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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02
TEAMS TIED
FOR FIRST PLACE
IN The EASTERN
New York and New Haven
Bowlers on Even Footing
with Newark Five.

Three teams are tied for first place
in the Eastern League fye-man series.
The New Yorks and New Ravens man
aged to forge their way to even terms
with the Newark fiye-man team by
winning the matches Yesterday against
the Brooklyns and Eli2abethsl respec-
lively.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02
TURNER'S PUT
1T ON so. ORANGE.
suBunRAN LEAe,E REcoRp.

South Orange Field Club and Newark
Thru Nerein bowlers engaged IN a post
poncd Suburban. League match on the lat
ter ORGANIZATIONS ALLEYS -ast night ard
the home five got tho odd game In the
SECOND contest the Newarks had 96s and z
tally of $50 went to their credit in the
final contest. They were in front In thess
games. but the visitors. with a tally al
SIS. won The initial affair by forty pins.
Brueman had 23S last night and averaged
266.1. Schwartz tailed 222. Knoth 2l7 and
Meeker ~. The scores.
60 on ANrEEr fA-r~Fsrf1- vsfrD NEnc
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02
BY BERT DODGE.
EsnE ai.LoWING lie usual pl

ETE GLOWING the usual Practise eight teams will be called upon to bowl
Hs tomorrow night on the Iroquos alleys in THE EVENING STAR head
& Tin tournament The class of those to perform is high, and there
sh5la be plenty of high scores
The celudd Clubs suburban league five is down to go IN last with
the orwoods, Of the Elizabeth city League. Both these cams have made
sood records in their respeetve tournan ehts While the Cefuldds are not in
the lead they show well to the from and have been putting III high TALES
all along the circuit They are regarded as dangerous by all the teams in the
organization. The Norvoods are among the best in the Union county asocia-
ton of pn-knights.
Two teams of youngsters are to start the fun tomorrow night the Bay
View Wheelmens Cots and the Ifoquois Colts being carded to form the
initial pain.
The competition for THE EVENING STARS watch fobs is Just as keen
as ever. The fact that it has sheen proved that is n easy task to win the
trophies does not discourage the bowhrs one whit. Indeed. it encourages
them to keep at the task, for the honor is all the greater for the successful
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02

BRITISH CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Totals. -. .9al al a2si rotals.. sl8 80 los
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The standing follows:

At Brooklyn yesterday the home quintet
wound up its season, meeting the New
York five. In the afternoon series the
homers won the odd games in the indiv-
idlml and three-man marches. The New
doubles
The New Workers came strong in the
.fve-man match in the evening, winning
all three games. They cl1alked UP totals
of 1912, 1918. lois. The scores:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02
BOWLING TONIGHT.

: Athletic League. =
/. Jersey City at Newark Bay, Coz 7
B lttfnbia at Elizabeth. <
: suburban League. 8
+ CelIulnid at Park A. A.. North ].
Z GIn at kruegct, Bay View at :
! First Ward. +
: Masonic League. :
3 Triluminar VS.. Belleville, on <
. M~ontgomery's alleys. 3
3 Jr. o. u. a. NJ. League. !
{ Halsey VS.. Wayne. Fulton VS.. I
S Lawton, on. oxford alleys. 1
+ New Jersey National Tournament. g
= Orange, Bergen Point, Elizabeth =
: Stars, on tuxedo alleys. :
3 Oxford Tournament. (
( Siowa, Dixon. Tuxedo, on the 4
+ Oxford alleys. !
+ Eoresters of America League. !
S Newark VS.. Independence, on 8
8 Montgomery's alleys. B
: Commercial League 4
Z Klein Bros. VS.. Roe & Conover. i
8 on M~ontgomery's alleys. :
i Prudential Tournament. g
5 Chase VS., Slockett. Graef VS., =
= Kline. on Tuxedo alleys. /
& R~abenstein Tournament. (
: Kruger. National Thursday a
s Night, Equitable A. on Raben- z
-
= Dixon Tournament. !
+ North Newark, Crystal. Ma :
8 tional Juniors, OF Dixon's alleys. s
s lie elise Tournament. g
: 1roquois, East End, Odd Nights, !,
L on lie Glise's alleys. 4
8 Royal League. :
! Adamant VS.. West Bend, on 3
s Tuxedo alleys. {.
z Diocesan Union League. !
q Institute at II. A. b. S. q
+ Ashvorth Tournamcnf. 3
: Weeks A, Schenck, Weeks 3, =
8 on Ashworth's alleys. =
= Manufacturers League. b
s Standard Oil. Quinby. General Z.
+ Electric, on Iroquois alleys. j.
8 Huelier Tournament.e <
i Universal, oxford Juniors, j. C. B
4 N. on Hueller's alleys. 3
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02
NEW HAVEN FIVE
FOUND TRENTON EASY.

