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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
ROLLER SKATERS SET NEW
RECORDS At WAYNE RINK
Kimm, Worlds Champion, Goes
Fastest Mile-Carlson Breaks
Two-mile Record

Some thrills were furnished last
night at the Wayne rink in the In
ternational Amateur Championship
roller races, when three world $
records went by the boards. Leon
Grand Rapids, was responsible for the
new mile record, going that distance
in the remarkably fast time of three
minutes. one second.
Carl Carlson, of Chicago, was re-
sponsible for the new twomile record,
negotiating that distance six minutes,
Is seconds and giving the best thrill
Ter of the meet, in the grand final
two-mile race. defeating Leon Kimm.
Walter o. Osmun set a new world s
record for the 220-yards for onefoot,
going the distance in SO seconds.
Miss Adelaide D'Vorak, of Grand
Rapids, gave an excellent exhibition
OF fancy skating previous 10 the
races.
The summaries:
First heat-Carlson, Chicago first:
II. w. Colson. Washington. second !;
Stanley Reyes, Detroit. third.
second heat-Kimm. Grand Rapids.
Taylor. Richmond. third.
Third heat--Kunda, Milwaukee. first
W. II. Colson, Washington, second;
Kelly. ST. Paul, third.
Fourth heat - Mulroy. Cincinnati,
Krahn. Detroit. third.
Fifth heat--Kunda, Milwaukee. first;
Van Duyne, Newark. second; Mulroy.
Cincinnati. third.
FIRST: Klmm, Grand Rapids. second; III.
w Colson, Washington. third.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
ILLINOIS A. e. DEFEATS
PRINCETON SWIMMERS

CHICAGO. April e.--Although stung
by their second defeat during their
western invasion the Princeton swim
mors today are confident that they will
wrest the collegiate inter-sectional
championship from Illinois university
tankmen tonight. Illinois Athletic club
swimmers downed the Tigers last
night 90 to 80, but II took the smashing
OF two worlds records TO put the east
erners In the rear. Harry Hebner set
mark OF ] minute 16 seconds for the
i00-metre back stroke, clipping 2I-j
seconds from the record OF A. Baronyi.
OF Budapest The l. A. c. swimmers
hung up a mark OF 1:1s f-5 for the f60-
yard relay, the old mark being 1921.
Princeton took the polo game 5 TO I.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
ANN ARBOR TIES EASTERN
IN DUAL TRACK MEET

Eastern high track followers are
today trying 10 realize that they did
not defeat Ann Arbor high In last
nights dual meet. While Ann Arbor
on the other hand did not trim them
the score being 40 1-2 to 40 1-2, Sey
find II hard to realize that meet
which weeks ago was considered al
ready in Eastern highs refrigerator
Is not there after all.
Ann Arbor's nine-man team sprung
a surprise. They secured three
places In the shot put. first and Sec
ond In the pole vault and garnered
number OF unlocked for points In the
dashes.
The relay race about which there
was some dispute, the Ann Arbor
boys baking at the distance, was de-
clared mo race" -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
LII ARTHA' AND STRING
OF LAWYERS BUSY TO-DAY

CHICAGO, April s.-Jack Johnson
and his string of lawyers" were
scheduled for busy day today. The
black pugilist failed yesterday TO pay
1880 over TO Uncle Sans sub treasury
here after promising officials OF the de-
partment OF justice that he would
make full settlement In the alleged
diamond smuggling case. Today he
must either pay up or defy the gov
eminent in court. This afternoon Jack
meets Tom ORourke. relative TO fight
in New York by which he will make up
the $4,000 diamond loss. Tonight the
black will receive Promoter Jack Cur
ley to hear report on the progress OF
negotiations, for the staging OF the
worlds championship battle with Jim
Flynn. Jacks lawyers will be present
at all conferences
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
MICHIGAN BASEBALL TEAM
STARTS SOUTHERN TRIP

LEXINGTON, KY, April 6.-The
University of Michigan baseball team
composed OF Is players, Coach Hickey
and Student-Manager Good, arrived
here this morning for the opening
game of their season with the Uni.
yersity OF Kentucky, this afternoon.
The team will play nine games ON
Its southern trip returning to Ann AT.
Dor, April 16.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
D, A, c. AGAIN TRIMS
JACKSON I' FOR TITLE
Club Bows Now Undisputed
State Champions-Mazer
Stars Again

