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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-25

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New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS
Jersey City Wins the Odd Game
from ROse1aUe Fiue.

The Jersey City Club team gave the RosevilIe
five a setback in the Athletic Bowling League
championship race by winning the odd game last
night on the formers alleys. The New York Ath-
letic Club and Elizabeth are now tied for first
place. with sixteen games and eight lost while
Rosevile and Jersey City follow with fourteen won
and ten lost.
The Jersey City ''rooters' turned. out in force
last night. and enthusiasm prevailed throughout.
Charles Meyer. old league favorite, returned to
the game. and Collard took his accustomed place
at anchor The first game close for five
frames, when Jersey City forged ahead and
by Il comfortable margin with S97 In the next
game it was all RosevilIe. after the sixth frame,
Van Ness helping with pa.
Excitement prevailed during the odd game, which
in the early stages assumed decided Roseville
pect. In the seventh frame the visiting stood
IS pins to the good but from that point every
Jersey City did things Garrison went all
the way. while Lamster, Meyer and Collard stuck
it in the tenth. Jersey City made 10 pins in
the last frame. and incidentally broke its high
score mark with 96S Roseve stopped with 9O9
The scores follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS.

The University of Pennsylvania will hold its
fourteenth annual intercollegiate and nerscholas-
tic relay race carnival Saturday, April p. 1t
will be open to all the colleges, universities and
schools in the United States and Canada. The
leading races include one-mile college champion
ship Of America, each man to run quarter mile;
a two-nile championship, each man to run a half
mile and a four-rnile championship, each man to
run a mile Team entries will close on April l.
Michael Balenti, a Cheyenne Indian from Okla
hona has been elected captain of the Carlisle Ind
ian baseball team for the approaching season
Balenti has felded and played third base well
as caught. He is the coming Indian quarterback
football.
Harry Hillman and ]. B. Taylor. the negro run
ner Of the University of Pennsylvania, may start
among others in the 600-yard special race at the
annual indoor games of the Irsh-American Ath-
letic Club in Madison Square Garden next Satur-
day. Kelly the champion sprinter. will start in
the 300-yard The half-me walk for police
in full uniform is likely to be novel feature.
Melvin Sheppard who is under suspension for
fouling Guy TIaskins in at Philadelphia. has
petitiOned the registration committee Of the Mid
die Atlantic Association for reinstatement.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
MUST TRY Ash FEAT.
School JanitOrs That Fail IN Erpel.
ment May Lose Places.

The reports on burning ashes 70 heat the publ.
school buildings have been so encouraging thas
the committee on the OF buildings at q mes.-
ing yesterday commended the janitors VINO CO.
operated with the department of supplies in show
ing that 1t can be done here notwithstanding fail
ures elsewhere. Out OF 307 schools visited by tho
inspectors up to January q. only twenty-f0gr =.
ported the plan unsuccessful In these schools
it has been shown that the instructions issued to
the janitOrs had not been observed to the Letter.
These janitors have been ordered TO repeat tho
experiment using the proper proportion Of oxat,
acid and rock salt. the ingredients 70 be mixed IN
the coal ashes
Janitors were informed yesterday that failure i,
make the plan success wuld be regarded dis
obedience of orders ''or that the janito- is tnen-
cient and will justify the committee in taking sue,
action it deems necessary.
In the investigations made far 20 per cent q
the janitors report coal saving OF from Is to %
per cent according 10 the conditions in rhe,
schools Perhaps the best result was obtained n
public school q, Manhattan, where the experiments
first tried last winter. This school las burned
one hundred tons less coal this winter than il ia
last year, the saving amounting to $500.
Patrick Jones. the superintendent Of the supply
department, expects TO save $4,000 year or ths
coal appropriation by burning ashes.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
R4CING 1T NEW ORLEANS.
thinning FaCoutes Fesc and Far Be-
t7ceen-Notter Fails Also.