The New Haven bunch had things all
I4hejr own WIN last night and Yesterday
on their own alleys with The Trenton team
OF the Eastern League. The visitors only
won the three-man series. Ihe hye-inah
matches resulted in n clean sweep for the
Nome team. putting thcm on even forms
with the Newark and New York hVes.
I he scores follow:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS CARD
HAS SOME CLASSY TEAMS
EVENING STARS Head Pin Tourney Expected to
Show Some High Scores Tomorrow Night.
Local News and Notes Of BOWlerS.
HEaD-pN TOURNEY CARD FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Fay View Cats.
trGcsiuis Ccits.
Nesynriz News Company tenn.
". ~. shurts Bowling Club.
%aienifpr A.
s~sorftcr g
NorSocds, of Elizabeth City League.
cciFuioid Clubs suburban f.easae Ftve.
BY BERT DODGE.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-02

The scores for the evening are:
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
GLEASON TO BID
HIGH FOR FIGHT
Saws Coffroth Is the One He Wants to Beat,
And Declares That He Will Offer
AS Much AS Rival
Isreeial pispateh 70 The Coli

CHICAGO Nov This morning Jack Gleason came TO town and
did pugis oyoed his reception IN New
a would he be guilty OF the VAN INA snat9n
pudced hght
though the neune oe
Cofroth did through
until December when the several BIDS WI"
Johnson while he would the stage for some
Just erIes Should their acceptance club and date on pe
advisable world OF
between Johnsons and his attitude toward hsht
she undead and tar TO say that 1t IS
Gleason who York Tuesday morning does not propose
the bids actually compes IT.
He considers battle will California and that
smiled
"l0 would
be nted / he justc could Jimmie Cohroth
fnuh VIII oHer pu a.
wilo and probably Will
her said Gleason ~ :.
Gleason But declared that he
the
JEFF MEET ALL CoMERS
NEW YORK Nov likely Jefr will be action
few times the championship Several offers
the rounds Philadelphia
the johnson been definitely settled jeff and
sam Bereer are seriously considering offers the Pennsylvania
San last night
be match
IL improbable Jeff will
from -
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Langford Seeks Backer.
Incident Closed Reply
Of Stanford

g STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. l.
The communication recently sent to-
the university from the executive com
mittee of the University OF. California
was by Doctor Jordan. turned over to
Doctor Angel. of the faculty committee,
who in. turn passed it on to the execu-'
tive committee. The following answer
resulted: ::
Executive committee Of UniverstF California
Gentlemen: Your letter from acting President
Eange referring to the appointment of an arbf-
fration board TO consider the eligibility OF can
ddates has been referred to us by Dr. Frank
ANGEL. chairman OF our athletic committee? AT
special feeting Of the executive committee
We considered the. proposition as submitted by
President Lange.:
We find that according to article 3. section /.
of the intercollegiate agreement the question of
Of men, with the exception Of the ques
tion Of amateur standing, is left entirely in the
hands OF the respective faculty committees of
each university.
Our faculty committee has ruled in the case
at hand and therefore. consider their action
hnal and the incident closed. Sincerely. =. =
Executive Committee l.. s. j: L.
The case referred to is the question
of the eligibility of D. p. Crawford to
play in the coming intercollegiate con-
test, ~broughtsup by California in. pro-,
test under the -four years. rule, and
pa ssed- upon by the Stanford faculty.
committee TO the effect that Crawford
was eligible: ~:
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Catholic League Adopts
Basket Ball

Basket bail was officially adopted
Tor the Catholic Schools athletic league
At a meeting held Yesterday. Al St.
Marys college.
After considerable discussion the
board Of directors. decided that the
league tournament viii be open TO a
I15 pound team from each school. For
the coming season no separate tourna-
snent will be organized in the as pound.
the so pound and the midget classes.
Brother Joseph. who presided at yes
ferday's meeting. made IL clear that by
a rs pound team is understood FIVE
bows each of whom weighs not. more
than rs pounds Teams averaging lis
pounds viii not be permitted 10 COM
Dete in the tournament. This ruling
was made in favor of the smaller
schools which would otherwise be Sc
rIously handicapped
The board of directors of the lea gue
will hold another meeting Sunday at
Sacred Heart college when the exact
date for the beginning Of the touring
ment win be set and all details per-
tanning TO the series. of games definite
~ announced.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Turfman Thomas Nay Not
Die Of Stabbing

