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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

CLEVELAND, March 1S--Napoleon
Lajoie turned baseball philosopher
recently and discussed some of the
difficulties of a baseball magnate. Nap
has never been a baseball magnate,
but from his long experience as man
ager and player he knows whereof he
speaks, just the same.
Lots of people thought Barney Drey.
fuss was crazy when he paid s22, 800
for Marty O'Toole last fall" remarked
Lajoie. Il don't know whether Barney
paid that much in cash or not, but II
Marty comes through for Pittsburgh it
was money well spent. If I were a
club owner and had a pitcher offered
me that / absolutely know would be a
star in the big league 1 don't think l
would hesitate at paying $50, 600. 1t
would be money well spent, but | doubt
il many club owners will agree with
me.
but they spend the money just the
same in the effort without getting the
star pitcher. When ] came to Cleve-
land Somers and Kilfoyl had Addie
Joss. He had cost them nothing and
ne proved to be one OF the best pitch
ers and ball players the game ever
knew; but after they got joss they
invested a good deal more tina 500, 00C
in pitchers, without getting another
man the equal OF Joss, until Gregg was
bought. See my argument. The aver
age club owner will think nothing of
paying anywhere from $4,000 to 1000
apiece for pitching recruits who he
hopes will make good Nine times out
OF ten the money Is thrown away,
while the tenth time he may get only
a fair pitcher. My contention 10 that
il the opportunity is presented a club
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
ST. AIMS BOYS LONG WALK.

Six members of the Holy Name So
ciety of st. AIMS Church walked from
their c~lub-rooms, South Seventh street
and Sixteenth avenue, to Luna Park
Coney Island, Sunday. The distance
was covered in 5 hours and So minutes
The members who walked re-: q
Pichel, j. Ehrmann, b. Bayer, G
Scheuermann, i. Ringle and J. Goebe
They left the rooms at AIS O'Clock
and arrived at Luna Park at lO:l3
The next walk will be to Lake Hopat-
cong. The members are DESTROYS OF
having someone tell them the good
roads the 70.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
Getting Star Pitchers
Club Owners Real Task

owner should not hesitate about paying
the price for a star. He'll not only
save money by not having to buy so
many second-raters, but he will also
make II up at the gate.
go back through your memory. In
ten years Cleveland has had two real
star pitchers--Joss and Gregg. Chicago
has had Ed Walsh. and Walsh has
beer the one mar to keep the White
Sox out of the cellar. St Louis has not
had any. New York had CHESHIRE and
later on Russell. Ford. Philadelphia
had Waddell, Plank, Bender and
Coombs. Washington has had only n
Walter Johnson-while Joe Wood is
the only one developed by Boston, al
though O'Brien looks as II he might
be another one. Cy Young and Bill
Dinneen were stars at Boston, but they
were stars before they Joined our
league.
IT agree with Addle Joss when he
said that pitching was the biggest part
of the game. II i had had Vean Gregg
to work along with Addie back in 1908
we would have played the Cubs for the
worlds ~pennant, but n star pitcher
rarely wins a pennant, especially If
that star is a man who needs at least
three days In between his games.
Eyes, sir, star pitchers are mighty
scarce. You can go out and get the
outf1elders who can throw, bat and run
the bases; you can get the infelders
who can field with a lot of speed and
hit fairly well, but you have got to go
some to dig up two great pitchers in
two or three seasons, to say nothing
OF in one year. No use talking Phiia-
delphia was lucky when it grabbed
Alexander and Chalmers the same sea
son, and got them cheap at that"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