NeyN Orleans Jan. 31.-Ketchemike, backed from
6 10 ! to IS TO and a lukewarm choice over Apple
Toddv and Dew of Dawn in the fifth race at Cl'y
Park to-day was the lone favorite to win one
slrprise followed another in quick succession and
among the winners were Gratlot at % 10 ana
ROYAL Onyx at % TO /. To make things worse LOT
the players. Notter, who has big following, could
not get to the judges in front with five mounts
The fourth race, at mile, was the feature OF
the card Angelus. Lad of Langden and First
Premium attracted the bulk of the play. but they
failed to run up to expectations and Redgauntlet,
coming from far back in the stretch, won driving
by a length from P1antland. The summaries fol-
low:
First race ohree Hammock Boy 11o diedeD'
pute 1o6 Cloter>, l. TO j. third Time: o:3'9s Mque
OBrien Claiborne, Silver c. The SHcker lrrisatof
Warden. Teddington and Concise also ran
. /. won; Donaldo. 1o5 CIiedeD IA to O. second
B2R2n T ATogn9 % n 10 " r Knper g I knight Head BeT
man. {. B. Reid. Fashion. Agnes Wood. Alcalde and
Marolla also
Third race selling; seven furongs)nstoneman 100
ubeD. 16 to . Won; Ethel Carr 100 Powers Is to- to o.
1895 Albert NJ. Our Boy, Gee Whz Feast and Con
Nenient also ran
Fourth race zone nlile)-Red Gauntlet. los Cowers I
First Premium. (Notter). Il to D. third: Time
1:45s. Lad of Langdon, Angeus and Lucky Nose also
Fifth race selling; seven furongs)-Ketchemke Io5
Gee). Q. Thomas Calhoun, 100 (Mnlcahey) 10
Time spy. Banrda, Apple Teddy. Ed Kane Rustic
Dew of Dawn. Third Rail. Dick Rose. Bitter Sir and
Queens Souvenir also
Sixth race SELLING; six furongs)-Royal Onyx. 1o4
G1iberrl. 20 to l. won; AvaunteeT no tMcDanep to
!. second; Chief Hayes. 1O7 CA Martini. 10 l. third
Time l:17 Fred Mulholland. Ralbert. Handzarra and
De ORC also
Seventh CseIlng; mile and a sxteenth)-Adesso
ceT to second ElaEigy l92 1Ieahsy to
and Granada also
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
COMPETITION FOR AEROPLANES.

A prize competition for models Of aeroplanes viii
take place at the exhibition in Munich during this
year under the management Of the sports commit
tee and with the cooperation Of the Munich Aerial
Navigation Club. Models with and without motors
eligible for competition but only those without
motors can enter for the race. The bearing super
fcieS OF models must neither be less than one
square metres nor exceed square metres.
The aeroplane race viii take place during the
exhibition in suitable hall. arranged by the
committee. No model shall be eligible for prize
which does not succeed in covering distance of at
least fifteen metres. measured horizontally from
the starting place the said starting place TO be at
q height Of metres. The fight may be re-
peated twice Entries VIII close on March !.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
CROWELL TO CITY CLUB.
Replies to Criticism, Pointing Out
ImuoUen,ents in SnO10 RemoUaI.