JACKSON, Mich, April 6.-The ID,
A c. basketball five may now put
their battle arraignment in moth
balls with peace and serenity as they
are still the Michigan state cham
pions. having defeated the Jackson
Y. NJ. c. A. team. last night, by a
score OF 80 10 "a for that coveted
honor
At no time did the local team APP
pear 10 have a chance and most OF
the game played in loose disorganiz-
ed fashion, falling to put up near as
good a game as the first contest OF
the series at Detroit recently.
Mazer was the brightest star in the
visitors constellation, getting four
field goals and only missing three
out OF 10 free throws.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
BOAG OFFERS FIGHTERS
s75. 900 FOR FOUR MATCHES

NEW YORK. April GIL. Boag.
manager OF the Madison A. c.. the
newly organized fight club which Is
seeking to stage bouts in Madison
Square Garden, has offered $4,000 for
four matches, II In said today. II was
said that Boag desired to match Packey
Mcfarland and Matt Wells; Mcfarland
and Wolgast; Wolgast and Wells and
Johnny Kilbane and Knockout Brown.
Boag has agreed TO divide this sum
among the principals II the fights can
be arranged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 6-Anxious
TO repeat yesterdays victory. the Pr
rates are speeding TO Kansas City to-
day Jack Miller's timely wallops
helped get the game here. 10 2 Hen
Dirk was in fine fettle I'm the box
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
Where the Kinks
Are Coming Out

CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 6.-The
Cincinnati Reds today started series
OF exhibition games with major league
clubs. The Boston Americans will play
trolt Tigers Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mike Mitchell. Red out
felder and slugger, was hit on the head
by a pitched ball in Columbus yester-
day, but was not seriously hurt.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April s.-The Nap
regulars were due here today for a
Saturday and Sunday series with the
locals, but flood conditions south along
the Mississippi threatened TO delay
at Vicksburg enroute north from New
Orleans. The regulars defeated the
Louisiana university Is to o yesterday
at Baton Rouge.
PHILADELPHIA. April s.-Physi-
clans, after another careful examina
tion OF Sherwood Magee's fractured
wrist today declared that the hard
hitting outfelder will De out or th'
game for at least month. The In
jury to Magee is serious blow TO the
NEW YORK, April 6--A large crowd
of baseball fans greeted the members
OF the New York Nationals when they
arrived today from their spring train
the Jersey City international leaguers
with hook-ap- exhibition game
at the Polo grounds this afternoon. As
this will be the first appearance for
the season OF the McGrawites here, a
great turnout OF fans is expected.
WHEELING. W. Va. April 6-The
Brooklyn Nationals arrived here today.
The team will play Wheeling this af-
ternoon and tomorrow and then leave
for Washington. where two games
the last before the opening OF the reg
uiar baseball season, will be played.
ST JOSEPH, Mo, April 6.-The chi
cago Americans arrived here early to-
day for a two-game series. Excur-
sions from all nearby towns have been
arranged TO bring In the fans Tor TO-
morrows game, when Ed. Walsh is
slated to appear on the mound here
The Sox ran away with the second
game at Wichita yesterday, 10 TO 8.
Ping Bodie poled Ave hits.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April AL
though there were a few cracks IN
the Cubs defensive machine, Manager
Chance today stated that considering
the weather the team has had TO con-
tend with, he is perfectly satisfied with
the work Of his men and believes the
cubs will open the season In top form.
The Indians were beaten YESTERDAY, 0
TO .. Richie pitched great ball but
Smith succeeded him and was touched
up rather freely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06

champion, today is considering an Of
fer from New York promoters for
bout with the winner OF the bantam
elimination contests being held there.
The only definite clause OF the offer Is
that one guaranteeing the champion
$4,000. No time Is set for the bout IL
is believed Coulon will accept.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06