DID it ever occur TO you that q GER
tain player has been deprived Of a GER
tain amount of credit for the record
that Ty Cobb has made since entering
the American League?' declared Joe
Birmingham, of the Cleveland team.
We'll, it's a fact. There's not the
slightest doubt in my mind. IL Ty mad
any other man except Sam Crawford
following him in the batting order he
wouldn't outclass all of the other men
in the business to such ar extent.
THAT may sound like the MARBLE Of
a ~disgruntled player. It isn't. I, as
we'll as most of the other people who
ever give baseball a thought, acknowl-
edge Cobb's marvellous skill. But I
like TO see a little credit distributed.
II haven't made such a statement
without considering the matter. Put
Sam Crawford up behind any Of a
1aif dozen players in this league and
their base-stealing records would in
crease immensely. Conditions will sup
port my argument.
I'm the first place, every catcher is
handicapped almost Ave feet in throw
ing to second when Sam is up. You
know Sam lays way back of that home
plate. A catcher would take his life in
his hands IL he dared to get In the
customary position behind the plate,
for Sam takes an awful wallop.
Five feet doesn't seem like q great
distance, but when it is taken into con-
sideration that a vast number of base
stealers are checked by the merest
margin of seconds five feet looms up
as Considerable distance.
"Sam Crawford Yields a young tele-
graph pole. There are few players in
baseball who could handle such a club.
And Sam spreads that club all over an
immense amount Of air. It's usually in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
WORLDS SHOOTING RECORD
FOR WOMEN is BROKEN.

TACOMA, Wash, March 19.-Miss
Anna Hanson, of Tacoma, broke the
worlds record for Women in target
shooting last night, when she made
forty-eight out of a possible fifty on a
t~wenty-yard indoor range with stand
ard targets. But one shot went out
of the bulIs-eye and then by a scant
fraction of an inch. The record was
made with a revolver instead of a tar
get pistol, In the weekly competition
of the Tacoma Women's Revolver Club,
under the auspices of the National Re-
volver Association.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
MEHNERT TO MEET
NIFLOT AT MINERS

George Mehnert. Olympic champion
will be pitted against Jack Niiot, in
structor of wrestling at Columbia Uni
versity, tomorrow night at Miners
Empire Theatre. The men, who are
both past masters at the game, will
wrestle to a fall within fifteen minutes
With both men at their best a corking
bout is anticipated.
Charley Harvey, Made in Newark,
will meet Young Zbyszko, of ST. Paul
in the preliminary bout of the evening
The wrestling matches put on at the
theatre every Wednesday evening are
reviving the game here in this city and
are being very well attended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
CROSS BALL TEAMS
START is AT SETON HALL.

The Holy Cross College baseball team
of Worcester, Mass, will inaugurate
its 1912 season at South Orange with
the Seton Hall College nine. This con-
test, an annual affair with the excep-
ton of last season, attracts enough in
terest to draw q record crowd, and the
contests have usually resulted by d
shade in favor of the s~uburbanites. A
return game will be played May is az
Worcester.
The schedule at Holy Cross this sea-
son calls for twenty-seven games. The
team will make a Southern trip and
during the season will meet the lean
ing Eastern universities.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
SPADE IMPROVING.

Bob Spade. former Newark pitcher,
who was stabbed four times at his cafe
in Cincinnati Saturday night by a mar
whom the Cincinnati police have under
arrest. was stated to be somewhat i'm
proved at the hospital today. A charge
Of disorderly conduct was placed
against Spade. while Evers is charged
with intent TO kill.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
HAYES AND M WIN.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March
Hayes. of Indianapolis; Young Del
mont, of Memphis. and Jack West, of
Memphis, won decisions in eight-round
bouts before the National Athletic
Club last night. Hayes outpointed
Bobby Rubidoulf, of Memphis; Del
mont had the advantage over Jem
Kendrick, Of England, and West won
over Sammy Pierce, Of New York.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
Mayer VIII Manage Fast
Madison A. C.. This Season
Andy Speary Abandons Semi
Pro Idea to Play With
Richmond Team.
BY SEMI.PRO.

