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Evening journal., 1908-10-15
DELA WARE PYTHIANS IN
ANNUAL MEETING HERE

The Foftieth annual meeting of tho
Grand Lodge OF Delaware, Knights of
Pythias, opened this morning at 10
O'clock in the rooms of the lodge at
No 703 King street. Grand Chafcellor
James G.. Longfellow presiding.
The morning session was devoted TO
roll call, receiving new delegates and
hearing the reports of the grand oih-
GERS. The afternoon session viii con-
venc at o'clock when the officers for
the year viii be elected The report
Evening journal., 1908-10-15

Within 20 miles Of the City Hall. in
cludins Greater New York and the
neighboring portions of New Jersey.
there IS a population of 100000 Jews.
more than in all America besides.
Evening journal., 1908-10-15

members admitted by card during year.
6. Total 1868.
Suspended during year, 90; with
drawn during year, z; deceased dur
ing year, 13. Total 1l3.
Number of members June, 30. 1908,
1850; loss for the year, 10. Total 1866.
Number Of past grand chancellors,
26; number Of past chancellors. 496;
number of past knights 925; number
.of past esquires. 2 Total 1850.
Finances Of Subordinate Lodges.
Receipts for the year. S1SS4697; paid
for sick benefits, S4,9SS.42; paid for
funeral benefits. S1,s74O0; paid for
other relief S22450; paid for current
expenses. $4,67O.77; paid for supplies,
SiO6.2O Total, Sl1 ,s6S.s9.
Receipts exceed expenses, s1,9s3.oS.
Finances Of the Grand Lodge.
Assets Supplies on hand, s11ss;
furniture of c. H. of r. and seal office,
SIS; safe, 1925; Grand Lodg jewels
and cases. S34; X. of T. hall stock,
5000; letter press, Sc; cash on hand, ST.
O51SS
Receipts: For per capita tax,
S1.05775; for supplies S30.S5; for in
terest, S1515. Total Sl,10S75; balance
beginning Of year, s79SOS. Total ST.
S96.SS.
Disbursement. SsSL6s; cash on hand
S1,O59.144.
Brethren: You see by my report
that this grand domain shows a loss
of sixteen during the year. Now let
as get a hustle on and bring our mem
bership up 10 the fifteen hundred point
! by December 31st, so as we can show
good gain in our report 20 the Su-
preme Lodge for the year 1905.
Lemuel Mari. grand master Of cx-
ohequer reported the finances of the
lodge as follows:
Dr.. Balance cash on hand, S7930S,
received from G. NJ. of Il. and s.. ST.
0st26, interest. S15.15. Total S1,9O2.49
Cr. Amount paid out as per checks
lSS43S = balance on hand. Si,05e14.
/ Representatives Report.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

GARRIcK THEATRE
The House Of the Big Shows
Commencing week of Monday, October L.
a. PEOPLE--A Three-Hour Show.
JOE MAXWELL q Co.
WORMWOOD'S BIG MONKEY CIRCUS
The Mishcon Whirlwind Dancers.
sam shannon and his Quick Lunch Girls
EVA WESTCOTT & CO.
CARNEY & WAGNER.
BROWN, HARRIS & BROWN.
Afternoons at 2l5; evenings at SIS.
Evening journal., 1908-10-15

New York has about the Same num-
ber of actors as lawyers. There arc
5000 of each.
Evening journal., 1908-10-15

Nearly one-third Of all the children
born in New York city die before they
become years old.
Evening journal., 1908-10-15
Representatives Report.

Joseph c. Jolls and William w.
Knowles. representatives from Della
ware to the Supreme Lodge meeting in
Boston. reported of their visit and of
the business of the supreme lodge Re
ports submitted there showed 1885 sub
ordinate lodges in the United States,
with total membership - 9S53S-
a net gain during the year of 1iS
lodges and 1886 members. The net
gain during the years of 1906 and
1907 combined with SS4 subordinate
lodges and 1929 members.
The evening world., 1908-01-10

