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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
BASEBALL MEN


CINCINNATI, Jan. 7.-Interest at the
annual meeting of the Baseball Commits
sion yesterday ~centered in the expected
efforts of the American Association and
Eastern League to be placed In a class
by themselves and to limit the major
leagues to drafting players only from them
n from no lower league, aud In the eff
fort of President Joseph O'Brien, of the
Association. to gain the IN
dorsement of the National Commission TO
the National and American Leagues to
have his league place a team in Chicago.
None of the five men appointed to
present the claims Of the Eastern League
and American Association for re-classih-
cation and limit draft appeared, so that
the matter went by default.
Mr.. O'Brien's resolution regarding an
entrance into Chicago by the American
Association was taken under advisement
by the National Commission, with a
promise that 1t probably would be fixed
later.
President Pulliam severely arraigned the
National Association of Minor League
club for its alleged slap at the national
commission in blacklisting players who
had been declared eligible by the ma
tional commission, declaring such action
to be discourteous, unbusiness-like, unfair
and d~ishonorable, only to be informed by
Secretary Farrell, OF the National Asso-
citation, thai he had a horrible night
mare" and that such action had never
been taken, and that reports to that effect
had not been authorized.
The cases of Campbell, Deininger, Wiltse
and other players recently reinstated by
the national commission were discussed
by Chairman Hermann and apparently
satisfactory reasons given why such ac-
kf@x AaI 4aIy0- Dloan Thn nnan Taaafinp
then adjourned.
At the morning session of the commits
sion the annual reports of August Herr
mann, chairman, and John Bruce, secre-
tary, were read. Both who have done such
excellent work were reelected for another
year. Several minor cases were also dis
posed of.
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BALTUSROL GETS TOURNEY.
Amateurs Will Compete for National
Golf Title on Short Hills Course.

The executive committee of the Metro
politan Golf Association has awarded the
amateur championship to the Baltusrol
Golf Club. 1t will be held May 20, q, %
and %, 1908. The tournament committee
will consist of Grinnell Willis. chairman;
John r. Maxwell, jr.. and a third MEM
Der to be chosen by them.
The committee decided also to hold a n
open championship, provided a club will
offer it's links. The association has funds
enough to meet most of the expenses, it
being necessary to ask the club holding
the event to contribute only $3.50. The last
week of September will be reserved for
this tourney.
Players who have not visited Baltusrol
since 1904, when the national amateur
championship was held there, will hardly
recognize 1t. The approaches to the green's
are wonderfully improved, the ball going
very true, and the entire links are trapped
so as to punish bad direction from the
tee and through the green. The greens,
too, are guarded on the sides by deep pot
bunkers, SO that the approach shot must
be straight to the pin. Baltusrol is always
at its best in May and June, and a fine
event seems assured.
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Featherweigh t
Champion Pngilist Dies
PenniIess, Drink Victim.

