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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-24
Death Of Mrs. ceorae osaood.

Mrs. Addie (Wiley) Hunt. wife of
George Osgood, died suddenly at 5
o'clock last night from angina pectoris.
She had long been in failing health, due
to anaemia and other complications, but
had refused to yield to increasing weak
ness and had only been confined to the
bed two days before her death.
Mrs. Osgood, who was AZ years Of age,
left no children Of her own but is sur
vived by her husband; two stepsons,
Mark OF this place and Guy OF Hanover,
N. H.; a brother, Clark Wiley OF RAN
dolpk, aud a half brother, Eland Wiley
OF Roxbury. She was very hard work
Ing woman, and one with the most gener-
Gus and kindly impulses. She was the
center of her household and had the cor
dial liking and respect OF her neighbors.
The funeral will be held at her late
home on Weston street at IL O'Clock Sat-
urday morning, and the remains will be
taken to East Randolph for burial.
Special Announcements.
The annual meeting OF the Braintree
club will be held at 1880 O'Clock the even
ing OF March 10 in Bethany Parish house.
All former residents OF Braintree now liv-
ing In Randolph are cordially invited to
be present and join the club.
In order not to conflict with the con
cert OF the Norwich Cadet Musical clubs
Friday evening, the jolly Joes OF North
field have postponed until further notice
the minstrel show which they we're 10
give in Grange hall that night.
At the lecture given for the Christian
Brotherhood on the subject, "The Other
Fellow" by Rev. j. Q. Angel OF Stowe
at Chandler Music hall ladies' night,
Monday, Feb. rs, seats will be open to the
public without charge after the Brother
hood and ladies have been provided for.
Mr.. Angel is former Randolph boy aud
deserves a good house.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-24

The grand list OF 1909 was s21, 1888. .23-
Eighty-two cents on a dollar OF the grand
list OF 1910 will probably raise sls, ,031. 10.
There is one suit pending to which the
town is party, that of w. A. Usher of
ckbridge, whom the town is suing for
$50 damages done by his dog in biting
[. B. Pages horse in December OF 1908.
The treasurer, A. NJ Hubbard, makes
the following report
RECEIPTS
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-24

The Proposed Town Hall.
Randolph, VI, Feb. p, 1910.
Herald a Ness,
Village.
VIII you kindly give this a place in
your Randolph news Of this weeks issue.
In regard 70 the Bradish place. This
property was purchased By seventeen oiti-
Esnz Of Randolph because they believed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
Pirate Infielder Does Not Allow
a Score While
Pitching.

sailed over the centre field bulwarks up
in the gallery and Lennox was perched
or second because of the ground rules"
Arnot'S try for a homer got as far as
Matty's outstretched init and Lou Miller
came up. He reached first on a hit, fill
ing the bases. Matty. lost his nerve
after having two strikes on Miller. He
gave him three balls, and when he put
II over Dots put it over third and the
first run came in. Before the inning
ended Matty forced in another tally and
the inning ended with the score two all.
Scoring was a lost art with the Millers
during the rest of the innings that
Matty ofiiciated, and in the meantime
the leaguers had tailed four runs in the
third and two in the fifth. making it
s to 8. The last two runs were the re-
suit of clean hitting by Batch and
Chase, followed by a "beaut' crack for
two sacks by Matty the second. who
drove in the two unS and used second
for a doormat after his hit. Chase
made his debut as a twirler in the sew
enth and allowed the homesters to score
three runs before three were out, Nbut
the Miller team was unable TO do any
thing in the following innings, even.
though the crowd stretched hard for a
gauntlet finish in the ninth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02

