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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10
PROWESS
MAKES CHANGES.

NEW YORK, March 10.-As a result
Of the unbeaten record made last year
by James r.. Keen's Colin, winner of
twelve races, it has been determined to
change the conditions of the Great Re-
public Stake at Saratoga. Up to this
year the extreme penalty in that stake
five pounds, which would make
the weight on a stake winning 3-year-
old III pounds. This yea it is proposed
to increase the penalty to ten pounds,
making 1875 pounds on a high class 3
year-old, or exactly the weight-for-age
which an unparalleled ~4-year-old would
carry.
The Great Republic is now a race
with $4,000 added. In its first two
years il was a 5000 guaranteed stake.
James r. Keene has won the race
three out of the -four years of it's exist
ence. Delhi, Sysonby and Ballot. won,
and all these were foaled at the Castle
kon Stud. The time OF year at which
the race is run favors 3~-year-olds. Last
season the only starters were three
colts of that age. The conditions will
be carefully altered so as to attract a
good field. Allowances to non-winning
i-year-olds may be adopted also. The
Saratoga Stakes will be made public in
two weeks, to close on April IS.
+. r. Hitchcock, president of the as
ISOLATION, is expected back from Eu-
rope ON Thursday.
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NEW YORK. March 10.-Columbia's
rowing authorities will spend over
81 900 in the maintenance and care of
their varsity eight, f~our-oared and
freshman crews this year, and the sea
o consists of out three important
r~egattas-the dual match with Annap-
oils on May 0, the American Henley on
May % and the Poughkeepsie regatta
on June %.
One of the largest items of expense,
aside from the $500 thatACoach Rice is
to receive as salary. is $2.925, that viii
be paid for the crews training while in
quarters at Highland during June. For
the care of the Harlem boathouse $1,02O
is provided, but this item may be re-
duced if Coach Rice's plan of having
the spring practise on The west side Of
the Hudson goes through. The cost of
the move is estimated at $1,000, that
being tho cost of the old excursion barge
which Manager Moore expects to
purchase and fit up for use during April
and May. Under the heads of special
accounts an expenditure of S1,650 is put
down in the Columbia budget, including
a $275 deficit from last years manage
ment, 5000 as the cost of the annual race
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BROOKLYN PLAYERS
Go SOUTH TODAY.

BROOKLYN, March 10.-Fifteen play
ers of the Brooklyn Club, in charge of
Manager Patsy Donovan, win leave
this city today for the training grounds
at Jacksonville. The party will start
from the Clyde pier on the steamship
Comanche at 3 o'clock, and the men
are due to arrive in Jacksonville next
Saturday.
Manager Donovan expects to have
twenty-one players at the camp. Elmer
Stricklett has notified President Eb-
bets that he has signed a two years
contract with the San Jose Club Of the
California League. He is to receive a
liberal salary. and has been presented
with a well-stocked cigar store free of
rent for seven years. Z Stricklett will
be kept on the reserve list of the
Brooklyn Club for the next ten years,
according to Ebbets. Pitcher Billy
Scanlon is again an inmate of the
Kings County Hospital, and may not
be able to go South at all.
Phil Lewis signed with the club last
Saturday, he being the eighteenth
member of the team to get in line.
Those who have not signed are Pas
%torius, Ritter, Stricklett and Wilhelm.
The last named is the former Boston
pitcher who had trouble with the Ma
tional Commission and was reinstated
at the last meeting of the commission
in this city. The Brooklyn Club has
turned Mclean and Finlayson over TO
Manager Nal Eason, of the Lawrence
Club, but will take F%inlayson South
with the other players.
The list of men that Donovan ex-
poets to have at Jacksonville next
week are: Pitchers, Rucker. Bell, Fin
lsyson, Pastorius, Mcintyre, Wilhelm,
Holmes, Hunter; catchers, Bergen. Rit-
ter, Butler; inhelders, Jordan, Alper-
man, Lewis, Sheehan, Pattee, Murch;
outfielders, Lumley, Hummell, Ma
loney, Burch.
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NOT YET PERFECT,
SAYS VETERAN JIM INQUIRE