Baskets--Boosey 5, Mazer 4, McDiar-
mid 3, MCGEE 3, Naumann 2 scott :.
Lipscomb. Russell. Gordon. Score. hrst
half--D. A. e. is; Jackson, 9. Baskets
from fouls-MaZer IL out OF Is: Lips
combs out OF Is Naumann, out OF
g. Points awarded--Jackson, ?: ID. A.
C., l. Referees-Frye and Huebner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
PITCHER BIFIf= BURNS OF
\ MINNEAPOLIS TEAM MAY
BECOME REGULAR TIGER
Jennings oWuld Be Glad To Get
Sleepy Pitcher. Rated AS
Best in Minor
HUGHIE VERY POPULAR
Yesterdays Game Contained
Only One Inning of Inter-
est For Detroit
HuGHIE VERY POPULAR
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.

TOLEDO. April 6.--Here's a tip TO
the jewelers.; lay in a supply OF alarm
clocks, ready for instant sale to the
Detroit Baseball club in case Billy
Burns. or Minneapolis, becomes a
Tiger regular.
Burns was the man who inspired
that "Pease go way" song of thel de-
cade Just past. Burns wasn't the
man who invented sleep but he now
has all the patents on the original
baseball siesta.
Burns Is mighty good left-handed
pitcher who has had much experience
In the major leagues and Hughie will
be very glad to have him on the club
In case everything goes satisfactorily.
He was very much pleased when he
learned that the deal had practically
been closed TO bring him TO Detroit.
If Billy can wake up long enough
to pitch few games in satisfac-
tory way a cloud Of tinware may
threaten either Moroney or Pernoll.
However, these men don't have to
worry right away as they will be kept
until after the season opens In any
event
Louisville is strong for Hughie.
That was shown in the game there
yesterday, when the largest crowd OF
the year were out pulling for him. II
was at Louisville that Hughie began
his professional baseball career, way
back In 1891, when he was a kid OF
20. He was here three years playing
shortstop
Here is sample of what Hughes
popularity In the Kentucky city is:
Louisville, Ky, April 5. 1912,
Detroit Times, Detroit, Mich.
During the worlds series of 1907, a
canvas OF the 100 fans bound for the
games, showed that 90 of them were
pulling for the Tigers, and the only
reason that they were was because
Jennings was their manager.
The whole Louisville game yester-
day, from the Detroit standpoint,
was In the ninth inning and the pin.
nacle OF the interest was when
Charlie O'Leary was set in to bat for
Perry.
Louden and Cobb had scored to
start with, the Peach romping home
ward on Moriarity's single. Morry
scored and the two Dels were on
when O'Leary sneaked up to the
plate. Nagle didn't see him coming
and threw some high ones, then
Charlie popped to him. That put the
crimp into the Tiger hopes.
Neither Pemneas nor Dubuc had a
GOOD day but getting out to the park
and rushing through contest with
no speed limit set isn't conducive to
fine pitching.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
NoTEs OF THE GAME.

was in a hurry the Louisville club ran
out OF pellets. mourning impatience.
n IL was suggested in the press box
that Maggie walked Louden in the ninth
TO get to Cobb. Zowie.
Dayy Jones wandered twenty feet
from the ball on Stanley's hit TO the
sun-fieid In the NTH.
3 Perry's XIII of Beumller's long bird
IN the seventh was good
Louden made a pretty stop when
stanley hit near the short-stop in the
NTH.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
he caught the baby one-handed.

Henry Chable, 70, known ms .The
boy wonder" when he was champion
billiard player Of Ohio and Cleveland
IN 1910. died OF heart disease in a hos
pital In Cleveland early -teday.-He had
played Stofft and Tom Houston. the
latter one-time worlds champion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-24
WAS NEAR WOODBRIDGE
HazIst Boy Hurled Through
Windshield But Escapes
With Cuts on Face.
FORTY MILES AN HOUR
Walter Dorsey Of This City
in Other Machine With
Boys Father.

