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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
LOCALS TAKE THREE
State League Bowlers Step Into First Place by Walloping
 Bridgeport,
MATCH VERY EXCITING
Mason of Locals, Stars--Tailcndcrs
 Defeat Hartford-Meridcn Takes Two.
Cspcclnl 10 Inc Journal-courIcrl

Bridgeport Dec 22,-ln some of the closest and cIcvercst bowling seen on the local alleys this year the New Haven state league quintet hit ting the pins on most timely occasions managed to walk away with the whole three games of this evenings match with the local team. Every one Of the three games was exceptionally close and were not decided until the last frame of each had been closed,
 The first game went to the visitors by the close margin of eight pins This was due mainly to the efforts of Weber who performed well through out the evening. Although Lewis and Fred Musanto made some very stirring efforts to capture the second game for the locals they were of no avail for the visiting bowlers with the exception of Otto Huber all secured scores of goo or better thus bringing their team total up 10 10$i, but 22 pins behind the record.
 The third game was the most cX- citing of tho match for the visitors were striving to make it a clean sweep and thus oust the Hartford team from first position while the home team was vainly attempting to ward off the inevitable clean sweep. The game was decided only in the last frame af- ter Johnson had successfully put the visiting team on easy footing. Despite the spurts of Jimmy Watt Herb Banks and Fred Musante, all of whom passed the double century mark, Ma son, Huber and Johnson proved too much for them and as a result the yis- Itors captured the third game of tho series
 BY winning all three games last night the New Haven team stepped in- to full possession of first place, loav- ing Hartford trailing in second place.
 Mason of the visitors was the indi- W0ual star of the evening. carrying off high single with 226 and high three strings with 632. The scores of the match follow.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP.
Meeting of Royal Arcanum Deputies
 for That Purpose.

Grand regent of the Royal Arcanum, W. r. Hoyt, of south Norwak, held q conference with the deputy grand TO- gents of the state in the office of''At- torney Carleton F. Hoadley last even ing, for the discussion of plans for In- crcasng the membership of the order
 The grand regent proposed that thirty-scvcn membership teams be formed in the different councils in the state, the officers of each council to bo the first members of the team, Each lodge should then be pledged to bring In at least two applications at each meeting, this increasing the member ship in the state by ar least l25 be- tween January and April l. the period during which the arrangement should be in force,
 This plan met with tho general ap. proya of the deputies and will be heartily entered into Each deputy was urged to visit each council as fire, qucntly as he thinks necessary to car ry out the plan,
 The matter of visitation, expenses thus incurred and entertainment of deputies was also discussed
 The deputies present were; q, r. Adams of Norwich William H. Nu gent of Hartford R. II. Lindsley of Bristol, E, E. Gibson of Meriden, S H. Buttcriold of West Haven and Dwight $ Terrell and H. s Edwards of New Haven.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
NU7MEGS WIN TWO
Local Bowlers Have Little Diff ficulty in Taking Odd Game
 at Stamford.
HARTFORD LEADS LEAGUE
Capital City Tq,m Has Easy Time With Waterbury
 Breaks Record.
fsnccinl tn the IonrnnI-cnnrier.N

Stamford, Dec, % The New Haven Nutmeg league quintet had but little difficulty in taking two games from the home team here tonight in some pretty fast and clever rolling The third game came very near going to the visitors who had tho i'll fortune Co loose it by the small margin of eleven pins,
 The first game went to the Elm City team in easy style mainly through the clever bowling of Kelsey Mix and French. Tn the second game, although the local team made a grand rally ln an attempt to capture the match the , visitors carried off the honors mainly through the fast rolling or the whole team.
 The third game was the homo team $, which was due to the failing off of Kelsey and of Hollacher of the New Haven team. both of whom were far below their usual mark
 Guinas of the home team was the individual star of the evening, carrying off high single with 245 and also high three-strings with 596, The scores roi- low.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
STILL HAVE CHANGE
Local Eastern League Bowlers Not Put Out of Running by Monday Nights Defeat
 at Brooklyn.

