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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
HACKENSCHMIDT PHYSICALLY
SUPERIOR TO FRANK GOTCH

Georges Hackenschmidt, the cham
pion wrestler of the world, is Oh his
to this country. having sailed
from Liverpool Saturday on the steam
ship Lusitania, and is expected to ar
rive in New York at the end Of this
week 10 prepare for his match with
Frank Gotch in Chicago on April g..
1t is inevitable that comparisons of the
two men and of their methods will be
evoked by the match between Gotch
and Rogers, which was decided at the
Amsterdam Opera House on Friday
evening. The fact that Rogers's last
bout prior to this engagement was with
Hackenschmidt, when he made much
less of a showing, compels attention to
the main points of difference between
the American champion n the holder
of the worlds title.
Georges Hackenschmidt, although
born in Russia, and known as the
Russian Lion" has not a drop of Rus
sian blood in his veins. AS may be
guessed from his name, his father is
a German. His mother, who is a
Swede, has relatives who have attained
more or less prominence locally as
wrestlers and all around athletes and
gymnasts.
Born at Riga. 1877. the boy received
an excellent education, and at II years
of age was preparing himself in st.
Petersburg for the career of a civil
engineer, when his youthful feats of
strength began to attract attention.
He was asked to visit DR.. Krajeysky,
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A. A. j. BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT TO Be
HELD IN THIS CITY
Annual Championship Compel.
ton Awarded to National
Turn Verein.
ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH 70;
START PLAY ABOUT APRIL !
Leading Teams of East to Strive
for TitIe-B0Om for
Sport. II

The unlimited basketball Champion
ship tournament of the Amateur Atn-
letic Union win be held this year At
the gymnasium of the National Turn
Verein in this city. The franchise was
awarded to the local organization yes
terday and the holding of h tourna1
mont here will be a big boom for the
sport in this city. Most of the strong
est basketball teams in the East WiA
compete for the title. among them b
Brooklyn Y. M. c. A. champion OF
that district; the Orange Y. NJ. c. A.,
champion of the New Jersey y n.
C. A. League, and the National Turn
ers, who rank among the fastest teams
in this city.
Entries will close with Claude Hoi-
gate at the National Turn Hall March
%. A meeting will be held on that day,
at which the schedule win be drawn up
and other arrangements made. II Is
expected that the tournament will be
started about Wednesday, April J.
Games will be played Wednesdays =
| Saturdays of each week during the
tournament, two games to take plaza
each night.
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Secretary Major NJ. w. Gage, of the
tournament, has announced h list
of prizes for this years tournament.
They are as follows:
FIVE-MAN.
First. 1925 20; iecond, S2q3, 70; third
$4,000; fourth. $ls4.4S; firth, $14s.66;
sixth, S135.15; seventh, s129.SS; eighth,
$11262; ninth, S101.36; tenth, $3.50;
eleventh. sSS.S4; twelfth. S74.SS; thir-
teenth, S65.32; fourteenth. S56.31; tif-
tenth, $47.2O; sixteenth, slo.54; seven
tenth. s33.7S; eighteenth, $27.03;
nineteenth. $2252, twentieth, $2o.21'
twenty-hrst and twenty-second, $1S02
each; tN'nty-third, twenty-fonrth and
tWenty-hfth, S15.76 each; twenty-sixth,
twenty-aeventh. twenty-eighth and
twenty ninth. 1881 each; tlirtietll to
thirty firth, $11.26 each: thirty-sixth to
forty-fifth, $500 each. Total, $2,252.5O
INDIVIDUAL.
First, S15774; second, $13S.47; third
S101 90; fourth, $50. 10; nfth. SS06S: SIKH,
SIS $50; seventh, $685.; eighth. 5000,
ninth, $5S.21; tenth. $3.50; eleventh.
81 96; twelfth. $4S.5S; thirteenth, $500
fourteenth, $43.6S; fifteenth, $4l.25; six
tenth, $9S.S2; seventeenth, $3.50; eight
zenith, S53.97; nineteenth, $31.54; fwen-
tieth, $29.12; twenty-frst, $26.69; twenty
second to thirtieth, $21.60 each; thirty
first to iifty-second. $14.56 each; fifty
third TO eighty-second. $50 each
eighty-thirH TO 18th. $4.S5 each; l1Stf
to 163d, $2.91 each. Total, . ,426. 10.
TWO-MAN.
First, $1S6.S2; second. $16S.05; third
$139. "A; fourth, $116.45; fifth, S9l.S1
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a physician interested in physical cul-
ture, n was advised to take up
wrestling as q profession.
This advice was not followed imme-
diately on account of interference with
studies, but about four years later
Hackenschmidt made his professional
debut, The wisdom of this course is
apparent today. Modest and unassum-
ing. the champion is a well-read and
cultivated man. who speaks Russian,
French, German and English with all
most equal fluency. He lived in Paris
for about two years before going to
England, which has been practically
his home for several years past.
The RUSSIAN Lion" stands 3 feet 10
inches and weighs 210 pounds. His
neck Is bhenomenally large, being %
inches. His normal chest measurement
Is As inches and his chest expanded 50
inches. Other figures show: Biceps,
1Sh inches; forearm, "a inches; thigh,
2712 Inches, and calf, 171a inches.
Gotch has not had the educational adj
vantages enjoyed by d rival, as he was
born on a farm. and when not engaged
on the mat is himself a farmer with a
homestead just outside Humboldt, la.
He is taller than Underestimate, be-
ing well ove six feet, but this is a
doubtful advantage In wrestling. He
will give away from ten to fifteen
pounds in weight, and physically will
be inferior to his rival in all points of
important comparison. Tt Is recognized
however, hat in quickness and ring
generalship he~is at least the equal of
the foreigner.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
NOACK AND WEISS
IN SECOND PLACE
WITH l,246 SCORE
Newark Team Does Sensational
Pinning in Doubles at the
Rochester Tourney.
JOHNS AND WEINGARTH
SLATED FOR TOMORROW
Moffatt Takes Fifth Position in
Individual Competition,
with 6I9 Total.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March H.
William Noack and Edward Weiss, of
Newark, n. j.. bowling in the two
man team competition of the National
Bowling Association tournament. yes
terday put up the remarkable total of
t,24S. which entities them to second
place in the standing. The prize for
that position is $1S3.47, and it is un-
likely that the Newarkers' score will he
beaten during the remaining days of
the tournament.
Jimmy Smith and Alexander Dunbar,
of New York, who did sensational work
at Cincinnati and We're looked upon as
likely winners in the present competl-
ton. had their inning yesterday aud
registered l.1G2. being eighty-four pins
behind The Newark pair. Lee r. Johns
and William Weingarth, of Newark,
are scheduled to bowl tomorrow.
The OXfords. of Newark, turned In
q modest 2.46I total in the five-mau
events yesterday. Billy Moffatt, of
the Tuxedos, of Newark. took fifth
place in the individual standing by
registering 619. The Fellowship team,
of Philadelphia. still leads in the five
man: McGuirk and Grady, of Paterson.
in the doubles. and ~Schwartje, of
Brooklyn, in the singles.
Ffyc-Man Scores.
The scores of the Jersey five-man
--,S
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BETTER CONTRACTS FOR
BROOKLYN PLAYERS.

