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The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
Relates Yarn About a Former
Backer Who Was Trimmed
by Pugs.

him to eke out bare existence as ]
had found him doing on two occasions.
But back to the Goddard part of my
story. It was the night that he and
Peter Maher had agreed 10 certain artl-
cles which called for their meeting be-
fore the Coney Island Athletic Club.
When | joined the big Barbados ne
asked me jokinsly who my friend was.
and | told him the story of his life, as
far as | could.
Joe Goddard was not n society man
by any means. Far from it. But he
had heart as big as his body and he
stood over six feet.
Il am in the fighting game for the
money that's in it, although | do own
mine. But ! would rather lose my
mine and every fight l will ever engage
in rather than go back on a friend.
That summed up every inch of Joe
Goddard's make UP, and you know he
: died over in Camden working for his
/ friends,
But more about Goddard, few like
him some other time. Yes there were
a few like Joe and just few
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
FIGHTERS BORN, NOT MANUFACTURED
BY OLD SPORT.

BY OLD SPORT.
AS | said before, he had backed
fighters for years, and when ne hrst
started out he made money, ana, ol
course, he made friends. We all 90
when we arc making the coin ana
spending It. Many a hand-out he had
given to fellows who on the night
met him would have passed. him by
These same fellows grew jealous OF MS
success, and they started in to trlm
him. 1t was easy, for in his day take
fights were not the ordinary thlns.
They were unusual, and only occurred
when fighters met in some out-ol-the
way place for special purses,
one of these fights was arranged out
sidc of Troy, N. Y, i'm little place
called Schagticol<e, and my friend was
timed off that there was something
doing one Of the fighters had been
under my friends wing. but had lett
him because of money arguments.
Ho knew that his old manager stlll
had money and he deliberately went
out and framed up this match, ana
the old man fell for 1t and backed ms
former protege to the limit. OF course
his man lost on a foul, that old gag
and his hackers money went three
Wavs after the old man had taken the
| twelve-mile ride back to Troy.
He never got over that, for 1T only
took him short while before he made
the discovery that he had been robbed
He had asked me If fighters were
born, and | told him yes, but l dld no
/ forget to tell him. too, that the KING
he backed that night are born, too, ano
sometimes made.
| left the old man, and ! met him
but once after that. lie was carrying
a ''sandwicf" sign up and down the
Battery, and on It read: BE on the
level and call at So and Sos for your
hardware" That word "level' made me
think what that old man would have
been doing had the men he backed been
on the Iovel.
He is dead now, but he was not for
gotten by all his old chums. He was
given descent burial in Greenwood by
Charley Bangs. OF Brooklyn, and wht
was the head of the club of that SAINT
name where now rests the body of the
old fellow in the cemetery plot.
Tell his name? No. ] would rather
tell the names of the human leechei
who took his money both ways and left
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
ROSEVILLE'S CHANCES
IN ATHLETIC REDUCED.
rcan, Standing.

Two more defeats were charged to
Roseville in the Athletic League series
at Montclair last night. reducing the
champions slim chances of carrying
off first honors this season. The
Elizabeth bowIers won the odd game
from the Newark Bay Boat Club and
are again two games ahead of the
locals. The Montclair pin knights shot
far ahead of their form. The cham
pions crossed the thousand mark in
the first game and won, but Mont
clair took the second after rolling off u
tie and then hung up a total of 1,006 in
the final. The scores:
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
.ABE" WELSHER SIGNS TO
PITCH FOR COLUMBIA

Abe N'elsher a well-known local
baseball pitcher, of South Orange ave
nue., Vailsburg, has signed to play next
season in organized baseball The
young twirler was last year the star
box artist for the Allentown Pa, At
lantic League team and won q ma
jority of games in which he partiei-
pated. He will don a uniform in March
and become a member of the twirling
staff of the Columbia, S. c., South At
lantic League team.
Previous to playing in the Atlantic
League last year Welsher was a MEM
her of the Orange Clifton Lackawanna
League team. He pitched for the
Franklin A. A. and several other semi
professional ball clubs hereabouts as
we'll. He will take up his new position
on March 6.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
BAY VIEW FINALLY
OVERTAKEN IN THE
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
West End BowIers Win Two
Games from the Four
time Champions.
TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL
RECORDS ARE SHATTERED
R0seyiIle Gets Another Setback
in Athletic League, Drop
ping Two to Montclair.
Team stapsIing.

