken is
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
Is This Information of
Value to You?

The mission of the Summer Resort Bureau
to be inaugurated by THE STAR on May 1st,
1905, is to furnish any reader, free of charge, full
information relative to any summer resort in
America.
Tell where you would like to spend the sum
mer and THE STAR will furnish you the popu-
l~ation, distance from Newark, railroad fare, a list
Of hotels and boarding houses, the number of
guests they accommodate terms per week and
length of season, distance from depot, nearest
water and golf links.
If you cannot come to THE STAR Office.
make your inquiry by mail. Address THE
STAR Summer Resort Bureau, Newark, NJ,
and enclose postage for reply.
The service is free.
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game tomorrow. and you will neal me,
for will be alongside of Strawberries.
So. so long. and be good until Monday.
when l win have something new for
you.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11
UNLUCKY NUMBERS HAVE
NO TERRORS FOR POTTER
he Has Asked for "l3" in His Marathon Race,
Although He Has Sailed to Win an Event
= in Many Years With the Same Num-
ber--kline After Burke.
BY TOM UGAN

u ZoU often hear in the sporting world, and other
spheres as well, of men and women who are afraid
of certain so-calIed hoodoos. There is the woman
who will not walk under a ladder. There is the actor who
VIII not cross the street between funeral coaches, and there
are others who think If the number IS is in any way at
tached to them that they are doomed to bad luck. Nearly
every man and woman has his or her superstitions, but it
has been left for a certain young athlete in Boston to
welcome Just what other persons want to siun.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11

Henry II; Potter. Of Boston. is one Of the spfnters who will run h the
Great marathon races TO D. held Oh the Ashland Boston course on Ehtr
Monday. Ihis is his twelfth year asa contestan in this aea and fr he past
This is surely enough to give anyone the shoulders who has any supersti-
uons out not SO with Potter. Ims year he has made his entry and or the
condition that he be given the "1S' nur Der, and his rpquet has been granted,
ant te ahagemen OF the races feels grateful to he young man o taking
a serious obstacle nut of their way, Tor 1T was hard for hem to get nyon TO
o see 10 lie make out
Too Few Like Him.
sporting pages are moi the proper places for an obituary notice. but ] dare
say hat the late Denver Smith vas given his choice to select a page inwhich
say something about him, he would choose the n read most by the at-
eth world. Denver Smith is dead. vi his spirit will remain in his chosen
atmosphere untht he presentg generation las passed away lie a alok known
a $ Langdon Smith, n vas n Of tbs best sporting writer's of this day. A
big man in everys sense of the word, Iangdon Smith had what very few men
blessed WITH a vivid imagination, q retentfve memory and the ability to
narrate wha his mental machiner furnished him. In all his dealings in the
sporting world, he was on the level and what more can be said If a. un who
goes through the crucibe and comes u unsorched
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Are y.
I'LL $3.50

Despite several losses by graduation
the prospects in track athletics ar
bright. Only two of the men who wo.
points in the intcrcollegiates for Prince
ton last year remain. bat several 0
P~rinceton's best athletes were incligibl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18
BARS ANARCHIST MAIL
POSTMASTER GENERAL ISSUES
ORDER UNDER NEW LAW.

Under section 1898 Of the Revised Stat!
utes, which was recently amended SO as
to provide that written or printed matter
OF a character to incite arson. murder or
assassination should be embraced in the
provision which forbids the carrying of
indecent publications" i'm the malls, Post
master General Meyer yesterday issued
an order barring from the mails all such
matter.
Postmasters are instructed that whsn
any issue of a publication printed in whole
or In part In language other than Eng
lish is offered for mailing. and the post
master has reason to believe that 1t con-
tains matter that is forbidden by section
1898 he is to require the publisher to
furnish true translation of the matter
under suspicion. Pending the filing of the
translation and its review the publication
cannot be accepted.
The postmaster Is given authority to de-
eide whether, in his opinion, the matter is
of such character that IL falls within
the prohibition, and IL he Is in doubt he
is instructed to refer the matter to the
assistant attorney general for the Post
Office Department.
This order applies to third-class matter
also. thus barring anarchistic books. Post
masters are cautioned that the order is
not to be used to irritate, annoy or in.
timidate publishers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18

