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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
LEACH CROSS IS
BEATEN IN SIX
ROUNDS BY ERNE
New York Lightweight Loses
Hard Fight at Philadelphia
by Big Margin.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-You6S Erne,
of this city, and Leach Cross. Of New
York. fought a fast six-round battle last
night before the Washington Sporting Club,
and Erne gothic best of the battle. AS no
decisions are allowed, the question of SUI
periority rests with the spectators. and
many of Cross,s admirers claimed that he
was the winner.
In the early stages Erne outfought Cross
at all points. He rushed the Gothamitc
around the ring. and the latter began TO
use foul tactics 50 openly that he was
warned thai he would havesto stop or the
fight would he .ended. Near the end of
the second round Cross crowded Erne and
forced him through the ropes. He pushed
the home hoy through in the next round
and was Kissed by the crowd.
Erne got even in the fourth by giving
Cross a terrible beating, and had him side
stepping until the bell. The fifth and last
rounds were all in favor of the New
Yorker. He warmed up when they met in
the centre for the fifth, and let loose a vol
ley Of swings and uppercuts that had Erne
much worried and kept. him on the defen-
sive. He continued THIS style in the final
session, and his strong finish n control
at the final gong saved him from being out
classed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
B~RITISH=AMERICANS TO
HONOR ALFRED SHRUBB.

The British-Americans are not to be out
done by the Italian-Amerieans. if one may
judge from the reception which is being ar
ranged for Alfred Slrubb. the great English
running champion. by several clubs i'll New
York city. the members of which are all
countrymen OF the ieet-footeda little marvel.
Although Shrubb has competed in profess
sional races in all parts of the country dur
ing the past few years, he has never been
seen in action in New York. and his. twelve
mile, race next Saturday night against three
men at Madison Square Garden will afford
the first opportunity for his friends from
across the water to do him homage. should
shrub win the coming race he will GER
tainly be assured of Il host of followers
when he meets Tom Longboat in the Mara
thon event at the Garden on January &c.
The three men, each Of whom is to run
four miles. have not been selected as vet
TO make up the relay team.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
WILLIE HOPPE IS
OUT AGAIN WITH
SWEEPING Def
Youthful BiIiiardist Appearing
at Lyric Does Not Bar Any
Man Playing Game.

Willie Hoppe, the youthful billiard
champion. who is appearing this week
at the Lyric Theatre in an exhibition
OF fancy shots, says that the present
year promises to be the greatest in the
history of the ivory ball game. He is
enthusiastic over the future OF the
game, just as he is over his chances
of vanquishing any man now claiming
honors In the 1871 or 49, halk line
game.
Hoppe declared that he is willing to
meet any man in the world at any of
the above style of game for any sum
of money. The matches to be played
as soon as he concludes his theatrical
engagement which will carry him to
March.
with the new blood in the professional
ranks, competition promises to be more
keen. Conk1in and Demarest. two former
in The ranks of the pros,'' said Hoppe yes
terday. When they get over their ervous-
ness they promise to hold their own among
professional players.
II have been urged TO meet Calvin Dema-
rest, the youthful champion of the amateur
ranks, who Won the title last year at Chi
cago, and who is now in New York match
E7g his prowess with the professionals.
The chances are that Demarest will be
the first of the professional players whom
| will play on the green cloth table"
In 1906 Hoppe went to Paris to try con-
illusions with Maurice Vignaux. the cham
pioS ISL billiard player of the world. How
the youthful Hoppe. with ease and cool
ness, bafied the veteran Frenchman is
familiar TO all followers Of the game. He
was but IS years of age. Subsequently he
lost the title by default to Wizard"
Schaefer and the latter lost it by default
TO George Sutton. M
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
STILL THINK JEFFRIES
WILL RENTER RING.


