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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Gettman's .2So Makes Him
Honor SIugger of Team, Ac-
cOrding to Official Averages.

- HAT the work of Jake Gettman
was the. surprise of the Eastern
League during the past season is
nothing new. but that the Quick"
Jake should be the slugger of the
Eastern League by hitting for
more extra bases than any other East
ern League swatsmith was a real sur
prise, and to his ability with the stick
a be pretty closely traced Newark's
position at the close Of the season.
Gettman was ninth on the list, with an
average of .2s9. having played in 14a
games and hit for a total of 226 extra
bases, eleven more than did another
Newarker, Jack Kelly, who is second
to Gettman as a Newark batsman, with
a good solid average Of .277. The figures
prove that while Newark did not have
many men who could hit consistently,
these two sluggers were there, and the
fact that Gettman and Kelly are first
and second, respectively, in the total of
extra base hits column speaks for
itself. The Newark batsman who fin
ished third on the list was Zimmerman,
whose average of 1854 for forty-six
games gave him that position. Wolver-
ton follows with 1862 for 10s games, and
a total Of las extra base hits. Benny
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
SNOW PREVENTED ENTIRE
XMAS SOCCER PROGRAM.

= accordance with the precedent es-
tablished by the weather on
Thanksgiving Day, the elements
united on Christmas Day and yester-
day in order to prevent anything in
the way of outdoor athletic sports, and
as usual, succeeded. Soccer, among
the other sports, suffered Several
games, which were to have been de-
cided in the. American cup competition,
had to be called off, while many OF
the other smaller elevens, which play
the game. suffered similar disappoint-
ments. Yesterday was the first sun
day since the season opened thai the
weather was so inclenlent as to render
the playing of a game absolutely Inn
possible.
The big disappointment of h day
was the postponement Of the game in
the third round Of the competition,
which was to have been played at
Weidenmayer's Park yesterday after
noon between the Scottish Americans
and the West Hudsons. If the weather
permits his game will be decided next
sunday, as will the game between the
Wilberforce and the True Blues at
Paterson.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
Kelly Leads League in Two-
Baggers and Team in Stolen
Bases With 40.

games. Crisp is next, with -1SS for
seventy-four games. Flater and Blair
follow. with 1872 and ISL. respectively.
Brady. who is next, has 10 in twenty
six games. and Southpaw Frill improved
vastly in his stickwork, hitting for .1Ss
in thirty-one games. Mueller played in
sixty-five games as a pitcher and utility
infelder, and batted for -12s. Among
the other players who sported Tiger
uniforms during the season, but Who
played in less than fifteen games are:
Philbin, whose average of 800 was
made in two games; Larkins, who had
1873 for a similar number of contests;
Loudenslager, who hit for lab in eight
games. Jack White had 100 for sever
games, and Wilson and Hesser failed to
hit safely in either of the two games
they placed.
Toronto led all of the other seven
Eastern League clubs in team batting,
with an average of .246 for h season.
Rochester, Providence and Baltimore
each have .24s to their credit, and New
ark follows with .234. Montreal had a
mark of .225. as did the Bison team.
and Jersey City was last, with a mark
of .220.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
CHAMPION BAY VIEW SUBURBAN FIVE
ROLLS in The STAR TOURNEY TONIGHT