BROOKLYN, March 11.-After listen
ing to a speech by President Charles
Fl. Ebbets. of the Brooklyn Club, at
Washington Park yesterday, thirteen
players of the team. in charge of Man
ager Patsy Donovan. departed for he
Clyde line pier n took the steamship
Comanche for Jacksonville. Ebbets
told his players that better contracts
for next year would reward their serv-
ices If they were crowned with success
The players who left were Ritter,
P%astorius, Bell, Alperman, Hun1mel,
Burch. Murch, Pattee, Maloney, Hun
ter, Lewis, Jordan and Bergen. Both
Ritter and Pastorius signed contracts
before leaving, leaving only Elmer,
Stricklett and Pitcher Wilhelm IN
signed.
The other players will go direct to
the training grounds from their homes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
JIMMY GOCKMAN
SOLD BY NEWARK
TO TORONTO CLUB
New Third Baseman to Be Seen
in Tigers Lineup This
Season.

Jimmy cockman was sold today by
the Newark Eastern League Club to
the Toronto team. That means that a
new third baseman win be seen in the
Tigers lineup this season. 1t is said
that the Toronto Club originally offered
TO trade Third Baseman Phyle for
Cockman, but that proposition did not
appeal to Manager George r. Stallings.
The deal put through today was an
out-and-out sale.
Coc1nan had been q member of the
Newark team since 1904 and. despite
the fact that his style was not liked
by some fans. he was regarded as one
of the best third basemen in the East
ern League. Even Stallings agreed as
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SPORTING QUERY.

