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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
".IAKE" KILRAIN'SSO N WILL
FIGHT TWO MEN in RING
Chic Of the Old Block Has a Double Contract on
His Hands for Tonight at Baltimore johnnie
Summers Wants a Chance at Joe OanS'
and He May Be Satisfied.
BY | SPORT.

ward is giving up many OF It's plo.-
holders here and there
Joe Cans seems to be the chief body
snatcher. Every one of the deceased
wonld-be champs is stalking Gansward'
and he would be foolish If he didn't
take up every one of them.
The Latest Dead One.
With much gusto, Charley harvey
who has been dabbling in sports ever
since he east his first vote, has JOHNNIE
Summers, of England, on his hanos'
Charley has a family of his own 10
keen and can't well afford to have
extra table cleaners around his nome
mahogany. That's why he is seeking a
job for Summers.
Not a TOpnotcher.
Johnnie Summers has BEEN in this
country over a year now, and a met
some of the mediocre boys in his class.
No hospital records how hen he did
any of the lads any bodily harm.
He may be classed as a fairly good
boy with possibly a bright future. But
to stack hin against Cans in a real
fight. would be as harmful to him as
allowing your little brother to play
with an untamed tenant in one of the
zoo cages.
But He's n Meal Ticket.
But that Harvey mahogany needs re-
plenishing and Johnnie is the meal
ticket, so Harvey has asked AL HEREFORD
to stack him up against Cans in Balti-
more. Summers has a fight on tonight
with Soldier Burns before Herford's
club. 1t will be a 15-round affair. Let
us wait and see how he makes out.
Then talk Cans later.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
Local Basketball Team Defeats
St. George Five in Whirl-
wind Finish.

The National Turner's tied the Alphas,
of New York, for first place in the
Amateur Athletic Union basketball
championship tournament by disposing
of the ST. George A. c. in their first
game last night IN the locals court, 33
to Is.
The st. George players, who hail
from little old New York, put up a
plucky fight for the honors. During
the greater part of the game only one
goal separated the teams, and at one
stage, early in the second half, the
teams We're tied at IL to II.
Near the finish, however, the Ma
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
LOCAL OPTION KILLS RACING.

CHICAGO, April "a dispatch from
Decatur, ILL.,, today says local option~in
Decatur will prevent the Great West
ern Circuit harness meeting scheduled
for that city on July 81. George A.
Keller, president of the Decatur Racing
Association, last night said it would
be useless to attempt to hold the race
meeting in a local option city, and that
Decatur, after a membership extending
over many years, will withdraw from
the Great Western Circuit.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
pHILLIEs TO PLAY in HOBOKEN

HOBOKEN. April 9.-Manager Billy
Murray win bring his Philadelphia Ma
tional League team to the st. George
Cricket grounds neX Sunday, and with
Lew Moren, Mike Doolin, Eddie Grant
and George McQuillan, all Jersey City
favorites. in the line up, will play Joe
Beams ''Skeeters," Ordinarily the sea-
son in Hobokon would be pried open by
the Hoboken club, but the team, though
new in process of organization, will not
be ready to play for a fortnight.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
RACING CHIT-CHAT
OVERHEARD BY THE
HEAD OFFICE BOY
BY OUR OFFICE BOY.

~ A Y, 1 don't
- know a y.
race tracks, but |
heard a o last
e up my way
between two men
who were talking
a b o t something
that happened in a
place called AL
bany. One man is
a -saloonkeeper and
he met the other
man.. who works in
tie City Hall, and
the latter said:
"Well, I h a t S
nrettV good. The
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
SETON HALL AND TIGERS TO
MEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON

ton series against other colleges, and
that is something worthy of note.
1t will be a good try-out for some of
Manager Stallings's new twirlers, and IL
Old Sol will only come out in proper
shape the Tigers can take a chance and
extend themselves.
Captain. Jack Ferry, of Seton Hall,
will occup the mound for his men,
while Meegan will do the receiving.
Last Saturday the "Skeeters'' over in
Jersey City beat the South Orange
team by a score of 2 to 1. This game
next Saturday will give the fans a
chance to get a line on the Tigers and
the Jersey City team. ,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
scHAEFER DID NOT PLAY HOPPE.