champion Rochesters, and Dick Ru-
dolph. the Toronto twirler who was
recruited by the Giants last fall, were
also in the lineup and gave good ac-
counts of themselves.
n game was opened in regular
league opening-day style. Mayor Me
Glennon, of East Newark, went be-
hind the plate, and Mayor Brock, of
kearny, o the slab, while Mayor
Riordan. of Harrison, after an elo-
quent oratorical effort, accepted the
position of umpire. He said tha the
ball Brock threw was a strike. and 1t
looked as though he was right. though
he would have probably said the same
thing IL 1t were not.
The opening ceremonies concluded.
Slortstop Hartmann, formerly of Mon
treal, took up the cudgel and proceeded
to go out centrefleld to first. much to
the merriment of the assembled hosts
of West udson fandom, who were be-
ing initiated into the mysteries of indoor
baseball for the first time. Rudolph's
effort got as far as Third Baseman
Reagan's mits and he sat down. Then
"Heinie' Batch was mean enough to
wait for a quartet of "bawls,' and he
ambled to the chalk-mark called first
base. Catcher Harrison, who was very
popular during the evening because of
his name. managed to break into the hit
column n a steal followed by hits by
II. Matthewson and chase brought the
first two tallies across the pan.
For the Millers, Lennox soaked the
first offering of Matty a%midships and 1t
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
FOUR WELL KNOWN RIDERS who Will PARTICIPATE in BIG BICYCLE CARNIVAL At ARMOR
VS.. Lawson. in
Spirits; Moran VS..
Collins Behind Pace.
These Races Will Be the Feature
Saturday Night.
UNDOUBTEDLY there will be some
~ rare and exciting sport in the

UNDOUBTEDLY there will be some
~ rare n exciting sport in the
sprint races to be held on Sat
urday night as a preliminary to the
big six-day grind which will be held
at the First regiment armory, begin
ming next Monday. The match be-
tween liver Lawson and Frank Kramer
for the best W. out of three mile
heats will probably be the big event of
the night, but the ten-mile motor
paced race between Jimmie Moran and
Elmer Collins should also prove an in
teresting affair if both riders live up
to their regulations and past perform
ances. There will also be two profess
sional sprints n two amateur num-
bers to round out the bill for the eve-
ring. A few years ago Lawson and
Kramer were bitter rivals for the vari-
GUS short distance sprint champion
ships. When Jackie Clarke appeared
on the scene, however, Lawson dropped
out CT 1t. He believes that he still
has the kick and will be able to give
the champion as stiff a battle as he
did in the days of old.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
F~lTzHERBERT
SOLD FOR $4,000

Fitz Herbert was sold yesterday for
$4,000 to Charles Kohler by Sam
Hildreth. The terms were $50 0l
cash and the balance to be paid from
the winnings of the Ethelbert colt.
This is the most sensational sale in
the turf world since the late w. c..
Whitney paid Tony .Aste $50, 600 for
Nasturtium in 1901, in expectation of
capturing the Futurity that season
with his acquisition.
Fitz Herbert's stake engagements
have been transferred TO Frank Taylor.
who will prepare the colt for his o
ing races. Fitz Herbert is eligible to
the Brooklyn, Suburban and Brighton
handieaps, which have am aggregate
value of s16, 1000.
The shift of ownerships will create
greater interest in the big events. 1t
was conceded that. with Fitz Herbert
carrying his colors, Hildreth had a
mortgage on the rich classics. Now
Hildreth will start 10 get his formid-
able campaigner King James in readl-
ness and try to wrest the laurels away
from his former charge. Kohler is the
addition TO tine turf in the line
of owners of high class n A
few weeks & he purchased Uncle for
$40. 600 from Hildreth and sent the Star
Shoot colt to his stud farm.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
JEFF REFUSES TO ENTER CONTROVERSY

Lily, cut the rejuvenated Goodman
to pieces as he pleased. Good
man was game and strong, and would
not be put out, but he was badly and
soundly whipped. The feature bout was
the second contest, in which Pal Moore.
the youthful Philadelphia, won in a
walk from Henry Meters, of Charles
town. Moore won on a knockout in
eight rounds. Meters took the count
three times in the sixth round. twice in
the seventh, the bell saving him, and
twice in the eighth round. Moore was
astonishingly clever and Corbett said he
was the cleverest boy he had ever seen,
Having everything"
Billy Willis, the hitting Italian
lightweight, was unable to land his
wallop on Young Erne. and the latter
was an easy winner in the wiud-up OF
the show of the Douglass A. C. in
Philadelphia last night. With the ex-
ception of the opening session Ernc had
the better of every round. His fast
footwork had the Italian baf1ed at
times. and Willis appeared slower tina
he had been in his late bouts. Erne
used a straight left jab all through the
fight. and this blow brought blood from
Willis's o early in the contest. Willis
depended on his hard right to the Jaw.
but Cyl w either blocked or stepped
out of the way when his wallop was
started. Y
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
CARTMELL HAS WORDS
OF PRAISE FOR MURPHY