headed by Doc Drake. will also per-
form.
With the champion Bay View Subur-
ban League five rolling and all the
other pin-knights CT the South Sixth
street organization endeavoring to beat
their clever teammates, it is expected
that no end of big scores will be put
up.
The wheclmen declare that BAY View
Night will be the most notable of the
special features that have been in
troduced in the STAR head-pin tourna-
ment.
The Royal Arcanum and Jr. o. U. A.
NJ. ~pin-knights will probably arrange
to have special nights set aside for
them, and. from the remarks made by
the p~in-knights of the Roseville Athle-
lie Association, there seems 10 be a
general desire TO have a "Roseville
Night" The entry Of the Athletic
League five will make this certain.
All of the Roseville teams are anxious
to roll the same night the big fell
lows do.
With nearly 800 entries in it is prob
able that 1t will be necessary to close
the list for the STAR head-pin tourna-
ment this week. Teams that intend to
participate should be sure and get in
line. 1t is known that not a few bowl
ers have expressed themselves as of
the belief that those performing late
in the tournament would have better
chance than those who were put on the
alleys early. This is an entirely mis-
taken idea. The pins used in the STAR
head-pin tournament will no fall any
easier in April than they do now. New
wood is being continually put on
the alleys. The pins are all regulation
size end the bowlers get exactly what
they hit for and nothing more. The
~Iroquois alleys are true. and no
groove bowlers will have anything
on the other performers. Any man who
has watched the bowlers perform in the
STAR head-pin tournament viii vouch
for the fact thai there is absolutely no
chance for a competitor having any
thing the best of it. Bewlers who have
been regular performers at the lro-
quois Academy have gone on the alleys
this season with men who have never
before appeared there and have not
been able to record any bigger scores.
There's bound to be an absolutely
fair and open competition for the SIS
worth Of prize money. and the souvenir
medals offered by the STAR. 1t is de-
sired that all the bowlers who wish 10
have a try shall be accommodated. In
order to assure a finish within a rea-
sonabie period. however, 1t will be
necessary to close the entry list about
January 1.
LAST CALL FOR THE STAR
TOURNEY.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
BOWERS ARE
At TRENTON TODAY
New Jersey National Tourney
Set for Tonight on
Weiny's Alleys.

"HE Tuxedo bowlers will shoot at
Trenton this afternoon and to-
night in an Eastern League
series. The locals hope to improve their
standing in the Individual, two and
three-man series at the expense OF the
capital bowlers. Newark has a COM
Portable lead in the five-man, and at
their present gait will probably set a
new record for this event.
The All Right, Dam Club and Eliza
beth Stars are down to bowl in the New
Jersey national tourney on the Tuxedo
alleys tonight. The All Rights will need
both games in order to hold to the tie
with the Siowa and Suburban ives
that now exists for first place, butNwil
have to be at top form, as both the
other teams are shooting good tenpins.
Entries for a t&yo-man tournament
on Smiths alleys now number twenty.
A meeting will be held at Smiths Han,
sixth avenue and Fourteenth street
Thursday evening to make all arrange
ments and elect Officers for the tour
nament All teams entered must have
their closed dates ready to hand in the
night of the meeting. The teams en-
tered are. Smith No. ], Smith No. z,
Acorn, Stag No. 1, Stag No. 2, Cinnamon,
Krueger No. 2. Smith Colts, North
Newark, Stag Colts. Big Rwo, Eureka
No. /. Eureka No. 2. %Iroquois, Crescent,
LIE elise. Krueger No. 1, Hollywood,
and Invincibles.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

YORK. Dec. q.

Jim 1C a.
- APTAIN FRANK CHANCE. of
Chicago, leads all National
League first basemen in the aver
ages for the season of 1909, as an
nounced today. With a percentage OF
.ss4 for n~inety-two games. he Is close
ly followed by Bransfield, of Philadel-
phia. with a percentage Of 1883 for lbs
games.
games to his credit, and Hans Wagner,
of Pittsburg, with 136. are tied with
$40 per cent. in the fielding averages,
for shortstops.
Hummel, of Brooklyn, played a per-
feet score in seventeen games as an
outfielder. but Captain Clarke. of Pitts
burg. has probably the best average,
with 152 games played and a percentage
of 1857. Gibson, of Pittsburg. caught
$50 games, more than any other catcher,
and had a fielding average of 49,
Pittsburg won in club fielding. with
q score of .s64, with the following rank
ing as they read: Chicago, .961; Phil
~adelphia, .s6l; Brooklyn .s5s; New
York, .s54; Cincinnati, $50; st. Louis,
ISL, and Boston. .s47.
Camnitz. OF Pittsburg, has probably
the best pitching record, with forty-one
games played and a percentage OF 300.
Matthewson, of New York. has the
same average, with thirty-seven games
played.
John Miller. the Kearny boy. who
plays second bass for the champion
| Pirates. is the leading secon base
| man of the National League He has
an average Of 1853 for 150 games. That's
| pretty good for the first year in big
company.
Eddie Lennon, of the Brooklyn team.
and who played with Rochester in the
Eastern League last season. leads the
third basemen of the National League.
He played in l2l games and his average
is 1853.
Two of Larry Sutton's recruits dla
well in the National League. Eddie
Lennox was the leading third base
man of the National League this sea-
son. his average being .s5s. John Miller.
the other youngster who was picked
IN on the sand lots in kearny while
playing with the Pathways OF that
town. showed the way to the rest OF
the big eaguers as a second basemah-
Miller has an average OF .e53.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
JUDGES TO PICK THE
WINNERS FROM BOXES
That's the Plan the Tabs Will
Make Use OF at Indoor
Meet.