Los ANGELES, Jan. 5.-There is con-
siderable basis, it is said, for the rumor
that James j. J~effries, former heavyweight
champion of the world, has reconsidered his
decision not to again enter the ring, and
that he is about TO make some propositionn
to the Australian promoter of the recent
championship fight betwee Burns and
Johnson looking to a championship battle
some time during the coming year between
Johnson and himself.
Jeffries himself denies the truth of the
rumor, but it will not down, and those who
are in a position to know say that the .erst-
while champion of champions is already
planning the details.
It is stated by a man close to Jeffries that
about a year ago Jeffries tried three weeks
Of systematic training at the Los Angeles
Athletic Club, in this city, that the results
were not satisfactory to him, and 1t was
this failure to get himself into condition
which impelled him to refuse the offer Of
the $4,000 purse made by Promoter Mac
Intosh, of Australia.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05

Another reinstatement affecting the
big town was that of Jim Sebring. an
other Tri-State '.lifer." He is wanted
b. Brooklyn. and will be purchasedsfors
use in tho Superbas' outfeId. Scbrfhz
was fined 5000, and Brooklyn must paw
Cincinnati $500. Dee Reislin=& g4a,4
lyn pitcher, had his application for re-
instatenent turned down. The e1-
peeted application Of Hal Chase for the
clearing OF his skirts for playing with
ineligible teams was not reached. It
probably will be acted upon today.
Players Freeman. Johnson, Jesse
Tannehill and Kelley. all of the Wash
ington Club of the American League.
were reinstated and fined $500. How
ever. $50 of each sentence was sus-
pended.
The claim for $50. of the Detroit
Americans against the Johnstown
CPa.) Club, of the Tri-State League.
was granted for half the sum.
Hal Chase. the Highlanders first hnse-
man, tonight wired President johnson that
his application for reinstatement was on is
WAY to Cincinnati from The coast.
The commission yesterday decided that
mayor league clubs might hereafter pui-
chase players after December l. instead OF
after February L.
Tue senenule or the National
and the American Leagues. which was to
meet yesterday, viii have no meeting. but
VIII probably meet in about ten DAYS in
Cleveland, The reason for the change Is
that President Johnson misunderstood the
orders Of the two leagues regarding This
meeting, issued at New York. and did not
bring his schedule committee with him.
President Joseph OfBrien, Of the Amer
lean Association. announced Yesterday that
he had signed Umpire Owens, Of Kansas
city, 10 ~officiate during the coming season
at American Association games
Owens umpired about Is games Of the
National League last season. and there WIS
no idea that he would not o~ficiate at M
tional League am this season.
The work of the commission Is shown
ny inc 1act tiat 1f1II ieittrs uuu Ieirs
grams had been sent out during the last
year. and that 124 findings had been prn-
mulgated. This WIS an increase Of g per
cent. over the work of the previous wear.
There are four cases still pending and
these may be settled today. President
Hermann reported that the actual costrrf-
maintaining and operating the commission
during the last year was IS. 400, but that
this did not include the amount paid ont
during the recent worlds championships
series. President Hermann also touched
lightly on the tickle s~calping case in Chi
cage, and stated that a new method of
selling tickets must be made.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
NEW METHOD OF SCORING
AMATEUR MARATHON.

Innovations for the benefit Of the spec
tators in the manner of scoring will be
made at the American Amateur Mara
thon, which will take place at Madison
Square Garden next Friday night. The
track, which will be similar to the one
used at the recent D~orando-Longboat
event, with the exception that it viii be
wider, is ten laps to the mile, and VIM
to this it is difficult TO keep track OF the
leaders of the race when there are a
number of starters. As soon as the field
gets strung out next Friday night and 1t
becomes difficult for the spectators to keep
track of the positions of the different
runners a red handkerchief will be handed
to the leader and he will carry it in his
hand until such time as some other run
ner goes to the front. when the handker-
chief will be given to the man who has
taken up the running. In addition to this
method for distinguishing the leader the
numbers of the first six men and the
distance they have Travelled will be shown
on a large score-board at the Fourth ave-
nue. end of the garden.
So many entries are coming in for the
race that it will be necessary to call upon
the officials of the A. A u. to decide just
who shall start.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
PARAMOUNT BOWLING
CLUB BEGINS TOURNEY.