Foster C.roweu. the Street Cleaning COMMITS.
sioner replied the City Clubs letter yesterday
1t contained criticism OF a helpful Character the
Commissioner said and he added that the CITY
C,Iub was really cooperating with hts departosn,
In making the present system work smoothly
The letter from the club closed its resume a,
what it's observers had discovered with the dee.
laration that unless the loading foremen are held
strictly to the basis of estimating the loads an
specified in the contract serious Irregularities
must inevitably continue. resulting in great in
crease of cost to the city The letters said FUR
ther:
II the defects can be corrected and II the cor,
tractors can furnish reasonable assurance taat
they will secure the equipment the work re1u1--ss
and will remove the snow without demanding bos
the present contract can be adVanfsseously lsTs eS
sured we believe that for the balance Of the preS
ent winter, at least, the city itself should DO the
work.
After acknowledging the letter. the Commission
er's reply reads in part as follows:
AS you doubtless are aware. the department. haa
its own force OF outside inspectors and their r.
jointly Indicate the direction which inprovsnasseSy, nsey
should take in the system employed BY the d.
defects not very much more extensive in O.. 90
Grafton than so. SO "a, & seems TO 20 be The case When
tinct contracts. and that there are one hundred
~ ubfcb vrongdofng or MISTAKES r9ieht 49, ~
CURED. and when We review the records Of past
much cause for congratufation -'s'' 8
With one or two exceptions the contractors havs
performed the work assigned 10 them without "a
departments assistance. so that your first and
particular and not general application. As
matter of fact, the contracts worked smoothly !,
most of the districts after the natural friction ana
misunderstanding the outset had been overcome
Your third note, viz. that the methods Of meas
uring and recording the snow actually hauled vera
defective is a matter that IS engaging our very
careful attention. but I do not think that Il vii
be found that the inaccuracy Of the yardage vii
be very great this first storm. and hope that
with more experience the part OF all hands this
consideration will not continue 10 be serious.
Mr. CrOweu said last evening that the work %
the contractors was finished in Brooklyn III.
Bronx and in upper Manhattan and he hoped thar
by tonight the contractors would have finished
the rest in Manhattan. This did not mean thar
every little snow pile had been removed. but thar
all the emergency work had been done It wa
said that as compared with last year. a far nor,
effective showing had been made under the nsv
system.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
FOR THE GOLD RACKET
Championship Tourney at Iuredo
Late This Month.

The racquet championship for the gold racket TO
be held under the management of the Tuxedo Iell-
mis- and RACQUET Club at Tuxedo Park, VIII take
place February g, 2S and March l. inns tourha,
rnent is open TO all amateurs, and the drawing Will
ba made on the 'Bagnall-Wid' system. All
matches will be the best of five games
Clarence II. Mackay, who won the cup outright
last wear wishes it understood that he will not
compete further for the title Mr.. hacAay IS no"
1aotinsy his attention to court tennis, having re-
cont1v bui1t = court costing $50 600 his country
home at Roslyn, Long Island
According to the conditions, the name Of the
winner of the championship is to be inscribed on
the new gold racket, which must be won three
times bv the same person to become his property.
In addition 10 this each winner receives a gold
racket scarfpin Entries and applications for rooms
should be made TO Robert Moore. the professional
al Tuxedo Park on or before February q.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
DOG MEN IN SESSION.
No Progress at First Meeting Of
Referendum Committee.

The first steps toward restoring harmony in the
American Kennel Club were taken at a meeting
held at the Office of the club No 30 Liberty street.
Yesterday afternoon. This consisted of a session
of the referendum committee. which sprang into
existence a result of the election of January 22
There was a good representation, twenty-three of
the thirty members of the committee being present.
William G. Rockefeller was selected chairman
and John G. Bates as secretary. The session.
which convened behind closed DOORS attended
by the following:
August Belmont William e. Emery. Edward
Brooks, James w. Appleton. George B. Post. jr.
Winthrop Rutherfurd, James Mortimer, William
Rauch, Samuel r. Cutler. John G. Bates, ]. II.
Brookfield Chetwood Smith. Hildreth K. Blood
good, Hollis II. Hunnewell, J. Sergeant Price WILL
lam c. Goldman. William C. Rockefeller, Dwight
Moore Howard Willets, B. S. Smith, Marcel A.
Viii, Frederick II. Osgood and Lawrence NJ. D. Nc
Guire
In accordance with agreement signed by both
Sides the referendum committee elected to
have full power and authority determine
whether the club it stands is properly in
corporated, or whether it would be for the best
interests of the club to reincorporate, and. if So
along what lines.
According to the information CLEANED. everything
harmonious yesterdays meeting. The
members went over every phase of the situation
but nearly every had different idea it
found impossible to get down to a working
basis, and consequntly the majority voted in favor
of instructing the chair to appoint subcommittee
of twelve.
The duties of this committee will be to investi-
gate the question thoroughly and report back to
it would be wise to reorganize. rencorporate or
make alterations in the constitution and bylaws
Mr. Rockefeller Will appoint this subcommittee in
a day two.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
CREW OF WRECKED SCHOONER HERE