After winning the championship for
four years and leading practically all
this season, the Bay View bowlers were
finally overtaken last night in the
Suburban League race. Tho Wheel
men dropped two out of three gainss
to the West Ends in a postponed series
on the latter's alleys and " COM
PEELED to share the leading honors with
the Park A. a. The West Ends estao-
lished a new high team score record in
the final game, rolling 1,052 Kline, of
the home team, rolled 276, which stands
as a seasons record for the league.
The scores:
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
CHANGES IN AUTO
LAW AS PROPOSED
WILL Be MODIFIED
License Fee to Be Lowered and
Dealers Rights Rec
Ognized.
GOVERNOR FORT PRESIDES
AT CONFERENCE AT TRENTON
Meantime State Dealers Meet ia
This City for Good
of Cause.

At a meeting held yesterday after
noon in the executive Office at the Cap
itol in Trenton, with Governor Fort
presiding, q compromise was effected
between the Governor. Senator Freling-
huysen, father of the present automo-
bile law, and j. B. X. Smith, commits
sioner of motor vehicles, representing
the State, and delegates OF the Asso-
ciated Automobile Clubs of New Jer-
sey, concerning the drastic amend
ments to the State motor vehicle law
introduced in the Legislature by Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen last week
Both sides made concessions, but the
motorists won tho main points for
which they were working. namely.
moderate license fees for operating ma
chimes. and the retaining in the law OF
provision whereby dealers In motor ve-
hicles may take out blanket lieepses,
Senator Frelinghuysen, it is under
stood, agreed to withdraw his amend
ment now before the Senate. and to
substitute ono embodying the features
concurred in at the conference
A now scale of charges for licensing
automobiles and drivers was drawn
up which viii supersede the drastic one
included in Senator Frelinghuysen's
amendment. and will be supported
both by the motorists and the State
| officials. The new scale follows;
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18

drove the ball into the right field
bloachers for a triple, tying the score
and then romped home minute later
with the winning run.
Later in the season Buster con-
tracted hay fever, and his batting stock
dropped steadily. He finished the term
with a mark below .260. Detroit last
season turned Brown over to Montreal
but this year he was purchased by the
st. Louis Americans, succeeding Tom
Jones. the old Oriole. at first base.
And so Brown became one of the
Browns.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
NEWARK LEAGUE.

Northern Republican Club. on it's
home alleys last night, won two out
of three games from the Rosevilc
bowlers in a Newark League series
The Celluloid team took the odd from
Field Battery A. The scores;
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
SCRANTON BALL CLUB SOLD.

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb 1S.-The
Scranton Baseball Club was sold to
L. j. Coleman, the secretary, who is
now sole owner.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
Mates TOURNEY OPENS.

Opening games were rolled last night
in the two-man tourney ON Mates
alleys, and the following scores We're
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18

to 80. ...,..................
80 and above. .......... 1
Tourists licenses, good for one week,
and to be granted to the same motor
ist only once a year, 80 cents.
Dealers licenses, good for any one
car under the control of an agent or
manufacturer, to be issued only to
dealers resident in this State, and not
in greater number than five to one
man, $5 each
Dealers Voice Protest.
Strong protest against the amend,
nlents to the automobile law proposed
by Senator F'relinghuysen was voiced
yesterday afternoon by half hundred
representative automobile dealers from
all parts of New Jersey, who had as-
sembed at the clubhouse of the New
Jersey Automobile and Motor Club, to
discuss the proposal to take away from
them the right to operate limited
number of cars under one blanket
license, as at present. Senator Frei-
inghuysen desires that every car shall
bear a separate license, even though
the machine be in the hands of the
dealer only a few hours prior to de-
livery to a customer
Resolutions We're passed expressing
the sense of the meeting and copies OF
these will be sent to the county chair
man of the party in power in each
county of the State. a special conf
nittee consisting of George Paddock,
president of the New Jersey Automo-
bile Trade Association. under whose
auspices the meeting was held; r. A.
Greene, of Newark, and George w.
Blakeslee, of Jersey City was ap-
pointed TO wait upon the Republican
state Committee and present the pro-
test of the automobile dealers. The
resolution adopted is as follows:
I'VE, tho automobile dealers of the
State of New Jersey, representing
everyone making his livelihood in the
automobile industry, assembled for
mutual protection against the unjust
attack on our business by the authors
ties in power, view seriously, as cit
izens of the State. the utter indiffer-
ence of those in authority to our vel
fare, and we demand the defeat of the
Frelinghuysen amendments as pro-
posed, because they would impose
great hardship on our business"
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
NEWARK BOWLERS
LEAVE FOR WEST
WITH BRUNSW|CKS
Smith and Dunbar Clean Up in
Matches at Cincinnati
Tourney.