began a two-man tournament for a silver
loving-cup. with five teams entered. The
officers are: President, II. p. Grimm; vice
president. Robert E. keefe; secretary-treas-
We're:
keystone Team-H. p. Grimm, 14S. 16t.
16S; George Grimm, 1f5, 1872, 100. Totals. 2sS,
e9S. 29S.
Interstate Team-J. w. Grimm. lsS. l4s.
1853; L. Hess. 1856, 100, III. Totals, sl4.
Indian Team-E. P. velsor. 1s5. iol. 40;
r. p Keefe, jr, l44, 10s, 1877. Totals, 279,
2o4, 3S7.
Newark Team-L. Aronsen, H.. f15.t III:
b. Bach. 1872. 100. 1l6. Totals, 274, 60. 2ss.
Jolly. Pal Team-G, Athley, lis, 1874, l52s
I'll, 307.
The points ares keystone. %; Interstate.
IS; N. Y. Css Indians, IA; Newark, s; Inter
city, d.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
BLISS HAS EASY TIME
DISPOSING OF O'BRIEN.

The game in the New Jersey State pool
tournament last night at the Elite Billiard
Academy was a one-sided affair. although
it was one of great interest to the specta-
tors. The score was $50 to. "A in favor of
Bliss. of Montclair, who beat O'Brien, Of
Someryille.
Bliss got off in the lead in the early
stages, and o'Brien was unable to overtake
him.. When O'Brien did get an opportunity.
however. he seemed to have very hard
luck. as he made several very hard shots
and scratches.
Tonights game between Joe Ryan. of
Jersey City and George Flynn, OF Newark.
premises 10 be one of great interest.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
COMMISSION FAILS TO REACH
AGREEMENT ON BOILERS CASE
Hold Six-HOur Session, but Are Unable to Reach
Decision Jimmy Sebring and Ward Rein
stated with Fine Former Goes TO
Brooklyn and Latter TO Yankees.
CINCINNATI. Jan. S.

bTg HE question al to whether the American Association ard the East
ern League viii be put into a special classification among the base
N BAH clubs If the country is not yet decided. The National Baseball
Commission abored for six hourso n lhe question yesterday and late Iastn night
adjourned till today, when a decision Will probably be rendered Yesterday
time a given tic. the hearing Of testimony for both sides.
New York drew a pair of prizes out OF the meeting of the National Base
ball Commission here yesterday. The first good thing handed out for Gotham
was Adhesion reinstatng Inhelder Joe Ward, IF the Altoona team OF The
Tri-State League. Ward had been banished to the Tr-State for life because
of his lack of respect for a contract he had signed With h PhlHes ONE
time ago the New York Americans sc cured an option N him from he Al
toona Club. conditional IN his renstat ement AS 500 a the decision "a
announced Owner Frank Farrell, who was among those present. closed the
deal With Manager Ashenback, If the A toona team. and Ward goes to the
Hghhnders. Ward vas fired 5000
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
EVENING STAR HEAD=PIN
TOURNEY NOT CONFINED
TO NEW JERSEY BOWLERS
New York P~in-Kni9hts May Enter Competition.
Best B0WlerS. Of East Will Take Part
in Tournament on %IroquoiS Alleys.
BY BERT DODGE.

~ p HEN one begins to look back on h. dope-book oe seas ba+ tho
w bow1ers who take part in THE EVENING STAR head pin tourna-
ment will have to go some 20 break records
The Rosevies have the worlds best figures to heir credit mark of al
made on Thums White Elephant alleys in Manhattan. The Rosesales If
Manhattan, OF the anne alleys, once rolled SAB in practise. =.
Considering however. that some o f the best in meningitis in the East will
undoubtedly strive for the prizes offered by THE EVENING STAR in the
coming competition, it would lot be at all surprising to have new figures
hung UP. a#ft
All the hve-nan teams from this section who ropos TO AXE psrtin the
Naiona Bowling Association tournament next LAY are natnau Manning
to take prtin the affair conducted by THE EVENING STAR IN The Io
quois alleys
The offer to pay thu fstt teams entrance fei INTO hi big national tour
nament n to also settle for the individual members of h leading team:
II alsot to give, a a second prize, to the second team the SUI Of $5 to pay
for that teams entrance in the fve-nan tournament, is surely liberal enough
to tempt any quintet OF pin-knights to get il. Especially he it isn't going
to cost a cen to enter or o bowl either
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
WANT JEFFR.ES ATHLETIC CLUB.

