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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27

who Is keeping them on their toes all
through the game. He is to the team
on the Geld what Mack Is to them on
the bench. Mack On the bench cannot
get into the play as It comes up IN
Davis he has a man who carries out
Mack ideas on the field. Mack on the
bench and Davis on the field form the
combination that has put the Athlet
ics where they are today.
There is only one first baseman who
exceIs him in fielding. Hal Chase is
the greatest fielding first baseman or
the age Davis is the equal OF Chance
and the superior Of all others when
his batting ability and generalship are
added to his mechanical ability 1t II
easy % see why he is often called the
king Of them all.
For nine consecutive years Davis has
batted hard and cOnscientiously for
the cause OF Mack. Not one season III
the nine has he failed to show uncom.
mon ability. If the Athletics win the
championship this season il will be
mainly due to this geason- Mack on the
bench and Davis on the field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27
SAY OUR HORSES CAN'T STAY
Englishmen Admit Their Speed. but
Deny They Have Stamina.

Engsishnen Admit fhcir Speed but
Deny They Have Stamina.
Commenting on the poor perform
ance Of the American colt Sin Martin
in the Gold cup at Ascot where be
finished nowhere. the English critics
say again that Yankee racers have
great speed. but csn't stay SIR Mar
tins rating last year was a most PEI
culiar one. In the Derby be fell just
before reaching Tattenham corner and
not only put simseIf out Of the run.
ming, but it has beer thought ever
since that he actually prevented vii
liam Nv. from winning.
How much there Is IN the theory
cannot now be determined. but Il
Is fact that William Nv. was inter
fered with by sir Martin. and yet he
finished in third place. only half a
length away from MinOru. the winner.
The subsequent running Of Sir Martin
az three-year-old gave ground for
calculation that be should have beat
en- everything in the Derby except
Bayardo. In last years Cambridge.
shire Sir Martin ran fine race when.
having the worst OF the weight b.
Tong odds. he was thIrd TO Christmas
Daisy ana Mustapha As the race
came on IN very heavy ground It was
probably not TO his liking or be might
have done better
The day following. when the ground
had dried up and was much better for
going. the American colt put up a rec
ord performance in the Durham hand
leap. He won with the top weight.
bur was not seen ia public again un.
til he won the Coronation cup az Ep-
som. Thls event was over the mile
and half course. and Sir Martin put
up capital performance.
Commenting upon the quality Of
American horses. vigllant In the
Sportsman saya
1T Is remarkable, however. that
horses bred 80 America have generally
been distinguished for speed rather
than stamina, though there have been
notable exceptions"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27

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= chickasha. Oklahoma, than IN any 4
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27
DAVIS is ATHLETICS STANDS


Maek'a First SnckeF One Of 6esa
Players and Field Generals.
There is just one individual Of Mack
persuasion. not even excepting TIE in-
comparable Eddie Collins. whom the
Philadelphia American ieagne team
cannot spare without lrreparSole loss.
THAT man i Harry Daris. Mack's
captain. who today Is one Of the sest
All around arst basenen in the fast
set Hal Chase Of New York Is sprier
and younger In years than Davis but
for actual good 10 a team Davis is the
king OF an fast bases miths Al the big
show.
The oldest man on the team, Davis
IL today one 81 its leading pacemakers
IN batting AID run getting. while. ID
addition. be Is the whip Of the club.
Davis worth to the Athletics cannot
be found in the batting and Fielding
statistics issued each year by Presi-
dent johnson His value does not end
10 driving q brother AIackman home
with base bit, although he performs
this office as much as anybody else on
the team
1t WAS Davis who aided Mack tn tn.
tcring the young players into stars and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27
y Cobb Tells Why He Is 50
Successful on the Field.
Champion Batter Of the Country Says
When Hs Falls OF In Hitting He
Never Worries, but Practices Hard
Until H. Regains Form.



[copyrfghf. isi0. by American Press Aaso-
ciatton'l
10 what do owe my. success as y
bali piayerf There are two answers
70 this question. The first is that AM
heart and soul ID the game and. sec
ond. because am always trying to
improve % my playing, am always
praeticing. and, you know. practice
makes perfect Take, for instance,
wheu | have q batting slump / don't
worry about II / just get out in the
MORNINGS Il the ball park and prac'
tice hitting against all ksAds OF twirI-
Ing. / like to stand np To the plate
and whale away at every Old kind Of
pitching Some Of the boys are easy
10 hIts while others are not 1t all
helps me to recover my batting eye.
southpaw pitchers gave me cOnsId-
erable trouble at one time, but that
was before | entered the big league
They never even bother me nowadays
Jusf watch me All the plate and you'll
learn the reason in minute Against
right handed twirIer ] crowd the
rubber and step into curve before It
breaks. Against southpaw | drop
back as far AZ possible and wait for
the curve 10 break. Getting down to
figures. should say that stand four
feet closer to right handed pitcher
than do to left handler.
Ny greatest delight Is to tickle the
pill with runners on the bases. You
may not believe me, but nevertheless
it'a true, end 1t easier to hit the ball
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27
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class, basis of value considered
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any in Oklahoma. and furnishes an tin-
limited supply OF running water.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