Despite the setback given the local Eastern league team by the Brooklyn teams on Monday night the members of the team stlll feel that they have a chance to win good part Of the dough especially in the Gve-men event 1t is in the fye-men event that the New Haven team is striving hard to land first place and the loss of two games on Monday night meant much to them
 However they may still be consider cd as being In the running as they arc tied in this event with the New Bruns- wick team both being 3S points behind the league leaders, Newark In the three-mon event they still remain In third place as they do in the two-men event In the individual 1t looks as If the Elm City team would have to be content with the final position In the standing, while Brooklyn represented bl Johnny Nelson, appears 10 have a good valid claim on the initial position.
 The standing in the various events follow.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
MURPHY DEFEATS GRIFFIN.
Harlem Tommy" Outclasscs the Aus
 tralian Champion in i2-Round Go.

Boston, Dec, 22 Tommy Murphy Of New York with his hard hitting and fast work was to much for Charlie Griffin, the Australian featherweight champion, in a l2-round bout at the Armory Athletic club tonight and the decision went to the Harlem lad. Grif- Driscoll two weeks ago, however and in the eighth and ninth rounds put over some smashing rights to Murphy s face and nose which brought the Aus tralian's stock up considerably for a time. Both fighters We're strong at the finish with Murphy in condition.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
PLAYERS WANT PAY
Salaries of Waterbury Baseball Team for Last Season Not
 Yet Paid.
AFFAIRS IN CHAOTIC STATE
Fitzpatrick, Farley, Shinccl and Swan der Among Those Who Have
 Money Coming.

Waterbury, Dec, 22---The affairs of the Waterbury baseball club seem to be in chaotic state. A few weeks ago a baseball journal published an advertisement offering the sale of the club in the Connecticut league, and 1t is understood that 1t was the Wa terbury club. It is known that a num- Der of offers have been made for the local franchise, but none of these of fers have been good enough to tempt the local stockholders to let the fran chise go.
 Manager H. R. Durant was in this city last evening and announced that he would not manage the club next season. The corporation Is now look ing for a manager, and several men are under consideration, among them Tommy Corcoran of New Haven. who was formerly a National leaguer.
 The ball players of last years team, at least those who are still in the city, have had little success in collecting their back salaries. Fitzpatrick, Far ley, Shincel. Swander and Nichols are sal ito be among the players wno still have salary claims on the team. All salaries were to have been paid at the end of tho football season, but the money wasn't forthcoming. During the fall Fitzpatrick went to the Reid vIlle grounds after a football game and attached $50 at the box office. but afterwards relinquished this amount Farley and Fitzpatrick have written to Secretary Farrel to he declared free agents because of non payment of sal ary, some of tho players have con suited lawyers in regard to the col lection of their salaries
 It is understood that MT. Durani will keep his interest in the team, but will have nothing to do with the man. agement of the club. At the end oi last season Manager Durant claimed that the team had made no money Waterbury finished the season in tht l deep recesses of last place.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
NFridcn.
ntcrbury.
JOHN h SAYS FAKE.
Former Heavyweight Champion Comes
 Out NinI Broad Statement.

John l.. Sullivan, champion of cham pjons 0alrootedly calls the Burns Johnson championship mill at sydney on December 26 a fake After scoring Burns for agreeing lo light colorcd man. a thing he never did, sullivan says;
 Burns knew better before he gave Johnson his chance. oven before 1t was known that he would get S8O,O0n-, just think of that for making the fight that he would beat Johnson,
 He never would have consented to tho match without first getting nearly 80 per cent of the purse and knowing that he could not lose He is sure thing man. but must say a great deal better lighter than people give him credit for"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
BIG MEETING TO-DAY
Further Plans for the Journal. Courier Individual Champion. ship Bowling Tournament
 to Be Formulated.

The alley owners of this city wIn meet thls afternoon at the Academy al- leys to formulate further plans for the running of The Journal Courier ind- vidual championship tournament tho first game of which will probably be rolled on Monday, January (. At the meeting which is called for 2.ao o'clock the list of entries will also be an- nounced
 A condition of the rules of the tourn- ament makes 1t imperative however that the entrance money be in tho hands of the treasurer, Albert H. Pow ell, who may be found at the Malley building. before the meeting this after noon. This condition has been stipulat- ed SO that the schedule committee may know just who will be on hand when 1t comes time for the first games to be bowled
 The reason for the inauguration of an entrance fee has already been ex- plalned and 1t is to be hoped that the crack pln-splItters of the city will come out In good force and show the New York and New Jersey bowlers that the champions of this city can bowl as good scores as their fellow bowlers of the bigger cities. The entrance fee Is & a man from each bowler while the alley owners will be obliged to pay ss man for each bowler entered from their alley. This makes the entrance fee practically $S for each man that is entered and considering that the num- Der of entries will be in the neighbor- hood of IS the purse which Is to be split up among the bowlers will be about $50
 Probably the main matter to coma up for discussion at the meeting will be the apportionlng Of the prize money This Is the reason why 1t fig imperative for the bowlers to have their entrance fees in the hands of the treasurer be- fore the meeting Is called to order.
 A large number of merchants about town have expressed a willingness to contribute extra prizes and thus mako the tournament the more interesting. This list of prizes will be made public as soon as the tournament starts and will In no way be slight one.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
Hartford.
e2a N4O s4O--27Os
New Britain.
$40 s24 StS-257'
WATERBURY BREAKS RECORD. fspecinI to the Journni-C Courier.)