NEW YORK, Nov. 1,-Some hope. is
held out for the recovery. of. Robert Ia.
Thomas, the Kentucky lumbernlan and
racing man, who was stabbed yester-
day by G. III. Shilling, one of his
jockeys, In an altercation over a con-
tract
Thomas condition had improved suf-
fciently. late today for him to walk
with assistance from the racetrack to a
nearby cottage and there he was rest
ing more comfortably tonight His
left lung was punctured. the wound
being dangerously close to the heart
Shilling was arrested and held
pending the outcome of Thomas, inju-
ries. The jockey, according to the po-
lice, admitted the stabbing, but de-
clared he did it in self defense. Shill-
ing asserts he and his employer went
to the stable at Sheepshead Bay to talk
over turf matters and that a quarrel
followed The Jockey says Thomas
drew a revolver and. to same himself he
stabbed the horse owner with pen
knife
Thomas was found several hours
later on the stable floor. His condition
was such that the doctors feared to
operate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Vancouver Team Crippled
At Stanford
ISeeeiiaI Di,eotch 10 The Call

SPECIAL DtSeotch 10 -Aotil - 3
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. L.
Arriving last night from the University
of California, the Vancouver Rugby
SQUAD. composed. of Ts men. were auar-
tered by twos in the different fraternity
houses on the campus. The men will
stay at the different houses through
out the week. leaving after the enter
tafnment given in their honor at: the
Fncina club next Saturday night
There is a serious probability that
the northern men VIII be unable to
present a team against. the cardina is
Wednesday. as several players are suf-
fering from injuries. The greatest loss
that will be felt by. the Vancouver
mack is. that of Captain Byrne. in the
position OF half. He;.was injured in
Saturdays game with California and
will be unable to appear in either of
the two games here. s
Mcdonald in the. serum. will fill
Bvrne's. place as field captain. MoHst.
the star wing forward, was so seriously
injured in the ganie with California as
10 necessitate his immediate. return TO
Vancouver: Chaffey, another" forward,
was hurt in. practice held this morning,
and in all probability. will not: play
Wednesday. Sach. Smith. Baker and
McC'loud are also out Of the game
owing TO injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Seals Benefit
Game Will. Be
Played Today
Along With the Baseball Com
test a Number of Athletic
Stunts viii Be Pulled Off
=.

The fans will be given an opportun-
ity to show their appreciation of the
work of the San Francisco ball players
by turning out today to the benefit
game given. to the members of the 10
cal team at Recreation park. A fine
program has been arranged and the
spectators are sure to get value re-
ceived for their money.
1t is nine years since this. city had
pennant winning team and the fans
have no complaint to make against the
article of ball dished up by the Seals
this season. They played excellent
ball throughout the. season and worked
hard to bring home the flag. Not alone
are the boys of the San Francisco team
high class players, but all of them are
popular chaps Manager Danny Long
must also be congratulated Tor getting
together team of such. we'll behaved
players.
Along with the game today pro-
gram of races and various other stunts
have. been arranged to amuse the crowd
which will undoubtedly turn out. The
program follows:
Accurate throwing Berry, Williams. Lewis,
Zeider. .MeArdle
Is yard dash-Davis, Carman, Lewis. Mundorf,
Melchor
Long distance throwing ng-carman, Miller,
Bodie.
Circling the bases-I.ews, zeider, Davis,
Mundorff.
Bunt and run to first base-Milier, Mundorn,
Griffin Lewis Melchior
Games-Regulars anu Iannigans.
Timers--John Hammersmith, Billy Hynes.
Starter-George James,
Announcer--Otto Makowsk
John Hammersmth of the Olympic club will
present Rollie Zeider with "A gold watch when
he takes his first turn at the bat. Zeider won
this watch in the recent voting contest for the
most popular player in the league.
The Shasta limited on which the big
league ball players were being carried
to this city met with mishap near
Dunsmuir and it is hard telling Just
when the Nationals. which We're to ap-
pear this afternoon in practice work
at tire benefit game to the Seals, will
be on the ground.
A relief train was sent to the scene
and the passengers will be brought To
the city.
The Athletics will be taken to Tracy
and then continue on their way to Los
Angeles, where they will play series
Of games
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Block Letters
For Athletes At
Sacred Heart
Association Decides TO Reward
Students Who Win Points
for College
By WILL SCARLET