lent sport" but this money did not last
long.
After his defeat by Terry McGovern, who
knocked him out in eight rounds in 1900,
Dixon hit the slide" and he went down
rapidly. He fought many battles after
that, but his old-time cleverness and cum
ming had deserted him and he won only
three Of them. At times In his fights he
showed flashes Of his old championship
form. and in those instances he so far
outclassed his opponents that he earned a
decision.
Dixon took to drink after his fight with
McGovern. and what money he received
for that fight was soon ~squandered. His
friends began to fall away, and those who
a been his most ardent admirers in his
prosperous days turned up side streets
when they saw him coming. so as to avoid
the touch" they feared he would make.
Began Fighting at Sixteen.
Dixon began his ring career when he
was sixteen years of aye by knocking 3ft
Young Johnson in three rounds. Then
a long string Of victories until the
latter part Of 1889, when Dixon WIGS beaten
by George Wright IN one round. The next
year Dixon beat Nunc Wallace. champion
of England, and a year later he elinchei
his claim TO the title of worlds cham
Iion by knocking out Abe Willis. cham
pion of Australia and one Of the greatest
little fighters of his day.
Dixon's longest fight was with Cal Nc
Carthy in 1890. 1t went seventy rounds,
and at the end ives declared a draw. a
year later Dixon beat Mccarthy IN wen
ty-two rounds. His shortest fight was
With Paddy Lemons, whom he Knocked
cut in a round in 1894.
George Dixon was one of the most gen
erous fighters that ever wore a glove. lie
could not say mo" to a friend, and MS
money went as easily as it came. Whislsey
and dissipation were responsible for
Dixon's downfall.
Curiously enough, as Dixon lay dying in
Bellevue Hospital on Sunday, Packey Nc
Farland, a 19-year-old Westerner, arrived
in New York from Chicago. Mcfarland
Is styled by fight experts a "con1er," and
critics predict that he will some DAY be
champion In his class. He is not IN thu
same class hat Dixon fought In, and Is
rugged and strong. Ho never smoked q
chewed tobacco, and he has never TASTED
whlskey or any other intoxicating drink
A few lays before his death Dixon said
Terry McGovern whipped me Som'
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
WILL DEFEND HER TITLE.
Miss May Sutton, Tennis Champion, to
Compete in Olympic Games.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 7.-Mlss May
Sutton, holder of the women's title as in
ternational lawn tennis champion, has
announced her willingness to represent
America in the Olympic games to. be held
In London in July, for the program of the
games Is to include for the first time sew
eral tennis events for women. Without
doubt Miss Sutton will easily gain a place
on the American Olympic team, for there
is yet to be found in this country n
woman player who can defeat her, and a
victory at London seems to be assured her
If her entry is accepted. In reality. there
is no international tennis championship
title for women; but the honor lis usually
conceded to the winner of the English
women's championship, as England mas
developed more capable players IN TINS
division than any other country. MISS
Sutton first won the English title In 1900,
lost 1t the following year, and rewon IL
last summer.
The portion of the Olympic games pro-
gram devoted to tennis includes mems
doubles and singles and women's singles,
the maximum representation of each coun-
try to be six pairs in the doubles and
twelve entries in the singles. In case the
entries warrant 1t mixed doubles and
women's doubles may be added to the
card. The decision Of Miss Sutton to en-
ter the lists of the classic games may
stir other American tennis players to q
like move, and 1t is possible that Miss
Sutton's sister and two or more women
players of the East may make the trip to
the Stadium at Sheppard's Bush, where
the Olympic matches are to be held.
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CRESCENTS
WIN GREAT
CONTEST
Three thousand See Pater.
son Basketball Team Down
GIOversviIIe, 80 to IS.

PATERSON. Jan. IA crowd number
ing 5000 wildly enthusiastic fan to which
Newark and West Hudson contributed a
goodly share, Witnessed the basketball
game at the Fifth Regiment Armory last
night and saw the Crescents, Of this city.
lower the colors of the noted Gloversville
IN. W five by a score of 80 to Is. 1t was
the third game In a series Of five. The
G~loversville players won two games up
York State" on Christmas Day. A victory
last night would have given them the
interstate championship. AS it is, the
Crescents believe they still have a good
nance for the title.
The exhibition last night was a highly
scientific one. Both sides were in good
form, and the fine passing, blocking and
goal shooting was a revelation to even the
Paterson audience, which Is used to seeing
the Crescents perform SO admirably.
The game started with McNabb shooting
the first basket. A period of fine pass
work and scrimmages followed and then
Pete Lamb evened up matters by tallying
for the visitors. Reyes, however, put the
Entire Nous to the fore again, and Hill,
Love and McNabb also got so busy tina
the Patersonians soon had a comfortable
advantage, which caused the home rooters
to become enthusiastic. At the end OF
the first period the Crescents were eight
points TO the good, the score being Il to 4.
The play was pretty even in the second
half, but the Crescents. by their familiar
ity with the location of the baskets, had
a shade, securing IS points while the visit
ors accounted for only IA. Reyes was the
star performer, shooting baskets In z
most sensational manner.
Watcher. the giant centre of the Glovers-
Vile team, played a beautiful all-around
game for the visitors, but he was inclined
10 lose his temper now and then. The PASS
work displayed by the visitors whenever
they got the bal; in possession was exsep-
tionally good, and too much credit cannot
be given the Crescents for the game they
put up. Following is the lineup:
Crescents. Gloversville.
Love, neutrality-suspicious., Davy
Forwards.
t1lu $50. Watcher
Centre.
keyes .....................Iennon, Haggerty
t1drlnB Williamson
Guards.
Score at end of first half-Crescents q,
Gloversville, 4; final score. Crescents, 80;
Gloversville, IS. Referee-Alderman kecr-
ney, of Paterson. Time Of halves-20m.
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ROOSEVELT
JOLTED AT
ELIZABETH
Athletic League Champions
Lose Entire Series Now
in Second Division.
TEAM STANDING.