TN STEWART. the twcnty-year-old
heavyweight, certainly improve in
J every battle. AT the stag OF the
Long Acre A. C.. last night Stewart met
Fred Bradley. oF Boston. in the main
event and punished him so severely
that the referee stopped the bout in the
fourth round to prevent Stewart from
knocking him out. Bradley was prac-
ticaIly ont in the third round from the
Volley Of punches which Stewart land d
on his law and body, but he clinched
Stewart and held on to the ropes so
tight that the referee could not scpa-
ate the men. The bell rang. thereby
giving him a chance to recover from his
slogSy condition.
When the fourth round began Stew
ert's seconds told him to 70 right at
Bradley Stewart obcyed and ytgrfed at
Bradley. sending his head .ack with a
! couple Of sim tabs. Bradley then ttrd
81 stewart. a as he came Tn SteWs<a
The evening world., 1908-01-10

The big feature Of the athletic car
wal Of the Brooklyn Post-ottie,
'.Crks. at the Forty-S"vanth Regimen.
.Armory, week from tomorrow night.
= the meeting of those great rivals,
Guy Haskins and Melvin Sheppart
They are the sta entries of the 100
ard run Ha skins beat Sheppard re
Gently in Philadelphia. but the Irish
American y. c. star says he can turn
the tables. The Evening World is Of
tering the prizes for this race. and
this had added interest TO the event
Whether or not any new records Will
@ hung up remains to be seen. but
even at his time II is certain that all
armory records for attendance Will be
.c,!osed at the meet.
II addition TO the usual athletic pro-
gramme of open and closed track events
:her. are five specials-the mile relay.
handicap, for the Timothy l.. Woodruff
Cup: the mile Sunday-schools senior re-
lay for the George II. Roberts Cup; the
mile dry goods clerks relay for the Bird
The evening world., 1908-01-10

SPECIAL to The Evening World
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10. - Connie
Mack, manage OF the Philadelphia
American League Club, who returned
Ter. last evening from a trip to Cali
fornta. states hat his team may not
play the contemplated series with the
Chicago Nationals at New orleans next
March. Inc difficulty is over the dates
!uI me series.
Mash wants the games played ABOUT
t.r middle OF MarcA, wnl.e President
Murray, OF Chicago, wants dates ate
In March. which would conflict with
Comics exhibition games. Manage
Mack says tsldt ne Will take his team
south On Feb. IS. so as to get in some
games ~ New Orleans during Mafd!
CIR week. Wrt'c aNaV he signed q
young California outfjelder named
IaW.ptk.
For THE FIRST TIME IN NEW
York city independent basketball
teams viii have the opportunity Of com
re,ln1 for championship honors wnen
the Protective Association holds It's
the tournament close on Jan. 10 W..
William j. Farrell, No 200 Broadway.
EDWARD MLAUGHLTN WAS De
fea,ed again last night by Arthur Mar
cote. III" Canadian champion, in the
thlrd book OF the Hotpoint billiard
Mach tN M"rIIcs Days Academy by
the score OF 333 to $40, Narcotic made
la- highest run OF the games.
At THE c. c. y Y. GYMNASIUM
TO might the College OF the city OF New
York viii play the S~warthmors College
The evening world., 1908-01-10
SHEPPARD AND HASK1NS
AT P. O.. CLERKS GAMES

:. Coier trophy and the two-mile NJ. y.
D.. relay for thu Thomas L Chattield en-
a.sn. All these events nave filled well.
.aarles I. Murphy and Arthur j,
O'keene have given the prizes in the
tr and 30 ward open handicaps, and
these, with the lr-yagd dash for mem
.crS Of the F~orty-seventh Regiment.
i~4o-yarl novice, GoC-yard handicap tug
the Military Athletic League, l,rvo-yard
handicap. one-mlle handicap and run
ming nigh jump handicap, make up the
opel events.
Then there are the closed events Of
the Sso-yard run handicap for the sun
Ld! -scaool Intermediates; 4tp-yard
scratch for postal employees sons I'M
der fourteen years and the une-nIIe
walk. scratch, closed to l~etter-caTriers
OF the State.
The evening world., 1908-01-10
City Gets Two Meet
ings-On in August and
One in October.

