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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

The distance between the first teeing
ground and the first bunker at the
Columbia Country Club has been less
ened ten feet. This change In the
arrangement of the grounds meets with
the approval of all of the members. as
from the caddy house and more direct
ly in line with the first hole. Mont
gomery E. DanfOrth, chairman OF the
greens committee. and Donald Ball, the
professional of the club, contemplate
further Improvement of the course. and
between most of the holes will be
changed and numerous bunkers and
traps installed This will make the
course a better test OF golf and more
in keeping with the latest ideas of
course construction.
Two of the best games played at the
Washington Country Club last week
were those in which A. Zappone beat
H. C. Fuller and the game played be-
tween Mr.. .Zappone and ]. S. Ball. which
went for nineteen holes and was won
by the former player
Monday Miss Lillian Truett and her
sister went half way around the course
at the Washington Country Ciuo's links
and had some splendid practice They
refused to divulge the score OF the
game declaring that they do not in
tend to hang up any cards until they
have become more proficient in the
game They are under the tutelage of
their pater, George E. Truett.
Grunwell brothers VS.. Truett broth
ers was the card Of the early part OF
the week, when this quartet OF ardent
golfers meandered over the meadows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
lNQUISlTIVE FANS.
Sporting Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly publish in your col.
umn record of Edmund Lewis a ona-
'lfne wrestler and thereby greatly oblige.
49, p. w. r.
Lewis, THE Stranger" was In his nrin,a
fifteen years ago.
Sporting Editor Star:
TWO boxers, A and B. have equal
amount of speed and science can
maintain top speed for ten rounds. "a -
maintain top speed for twenty rounds.
Who is the speedier? JEROME SMITH
3 looks like the better man.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly insert in your pink sheet small.
est number of pitched balls thrown nv
Christy Mathewson that came within the
world S record. and when. NJ C.
Mathewson pitched a game against Gin.
cinnati about ten days ago in which he
pitched seventy-two balls. johnson beat
this at Cleveland last week, when he
pitched but % balls in a game
Sporting Editor Star:
ID Please publish in your Sunday SNORT.
ing sheet the record of Lou Dillon for one
mile 90 Also the famous decision rem.
dered by O'Loughlin in that seventeen.
inning contest between the Athletics and
the Tigers. You will greatly oblige me by
ooins So A. FAN
1.5Sl2 :
Cd O'Loughlin called batter out whose
ny ball had been dropped by Crawford,
who was interfered with
Sporting Editor Star:
The batter hits a high foul out
side of third base-an easy chance
for a put-out for the third base
man-but he muffs the ball. On the
next ball pitched the batter makes a
clean MT ane gets on base. Is the third
basenan charged with an error? Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

In an imaginary opponent for awhile.
Then he opens the window. Whereupon
ensues the following dialogue:
We'll, who are you?
why, / was sent down here to keep
you from being lonesome"
'Oh. you We're? Who sent you2'
.'One of the fellows up in Cleveland
asked me if l wouldn't come here and
box with YOU for a few days. He said
you wanted somebody, and so l thought
I'd take q try at it,
Can YOU box?''
Yes. little
Well come in and make yourself at
home Wen have dinner soon and this
afternoon YOU can box with me-.
tAll right"
Sounds like the meeting of a couple of
Kids getting acquainted after the manner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
WORKING HARD.
Mcfarland Hopes to Be Lightweight
Champion.

CHICAGO. September 2.-Packey Nc
Farland. who hopes TO wear the light
weight crown. is hard at work training
for his ten-round bout with the cham
pion. Ad Wolgast. which is to be held In
Milwaukee September To- From now
until few days before the fight the
little boxer will train strenuously. Pack
ey says he intends to train harder for
this bout than for any other in which he
has participated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
COMING CHAMPION
KiIbane Fights Rivers for
FeatherWeight Title.
SCRAP COMES OFF MONDAY
Good Story About the Little Boxer
Whom Clevelanders
Pick to Win.
SCRAP COMES OFF MONDAY
Snecinl nlsnatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio September 2.-The
scene is fighters training camp at
Vermilion Ohio. on the shores of LalAe
Erie Time, summer 1907. Jimmy Dunn.
lightweight of Newcastle, Pa, who Is
getting into condition for battle, al the
camp looks out of the rear window of
his cottage one morning and is surprised
to discover a very thin and scrawny-
looking youth doing shadow boxing on
his punching bag platform.
Amused at the pugnacious antics of the
stranger. Duna watches him punch holes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