10 the sporting Editor Of the Evening star;
A bets B that Mueller, who is under
reserve on the Newark Eastern Leagu~
Club, pitched a game for Newark las,
season. Kindly decide which wins.
FAN.
1.-THE Mueller in question has never
played with Newark. The player who
pitched here last season vas Walter
Mueller. formerly with Jersey City
Ed
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to that. The Newark manager proba-
bly, has a better player i'll view, but he
is not prepared to o any names
as yet.
The change will probably be agree
able to Cockman. He liked Newark
well enough and gave his best services,
but, being a resident of Guelph. Ont,
not many miles from Toronto, he viii
be right at home in the Canadian town.
The Toronto Club stretched a point in
purchasing the players release, for
Cockman. being a native of King Ed
wards dominion, will naturally be pop
ular and a big drawing card in To-
ronto.
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CLOSE RACE ON IN
EICHENLAUB TOURNEY.
Puritan BOwIers Lead-Three
Teams Tied for Second
Position,

The race in the Eichenlaub three
man bowling tourney is very close, the
Puritans holding first place by a small
margin. The Avons, Chelsea and
Maryland teams are tied for second
position. Individual high score is held
by r. Priessintz, of the Park Views.
and high team score by the Bay Views.
Following are the records:
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.JOHNSTOWN LANDS HINES.

POTTSVILLE, Pa. March 11.-John
Hines, the big college left fielder of
the P%ottsville baseball team. of the At
lanctic League. yesterday signed with
J%ohnstown, of the Tri-State League.
David Lloyd, also of the Pottsville
team, signed to play second base for
Trenton, of the Tri-State League. Ep-
Ter, Klett and Hartman, fast players,
of the Pottsville team. have signed
with Fort Worth, Tex.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
PRIZE LIST FOR BOWLERS
IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

sixth. Ss1.51; seventh, S67.54; eighth,
$50. 50; ninth, s34.e3; tenth. 1890; eley-
enth. $27.94; twelfth, thirteenth, four
tenth and fifteenth, S25.61 each; six
teenth to twentieth, s23.29 each; TWEEN
ty-frst to twenty-eighth, s20.96 each;
twenty-ninth to fortieth, S1S,e3 each;
fo~rty-hrst to hfty-sixth, 1850 each;
~nfty-seventh to seventy-sixth. 1881
each; seventy-seventh to ,ninety-hrst'
Sill Ga each. Total, $2,329.
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MILLER HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.-Jockey
Walter Miller had a miraculous escape
from death at Oakland yesterday. He
was riding Smiley Corbett, 3 to 5
favorite in the last race, when the
horse stumbled and fell, pitching him
over his head. The horses knee struck
him, knocking him PROSTATE, but he
was able to pull himself out of the way
of the horses that were coming and
escaped.
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BIDDING WAS SLOW AT START.

RICHMOND, Ind, March 11.-Jnhn
Lackey's twenty-tirst annual combina-
ton horse sale opened yesterday at
Cambridge City with buyers present
from all parts of the United States and
Canada. Bidding was not very spirited
at the start, but many animals disposed
of brought more than 5000 each.
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pARnELLn BEATEN RY OLSON.

CHICAGO. March u.-Charles Olson
took two out of three falls in his wrest-
ling match with Leo Pardello here last
night. Pardello won the first with neck
lock and crotch hold in 24:25. Olson
took the second, using the head lock,
in 15.45. and the third with half nelson
and leg lock in 1910.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
NEWARK LEAGUE DISAPPOINTMENT.

The Newark League match, sched-
uled for Monday night. between the
Northern Republican Club and Gott-
fried Kruger Association teams, on
the latter's alleys, has been postponed
until Friday night, March 20.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-11
A. A. MAKES BIG
GAIN IN THE NEWARK

Park A. A. jumped from sixth to
second place in the Newark League
standing last night by winning three
games at home from the Celluloid Club
bowlers. The Roseville team, rolling at
home. scored a clean sweep over Field
Battery A. Harry Northrup got in a
score Of 242 and averaged 2O4.1. The
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-: a. ALL news OF newark SPORTS AND ATHLETICS "7"Ei
CASCELLA is WINNER
OF POOL TOURNEY