Waterbury Dec 22.-The local Nutmeg quintet had but little difficulty in smashing their former high team total of 2639 all to pieces In the match here tonight with the Wallingford quintet who not only lost the three games of the match but also lost the total pin-fall by almost seven hundred pins.
 The home team was in great shape and the visitors were completely out olassed from the start of the match Higby and Porter were the stars of tht evening the former carrying off high three string total with 634, while the latter captured high single with 224. The scores follow:
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
RESULTS AT EMERYvILJE.
Handbridge. Heavily Played, Wins
 1orillard Handicap In Clever Style.

Oakland, Cal. Dec, 22,-Hand- bridge, the heavily played fayorite, got up fin time to beat Bonhomme cleverly in tho Lorillard handicap at Emeryvile to-day The event was the feature of good card that was run over a muddy track Sir Lynne wood was the medium of a plunge in the third, but was practically left at the post The summary:
 First race six furlongs, selling Nebuosis, l05. Goldstein. IS to 8, won Billy Bowles. TOT, Buxton, to 3, second; Boas, 1O7, scovllle, to 1, third Time. l.i5 3-5.
 Second race. dvo and n half fur- longs. selling Warden Yell. lO9, A. Williams. 9 to 2. won. Patricia R., i09, Tapplin. so to | second; Burnell, l09, Ross, s to E. third. Time, 1909,
 Third race, six iurlongs, selling Booger Red, 1O6, Gilbert, 2l to 5. won; Fire Bell, 1o2, Tappin 2 to |, sec ond; Tony Faust, 10, Mccarthy. to 2, third Time. tt1i.
 Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth, borillard handicap Handbridge, l16, Butler, to 5, won Bonhomme. 90, Upton. to g. second; Clamor, 1O5, Sullivan, t2 to 1, third Time, 1:47 2-5.
 Fifth race. one mile, selling-Bel- nlerc. IT. Epogh. 2 to 2 won: Dare- ington. 1l4, Mentry, ] to l, second; Gargantua, 1O9 Tapplin, 6 10 1, third. Time, i;44.
 sixth race. six furlongs Warden l0i, Lee to 1 won; Anna l.. Daley, lO4, Gilbert [ to l. second ocean queen, lO9, Krschbaum, & to | third Time, 1:i4 1-5.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
IndivldnnIs.
KORAN TREsiS TALLER.
Exciting Matches Rolled In Greater
 New York Championship.

George Haller struck a snaR Mon day night in the Greater New York individual championship. in his match with Whtey Horan on the Albion al- leys. It required ten games to locate tho winner and Horan had the ncces- sary pins In the deciding encounter. IL was see-saw contest from start to finish with four of the games settled by margins of six pins or less The scores:
 Haller--1ss, 295, 22O, 2O1, 174, g27, 161, 203, 179, 176--1922.
 Horan--17S, 222, 9o4. 213, 1SO, 173, 192. 200, 19S, 198-195S,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
MFRIDEN TAKES TWO. Special to thc Journal ourlcrD

Waterbury, Dee. 22. Tho Merlden state league quintet invaded the lair of the local team tonight and carried off two games of the evenings match with but little trouble on thc Worces- fer alleys IL was not the exceptionally fast rolling of tho visitors but tho slow bowling of the home players that decided the affairs of the evening
 F. Beardsley of the local team car ricd off high single with 2S3, while Pm. Ian captured the high thrco-string hon. OTIS with score of oii The scores follow!
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
BRISTOL TRIMS HARTFoRD.