the soft sphere over the green out Chevy
Chase way last Monday and Mr.. Moore
won the match by > up and ]. For the
first nine holes the contest was ''like-as-
you-lie" in coming into the fair green
and halved holes. After this the honors
were even up TO the home hole. when
Mr.. Merritt tried to press his game and
lost because OF the superior putting of
Mr.. Moore.
corking good foursome was played
Tuesday at the Chevy Chase course the
contestants being 4. u. Sheldon and {.
Shute against r. Graves and A. Winter
The former couple won by up and l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

A. l. Clark and w NJ Smith, playing
as partners, against G. II. Chasmer
and A. G. Burhman. won from the lat
ter two on the Columbia links last
Thursday by 4 up and 8. Punk putt
ing and foolish foozling." said Mr.
Chasmer, was the cause of our un-
doing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

Stocksdale gave up trying TO get a
man to take Zanelli's place at short, and
he sent Jack Morrison from right to
third. switching Heating to short. This
gives job to a pitcher in right each
day. but the combination is the best that
could be patched UP this late in the sea-
son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

at Washington Country Club. The four
ball match went to the Truett family
by up and 9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

Labor day there will be a putting
contest on the links of Bannockburn
that will be open to all members who
desire to enter the affair Approach
from the edge of the fair green to the
hole and subsequent puts are the con-
ditions of the contest. and the players
in each set holing the ball in the few
est number of strokes will be declared
winner. Sweepstakes rules will gov
ern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

No score was given out in the game
between Commissioner and Mrs. Ru-
dolph played at Columbiana last Tues
day. but at the finish of the game Mrs.
Rudolph was heard to remark to the
Commissioner: Never mind, you just
wait until next time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

The foursome between w. S. Catlett
and T. 0. Varnell. partners, against
j. T. Costinett and Edwin Harlan on
the course at Columbia last Wednesday
resulted in a victory for the former
couple by 3 and 2. The winners had
everything their own way during the
first eight holes. then Costinett and
Harlan succeeded in getting six holes
The contest then was nip and tuck un-
til the finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

1t took the magnates of the Virginia
League five years to learn that sane
salary limit was its only salvation and
Petersburg has not been in the circuit
long enough to realize this II is GER
tainly to be hoped that the Petersburg
Association can show the scribes and fans
that they are wrong and that the team Is
and has always been in the fourteen
hundred-dollar limit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

Lieut.. Livingston Hunt, paymaster
of the United States Navy. braved the
wet weather several times last week
on the links of the Chevy Chase Club
and. under the espionage of George
Sargent, practiced the royal and
ancient game arduously. He is intent
on getting the kinks out of himself
preparatory to the fall tournaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

The very fact that Richmond VIII have
to win some OF the Petersburg games 10
land in fourth place ahead Of the locals
ought to be enough evidence that the
Colts are not going to try to help Peters,
burg to win the rag over Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

Norfolk has the best of the schedule
for the last four days. for Petersburg will
be playing Richmond. while the Tars will
have Danyille for q curtain and the Red
Sox ought to be easy for the Tars for
four straight. 1t may be that the last
series VII be required to settle the cham
p;onShip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

Sporting Editor Star:
% Is player entitled to sec
ond base if, when four balls are
called the fourth ball is over
throw? Does the player get first
base on four balls and an extra base on
the overthrow? PLANO.
Yes TO both questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

The third baseman should be charged
with an error whether or not the bats
man gets to first afterward. F1elders
are given errors on muffed foul mes
the same as on any other kind of fly
balls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

Sporting Editor Star:
A base runner is running from Sec
ond to third base voluntarily. The
third baseman ION base) gets the ball,
hut does not touch the runner Is the
runner out? H. n. j.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
ONE VICTIM OF
AUTO ACCIDENT

special % the EvENlNq NEWs.