AUBURN, n. T., April 9.-Willie
Hoppe, champion at 1872 balk-line bill
lizards, vas scheduled to meet Jacob
Schaefer, champion at the 1871 game.
here last night, but Schaefer did not
appear. Hoppe played a game with
Robert d. Lanehart, a local billiard
player, and defeated him at the 14.2
game by a score Of 800 to 81. Hopes
high run was "a.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
HARD LUCK FOR THE THOMAS CAR.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-Jules
Clerfayt. who is caring for the French
drivers in the New York-Paris auto
mobile race, yesterday said he had re-
oeived a telegram from the commandaat
at Fort Liscum, Ala ska, to which point
the Thomas car is now bound by boat,
saying that the keystone canyon is not
open and it will be impossible for any
automobile to get through there.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
This Game Will Give Fans a
Chance to Compare Tigers
with Jersey City.

That fast bunch of collegians from
Seton Hall. South Orange, is going to
invade the Tigers lair next Saturday
afternoon, and the Tigers might as well
realize now that this South Orange
baseball aggregation is able to give
them a fast battle. The Setonians have
won every game so far in their exhibit
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
OTHER GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAY.

At Nashville, Tenn.-Brooklyn (Na-
tionaD l, Nashville (Southern) o..
At Durham, N. C.-Trinity 10, Dart
mouth 0.
At Recommendations (Tri-State) 8,
Richmond (Virginia League) 2.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09

games with the Tiger A. c. should send
challenges to Frank Morris. 1870 Jackson
street. The lineup of the Tiger A. c. is;
S. Newbert, first base j. Doyle. second
base; F. Morris, shortstop; G. Amman, third
base; A. Infeld, left field M. Duffy, centre
field; I. Flood, right field.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
NASHVILLE SECURES ELSTON.

NASHVILLE. April 9.-The Nashville
Southern League team yesterday closed
a deal with Manager Chance, of the
Chicago National League team, for
Outielder Frank Elston.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09

The West Orange Stars have organized
for the season and expect to have a strong
team. Any teams wishing to book games
with the Stars may do so by addressing
challenges to r. ~. Smith, SO Longyiew
avenue, West Orange, N. ].
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
sox wHITEwAsH KNOX.

GALESBURG, ILL.,, April 9.-The game
today between Knox College and the
Chicago White Stockings was won by
the visitors by 8 to O.. Better stickwork
by Chicago and the nervousness of Knox
players in the first two innings lost
Knox the game. Knox could not touch
either of the Chicago pitchers, and al
though having a ma on second several
times could not drive him home.
R.H.E.
Knox .......... o 0 100000 90 1 3
Chicago ....... . 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 8 /
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
Just Supposin', Would You !?

Jus suppose % were n member of he New YORK Senate m he
question of permitting bOOkmakinG o. race tracks came 1. Suppose IN
Governor of h State wanted III racc tracks wipe oWt IN N 1T M to
80. JUS ~. ." Us u 81. - aIO.'. y! mWa ~ "" 49,
leaders are going to tot N a new candidate for our seat. q see
nothing in the political future for % but silent retirement ov, mp
sreenbacks N tells yu you ear ave s15OO0O or more by voting his
Now. honest. what would you do.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
Ready for New Match.
II Can't Be Done.