Bristol Dee. 29-The local state lcaguers took brace in the league race this evening and by some clever rolling succeeded in taking two games from their Hartford opponents In the third, however. the visitors braced and by the good work of Chamberlln and Pratt captured th game with a mar gin of 36 pins
 Parker tho local bowler, was high single with 215, while Grinltn. also of tho nome team. was high roller with jG6 Tho score follows.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

Billy Weingarth showed the way 10 Fred Pump last night, on the Tuxedo alleys, Newark Welngarth won the first two games, but Pump evoned it up. The Crotona representative was able to get on the winning side in only the seventh encounter by margin of seven pins, The scores.
 Pump-172, 2t2, 213, 214, 181, 17S. 16S, 181, 1Sa--17O6
 Weingarth--2O1, 222, 193, 1S2, 102. 200, 1G2, 194, 196--1752.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
New Haven.
BIO Hnh Stamford. han tTG
LEADS LEAGUE.
lspecInl to the .ronrnnI-conrler.n

New Britain, Dec, 22-The Hart ford Nutmeg league quintet had but little trouble in making clean sweep in to-night's match with the local team. and by so doing gained slight hold on to first position in the league standing.
 McKinstry of the visiting team was easily the star of the evening, captur- ing high single with 22S and high three string total with 57S
 The scores of the match follow.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

Garry Morris proved too much for Louis Westphal on the Superba alleys and the former Long Island champion captured his second series after roll- ing nine games. Neither bowler pounded the pins for any high marks and only two of the totals were bet ter than 200, The scores;
 Morris-1S2, 190, 163, IA, 16S, 15e, 220 192, 193-1G19.
 Westphal--2oS, 169, 159, 192, 158, 188, 160, 146, 157-1587.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
The standing in the Nutmeg leagu

Watch the bowlers start interesting themselves In The Journal-Courie in- dividual tournament Just as soon as the holidays are over, The list of prizes and the honor that goes with them is certainly enough to attract their attention.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
Waterbury,
eS1 SS4
Wallingford,
cADuI,ACs TAKE TWO.

Hook" Dayton had a chance to he a hero in the final Winchester office league game last night by making a difficult split that meant victory for the Cadiliacs, and the husky anchor produced tho goods It was a hard game for the Ispeedways to lose, AS Captain Walter Austin flnlshed up a fine exhibition with totals of 2l3 and
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
WITH THE B0WLERS

The Middletown- Bridgeport Nutmeg league game scheduled Tor last night was postponed until Saturday night, owing to tho former players inability to get away.
 The Industrial league game sched- uled for last night between the Gen. Terrys and old Times was postponed for two weeks later.
 Elizabeth will roll tho local Eastern leaguers here week from today. There certainly will be some hot pin splitting then
 The state lcaguers certainly did split the pins at Bridgeport last night. They almost managed to cop out a couple of records
 The standing in the State league fol-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

NBHL gudiu' Summary: Field goals. Holmes |, Rourke 1, Gilroy l. Moulter i, Meade D., Koegler 1, Dynner 2. Bacon 2; goal from foul Meade: store. Light Guard 23; St. Lawrence 6; referee, Tldswell, Carroll.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
Other Results.

At Pawtucket -' Pawtucket 5, Bridgeport (.
 At Brockton Broclton G. Proyi- dence 3
 Al Worcester Worcester il, Fall River h.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

II was estimated by the consul general of the United States in Mexico some time ago that the total sum of United States capital invested in Mexico in mining and smoltins enterprises was no less than S125000000 gold.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
Speed way.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
Games Tonight.
zennrt at Worcester.

Bridgeport at Worcester. New Britain at Fall River At New Brtain---New Britain : New Haven 4.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

In the New theater which is in
 course of construction at Sixty-third
 street and Central Park west, New
 York, America is finally to have playhouse that will foster all that is worth while in acting "a place that will serve as national theater. built by Americans and intended to encour- age the best that the dramatic art af- lords The founders of the New theater are among the wealthiest and most influential people in the metrop- oils, chief among them being William K, Vanderbilt chairman of the com mttee. Chicago also has new play house in which much public interest centers. It Is the Garden theater, which carries to the west Ideas that have hitherto been regarded as the exclusive property of Vienna. Berlin and Paris. The Garden theater Is an a ndas and leafy promenades hedge thing about the theater to disclose its
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

Hard luck for the Nutmegs, Hartford moved into first place as consequence of last nights results. But watch the results next week
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23

II was sort of personal encounter between our star, C. Johnson and Park City's best, J. Watt; the king splitter, however was to be relied on and he certainly brought "homc tho bacon
 Truly the Bristol team may be nam cd tho Sleeping Giants of the State league. They are just beginning to awaken.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
SARSFVELDS' EASY.
Bengal A. C. Shoots Al to Their c at
 the Armory.