Captain FaIes and the crew OF the four-nasea
schooner Helen E Taft. ranlrled and sunk o-
Cape Lookout on Tuesday by the Swedish steamer
Uppland were brought to port yesterday Dy eh'
Clyde liner Comanche. from Jacksonville Tnsy
were picked up Wednesday.
According To the men the Taft there was 10
excuse for the collision. John Williams, the sec
ond mate OF the schooner. who was on wale'
when the accident occurred. said he saw the Asas
of the Cppland far of to Ieeward- When the Ia'
was about opposite the steamer the latter sW11s
around suddenly and headed straight for her. anu
there was no chance for the Taft to get away
The steamer rammed the schooner with ref1l'o
force. knocking from their hunks the men Wne
We're asleep big hole torn in the les ~
of the Taft, and she took in water rapidly 41'
captain ordered the to get into the h-soOs.
and they got away two minutes before me I@is
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
F4ST BOUTS ON THE NAT.
Bradsha7o, Holder of -Four Titles,
JVins an Preliminary Round.

Benjamin ] Bradshaw, the intersettlement'
roetropotan national and Olympic title holder in
the 135 pound wrestling class won his bout with
& Sleisber of the Educational Alliance in the
preliminaries Of the intersettlement Wrestling
chan1nionship tournament held at the Boys Club.
at Avenue A and 10th street, last night. The finals
will be decided at the same place to-hlsht' a DIS
crowd was in attendance
II took Bradshaw two minutes Of the SIX TO pm
his opponent's shoulders to the mat. but in this
time Sleisher showed that he was no easy man 10
down and several times got out of difficult holds
10 the delight of the crowd Finally on haIf Mel
son Bradshaw got the hold that spelled victory
Next to Bradshaw the greatest interest seemed
to centre in the dOings of Johnny Helli, OF the
Bows Club, who last year won the championship
in both the l15 and 125 pound class. In the 10
Mound class Last night defeated j. NoikenfeId,
OF the Clark House, in the fast time OF l minute
and 10 seconds. but in the 12e pound class he met
with a more difficult task, nd it took him . min
utes and 42 seconds to down Z. Amer. of the Edu-
cational Alliance. The summaries follow:
one hundred clasp Schel University
Settlement. defeated Il Schwartz. Boys club Itme
Club. Time. 500 NJ. Geiger drew bye.
one hundred and fifteen pound class scelectoT'
Educa olal Alliance. defeated NJ. Milinger. Boys club
Time, NJ Amer, Educational Alliance, defeated w
J. Feany. House. Time. 900. j. Hein Boys
cub. defeated j. Wolkeufeld. Clark House
hundred and twenty five pound elass-A Vain
Settlement defeated J. DOTEo, Gordon
House Time. j. Schnler Clark House. defeated
NJ. Weinberg EIiucatonal Alliance Time, o:45. J.
Helm Boys club defeated J.. Amer. Educational ALI
hundred ana thirty pound Glass Shapiro.
Alliance. defeated j. Schaffier. West Side
Time. 400 =. J. Bradshaw defeated 3.
Time.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Women to Auoid Clash IN Tourna-
ment Dates-Vd11Ous Notes.