for the umpires and would put h en-
tire game on an even basis. 1t is mani-
testify unfair to call a strike on a
batter when he is trying to get away
from the ball.
Batter's Work Is Harder Today.
II often hear hat argument about
the batters of today not being UP to
the standard of twenty years ago, but
that is all stuff. The batters are bet
ter now than they ever were. There
is no reason why baseball should not
improve like all other sports. 1t does.
The trouble with the batter is simply
that the opposition is harder to over
come. There are W. forces in base
ball, the offensive and defensive. At
present they are about on a par, and
that makes the game nearly perfect.
When they get on a par exactly then
the game will be perfect.
'It would be a very difficult matter
for me to tell you my opinion of the
relative strength of the club in the
American League this year. With the
exception of one or two, they are all
strong. Washington still looks a little
weak, but you never can tell. l can't
tell. 1 do not think that Detroit viii
DG dDlG " VIII tiC BCiiiiHtii oo tNRfA
his year as they did last. Jennings
has a strong lot of pitchers, and his
club is full of ginger, but hat is not
everything.
9TH New York Club appears to be
stronger this year thar it has at any
time since the American league got a
foothold ip New York, 1t is a good
sign when you see thirteen old players
go out to Hot Springs to get ready for
the spring season. That means that
they intend to put up a fight. Grif-
hth's club has been materially strength
ened in the pitching box and in the
field.
TIC Play Laporte Mt second.
The Athletics always play about the
same game. They work along at IL
| regular stride and never maxi any
jumps either way.
MY club at Boston is very stropfg
| this year and / expect good reSsnltsl
M r sns a and other 81 I i a% preyy ''V @ell
fixed. / am going to play LaTporte, the
former Highlander, at sefond base.
That is s,y where he 0@el0ngs'l Now you
1.-THE st. Louis Club is always an un-
certainty. They should be much
stronger with the aid of 'Bube' Wad-
dell in the pitching box.
1.-The Cleveland Club is always dan
gerous, but as a rule does mot last out
the season. Chicago will play about
the same game this year ais last.
I'm the National League II fail to see
how any of the clubs are going to beat
out Chicago. McGraw has made his
team much stronger, and he is the
only one to get after the CNbs. The
Phillies' are also growing stronger, but
1 doubt if they are ripe yet foT a pen
nant."
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linn Mcclure. of the Boston
Americans. is one of the veterans of
baseball who has followed the game for
| years. Here is what he has to say of
the improvements in the game and the
prospective pennant winners for 1908:
"I am of the opinion that the game
of baseball has almost arrived at a
perfect stage of excellency. 1t is very
difficult to decide just now what de-
partment of the game needs bolstering
and that convinces me that It has al
most reached perfection. In the olden
days the batters were predominant be-
cause the fielders wore no gloves and
| the pitchers were not nearly so scien-
tific.
you often heal old players and old
fans say that we have no such batters
today as we had wentv years ago.
They were never more mistaken in their
lives. 1t is true the batters do net
finish the season with such a large
| average, but that does not necessarily
mean that they are not as good or bet
ter, batters. The batter of today must
| contend with scientific fielding. The
glove has hurt the batter immensely.
In the old days a fielder would not go
after a hard hit ball with his bare
hands, and if he did get it the chances
were tina he would not hold it long
enough to throw the runner out at first.
Pitcher and Batter at Evcns.
Nov the batter has everything
against him, and that makes the game
even. The pitcher has not such an
advantage as the public seems to up
pose. OF course, he knows the good
batters and tries to deceive them, but
on the other hand, he batter knows
what kind of curves they have, and
he waits until he gets what he wants.
, In nine cases out of ten the decision
in this battle of wits is a draw. The
helders make up the rest of the in
terest in the game.
ct am very much pleased with the
lnew sacrifice rule which has been
adopted, allowing a batter a sacrifice
hit when he scores a runner from third
on a long fly to the outfield. That rule
should have been adopted years ago.
It gives the batter credit that is justly
due him.
Yves, 1 like the foul rule. but 1 think
it is in need of man. improvements.
For instance, l do not think it right
for a strike to be called on a batter
because the ball strikes his bat when
he is trying to get away from 1t. That
should be called a ball. I have a sug-
gestion which 1 believe would help the
foul strike rule and make it more
equitable. 1 think a line should be
drawn straight across the foul terri
tory at right angles with the line from
pitcher 70 catcher. Then all foul balls
hit between that and third and first
base should be called fouls All foul
balls hit between that line and the
grand stand should be called Strikes
I think this would make it very easy
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SOX STRIKE GAIT
AND BEAT OAKLAND.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 10.-Fielder
Jones and a bunch of White SoX felt
better last night than they did Sunday
night, for they won today from the
Oakland team that is training here by
a score of 13 TO 6. The old-timers, like
George Davis. are beginning to show
some of the effects of the work they
have been doing the last week, and to-
day George led the sluggers with w
home run hits that were lost in the
deep waters of the Pacific.
Frank Smith also added laurels TO his
batting achievements by making u
home run from a hit over the deep left
field fence. The weather was 50 in the
shade, and the players got a good
chance to loosen up their sore arms.
Ed Walsh did moi come down with the
team, remaining in Los Angeles to work
off some of his
Mrs. Comiskey was taken very sick
Sunday night and the boss of the Sox
did not came down here with his men
yesterday, but remained with his wife.
The Sox will try conclusions again to-
morrow with George Van Haltren's
men and Fielder Jones is confident that
he can get both games of tho series
here. Doc White. Frank Smith and
Owen were on the rubber for the SeN
yesterday afternoon, and all of them
showed Improvement in their condition
over their first two days of pitching.
Score by innings;
Chicago III 0 o = 1 I . ? lib 10 }
Oakland "a 0 . 0 0 0 0 Il p IA )
owen, White, Smith and Shaw, Sulli-
van; Wright, Mcfarland, Quirk and
Eastwood.
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MEDICAL.