"HE athletic committee of the
Father Mathew T. A. B. Society
will hold a meeting tonight to
make final arrangements for its big
indoor meet. set for the first Regiment
armory, oil January IL next The COM
mittee has decided to hold a monster
reception and dance after the games.
Entries rave been received from many
out-of-town clubs, including st. Malachi
Catholic Club and the Xavier Catholic
clubs. of New York. The games COM
mittee will introduce a feature for the
first time at an athletic meet in this
country in hat the finishes of all races
shall be judged from boxes at the side
of the track, In this way the officials
will not interfere with the view of the
spectators, a aus for many COM
plants at athletic meets. The entries
for the games will close OF January 4
with Frank Sommers, secretary OF
entries, "a Belleville avenue, Newark.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

S the County League season gains
~ Roadway the standing of the
teams competing in the organi-
cation is steadily growing COM
plicated. A defeat suffered by the
Bellevilleites, who had previously been
tied for the leading position with the
Bloomfield quintet, sent the Bellevilie
boys back to a tie with the lronsides,
who conquered them yesterday after
noon at Kemper's Hall. At the end Of
the game the score stood Ironsides IS,
Belleville %. 1t was the third straight
defeat that the Suburban team has ex-
perienced at the hands OF Manager
Casey's FIVE this season. although yes
terday's IN was the first time the
two quintets had met in a league con-
test. At the getaway the visitors set
the pace. tallying twice before tina
lronside contingent got going. Then
the home team gradually get upon N
even footing with the Believilleites.
When the teams entered the back
stretch the score stood i6 TO T. In the
final sprint the Ironsides sprrted and
further Increased their advantage. Con-
ion, Ranch. Flynn and Merry we're
the star perFor-aers OF the day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
BLOOMFIELD HAS CLEAN COUNTY SLATE

Several matters of Importance were
settled yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing of the representatives of County
League teams. held at kempers Han.
After the meeting it was
that as Bush and Heery, who were not
registered with the Dominican Wan
derers. had participated in a game in
which the 'Doms'' had conquered the
Bioomfelds, the game should be thrown
out and in the league standing the
Bloomfelds should still have a clean
slate. Manager O'Neil. OF the Bayley
Lyceum quintet, was absent. but Frank
McTague. wha acted for him. declared
that the two players mentioned above
had signihed their willingness to wear
the Bayley colors. and the pair we're
accordingly registered under the Bay
ley roster. Managers knowles and
MeCort. of the Institutes and the Do
minicans respectively. asked not to be
scheduled until after the first of the
year. and it was announced that the
Bayleys would make their debut on h
night Of January the fifth with the
Ironside team as their visitors. Man
ager McCourt will be given an oppcr-
tunity to register two players in
the place Of Bush and Heery at a meet
ing to be held at Institute Hall teror-
row night. Manager Knowles, OF h
Institutes. was given permission to
register Bruggy and Brophy. and these
players will wear the Institute uni
form in the future games.
Fred Bertseh should prove a valuable
official in the County League
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
E NEWSBOY DEAD.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2~7.--John d. Murphy,
the champion pewsboy prize fighter of
Chicago, is dead. Death was due to
an affection of the lungs resulting from
a severe cold contracted a month age
Murphy won his title some three
years ago and held it against all COM
ers. He also had the record of hay
ing sold the greatest humble of news
papers in one hour. At the time of The
Iroquois Theatre fire Murphy passed
out 2.7OO newspapers in an hour, re-
payment for each Of them n
making change. He vas % a DID.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
ONE PAGE. THAT'S ENOUGH.