joy for the sports.
II Senator Tom Grady. of New YORK.
were to pass through Fourteenth street
today 1t would be welcomed IKE ~
king ever was. The racing men of the
metropolis are jubilant over drduy :
snocess in combating the men who have
been trying to kill the race tracks
throughout the state. Saratoga will
not be wiped from the map now tha'
The anti-racing crowd have been routed.
The Aoueduct and the Sheepshead will
remain for awhile at least, and those
,nen and women who are lovers OF
horaefesh and who have the means
and want to can go out there to these
places this summer and lay their little
yagers. Senator Grady and his Tam
many Hall friends car still hand out
winners to their Bowery friends ana
aid them in these stringent times.
Give Them Protection.
Secretary of Minor Leagues of Base
ball Farrell is likely to give the At
lantic League protection in the base
hall world. If he doesn't do it wiling
ly he may be compelled to do 1t by
public clamor. The Atlantic League
is composed of baseball teams i'll the
State Of Pennsylvania, and not q team
has an outlaw in its makeup. The
league is %trampling on no protected ter
ritory, and the men behind 1t are anH-
ious that they get all the dement's ac-
cruing from protection as afforded by
the National Baseball Commission But
Secretary Farrell so far has not seen
fit to give the league any consldera-
ton until now when a well-dehheo
rumor emanating from baseball head
quarters to the effect that he mas dis
covered the league is deserving III
every way of being officially
and with this recognition nothing re-
mains now but he official sanction oil
the secretary and the classification of
the league among the minor baseball
leagues.
Tommie Murphy Rack Again.
| see where Tommy Murphy, of Har-
lem, got back into the fighting harness
again last night over in the Sharkcy
Club in New York. Tommy has not
fought for nearly a year, and in that
time he has been resting on his Staten
Island farm where he has a snug little
place with his parents. His manager,
Johnnie Oliver, has denied the boy
every chance to perform for many
months in order to give the Harlem boy
q chance to fully recover from his in
jured knee cap, which began bothering
him when he was training for a fight
last summer. At that time his most
ardent rooters were of the opinion that
the Harlem Tommie would never come
back again. but from those who saw the
fight last night he as good as he ever
was.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
Plucky Tom Upton.
And speaking of IT

word from every au-minded American. This nan is Sir Thonas ApW[
the millionaire tea king He is the gentleman who, n 1901, bu quit the the sna IAN
rr TT and trnneht her over here % meet the Columbia liz ioI pt
aone - 70 the core Sir Thomas has ben knocking for anotherc chance.
Ready for New Match.
sir Thomas wants to lift the racing N Whed Y Is ever sme r'
rhnn' he echooner America crossed the Atlantic won the Queens cup
aaast FnoIands hest racer.t the aurora. After telling of his ambition to
win this Gun our property for half a century, Sir Thomas wma up win
mi. IT nav reasons for hoping that the way ma be cleared FOR anomer
mn ace netx YEAR" Isn't he a persistent sportsman?
II Can't Be Done.
vvn tho annroach of he baseball season and other ut-of-door sports,
49,, Nil hear ali sorts of talk about heet-footed miners OF men doing the
3mae basas in so many seconds. You will read OF sprintes doing 100 yards
IN q seconds There is lot a man on the cinder path today III can cover
This ground in this time. N a suaightaway course. It might be done down
hn yub a cvnone III the real of the me | know OF no runner n
"a doing a seven ad onehaf feeto of a stride running, and TINS is a necessary
nansennn for I'M I'M TO cover 100 yards in . seconds
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
ESSEX'S BOXING BILL
NOT BROUGHT TO LIFE
One Lone Lawmaker From Hudson County Stood
in Its Way--TOm Upton Game as Ever; Wants
Another Cup RaCe--Live Sporting Cos
sip Commented Upon.
BY TOM

R SEE the attempt made by Assemblyman Braun, of
this county, to place a boxing law on our law books
IN failed. I think If Sheriff Sommer, Senator Colby and
the rest of our square officials had been a little more
energetic. they might have landed that bill. But they are
to be excused, for they had another fight on, THE EVEN
ING STAR anti-cocaine bill, and this kept these good
fellows busy. But don't give up. fellows, and try again.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31
MISCELLANEOUS items.

Corned beef for your cabbage at
Bitgood * Coles.
For FIRST class screens for doors
aud windows see G.. W. Dunbar.
II you want TO buy, rent, sell OF
exchange property see Wolcoti
(The Rent Man.
Subscribe for the Telegram
best evening paper on the coast.
See Ed Stockton.
Wanted-Girls to make tin top
baskets. Portland Manufacturing
CO., foot OF Richmond street.
Have your property insured in
the ST. Paul or Northern fire insur'
ance companies. They are the
best. S. l.. Dobie, agent.
II you wish clean, fresh, nicely
cut meats 90 to Bitgood & Coles.
All kinds of laundry work done
promptly. Rough dry washing {
cents per pound. Calls made ioi
laundry at any place. Ring us up
Phone Jersey 33I. 81. Johns
Laundry. w. l.. Churchill, l.. III.
Simpson, proprietors.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31
THE BARGAIN COUNTER