William Mayer, well-known back
stop, will manage the Madison A. A
this season. The Madisons, as usual,
will have a strong lineup. and judg-
ing by their excellent record last sea-
son, they should fare as we'll, If not bet
ter, his year, with the material already
on hand. Bert Thompson, crack pitch
ar. will again do the hurting for the
A. c.. aggregation. A meeting of the
members of the team will be held at
the clubhouse Thursday evening, and
all players are requested to be present.
Manager Mayer, who resides at $40
South Tenth street. would like to hear
from all flrst-class semi-pro mines. Mr..
Mayer assures all whom he books that
his team will put up a good exhibition.
If Dave Abeles, the local semi-pro-
outielder, who has left for Petersburg,
Va, where he will be given a trial by
the Newark International League club,
fails to make good he will return to
his old stand in the o~utgarden for the
Madison A. c., where he cavorted 80
we'll last season.
After seriously thinking over the
PAcPOoitiOh 1iioiC" RpSoAJ OtC VI thO
best fielding shortstop in this section,
has finally decided to accept the terms
of the Richmond Virginia League man.
agement, and If nothing happens, An
dy will again be seen in professional
baseball. There Is no reason why Andy
shouldn't make good this time. He
has the professional experience, having
been with the Philadelphia Nationals
and other clubs. Speary received a
big offer from the Warrington team,
but refused, 1t is said.
Abe Rachlin. the local lad, will ac-
cept an offer from the crack South Or
ange Field Club again. Abe was the
shining light for the big suburban COM
bination last season, winning many a
game for his team by his most timely
wallops.
Abe was formerly a pitcher, and was
at one time tried out by the Philadel-
phia National League team He waa
then farmed out for more seasoning,
but 'beat 1t" home. He has been play
ing the outield for the past year and
has made more than good. You cams
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
TURNER'S AND CELLULOIDS
TO PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT

The third game of a series between
the National Turner's and the Cellu-
loids will be decided on the former
teams court, in Bruce street, tomorrow
night. The Turner's COPIED the initial
ARRAY and two weeks later the Cells
evened matters.
Maplewood II. G. VS.. Newark Five
is the attraction on the formers court
in Maplewood tomorrow night.
The Ironside A. c., only team to de-
feat the Hospital five this season, will
visit Overlook tonight to play the
patient attendants again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
T FISTIc A

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 19.-BillS
Berger. of Pittsburg. and George Chip
of Madison, Pa, middleweights, fought
a slx-round draw here last night be,
fore the National Club. In the SECOND
round Chip had Berger in distress, bui
toward the enc. TO the battle Berge,
had reversed th 2 conditions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
MINNESOTA LANDS NAVY'S
BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP,

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
baseball championship OF the Atlantic
fleet was won by the team from the
battleship Minnesota last week and the
officers Of the battleship Connecticut
won the Lima baseball. trophy, accord
ing to a dispatch received at the navy
department yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
Q nnosElE NlILLRR,

Verona, N. j., will be represented on
the diamond this season by a fast
Junior team. Manager Canniff is max
ing arrangements for a schedule now.
There will be no semi-pro can in the
Suburban Town this year.
Manufacturers League moguls will
hold an important meeting at the Colos-
scum Friday night. One more team is
needed to complete the circuit. Prep
arations will be made for a schedule.
Bobby Foster, the crack little South
Orange hurler, left early today for Ell
mira, N. Y. He will meet the advance
squad of the New York State League
club Of that place, where he will be
given a try-out this season.
Twenty men reported for practise on
Speedway oval Sunday morning. Tho
West Ends, formerly the Speedways.
hope to pick a nine thai will meet with
the approval Of all whom they oppose
this season.
Joe Shields, last season second base
mar of the Newark Athletics, has
signed a contract to play that position
for the w~orthington team, of Harrison.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
VICTORY P0R M'cOURT.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March "a
Charles McCourt, of Pittsburgh, last
night defeated w. Campbell, of Phila-
delphia, so to 80. in the first game Of a
series between the two cities in the
National Amateur Billiard League
tournament. The game was played in
eighty-two innings, and each had high
runs of s.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

the championship to Johnny Kilbane,
and proved. beyond a doubt, that At
tell will never again be a champion
ship figure. He held the title for
eleven years.
This picture was snapped just be-
fore the end OF the battle. Attell is
on the right. Referee WEIGH is break
ing them from a clinch just before CIV
ing Murphy the decision.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

When Abe Attell lost a twenty
round fight to Harlem Tommy Murphy
recently In San Francisco it marked
the greatest little boxers the world has
ever seen. Immediately after the bat
tie Jim Buckley, Murphy's manager,
charged that Attell offered him $4,000
to have Murphy lose on a foul in the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
UNGER AND BEY
TO MEET TONIGHT

