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lnasmuch as 242 votes are required
TO elect. we find that Taft needs 81
Of the doubtful votes and Bryan 5S.
II Taft CARRIES New York he will have
euough and eight to spare should he
ose New York Il would still be posi-
bic for him to win. but 30 do 10 he
must carry Ohio. II New York goes
for Taft and Bryan carries all the re-
mainder OF the doubtful states the
Democratic candidate viii stll be
nine votes short.
OF the seven doubtful states II -
my opinion that New York Is we'll
nigh safe for Taft that Taft's chances
are better than Byan's In West Nir-
ginia and Wyoming; that Dr, an has
The cad IN Ohio. Co,orado and Mon
taua, and that Nebraska IS trembling
In the balance.
The Pacific slope.
1T Is on the Pacific coast that the
Taft cause Is In best shape. AZ one
time the Republicans had fears the
Bvan wave might run strong out
there. but their latest Information.
ready to lay before Chairman Hitch
cock. Is that California Is absolutely
safe hy 10000. Oregon by $4,000 aud
Washington by n very large plurality.
so large that not another moments
concern need BE- given that state ono
.of the Interesting items In the cona-
dental reports OF the Republicans b.
that Jacobsen Is going to beat Gov
ernor Johnson in Minnesota.
'In summarizing the best obtain
abe Information a. 10 the region
west OF Chicago We and almost every
where reduced pluraaties, but small
,Osses. either sexual or thrcatentd. on
the electoral vote Compared with
four years ago. Byan win probab's
win Co'orado. Nevada ard Montana. a
total OF ~ vote. he may win the
eight votes OF bis own state and pos
sibly. but not probably. the three OF
Wyoming. The Repub.ican s-aro OF
a month ago about the west has do
appeared. The landslide has faded
away into a umlCing and tumbilng
OF the loose rocks. The Republican
hills are alg thare The fate OF
lIyan's third battle for the presi.
dency appears 70 be- n the somewhat
dubious hands OF the Chiefialns %
Tammany Hall
WALTER wELLMAN."
Hon q 4 Gresham ,xenf 10 Md
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many ways. from PERSONAL visits 20
some OF the states. from confidential
conversations with leading men of
both parties, from many private let
tiers. l believe the following 10 be a
fair and Impartial, statement OF the
present alignment OF the battle:
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Hon. c. c. Gresham went to Madl-
sonville today 20 attend court.
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WALTER WELLMAN

Continued from page one.)
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-03
KICKED BY COLT, DIES
Leach Cross.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 3.-Frank
Kelly, of Yonkers. N. Y, who arrived
here Tuesday nights with a stable Of
thoroughbreds belonging to various
local trainers, while preparing to exer-
else a colt yesterday morning, was
thrown and kicked over the lungs by
the animal, dying instantly.
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mM@MMMx AA<I ~ y 49, &~~~MM~x
EVERY CONTESTANT WILL
RECEIVE A MEDAL
MURPHY BESTS
DENTIST LEACH CROSS