The Brunswick bowling team, in
cuding Lee II. Johns and William
Weingarth, of this city, left today for
Cincinnati to compete in the interna-
tional bowling tournament of the A.
b. c. The team is scheduled to roll
Its 1ive-man games Friday night, and
it's two-man and individual matches
Saturday afternoon.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 18.--With scores
of I 1.296 and 1,j01, Jimmy Smith and
Alexander Dunbar. of New York, last
night defeated Rolfe and Blouin, Of
Chicago. in separate individual matches
for purse of $500, at the international
bowling tournament competitions, held
at the Armory here.
BY agreement. it was decided that the
best six games out of eleven should de-
eide the contest. Smith who has been
bowling IN great form, was pitted
against RoIfe. the Chicago crack, ana
Alex Dunbar bowled against Blouin. 1t
took only six games to decide the
match between Smith and Rolfc. The
Eastern bowers completely outclassed
the, Windy city pin-knights, with an
average of ZIG for the six games, while
Rolfe averaged only 1s2 l-3 for his
games.
II took Dunbar seven games to beat
Blouin. as the latter won the first game,
bowling 22S to the formers is1. But
after the first game Dunbar had the
match won all the way through.
Smith and Dunbar also won the
worlds two-man team bowling cham
plonship here Saturday. but were pro-
tested. The protest did not stand, and
thoy were officially given the title yes
terday The following arc the scores in
the matches:
S,laifb ...... 200 21A Z3f "a EoJs l9S
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
.JERSEYMAN PURCHASES NEW
HAVEN CLUBS FRANCHISE
BY G. A. FOSTER.
IN a deal put through yesterday a
Mr.. Samuel j. Weissheimer. of

XN deal put through yesterday IL
Mr.. Samuel ]. Weissheimer. of
- Bayonne, purchased the New
Haven Baseball Club from c. ]. Dana
her. That gives a solar plexus blow to
the yarn that Walter w. Burnham had
bought the Connecticut League club.
Our Walter, being a "Wisenheimer"
himself, was not eager to sink the
Doodle he reaped in this city in a club
that has been on the market for sew
eral years, SO Weissheimer, having
heard of the bonanzas struck in base
ball, tried to get into the swim and be-
come owner of the Elm City club.
George T. Stallings was expected
home yesterday, but pressure of bust
ness has delayed his departure from
the South. A telegram was received
from him by Thomas Martin, secre-
tary of the Newark club, saying,
Don't expect to leave before Wednes-
day" As it is a run of thirty three
hours from Macon, Ga, to Newark, the
local manager will not arrive here be-
fore Friday.
News as to the makeup of the New
ark team Will, consequently, be scarce
until that time. Stallings went to his
Georgia plantation late last week after
a trip to the West, probably in search
of players. While in his native State
the manager is arranging for the train
ing trip of his charges.
The spring meeting of the National
League will be held next Monday AT
the Waldorf Astoria, New York. on
the following day the Joint schedule
committee of the National and Amer
lean Leagues viii meet. AS most of the
big league magnates viii be present
then, it is expected that a number of
deals will be pulled oft.
Manager Stallings will be on deck,
and after those sessions he may be able
to make some definite announcements
in the player line. The fans are con-
fident that the Buffalo manager
viii repeat his success here, but they
are also getting trifle impatient wait
ing for details as TO who's who and
what's what.
Ever hear how the Detroit Club came
to buy First Baseman Arthur Brown
from Newark? The deal was indirectly
the result of a simple little incident
A Detroit scout happened to be on the
lookout deck at Wiedenmayer's Park
one day and saw Brown, who Is natur-
ally a left-handed batter, turn right
about and make hit off a southpaw
pitcher.
Not long afterward tho Detroit club
purchased the Newark first baseman
and gave Pitchers McCafferty and
Cicotte and Outhelder Perry to boot.
OF those players Cieotte only made
good last year. and he was discarded
without q trial by Manager Burnham.
The little southpaw pitched winning
ball for Lincoln, Neb., from where he
vas drafted by the Boston Club.
Brown stepped at a fast clip while
with Newark in the spring Of 1906, and
In June had batting average of .S5S.
leading even Pep Foster. The fans
well remember his stunt one day when.
with the score to in Buffalo's favor
IN the eighth inning and two Newark
men on bases. Brown. after having
made three of Newark's four hits,
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
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ket street.
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18