Back from his running triumphs
abroad, Nate Cartmell, the former
University Of Pennsylvania track cap
tain, was given a rousing reception at
the University of Pennsylvania yes
terday afternoon.
Cartmell appeared to be in fine o II
dition, and said: My best races were
with Postle, the Australian, although
most of my English friends advised me
against the hazard, as the Australian
was regarded as unbeatable and no
college youth was thought 10 have n
chance to beat him or even push him.
I took a chance, however, and remem-
bered the words of Mike Murphy, 'un-
til the tape is broken you are never
beaten.
mike is the mar who taught me all
I know about the running game, and
there is not n coach in the world with
his skill. and / have seen them all. l
was never seasick and had no sealegs
to work off, although the weather was
pretty rough. When 7 beat Postle for
the British championship I Weighed
165 pounds. the same as when ! first
won the intercollegiate sprint cham
pionships.
England treats every ono right who
acts within the rules of propriety. and
those who have trouble there make it
for themselves. They have athletics
down to a system and they want the
best man to win.
ST shall go.to North Carolina on the
first of March, to take up work as
track coach there, but ] never expect
to run again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
ELIZABETH HEAD PIN
MEN ROLL TONIGHT
BY BERT

TLIZABETH is going to send an
another aggregation of bowlers
up TO Newark tonight to take q
shot at the prizes offered in the STAR
Headpin Tournament on the lroquois
alleys. The last bunch of Union county
experts was successful in annexing "A
number of watch fobs, but none of the
quintets rolled we'll enough to get in
side the money. In the second attempt,
the Elizabeth pin knights figure. they
will roll well over the 500 mark and
get some coin.
The Centrals. of Elizabeth, are well
known as clever Primers. as are the
Elizabeth Y. M. c. l.. five. the Arrows
and the Vans. There should be som
hard luck for the pins when these
bowlers get at them. If they can shoot
in the headpin game in anything like
the style they exhibit at the regula-
ton sport there will surely be some
high-class marking.
There are some promising Newark
pin knights to go IN the alleys tonight.
too. The Prudential boys are going to
be represented by a five from division
j and the LeGlise alleys will send up
two teams. The Niagaras, from Down
Neck" are coming up to bowl, too.
Dick Pulls is going to have his team
on hand n the Fran Park five, from
the Hill section, proposes to have a
shot at that %headpin. The Darkwood
A and b teams, composed of some
bowlers of good reputation, will also
represent the Hill"
The complete list for tonight is as
follows:
Ntagarns, Division j, Prudential In
suranee Ompan Fran Park, Pulls
Rowling Club, Derkwood A, DnrkwoOd
Ii, LeGiise ID, Elizabeth v. VI. c. Ia,
Arrows, of Elizabeth; Vans, of Eliza
beth; LeGlise A, Centrnls, of Elizabeth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
Construction of the Great
Track Begun Today
by Chapman.
Mitten Joins the Colony of
Riders Now in City.
VIKINGS are beginning to take on
the appearance of a six-day

THINGS are beginning to take on
the appearance of a six-day
bicycle race at the First Regi-
ment Armory this afternoon, where all
Is activity with the preliminary prep
aratlons. The first work along this
line is the delivery today of some 200
O0O feet of lumber which will be USE!
IN the construction of the track.
agons are busy this afternoo-. un-
loading their supplies, and at 5 o'clock
tomorrow morning the forty carpenters
who are to construct the track in two
Jays will start their big job under the
direction of John NJ. Chapman.
The construction of the track and
the holding of the race is a bigger
proposition than it at first seemed to the
casual observer. Before the first race
is held Saturday night for the opening
sprint meet Promoter Chapman is UNI
der and expense of nearly $4,000. The
track alone will cost him $1,500. 1t will
measure eleven laps to the mile, will
be eleven feet high, sixteen feet wide
and take l21, 200 running fet OF lumber
for the surface. To his must be added
10000 feet of lumber for the super
structure. Then the rental of the ar
mory for the ten days will be 81, 500
more. while incidentals, printing. ad-
vertising, police, officials and Others
will mean 81, 900 more.
The affair is a big venture, br. from
the high interest being shown in the
affair the race is expected to prove a
success and a venture worth the chance.
The demand for tickets has already
exceeded all expectations and the add
vance sale at Millions and Murray's is
very large.
Several riders. who have been train
ing out of town, have arrived in the
city. The latest to get in is Worth
Mitten. Mitten came in today from
Davenport. Iowa. and he says he IS in
great form. He will ride with Eddie
Rupprecht, the local boy. and they are.
figured to be among the leaders. Sure
ly they will be one of the most popu-
lar teams i'll the grind. Mitten. a dimin-
utiye little chap, has been a rider who
has the reputation of always getting
care of himself, is a plugger of ability.
a great track general WHO has the
name of forming more combination
t any other man in the game. and
is a veteran of the six-day game. Rup-
precht is also IL ''combinationist." and
with Mitten will be a star performer.
1t will be Rupprecht's first trial in the
ten-hour-a-day six-day game. n
from his big Improvement in form dur
in the outdoor season last summe
great things are expected of him..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02