The squire food law" is designed by
the Government to protect the public
from injurious ingredients in foods and
drugs. 1t is beneficial both to the pub
lie and to the conscientious ~manufac-
turer. Ely's Cream Balm, a successful
remedy for cold in the head and nasal
catarrh, meets fully the requirements of
the new law, and that fact is stated OIL
every package. 1t contains none of the
injurious drugs required by the law to
be mentioned on the label. Price. soc.
If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask
for Liquid Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities OF the solid form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever. No cocaine to breed a dread
full habit No mercury to dry out the
secretion. Price. 75c, with spraying
tube. All druggists. or mailed by Ely
Bros. Sc Warren Street. New York.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10

Joe Yeager playing third base and
Tom Jones at first for the Royals in
1908. Jimmy McAleer. Of st. Louis, now
is willing to send Yeager to Montreal,
all the American League clubs having
waived on him, but Casey wants to get
Jones at the same time, hence the
hitch in the transaction. The johnson
clubs not at interest probably would
waive on Jones. but McAleer will not
let the Shamokin miner escape until he
sees how Arthur Brown performs.
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MAPS HAVE TWO SESSIONS.

MACON, Ga, March i0.-All Of the
Maps regulars. excepting Turner, Hick-
maj and PerTmg, boiled out twice yes
terday under a warn sun. Nell, a
Marion recruit, worked at shortstop,
and Stovall divided time at first with
Hinchman. Dolbert, a new inhelder,
also 0 part in the play, as did Latti-
mere, a new pitcher. Both Bradley and
Hinchman ere at work without In
juries this spring.
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DECIDES ON
MAKEUP OF YANKEES

ATLANTA, Ga, March 10.lThe first
days regular practise OF the Highland
ers showed such surprising results that
last night Manager Griffith announced
that he had practically decided upon
the makeup of the team for the sea-
son. Unless accidents happen in the
meantime. Niles, the former ST. Louis
player, will be the first ma to bat for
the Yankees on the hilltop when the
season opens on April IA. Keeler will
be the second and Stahl, Elberfeld,
Chase, Hemphill and Conroy will fol-
low in the order named. These men
were at the ball park yesterday in
their regular positions and m~onopolized
the diamond both in the morning and
afternoon.
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NAVY CREW LOSES STRONG Man.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 1O.AThe
Naval Academy crew has sustained a
loss through the injury to Midshipnhan
Archibald F. Douglas, who broke a Tib
in a wrestling contest Saturday eye4-
ing. Douglas was captain of the foo4-
a team last season and is the stronfS-
est man in the academy. He was work.
ing for the crew this season.
The navy will row Columbia at ANY
napolis on May ., the visitors expect-N
ing to bring a varsity and a freshman
crew. These crews, with Harvard.
which will row on April IS. will fur
nish the only intercollegiate races OF
the season. A crew of the New York
Athletic Club will race at Annapolis
probably IN May %.
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BROOKLYN SULLIVAN
ON TRAIL OF ATTELL.