Los ANGELES, Jan. persistent
rumors that the leffries Athletic Club, of
this city, which has presented many
memorable ring battles to the public in its
arena near the race-track, will soon go out
of business resulted last night in a state
ment from one in authority that bids have
been asked for the plant and goodwill of
the club. and that five have been received.
One of these is from James Coffroth, the
fight promoter of San Francisco, and it was
said that there was every probability that
this bid would be accepted.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
..MIKEo A Is DEAD.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-Michael Clancy.
for twenty-five years prominent in horse
racing circles throughout the country, died
here yesterday. Mr.. Clancy had been ailing
since before the close of the racing season.
and recently suffered a general breakdown.
Among the best known horses owned and
raced by Mr.. Clancy were Maxine Gomez.
Tenderness and Tommy Waddell.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
DR.. ROLLER WON'T MEET KAUFMAN.

Roller. a boxer Of Seattle. viii not meet
Al Kaufman before the Jeffries athletic
Club. Some time age he challenged the
winner of the Barry and kaufman fight and
posted S1,ot0 with a Seattle as a
forfeit and side bet In a letter to Baron
Long today DR.. Roller asks that the pro-
posed match be called of, giving as ais
reason that he can get a more acceptable
division Of the purse before a Seattle club.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05

Peter Jack, n of the many terrible
Greek wrestlers is to meet Jack Sulli-
van, of Cleveland, o., in a match at
Persons hall. Sol Plane street, on
Thursday night. The match will be
catch-as-catch-can style, best two in
three falls. The wrestlers have a side
bet of 800.
One of the preliminaries will bring to-
gether two local lightweight wrestlers, Gus
Hanzakos, of Sparta, Greece. but who wres-
ties with Ham and" in a local lunch en-
poriun most of the time, and William Pre-
voSt. State champion Hanzakos has a
large following and has $50 to bet that he
can defeat the Jersey title holder.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
MINOR HEIR SOLD TO M. W.
SAVAGE FOR $4,000.

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 5.-M. w. Savage.
owner of Dan Patch, the worlds champion
PAGER, yesterday became the owner of
Minor Heir. which he bought of p. c..
Isaacs. of Johnstown, Pa, for $4,000
Minor Heir is a brown horse, foaled in
1902 in R~oseville. Ill. lie was bought at the
beginning of the season of 1908 by Mr..
Isaacs. He finished the last season with a
mark of 1:551R
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
COILIMRIA
AMATEUR POOL TOURNEY.

The amateur pool tournament which is
Dei1g held at the Continental Hotel pool
parlors was resumed last night and the
game that was contested resulted IN a win
Tor Andrew Lewis over Walter White by
y score OF so to "A. Tonight's game will be
W Tony George and William Gould.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
DETROIT MADE $4,000 ON THOMAS.

DETROIT. Jan. 1.-THE Detroit club sell
dom loses when it buys or trades. players.
In order to get Ira Thomas from the High
landers last spring President Navin had to
pay only 81. 900 for the burly backstop.
Thomas hit over 300 for the Tigers. who
nave been promised $4,000 for him by the
philadelphia Athletics.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
LEARy FIGHTS WEST ToNIdHT.

Billy Leary, the rugged welterweight. of
Gladstone, N. j., will meet the hard-hittins
Billy West in the final at the stag OF the
Long Acre A. C. tonight. This promises to
one of the best bouts of the year at the
club. In the semi-final Bob Stone will meet
''prelims."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
NEWARK TURNER'S FIND
BAYlEYS RATHER EASY.

The Bayley Lyeeum basketball hve we're
easy for the Newark Turn Nerein five last
night at the Turn Hall in William street.
for the final score read 10 to Is in favor of
the Turner'S. Tn lineup:
Newark Turner's. Bayley Lyceum.
Litzenbauer, Uslar. ..O'Neil, Whclen
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
CRESCENTS TO PLAY
ST. PETERS, OF NEW YORK.

