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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
TWENTY-THREE SPECTATORS
AND TERWAY CAME HOME

The Terway-LockWood 15-mile
race at Walla Walla last Monday
proved to be unequal to the task
of overcoming the wet-dry election
returns as a drawing card, and
when the time for the pistol call
came around and only % fans were
on hand to witness the affair, the
contest was called off.
Lockwood calls himself the Pa.
cific coast champion, although he
las beaten none of ,he best coast
runners. The champion OF the In
land Empire was tho biggest title
Terway conceded to Lockwood, and
the local boy was determined to
snatch that away from its present
holder.
Terway is anxious to meet Lock
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
Y. M. C.. A. CARNIVAL
OF SPORT DEC. 20

than that against the w. S. C. five.
The Idaho Props have always fig
ured among the best teams IN this
section of the country and if they
are sent home defeated, the local
teams must play championship ball.
ATHLETIC EVENTS.
The records in the Student C-Em-
ployed Boys meet will count in the
telegraphic meet, the events being
identical. In addition a number of
the best association athletes will go
after records in the same events.
The 220 yard potato race, the 440
yard potato race, the running high
jump, pole vault and II pound shot
put are the give competitive events.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
VANCOUVER|TES
PROFESSIONAL

Vancouver is evidently going to
have a hard time against the S. A.
A. C. on January IA. The British
Columbia club is suffering from an
attack of the professional bug
among the athletes and the simon
pure amateurs are becoming
scarcer eahc day,
Manager Binmore informed Cisco
Bullivant over the long distance
telephone the other day that 1925
pound boxing and 145 pound wrest-
ling would be their weights, but
that he didn't know where he could
pick up a l5S pound wrestler or 115
pound boxer to go against the Spo-
kane entrants.
There is a possibility that Van
couyer will forfeit two Of the
events. but as the telephone com
munication was unofficial and the
nOrtherners have three weeks in
which TO secure men, in all prOba-
blity a boxer and wrestler will be
sent against Mccoy and Gesck, the
local lads named for the tourney.
A week ago Boxing Instructor
Paris informed Fred Creel that a
1875 pound boxer and l5S pound
wrestler would be named against
Spokane. The wrestler has evil
IDENTITY deserted the club or is I'M
able to make the trip.
A letter containing the official
weights is expected today or tomor-
row and then the question will be
decided definitely.
George Brechin will probably be
sent against the 145 pound wrest-
Ter, while Tommy Kelly Will box
McCallum. the whirlwind mitt art
list from Vancouver. This match
alone will be worth the price Of
admission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
Y. M. {. A. VS..
THE S. A. A. E.

The big dual aquatic and water
polo meets between the Y. NJ. 6. A
and S. A. A. c. have been set for
January 81 at the Y. M. c. A. and
February 20 at the s. A. A. c. by
the association officials and sub
mitted to the club officials for con.
firmation.
I'VE haven't been doing much in
aquatics of late" Cisco BulIivant
replied to query as to the prob
ability of the meet last night 1--WE
have been concentrating our
strength on boxing, wrestling
basketball and handball, but by
January 81 we may be able to send
4 team against the Y. M. c. A."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
TALK WE GET THIS WINTER

Did hear bowling fends discussing last
night? Their ineligible Choctaw. Here's
sample:
Going against wood is fierce 1t hole after
railroads second frame
followed double peanuckle
Brooklyn SO Lulu plays the lead
Pckers. Charlie cracks them the pocket
cinch strike but leaves Bismarck and poodes AFTER
The Limit three and the Lady
. times while the Baby common 1t
. chestnut
unnated big Dick" often the Limit, is the
o split. Double peanucke' the 45-710 split. Lulu
pin spare with relative positions of SO As
Cherry Picking take off pin in two pin
The Pocket between the 13 IL
Bismarck in the 10 pin "adytinger the 67o or 4.lo
otherwise Dog roll in the gutter
split Railroad" horzopta pin split as Az
Baby" is $40 81 split. brooklyn to get
y head pin on far side.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-"He
knows the game and he's honest"
That's how the San Francisco
fight fan epitomizes the virtues of
Jack Welsh, the man most talked
Of for the honor of refereeing the
fight between Jim Jeffries and
Jack Johnson. And to back up his
statement he can pull the book on
YOU and show you that his estimate
is correct. He took to boxing early
in life and is correct to T. 1t can
honestly be said of Welsh that not
once has a decision of his been SER
iously disputed, the breath of scan
dial has never touched his name,
and above all he knows when it is
time to stop a fight to save a boxer
needless punishment.
Welsh has been connected with
the fight game ever since he was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
NEWSIES' CLASS
AT Y. M. e. A