Basket ball has taken quite a hold at
Sacred Heart college. In the prepara-
tory department not less than in the
college classes. basket ball fives have
been selected and several series OF
preliminary games played
The Senior league started series
early in October that is now fast ap-
preaching the final game.i OF the eight
teams entered five are neck and neck
for first place and the remaining three
are. so close behind that there is alb
soIuteiy emo certainty in picking the
winners.
Among the Sacred Heart boys who
are making good in basket ball and
who will probably represent their coll
lege in the. winter tournaments. are
the following: F. Robinson, j. Ben
nett. J.. Bowen. j.. Denis. G. Murphy.
III. Flood. c. Giflen, L. O'Hair. T. Gaff-
ney. E. French and F. Sheehy.
A handsome trophy is TO be presented
to the team winning the senior basket
ball tournament and each member or
the victorious five will receive dec
oration. The little fellows in the
Junior league are offered similar m
In addition TO these prizes to win
ming teams and individuals composing
them. the association mas 0cCAOC0 W
present a handsome college pennant
TO every boy on any team securing
/ first. second. or third place in either
branch of the tournament In addition
70. this, the boys who compose basket
bail. team that has bested any outside
team is entitled TO college block let
ters.
at a recent meeting the association
decided to award block letters to all
students making FIVE or more points
in any intercollegiate track and 1eld
meet This ruling was made to incite
competition preparatory to the indoor
meets for Catholic colleges scheduled
10 take place: in the winter and early
spring Members of victorious teams
Will hereafter be entitled to the block
letter privilege
two graduates of st. Brigid's school
enrolled in the academic department OF
Sacred Heart college are promising
material for the. track team. They are
sflitnn who holds the record for the
220 ward run. in the Catholic Schools
Athletic league; and McAVoy, who took
first place in the $40 yard run at the
league indoor meet in March McAvoy
last year was track captain at St
Brfgfd's school.
The following track captains have
been elected for the. season of 1909
1870: Joseph Dougherty; freshman
class: Leslie sO'Hair. banking class;
Marion RoecheI: commercial class. John
Dennis, first academic class Edward
FITZGERALD. second academic class
Frank Meagher captains the eoHeSe
track team.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Goal Is Kicked,
But DisallOWed
On Technicality
ST. Ignatius College and Uni
versity of Pacific Play
Tie Game
By WILLIAM uNMAcK

A .technicality yesterday robbed the
ST.. Ignatius college Rugby team of
win over the University of the Pacific.
the final. score being three all. Both
teams played hard game and the
scoring was all done in the first half
Two halves of 80 minutes each were
played and in the first spell the G-nfver-
sity of the Pacific was given a free
into a goal, making the score to o in
favor of the San Jose team. The ST.
Ignatlus team assumed the aggressive
and shortly before the call of time they
in Flood scoring. The kick at goal was
successful, but owing TO one of the
kicker's side being in front of*the ball
the goal was disallowed. This: reduced
the score from five points to: three,
equal to the u. p. score.
The second half was hard fight and
neither side scored at all. The. u. P.
team would probably have scored on
tactics instead of trying to buck the
line as in their old game. 1t was use
less to use..these methods against a
team that can put up a solid defense.
in: Rugby and likewise the side doing
so will more than likely be penalized-
The St .Ignatius team: had all the bet
ter of the second half, but the San Jose
when fill time was called their line
had not been crossed. ::
Il
Baker street will be the scene Saturday
of the first Rugby game of football in
the inefosure. The competing teams
will be the Lowell and Mission high
schools and in high school circles this
game is; attracting equally as: much
attention as the game between: Stanford
and California .t1niy ersities. Tickets
are being rapidly bought up by the fol-
lowers of the two schools and q large
attendance is already assured; This
will be the first Rugby game ever
played by local high. schools under the
direct jurisdiction of. the, San Francisco
sfbleague. =: - - e.;
:. 'Coaehes Blair ). of Lowell and Rem
wick of Mission have their charges out
every day going through the final
preparations for the game. Lowell ;
hopes are not as high as they might be
.eral of their best men during the last
games. Captain Leo Meyer THE speedy
three-quarter and one .of the best high
school Rugby exponents; in the city. is
on the shelf with an injured shoulder
and it. looks very much as IL he VIII
Terrau and Hall are also under the. doc
tors care. Mission has been fortunate
in not having any Injured players this
season and will take the field i'm good
condition.
Lowell will have the better. of the
Mission lads in so far as the weight
question is concerned. Ieowell .forwa IS
will possibly outweigh Mission by about
six pounds: per man. Manager Fair
child of Lowell and Mana ger Stafford
of Mission yesterday arranged all. the
final details in connection with the
by organized roofing. sections. Both
teams will use the: eight man serum
and the final teams will be announced
on Friday afternoon; ::
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
School Board May Insist
On Rugby Game