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The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
At Newark Bay
any RAW EI1zARETI5

Totals 9l9 1898 10O6l Totals 10l3 fS9S 81
-off-Montclair, 96; Roseville, IS
The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-02-18
TUXEDO TOURNAMENT.
Individual Match.

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-07
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the City of Waterbury, in the matter ol the assessment and determination oi benefits and damages accruing to all parties interested by the establish. ment of building lines on Elmwood avenue, both sides, from Wildwood avenue to Plaza avenue, at twenty. five (25) feet back from and parallel to the street lines of said street, as the same was accepted by the board of aldermen December 2, 1907, ap. proved December 3, 1907, made re. port to the board of aldermen set ting forth that they caused reason able notice to be given to all per sons interested in the proposed pub lie improvement, in all respects, pur- suant to the provisions of the charter of said city, to appear before them and be heard in reference thereto and that they fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice all persons who appeared before them.
 And thereupon they did assess and determine that the benefits and damages are equal to all persons in- terested in the proposed public i'm provement.
 Report accepted, assessment of benefits and damages confirmed and adopted by the board of aldermen, January 6, 1908, approved January .7, 1908.
 Attest:
 WILLIAM H. SANDLAND,
 City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-07
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the City of Waterbury, in the matter of the assessment and determination of benefits and damages accruing to all parties interested by the establish ment of building lines on Tower road from Randolph avenue to Blacknall street, at fifteen (15) feet on the east side and twenty (20) feet on the west side, back from and parallel to the street lines of said street, as the same was accepted by the board of aldermen December 2, 1907, ap- proved December 3, 1907, made re- port to the board of aldermen set ting forth that they caused reason able notice to be given to all persons interested in the proposed public im- provement, in all respects, pursuant to the provisions of the charter of said city, to appear before them and be heard in reference thereto, and that they fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice. all per sons who appeared before them.
 And thereupon they did assess and determine that the benefits and dam ages are equal to all persons inter- ested in the proposed public i'm provement.
 Report accepted. assessment of benefits and damages confirmed and adopted by the board of aldermen. January 6, 1908, approved January [, 19S.
 Attest:
 WILLIAM H. SANDLAND.
 City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the City of Waterbury, ill the matter ol the assessment and determination ot benefits and damages accruing to al parties interested by the layout of Elmwood avenue, from Wildwood ave nue to Plaza avenue, and the estab- fishing of grade on said street, be tween the aforesaid points, as the same was accepted by the Board of Aldermen, December ?, 1907, approved December 8, 1907, made report to tbe Board of Aldermen, setting forth thai they caused reasonable notice to be given to all persons interested ill the proposed public improvement, in all respects pursuant to the provisions of the charter of said city, to appea. before them and be heard ill reference thereto, and that they fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice all persons who appeared be- fore them.
 And thereupOn, they did assess and determine that each of the following named persons pay to the City of Waterbury, for benefits accruing to them, and each of them, by the pro- posed public improvement, the sums written opposite to their names, re- spectively to witt
 West Side Joseph T. Smith, S33. %; George H. Cloves, $S114; Hol- lister Sage, $29.70; Sarah J. Pritchard, Katherine A. Pritchard, $2145; George l.. Riggs, $2145; George F. Young, $1G.5O; Adrian l.. Mulloy, $1G50; Ad- rian l. .Mulloy, $16.50; Frederick Gill nor, $19.S0; Ensign Northrop, S16.5O; William M. Hartley, $1G5O; Frederick Gillmor, $18.33; George T. Jackson, $21.24. East Side e;-Webster O'Neil, $33.OO; George H. Cloves. $7S.43; Charles Engelke, $3425: George L.. Riggs, $1650; Clarence G. Wood, S16.- 30; Louis P. Pitt, $1650: Julia c. Wood, S1G.50: Albert Schumacher, S16.- 90; Robert W. Lowell, $3300: Hiram k. Livingstone, $1650: E. c. Smith, $16.5O; Cornelius H. Cables, S31.3S; total $654.17.
 And that they did further assess and determine that the benefits and damages are equal to all other persons interested in the proposed public inn provement.
 Report accepted. assessment of benefits and damages confirmed and adopted by the Board of Aldermen, January 6, 1908, approved January ', 1908.
 Attest:
 WILLIAM H. SANDLAND,
 City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-07