The third play-off game of the triple
tie for second prize in the metropolitan
billiard tournament will take place in
the Metropolitan parlors tonight when
F. C. Unger from scratch will meet
George Bey with a handicap of so
points. Should Bey win he will take
second honors. On the other hand,
should Unger take the match a triple
tie will still exist. Bey's victory would
give Washer third prize and Unger
fourth. Washer won from Unger last
night by a score of 200 to las. the for
mer having a thirty point handicap.
while Unger played from scratch. The
scores:
{. {" /. Q. Q, L" /, ., o. 2, Q, /. Il. 2. 5, i. :,
]. J. o 3 l. 2, !, g. 5. Q. q o. o. g. o. ]. o.
Washers, 2, 6, 6, 0, 8, i, s, 6, l. 5, 3, |.
3. 0. s, /, q. 2. a., o. /. T. I, ., O. 3. ], @ 9,
0, /, Il, i, o, o. 90, 8. l., o, 80, 300.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

fifth OF sixth round. This was denied
by Attell.
In the Murphy fight Attell received
the worst beating of his career. One
eye was closed, his face bruised and
cut from the effect of the punches Of
the New York boy, and in the twen-
tieth round he vas almost knocked
out.
This was his first fight since losing
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

Praise for Joe Agler continues. Read
this from a Chicago newspaper:
TT is doubtful whether anything
could happen which would give Man
ager Chance greater joy than to dis
cover that Agler was a real hitter. AS
a fielder Agler has already made good.
He plays that bag as well as the best
of them. The big question mark has
always been behind his hitting.
an yesterdays game he cut loose
and hammered out a couple that made
the manager think there was an ex-
eellent chance of converting him into
"a fair batsman. Chance has been
coacnng ~the- youngster In the use of
the BAT He was after him to change
the weight and get a lighter one, also
not to choke it as much as he has
peer doing. and also to loosen up a
bit when he steps to the plate.
'The coaching apparently has borne
fruit for Agler did not choke as much
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
GATHERED
FROM
EVERYWHERE

as usual, and he seemed freer in his
movements at the plate. The result
was a pair Of hits off some pitching
that was almost alright; for the sum
CLEANED by the Chicago youngsters
totaled four"
Sid Smith. the English bantam-
weight, who came over here to chal-
lenge Johnny Coulon for the bantam
championship of the world, became
homesick Just at a time when every
thing was opening up brightly Tor him,
and without q word OF warning he
booked his passage back for dear old
England.
Smith had just won two fights, one
in New York and another in Phila-
delphia, and he had been matched with
Frankie Burns for twenty rounds at
New Orleans March II. to be followed
with one of the same distance with
Johnny Coulon.
Joe Skleenar, the clever Bayonne
lightweight, easily outpointed Harlem
Tommy Kelly at the National Sport
ing Club last night. Kelly did nothing
but clinch, Skleenar forcing things at
all times. Skleenar will meet Young
Gradwell, of Newark. In n of the
bouts at the Central Institute next
Monday night.
-OOO-
Now the women of Indianapolis have
come out and want to attend the box
ing matches, and in Sacramento, Cal,
the chief of police has announced that
all the women in the city may attend
boxing shows if they wish. A few
wears ago such a statement would have
been considered sufficient to put the
man out of office, but the times are
changing and the feeling against the
sport Is subsiding.
-OOO-
Jimmy Fagen, Of Kearny, who has
defeated some of the best boys in and
around New York and Newark, is
matched to box a main bout of ten
rounds with Young Crunger, of Brook
Ign, at the Long Acre Club, of New
York, next Saturday night. Fagen's
manager is P. j. Farrell, of 151 Bright
street, Jersey City, who would like to
match him against any boy in New
Jersey weighing no pounds, Banty
Lewis preferred.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

Jake Gettman is on the market for
class A leagues. 1t is said that Inter-
national leaguers have waived on Jake
and that he will go down o 1t is
reported that Buck Freeman, Of the
Scranton team of the New York State
League refused to take him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19
SPORTING
JOS S | P