Three defeats for the Roseville bowlers,
which sent them topping from first place
to the second division, was the result or
the Athletic League series with Elizabeth
pn the latter's alleys last night. The
champions had anticipated a hard tussle,
but no one, not even the most sanguine
followers of the Elizabeth team, had
looked for a triple defeat. As a result,
New York, Elizabeth, Newark Bay and
Jersey City are now tied for the leading
honors.
Elizabeth deserved its clean sweep.
Roseville bowled in good form, but the
Union County pin knights, on their home
drives. were simply invincible. The home
team put away the first game, 1868 to SH,
Clauss coming along with 23S. In the Sec
ond heat Elizabeth came within five pint
of the league record, rolling 1,0S1 to Rose
yille's S55. This time A. West donated a
neat 256 score. and r. West, who is press
ing Olozaga for the lead in the individual
standing, turned III 223.
The final game was the closest of the
series. Elizabeth winning, 95 to 952. Pope
was high gun in this instance with 245,
which turned the tide in the home teams
favor. The scores:
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BASKETBALL NOTES.

Thursday night, at Kunzman's Hall, til
Spalding A. c. will have as its opponent
the fast American Five. The America,
Five is considered one of the fastest junior
It defeated the crack Maplewood Sporting
Club seniors last week ON the Map
woods. court. The Spalding Five IS play
ing well at the present time, and a fas
game should be seen.
Friday night, at the Knox court, tn
Knox A. c. defeated the Institute Sma
Five of Newark by a score of IL to s. TIL
Knox second team defeated the Mohawk
of Newark by a score of 20 to ~. Tn
Knox A. C. would like TO arranE game
r. Owens. 213 North Fifth street, Harri-
son, N. ].
The Ashland A. A. of this city would
like to range games with all teams
teams as the Red Seals, Cortlandt F. c.,
of Jersey City, Sterling second team.
Belleville Y. NJ. c. A, Clinton S. F., of
Woodside, Swastika S. F., Gordon Cubs,
and Royals OF the Y. NJ: c. A. are pre-
ferred. All challenges will be attended to
at once by II. Miller, care Evening Star
office.
After nearly a month of idleness on their
home court the members OF the Bloomfield
Catholic Lyceum basketball FIVE VIII re-
sumo playing Thursday right. They will
have as their opponents the Newark Deaf
Mute rive AilnOiSu they nave Hul Pidytu
at home for nearly a month, the Bloom
field boys have been playing OF other
courts, and are, therefore, in good condi-
ton for a hard game.
The ST. Patrick Senators defeated the
Sterling Social Second team last night by
a-score of 50 to 10 on the latter's court. The
visitors played rings around the home team.
The feature of the game was the all-around
team work Of the Senators. The Senators
would like to arrange games with SO to 60
pound teams. Address p. Brophy, 122
James street.
In the Commerce street gym last night
The Orients defeated the crack Progressives
by a score Of II 20 II. The feature of the
game We're the shooting of Powers and
Reilly and the all-around work of Brennan.
The lineup is as follows: Orients-Pow-
ers and Reilly, forwards; Brennan. centre;
Joyce and Brady, guards. Progressives-
tire; Brown and Girrdad, guards.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
SPORTS OF AL SORTS ''"#$ $S:s $5 I BASKETBALL
GEORGE DIXON ANSWERS LAST GONG

years ago, I forget how many, out I know
that it wasn't Terry's punches that laid
me low. 1t was old John Barleycoru, and
II I had kept away frcm drink. l believe
that 1 would still be the champion fighter
at my weight"
The body of Dixon was removed yester-
day to the Long Acre Athletic Club, wnere
II was placed on the site of the ring where
the usual weekly boxing bouts are held.
All through the night scores of people
passed by the coffin to view the body Of
the once great fighter.
Negroes by the score, men who had for
years been proud of Dixon because he was
Of their race. and not a few negresses,
gathered in the club to look at all that
remained of the fighter. And many Of
them left their little tribute of flowers for
the man whose friends and followers had
deserted him when his great defeat came,
and whose charity now will give him a
grave outside the Potters' field.
All of the boxing clubs in New York
will make collections from their patrons
to defray the expenses of the funeral.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07