We've Done Some Good.
Through the efforts of
the Booster NJ. Il. WIS
column on the editorial
page of this paper
headed "On the Side"
has at last been placed
where it belongs-on the
side, not in the centre.
here Ty Gained.
cobb has it on Wag-
ner in another depart
ment now.
4 Tip.
We've stood for Il lot of
things from Cedar Grove,
but that deaf and
dumb horse story has
our goat" That coun-
try writer should write
about a baseball that
calls bali or strike
as it passes the batter.
Nnnr lake.
Fellow said he'd climb
up the rain pipe TO the
roof of the Flatiron
building in New York for
$50, 900. THAT'S foolish"
put in his friend. why
is it foolish" came the
quick question. If | get
10 the top I'm on easy
street for the rest of
my life, and il l fall
well, I'd sooner be dead
than disappointed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
And Tommy Martin Gives Views
on Season That Is Now
Dawning.
Nv ANAGER JOE McGINNITY and
Secretary Tommy Martin. of

KM ANAGER JOE McGINNITY and
lVl Secretary Tommy Martin, of
the Newark club, will leave to-
night for Montreal to attend the meet
ing of the Eastern League to be held
in the Canadian city on Friday. Man
aged McGinnity expects that there will
be very little wrangling over the sched-
ule and that the business will be trans
acted smoothly and quickly. Immedi-
ately after the meeting the pair will
board a train bound for Newark and
the Iron Man viii not leave our midst
again until he leaves with his crew on
March 10 for Danville. Va, where the
Tigers training camp will be located.
II Tommy Martins expectations are
verified the Eastern League campaign
this season will be the closest in the
history of the organization and will be
just as exciting as the thrilling cam
paign of 1909. Martin is of the opinion
that the new managers at Buffalo.
Providence and Montreal will all rave
good teams and the race will be a
thriller for evenly matched clubs.
Though Tommy is always roofing
heart and soul for the local club to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
SERIES OF MARATHON
RACES NOW PLANNED

" HE fifteen-mile professional race,
which is to be held at Madison
Square Garden on Monday night.
February IA. is to be preceded by a five
mile handicap, in which all of the best
professionals at his distance will be in
vited to take part. Entries for this race
may be sent to room 30S, Flatiron build
ing. and must be received hot later thar
Wednesday, February 3.
This hfteen-mile race at the Garden
is to be followed ba a series of fifteen
and twenty-mile races and Variations
that promise to furnish some sensa-
tional struggles. Within a few weeks
all of the big guns in the Marathon line
who are now out West, will be in this
vicinity and will be brought together at
the Garden and later in outdoor con-
tests. Dorando's victory last Sunday
over Johnny Hayes revived the interest
in the game among his countrymen
here, but his laurels are said to be
threatened, as there are rumors of an
Italian runner coming to this country
who they say can run rings around
Johnny Hayes's c%onqueror.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02