Tn a rather fast but not very thrill Ing, game of basketball at the Armory last night the Bengal A. C. easily de- feated the Sar5held team by the score of di to (. The Sarsdelds showed a lack of practice and team work and punched up too much The Bengals. on the other hand, always played right into each others hands, and carried the ball down the floor with machine-lIke regularity
 Shansey, the Bengal captain, was cas- fly the star of his team, and made nine of the field goals He was finely as- sisted by Gearci on nearly every goal In the second half Terpeung went in at left guard and made four of tho goals In th!s half
 The lineup
 Bengal A, C. SRrsGcIds Gearci Lear ,,......,'',,.,,.. O'Bricn
 Right Forward, ShanEeE C,,...,....,..., ....tt..,.,, M MlIICr
 Left Forward Cohen ,,,,,,,,''.''t.,,,. Meade
 Center
 Rlght Guard Lear, Torponnlg .......,.... LearE C.
 Left Guard,
 &ummary Field goals, Goarci 2; ShaNseE Cohen l.; LcuE 9; pr George 3, Terpennig 4 O'BrIen l.; LcmN Foley goals from foul Gearcl, g. Bengal A. C., 4tj SarsheIda, c. fa-,rA""H, Aldarnlan
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
LIGHT GUARDS WIN.
Defeat St. Lawrence Church
 28 to c. N

The Light Guard team had q nor basketball game with the St. Lawre, 'ne church boys at the armory last nia Sn and won handily by the score of 2S G. Meade played good game at fct ward, making five field goals and on
 from foul, The Light Guards showeS| better all round playing than their op-| ponents. although there was lack of thorough team work on both sides. Atl il o'clock the game was called on &C., count of darkness; that is, the lights were turned oH and play had to stop.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
BRIDGEPORT FIRST.
Park City Quintet Scored Most Num-
 ber of Goals Last Week.

In answer to the query as to what team scored the most number of goals for the week ending December 19. Bridgeport carries of first honors with 26. This lead is easily due to Thurs day nights game with New Haven, in which the Park City team caged il. The complete list of goals caged by each team follows:
 M n N nyl. HSoIsl
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
)XY-ACE1yLENE WELDING AND BRAzINa

in allt metals. We make most dihicuiI repaiiis in broken engine cylinderAI cranky cases, finished machine partAl Oxy Gparbl Co.,. IT Webster at
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-05-12
MOT VERY IMPORTANT"

The Pendleton Tribune takes this
view OF the senatorial situation:
THE Portland Journal, under the
above heading, asserts that 1t is not a
matter OF any particular moment as to
what party a senator OF the United
States belongs, "partisanship does not
count for or against a senator now as
much as 1t did a few years ago."
Sure not, Nike When running for
governor our non-partisan George
fooled a part OF the republicans by
declaring that there is no politics In
the governors offlce-merely an exec
utive function-is only required to
enforce the laws, that is all.
"And now that he Is running for
senator, he declares In the most non
partisan matter In the world that there
Is no politics 10 the position he is after
mot like there used to bep
THE democrats are all supposed to
vote for Chamberlain TO a man in
order to show their independence Of
party Cd, while the republicans are
expected to show their non-partisan-
ship by voting for him tool
"And the republican who will be
fooled by this transparent clap-trap
should be takon out and treated for
the simples."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-05-12
Polk. the Orchard Countr.

1t has been estimated that the total
value Of the trees and small fruit
plants purchased for setting out new
orchards in the vicinity Of Dallas
since last Fall amounts TO fully $1,000.
j. b. Mum, an extensive dealer in
nursery stock, has placed orders for
$4,000 Of the larger fruit trees, and
says that he believes that the entire
number Of trees disposed of is between
$4,000 and 10000. About $4,000 plants
OF the small fruits, such as straw
berries, raspberries and blackberries,
have been set out on the farms in this
vicinity In the last 10 months. The
cannery question will solve itself 10
Dallas In the next year or two.