Show Us.
Story from Cedar Grove
has 1t that woman found
her lost jewels in a tur-
key. We always look
with suspicion ON stories
from that section. Frank
even worked a dream
into it.
Here's Hoping.
Some day we expect to
pick up a paper pub
lished in a National
League town without
seeing the headline:
Killing wants TO play
here"
Some Glass There.
Some class to that walk
of Red Joyce's. Did you
ever notice his stride?
Good Business.
Baltimore man has a
bat which he is trying to
have patented. He claims
that a batsman will sell
dom knock a foul tip
with the stick, but If he
does not meet the sphere
squarely the bali viii fly
straight up in the air
making 1t easy for the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

catcher to make put outs.
Joe McGinnity is think
ing of buying a raft of
the bats and presenting
them to all of the East
ern League teams except
the Tigers.
Hard an Santa.
Just think. poor old
Santa won't know how
the Jeffries-Johnson fight
came out until next
Christmas.
No, Bonehead.
When you say that a
team is playing like a
machine, does 1t mean
that the men are play
ing mechanically?
That's the Joke.
Why do they call 1t
Three Twins?" asks
Philly Simple.
Oh, You Bill.
See, this pie got there.
Ask George.
If you happen into
Natz's tonigh ask
George or Freddie about
the junk shop. 1t will
start something.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
BOXING AT ~TRoxLER's.

AT Troxler's Central Institute tonight
the following boxers win give ex-
hihitions: Ben Doublas and Ches-
ter Harris. Howard Smith and Tom
Racket. Young Wildfang and Tom
Hogan Arthur Conley and Carl
Healev. AL Spiro and Chris Hanselman,
Harry seymour and George Cummings
Kid Alberts and Mat Macdonald aud
Ton, Andreach and Jim MacFeigli-
wenv Render win referee the bouts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
JIMMY SEBRlNG LIES
UNDER SNOWY BLANKET,

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. Dec. GA
foot of snow lay in Grandview Gene
terry yesterday when the body of James
Sebring. the ball player, was buried,
but, Notwithstanding the bitter wintry
weather. the funeral was largely at
tended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
cAPABLANCA'S RECORD.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Jose Capa-
blanca. the Cuban chess champion. is
back in New York after a long trip
through Canada, the Middle West and
the South. He met with almost unin-
~terrupted SUCCESS, playing 4S0 games
and scoring 446 victories. 10 losses and
10 draws.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
OGDEN VS.. VAN N0STRAND.

A hot game is promised in the
Tuxedo billiard tourney tonight, when
Ogden and Van Nostrand meet. Van
beat, and with a handicap of As points
in 200 win make Ogden extend himself
to win.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Lapp. whose brief ~sojourn as a New
arker from the clan of Connie Mack,
covered a period of fifty-one games.
averaged $50. though many of his hits
were Of the timely variety. Bud Sharpe.
the premier first baseman of the league,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

managed to wallop the pill for .241, and
Manager Joseph McGinnity Esquire
follows, heading the Newark pitchers
with an average of .231 for ffty-six
games, and showing the way to
Louden. with .213 for 14s games.
and Schlafiy, with 200 for $50
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
GILmORE RETIRES.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Harry Gilmore,
ir.. who for several years managed
Packey Mcfarland and who is consid-
cred one OF the shrewdest of managers,
has withdrawn from pugilism to engage
in the cafe business in chicagosN
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Two of the best little fighters in the
Greater City meet tonight at the Bed
ford Club in Brooklyn, when Young
o'Leary and Charley Goldman clash In
q ~ten-round bout.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
"Bay View Night on Program.
Entries Will Probably Close
This Week.
BY BERT D

y MOTHER team made up OF menu
"a bers of the Bay View Wheel
men has entered the STAR
head-pin tournament, n it will par
ticipate in the contests hat are ex-
pected to make Bay View Night" on
the Iroquois alleys tonight the big
gest sort of a success Ten teams will
bowl as representatives of the Bay
View Wheelmen. and the Phi Deltas
and the Iroquois C, the latter a quintet
made up of some clever pin-knights
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