w ingstar will open their ham
pionship 1S.2-inch balk-line bill
lizard, game here tonight before a crowd
that the advance sale of seats indicate
will be about 1,500 persons. Elaborate
preparations have been sinade for this
match, in which there is displayed
strong interest. and many compari-
sons are being made between the. play.
ers and Cline and Demarest, who are
also playing a championship game at
Chicago. The interest is intensified be-
cause of the possibility of the winners
Of the two matches meeting later in
the winter.
The table that Hoppe and Morning
star will use is attracting much at
tention. 1t has never been played
upon, and is a new style of table not
yet on the market. 1t is called an
Oriental table. 1t is inlaid with pearl.
and is handsomely carved in the grace
full abandon of far eastern architecture.
Both men feel in fine fettie. Hoppe
says he is iii perfect physical form
and if he loses it will be because Morn
ingstar is the better player. while if
he wins he will issue a universal chal
lenge. He will challenge Demaarest to
a game in the fall and will also chal-
lenge the winner of the Chicago con-
test.
Morningstar said that he was in as
fine condition as when he won the
worlds championship, and he has set
his heart on winning this one. "Mucn
as l like Hoppe, and close as is our
friendship. / shall be a disappointed
man If / lose. If | fail it will be be-
Willie outplays me-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
Visitors Take Game by Score
of 8 to 5-CrOWd
Present.

Mathewson for McGrath's New
York Leaguers was the feature
of the indoor baseball game played at
Rentschler's Auditorium, Harrison. last
night between the leaguers and Dots
Miiler's newly organized nine. Matty's
superb twirling was the primary cause
of the defeat suffered by the Miller
nine, who bit the dust to the tune of s
run to ..
Hal Chase covered first for the leag-
uers in m~id-season style, and pitched
the last three innings for the %leaguers.
Dots Miller pitched the final four in
nings for his team and held the visitors
scoreless while in the o During the
early innings LennoX did the mound
work for the Millers, while the Pitts
burg second-sacker was behind the bat.
dots batted out three hits in five
attempts, while Chase got fou in as
many tries. Christy Mathewson failed
to, get in a hit, but his brother, Hank
had four safeties, one of them a peach
two-sacker. which wss the %cleanest hit
of the game. Two Eastern Leaguers,
Heinie Batch, third baseman of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-02
Gleason Therefore Leaves to
Meet Richard in
Nevada.
Wash, Feb. ..

SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. =.
r ACK GLEASON. who arrived from
San Francisco last night to confer
y with Sam Berger and James j. JEFF
fries with reference to the place of hold
ing the Jeffries-Johnson fight, an
nounced. after a short conference. that
he would leave at once for Nevada to
confer with TEX Richard. his partner
in the enterprise. in an effort to induce
him to hold the fight in a Francisco,
Berger and Jeffries declined to take
any part in the controversy, leaving the
matter entirely in the hands of the pro-
motors.
Jeffries and his party left for the East
last night.
phil McGovern and Charlie Gold
man boxed ten fast rounds at Schenec-
ta1y last night to a clean-cut draw.
McGoyern is the stronger boy of the two
and in the second round put Goldman
to the mat for the oun of seven.
The main bout between PAL Moore.
of Philadelphia, and Henry Miers. of
Charlestown. at the Armory Athletic
Association, of Boston, last night, was
stopped in the eighth round, after Miers
had been knocked down eight times, four
times in The sixth, twice in the seventh
and twice in the eighth rounds. Moore
let Miers do all the work in the early
rounds.
Tommy" O'Keefe, of Philadelphia,
was given a decision over Kid Good
man. of Boston. al the end of ten
rounds of hard fighting.
). W. Coffroth, the California fight
promoter, who has been in Europe for
two months, is a passenger on the Maui
retania, which will probably arrive in
New York early Friday morning. Be-
fore leaving England Coffroth made "a
81, 900 bet with Eugene CORR, of the Ma
tional Sporting Club. that he would be
in San Francisco on February 8. To
win the bet Coffroth intends to board
the Twentieth Century limited on Fri
day afternoon, reaching Chicago Satur-
day morning. If no mishaps occur he
will leave Chicago a few hours later on
the Overland limited. which is due in
San Francisco At 7:GS p. m. next Tues
day, February s.
There should be plenty OF action to-
night at the Wayne A. c., Of Philadel-
phia, when Billy Donovan, of Kensing-
ton, hooks up with Harry Clutch. of
New York, in the principal bout of an
show.
There were three ten-round bouts at
the Armory A. A. last night n as an
added attraction Jim Corbett, former
heavyweight champion. was present
and addressed the members, telling
them that they had the best appointed
clubhouse in America. The intercity
bout resulted in a victory for Philadel-
phia. Tommy O'Keefe, the Quaker City