For full weight, fresh meat,
prompt attention, go to Bitgood &
Cole.
You get full weight and first
quality at the Central market. Just
try IL awhile.
l. ID. Walker, Ito n. Jersey,
III u n. Jersey, cigars, tobacco,
confectionery aud ice cream.
You get more meat and less bone
for your money at Bitgood *
Coles than anywhere in the city.
All our meats are government
inspected and the best that money
can buy. They are neatly aud
carefully handled. Come in aud
leave your order for free delivery.
Wards Central Market.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

w. o. Tucker, chief engineer at
the ST Johns Lumber company S
mill, met with an unusual and at
the same time very painful acci-
dent a couple of weeks ago. He
was engaged in cutting some grass
and weeds with scythe around his
home in this place when a burdock
few up and struck him on the ball
Of the left eye. That member be-
came SO sore and infamed as a re-
sult from its contact with the poi
sonous weed that an operation be-
came necessary. The injured part
Of his body is getting along nicely
now, however, and he will no doubt
be able to use his peeper as usual in
a few days.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

T.. c. Hurlbert, the real estate
hustler and all around good fellow,
had an interesting experience with
poison oak last week that he will
not soon forget. For several days
his face resembled full moon or a
large sunfower in full bloom, and
his eyes were almost out of sight.
His smiling countenance has again,
however, resumed somewhere near
normal proportions, and he says his
friends are beginning to recognize
him once more.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

A pile driver has been actively
at work all week driving piling for
the Columbia Steel company on
their tract on the west side. We
understand il is the purpose of the
company to erect a dock 100 feet
long fronting their proposed steel
plant. When this Is completed il
will permit them TO ship all their
material for the new works by wa
ter. 1t is claimed this will be the
largest steel industry in the North
west.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

The Tri.Clty league has closed busl-
rtss for the season. The flow of the
slmoleons had decreased to such a de
free that this course was deemed ad.
visable by all concerned. Woodburn
led the league. Vancouver second and
the Frakes third. The Apostles were
somewhere far down the line. II was
rather n mean trick closing the sea.
son Just as st. Johns had begun to
play ball Here's hoping, however,
that they will give a better account
OF themselves next year.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

The Grace Male Chorus entertained
lady friends "Wednesday night on
Louncil Crest The ladies' went in ad
ance and had six tables spread with
good things. when the gentlemen ar.
nved. DR.. Hoppe and wife were Of
the invited guests. After lunch the
doctor made speech. very ecmpli.
n,entary OF Professor Wilder and the
boys, He was followed by music and
rcadings until 10 o'clock.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

.,nI Peter said: Il 20 a fishing"
Tho whole office force went TO the
samc place Saturday morning. We
had oil kinds Of luck and caught
a sample Of all the different kinds
ot fish In the creek. All except the
orphan. who could not coax u fish
TO bite and declared he believed they
were hoodooed. II you newer went
fishing you have missed half your
llfs. Come and go with us sometime
and we will prove Il.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

speaking about poultry, there is a
heap Of comfort In having a good
supply Of nice fat birds TO select from
Instead Of having to depend upon the
market for your fowls. Besides.
there are the fresh eggs every day In
tia" year. II you wish TO know how
tomake poultry pay on city lot ask
FhotceI apher Hart. who has succeed
I'd IN bringing up flock OF about
250 end growing all the vegetables
he needs for the family on hic lot
5OxicO. Then let US send your sub
scripticn for the best poultry paper
on the coast. the Northwest Poultry
News. 1t is only 80 cents a year and
gives you the worth of your money in
every issue.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

II takes the Chink to mix the Ian
guage. as this from the Saturday Even
Ing Post will demonstrate: Colonel
Fulton @. Berry. California capital
Isl. las q small farm near Fresno.
CAL. whence vegetables and poultry
are sent to him In town for his per-
soual use. A Chinese foreman Is
In charge Of the place. Recently Mr..
larry visited the farm In question
and inquired OF his Chinese foreman
sing. whole lot Of ducks. why no
catclem eggsY
"histel Belly. explained Sing. too
p'any man ducks; sixty-tlee man duel
t~3 COW duck. Man duck him no lay
egg.'
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