The Crescent basketball team. of Har-
rison. will play on Thursday nights here
after, instead of Wednesday. and they
will line up against st. Peters, of New
York. This team has been playing great
ball this season, and is well known across
the river. as they are about the first team
tha took the measure of the Ents when
they were in the best of form. The
lineup:
st. Peters. Crescents.
Wallum Love
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
XAVIER FIVE TO PLAY
LAWRENCE TEAM OF N. Y.

lam stf Gets, the Xavier c. c. first team
will have as its opponents the crack Law
renee Five of the Clark House, New York.
and in the preliminary game the Xavier
second team and the Bayley Lyceum sec
ond team will clash in the first half of n
home and home series.
The big game should prove to be a hum
mer, as the Lawrence Five is touted as
one of the best aggregations hailing from
and has scored victories over
some of the fastest teams in New York
city and State.
The Xavfers, however. have lost only
one game this season, and are confident
that they will be able to send the New
Workers home with a defeat. The teams
will line up as follows:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
TWO GAMES AT HOBOKEN
FOR THE ROSEVILLES.
ATHLETIC LEAGUE RECORD.

At the Columbia Clubs alleys, in Ho-
Goken, last Eight the Roseville Athletic
Clubs quintet won a brace of games from
the Columbia Club of the Athletic League.
SEVITJ.E COI Trnror
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
DOMINICANS BEAT LAWRENCE FIVE

At Dominican Hall last night the Domiul-
can A. A. basketball team had little trouble
in disposing of the Lawrence Five, of the
Clark House, New York city, by a score Of
AZ to s The Dominicans showed brilliant
teamwork. Billy Donovan's and Pop"
Wclch's work at the guard positions was
the feature of the game. The lineup:
Dominican A. 4. Lawrence Five.
Conlan, #. Corrigan, Weisenberger, Cinnery
Forwards.
+. Corrigan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Raphael
Centre.
Donovan. welch. ...... Haber, Tatly
Guards.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05

In order that it may be perfectly
understood that this tournament is not
confined to bowlers of Newark. or of
Essex county, or of New Jersey, 1t
might be we'll to state that entries will
be welcomed from all.
New York bowlers may get in line,
too; and it is expected that not a few
of them will. Still, it is expected that
the pin-knights from New Jersey will
be able to hold their own in this COM
petition just as they have been doing
III the various insercity and interstate
affairs. which have been conducted
since Newark broke seriously into the
game.
Among the recent teams to be heard
from is the Vailsburg Social Club.
This aggregation of p~in-knights from
the suburbs is made up of Walther,
earle. Muesner McChesney and
Griffith, and it expects to make a good
showing.
A careful canvass of the big bowling
alleys throughout the city and in
quiries made at the clubs disclosed the
fact that scores of teams are being
formed. to enter the tournament. Be
cause the prizes are to be awarded in
the shape of entrance fees to the big
tournament of the National Bowling
Association, it is natural that the boys
have to take a little time in making
their choices for members of their
teams.
A team hat wins one of the big
prizes in THE EVENING STAR tour
nanent will naturally want to go Oh
and take Fart in the national tour-a-
ment. Therefore the selections are,
naturally. being carefully made.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
COLUMBIA BowIing Tourney.

The Prendergast two-man bowling tour
ney will start on the Columbia alleys, jan
uary Ia. All the clubs from the North End
and Belleville have teams entered.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-05
NEW YORK TEAM CINCHES
INTERSTATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
INTERSTATE LEAGUE RECORD.

The New York team of the Interstate
League journeyed to the New Brunswick
camp last night and sneaked away with
two out of three games. The two victories
of the New York team practically cinch
the championship for them- The scores:
NEW BRUNSWICK NEW YORK
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WEST ENDS ROLL BIG
SCORES ON OWN ALLEYS.
SUBURBAN LEAGUE RECORD.

The West Ends landed two out of three
hard-fought games from the Bay View
alleys, both sides pasting up some high
for the evening. With the exception
OF one total rolled by the Whcelmen, all Of
the team scores were past the 900 mark.
Kline made a score of 246 in the second
game. while Barkhorn, also OF the West
Ends. had a mark of 232. The scores:
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some Hirh-CIa.. pinninr.

West End bowlers and the Bay View pin
knights showed the class last night. They
met IN a Suburban League match, and the
pinning was expert.