LANCASTER, Pa. Jan. Z.-At a meet
ing of the Lancaster Baseball Association
last night Clarence Foster, the former
Newark player, who piloted the fortunes
of the local Tri-State team last season,
was elected manager for the coming sea-
son. other officials were elected, as fol-
lows; Directors. DR.. J.. G. Leber. Ephrata;
II. J. Ryder, H~ehendren; Henry Hartley,
j. W. Hiemenz and c.. F. Stoner; executive
committee, GeorgeW. Carmnn, c. f. Soner
and G. H. Hartley. G.. H. Hartley was
elected assistant treasurer, and he will
travel with the team on the road. Manager
Foster, having a strong NUCLEUS for a team
next season, will start Immediately in the
work of building up the team.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
DRISCOLL, NOT
MORAN, THE
CHAMPION

Englishmen assert that Owen Moran
has no ground to claim the British feath-
erwelght title, because three years G he
was defeated by Joe Bowker. who was in
turn knocked out by jim Driscoll. who is
at present the recognized featherweight
champion Of England.
Driscoll and Spike Robson meet before
the National Sporting Club in London
next month. DTiscoll says that IL he wins
he will cross the sea to give battle to At
tell. Robson's chances are not considered
good, for he has lost both to Bowke and
Johnny Summers.
Everybody In England comedies that
Moran Is a rafting good fighter, and prob
ably better now than at the times he met
Bowker, for In addition to losing to
Bowker the pair also took part In a num-
Der Of draws.
After fighting AtteIl to a draw Moran
told a party OF friends in Frisco how he
started in the boxing game.
II started like a good many other boys"
was the way Moran began. "I went along
and had all the kids around my neighbour
hood frightened to death, and 1t was not
long before 1 had every one of the boys
around my block beaten. They tried hard
to get some one who could put 1t on me,
but failed.
/ liSu Ctmt 10 lue COllCluSlD1 lildl IL
would be a good idea for me to get busy
that is, so l would be noticed by the
public as a fighter. and, of course, l had
the idea of making some money in my
crop.
II then heard of a boxing tournament to
be held ut Whitechapel. 1 went home and
got on my best clothes, and trotted about
nine miles before I reached the boxing
club. l saw the manager and asked him
IL l could not get in IN the boxing, as
thought 1 had a good chance for the prize.
THE manager looked me over very care
fully and asked, Where did you leave
your fighting boots?'
Right on my feet a I.
But you have no trunks or tights,
said the manager.
"'Well. 1 will just pull off my coat ant
vest and go through the bunch o have
here in easy style / told him..
However, the manager fixed me up
and told me that l would "a a hare
job getting the watch, as l woul have
to lick seventeen pretty tough kids. ]
did lick the whole bunch. and 1t took me
three days to do 1t. / had no money, and
when the manager handed me the watch ]
told him to give MI the cash instead OF
the timepiece, which he did.
80 this spoiled my chance Of ever being
an amateur. What makes me feel good
over the whole thing is that 1 am now al
the top of the boxing ladder.
Boxing a twenty-round draw with a
fellow like Attell is enough 10 make any
boy feel a little bit enthusiastic. We will
have another battle, and, for my part. it
can be to a finish so as we can settle the
championship
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
oU1cKsTEPs' HOCKEY PLANS.

The Quickstep A. c. hockey team. OF
Woodside. will on Saturday play the strong
Invincible A. c. hockey team, of Roseville.
at Branch Brook Park. The Quicksteps
will try out both of their teams on Satur-
day. The lineup of the Quicksteps will be
as follows: Centre. lie, Lorge, Hennessey;
point. Wertz, Parker; cover point, Hatters-
ley. Crane; right wing, Hayes, Baas; left
wing, Brown, Hoffman; rover, Capt.
Struble, Wyckoff; goal, Flanders and
Horner. Coach A. G.. Williams has been
much handicapped by the lack of ice for
practise. but expects the team to make n
good showing. The team expects to get
some practise this week nights on the
Park A. A. rink, corner of Lincoln and
Arlington avenues, before the game on
Saturday. All teams wishing games
should communicate with the manager,
w. j. Horner, L E1wood place, city.
The Rainbow Five OF Beileville would
like to play all SIS to 20 pound teams. Few
more dates remain open. All games to be
played away from home, W.. Connolly. a
Smith street. Belleville, N. j.
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SHIFTS
IN NEWARK
LEAGUE
Ward Defeats Rose
yiIle--Latter Passed by
BeIIevilIe BOWlerS.
TEAM STANDING.