After many futile attempts the
Junior Basketball League was form
ed at a meeting of the managers of
the different teams in the Peerless
Athltic Club rooms, in Fayette
street, last night. An EVENING
NEWS representative was made
chairman of the meeting pro tenn.
At 8 o'clock managers representing
six teams that were DESTROYS of
joining the league were present and
at the suggestion of the chair, a
president was elected. Frank Apple
gate being elected, then conducted
the meeting.
1t was decided to have teams from
this city only enter the league and
that any out-of-town player at the
present time holding a membership
card would be eligible to play. At
ter much elaboration it was also
acted upon that no player would be
eligible to play if he previously had
played a full game in any of the
City League contests. The Goodwills
Juniors, who previous to the meet
ing were intent on joining the
league, for unknown reasons, with
drew at the last moment, leaving
the Franklins, Puritans Juniors.
Peerless, Y. M. H. A., Juniors, Riv-
ersides and Ashlands to comprise the
league.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT
RAILWAY.
nth 1910

Time table in Effect Monday, October
PERTH AMBOY TO NEW YORK.
LEAVE-6:10. $50. TOO. 1929, 1923, 800 500
$3.50. $50, lilo a. m. 1915. 1:52. $50, 3:35,
4:25. $50. $40. 7:53. 800. 1911. 1880 D. M.
ADDITIONAL BOATS WITHOUT
TRAIN SERVICE LEAVE PERTH
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TRAIN CONNECTION LEAVE PERTH
$50. 40, $40. 6:2O. 7:2o, TAO, s:45, 1926.
1850, 11:17 p. m, 1920 a. m. and 100, 6:4s
a. m. holidays only.
NEW YORK TO PERTH AMBOY.
LEAVE-8:0, Zoo. 300, 900, 1000, u:20
a. m, 1890, 1880. 2;46. $40, 4:40, 5:15, $3.50,
S:4s, s:16. $3.50 TOO 7:4o, 900. 1000, 1880 p,
Ap 81 + L BOATS WITHOUT
TRAIN CONNECTION LEAVE TOT
TENVILLE6: 20. 6:42, 7:45, $3.50. 1890. 1875.
11:55 q. m. 1900 2:o5, S:O5, 4:16, 5:i5. s;15,
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GEORGE ]. BROWN.
Gem. Traffic Agt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
AMBOY AyENUE sEWER.

Notice of the application of the
Council of the CITY OF Perth AmbOy, in
the County Of Middlesex and State of
New Jersey, for the appointment of
the benefits by reason of the construc-
tton of h sewer in Amboy venue
from JeEfries' Street to Hall Avenue,
to connect with the sewer in Hall Ave-
nue., In the City OF Perth Amboy.
Notice Is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions OF an act of the Legis-
laturs of the State OF New Jersey, en-
titled. An act to authorize cities to
sewers n drains, and to
provide for the payment of the cost
thereof" approved March 8, 1882, and
OF the several acts amendatory there
of and supplementary thereto, that the
Council Of the City of Perth Amboy, in
the County of Middlesex and State of
New Jersey. on the thirteenth day Of
December. in the year of Our Lord
Thousand zine Hundred and ten.
noon, or as soon thereafter as the
Court will heaP the same, at the Court
House. in the city OF New Brunswick,
in the County OF Middlesex and State
of New Jersey, will apply to the Cir
cuff Court OF the County of Middlesex,
whsrein the City of Perth Amboy Is
situated. for the appointment OF three
disinterested persons, who shall be
f~reeholdefs and residents OF the said
city of Perth Amboy. as commissioners
to estimate and assess the benefits to
"A lands and real estate benefited by
OF the construction of the new
sewer IN Amboy Avenue frem JeTrias'
Street to Hall Avenu TO connect with
tha sewer In He'll Avenue, in the said
City OF Perth &aaRey.
Dated. Perth AH&boy. N scenl-
aAM Tt IAN HNe4fAAUNAMA ~&XA%aNA 49,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Ash|ands, Y.M.H |. A. Juniors, Peerless
&C., Riversides, FrankIins and Puri-
tan Juniors are Entered Last Night.
START PLAYING ABOUT DEC. Is