New Brunswick, March 2S:-
James Coldan, one of the four men
hurt when an auto, in which they
were riding between Old Bridge and
this place, ran into ditch Saturday
night, died at the Wells Memorial
Hospital here about Ii o'clock last
night. He was chauffeur at the
wheel of the machine and was re-
ported to have sustained only a bro
ken collarbone and few cuts, but
it Is believed he died from internal
INJURIES The remains will be taken
to Trenton where he lived. The vic
tim Is survived by two small chill
dren. His wife died a short time
ago.
William Foster, Frederick Foster
and Edward A. Hermit, all of Tren-
ton, are the other victims In the ac-
cident, which occurred on the steep
hill just beyond the bridge at Wes-
tons Mill. William Foster sustain
ed broken leg and cuts. Frederick
Foster received numerous cuts and
Hermit sustained wounds about the
head and legs. William r. Clux-
ton, police reporter for the Trenton
Times, was the fifth man in the party
and escaped injuries. The men were
pitched out after the machine had
been ditched-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
SCHOOL PUPILS
PARADE TO-DAY
Grammar School Cele brate
Winning of Library.

About 750 pupils Of the grammar
school will parade at three o'clock this
afternoon to mark their victory in the
recent library contest, The start will
be made from the grammar school, then
to Division street, up Division to
Broad, to State, to Smith to Albert
Leon 3 furniture store where they viii
be photographed. Immediately the
books viii be given out.
After receiving the books the pupils
will then march to Madison avenue
then to the grammar school. The pu-
pills are jubilant over their success, as
they secured the town for votes and
some Of the canvassers could be- seen
in front of the stores from which the
coupons were issued at all times.
They worked lang and diligently and
their earnest efforts were rewarded
by receipt of library valued at ST.
600. Henry Hulse and other teach
ers of the school acted as marshals
of the parade. The Goodwill Fife,
Drum and Bugle Corps furnished
music for the event.
In view of the fact that the pupils
of No. / school worked hard for the
grammar school pupils, they were dis
missed ten minutes early this after
noon to witness the parade.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
NOW AFTER BIG
COAL COMBINE
Government TO Start Grim
inaI Prosecution Against
Big Financial Group.
HEADED BY PENNA. r. r.
Has Secretly Gained Control
of Anthracite Coal Fields
and Killed Competition.
HEADED BY PENNA. r. n
Special BY United Press wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, March 2S-Criminal
prosecution against half score of
powerful financiers may be institut-
ed shortly, it was learned here to-
day, following long secret investi-
CATION of what the department of
justice officials declare to be the big
gest trust In the world.
Agents of the department are re-
ported to have evidence of billion
dollar combination, said to be faith
cred by the Pennsylvania railroad
and organized to control the entire
anthracite coal output of the United
States. For years, 1t Is alleged, the
combine, acting secretly, has used It's
power to extort enormous profits
while throttling competition by with
holding cars from coal operators not
In the trust. Subsidization of small
railroads and the buying up of enor-
nous coal holdings were the steps
by which the trust gained domina-
tion of the field. 1t is alleged. The
Pennsylvania, the B. & o. and the
Norfolk and Western railroads were
today declared at the department of
justice to be the three carriers who
play the most prominent part in the
alleged combine.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
VACANCY SOON
ON TAX BOARD
William B. Voorhees, Of This
City Is Mentioned for
the Position.
MEMBERs's Term EXPIRE

Gossip as to whom will be chosen
by Governor Wilson to I'LL the posi-
ton on the Middlesex County Board
of Taxation that becomes vacant or
May /, is now prevalent about the
county. William D. voorhees,, OF
this city, now alderman-at-large, Is
the only local man mentioned thus
far. Strenuous efforts are being
made to have B. Frank Samsel, oi
Sayreville, the outgoing member
renamed.
Want Local Man Chosen.
Many local people contend that
the position should go to man from
this city. Inasmuch as Mr.. Voor-
hees has been prominent In munich
pal affairs for years past. 1t is the
contention of some that he Is a man
well qualified to fulfill the duties of a
member OF the board. While this ie
said by Perth Amboyans about Mr.
Voorhees,, others in various parts OF
the county would have Mr.. Samsel
rechosen because OF his long and va
ried experience as an assessor and
member OF the board.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
IDENTIFY BODY
IN The MORGUE
Prsves to Be that of Richard
F. Scott, Captain OF
Tuqboat.
MISSING FOR MONTHS
Probably Fell Overheard at
Dry Docks--BeIie7ed Man
Away on ''spres."
MISSING FOR MONTHS

