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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
WRESTLERS ARE
ALL CROOKED. So
OLD SPORT SAYS
BY OLD SPORT.

Well, that great big (?)-notice big.
please-wrestling match over the pond
in good "Old Lundun, donchernow,"
has "caine and went" Don't mind the
grammar, 1t all goes just like the
wrestling match went. Joe Rogers,
the ossifed champion wrestler of the
Newark meadows, with Tom O'Rourkc,
the greatest bull-con merchant of the
twentieth century, went over to Eng
land n there fooled the people until
they got a match on with tho great
Hackenschmidt. And what happened?
Well, what happened? Nothing.
Hack picked up the alleged champion,
Rogers. much like Leo Pardello would
pick up kid" Kline, and threw him
10 the mat. Fall No. /, and the crowd
amazed. One wise man, Tom O'Rourke.
He knew it was coming, and he took
care to have the cash in the box Office
counted, SO that he and his play-toy
Rogers would be sure of return money.
Round .. Hack looked at Rogers, the
biggest counterfeit of q wrestler that
ever drew tights on. and down went
Rogers. Round three. O'Rourke and
Rogers beating for this country with
the E~nglishmen's gold.
Are there no honest wrestlers? oh,
yes. some-maybe. You find an honest
wrestler and he isn't working. The
rules of the wrestlers' union will not
stand for 1t. So you see the game is
handicapped from the start. l have
known some wrestlers who stared their
career with a determination to stick Ia
the Golden Rule and be on the level
But they lasted in the game about as
long as q flake of snow would in Tie
bottom of our winter furnace. AS soon
as they Il up against a match the
first thing they are asked to do is &c
fix it up" 1t has been done in this
city more times than there are trolley
cars running over the Public Service
lines. You don't believe? Well. 3ou
are eligible to the gold brick gang.
Get in quick, you will be missed.
Are all wrestlers crooked? No, not
all. There are some who are in the
other world. These are straight, or at
least they were so the last time the
undertaken and their friends saw them.
Take it from me. and l don't know it
all by a long ways.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
WOMEN GOLFERS AT WAR
OVER Big TOURNAMENTS

ern women are considered before theirs.
Women golfers from Chicago and other
places in the West, who have never
visited the national capital, have seized
the opportunity to kill two birds with
one stone, and to please them, so the
Fasteners allege, Chevy Chase was
chosen as the scene of the champion
ships.
In fact, the spirit of revolt has
reached such a stage that it is not at
all improbable that a new women's
golf association will be formed to fight
the old association. All that seems
necessary to precipitate a fight that
will split golfing circles, wide open is
the appearance of a leader with cour-
age enough to bid defiance to the pres
ent golf authorities. 1t is prophesied
that interesting developments will &C.
cur within the next few months. Mean
time the officials of the United States
Golf Association are going ahead with
their plans for the tournaments.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
NAP SHEA CUTS WOOD
AND RAISES CHICKENS

of pretty goods legs to get away from
me. Why. every blamed farmer for
miles around has been coming around
to sec me about that leg.
81 didn't cut my leg at all, but every
blame farmer for miles around has been
to ask about it, and every one of them
has a remedy to suggest.
"Why. Manager Burnham wrote ur
from Newark to say that a man had
walked him up after midnight to In
plore him to write to me to use lime
water, because that would surely ator
the blood-poisoning. He wouldn't take
no for an answer and Burnham had
to send the word on.
Maybe that sounds pretty strong,
but here's another, and this is the
limit: A New York manufacturer OF
wooden legs wrote that he was deeply
grieved over the fact that the career OF
such a brilliant baseball star should
be cut short so soon, but there is still
the consolation that the wooden legs
that | make are the nearest to the real
thing that can be produced
Nap is finding the job of opening
his mail these days a real strenuous
occupation. He knows how to sympa-
thiEe with Hans Wagner, who went
through much the same experience
when it was reported that the great
National League player was suffering
from rheumatism in his shoulder, and
would not be able to play. ball next
season. The Pittsburg Postof1ice vas
flooded with letters containing reme-
dies for rheumatism, and 1t has tur ned
out that Wagner was suffering from
the awful affection in about the same
degree that Nap Shea suffered from the
effects of a wound made by his ak.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03