AGING dates were allotted to the
II various associations for the com
ing season at a meeting OF the
stewards of the Jockey Club Yesterday.
The most important Of these dates
was The granting to the Empire city
Racing Association OF a fair recognition,
II being allowed twenty-one days in the
circuit by cutting off n day from the
Jamaica and Aqueduct meetings and two
days from each OF the others. This will
give the Yonkers track two meetings,
one in August and the other in October.
Eleven DAYS are clear, as in the case
of Saratoga. Aqueduct and Jamaica
Gravesend, Sheephead Bay and Belmont
The evening world., 1908-01-10
ATHLETICS MAY NOT PLAY CUBS

team a game of basketball. The game
promises to ne a bitterly contested one,
as both teams are in the best OF rom
dition.
MAJOR j. MOORE HANHAM, THE
former chess champion OF the Man
haitian Chess club, was defeated by
jacques Mieses. the German chess mas
ter, in a game at the Manhattan Chess
Club yesterday, after thirty-eight moves.
Tonight Mieses will be plrted against
Dr.. 9. S!monson.
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the stockholders of the United Hunts
Racing Association, yesterday, the fol-
lowing We're elected directors: II. s..
Page. Joseph p. Grace. j. Is. Maddux,
J, Searle Barclay, Jr.. Alfred q. Van
derDl!t and K. Lawrence Smith.
THE ANNUAL INDOOR MEET OF
:Ac Catholic Athletic League OF New
York will take place at the Sey suiy-
lirst Regiment Armory, ~Thirty-fourth
street ana Park avenue, Wednesday
night. Judging from the large number
Of entries received the meet promises
20 be a grea. success.
AFTER 4 SHORT ILLNESS IN TIE
stable OF II *. Knapp. at S~hecpshead
Bay. Ben Fleet, the t~hr.e-year-old bay
cold by Ben Strome Strychnia. died
yesterday. Ben Fleet was a ful
brother to the American Derby winner
Highbal1, and was regarded as a high,
| class racehorse. He was bought by Mr.
knapp from L. X. Thomas tor $4,000,
The evening world., 1908-01-10
RACING WAR At END WITH
ALLOTMENT OF 1908 DATES

showed great opposition to the loss OF
days in order to provide dates for Mr..
Eutler's track, shared the fate of the
other courses. II anything IL suffered
a trife more. The spring meetings are
always regarded as the most profitable,
as the tcndanc early in the season
Is muc greater thar in the fall. Here
tofore, the Belmont. Gravesend and
Sheepshead Bay tracks have had eigh-
teen days racing in the spring and
twelve in the fall. The first two named
will have spring meetings of sixteen
days this year, while S~neepslead Bay
has only fifteen. The latter will race
thirteen days in the fall, while Belmont
and Gravesend will hold twelve day
meetings.
The granting OF dates to Mr.. Buffers
track in August insures racing to New
iorkers at the best period of the year
for outdoor sport.
The Jockey Club stewards present
were: August Belmont, f. K. Sturgis
J. II. Bradford. f, r. Hitchcock. II. X.
Knar and Andrew Miller. August Bel
mont was reelected chairman, James
Il, keene vice-chairman. and f. *.
Sturgis secretary and treasurer.
The following race track officials
were appointed for the year 1908: c..
Mcdowell and C. II. Pettengill, judges
II, {. Crickmore, cleak of the scales,
w: 5 Nosbursh, Handicapped; NJ. Cas-
sidy;, starter; W II. Barretto. timer; II.
[. Foman. starting Judge. j. L. Hall.
patrol Judge: II. Conk,ing. assistant to
the clerk OF the scales.
The evening world., 1908-01-10
22ELMONT SHOULD
HAVE HAD VERDICT
OVER JOE WAGNE
Special to The Evening World

INp"CIhI 70 TIE ENtTINE WOFII
PROVIDENCE, K. l., Jan, l0.-Al-
though the fi.teen-round bout between
Al belmont. of Medford, ana Joe Was-
uer. Of New York. last night started in
tamely. from the tenth round up to the
last the boxers treated the fans to one
OF the most exciting contests ever he'd
here. Referee Abbott called the bout L
draw. which the spectators believed was
doing belmont an injustice.
belmont forced the pace from tn
start. outpo!nted Wagner in the ma
tor!ty of the first twelve rounds am
scored a knoCkdown in the thirteenth
Wagner tore into the Mciford BOY Xix
a bull in the last Two rounds. and Oh
his finish the decision was given. Alb
bott has called many a oout a draw in
the last couple OF years.
The evening world., 1908-01-10