The skating rink has been reju-
venated and embellished by the use
of the painters brush. A string oi
bottled electricity now adorns the
the front Of the structure. Another
window has been added and other
improvements made. aud now the
rink is the favorite amusement re-
sort OF the city. The moving pie
lures and illustrated songs are at
tracing many thither these pleas.
ant evenings. 1t is a good place to
60 to spend few enjoyable hours.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

Two big fires again last week. one
In Portland. where the Abingdon bull
ding was destroyed with about
$4,000 loss. II Is thought that
the fire was of incendiary origin and
ii Is a puzzle alike TO the police and
to the property owners. The other
fire wac In Vancouver. Wash. where
the Vancouver lumber mill burned
with a loss of about $4,000. This
fire started In the boiler room In
some way and had attained too great
beadnay before It was discovered to
enable them to extinguish II. The
burning of the mill puts 80 men out of
employment temporarily. II Is ex.
pected that the mill win be rebuilt.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

The unknown person who fired on
the steamer containing want-to.be-
president Taft. certainly was no
sportsman Had this been thecase he
would not have used bird shot when
cunning for such big game.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

There was an agent OF the North
Bark road In the city last week
looking up the tonnage OF the fieight
for 81 Johns. We understand that
ths o. II. a N. officials were out re-
cent?. looking up a desirable site for
depot and other matters OF inte. sst
10 their line, We hope they will see
their way clear 10 put In a substan'
.ial depot here. for Il Is badly need
ed snd as they have track here
already. they can put In depot at less
expense than anyone else.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

There is a beautiful grove of Cana
dian thistles in bloom on the lot op-
poste the skating rink and their
purple tops attract the attention of
all who pass that way. Certainly
thing of beauty is joy forever.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

Forest fires are raging in different
parts of tie state. The government
Is like lots cf business men They
pinch to save a dollar on advertising
lose ten In trade. The government
loses enough through forest fires
every year to pay for an efficient for.
est patrol
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

The owens pool room has decided
to abandon the field of action in st.
Johns, and accordingly the apparatus
was removed from their Jersey street
location this week. The many friends
of Mr.. Owens will be sorry to see
him lea We.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

George Maher came down from
Ridgcfield, Wash. Saturday and Wis.
tied hif sister, Mrs. George Simmons.
returning Tuesday. Mrs. Simmons
and little ones went home with her
brother for a visit.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

Notice the bulletin boards placed
in couple prominent places in our
municipality by the city authori-
ties. II you haven't time to stop
aud read what is tackled thereto,
perhaps you can borrow the matter
to take home with you in the even
ing II you bring II back FIRST thing
in the morning. One irreverent
cuss says II is a sure sign OF a one
horse town when there Is a newspa-
per in the place.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

Wonder who doctored the city
charter after il left the hands of the
commission Don't all speak at
once.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

Real estate is still changing hands
in a lively manner at Wildwood
Court.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

AI.R, Cole has the gratitude Of the
scribe for n fine bunch OF cherries
which she could not name. but which
lvoLs like the Kentish and tastes
lit' that fruit. They we're very large
and beautifully colorcd and had a
vvrs fine flavor and we should Judge
them TO be as Miss Cole suggested.
a late Kentish.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

Rev. A. E. Leonard has the thanks
of the office force for treat TO the
finest most delicious cherries we
have tested this season. They were
Of the Lambert variety and were fine
specimens OF that king of cherries.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

J. II. Williams has returned from
n tbree.woeke' sojourn at Tokeland.
Wash. lie accompanied his charm
Ing nioccs. Misses Nina l.. and Grace
w. stephens. OF Binghampton. N. v,
Who has b.ca Waiting at his home In
this city. TO that place. where they
are now tho guests OF Mr.. ard Mrs.
NJ. l.. Holbrook.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

No move has yet been reported
toward establishing cemetery in
St. Johns. This Is matter that
should be taken up by the CONNER
cial Club and agitated until some
definite action results.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-31

The ice mar has the bulge on the
people thes1 days.