From the amount of interest ia
ken at last nights session it is evil
dent that the new league will be a
decided success. Besides the man
ayers there were almost fifty of the
younger basketball players Of the
city present. 1t is the intention of
the league to secure either Washing
ton hall Or Kozusko's hall for two
nights q week at which time a dou-
BILE header will be played and at
times side attractions.
For the purpose Of securing data
relative to the rental of the hall,
President Apologize appointed Ma
than Dimond and David Wilentz as
a committee that will report to the
president in the Peerless rooms at 8
o'clock Sunday afternoon. AT that
time a schedule will be made up and
plans completed for the opening
game, which will be played about
the fifteenth of this month. The
next regular meeting of the players
will be held Wednesday night i'm the
Peerless Athletic Club rooms.
The managers representing the
different teams in the league ar as
follows: Ashlands, Alexander Mar
tin; Puritan Juniors, Martin Ander-
sen; Peerless, Nathan Dimond; Y.
M. Fl. A, Juniors, Morris Miller;
Riversides, David Wilentz. and the
Frankllns, Frank Applegate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
THREE MORE
POOL GAMES
At KEYPOR'TT
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, Dec. 2:-Three more
matches in the elimination contest
for the purpose OF forming the pool
team of the Century Athletic Club
will be played in the rooms of the
club tonight. The matches consist of
two games of fifty points each to be
played with each opponent, the loser
for the two matches being eliminat-
ed from the contest.
The matches tonight will be play
ed between Costa and P. Walling,
Chisman and Brennan, and L.. Arm
and Baker. Chisman and
Brennan have played of their
fifty-point games, the former win
ming by a score of so to Z. Arm
won their first f~ifty-point
game from Baker on a forfeit. To-
night will be .Brennan's and Bakers
last chance to stay in the contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
EVENING NEWS SPORTING PAGI
RAINES WILL
RUN FOR CITY
Compete in IS Mile Race al
Elizabeth Sunday.

Al. Raines will represent Perth
Amboy in a professional ffteen-mile
race at the Elizabethport Star
grounds Sunday afternoon. Among
the competitors will be such we'll
known runners as William Longboat,
a Canadian Indian known as Bill
Davis; William LProuty, of Bosten.
FeruciO PaDzeri, the Italian who
claims a victory over Dorando; Pat
Dineen,zo of Ireland; Joe Kellar, the
great American.
The Perth Amboyan claims he will
win, despite the fact that he is OPP
posing q field of International cham
ptons. Managers of Panzerf and
Prouty are confident that their mex
will cop first place and Pana
manager is willing to place $2d
back up his claim.
There will be a mile team(
between the teams of the Park
and the Duane A. c., of Elijah
There will also be a five-man tea
race at a distance of ten milet be-
tween members of the Fulton3 and
the Hustlers; also a one-mile team
race between the Parks andI the
Duanes. The first race will start at
2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Cups
have been offered in each event:
Pat Dineen, the Irish runner, yes
terday accepted the challenge issued
at Madison Square Garden Tuesday
night by Neinimen, the Finnish rum
ner, who offered to race any runner
in the world for fifty miles or over
Dineen today posted $500 as a for
felt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
CLERKS
OF SCHEUE.RSg
FORM TEAM

Clerks of S. Scheuer C Sons local
store have formed a basketball team
which is in readiness to meet other
store aggregations or teams of their
w average strength. The man
agement of the new club is especial
ly DESTROYS of meeting tile basket
ball players in the Great Atlantic &c
Pacific tea store. Rivalry has ex-
isted between sport promoters of
these stores since baseball days. Adj
dress communications for the
Scheuer team to Joseph Augustine.t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
MILDLY VICT0RS ARE
GUESTS IN NEW YORK

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 1.-The
thirteen members of the team who
took part In the football game
against the Army on Saturday last,
will, with the coaches and sub
stitute players, be guests of the Ma
val Academy Graduates Associa-
ton in New York on Saturday and
Sunday next.
1t is an honor Unprecedented. The
invitation was extended through the
efforts of Col. Robert M. Thompson,
Of New York, and hebecessary per-
mission from the Department was
obtained by Commander r. Il.
Coont2, c~Ommandant of the midship-
men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Stewart to Fight Sullivan.

New York, Dec. 2:-Jim Stewart,
the Brooklyn heavyweight. and Jack
(Twin) Sullivan, of Boston, have
been matched by the Marathon Ath-
letic Club to meet before the club
members at the Clermont Avenue
Rink next Monday night. These mitt
artists have met on two previous
occasions and each has in turn been
accorded a decision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
OUT OF
THREE TAKEN
BY RICHMOND
ecial to the EVENING NEWS.