and until the fourth round, Murphy
pounded Cross almost at will. forcing
the latter to break ground continually.
In the fourth round Cross came back
stronger, and this was the fastest
round of the six.
The fighters weighed in at 1873
pounds. n Cross was made favorite
in the betting. There were more than
5000 fight fans ~present--all the hall
would holland in the crowd were seen
the faces of many old time enthusiasts
who have not attended any of the local
fights for many months because OF
their tameness.
The old-timc followers who expressed
an opinion last night that Cross could
defeat Murphy in a longer battle did SO
under the enthusiastic excitement wheh
Murphy slackened up in the fifth round.
But Cross IL not Murphy's equal in the
ring. He hasn't that iceberg GOODNESS
OF the Harlem chap. and sif they ever
meet again Cross will not take the in
itiative in the slam-bang affair. Murphy
stood him off when he wanted to and
then waded in with his swings, rocking
Cross's head at will.
For all this, Cross deserves a big hand
for his showing. He went up against
one of the cleverest lightweights in
Manhattan. I would like to sec Bert
Reyes take Cross on now. MattN
Baldwin is another that the East Side
dentist will have to pick out of his
If Cross weighed 1873 he didn't look It.
He certainly had more than that on
his back.
There will be another good go at the
Princess A. C. tonight, when Chicago
Jim Barry meets a Boston heavy
weight.
The Newarkers who go over there
may get q chance to see Kid Brown.
the colored boxer, get a tryout. Brown
is a ~12s-pounder, and has been fighting
around these parts some time. lie Is
anxious to get q chance to show
he can do with some of the Manhat-
tan lads, and there Is a possibility or
AL. McMurray stacking him up against
some one tonight.
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RANKS
LOSE HAYES THE
MARATHON WINNER
Hero of the Olympic Games Re-
signs from A. A. U. to Be-
come a Professional.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-John j. Hayes,
winner of the Marathon run at the re-
cent Olympic games in London, has
competed for the last time as an anna
teur. Confronted with the alternative
of either handing in his registration
card or being declared a professional by
the Amateur Athletic Union, Hayes
chose the former, and yesterday, after
a long conference with James e. Sui
livan, president of the A. A. u, said
that in future he will take up the
coaching end Of the game.
Hayes will have plenty to keep him
busy for some time to come. In addi-
ton to writing a series of articles for a
morning newspaper. he has signed a
contract to appear in vaudeville on the
Keith and Proctor circuit. Either one
Of these enterprises would have been
IL enough to bar him from amateur
sports, but Hayes did not realize this
until he had been warned that he stood
in danger of having his registration
card taken away from him by the ath-
letic authorities. This very action
would have been taken at a meeting OF
the registration committee of the
Metropolitan District A. A. U. tomor-
row night had not Hayes taken the
initiative.
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Newark Starts on HOmestretch
of Race-Has Won 81 Out
of AZ Games.

The Tigers steamed into town at .S:44
this morning after a two-weeks' CAM
paign on the road, where they won nine
out of twelve games. The double
healer scheduled at Toronto yesterday,
was prevented by rain.
This afternoon the Bengals will stack
up against the Jersey City team at
West Side. Park. Newark. is man,
games ahead of the Skeeters in the
standing, but the locals look to no pic
mic in the coming series.
McCann's brood has been greatly
strengthened since It's last clash with
Newark, and during the last two weeks
the Insects have advanced from the
tail-end to sixth place. Mueller or Frill
will probably work this afternoon.
The showing of the Newark team
during the last two months has been
remarkable. The Tigers have not lost
a single series during that time and
have won thirty-one out of forty-twa
games. Here is the record since they
started their winning streak:
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| ting over a winner, 7 remain. yours
very truly. LEE CHAPLIN.
If that letter doesn't breathe conf
dence. then there is no such a word in
our language. Lee Chaplin will no
doubt be at the finishing tape on the
day of the race. and if his wishes come
as he wants them to come, you VIII
have no trouble to pick out the writer
of the above. There is n more letter
before me. from Hugh McInnes, but as
there is to be a meeting tomorrow
night I will answer that letter then.
BE on Hand.
There is no excuse for any to be abb
sent from this meeting tomorrow night.
If a team is barred from this race and
the captain of that club has to acknowl-
edge that he failed to attend the meet
ing held tomorrow night, that captain
is to blame, no one else. There must
be some system to anything to be sue
cessful. and this system thing will be
handed out at this meeting. So be on
hand.
Vital Questions Discussed.
The necessity of every captain being
present will be due to the fact that
there will be no other meeting held be-
fore the race, aside from calling Of the
captains together to give them their
colors. Nc club at this end of the run
will know the colors his teammate
starts off with from Sea Grit. These
colors will be in the shape OF a wrist
band. easily put on and just as easily
taken off, and which will be passed
from one relay to another. All other
questions will be settled, and at this
meeting tomorrow night it will be de-
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RAILROADS.
new Jersey CENTRAL