Park get twenty-eight days each. as
against thirty last season. while
Brighton Beach gets twenty-six DAYS
of twenty-eight.
Tho first meeting OF fifteen DAYS ut
Empire City will conflict ten DAYS with
Saratoga. Like Saratoga, 1t will have
eleven days of racing without opposi-
ton, as Its second meeting of six days
will be free from conflict. Last year
Saratoga and Empire City raced in Cd
position on seventeen days.
The S~heepshead Bag track. which
The evening world., 1908-01-10
Harry Baker and belmont Matched

A match was arranged last night between
weight, and Al belmont, the crack New Eng.
iand boxer They will come together in i
@S,ve.r3uhG bout bs:0r. me Aranory \. \.
box at l@ pounds. weigh in al the rings lie.
BAKER VIII ct into shape al Stratford. conn
The evening world., 1908-01-10
POLO A. A. STAG TONIGHT.

Another good programme OF bouts
has been arranged hy Johnny Oliver
for the weekly stag of the New Polo
y A., which vii! come off tonight.
Five bouts will be fought, three four
round encounters and two slx-round Cos.
In the star bout little Phil McGovcrn
vii! tackle Sam kellar, the clever Eng
lish Don -, Tor six rounds. As an OF ~"
boxers are evenly matched, some fast
boNing should result.
The evening world., 1908-01-10
STEWART STOPS BRADLEY IN 4TH

landed an inside right swing to his Jaw,
dropping him to his knees. When he
got up Stewart again belted him on the
law, staggering him. Bradley was help
less by this time. and after being rushed
to the ropes the referee promptly
stopped the bout Bradley mad a h!g
Kick about the contest ing stopped. as
he claimed ne could have continued.
The referee did right IN stopping the
5out when he did. for Bradley would
have been put out with the next punch.
The evening world., 1908-01-10
oliver Accepts McGinniss for Referee.

The indications are that Hector MEG nu.,.
the sporting man Of Boston. will finally n,
selected TO referee the twelve-round .battl,
between packey Mcfarland and Tommy Mur.
tuesday night. When McGlnriss's name
was proposed by the officials of the club.
oliver Immediately wired on TO Matchmaker
Miah Murray that McGinn!ss was -satisfac-
The evening world., 1908-01-10
Manten to Cox Smith Eel. %.

Another match between Frank Maurel. tho
Paw,ucket CR ~ we,,or-wc!gai, amt Raoa
Smith. the Denver fighter. hiss Jus, been
ciinched. They VIII try conclusions la a
twenty-round bout at a boxing show to b,
held at Ogden. Utah, on the uislt Of Feb. %
Smith has a decision over MAntc!l and eA.
Rscts TO repeat the trick when they meet Lh.s
The evening world., 1908-01-10
J. ]. RYAN BUYS SOME
OF CORRIGAN'S STOCK

the roperty Of Ed CorrIgan. for a con
sideration said to be 10000.
y few more Ryan affairs will re
suit in disrupt!ng rae ng IN the South.
Judging by the saus'ic articles n the
New -rleans newspapers Yesterday
The evening world., 1908-01-10

watch this white boy hand It right back
TO the negro on the Johnson match. OF
course, somebody might knock about
this division, out that mock won't cut
any ice with Tommy Burns.
w sign articles on Monday Jan.
4, to fight Roche in Lcinster Hall,
Dublin, for a G1,5o0 $500 purse. cut
50 and 20, and a side bet of $500. THIS
fight alone will net me $500, but l fig
eure a lot OF bets on the side, as the
Irish are confident that Roche will beat
me. i am almost sure Of $4,000 for
the Palmer fight Feb. 10, as l am work
Ing on SO per cent. of the gross, which
! figure to com out at $4,000 tsl5, 600,
as seats are being sold from Go IS.
.Sover s25) down 20 a half guinea equal
to $3.50. and the big price seats are
going good already.
Don't blame me, do you? This beats
gold mining. Am in best of health,
and am being treated the very best
by the English sports and the National
Sporting Club. VIII close, with best
wishes for q prosperous New Year.
Your Friend.
rrNTNTV pT-PN Nc
The evening world., 1908-01-10