SPECIAL 10 the EVENING NEWS.
Stapleton, Dec. 2:-The Richmond
BoroughNo. L bowling team won
two out of three games from the
Richmond Boroughs No. 2 in the All
Staten Island League series at
Kells' alleys here last night. Each
game was won by a score exceeding
the 900 mark. Team No. 2 won the
first game and No. / took the first
and second games. r. Hopping. of
the Aquehongas, who rolled 243 the
other night, is the present holder of
the highest score honors, having
beaten B. Graham's score of PAP.
The scores last night:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
New Race Track In Charleston.

The word has gone out among the
race track element that with the ad-
vent of the administration of Cover
nor Blease III South Carolina in Janu-
airy preparations would be made for
opening of a big race meet. 1t is said
a 100000 acc track is to be built at
meeting in 1911.
The Charleston track Is to take the
place OF the tracks at Jacksonville and
Tampa, Fla, where racing Will be
barred after next season. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
New Polo tn Omen.

Tonight the opening entertain
ment Of the New Polo A. c., New
York, will be held. On this occasion
the main bout of the evening will
bring together Buddy Eichler and
Benny Franklin in a ten-round go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
JUNIOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE IS
FORMED WITH SIX YOUNG TEAMS
KEYP0RT HAS
CLUB BOWLING
Some High Scores Rolled
on Wednesday Night.
pecinl to the HrENrNG NEwS-

fSptCtuI % tNe EF FNINU I'VE WIS,
Keyport, Dec. 2:-The Keyport
Bowling Club, of this place, held its
regular meeting at the Brunswick
Bowling Parlors in First street, last
Wednesday night.
High ladies' score for the evening
was made by Miss Barbara Hoagland
With 1871. High gentleman's score
for the evening was captured by
Lloyd f. Armstrong with Ill. At
ter the bowling refreshments were
served:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

hall on State street, looking into
each others eyes. One was
a tall, dark man. He was
chewing a stOgy, rolling@oas
nervously from one corner of his
mouth to the other as he talked.
The other was a stocky, auburn
haired fellow.
Suddenly the man behind the
stogy. shot out at full length,
grasped the other by the shout
ders, pushed him backward and
jerked him roughly from side TO
side. Several newsboys stopped,
looked on and wondered. Other
people stopped to watch the Pc
culiar actions of these two men.
Watching for an opening, the
tall man ducked ike a fash and
rammed his shoulders against
the stomach of the quiet, red
haired man. Then, chewing his
cigar harder, the dark gentle
man backed slowly away, his
hands on his knees. Still the
red haired man stood mute,
watching every move of the man
opposite him.
BY this time quite a crowd had
gathered. Freshmen stood look
ing on with wonder in their
eyes; seniors slapped each other
on the back and laughed.
''You must use your hands on
'em this away. y know" draws ID
ed the tall, dark man, grabbiEaS9l
the other by the shoulders aga
But by this time even the TON
est freshman ina~the crowd
spectators knew that 1t was
Coach Fielding Harris
showing stan" Wells hs
play right end ON defense a
the shifty attack,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
YoGT COACHED WELLS TO
PLAT-Ik FRONT OF
CIGAR STORE.

New that the football season
Is over and the men have broken
training many stories are being :
told by the players. About the
best told of the western players
is one on Wells, Mlchigan's
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

If you are not a good advertiser
you have missed your vocation
no matter what your vocation is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
TEAM No. 8
AGAIN GETS
THE GAMES
eoiaI to Ak EKENLNG NEWS

Special 10 The EVENING NEWS.
Tottenville, Dec. 2:-Team No. 6
easily took three straight games
from trio No. IL in the A~quehonga
A. A. bowling series here last night.
The SCORES.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

s right
end, who scored
The touchdown
for the WaFer-
enc mes In the .
game vita Mia
nesota. II wss
just a day or so
before the Micl
igan team left
Ann Arbor for
|nllduelpnla TO
meet the Quak-
r on Franklin
field. Two pow
erful looking
men stood in
front of Hus-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

The club will hold it's next meet
ing at the Brunswick Bowling Par
lCrs next Wednesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Richmond Boroughs No. 2.

MUM IN UEtENEEFf.
New moon, 1st; first quarter, 9th;
full moon, 10th; last quarter, 23rd;
new moon, 31st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Detroifs Win in Eleven Innings.

Havana. Dec. 2:-The Detroit
baseball team defeated the Amen
dares nine here yesterday by a score
of 8 to 2 in eleven innings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Welding to Defend Tenn,

Anthony E. Welding, the Al
land holder Of the English
championship, VIII stay in Laa
for the winter to defend his ua
Wimbledon aud then come to tlals
country. Miss May Sutton and Miss
Hazel Hotchkass probably WIN visit
Great Britain net
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

II you do not read the NEWS
every day you will miss q great deal.