One of the big games of the week in
basketball circles win be the game to-
night at Dominican Hall, when the Do
minican A. A. viii line up against tho
Alpha five, of New York. This win be
the second visit to Dominican Hall OF
the Alpha team this year. the visitors
losing the first game by a close score,
Since then they have been playing
great ball, having defeated the Uni
versity Settlement five. Maplewood
Sporting Club Seniors and other fast
teams of Greater New York. They ex-
pect to get revenge on the Dominicans
for their defeat in the last game and
break the winning streak Of the A. A..
who have played sixteen games without
a single defeat.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
SPORTS TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Word has
been received from Cambridge that
Harvard has consented to enter a. one
mile relay team to meet Yale in the
games of Columbia College in Madison
Square Garden on the 18th.
BOSTON. Feb. S.-"Nat" Butler. Of
Boston, defeated John Bedell, of New
York, in a motor-paced race at the
Park Square Rink here Saturday night.
Tho race was scheduled to be a three
heat affair of five miles each, but was
Won by Butler in two heats. The time
of the first heat was SIN. 10 Abs, and
of the second SIN. los. The ten-mile
open professional race vas won by
John Bedell.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-More dogs
than have ever beer seen in Madison
Square Garden will be benched on Feb
ruary II, at the annual show of the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
CHINESE LAD BREAKS
5O-YD. DASH RECORD.

En- Sue, of China. has broken
the record for the fifty-yard
dash. Even in athletics the
supremacy of the white mar is
threatened. Yesterday news of
the achievement was sent to this
country.
Sue made his record during a
Chinese field meet. His time,
Sis seconds. is one-fifth of a
second faster than the time of
L.. c. Atherton, made at Dan
Vile, Ky, on April Is, 1896. The
credibility of the new record Is
not established yet, but whether
1t is accepted or not the China
man must be credited with being
a remarkably fast man.
Atherton's record has with
stood the attacks during twelve
years of such men as Duffy,
Wefers, Eaton and Archie Hahn.
The best that any of these great
%sprinters could do was to equal
the record.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
Trouble Brewing Over Selection
of Chevy Chase for Two
Championship Matches.

Trouble is brewing in golf circles
among the women players and the pro-
.~fessionals. The dissension in the ranks
of the women golfers is caused by the
fact that two of the national champion
ships for women are scheduled to be
played over the Chevy Chase course,
in Washington, D. c.. The players who
belong to clubs along the Atlantic sea-
board are displeased over this, ffor it
seems that they would prefer to play
any place save the spot decided upon.
Their grievance is mainly based upon
the fact that the wishes of the West
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03

Brightly. The Ormonds, with Elmer
Flick. Terry Turner and other stars,
will play here on February 10 and IL.
BOSTON, Feb. 3.-Jack Thoney is
making a bold bid for more money
from the Boston Americans and has re.
turned his contract unsigned with the
information that the salary should be
5000 instead of $500. He is not Xix sly
to get the amount he asks for.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Directors of the
Western Golf Association today sci
dates for the 1908 championships. Thc
Western amateur event will be played
on the links of the Rock leland Arsena
Golf Club, Rock Island. ILL.,, on July l.
to IS. The open championship will take
place at the Normandie Club, st. Louis
on June Is and 10.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
BurIew and O'Neil Head VIM
ners at Southern Race
Tracks.

ANEW ORLEANS. Feb. 3.-Eastern
turfmen have won the lions share OF
the money and honors of the racing
season here this winter. Burlew &
O'Neill. the Gravesend horsemen, head
the winning list of owners, with S14,-
$40 to their credit. Jolly joe Notter,
the little freckle- faced boy who will
ride James r. Keene's horses this sea-
son, heads the jockey list with fifty
winners to his credit.
The winter has been a profitable one
to owners M trainers. Since Thanks
givini Day the Fair Grounds track and
the City Park course have distributed
in purses and stakes nearly 5000, 900;
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03