. The life of a newsboy in I
. Spokane is far from being a
= hard one, with a number of I
. citizens vieing with each 9th 4
. er to make the lot Of the
= newsie a happy one. What I
. with theater parties, ban 4
. quets, gymnasiums, plans for
q club rooms, etc, the public
. takes great interest in their
. welfare.
. There is one privilege that
= is deemed of exceptional 4
. value by the street mer-
= chants, and that is the news
. boys class at the Y. NJ. c. A.
. About IS of the youngsters 4
. are enrolled in the class, and 4
= each Wednesday night they 4
. gather at the Association to 4
= drill, play and swim. 4
. The newsboys' class doesn't 4
. bring the association any fl
= nancial returns. for no dues 4
= are charged. but it is doing 4
= great work for the youngsters 4
= whose street environment is 4
. not of the best, and is a valu- 4
q able asset in the education of 4
= the youngsters. 4
q . q q G . O q . . q Q Q . q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

bltlOn and became the
worlds heavyweight cham
pion.
/ don't think anyone will
contradict me when | say
that | outfought, outboxed
and outgeneraled Burns. He
put up a wonderfully game
fight, but | being so much
more clever and stronger, he
did not have a chance to win.
And the same was true OF
Stanley Ketchel, as game a
boy as ever climbed through
the ropes.
I beat Burns in IA rounds.
1 had chased him half
around the world and took
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physically fitted and clever enough
to give the best of the glovemen
at that time close brush for their
laurels, he never fought for a
purse, combining his activities to the
amateur ranks.
The first fight Welsh refereed
was the battle between Dial Hawk
ms and Joe Cans. His good work
on that occasion won instant recog-
milton for him and since that time
he has been the third man in the
ring in many of the most important
battles fought on this side of the
Rockies. He was the arbiter in the
Ketchel-Johnson quarrel and his
last appearance in the ring was
when Dannie Webster and Monte
Attell fought. Other important ring
engagements refereed by him were
the first Papke-Ketchel fight in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
WRESTLING GAME
IS BOOMING

Wrestling as we'll as boxing is
booming at the S. A. A. c. Within
the past week three new men
have been added to the graphing
squad, two 1876 Founders and an
other 1873 pound man.
With the addition of Mcintyre
and Lawrence Rice, 135 Founders,
the club now has three men at
this weight, while with Tom VIII
son, Ed Rucks and Chris Gesek
with the probability of Jack Med
dlethon joining the squad four
los Founders are in sight. Glahe
and McHarris, 115 Founders are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

wood and is confident that he can
win over a Is or 20 mile course.
Lockwood gave several exhibit
tons the other night, none OF them
showing him to be in the cham
pionship class as a runner.
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the remaining members of the mat
aggregation.
We can't afford to lose Brech-
in" said Cisco Bullivant last night,
so we have found a job for him,
Good wrestlers are a scarce article
and when we have a champion like
Brechin it's out of the question to
let him go"
Il said before that if | could get
work ! would remain here until aft
err the p. \. A. meet, so it's up to
me to stick" said Brechin last
night, thus setting at rest the fears
of the club officials that they
would be without a winning 49,
FOUNDER.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
ARE TURNING
FEW AMATEURS
WOULD MEET2
IN SAME RING

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 23.-Char-
ley White, whom Battling Nelson
picked as the boy to wrest Abe At
tells title from him, is out with
challenge to fight Jimmy Moran
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Unsuitable Grief.

Mr.. Roosevelt was much srieved
at the escape of giant pig" and
no wonder, with pork selling at 81
per hundred live weight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
MY Fight With Tommy Burns Most Important j. johnson
SP0@RET SPICE
WHERE THE BATTLEFIELD?
B Y G. A S S

