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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

liantly in the modern game. His
breaking through in two Yale games
was such as to equip him particularly
for q tackle position, Besides possess
ing all these qualities, De Witt was a
great long distance, place and drop
kicker as we'll rs a wonderful punter.
Brown and Hshslfinssr For Guards.
The matter of selecting guards is
much easier than picking the men for
other positions, the honors falling to
Gordon Brown, captain Of the famous
1900 Yale eleven, and Hefelfnger OF
the 1889 and 1890 Yale cams. The play
ing of these two men stands out above
all others. 1t can be safely said that
no man In the game outside of Hefel-
finger has approached Brown in gen.
eral excellence since football was in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
WINTER HORSE RACING
NOW IN FULL SWING

$500 FgN - 4-iaH- a-- E
Winter horse racing is now IN full
swing ut Jacksonville. Fla, and at
Iaarez. Mexico. Juare2 is across the
rio Grande from HI Paso, Tex, and
preparations have been made for a race
meeting of ~stupendous proportions.
The Juarez track, built at an outlay OF
more than $500, 600, is a model of on
struction and has been pronounced one
Of the finest in the world. 1t is owned
by : syndicate of American and Mexi-
can capitalists, including James Butler
of Philedelphia, Price Mckinney OF
Cleveland, o.; j. G. Follansbee, Senior
Terrazas OF Mexico, who is a strong
supporter Of President Diaz, and other
men OF much influence in the republic
threatened with revolution. Matt ].
Winn conceived the idea OF establish
Ing this track, and. with the aid of
Eenor Terrazas, a northumberland, a
concession from the Mexican govern
ment vas secured permitting open
bpcknsaIing, pool selling and other
forms OF gambling.
Juarez had its first meeting last win
ter, and, while no money was made
enesa WAS sufficient business to en-
courage the, owners Of the track. who
have spent a large amount in needed
improvements for the accommodation
OF horssmen and visitors.
IN eraer to attract the owners of big
stables more than $1,000 0 In stakes and
purses has been hung up for the meet
Ing. which IS eheduled to run at least
100 days.
Before the troubles in Mexico broke
eut there was every Indication thai
Juarsz would hold the biggest meeting
Of tbs winter Stable room for more
than 500 horses was engaged. and lead
3ng turfEaen among the appli'
eaEss.
Mors than zo horses are STABBED In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

The superiority OF the Rugby game
for high schools and colleges Is 80 au-
parent 80 certainly established, that
the issue now presented as between
this and the old intercollegiate game
has taken the form OF a moral question
and a moral issue. The old intercol-
legiate game deserves to be driven out
OF all American institutions. No ono
who is we'll versed In the two games
can say anything else. The perpetual
ton OF he old game can be only re-
garded as ethically wrong. All the Oft
repeated artificial efforts TO remodei 1t
have proved Ineffective. The great and
In fact the only remedy is the intro-
ductton OF the Rugby game. The in
terest in this game is bound to m
crease from year to year g the public
becomes more familiar with the Rug
by game"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

you see. he had the advantage OF hay
ing had me for a teacher
Newell and Do Witt, Tsskiss.
Coming to tackles. there is q wealth
of good material, Among the list one
finds such grand players aseNewell and
Fish of Harvard. Hector Cowan,
"Bifry'' Lea and Hillebrand OF Prince
ton; Murphy. stillnan, Chamberlain
and Bloomer OF Yale. Outland and
Draper OF Pennsylvania and Curtis of
Michigan-all great men In theft day.
Newell, All American tackle. of the
Harvard 1890, 1891. 1899 and 1898
teams. is given one position. During
his four years on the gridiron he made
q great name for himself as well for
his team. Many times he checked
plays inside and outside of him without
any assistance from his teammates.
He knew his position thoroughly, and
his alertness in watching his opponents
enabled him to size up possibilities be-
fore they started. On the defense he
always varied his charges and seldom
was out Of position to help in checking
an attack.
John De Witt of Princeton, All Amer
lean left guard for 1902 and 1908, would
have made q great tackle under the
new code. With his speed, agility and
strength he would have shone brill
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

was coming that eve though the run
ner got by the end he me- Eckersall at
once.
tance punter. he was the wonder OF MS
time as q drop kicker. EckersaH was
also a phenomenally fast man IN q
broken field and often ran the punt
back in spite of good ends, gaining at
times half the distance. Eckersai. be-
sides being a great kicker, fast run
ner. a sure handler Of the ball. fed his
back men with precision and used all
his plays with Judgment. To cite this
an incident In the game with Michigan
In 1904 is recalled. The great Heston
had broken through the line and was
starting for q touchdown. The Michi-
gan man used the straight arm to per-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
Rugby Popular
On Coast