Westminster Kennel Club, more than
tered, while the total entries num-
Der 1923.
, NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Willie Lewis
and Jack Fitzgerald will meet in a six
round bout at the Dry Dock A. c. to-
night, and the members should see a
pretty contest. Mr.. Fitzgerald recently
%cutfought Tommy Sullivan and Walter
Stanton, and is right IN edge for an
other victory.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. S.-Arthui
Irwin will make only a short stay witt
the Pennsylvania team as coach. re
porting here on February 10 and leav-
ing on April Is. The Red and Blue
athletic authorities wanted the veteran
to remain longer, but he wrote he coulo
not, as he has several chances to man
age professional teams and could not
afford to sacrifice them for a teN
months coaching.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-Managel
COMFY Mack, of the Athletics. IN
nounces his team has arranged the fol
lowing exhibition games for the spring
With Mobile, March Is; Birmingham
18th and 18th; Memphis, 21st and ed
Nashville, 2Sd; Louisville, oath AM
18th: Indianapolis, 26th and 27th; Co
lumbus, 2Sth and 29th; Lancaster, S0th
The series for the local championship
will start on April /.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 3.-The
Royal Pcinciannas defeated the Break.
ers yesterday by a score of 6 to 2, in
game featured by the pitching d
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03

Bright. Levy Lewis, Abe Steinf1cld,
Abe BraloN, Michael Fass, Herman
Rlngle, Samuel Saskin. Abe Alderman,
George Riddle, Bryan Murphy, Samuel
Hammel, Fred Lang, Philip Kopp,
William Mutschler, William Mahon.
William Buck, George Antony, Fred
Goose: Fred Speek, James Bradley,
Philip Stick, James Sonick, Frank al
bright, Mathew Mccormick, Mack Nc
Cauly.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
FIRST REGIMENr,S AMH

The annual indoor athletic games Of
the First Regiment A. A. will be held
at the local armory probably in March.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the athletic association will be held
tonight for the purpose of arranging
for the meet. Lieutenant William B.
Powell win preside.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03
CELTICS CHAMPIONS OF
JUNIOR SOCCER LEAGUE.
Shut Out MasshaIl Eleven in De-
Gliding Contest by the Score
of ? IN n

BY defeating the Marshall A. A. on
the Clark grounds, East Newark, yes
terday morning the Celtic A. C. Assoc
citation football team clinched the cham
pionship in the Junior League. The
score of the game was 2 goals to O..
Poland scored the first goal for the
Celtics in the opening half. On resum-
ing play, by clever team work, the new
champions again advanced the ball into
the Marshalls' territory and J. Law
son scored on a pass from Mcmahon.
The Marshalls came back strong in
the second half and their fine defense
prevented the Celtics from again reach
ing the goal. The Marshalls. however,
too, failed to score, and the lead gained
by their opponents in the opening period
was sufficient to win the game.
The lineup:
Marshall A. A.-Stewdrt, goal; Nc
Neil, Ireland, fullbacks; Forfar, Mont,
robin, haifbacks; Warwick, Quinn,
Garner, Fisher, Dean. forwards.
Celtic A. C.-Smith, goal; Rummel,
Barry. fullbacks; Coniver, Mcmahon,
halfbacks; Becbec, Windle, Poland, j
Lawson, II. Lawson, Rowley. forwards
Referce-C. Fisher, Clark a. A. Goals
scored-Celtic A. c., Lawson l, Poland
L. Time of halves-45m.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-03

At st. Mary's Hall, William and High
streets, Friday night, the st. Msry's
S. f. met and defeated the crack Ster-
ling $. s. five by a score of % to IL.
The st. Marys outclassed the Sterling
from the start. and at the end of the
first half the score stood IA to 4. In
the final period the Sterlings played a
more aggressive game, but the locals
continued their fast pace and won out
by a safe margin. jacob and Lynch
played a star game for st. Mary, the
former caging the ball six times and
the latter five. Unterman, of the Ster-
lings, scored most Of his teams points.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
ANOTHER WRITER WHAcKS AT
WALLACE'S TALK ON WAGES

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18.--[Editor
Herald: I am delighted to see one
of your correspondents getting after
Councilman Wallace for his declara-
ton that the wages set by the city
council would affect the general mar
ket. But I have no hopes that 1t will
wiring a defense from that gentleman.
Those who take up an indefensible po-
sition always find their refuge in dig
nifled silence.
That was what the assessor did some
months ago when he was called sharp
ly to account in the Letter Box" for
his gratuitous declaration that the
taxation of land-which the public at
large has created-formed the most
improper subject for taxation. Our
public officers are supposed to be our
servants, and most uncommonly we'll
paid servants, too. Such is the theory.
AS long as the workers hug the de-
lusion that they can be saved by the
generosity of the city hall, or any other
public body, their case is hopeless. 1t
ought to be. All appeals to public
bodies are nothing more nor less than
whines for charity.
The sole trouble with the workers is
that, having allowed themselves to be
deprived of the natural opportunities
Of making a living, they find them
selves In a position of unspeakable
weakness, and the weak are always
robbed.
] have in mind the case. within my
own knowledge. of lady from a for
eign country, who, In much distress,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
ADVISES LETTER BOX GUIDE
FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS

VENICE, Sept. 17.-[Editor Herald;
So many subjects are treated in your
Letter Box. They are discussed, by the
necessity of the case, in the briefest
manner, and then probably forgotten.
But they would not be forgotten II
they were followed up, and If they
could be so followed up as to make
decided impression, the Letter Box
would become an invaluable instruct
or We are living in stirring times,
and the public Is unquestionably eager
to know.
These letters can be followed up, so
as to make an impression, only in one
way-that is by individual study. But
the average man does not know what
to study. He finds himself lost In
sea OF books
It seems to me that The Herald
should supplement its Letter Box BY
supplying key. 1t should periodically
say once or twice a week-give list
of the best authorities obtainabie on
the different subjects that have been
treated in the letters. If this could be
further supplemented by periodical
resume of the different letters, written
by somebody who is an acknowledged
student and is capable of surveying the
field previously covered and criticizing
fairly the arguments advanced by the
various writer's, should think 1t would
be an excellent idea.
We should thus have spread before
us q critical survey of the social ques-
ton in general, with it's local applica-
tions. OF the immense interest that
there is in these questions there cannot
be the slightest doubt. STUDENT.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
COMMON SENSE

nY A RESOLUTION adopted the
X executive committee of the Demo-
~ cratic central committee took a
practical step toward ridding Califor-
mia politics of Southern Pacific domina-
ton.
If there is a Democratic minority In
the legislature, and the impracticability
of supporting a Democratic candidate
for the senate Is clear, the Democratic
votes will not be wasted. They will be
given to the independent Republicans,
with whom the Democrats will co-ope-
rate for the defeat of corporationism.
1t is evident to Democratic leaders
that If railroad domination is to be
overcome united action will be neces-
sary, and certainly if there is a com
mon aim on which reformers can unite
it would be folly to refrain from unit
ing merely for the sake of accentuating
the existence of party lines. The strong
common sense which marks the posi-
ton taken by the executive committee
is highly commendable, as is also the
display of moral courage which is
necessary in taking the ground on
which the Independent Democrats
stand, which is one of highest and most
responsible citizenship.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
BRYAN'S ABILITY

nEPUBLICAN orators who forget
X that some kinds of comparisons
1O are odious and insist that Taft has
shown executive ability in office While
Bryan has only theorized, omit one
most important fact. Mr.. Bryan has
displayed remarkable and exceptional
business ability not only in the man
agemeut of his own affairs but of any
business undertaking with which he has
had anything to do.
If our Republican friends wish to in
vite comparison of the candidates as
business men and men of affairs, Mr
Bryans successful career as newspaper
writer, special correspondent publisher
platform speaker and legislator Is suffi-
cient answer.
Without what is called backing,
without influential friends, without
money, Mr.. Bryan made himself one OF
the foremost men in the United States
and wherever and whenever he has had
opportunity he has displayed excep-
tional business and executive ability.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
DECLARES TAKES ON RIGHT
TO EARN LIVING AN OUTRAGE

LONG BEACH, Sept. 17.-[Editor
Herald: Insurance men are to be
taxed In Los Angeles $40 a month. DID
any of our solons ever try to make
their living by drumming up insurance
1t is one of the most arduous occupa-
tions that a man can select.
And the city attorney Is asked to de-
wise ways by which those who are
recommended by the associated chari--
ties as really, truly goody- -goody and
deserving shall be granted the right to
make a living without paying for the
privilege.
Yet no one raises his voice to declare
that by the constitution of this country
the right to earn living is an abso-
lutely sacred right, and that whoever
tries by the imposition of a tax to rem
der 1t impossible for a man to make a
living is, in the truest and highest
sense, a lawbreaker both as regards the
constitution of this country and the
still more imperative law Of life.
The suffering that is inflicted on the
poor by our departure from this funda-
mental principle of liberty is incalcu-
liable, and the course we are steering
has been taken simply because the mer-
camille class, to whom no rights that
threaten their pockets are sacred, get
petty advantage in the selling of their
goods.
Their argument that they have to pay
rent will not stand a moments, eXamin-
alton. They pay rent for and exactly
in proportion to advantage of location.
1t gives them no right to declare that
none shall do business unless he pays
rent.
The position taken, that no one shall
do business unless he pays rent, simply
makes the landlord monopolist omnipo-
tent. THADDEUS S. STEPHENS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
CHAMBERS NOMINATION is
THOROUGHLY HEALTHY SIGN