the % hs ssn Wnen e a be Ts ssn but now the
field looms bigger than who will get the fight and what
Riekad Salt Lake city Gleason San Francisco 5s
es quoted as qghng the Salt Lake talk and mufmung
Alameda Ca expecting ride the bay and step into the
it Utah named by the
receptive Fs Th1 salt Lake city @
ssa s Ss 0"s '' s
s, s the sam TP" hs upon
ss s for s 4. ST Lake @ "
JeFFREs PLANS WORLD TOUR
Wins fro jack ohason on Jay troupe
Sure mats the dope that's floating about hum m ohq u Ge h
evidence confident being the winner of the
Jeff combination. Gotch best
maker in the meht today always busy rakg the sheels and
them the combination is hard beat ~ ~
COASTERS At WAR
Henri np afeu e se al H ee G Dn nasepo ng th
Francisco club the secretary of the eagud the possessing
long the bench but the
acting secretary him influential
e ou na oe 1Gd took ,a ong SIX
F @ Of
that he had backing started the him. talk
longy question the chief before the
directors.
IF JIM GETS JIM
fesoDg coming
coThet theatrical the world and
becoming fixture of the eres training camp There you would
punshng ndomitabe ghtera combination the like
of
Corbe would
back"
Despite years who always good
been'
years
hope Jims together
THEY MARATHON.
Italian who the
at
January 6
be Dorando Coast udg
welcome the Calfor
will probably
witness the HISTORIC
should They very
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
NOT HARDEST BATTLE
BUT MEANT MORE
Champion Tells of His Battle for
Title After Chasing Burns
Around World. 3d..
BY JACK JOHNSON,
Heavyweight Champion of the World.

Naturally the fight which | consider the most mpor
tant in my career was with Tommy Burns at ushcuters
bav n S. W.. December "a, 1908 when | realized my
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

No Hope.
as there any danger of Japan
or buying the Philippines
from the United States?' asks a
We fear not.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

Apropos of the demand to try
Zelaya on a murder charge, first
catch NOnr ZelaXa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
Speakers to Address Labor
ers Here and at keasbey
in Their Native Tongue.
MOVEMENT ON FOOT
THROUGHOUT STATE
The Idea Takes in Every
Branch of the Brick and
Terra Gotta Industry

At a semi monthly meeting Of the
Brick, Tile and Terra Gotta Workers ,
Union held last night in Union hall, the
actual start was made toward organ
izing clay workers in and about this
city, including Keasbey. As result Of
this meeting immediate steps will be
taken to bring capable speakers in for
eign tongues here to address the work
ers in the factories, who are mostly
foreigners.
Organization of such laborers in the
various branches Of the clay industry
has been planned by local and state
bodies Of terra Gotta workers since the
strike of last November at Keasbey.
Frank Butterworth, first vice president
of the international Brick, Tile and
Terra Gotta Workers Alliance, who
halls from Philadelphia, is playing an
important part in this work. He has
already made start in this state to-
wards organizing the men in every de-
partment of the clay industry.
The laborers at the plants of the Ma
tional Fireproofing Company are TO get
fifteen cents an hour after April /, as
told in the NEWS when the concern a
few days ago posted notices to that
effect.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
Well Known Resident OF
County Died Last Night
After Long Illness.
HELD MANY PUBLIC
OFFICES IN CAREER
Was An Active Member OF
Republican Party--Leaves
Son in South Amboy.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


South Amboy, March 6:-Frees
holder J. E. Montgomery, who has
been ailing for the last six months,
died last night about 1O:40 O'Clock,
He leaves son, John l., and a host
of friends.
Mr. Montgomery was an active
and energetic republican. being
what is termed strictly a party man
He was born at Old Bridge May II,
1874, and was a son Of John and
Ann Montgomery. The family Is an
old one in this section of the coun~
try, his grandfather, John Monts
gomery, living in this section. and
was known in his time as an activs
and energetic old line Whig. Mr..
Montgomery's school days were
spent at his home in Old Bridge
where he attended the eemmon
schools of his town. Soon after tho
expiration of his school days he en-
tered the employ Of James w Eoszsss
man as clerk. next with Foreman &
Dishrow, and later with Ward @,
Perrine. whose business he eventu~
ally purchased. This was located at
Broadway and Augusta streets.
After continuing there short time
he sold the business to the late
William Howell. About TWENTY-FIVE
years ago he purchased the business
of a general merchandise store at
Broadway and First street. in South
Amboy, which he carried on sue
cessfully and which is one Of the
oldest establishments In the bor-
ough. Although his life was a busy
one he found time to interest him.
self in the political affairs OF the
county and the republican party,
recognizing worth, honored him in
1900 by electing him to the House
of Assembly by a handsome mator-
ity. He was reelected for three con-
seeutive terms. While IN the legis-
lature he was made chairman OF the
committee on labor and industries,
railroads, canals and printing and
did the work assigned him most ef-
|fectively
After retiring from The legislaturz'
he was elected to a municipal 4dfce,
that of councilman In the borough
of South Amboy, but owing to
severe illness, he refused TO qualify
for the Office to which he was elect
ed and rendered his resignation to
the mayor which was accepted in
the fall of 1905. He was nominated
to represent the county OF AfIddle-
sex as one of the Board of Free
holders, to which position he had
the honor of being reelected and
which ONCE he still held at the time
OF his death.
Mr.. Montgomery was member
of St. Stephens Lodge No. So, f. q
A. M, of South Amboy. He had
been widower for many years
The funeral viii be held from Mr..
Mont gomery's late residence at 1910
clock Tuesday morning, after which
the body viii be taken to Trenton for
interment in Riverside cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
EAGLES PLAN
ANNIVERSARY
Aerie Will Hold a Smoker
During the Week Follow
ing March IA.
THE PINOCHLE TOURNEY