Since football as played by eastern
varsity teams has been discarded FOR
Rugby In the California Institutions
the westerners have been trying to
spread the alien game to ether parts Of
the country. The cries of abolish
footbala have risen louder III Rugby
sections than anywhere else, Presi-
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Of The Uns-
versity Ct California sasA thas tho In
PRODUCTION of Rugby tooSbail into
American sehsois l. d moral issue He
il 2eetsd enEhe ka&sra an gsa.oAa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

Matt ., VIM. general manager OF
me COMING winter meeting at Juarez.
Mexico. is enthusiastic over the work
ing OF the pari matuel system of spec
niation as operated In Kentucky. VIM
believes that the pari mutuel system
is the salvation Of racing in this coun-
Try and predicts that It win be ena-
pioyed by all the tracks In Canada be-
Tore another year has passed.
Racing is booming in Rens,,ctry 3
says VIM. and 1t is wholly due 70 the
pafs fnutuei. This form OF betting has
practically stamped out alleged crook
ca transactions. There are no plunz@
ers left, n the touks ana pliers. se
gesner with the old riffraR, have dla-
appeared
The people Of Kentucky have M
nsWeo centi1enee In saesng. and It Ii
Que 70 SAG nsnFuel ax#&sna
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
PHiLEiN DIDN'T KNOW
WHICH TEAM TO
ROOT FOR.

steve Philbin. the great half
back OF the 1908 Yale football
team, Is called by his friends
''the man without a. country"
and this is how 1t came about:
Philhin was at the recent Yale
Harvard game and between the
halves hustled over to the Yale
side of the field and then back
to the Harvard stand. Philbin
is now q member of the harvard
Law school ana played for II
against the Carlisle Indians a
few weeks ago. winning the
game for his eleven by kicking
a goal from the field. He did
not Know during the recent
game whether to srheerefor Har-
ward T yell for Yale. and when
asked after the game with which
he sympatflized he said Princes
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

to sixty yards. As a tackler there was
nc better on the gridiron. When play
ing In the back field on the defensive,
when a fake kick was attempted and
the runner was going cut around the
end. Eckershll started SO quickly from
HIS position after he saw that no kick
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
Some Gridiron Heroes Who Helped
Make Football History.

were all first class. Holt OF Yale, Lewis
of Princeton. Nourse of Harvard.
Marks of Penn and Cozens of this
years Pennsylvania team are others.
These men sill developed In the past
twenty years. and their playing stands
out above that OK the others. After
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
dhigM sunday nisfIs 81 ths
man Meyer put in enna b.

put ~ nnG he
wuulu hfao shine under fTs New code
were such Q chance given TO him.
His mans has grown to signify the
perfection OF end play. Hinkey went
Through the interference like, a shadow
and invariably picked out the man with5
the ball.
j . ~ 10 weighed but l5o pounds,
no never had any dificulty in boxing
his tackle and giving his runner a good.
chance TO get by. Hinkey was not
physicslly remarkable, but he had re-
markAble football instinct and an un-
eTring knowledge OF how to get there
4 where to be at the right time.
Playing under the new code. Hinkey
would be a great man to handle the
forward pass.
Under both h new and old rules
Fitzpatrick Is an Ideal end man, HI
divided the honors with Hinkey as tn
greatest that ever appeared on a grid
iron: It was almost impossible to boz
him up. He covered punts with al
most instructive sureness, while hi
tackling was hard, certain and effec
tive. He was down the field under lon
punts like a racing automobile and un
erring In his diagnosis. of every pla.
aimed at him. The runner seldom go
around the fitzpatrick end.
Shevlin was another great end, an,
SO was Campbell. but neither came vi
TO Hinkey or fitzpatrick. During par
Of the 1910 season Shevlin coached tn,
Yale end men. and after Fitzpatrick di,
such remarkable playing IN the games
against Princeton and Harvard som,
one asked Shevlin whom he considered
the greatest end. He replied, "Kilpat
rick Is q better end than 1 was; but
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