FOR NEW YORK.
s.i Es'l s';e' lss s,se. B s9ss s s9sa. F s'is. s s:ss' 7 sts'' s'ss:
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leg. i:@' s:oS, s:so, s:0o. s:so. 4:cS. 4:so' Sc.
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For ElIzabeth and PIainneld. $50. $50. 7:ss.
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li:55 .. M: sdnaays I'D sos s:55,' lso:ss,, IFS
a. m; 1864 i:5J. 2.45. 1856. Asa. $3.50. GAS. 7:ss.
$40. s:15. 10:45 p. m.
MsSch Chunk W:s e'" to Ea.ton n.'es SIS q. a m@:
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For wirkesbarre and Scranton, s:ss q. M;
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days. $40. s;e5. .e:5S a. m: 3:55: $40 ,. m
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n:l5 saturdays only. 1918 ts:S5 Red Bank only.
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Sundays, except Asbury Park (7:10 Red Bank
only sos. 9:S a. m: d:55 Red Bank only).
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For Trenton aid Philadelphia. eie. 7:5s. SIS,
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For Baltimore AMI Washington. Ts55. s4a
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RELAY RUNNERS MUST BE
ON HAND TOMORROW NIGHT
Elizabeth Y. M. {. A. Men Are Picked by Their
Trainer to Win Big Prize Offered by EVENING
STAR for Race TO Be Held Thursday.
BY TOM DUGAN.

- r is very evident that someone is going to win THE
EVENING relay trophy after that race next
d Thursday. but which team it will be is for some mind
reader or telepathy to say. During the past week I have
received many lett ers from club captains telling me how
their men are doing, but the one best letter that | have
received is the one from an admirer of the Elizabeth Z.
M q A. team. 1t is just gushing over with hopes. and
tho writer goes as far as to say that he is willing to wager
some of his hard coin that this Elizabeth team
will cross the tape ahead Of all the other teams. I like
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-03

SCOTS AND CLARKS IN
OPENING SOCCER GAME.

The first soccer football game of the
season will be played on Labor Day after
noon at Cosmopolitan Park, East Newark,
when those old-time rivals, the Scottish
American and Clark Football Association
teams. will meet in a contest that prom
ises to be full of interest.
The game will practically mark the be-
ginning of a season which promises to be
the most successful In the history of the
game locally.
Donald Macmillan. president of the Scot
tish-American Association. will see to II
that the Scots team for this opening
game will BE- composed Of the best ma
terial in the club. The CLARK team will be
made up Of many OF the players who so
successfully carried their club coIors TO
the front last season. d.
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termined finally how many teams in
Essex county have men with sufficient
backbone to get out before the public
and make a fight for honors in the ath-
letic world.
I~rvineton A. c. Ready.
Another letter from Captain Bond,
of the Irvington A. c., tells of an acci-
lent which befell that gentleman, but
the writer says that he will be ready
for the run, and has sent in his run
ners and their relays. Captain Bonds
letter shows hat %Irvington has a SUI
perfiuity of runners, for he has eighteen
men in his lineup, who are ready to
tackle the task next Thursday morn
ing. In this lineup are the names Of
many fast men, who may give their
opponents a hard go from the starting
point.
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Old Sport Picked Harlem Boy to
Win-Burns Beats Bill
Lang.
BY OLD SPORT.