At a meeting of Perth Amboy
Aerie No. 1886, Fraternal Order OF
Eagles, last night, a committee,
composed of r. A. Bulls, D. j.
Flynn, Thomas Lucas, N. A. Morris
sey and ]. H. Mahaffey, was ap-
pointed to make arrangements for
the second anniversary of the aerie.
AS it occurs on March IA, which
falls on Sunday, it is proposed to
celebrate the event during the fol-
lowing week, with an entertainment
and smoker. The date and place
will be named by the committee.
The committee in charge of the
pinoehle tournament, that will start
next Thursday night, reported that
beside the set of books for the first
prize, a flying eagle, carved from
wood, would be the second prize,
and smaller burnt wood eagle,
will be the third prize.
At the first meeting in April the
worthy conductor of Newark Aerie
and the full degree team of that
aerie viii be present to initiate five
or six candidates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06

For many years Boynton Brothers
Office was at 81 Smith street in the
building formerly owned by w. b.
Pratt. In 1904, owing to the increased
business, larger quarters were found
necessary and their new building was
put up at 81 Smith street, where they
have one of the finest insurance offices
in the state.
Clancy d. Boynton, the president of
the new concern, is a director of the
Perth Amboy Trust Company, and was
formerly secretary and treasurer of the
Citizens Electric Light, Heat & Power
Company.
Ernest II. Boynton is graduate of
Brown University and has for many
years successfully managed Boynton
Beach.
Fred j. Cox is also graduate of
Brown and was formerly a director Of
the Perth Amboy Conduit Company and
the Citizens Electric Light, Heat s.
Power Company and is organist of the
Presbyterian church.
j.. r. Pierce served two terms as
mayor of Perth Amboy and is president
Of the Citizens Building & Loan Asso-
citation and formerly of the Savings In
stitution.
William W. Pierce has been for many
years associated with Pierce & Watson
and of late years has been its most act
i've representative. He was educated
at Columbia University and the Uni
versity Of the City Of New York, from
which institution he received the de-
gree of L. l.. B. He was formerly trus-
tee of the Society of Medical Jurispru-
dence of New York City.
Boynton Brothers & Co., will have the
largest insurance agency in the county
and one of the largest In the state. They
will do business as formerly in Perth
Amboy. South Amboy, Woodbridge,
Carteret, Sewaren, Port Reading,
Fords, Keasbey, Chrome and Metuchen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
MEMBERS OF TAFT
CABINET SWORN IN
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Special by United Press Wire
Washington, March 6:-Six members
of President Taft's cabinet, Knox
Hitchcock, Meyer, Ballinger, Wilson and
Naegel were sworn in this morning in
the cabinet room at the White House
by Chief Justice Fuller. Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham was sworn in late yes
terday. Dickinson and McVeagh have
not yet reached this city.
The swearing in of the cabinet was
without ceremony. The only persons
present were President Taft, Senator
Burton, Secretary to President Carpen
ter and John Barrett, chief of the Bur.
eau of American Republics. President
Taft congratulated each member and
they then pitched into work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
Chief BURKE GETS
ANOTHER BUG LETTER