49, VEN though the football season
of 1910 is now a thing of the
past n all the big elevens
- have selected their leaders for
next season and the experts have
chosen their all star teams, an All
American OF All Americans will no
doubt prove Interesting to the follow
ers OF the strenuous girdiron game.
This eleven is composed of men who
have been awarded conspicuous places
in the theoretical football hall OF fame.
The eleven, II the players could be
brought together and found capable or
duplicating their best Efforts during
their greatest years, would ~undoubted-
~ be invfncfble. The game has changed
materially in the past fifteen years, and
the alterations might affect the playing
Of several men. StiI1, many of the old
timers showed such ad~aptability that
It would not take them long to learn
the new style game.
Under the new football code speed is
supposed to be the dominating factor,
but even with the open play the man
OF muscle does not come amiss. This
does not mean that "beef' counts as
much as 1t did during the reign of the
old style mass play. but endurance and
strength are mighty handy. How the
old timers would handle the forward
pass is pro5lematical, but the ma
Jority of them possessed such remark
able football instinct that they would
take to 1t like a duck to water.
Fitzpatrick and Hfnksy, Ends.
Selecting tho ends for the team is a
4 e task there having been many
rood ones Going over the list one
such stars IS Hinkey and shsy-
b ~ yale, Cabot, Haliowell and
campbell of Harvard. Cochran, Henry
Davis OF Princeton, Colbert and
Of Penn. Glaze of Dartmouth
q host OF others.
NY SELECTIONS for ends are Hinkey Of
he 1892, 1928 and 1894 Yale elavens
ma sKAlpatriek Of the 1900 1s1AAa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
AN ALL AMERICAN OF ALL AMERICAN
FOOTBALL TEAM.

BY TOMMY CLARK.
- VEN though the football season
- of 1910 is now a thing of the
past and all the big elevens
= have selected their leaders for
The evening world., 1911-04-21
paay paid ri. check and noso1y VA,

pany paid me check and nobody was
the visor.
About the hr-t Of tna year, ~'nea
Richter left his joo, soms ore checked
the books n found tho stubs did not
asre. with the oash balance, and traced
the raased cheok. The Grand Jury In
dicted Richter.
Detective Russo learned that Richter
was N Boston and watched for his re-
turn until last night, whom he found
him at home and brought him to head.
quarters. In the lineup to-day Dstso-
tive seliGman peeped through his mask
and recognized Charlie. the boy won.
der" According TO the police. Charlie
wrots to former Commissioners McAdoo
about 1906. relating his remarkable
penohsnt for pick ,ng out persons OBJ
sessed with criminal instincts. and told
OF the haunts OF the wicked.
The Commissioner was Impressed. and
had a lot of old-time pinochio deteo-
tivss chase around town for q week
with the lad. seeing New York In .
personally conducted party. The young
fellows dream came to . sudden end
lie. had only dreamed about being .
Sherlock IIolmea
The evening world., 1911-04-21
boy SHERLOCK"
HOAXER ARRESTED
AS CHECK F0RGER
Detectives Recognize "Charlie
the Wonder" Who I'm
pressed McAdoo.

Back in me days when Chief MaSis-
trate McAdoo was overiord Of the po-
lice the monotony of Affairs was broken
by the advent Of Charlie, the boy
detective. whose OWNING rod system of
ferre,inr the wicked was a weeks
-ore sport for the garden variety Of
sleuths. To-day one Of the garden
variety. who. IN 1905. walked many
miles to crafty the boy wonder. ar
rested Charlie upon an Indictment for
forgery in the second degree.
Charles Rchsse. twsatyseest y>en
old. Of No. ~ LnoH avsnuA Il the
youth. II 10 charged hat he ives en-
ploysd a. = b~ookkeeosr for the United
States Conditioning and Testing Com
pany. OF No. ~ Hudson street On
Sept. u. 1910. Il 10 alleged. he took
a check for s4s7, ", and made IT, check
for Si.4s7.S The Broadway Trust Com
The evening world., 1911-04-21
COULDN'T COLLECT
F|RE|NSURANCE,S 50
He KILLS HIMSELF
Cloak Manufacturer Waits for
End Of Passover Season,
Then Takes Gas.