Frank Cavanaugh's mother is any
thing but pessimistic. A cyclist friend
called on the promising rider today at
his home to entend his sympathy for
the severe injuries he sustained yester-
day at the explosion Of the gas engine
he was running at the Holy sepulchre
Cemetery.
Despite the fact that Cavanaugh may
lose his eye Mrs. Cavanaugh said; Oh,
Bumphy chats O Cavanaugh nick
name) will be riding again all right,
but I'm afraid he'll lose his girl, his
beauty probably being gone forever"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-19

Talking about the prominence Of the
sutton name in sport. Larry and Phil
at bowling, we would respectfully add
those of George Sutton. of Chicago,
who won the championship of the
world at 1871 billiards last week from
Willie Hoppe, and also Larry, of this
city, the famous scout Of the Brook
Ign Club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
OAKLEY ACTSPAR
 IF INSANE PERSON
Refuses to Answer Cues ti0ns at Trial for Murder
 of His Stepfather

Montgomery. November ao.-(special)- Wien w c. Oakley was called before the bar in the criminal division of the city court this afternoon to answer an indiet- nient charging him with the murder of his stepfather. P. A. Wood. at the state capitol October 31. he acted the part of an insane person.
 His attorney pleaded not guilty because of insanity and the case was set for trial December ?. special capital venire will be summoned for jury duty.
 Oakley sat in a chair in the prisoners s [ dock and refused to answer when his name was called. A deputy sheriff was forced to pun the man before the court, and when Solicitor Seibels commanded him to hold up his right hand to take the oath he did not comply.
 Finally he heard the command and placed both hands high in the air.
 Attorneys for defendant moved to ouash the indictment because of evidence that an interllneation had been made after the indictment was signed by the foreman of the grand jury, but it was overruled. The same plea in the shape of demurrer was overruled,
 Nathaniel E. Rowell, charged with the murder of Constable J. A. Bachelor at the State exposition last month. pleaded not guilty. and w. II. Taylor, Jr., son of Chief of Police W. II. Taylor, who is charged with the murder o10Arthur Turner a negro, entered q pleasof not guilty on the ground of insanity W. c. Stevens, Fay lor's alleged accompllce, pleaded not guiltyM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
The Republican Party

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 1t may be thal the republican, party win go out uf existence, but to say as sou do in your editorial of t1e 18th that it mas had no honest mission since the civil war IS to show great deal of prejudice. for orc would hardly think you ignorant of history since that party has been m power.
 A party under which the country has grown 10 be one Of the greatest nations in the world cerlainiy must have had some r lgslon. and 1t iias had litile help fiom tho party that has been the negative one ID all these years A party that has drift
 q from one impractical theory to another ..e. ely to trAs to get mo power. and for
 ca has bpe,I dominated by one man.
 .sd has not been abe to ueyelop polisy
 .erth adopting n al that t.nle. as the democratic party has, Gad HOW fhit i las come Into power SD 0gern iesnirsIy .s not rem any inleseai qlai,y s.f the patty. but can be ascriDsd lo the unrest whIch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
KIRBY IS ELECTED
 CHIEF OF POLICE
Changes in Huntsville Municipal Circle-Doctor Given $50
 Verdict

Huntsville, November 90.--(SpecAal. J. A. D. Kirby, former chief deputy sheriff. has been elected chief of police, succeed ing John Bulard, who has held the po- sition during the last eighteen months. The election was made by the city com missioners when they met to fill the sev- eral city offices. W. H. Cole was elected night chief. succeeding Thomas Byrom. Paul Monroe was reelected city clerk, o. K. Stegall was reelected chief Of the fire department, Claud Phillips street su- perintendent, William Berryhill fire de- pertinent engineer and l. W. Hamley as- sistant. Some few changes were made in the duties of commissioners, and the management of the dispensary was as- signed to Commissioner ONeal.
 The suit of pr. F. O. Williamson ys. Ailas Green. which has been on the Jock cts of the circuit court more than seven years. has been decided by verdict of jury which gave the plaintiff judg- ment for $50 with interest for seven years. The suit started in dispute over a ,loc- tors fee. It has been tried twice in the circuit court, has gone to the appeals court once, and there has been one mis- trial. The costs are estimated Ut over $500.