sad.
How do you like to get
back to work?
Repeat.
Same thing this week.
why:
M. T.. w. calls it ION
the Side" For the last
few days it has been lin
the middle of the edito-
rial page.
Now I'm order.
The usual stories Of
passengers being stalled
in trolley cars during a
snowstorm are now in
order.
Speed.
Australia was so anx-
ious to announce Fitz's.
the American. defeat that
the news reached this
country December rs.
though the fight was set
for the 9th.
oh, Horrors.
See an Erie train killed
a man. He must have
been a slow walker.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Fred Bertsch should prove a valuable
official in the County League
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
League Directors Threw Out a
Lost Game-lr0nsides Shade
Belleville.
COUNTY LEAGUE.
BY SURE SHOT.

S the County League season gain'
Roadway the standing of th'
teams competing in the organi'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Now Jim Corbett denies he's going
to train Jeffries, but says he'll CIV
forty days before the fight and his serv-
ices in the ring to Jeffries free OF
charge Oh you press agent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
oh. Horrors.

See an Erie train killed
a man. He must have
been a slow walker.
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sad.
show Us.

NEWARK, n. j.. DECEMBER 81. 1908.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

WHY OELs q
. APTAIN FRANK CHANCE. OF
Chicago, leads all National
League first basemen in the aver
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

To the Sporting Editor of the Evening STAR
Who had the better batting average
for the season of 1908, Cobb or Wag-
nero BERT.
Wagner, 1854; Cobb, 324.-Ed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Barney Oldfield went fifteen miles
Xmas Day at Los Angeles. in 10 :42 LIS,
.Jeds ing the former record nearly 15
\ seconds. ns
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

1t looks at present as though Will
lam W. Roper will be elected to act as
athletic advisor of Princeton Univer-
sity at a meeting to be held at Manhat-
tan Wednesday. Q
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

To the, Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
To settle an argument. will you kind
ly let us know in what year 1t was
that the Giants and the Athletics
played the world championship series?
Also. what was the score of the last
game? w. W. r.
The Athletic-Gian series took place
In 1906. The score of the last game
was: Giants 2. Athletics 0.-Ed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

Well, poo old Bob Fitzsimmons had
better so back to chicken raising In
this State. This much is proven though,
that Bob as a 4I-year-old, is a won
der to stay in the ring twelve rounds
with a fighter Of Bill Lang's age.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-13
Necessity for Advertisinu.

Mr.. F. w. Foote urged that some
definite and systematic method be
adopted by the Commercial club to
draw the attention of home seekers to
the farm lands in this territory. He
said it would take money, but that 1t
must be done. Advertising must be
done in those parts of the country
where people were seeking new
homes, and he thought it would be
an excellent idea if the large owners
of cut-over lands and others would
raise a substantial enough fund to
subsidize an advertising department
in the Commercial Club and maintain
it for this purpose. Mr. Foote empha-
sized the necessity for continuity in
advertising.
DR.. Donald followed Mr.. Foote and
gave an instance of the value of ad-
vertising that had come under his no
tice only yesterday. He told of re-
ceiving a letter from a Georgia man
some time ago asking him to tell that
man something Of the farming lands
in this region. DR.. Donald had writ
ten him and Secretary Bixler, of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-13
Calls Spade by Name.

One of the strongest talks of the
meeting was made by Mr.. w. M. Con-
ner. He edorsed what Mr.. Bixler had
said and when Mr.. Conner met spade
IN the path of his talk ne did not use
'ny euphem;s;ic nor vague yo':s to
designate it. He called t by lis right
name. He said there was no reason
Why Hattiesbulg shon'1 no. have the
same freight rat IS right now that
Jackson and Meridian enjoy. Tic New
Orleans and Northeastern road, he
said, could pace this city IN a parity
With Meridian and jackson any day it
would say the word. The N. @. G.
n E. undoubtedly gets the liens
share of the f"e.g". hanled mrc and
out of this city NJ. Conner said, and
the only way to bring them to tav
was to cut int) their to;.nage here.
This could be don, in ninety Gays
by the merchants Of Harrisburg if
they will route their freight over
other roads in the future.