Have you heard the news that Is 60
ing around? Tommy Burns beat an
other champion. This time it was Bill
Lang, h champion mitt artist of Aus
tralia. and for doing this big job Burns
copied $1,000. / guess hat isn't easy
money, eh? The battle went six rounds,
and then Burns sent over the hay
maker, and the battle was at an end.
In the description of the battle Lang
Is credited with knocking Burns down
in the second round. But after that it
was the same old story of Burns wad-
ing in and cleaning up the foreigner.
On the top of this comes the news
that Bill Squires wants another battle
with Burns, and il this comes off both
of them should be arrested.
Well, that boy Tommy Murphy car
ried the fight to his former sparring
mate, Leach Cross last night, and the
experts say that the Harlem boy had
the best of the six-round sc. Not in
years, and not since the days of the
Horton law, did such a crowd of fight
fam gather to see a battle, and the
lowest thing to be had in the way of a
seat cost you two plunks. But that
doesn't deter a fan when the fight is a
good me-.
The fight was a slashing one from
start to finish, with Murphy the ag-
gressor. Under, the rules no decision
was rendered, bat it was perfectly evil
dent that Murphy was the superior.
There are those who believe, however,
that had the fight gone to ten rounds
Cross would have defeated Murphy, for
Cross was gaining strength and ag-
- ---.u @eI
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old pals. and say. 30. when you said
that / was roofing for III Tigers I
thought 1t an insult. Don't you know
I always have been roofing for them,
and all the OPS this side of the river
Jordan couldn't make me stop.
Over to Jersey City for mine today,
and when I get off the train just tell
that you saw me. All the market men
will be on hand today. I heard them
say so this morning. Never mind what
tine price of peaches are. The Tigers are
our peaches and now we must buckle
on our arnor and tackle Bob Davis's
champs oh. for a little more of their
scalps, Their we will be happy.
Bye-bye for this time. West End
Park for mine.
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Hut About That Letter.
AS / said before. l have received many
letters from many teams telling me az
to the condition of their men. But the
one letter that attracts my eye Is the
following. Read it and see il the writer
isn't an optimistic cuss;
New York, Sept. !.
Dear Sir:
What do / think of the Elizabeth
boys Unless an accident or a mishap
of some sort should happen to one OF
the fifteen boys. they will cross the
tape first by a big margin.
We have thirty-one boys trying to
make the team and every n in per-
feet condition. I've done a lot of run
ring here in New York city for the last
eight years. Being a member of one OF
the large clubs and the Twenty-second
Regiment, naturally this brings me in
contact with some fast men. But I've
vet to meet a bunch of athletes who
would train and show the interest the
boys trying for the STAR cup are show
ing.
Hjertberg and Barney Wefers have
been my trainers, off and on, for the
last six years. What I have picked up
from these two crack metropolitan
trainers the Elizabeth boys have now.
Ernie's diet. arm motion n stride and
Barney's inclined body and deep
breathing, ETC., the Elizabeth boys
have.
I'm not a betting man. but as trainer
of the Elizabeth boys 1 would like to
back my charges to the extent of 800
in q quiet way.
Wishing the race the greatest of sue
cess and with hopes that all other cap
tains and trainers are in hopes of put
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AND COBB LEAD
in LONG DISTANCE HITTING

a GLANCE It the records If nearly every department of the major
kA leagues shows Hans Wagner on top in the National and Ty Cooo
players would have a chance Tor first honors They simply have a monopoly
o n this and that, and o only n sea son, bt yeara after year
Wagner not only leads the ole lea gue in batting, but also in extra base
httmg. Cobb is 70 only TIN champion batsman in he American League in
point of average,b but also the leading og distance sugger
The Pttsburg a has hit for 1n extra bases; the Detroit right fielder
for 11s The rivals have made a eW al number of two-baggers. Ty has
laced out II triples to Hanss Il, but the German IA clouted III 8 home
mi to the Georgan's l.
Tommy Leach, Of Pittsbrg, is zee nd in the National League and Mike
Donhn the Giants captain, third. Tim Jordan, Of Brooklyn, is tied with Wag-
lei for he home-run honTs. sam Or aword ad Claude Rossman, of De-
troit are second and third, respective y in theA American. The records of tn
leading n distance hfters follow:
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RETURN HOME;
MEET SHELTERS TODAY
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Results of Yesterday.