BERKELEY, Nov. As result of
agitation in several of the Berkeley
improvement clubs a movement may
be started by the local board of edu-
cation to force the Berkeley high school
into playing Rugby football in future.
instead of the. old game which. it now
plays.
DR.. E. l.. horing. president of the
board. stated today that in case of a
vote he would use his influence to en-
force. the playing of the English
game:
The remainder, of the board are
evasiNe on the question Several i'm
proveInent clubs will bring the matter
before the board at. its next meeting,
some taking :one side of the ques,,.
and some the other.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
!. CROss COUNTRY run

;. .BERK ELEY, Nov. 1.-Trainer Walter
Christie has announced November IS
as the date of the annual tnterclasS
cross country run. and active training
for the contest will begin tomorrow.
According to. the terms of the cOmpe-
tftion for the cup, which is perpetual,
each class can enter an unlimited num-
Der of runners. but only the five first
to cross the tape first figure in the
final score Last year H.. II. MacPher--
son. a. freshman. took first place al.
though the class. of 1911 won the cup
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
johnson Builds Home

johnson Builds Home
GALVESTON. Tex. NOV. THE
mother Of lack johnson. champion
pugilist. is authority for the statement
that the champion is building home
in Chicago. which. wien completed and
furnished. will represent $4,000 invest
r1ent. He wrote to his mother before
the KetcheI fight that he had bought
the lot and would begin erection Of the
home after the contest:
She is just in receipt of. another let
ter telling her and her two daugh
fers to be ready 10 move to: Chicago
in a few weeks 70 ma ke: their home
there. He says he VIII. never ave IN
Texas again. . -.
Mrs. Tiney Johnson said:
MY boy has always been good to
me and his sisters. He promised TO
build me a fine home, and ] am going 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Baseball Politics Boiling In
Big Leagues

NEW YORK. Nov. f-National
league magnates are already busy cleo
tioneering for their annual meeting
in December and q warm fight is ex-
pected over the election of a presi-
dent Garry Hermann of the Cincin-
natl club, is said TO be opposed 10
Iohn A. Heydler succeeding himself
and il is understood. that he and Muir
ply OF Chicago. and Ebbetts of Brook
lyn. have another candidate in. view
Pittsburg, Boston. Philadelphia. and ST..
Louis are believed TO be back OF .Heyd-
Ter II the fight becomes too strong
there is talk that either c. ID. White
or James A. Hart. both close friends
Of A. G. Spalding, may be namedsas a
r,,r1rrornfSa candidate
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
OAKS AGAINST INvApERs

OAKLAND, Nov. 1.-The Oakland
Coast league nine and the Invaders will
begin al Freeman's park tomorrow aft
ernoon series of seven games of ba Sc
ball for the championship of Oakland.
The. six other games will be PLAYED at
the old State league grounds at Grove
and Fifty seventh streets .Bull,
Perine will umpire.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Mclaughlin and Long Are
In Australia

SYDNEY. n. s. W., Nov. Maurice.
E. Mclaughlin and Melville H. Long,
California tennis: players. who are to
contest here for the Dwight f. Davis
international challenge cup, have ar
rived. They were heartily welcomed
by the New South Wales and Queens.
will not take part in the Victoria tour
nament, but Will put in steady practice
at Sydney until the tourna nient is on
Both. are in good condition.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
BRITISH WOMEN MIN

SHORT HILLS, n. J., Nov. Miss
Joyce Squirting of England and r.
Walsh of Baltusorol won the one day.
golf contest for the visiting women
golfers at the Baltusorol club today.
Aggregate scores were counted and
their card was 196-13-lS3
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
LOVING cup FOR DREYFus

PIITSBCRG, Nov. 1.-President
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsbure club
is in receipt of a letter from George
r. Beldfng, secretary of the Business
mems league at Hot Springs Ark. no.
tifying him that another loving cup
has been sent him. The Pirates pre-
pare for their baseball battles in the
OZarks every wear
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
srrnENT cHAMpIoN

I RKELEY. Nov by defeating
ID. r. Powell of the class of 1903, in
straight sets 6-3. rs, Harry N. Rogers.
"a sophomore student has won the uni-
versity singles championship in tennis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
FRED LAKE RESIGNS

BOSTON. Nov. lit was announced
tonight that Fred Lake had resi- igned
his position as manager of the Boston
aeer Lakeland: President TayIor .fafIej
to agree on Lakes salary for next sea
son. -