f. ]. Cascella is the wlnner of the
st. Philip Neri's pool tournament, hav-
ing won ten out Of eleven games. d.
Zazzali finished second and p. Maron-
CHI third, after playing off a tie with
Minotti Frank. The final standing:
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Other scores: Dagner and f. Pump,
ST., New York, 1921; Russell and Tate,
Albany, 1,172; Smith and Dunbar, New
York, 1,162; Mccarthy and Brecker,
New York, 1,116; Hayes and Smith,
PHILADELPHIA, 1,127.
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Other five-man scores yesterday
were: Blue Ribbons, Erie, Pa, 1850,
Lewiston, Lewiston, Pa, 1882; Regu-
lars, Ba%ldwinsville, N. Y, 2,549; Royal
Canadians, Toronto. Ont, 2,45S;
Mineralites, Mount Holly, N. j., 2,491.
nuno-rnnn IrNnnfa
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Other scores: J. Kracke, New York,
ga. i Heiles. New York, 653; G. Hal
lock. New York, 500; F. Baker, New
York. 500; A. Sievers, New York, SYS;
F. s-rrossberger. Philadelphia, sos; G..
Milford New York. 609.
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THE scores of the Jersey five-mar
,vr,
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ImnerinI -Tonrnamcnt.

Totals ...252 263 81 Totals ....33s
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
Experimenting With Cedar

Lindsey Bros, cedar pole dealers,
have received an order for 10 carloads
OF cedar timbers to be used by tele-
phone company for dead men" or guy
stubs. The timbers are each eight inches
square and are about eight feet long
The timbers are treated to hot bath of
carbo lineum, a preserving preparation,
which is claimed to make the timbers
last much longer than if not treated.
The timbers are buried in the ground.
Ordinarily crooked poles and dead stock
have been used for the purpose, but the
companies have found that the sap of
the poles rots much quicker than it
should, so have decided to experiment
with sawed tlmbers.
George Piatt, local manager for the
Lindsleys, has few men at work: at the
crossing of Pine street and the I. & W.
N. tracks, preparing the timbers and
loading cars. The timbers were secured
from the Fidelity Lumber Co. If the
experiment of using square timbers is
successful it will mean that other firms
engaged in the cedar products business
here will adopt the plan, which will
give employment to number of addi-
tional men.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
Electric Light Service improved

The Flynn Bros have finally made
most OF the contemplated improvements
on their electric light and power plant.
A trial Of the new machinery was made
On Thursday afternoon and was emf.
nently satisfactory. The new light ser.
vice will go on tonsght and the owners
confidently expect that from now on
they will be able to give the public a
first-class service.
A new Frazer & Chalmers Corliss en-
CINE OF $50 horse power has been in
stalled and a IS kilowatt Warren GEN
orator added to the plant. This will
give the boys sufficient current to
operate 1000 lamps of 16 candle power
each. At the present time there are
about 1900 lights in use, and. if the SER
vice had been satisfactory during the
past three or four months, it is believed
that many more than this number
would now be in use.
The Flynns have also made other i'm
provements on their plant that will
tend to improve the service.
In addition to the light service the
owners intend to put on day and night
power circuit. for use in operating mot
ors for light manufacturing in the city.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
POLICE MAKE A PINCH
Round up a Pair of Smooth
Criminals
Make Hauls on Several Merchants

The police nabbed two of the smooth
est sneak thieves last Saturday that have
visited Newport in long time. The
parties gave their names as Roland
Cummings and Benjamin Ashton and
claimed that they came from Butte
Mont.
Nearly every store handling gents
furnishing goods suffered as a result o
the raid of the thieves. Their modus
operandi was TO enteI store together
While one of the pair engaged the clerk s
attention, the other, who wore large
overcoat, would slip few pairs of pant
aloons or other goods under his coat and
then call for his confederate to come
along as they did not care to buy any
thing there.
This scheme was worked so nicely that
the pair accumulated about 20 pairs oi
pants, coat and vest and large guam
tity of shirts and like wearing apparel.
The pair stopped at the Miller room
ing house on Union avenue and Third
street. 1t was there that the first intl-
nation as to their character was OBJ
tanned. The chambermaid was engaged
in making a bed in a room adjoining
the one occupied by the thieves. She
heard them talking quite loudly and
began listening The elder man told
the younger man to Hit him hard
when you do hit him and fix him SO
that he will not say anything more. .
She learned that the party that the
speaker referred to was the night bar
tender at the Dohcrty saloon in Old
town. They intended to make raid
on that saloon during the early hours of
the following morning and relieve that
person of his bank roll
She notified the police and a posse
committatus was formed consisting oi
Marshalls Mills and kirkpatrick, Deputy
Sheriff Hynes, Constable Newscm, oi
Idaho, and one of the telephone en-
ployes as a special officer. The posse
descended on the Miller place and cap
tured their prey without any trouble
They were taken to the city Jail and q
search made in other quarters for other
plumber The pair confessed to the
police that they were guilty. They were
given a hea.ing before Justice Long. L
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
ACTIVITY IN MINING
Many Prospects Will be Worked
This Winter
Newport District Mines Promising