and looked them all over Unfortunately, the only fighters have found
were there since the thirteenth century, 10 passed them all up.
Eyes, I'm getting the easy money, and anybody who wouldn't take
this easy money would be a fool. II OBrien o. Johnson could get the
grave-diggers earnings in this country they'd pass it up-I don't think
You can gamble that I'll fight Johnson when return. and I'll demand
the big end, too Joe Cans, a negro. held out for 80 per cent. win. lose or
draw, with Memsc, a white boy, in Los Angeles, and had a chance to fight
winner take all. but wouldn't do it under any consideration. Now, watch
The evening world., 1908-01-10
Clifford Being Backed to Beat Nelson

Jack clifford. the Butte (Mont.) light
weight, is being heavily backed by the sport.
Ing men OF Ogden, Utah. to beat Battling
Nelson IN their twenty-round bout. which is
- BE- fought in that city on Monday night.
The announcement made by Billy Nolan. the
The evening world., 1908-01-10
FITZGERALD Quits HIS Manager
Hogan to Referee sayers-WeIch Mil.

Malachy Hogan, tn wel!-known referee, OF
Chicago, who VAS the third man In the ring
during the battle between Bill Papke and
Hugo Kelly. will referee the ten-rpund battle
between Freddie WEIGH. the English light
weight, and Maurice Sayers. the Milwaukee
fighter, which is TO come of before the NIL
waukee Boxing Club on Jan. II.
The evening world., 1908-01-10

cage. who was given a severe trouncing b,
aackay AeFarland in a fifteen-round bou
his retirement from the ring forever. He.
man had intended TO continue fighting II =,
hai made a good showing with Mcfarland.
but ne came TO the conclusion after the con,
test that he. was not fast enough for tn,
The evening world., 1908-01-10
Y JOHN
Though owen Moran. the Eng.

n LlIlolbG wen MORAN, the Eng
"a lish featherweight, and his man
- ager. Charley Harvey. declined to
sign articles for another match with
Abe Attell because the latter would not
agree TO box at 10 pounds weigh IN
three hours before the battle. "a report
has just reached mere statlhg tia'
Moran and Harvey have consented 10
make the match with Attell. the weight
TO be l22 pounds weigh in at the ring
side, providing hat Attell Will agree 10
have the fight go forty-f!ve ROUNDS III
stead of twenty-five.
AS Attell said he would box Moran al
H. pounds 1t the r!ngside. ne tH's"'
possibly agree to have the fight 20
~forty-five rounds. Jim Coffroth is
ready TO sign the boys for his cIup al
Gonna. Cal. as soon as they are READY
to DO business.
Harvey and Moran are due here sun
day. and owen appears al a local thea
ire next week in boxing exhibitions
Baldwin and Goodman to Battle.
No.tv BALDWIN, the crack lightweight OF
Ros,7n. and KID" Goodman, the game
~nugIIls,. OF the same city, nave neeh
matched again. They have been secured os
steve Mahoney. matchmaker OF the "'h'ts'
mi,t \. C. Of Chelsea, Mass, to try conclu.
slons in a twelve-round bout at the next
show II the club on Monday night Ihey
viii battle at 100 pounds, weigh in at 3 + NJ
Fitzgerald Quits His Manager
While Fitzgerald, the South Brooklyn
lightweight. frequently referred to as The
Fighting Harp" has broken away from his
manager. Billy Mccartney, the Quaker city
tight promoter and manager OF fighters, and
the chances are n. Will let Jack Michigan
look after his affairs in the future. Fitz-
gerald and Mccartney had words over F1tz's
fight with INK Russell. and as Mccartney
refused TO give up Russell, Fitzgerald and
Mac parted.
Hogan to Referee Sayers-WeIch Mil.
The evening world., 1908-01-10
JOHNSON WILL NOT
BE OVERLOOKED BY
CHAMPION BURNS
So Tommy Says, Along with Other
Things, in Interesting Letter.
Athletic Clubs Will Not
BUY" Athletes.