eor+ will be made by the executive commit
TOO If the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association
tn avoid a clash in dates as was the case last yea
with the mems metropolitan championship IN hAIis ~
tba time for its tournament. The men tourha-
nent will be played at Baltusrol on May ~ u 90
ard tba women hope to arrange their affairs so as
to begin their tournament at the ESSEX Couii''
Country Club on Monday, May 20 .
- &c oxnected that the extension of the terrific
rial limits of the association will serve to
interest. At the meeting in this CITY on hu su'
the proposed amendment to Article 81 oectlon -
of the constitution adopted. This .amehoiiieh'
read follows:
nh. or,bersbin of this association shall be
1in1fted to the associate and allied clubs OF the the
United States Golf Association & m N@ @,tnI Haven Conn
9nd a M points in New England lying south and vest
of New Haven and between II ana Ne" A'-'>
and the whole of Long Island.
This extension it will be noticed. is practically
confined TO New England and does not hold eoou
in auy other direction The New Haven country
C1uh has always taken keen interest IN the gaie'
and for several years its members nave oeeh oo-
siro,,s of getting within the metropolitan fold.
There is a growing sentiment among the women
in this section in favor of taking part IN the resu-
lar weekend handicaps, thus far monoponzed DS
the men If the women members were allowed 10
corote in these weekly affairs they would be GER
tain to turn out in force. The Dunwoodle Country
Clnh officials have come to the conclusion that it
is their duty to encourage golf among the women
members. and to further this end mixed 1oursones
are run off three times a month.
At nresenI no knows what woman is ahead
in the contest for the cup presented by Judge En-
dicott of Atlantic City. According to the condi-
tions this cup is being played for on the point
system and those who members OF CLUBS De-
longing to the Women's Eastern Golf Association
are eligible Play began last June, and the COM
petition will remain open until June OF thls year
In order that Mrs f. F. Sanford, president or the
association may know who is who, 1t VIII De
necessary for her to receive the list of winnings
from the contestants
The third annual championship tournament or
this organization, which is to take place at tne
Oakley Country Club, Boston. will faI on
dates somewhere between June 1 and 1o In con-
junction with this tournament will be held the
intercity matches for the Griscom trophy between
Boston, Philadelphia and New York teams
Martin O'Loughln. the homebred professional
who has been playing we'll since he went TO
Piney Woods a few weeks ago, recently dlstln-
guished himself the expense of Gilbert Nicholls-
In this match Nichols secured a commanding lead
at the turn, but from there home the Plalnheld
golfer made mistakes and finished one up.
Nichols, it will be remembered, was runner up 10
Alec Ross in both the national and Massachusetts
open championship tournaments last year
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
MANILA FOR A NAVAL BASE.
Army and Navy Board Decides Against
Subig Bay.

Washington Jan. 31-Manila and not Subig Bay
will be the ultimate naval base of America in the
Far East according to a decision reached by the
joint Army and Navy Board today. This decision
must be confirmed by the President to become eff
fective. 1t has been demonstrated the satisfac-
ton Of the board that with all its advantages in
the way of fine anchorage and spacious harbor
Subig Bay is strategicaIly impossible OF defence
from a land attack So while both Subig Bay and
Manila will continue for the present be fortified
bases Manila in the end will be the principal
American naval station in the Orient il the plans
of the board approved.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
THOROUGHBRED NEWS AND NOTES

George u. Johnson has decided to breed FlorhaIn
Queen TO. HeTmis and the mare has been shipped
20 E r. Thomass Ho!mdel Farm. in New Jersey
Racegoers win recall that Florham Queen at a
fancy price furnished a surprise by defeating
Hernis the turf course at Sheepshead Bay
three four years ago.
Tom McCreery, the trainer, has decided to ship
his horses to- Benning next week. believing in get
ting early start. The horses he is handling in
ciude Royal Lady. Obert, Reno Right and True and
five two-year-olds.
Lyman H. Davis. racing secretary Of the Empire
City Racing Association. has announced that in ad-
dition 10 building permanent field stand four
hundred CT new stalls will be provided and A
chute viii be constructed Sc that at six fur
longs be started away from the turn
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
AGENCY FOR CAPTURE OF DEsERrEas
Citizen Wearing Sailors Trousers Attacked
Investigation IN PhladeIphia.