when Insurance sdjusters delayed
settlement with Joseph Roffis for dam
ses by q IRE hic occurred In his
cloak factory at No. ITO West Eighteenth
street three weehs ago he announced
his intention OF killing hinself ut the
close OF the Passover season. Despite
close watch kept on him by his father
and his wife he left his homo At No. IL
~ Marin place yesterday evening at
sundown. whom the Passover ended.
made his way 20 the Summit Hotel at
Bowsry and Canal street and killed
himself By inhsiins saa.
Rofns came 10 New York from Boston.
wbsrs he had besn c~onductins . small
cioah manufacturing business until two
years aso. He started In a modes, .
with some aid given by his father and
prospersd. At the time tho FIRE occurred
hs was employing sixty cioakmakers.
Ruse to Escape Relatives.
The Ire occurred just "a Rofrs. over
whslmed with orders. was beginning TO
rid himself OF obligations contracted In
the growth OF his business. His wife
says the sudden misfortune apparently
unbalanced his mind. He wanted tho in
surance money Immediately so he might
resume business n save his orders.
Blu the insurance ~adjusters took thor
time. Rofis, unable to sleep. dwelt con-
tlnua1ly upon his bad luck. From
The evening world., 1911-04-21
VOTE INCREASE OF STOCK.
Reading Hoiders Raise the Capital
60 SAs,o0o,ooe,

PHILADELPHIA, April n.-At Q sps.
ctai meeting here to-day OF the stock.
HIDDEN q thu P~haladeipiMa md Read.
ING Railway Company an Increase In the
capital stock Of the company from t3o,-
eoo,ooo 20 Us. 900. 900 Was authorised.
The new stock Win b issusd 10 the
Reading Company. ths holding corpora
ton. to reimburse 4 for the payment
Of prioP hon and concentrated mortgage
bonds Of che old Philadelphia and Read.
Ing Railroad Company. The Reading
Company will turn the stock over to the
Central Trust Company Of New York
- additional collateral for the Reading
general mortgage bonds.
The evening world., 1911-04-21
CITY NEEDN'T PAY DADY.
verbal order Of superintendent
Iusumoient Voucher.

Michael J. Dady. contractor and re-
publican poliecisn of Brooklyn. IA
iost 1880 for work done fr the oAty.
because he failed TO have Il properly
avshorissd. Comptroilsr Prcndergast
who IL known . love Mr.. Dsdy ~
much ~ eli Brooklyn R~spubisoaas love
each other. made the nfst 0ejsoueu %
the bill.
Dady said the work was done outside
the specifications Of a contract for the
city wAterworks In the Nassau County
right Of a on tho verbal order Of
tho supor ntendent. The Supreme
Court ref used TO grant a writ Of man
damus compelling ths Comptroller to
Day the bill The Appellate Division
to-day said the Supreme Court wa
right.
The evening world., 1911-04-21
HE WOULD PUT A TAX
ON BR0ADWAY'S FlZZ.
State Senator McManus Introduces
a Bill That Hits Lobster
Palace Patrons.

ALBANY. April "A bill that would
heavily tax the frequenters OF lobster
palaces IN the white Light DISTRICT
Of Broadway was introduced by Senator
McManus Yesterday, II provides that
each quart bottle OF champagne shall be
taxed 30 cents.
The tax Is to be represented by stamps
sold by the State and AFFIXED % wine
bottles In such a manner that whom the
bottle Is uncorked the stamp will be
destroyed.
Small bottles are 10 pay a tax OF .
cents.
The evening world., 1911-04-21
ARBUcKLE COMPANY
WANTS FREE SUGAR.

WASHINGTON. April 2l.-lThs Demo-
cratic OF the Ways and Means
Committee hAvs zen asked by the
Arbuckls G-sar Raining Company to
report . bill placing usar on the free
l6t.
The evening world., 1911-04-21
Mo Flooded with Had Coin.

RIO JANElRo, Brasil. April n
Brazilian secret police a unearthod
q counterfeiting sang at Montevideo
who are alleged to have placed more
than $780, 900 In spurious currency In this
city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
Here Is a Remedy That
Will Cure Eczema.
1--WE PRONE ITn

Why waste time and money ex-
perimenting with greasy salves
and other lotions, trying to drive
the eczema germ from under
meath the skin when the Victor II.
Malstrom Drug Store guarantees
ZEMO. a clean liquid preparation
for external use to rid the skin of
the germ life that causes the
trouble One application will re-
lieve the itching and often times
one bottle is sufficient to cure a
minor case of eczema.
In over 1000 towns and cities
in America, the leading druggist
has the agency for ZEMO and he
will tell you of the marvellous
cures made by this clean, simple
treatment. ZEMO is recognized as
the cleanest and most popular
treatment for eczema, pimples,
dandruff and all other forms of
skin or scalp affections whether
on infant or grown person. Will
you try a bottle on our recon-
mendauon?
Victor II. Malstrom's Drug Store
cor. 9th and C SITS, Tacoma, Wash.
Free delivery
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
THE TIMES TOUR OF THE
WORLD