~ OMMY BURNS writes from
England:
II just got through reading
a bunch Of American papers, and it's
certainly funny the bunk some
writer's hand out, but / guess it's all
In the business to get knocked at
times. 1t sure won't hurt me, as I'll
have mine when l get through igat-
ing, and | amt handing anybody any
money for boosting ME, either.
81 see II American paper had It
I was a grave robber. l saw the car
loon, and it put an idea in my head.
l at once proceeded to one OF the
largest cemeteries here in London
The evening world., 1908-01-10
TUT I'IIU'
TOMMY BURNS.

@HARI.ES STURGEON. the Evangel-
ist. told a story years ago about a
~ man who 'cut off his nose to spite
his face and ended up with the in
junction: Don't he this kind of a fool
1t is evident that the \. 4. L. is al
lowing a similar bit of foolishness to
take place within its jurisdiction. II
there were anything lacking to indicate
that the charges brought against many
of the greatest American athletes We're
merely the result of a personal dis
agreement, that suspicion was well
authenticated when a professional!
trainer who had brought charges
against q well known y. y. a. {. rum
ner stated to the Registration Com
,mittee that he was only bringing the
charges TO help his pail
The whole matter of charges brought
against straight. c.ean amateurs Ike
sRay Ewry and Howard Valentine is
rightly characterized by one sporting
writer as "a tempest in a teapot
There is 10 serious purpose to cleanse
athletics behind it. II there We're 1t
would be EASY TO pick out REAL PRO
FESSIONALS who are now competing
as amateurs without interference on the
part OF the athletic authorities.
Ray Ewry, when asked TO jump, al
ways made ii a condition that the meet
must be sanctioned. ANA mad received
n reply that the matter would Je at
tended to. HIS skirts are clear. If
there was any fault 1t belOnSs at the
door of the officials who ran the games.
All they needed to do Was apply for
the sanction and pay the fee.
Tut why allow either favoritism or
X spite 10 enter into things Ike
- this? If charges OF this kind are
to be raked up by hook or crook, why
not take up some OF the motor GUS
cases? There are old-timers stlll com
peting, winners Of hundreds of events.
who probably couldn't produce a prize
II called upon by the Registration Com
mittee-men who spent weeks or months
OF their valuable time coaching college
athletes for nothing"-men whose med
ais have been seen hanging in pawn
shop windows.
To the credit of amateur sport in
America to-day It ma" be said that
there is very little secret professionals
ism among amateur athleles-far less
than there is IN England, where three
newspapers Ipcrhaps more after the
mems JIl iIrI. gam printed a FLAIR
ing story to the effect that S2I.uaO Of
superfuous funds had been split up
among the members of t.e American
Z team on the return "Trip. There is
far less professionalism tuan there was
ten, OF even Two or three wears ago.
Amateur athletics have grown IN I'M
b portance. The amateur definition Is
widely known and the amateur spirit
widely appreciated. Ten or fift en-
years ago people thought an athlete
a fool If ne didn accept money wien
tiCularlN true among the eastern climbs
The evening world., 1908-01-10
MORAN WANTS FINISH
FIGHT AT 122 RINGS|DE
Kid Herman Quits the Ring for Co.,

former manager OF Nelson. a few days AZ
to the effect that Clifford would beat ".
son. is probably responsible for the betting.
The evening world., 1908-01-10

kCTtD 10Th st. Lex. Av.. 49, 8 so Is
ESlAN THE MYSTERIOUS Mat, sat
W BURGLAR. - a. soc.
Next Week-ChInatown Charley.
The evening world., 1908-01-10

team a game of basketball. The game
promises to ne a bitterly contested one,
as both teams are in the best OF ron
dition.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-01-27
The Mock Senate.

The third session of the Mock Sen
ate will be held Tuesday evening in
the basement of the new Baptist
church at the corner of Fifth and
Penn, commencing at p. m.
The bills to be brought up and dis
cussed are those relating to the as
sessments on international marriages
regulation of the liquor traffic and
the forbidding of dealing in futures
These promise to give a good deal
of amusement. Remember the change
in the place of meeting, from the
old to the new Baptist church.
The G. o. Club will hold a special
meeting at 7:3O at the same place
All the members are requested to be
sure and attend. Important business