Philadelphia, JAN a--An investigation Is being
made into the methods OF Miller & Sharkey q pr
vate detective agency, which makes specially Of
arresting army and navy deserters, growing oG:
of arrest a naval deserter OF an innocent maa
by operative who had no license as detective.
The operative is now serving a sentence OF thirty
days. The citizen wearing sailor trousers. sni
attacked by the operative in front Of ths
agency
to-day that he had the names OF eight thousand
alleged deserters- For the arrest OF each OF tnes
the agency receives $40 $50 the latter being paid
for the return OF an army deserter- The list had
been furnished him, he said. by the authorizes =
Washington.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
SKATING RACE FOR O. WOOD.

The first ice skating races Of the present sea-
son were decided the Riverside Outdoor Skat-
ing Rink. 1l3th street and Amsterdam avenue
last night. Ollie Wood. brother of Morris Wood
the Metropolitan champion who lately turned
professional, captured the one-miie handicap from
scratch. with j. Wray the oldtime champion
second in the fast time of 3 minutes 10 Is sec
onds.
Terry Corners won the one~nle novice race in
minutes 35 seconds A l. Debar was second
and F Bacon third There was crowd OF omer
than Ave hundred persons on the ice
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
VERDICT UNDER NEW GAME LAW.

The first suit tried under the new foreS~
and game law. passed in 1901. has resUl'Su
verdict for Charles NJ Higgins, an ink nla1---,
urer OF Brooklyn against the Long Island hai..
Company. Mr.. Higgins owns an estate a. - -,
town. Long Island Because OF a forest NV = s,-
on April 10. 1906. Mr.. Higgins brought s---
Sl4 Geo. alleging that the railroad company va uss
sponsibIe. it did not use proper safety aPRN--
10 keep sparks from flying about in the a. a
The jury brought in a verdict yesterday u
IL is probable il Will be appealed
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
N. Y. U. BASEBALL SCHEDULE.

l. A. Van Beme manager of the New York
University baseball team. has just announced the
schedule for the coming season as follows:
March 81. Yale Haven; March -. PRINCETON at
Princeton: March -. Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Brooklyn Poly teChniC Institute
April Eowdoin at Ohio Field, April T. Pratt Institute
Ohio Field April s. Army at West Point, April IL.
Columbia Ohio Field; April To- Brown Providence;
April Cornell Ithaca April % Union Schenectady;
April Lafayette Easton: April -. Brooklyn Field
Club Ohio Field.
May Q Trinity at Ohio Field; May 6. stevens at Ohio
Field; May o, Rutgers at New Brunswick. May Is.
Stevens at Hoboken, May It. Trinity at Hartford MAY
Athletic Club at Bay Ridge May 80 Rutgers
at Field
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
MANY DOGS ENTERED.
Ne5c Record for the Westminster
Kennel Club Shoe.

More dogs than have ever been seen in Madison
Square Garden will be benched at the annual show
of the Westminster Kennel Club on February IL
and following days. Two thousand individual dogs
have been entered, while the total entries number
023 The list of the various breeds is as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
NAVY PAY BILL IN SENATE.

Washington. Jan. $1.-Senator Dick to-day intro
duced a bill placing the pay of officers of the navy
and marine corps on the footing as the pay
of the army. The pay of midshpmen and warrant
officers is raised % per cent.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
MATINEES AT MINEOLA TRACK.

The executive committee Of the New York Driv-
ing Club has decided The Mneola track for its
weekly marnees this season Last year the En-
pfre City track, Yonkers, was the scene OF
these meetings.