BERLIN, Germany, March II.
is the capital of the Ger
man empire, but Potsdam is the
home of the German emperors.
Here it was that Frederick the
Great entertained all the great
French literary lights. wrote his
histories-in French-and storm
ed and cursed in very bad Ger
man. And here, every summer,
comes the kaiser of today-Will-
lam of the divine right.
Potsdam is the royal residence
town of the HohenZollerns. Freder-
ick the Great built there his fam
Gus palace surrounded by the park
of San Souci (San Souci means
without care") which the erratio
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
Little Woman Ties UP
Whole Telephone System
(By United Press Leased Wirc. J

10y tHIteu IfeSS LeHSeu Wlfc.D
MODESTO, CAL, March IL
Helpful hints to housewives:
When hubby's sox need rein
forcement, commander the teie-
phone receiver. 1t is an ideal
darning ball.
This was tried successfully by
a little old lady on Ceres Road,
who mended the sox of the farm
ers during Saturday and Sunday
with the resflt that the entire
farm district telephone service of
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
near went dead"
After investigating repeated
complaints the company presented
the ingenious housewife with a
set of darning balls of all sizes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17

w
Frederick made one of the beauty
spots of Europe.
San Souci is reached through the
Brandenburg gate, a massive tri-
umphal arch in Roman style.
Within the park is also the more
pretentious new palace in which
Wilhelm lives nowadays, and the
palace of Charlottenhof, which
boasts some of the best relief
work of the famous sculptor Thor
waldsen.
But Germany can show us other
things besides palaces. For in
stance, one of the best organized
forest systems in the world. She
went into the conservation bust
ness more than a hundred years
go, and today she has finer forests
lof American white pine than can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
WILL SUE u. S.
for SIG, 1000, 900
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wtfe.D
LONG BEACH, Cal, March II.
Claiming that he Is heir of Rob-
ert Morris, founder of the nation
al banking system in the United
States, signer of the Declaration
of Independence and lender to the
United States of 81, 100000 after
the war with England, Captain T..
]. Morris of this city is about to
institute proceedings in the state
department at Washington to re-
cover the loan of his ancestor.
the total amounting to $4,000
600. Captain Morris has aft
davits showing that the first Nor
ris was his great-grandfather and
that thirteen heirs besides himself
are now living.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
ENT san sogc PoTsDAM THE HOME OF EMPEROR

be found in America.
Also she can give us pointers
on farming. There are in Ger
many 100000 farms of less than
five acres and most of them are
owned by the folk that cultivate
them. And these folk make money.
Altogether we can learn many
things from Germany. Among
other things we can learn to steer
clear of militarism-the bugbear
of the German people.
From Germany the Times tour
lists will float down the picturesque
Rhine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
BOYS WANTED

Good live Sth grade and high
school boys to carry good paying
Times routes. Call at Times office
IN person after school; ask for
Allen or Kinney,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17
GETS $1,000 DAMAGES.

Hulda Walgraf was awarded
$500 verdict against the Wilke-
son Coal &c Coke Co., in the SUI
preme court yesterday. She asked
5000 for the death of her hus-
band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-17

Pyramid Flour, the Great
is a universal family
flour. 1t will solve the bread
question for you. **+
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-02
Kansas. returned to her home in Id
dvyj11e Thuradov SI1S tsisit sa.iNy T3

r 80 IL Il "a
Kansas. returned to her home in nd
dyville Thursday. 5
Il Thomas williams Of Des Moines 10
visiting this week at the parental VIM.
Ross home.
Mrs. Lima Sapp and Mrs. Mary Long
who were called home by the death OF
their mother Mrs. Benjamin Anderson.
returned to their home at Sterling,
Colo, this week. ass8 4s
Miss Goldie Mater went to Wright
Friday for a visit with her cousin DR..
Roy Mater.
Mrs. Sam Fulmer Of Kirkville wat \
guest Friday at the s. L. Lennon
home in Ejdyville.
Mrs. Ed Shields, Mrs. Peter Baer.
Mrs. J. p. Anderson. Mrs. Laura Dible
and Mrs. Wiley Berry were In Ottusn-
wa Thursday attending meeting OF
the Royal Neighbors.
Mrs. Dave Belzer and children went
to Ottumwa Friday to visit with rela-
tives for few days.
The meetings which have been IN
progress at the Baptist church for the
past six weeks closed Sunday night
A great deal of interest has been man
Tested by the good attendance and a
number have protested conversion.
Geo. Davis and son H. 8. Davis OF
Oskaloosa were calling on friends In
Eddyville Friday.