munication was received from tho board of education recommending that the compensation of members of that board be fixed, as provided for in the charter. The matter was referred to a committee consisting of Aldermen Spain, Gallagher and Buck Several reports from the board of public works regarding street projects were read and laid on the table. All the other matters sent in by the department of works were approved. A big batch of peti- tions for new work was suitably re- ferred. The annual reports of the different departments were received and ordered printed, and then Town Clerk Frank F. Brett sent communi- cations asking that his appointments of Miss Dora A. Egan as assistant town clerk and registrar of vital sta- tistics, Ora A. Bowen and Mary H. Minahan as sub-registrars of vital statistics, be confirmed. The com munications were favorably acted upon.
 Applications for indexers of town TeCOruS were reCelVeQ rom Mar garet L. Reilly and Bridget McGill. They were referred to the law com mittee. A petition of Charles Stage asking for re-appointment as assist ant building inspector was laid on the table. Similar action was taken on several petitions for appointment as sealer of weights and measures.
 A communication was read from Attorney E. B. Kelley relative to the award of damages to H. M. Rigney, for two trotting horses, killed by reason of being bitten by a rabid dog. Alderman Fitzsimons objected to immediate action and it went over to the next meeting.
 The board adjourned for two weeks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-07
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the City of Waterbury, in the matter of the assessment and determination of benefits and damages accruing to all parties interested by the layout Of Tower road. from Randolph avenue, to Blacknall street. and the establish ing of a grade on said street. between the aforesaid points. as the same was accepted b. the Board of Aldermen. December ., 1907. approved December 2. 1907. made report tO the Board of Aldermen. setting forth that they caused reasonable notice tO be given to all persons interested in the pro- posed public improvement, in all re- spects pursuant to the provisions of the charter of said city. to appear before them and be heard in reference thereto. and that they fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice all persons who appeared be- fore them.
 And thereupOn they did assess and determine that the city of Waterbury pay tO the following named person. ln full of all damages aCcruing to her by reason of the proposed public i'm provement the following sum. to wit: Adeline Guest. Sj0O0
 And that each of ihc following nam ed persons pay tO inc Ctty of Water bury. for benefits accTuing toe them and each of them. bv tho proposed public improvement. the sums written opposite to their names. respectively. to wit
 East Side:-Merry NJ. Boyd. s4J.G2: GeOrgp II. Cloves. SG6,5S: MalseI C. Jennings. S242O. Georce H Ciowes. S4S4J: Mamie B Cloves. S4S53n: Ge0rge IT. Cloves. Truman S Lewis. right of way. t43E4.
 West Side.-GpOrge IT. Gloves. S4T.- -: Aaron \. Benedict. S734I. George IT. Cloves. s49.IT: AdeIine Guest. s54.. T3. total. S5922
 And that they did further assess and determine that the benefits and dsmages are equal to aIl other prr- saas interested in the proposed public Improvement
 Report accsptssI asSessmeut Of heneHts ana damages confirmed and adapteI Iy ffue BgarI sf Aldermen January (. IaS. approved Ianusry :. IaS
 Attest
 WILLIAM H. sANDIAND.
 Cty Clerk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-07
CITY NEWS.

You can save some good money on an overcoat at Upson. Singleton & Cos. The s15 and SIT ones are s11.50.
 The annual report of Superinten- dent Kennedy of the bureau of water shows that the city now has 1,2ss meters in use.
 The West Side Savings bank at the corner Of Bank and Center streets will be open every Wednesday and Saturday evening from 6:30 to 8 o'clock for the accommodation of de- positors.