The display of minerals at the Com
mercial Club was increaaed last week
oy specimens from the Bead Lake anc
katydid mines. B. F. Seeley, of the
Bead Lake company. brought in 4 nice
assortment of copper sulphides from
that property. This property has beer
lying idle for some time, but there will
be large amount of development work
done on it during the coming wear
Samples of the ore have been sent te
Spokane for an assay.
Messrs. Waterman & Refs have some
fine specimens of galena from the Katy.
did mine. which they recently located
They will have fight to have the tim.
Der claim covering this property set
aside.
George c. sutton, of Priest River, re-
turned from the east last week. He has
made his headquarters at Pittsburg,
Pa., most OF the time for the past few
months, getting the easterners inter
ested in mining properties in this yicin-
ity, and especially in the Farmer Jones
and Camp Bird properties, in which he
is large stockholder. He was success
ful in securing capital and there will be
more development work on these prop
critics this season.
Messrs Culberson and McC Cullough have
decided to resume work on the Last
Chance mine adjoining the Comstock.
They will put on double shift of four
men. They have ordered Sibley stove
and 200 feet of pipe and supplies neces-
sary to run them until next April.
They have hoist, 800 feet of steel
cable and are going to sink on the ledge.
They have ledge five and one half feet
wide of silver-lead carbonates and will
continue development work on that.
1t is the intention to make a smelter
test OF the ore early in the spring. At
the present time the shaft is SO feet deep
and there is fine showing of ore.
There is an iron Gaping all of the way
as faI as they have worked. Next spring
the company will be reorganized and
consolidated with other properties in
which the gentlemen are interested and
more development work in the shape of
long cross cut tunnel will be made.
The owners of the Conquest mine are
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
FAIR A GREAT SUCCESS
Nearly $500 Realized From The
Catholic Fair
Money Goes to Build Church

Alter successful run OF three days
the Catholic fair has ended As re-
suit the ladies find that they have Sc
cured quite nest egg, which will aid in
the erection of their new church build
ing already under construction.
The great success of the fair was
largely attributable to the untiring ef-
forts of the many members who rendered
their services in a most gracious and
kindly spirit. The ladies of the Catlio-
lie church, as we'll as all of its members,
wish to thank those who so kindly rem
dered their assistance during the fair.
The ladies wish to thank especially
Banker krause, who spoke so favorably
of the cause, the Waterman and Simp-
son orchestra, the Barry and Weeks
orchestra, and Sammons, who acted as
auctioneer; DIR. g. W. Sutherland, who
presided as hoorwalker and who pre-
sented the winning articles to the lucky
ones; Mrs Tiss, who kindly made the
delicious coffee which received so many
compliments; Mrs. DIR. Phillips, who
won such popularity withlthe bean jar
Miss NJ. Fox, who had charge of the
pincushion guess; Miss L. Williams,
who assisted in the musical program,
and the young ladies who rendered their
services in feeding the hungry.
Among others who were untiring in
their efforts were Mrs. Mitchell, of the
Gem restaurant, Miss Olga Gladish and
Mrs. Thomas Kelly. who assisted in
preparing the excellent suppers served
by the ladies.
Too much praise cannor be rendered
venerable Father Folchi, to whom the
entire success OF the fair was due. The
ladies also wish to extend their appre-
citation to Rev. Father Collier for splicing
the occasion with bis humorous talk.
To the Fidelity Lumber Co.. who af'
forded lights by kindly closing thei1
mill one-half hour earlier each evening,
and to the newspapers and MIR. Weeks
who rendered their services in every
possible manner.
The chief attractions OF the fair we're
a fish pond, presided over by Misses
Kelly, Merea Nagfe, George Martin and
Shorty Fox. Dolls contest, in which
three charming little misses were en-.
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making arrangements to do assessment
work on that property and it is reported
that they will start Immediately to do
the work. When the work does start
it will be continued until the assess
ment work for both 1908 and 1909 has
been completed. 1t is estimated that
at least s., 800 will have to be expended
in order to hold the property.
Work on the Ballart has been resumed
and will be continued all winter. Some
fine samples of mineralized rock have
been taken from this prospect recently
and the owners are greatly encouraged
thereby. The property is located about
five miles from Newport in the Newport
district and is copper proposition.