ST. LOUIS, March 1~0.-"Brooklyn
Tommy" Sullivan, who recently re-
signed as boxing instructor of the Mis-
souri, A. c., announced last night that
he would depart Wednesday for San
Francisco to force Abe Attell into a
match. at will be up to Attell to fight
me or AXE water" said Tommy. y
will bet $500 that | knock Attell out in
ten rounds, the weight to be 124 pounds
at 3 o'clock.
"Attell can't avoid a fight with me
by leaving for Los Angeles or some
other place before 1 reach San Fran
cisco. | will follow him wherever he
goes. If he refuses to meet me l viii
fight Britt or Nelson at 1873 pounds
ringside. If Britt or Nelson will make
1870 pounds ringside, I will bet 1000 l
get the decision"
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Second Baseman Niles arrived at ?
a. M. snatched a few hours sleep and
by 10 o'clock was giving exhibitions of
speedy fielding that are seldom seen,
even in August.
Orth, Hogg, CHESHIRE and Griff. who
have seen service at Hot Springs this
season. took turns in the box pitching
to the fielders. All of them showed
speed.
Young Sweeney did the morning
back-stopping, while Kleinow officiated
in the afternoon. The former Atlanta
boy handled himself nicely, and will
probably get a regular assignment on
the team if he can hit. The squad of
recruit battery youngsters will be given
q chance to do real work tomorrow,
taking turns pitching to the regulars.
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BOSTON TO pLAcATE THONEY.

BOSTON. March 10.-Outfelder JacA
Thoney is about ready TO. sign "A Boston
American contract. When he was pur-
chased from Toronto the Boston club
gave up $4,000 and three players-Grifn-
shaw, Shafy and Jacobson. Thoney
received assurance that he would re
ceive a handsome present when he
signed with Boston. but afterward he
learned that the present was a. meas
ley $780, President Taylor. of tho Bos-
ton Club, however. win make up the
difference. and Thoney. who is expected
TO be a star in the American League,
will surrender.
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GILBERT TO RIDE For KEENE.

san FRANCISCO, Cal, March 10r-
Thomas Il. Williams. jr.. has virtually
given James r. Keene second choice OF
the services of Gilbert, whose contract
he recently purchased for $4,000. Gil
bert. will ride the horses of Samuel
Emery in selling races in which he has
no stable engagements.
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intercollegiate Meet as Olympic Try-out.

There Is a movemento on foota among the bfgc colleges of The En- To haYel
the annual intercollegiate track and field championships count a trials for
the American Olympic team. The interconegiates are to be held O Frank
lin Field May 80, while h Olympic trials are 20 be held oe week later, also
on Franklin Field. The college men hold that they will reach the top of
heir form for The interconegiates, and will nt be able o do themselves
Justice at the trials.
Princeton is taking the lead in the movement, although the other big
coIeges especially those in New England, who would be forced % take a
trip to Philadelphia, are in favor. The Daily Princetonian, the official
rga at Princeton, speaking of the movement, says editoiany
I'VE would suggest tha those men winning first OF even second places
equally well on June g. and that the Olympic committee consider them III in
picking a team. This is a perfectly air and reasonable proposition, for not
only would conditions be the same in both cases.. since both meets are to be
held 1t Franklin Field, but, in addition, almost the identical set of judges
will ohciate 4. h two events thus permitting a fair comparison to DC made
OF all the performances We trust that this request will be granted by the
Olympic committee. Many more college men would try for the American
team, w arc sure. and a stronger AMI more representative team would result"
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Officials Back Up Umpire Now.
Thoney Is on Point Of Signing.