First Ward turned the trick of taking
the odd game from the Roseville bowlers
in a Newark League series on the latter's
alleys last night. At the same time the
Belleville team at home scored a clean
sweep over the Celluloid Club, thereby
passing Rosevillle and stepping into third
place. The champions crossed the 300 mark
in the first two games at Roseville and
won with comparative ease. Dick Erler,
the leagues individual leader, turned in
a score Of 23 in the final setto. which
boosted Roseville's total to 946 and won
the game. Cadiz, of Belleville. rolled 2f7
and Steel 225 in the second game against
the Celluloid team. The scores:
AT RocayiIla-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
ELECT NEW CAPTAIN.
Smith Succeeds Terhune as Head of
High School Track Team.

Leonard Terhune, who for the past two
seasons has been captain and holder of the
individual championship of the Newark
High School track team, yesterday resigned
from that position, and Julius Smith, tine
schools crack short-distance runner and
100-yard champion, was elected captain in
Terhune's place. Smith is a clever man
in the dashes. and under his leadership
Newark High should turn out a good team
this spring.
Terhune has been one of the malnstays
of the NeWark High School track team
ever since he entered school. He has
always been among the winners. In less
than a week last spring Terhune took part
In three field day meets and captured
seventeen first places. His events are the
10O-yard dash, 200-yard dash, 120-yard hur-
dies. 22O-yard hurdles, high jump AMI bread
jump.
Smith, the cdptain-elect. will in all prob
ability call out his candidates for the
early indoor practise some time this week
or next, so as to get them into training
before the January exams begin.
The two biggest drawbacks that confront
the team this year are the loss of Percy
Menagh, the star mile and half-mile run
ner, and Harold Hayes, the weight-throw-
er. The cros%s-country team has developed
some clever distance runners, however, so
Mcuagh's absence may not weaken the
Newark High track team as much as
feared. In the weights Newark is short
of men. Alverson, Solder, Schopfer and
Read being the only ones left in school.
OF these Alverson is the best. Last year
he captured the shot-put and discus throw,
with Solder coming in for second places.
Others who are looked to bring honors to
Newark High this year in track and field
are "Duz" futile, the clever quarterback;
Hendricks, who halls from a New Eng and
High School; Rittenhouse, from Elizabeth,
where he performed for the Battin High
School track team: Curtis, the interscho-
lastic pole-yault champion; Moy, and many
others who were on the track team last
spring. The incoming class from the
ramma schools is expected to bring with
IL some new promising material.
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OF 5 .obl oO4 oOO o1JI IOIaIS o45 90 OH olf
BISHOPS Individual Tourney.
BOWLING
Athletic League.
Jersey City at New York.

Annette eaBue
Jersey City at New York. i
Suburban League.
Belleville at Bay View, Park at
Northern, West End at Rose
vile, National at South Orange.
Jr. o. u. A. NJ. League.
Buck vs.. Eastern Star, Halsey VS..
Ward.
Masonic League.
st. Johns VS.. Newark.
Odd Fellows League.
Granite VS.. Marion.
Manufacturers Clerks League.
Mile End VS.. Marin.
FOresters Of America League.
Essex VS.. Newark B.
LeGIise Tournament.
Commercial, Blauvelt. Kemper
Park.
Pythian League.
Ethic VS.. Damon.
Bank Clerks League.
Union VS.. Mutuals.
Junior League.
Empire Colts VS.. waverly.
Columbus Club Tournament.
Brochu. Brady, w. OBrien.
Diocesan Union Junior League.
B~elleville C. c. at Dominicans.
Prudential Tournament.
Bodman and Longcor VS.. Van
Ostrand and Brown, Terwilli-
ger Brothers VS.. Pierson and
Interest.
3 New Jersey National.
Matinee, oxford. Caldwell.
AshwOrth Tournament.
walsh and Matthews, Morrissey
and Shindle, Taylor and Hart
man.
Diocesan Union Senior League.
st. Columbus at Institute, st.
Michaels at Elizabeth.
Rnbenstein Tournament.
Cinnamon A, Cinnamon B, Stand
ard.
Greater New York Tourney.
Weingarth VS.. Roster.