this city and Mr.. Frank Mccormick OF
Berryville, Va. took place at $50 o'clock
last night at Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church.
The carriers in the city post office have
81 600 per year. and six clerks have re-
Gottleib r. kicherer's will was pro-
The deceased left an estate worth about
six children. He named Charles kicherer
as sole executor. and he is instructed to
sell the property and divide the pro-
ceeds.
1t is expected that a large number of
members of Alexandra Lodge of Elks will
tonight attend the rural jubilea which is
being held Under the auspices O. the
Washington Lodge of Elks at Benning.
Attorney Robinson Moncure has moved
into his fine office building on the west
side of Royal street between King and
Prince streets.
Kavanaugh Court, No. So Daughters Of
the Isabella, last night held a. lawn fete
at the Elks' garden. Prince and Royal
streets
Arrangements are being made by Mr..
William A. Smoot to entertain the Rich
mond Howitzers, who are travelling on
foot toward this city.
Mr.. George w: Francis and wife. who
have been in Panama for some time
past, returned today. They were accom-
panied by Mr. Cobb Of Alabama
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
F. Kelly died this morning at their home
in South Patrick street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18
JOAN OF ARCS PRISON.
Foundation Of Ancient Tower Dug
Out at Rouen.

From the New York Sun.
The prison Of Joan of Arc has just been
located near Rouen. The foundations of
the ancient tower in which 1t was have
been discovered and opened up through
some new construction work undertaken
by the government in the grounds of the
Ursuline Convent, from which the nuns
have recently been expelled.
The workmen in digging for the new
foundations came upon a massive wall
inclosing a circular space with dame
ter Of about SO feet. When this was
cleared of earth a well was found in the
center measuring feet across and about
80 feet in depth. Water rose In 1t clear
and cold as soon as the earth had been
cleared away from the bottom.
When the antiquarians got busy they
Identified the wall as the foundation of a
building which was known for ages as
1.-The Maids Tower" A document dat
ing back to 1641 was produced. which.
taking it for granted that this tower had
been the prison Of the Maid of Orleans
21O years previously. gave description
and measurement OF 1t, including the
we'll, which Enthusiastically match the
ruins just exhumed.
The structure appears to have stood I'M
changed from the death Of Joan In 143l to
1880. when 1t was reduced to ruins In the
course OF a siege. In ltoo the city leased
the site on which the ruin stood to Louis
Mouchard.
In 17sO he appears to have stopped
paying the rent. The greater part of
the ruin was cleared away about this
time, but as late as 1850 a visitor writing
about the place mentions the foundation
Of the tower as visible and speaks of the
we'll. After that 1t was filled in with
earth and later the site became part Of
the nuns garden and the existence of the
ruin and the tradition attaching to it
were forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-18
A Girl Mentally Reversed.
From the London Standard.

A girl of fourteen. who lives in the
north of England, has a popularity Of
mental development which is puzzling
doctors. She cannot learn as other chill
dren do.
Though quick in conversation and at
games she hardly knows the letters OF
the alphabet properly, though she has
been at school for many years. When
asked to write she takes a pencil in her
left hand. and. starting from the right
hand side of the paper, goes iaboriously
across 1t. writing each letter the wrong
way about. She declares she cannot write
any other way. Also she can pick out the
letters of the alphabet easily when they
are written tie wrong way around, but
with the greatest difficulty when they are
rightly formed. AS with letters. SO with
figures. She puts them down from right
to left. gravely draws a line and pro-
ceeds to a desperate and quite hopeless
attempt to add. She is not left hand in
the ordinary sense of the term. If she
passes anything or anything Is offered to
her she uses her right hand Yet when in
the schoolroom she was asked Were "A
certain villager lived she Immediately
pointed with her right hand I'm the oppo-
site direction. though she knew well
where the house was located. Externally
this young person is like any other four
teen-year-old girl, except that her eyes
are slightly crossed. She Is quiet and
ooedient and seems anxious to learn.