- Jack Thoney is said to be on the point of signing his contract with the
Boston Americans By his remarkable saunts the former Toronto out
fielder mo the Eastern Leagues leading batman in 1907 has succeeded in
keeping himself in the Imehght for Some time. 1t has o com out that
the real difficulty "a that Thoney understood that President Taylor, of the
Boston club, had offered to reward Thoney handsomely, in addition to paying
him a fat salary, but that the amount which Taylor offered the sIugger
(aid to be $4,000 was lot considered by h latter 10 be sufficient Now Tay-
Tor is said to have raised the ante and Thoney is apparently satisfied. His
fears O nt being abe to make good in big league company, which were
supposed to have influenced him in refusing ito sign a Boston American con-
tact, will 10Y presumably vanish
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Plea for Uniform Scoring.

A plea for some action which win lead to uniformity in scoring baseball
games has again been raised, There Is no doubt that this important subject
on account OF a ambiguity in the rules is n a chaotic state, but 1t seems o be
impossible % secure ny official revision sc that there may be uniformity
among the scorers masmueh Is baseball managers depend largely OF aver
ages in determining whether or lot to purchase or draft a player it is GER
tafnly plain enough that some accurate means should be devised to keep tab
on what each and every player does throughout the season..
Fight fans will rejoice to know that Joe Cans is likely o be seen in the
ring again soon. His opponent II plans go through all right, will be Ru-
d0ph Unholz the Boer who made sch a good showing against Battling
Nelson. Cans has beer receiving als sorts of offers recently, INC IS a desire
to better his financial condition is his only reason for reentering the ring,
he will doubtless look upon this untamed Unholz person as he easiest prop
osfion for his science Cofroth las offered purse for a fight between the
dusky one and the rugged boy and the latter has signned his Willingness
10 fight in April at 1888 pounds ringside, the battle to be either to a finish
OF for forty-fvc rounds, IS Cans wishes. Battling Nelson apparently turned
down Unholz and this is h reason that CoTroth went after Cans
Few will consider that the latter would have much IF a chance against the
colored wonder That he would be nut up worse than Nelson was is the
general opinion.
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cAsSIGNOL WINS HIS FIRST GAME.

NEW YORK, March 1O.--F. Cassig-
moi, the French billiardist, won his first
game hen he defeated George +. slos-
son at 1872 balkline billiards at Slos-
sons Academy last night by a score of
500 to 2s7.
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Chicago-"The White Sox looks
Fi(e)ne. Fielder Jones never loses
Hart nor shows the White feather.
Parent will Spear Most everything
coming his way"
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N0.TIp ORDINANCE.

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 10.--An
ordinance designed to prevent the pub,
location Of informGtion on horse races
and betting was passed by the City
Council last night over Mayor Harper's
veto.
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THE JOKESMITH OFF TO A GOOD START
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

st. LouisE"MeCloskey says you can
take it Fromme that the Cardinals will
House the flag if they don't Lush on
the Rhodes
Chicago-"we expect to get another
Chance at the worlds championship
next fall, and Wen King to it. Muir
ply Won't need to Tinker with the
Cubs, as they will win Overall"
Pittsburg-"Fred Clarke writes thai
if he can get a good lead while the sea-
son is Young, II cling to it like a
Leach, even a Lever can't dislodge the
Pirates.n
New York-"McGraw hopes to Sey-
mour pennants, and Ames to win. The
fans Wiltse a couple of youngsters on
first, but with Tenney on deck the
Giants won't Needham.r
Boston-"The Doves are Young, and
If Joe Kelley uses his Brain they will
do them up Browne, providing they hit
the Ball.
Cincinnati-"Ganzel has lthe reputa-
ton of being a Schief pilot and has Sc
cured a Spade to dig up the pennant."
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says there will
be something Doom if the phillies don't
win. We expect some hard Knox, and
a lot Of Sparks will ny, but not Moren
USUAL
neutrality-suspicious. has lost a fast
Batch who could handle the burcn, but
viii have q Butler 10 answer the Bell"
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

St. Louis-"Our Browns are not Blue
and McAleer will leave no Stone I'M
turned to win out with Rube as boss
Gardner
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New York-"The H%ighlanders are go
ing to Chase the rag: but Griffith may
have to stahl Hogg when they reach
the lake cities
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MONTREAL CLUB NAY GET YEA0ER.

MONTREAL, March lo.-Manager
Jimmy Casey, if deals he has in con