LOS ANGELES, Sept. l6.-[Editor
Democrats should congratulate our
selves on the action of the New York
Democracy in unanimously nominat-
ing Chanler to make the race for
governor against Hughes. 1t is a
thoroughly healthy sign of the times,
for Chanler is conspicuous for just one
thing, the defiant speeches he has
made against the protective tariff as
the quintessence OF special privilege,
which is the mother of all the mon
strous inequalities of wealth and posi-
tion that deface our present society.
This is at the bottom of all the unem-
pioyed, tramp, suicide and similar
problems that are wracking this coun-
try. The Democrats undoubtedly are
bringing the tariff question more and
more to the fore, but as a rule they do
not attack 1t at its root, as being
based on the doctrine of paternalism
and special privilege, and until they
do this little real progress will be
made. That the tendency, however, is
strongly in favor of this necessary ad-
vance is shown by the unanimous
nomination of such a man as Chanler,
and for this reason his selection is a
thoroughly healthy sign.
When the Democratic party takes its
final stand, which surely it soon will
do, as the party of equality of oppor-
tunity as distinctly and Numerically
opposed to ALL special privileges,
there will be seen such rafting of
dry bones as this country has not seen
since abolition days, and the last thing
then that the Republican papers will
dream of saying about the Democratic
party will be that it is a dead 'un."
FREE TRADER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED BY
RECENT HEREsY ACQUiTTAL

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17.-[Editor
Herald: I think Mr.. Broughton OF
Sawtelle is pretty optimistic in his con-
clusion that Mr.. Brooks acquittal on
the charge of heresy shows that the
world does move. If he will read the
account of that trial he will see that
Mr.. Brooks was acquitted because he
declared that he did believe in hell.
eternal punishment and dozen other
things that make those who have the
least acquaintance with what science
has proved simply gasp in amazement.
Absolutely all the liberality Mr.. Brooks
showed was in the declaration that
he had Socialistic leanings. Everybody
has nowadays.
Are gentlemen who think as Mr..
Brooks does help to Socialism. or any
movement for the emancipation of the
workers? I myself should say that
they will prove, and are proving, the
greatest detriment.
I heard Mr.. Debs speak the other
night, and some 1000 persons cheered
loudly when he said that the organiza-
ton of industry on a scientific basis
would abolish all poverty. I cheered as
loudly as anybody, for believe 1t. But
how, let me ask, are you to get scien-
tific action out Of those who are stepped
In superstition? Figs do not grow on
thorns or grapes on thistles.
If I were to make bare list Of the
superstitions in which Los Angeles ap-
parently believes beginning with the
thousand and one psychical quacks who
are diligently working credulousness
for living and ending with the gentle
men who see progress in the fact that
the courts rule in favor of more taxa
tion-for everything is taxed nowadays
that bare list would fill the whole
Letter Box space.
LIBERAL CLUB MEMBER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
FireCrdckerS Filled the Bill
and There Was no BIOOdShed

II ENTUCKY may always be trusted
Ia to contribute to the variety OF
A politics. If only by way of ex-
ample for avoidance in less primitive
commonwealths. A recent episode Of
Democratic politics in the Ashland dis
trict, once represented by Henry Clay,
might have taken Its place at the head
of the procession were 1t not that In
the final resort an attack of what the
vulgar call "cold feet" intervened to
save some bloody noses and cracked
crowns or worse. says the San Fran
cisco Call. In this district, which is
solidly Democratic. there was a sharp
and close fight for the congress NOM
ination between Kimball. the incum-
bent, and Cantrell, his opponent. KIM
balls hackers feared that the Franklin
county convention was going against
them and they decided to break 1t up.
The Louisville Courier-Journal de-
scribes their ingenious plot in these
words:
"Friends of Kimball had formed a
plan to clear the courthouse and break