Through Otis A.. Steiner, of AZ
Jefferson street, dock master in the
employ OF the Raritan Dry Dock
Company, Coroner Ferd Garretsor
has secured identification of the
body found In the water at the
Perth Amboy Dry Docks yesterday
as Richard r. Scott, who was cap.
tain of the tug boat Typhone OF the
SculIy Towing Company, of South
Amboy.
Disappeared Three Months Ago.
Scott disappeared about thres
months ago while the tug was at the
Raritan Dry Docks following re-
pairs. He had been in charge OF the
boat and his disappearance caused
little talk, as he WAS man of some
what irregular habits. He had been
in the employ OF the towing company
several times and his disappearance
was attributed to his irregular hab-
its.
Steiner on hearing of the body
being found yesterday at once came
to the conclusion that 1t was that OF
Scott. He notified coroner Garrett
son OF his suspicious. The coroner
got in touch with John Scully of the
towing company who detailed Henry
Bell. an employe of the company
who knew Scott we'll, to view the
body and ascertain whether or not ii
was that of Scott.
Identified BY Clothes.
Albert Dawcert, of $50 High street
who had worked with Scott, viewed
the body with Bell and they identi-
fed 1t as being that of the man In
question, principally by the clothes
This coupled with the initials 'R. F
g., tattooed on the arms, which were
noted by the coroner yesterday
seems to make the Identification pos
tive.
Scott had no known relatives and
had been in the employ of the tow
Ing company for about three months
when he met his death. He was
alone In charge of the Typhone
while 1t was being repaired at the
Raritan Dry Docks. AT the time OF
the accident the boat had left the
dock and was along side of the pier
When Scott. disappeared the boat
was moved to South Amboy without
him. II being thought that he would
prAhahiv " ppaa Al. later altar his sup
posed recreation trip.
In the meantime the body OF An
ton Hognestad, who was drowned
BY a boat upsetting on the Perth Am
boy Dry Docks last January, remains
unrecovered,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
NO CHANCE FOR
THE0. STRONG
Not Believed that Governor
Wilson viii Even Consid-
or His Name.
FOR STATE ASSESSOR
[special Corresnondence

Trenton, March 2s:-That there is
any possibility that Governor Wilson
win even consider the reappointment
of Theodore Strong, of New Brunswick,
to the State Board of Assessors, is not
credited by many of the staunch friends
of the Governor in this city. Elected
on the platform that condemned bossism
in the strongest terms it is not con-
ceivable that the governor would allow
himself to be persuaded to appoint a
man for another term who has been
such notorious BOSS, as it is declared
Mr.. Strong has been.
Those who affirm that the Governor
will not give the name Of Theodore
Strong any consideration, refer to the
fact that Mr.. Strong, when he was APP
pointed by Governor Stokes, promised
faithfully that he would ''retire from
politics. They declare. with equal
emphasis, that the retirement" was
a farce, and that he really directed the
other campaigns. They also declare that
he is practically in control of the re-
publican ''machine0 in Middlesex
county at the present time, and re-
lies to some extent, upon the support
VI OHlIeu states senator briggs IN hIS
efforts to maintain his supremacy.
The talk that Influences are at work
in behalf of Mr. Strong, in the hope
that Governor Wilson may be brought
to see his way clear to give Strong one
more term of Ave years, will, when IT
is known, anger the Carson and Conger
elements In the republican party of
Middlesex county. 1t is believed that
Robert Carson, one of the republican
leaders, might have been reappointed as
collector of the port of Perth Amboy
had it not been for the opposition Of
ss6ilfsy fEsE sFfonIg nay W. sgsf \ an0tEsi l
Iterm, which would be ins i7ssssSsst to- k k
keeping him II control Of tile party,
Lit would not be pleasing to Mr. Carson
or his friends.
There is talk, it is understood that
the appointment migntsgo to Mr.. Strong
on the theory that the board is bi-
partisan. However, Senator Silzer. of
Middlesex, may be consulted and in
that event, 1t is not believed the
chances of Leader" Strong will be
very good
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
WANT TO SELL
so ACRE TRACT
|. v. n. R. Offers Valuable
Site to Manufacturers.