Mt. Carmel 8, Hazleton 2.
Allentown 3, W~ilkesbarre g..
haston 8, Pottsville 2.
uI,> a%audtu~
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HEAD OFFICE BOY
GETS ROMANTIC
OVER HIS TIGERS
Says He Will Be at Jersey City
to Help Locals to Win
Today.
BY HEAD OFFICE BOY.

fK ARD C k
VI that rain of
Y Q s terday.
Just as we were
about to cleave in
the heads of the
Torontes up came
big Jupiter Piu-
vius with his rain
barrel and saved
the day for the
Canucks. We tried
hard to stave of
the water, but 1t
was of no avail,
and we had to
succumb. Doesn't
that sound roman
fic1 Well I a,fes x-
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The standing.
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- soo ,d bosr anyone who has HI backbone toc EXPRESS an opinion, and l
80 ,la .bat Tho Fbzahet team is not like ne or " teams entered in this
s In - ~ re candy sticks Any athlete who has to have everything pre-
naredf for him and laid 1t hist feet before n enters q contest ~ n nor muen
70 az athme In INV opinion. If there is any team handicapped in mis- relay
run of II miles. the Elizabeth orgsnizaio is tina team IL IS ne mWes
- s.n, +Ms civ of m team. and the mel will have to pilot their
canoe to a certain extent in order to get to their relays YET nt a muhm"r
-. hoard ron, cantain Won Steeges men. When the rae was n
nonnced w teams asked to join and nearly every member OF the runnns
- vs M ovmvn might getting in shape for this event in thu hopes tat
tbev cold max the team. That is pure athletic spunk, and II deserves se-
cal mention. - r..... u.uma .h+ .bs onditon
ala 80 b.r teams from outside of Essex county. Then they would ave al
nv nm chance TO show their gameness. If this Union county team comes IN TN
-rss,nar ,,ayba here viii rot be fireworks over in John Keans district mex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
PHONE COMPANIES
 ARE ENJOINED Independent CsmpanyIS In the
 Fight to Stay CHARGE OF ABSORPTION Complaint Reads That Bell Company Ie I.. (
CHARGE OF ABSORPTION
Complaint Reads That Bell Company Is Buying Uo Competing Companies and Consolidating the
 Many Exchanges.

Cleveland, O., November 22.-United States Judge Taylor yesterday granted an injunction against the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company CBell long distance system) and the Central Union Telephone company (Bell company oper ating in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,, re- straining them from interfering with the business of the Independent companies op- erating in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and adjoining states.
 The injunction was asked for in a suit by the United States Telephone company, which is the independent long distance telephone company operating in Ohio and adjoining states.
 It is charged the Bell. as shown by their official reports, is buying independent exchanges, or selling Bell exchanges, where there are competing companies. and in some cases absorbing independent com panies by merger and consolidation, or division of territory, as to eliminate competition and establish complete Bell control, in violation of the Sherman anti trust law, and of the laws of Ohio, h. diana Illinois and other states in which the companies operate. The bill says that the original value placed upon the Bell patents in 1878 was $4oO.OOO, and a year later increased to $65O,OOO. A year later than that the value of the same property, as represented by the capital stock, was increased from $S5O,0oO to S6.5oO00O, or nearly 500 for one according to the bill.
 In 1900 the capital stock had been in- creased to s25OOO,O0O, and in April of that year the present American Telephone and Telegraph company took over the Bell patents from the old company and issued two shares of it's stock for each share of the old stock
 The capital has since been increased to $250, ,00O,O00. The bill charges that they de- voted these enormous profits to paying ex- orbitant dividends and acquiring control of competitive properties in order to sup press competition. They are charged with issuing many times the original cost of the stock in stock certificates and paying at times IS per cent year in dividends.
 It is shown that they own control in many local telephone companies and com panies manufacturing telephone appa- ratus.
 It is charged that when competition be- gan the Bell companies adopted the policy of starting competing exchanges and op- erated them at ruinous rates, in many in- stances giving free service, bringing suits on patent claims, threatening independ- ent companies with financial ruin and Of destruction of their plants. It is said that in some instances the independent companies were driven out of business and their equipment burned in public. wide publicity being given as warning to other investors who might dare to in- wade the fields of the Bell monopoly.