Chief Burke. in looking over bis
mail this morning, found a letter
addressed as follows: Perth Am
boy Police and Detective Force,
Perth Amboy, New Jersey There
was a small cross written in lead
pencil over the superseription. and
on the back of the envelope were
four short marks.
The chief remarked that he would
not be surprised If the letter was
another from a supposedly dement,
ed man who used to send him weird
and threatening epistles from Gran
bury. On opening it the chief found
that his guess was correct The
contents were as foolish as usual,
tbs. communication being signed By
|.'Wilfred j. R. Grover, Trenton, y.
j. and Phila., Pa"
Chief Burke says that Grover has
written him a number of threaten
ing letters, on which skulls and
cross bones were drawn, from Gran
bury during the past years. Grover,
the chief says, has written anony-
nous letters to Theodore Roosevelt
and at one time annoyed Judge
Strong, of New Brunswick, with
threats by mail. The judge sent a
constable to arrest the writer, 1t is
said, but Grover got away from him.
Later. Chief Burke says, he was ar
rested in Hoboken and believes him
to be confined now in the State Asy-
lum at Trenton. The letter Was
postmarked Trenton, March 8, 2:30
D. M, and the chief thinks that
Grover may be an inmate there, and
somehow managed to have the let
ter mailed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06

Boynton Brothers and Pierce & Wat
son, two Of the oldest real estate and
insurance firms in this city have COM
bined under the name of Boynton
Brothers 6 Company with headquarters
at the present Office of Boynton Broth
ers at 81 Smith street The Office of
Pierce & Watson at High and Smith
streets, which has been familiar land
mark for many years, will be closed.
The announcement of this transaction
was made today by both concerns, The
interest and good will of Samuel j.
Watson in the firm of Pierce 6 Wat
son have been bought outright. e. r.
Pierce will still be connected with the
new firm which viii be Incorporated
with the following officers: Clancy d.
Boynton, president; William w. Pierce,
vice president; Ernest III. Roynton,
treasurer, and Fred j. Cox, secretary.
The Pierce & Watson agency was es-
tablished in 1871 by former Mayor Ed
ward r. Pierce and Samuel j. Watson,
who for many years previous conducted
mercantile business. They took over
the business of Richard T. Barton, who
conducted the sole fire insurance agency
IN Perth Amboy at that time, and for
the past thirty eight years have con-
tinued successfully at the corner of
Smith and High streets.
The Boynton Brothers firm was start
ed in 1897 by Casimir w. Boynton, Jr.,
In conjunction with Horace Coleman, Of
Eorristown, Pa, who attended to the
branch of the business in that locality,
After the death of G. W. Boynton, Jr.,
;n 1899, who was killed by train at
Woodbridge, his brother Clancy D..
Boynton, succeeded him and purchased
the interest of Mr.. Coleman. In 1900
Ernest H. Boynton joined his brother
and In 1904 Fred j. Cox became part
ner, since which time there have been
no changes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
DRUM CORPS
UNION HERE
1t Is To Be Formed as a
Branch of the Musicians
Union in This City.
MEETING TUESDAY NEXT

The Washington Fife, Drum G
Bugle Corps held meeting and re-
hearsal last night. c. Howard
Smith, president of the Musicians
Union, was present and arrange
ments were made to hold a meeting
next Tuesday night in Melko's hall,
at which all the members of the
Washington and Goodwill Fife &
Drum Corps who have Joined the
union will be present, and will be
given a charter for a drum corps
union.
Officers will be elected and the
drum corps union will hold its own
meetings and is to be branch of
the Musicians Union. The charter
will be kept open for thirty days and
all members Joining within that
time will be enrolled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-06
POSTMASTER&
FRIENDS HOME

Postmaster George H. Tice, who
went to Washington, D. c.. Monday,
to attend the Inauguration, arrived
home last night. He reports an ex-
cellent time.
While in Washington NJ fice
was entertained by CoF-s1 essmaR
Benjamin F. Howell Although Mr..
Tice did not hear the inaugural ad.
dress. he says that when the Presi-
dent and his wife came out he was
so close that he could have touched
them with his hand.
Besides Mr.. Tice. County Clerk
John H. Conger, Postmaster Rus
sell and Coroner Moke, of New
Brunswick; Robert Carson, collec-
tor of customs of this city, and
Charles Appleby were waiting out
side the senate building to catch a
glimpse of the President.
Mr.. Tice and Mr.. Conger remain
ed together during the trip and,
besides sightseeing around the capi-
tol. sailed down the Potomac. Mr..
Tice says the storm was one Of the
worst he has ever eeen and that the
wind blew 100 miles an hour.
Charles Woolsey was the only
coIored visitor from this city at the
Inauguration. He left here Wednes-
day night and was twelve hours IN
reaching the canitol
Mr.. Tice is row planning to resume
his lectures before the public school
shildren. He expects to lecture IN
school No. within week.