An opportunity is being given the
city to invite large manufacturing
concern here by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, in offering for
sale it's sixty-acre tract in the north
western part of the city. The tract
is In the market for sale and the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company,
through it's real estate department,
is prepared to receive offers there
for.
1t is desired by the owners to have
a large manufacturing company To-
cate thereon. The property Is es-
pecially desirable for such a purpose,
inasmuch as it is accessible from the
Central, Pennsylvania and Lehigh
Valley railroads.
1t is bounded on the east by the
Central and Pennsylvania railroad
lines, on the south by the Koyen &
Ostergaard tract, on the west by
Amboy avenue and on the north by
the Sarah G. Inslee tract. 1t is the
furthermost westerly END of the
large Lehigh Valley holdings that
extend from the Staten Island Sound
to Amboy avenue and southward.
sr,heo~st~ En-. an NIENy1
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
LOCAL OPTION
is DEFEATED
Senator Gebhardt Puts Up q
Strong Plea.
Especial correspondence. J


Trenton, March 28:"I believe
there will come Q day when we will
nave thes Iffffutlfe azSu tffV ref~xsns
dunn said Senator Gebhartlt last
night. Then the people will get
I local option for II the members OF
this body do not give IL 10 them they
will rise up in their might and get
it," 1t was field day for local OPP
tion. with Senator Gebhardt the
principal orator of the occasion. The
gallery was thronged with people in
terested in local option, and there
was large number of ladies pres
ent.
Senator Gebhardt said that the
bill, which ne favored, did not pro-
vide for small minority to rule any
community, but that before the mat
ter of local option could be taken up
1t would be necessary for thirty per
cent. of the voters to sign petition
in favor of voting for local option
"The liquor dealers say that local
option laws cannot be enforced
said Senator Gebhardt. "What they
really mean in substance Is that the
liquor dealers will not obey the law
IL 1t is passed. They do not say Ii
IL so noAy @oIuS, put tudt is SUD-
stantially what they mean. And so,
many good people shrug their shoul-
ders and say 1t is useless to pass a
law OF this sort. Is 1t any wonder
that there Is a feeling that law
cannot be -enforced?"
At the conclusion of his speech a
vote was taken, and once more the
local option bill was defeated. The
vote was five In favor OF it's passage,
and fourteen In the negative. Those
senators who voted in favor of local
option were Senators Ackerman,
Gaunt, Gebhardt, Nichols and Plum
mer.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-28
SIGNERS WILL
EXCEED 1000
Post Office Petitions Are
Being Called in by Com
mlttse Today.
PLAN MEETING TOMORROW
Delegation May Ba Sent to
Washington to Present
Them to Officials.
PLAN MEETING TOMORROW

Petitions for improvements In tho:
local post office service that have
been In circulation the past few
weeks are being called in today
There viii probably be meeting OF
business men with employees OF the
post office tomorrow to decide ais to
how the documents are to be sent to
the postal authorities at WashinRl
ton and It Is likely they viii viii Dc =
placed in the hands of proper officials
on Thursday.
Eleven Petitions Circulated.
Eleven petitions have been In eir@
culation in various parts Of the city
for the past three weeks and over
1900 signatures have been suh4
5cribed TO them. Up to noon today
three of the largest petitions had
been completed and placed in the
hands of John X. Sheehy, who is one
of the business men most prominent
In the fight for better postal facflt-l
ties with added comfort for the post
office employees. One of the petitions
has been passed among nearly all
union men of the city and has been,
literally signed by them.
Committee May Be Chosen.
The question as to whether the De-'
titions shall be brought to Washing
ton and laid before the postal au-
thorfties by committee of local bus
mess men, or whether they shall be
sent there, will be settled at ths
meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
That as to whether or not an effort
shall be made to have Postmaster
George H. Tice endorse the docu-
ments, may also arise for decision. II
possible without too great expense
and loss of time to the business men
most interested in the subject, strong
efforts will be made to have eom-
mittee personally present the peti-
tions.