A race between two Oakland road
ster automobiles on St. Georges ave-
nue. in Woodbridge resulted In the
death OF John F. Rogge, twenty-sev-
en- years old, OF 221 Orchard street,
Elizabeth and slight injury OF Chas.
Van Meerbeke. Jr.. fifteen years old,
Of Hazlet, yesterday afternoon. Ac-
cording to the testimony OF witness
es and the findings Of Coroner James
J. Flynn, Walter Dorsey driving an
Oakland car containing himself and
Charles Van Meerbeke. Sr., and Rog-
containing himself and the younger
Van Meerbeke, raced through Wood
bridge proper. while on their way
from this city to Elizabeth. At Nc
Ewen's corner on st. Georges avenue
Rogge steered his car to one side
while going about forty miles an
hour to let Clarence Wright, of this
city, in an E. M. F. touring car pass,
according to the information gained
by Coroner Flynn. Rogge's machine
swerved in the sand at the side OIL
the macadam and rammed a stout
telegraphe pole. Rogge sustained a
fractured skull and died about.fifteen
minutes later. Young Van Meerbeke
shot through the upper part of the
windshield and escaped with scratch
es and slight abrasions.
Charles Van Meerbeke and John
F. Rogge were representatives of the
American Radiator Company, of 104
w. AZ street, New York city. They
journeyed from Hazlet to this city
and talked with Walter Dorsey, who
is local plumber, about radiators.
With Van Meerbeke riding with
Dorsey the quartet left this city
about $50 o'clock. Witnesses tolo
the coroner both cars raced through
Woodbridge proper at high rate of
speed. They reached McEwen's cor
ner about 2.45 o'clock, with Rogge's
car leading Dorsey by about 800
yards. While going about forty
miles an hour. 1t is declared, Rogge
turned partially OF the macadam to
make room for Clarence Wright's
car. which was headed towards this
city. As he did the Oakland car
served around In the loose dirt at
the roadside and the machine swung
sideways. forcibly against a heavy
telegraph pole, which was moved
eight inches and turned around about
six inches. AS the machine was
swinging around, young Van Meer-
beke was sent flying through the
wind shield about twenty feet into a
field. Rogge was held behind the
steering wheel until the fatal crash,
which sent him partially through the
windshield and against the pole. A
part Of the windshield frame tore b
deep cash over his right eye and his
skull was fractured so that blood
flowed from his ears. He was rush
ed to the Office OF DR.. ]. j. Collins in
Woodbridge. where he died about
five minutes after arriving. DR.. Col
Inns attended the boy and found his
chin was slightly cut, he had an ab-
raision on his upper hip and scratch
es at the side of his face. He suf-
continued on page ~
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-24
TRAINS RUNNING LATE
Over Foot Had Fallen Up tt
Noon With No Signs of
Stopping.
TROLLEY CARS GIVE IT UP
Streets Deserted as Whita
Mantle Covers Everything
for Christmas

With about one foot Of snow on
the ground at noon today and with
no signs of stopping, Perth Amboy
| together with all this section OF the
country Is assured of white Christ
mas The first real sign of winter
started shortly after midnight and by
morning genuine old-fashioned
|snowstorm had developed, tying up
traffic and causing all kinds of in
conveniences.
The trolley tracks were soon
buried and the operation of the cars
was suspended between this city and
| New Brunswick and Perth Amboy
and Woodbridge creek after 8 o'clock
! this morning. Early in the morning
cars tried to brave the effects Of the
storm but were either derailed or
I stalled. Four big snow plows were
sent out to clean the tracks. Two
began working between the car barns
| in Smith street and Woodbridge
creek, while one is shoveling between
here and Metuchen and another be-
tween that place and New Brunswick.
| One Of the Perth Amboy Transpor-
tation Company's auto buses was
stalled for several hours at Maurer
| because Of snow getting into its
magnetic. Three trolley cars were
stalled at the same place early this
morning when one of them was de-
rallied. A trolley car was also de-
rallied at Fords on its way to New
Brunswick, and another car stalled
| that was in the wake of the first car.
! Vessels in the harbor were delayed
| by the binding storm which en-
veloped the sound in a gray curtain,
Through which the pilots could NOT
! see more than 200 feet The ferry
boat plying between Tottenville and
| this place is making only the train
schedules. The trains on the Staten
Island Rapid Transit were running
several hours late all the morning.
A trolley car made the trip from
South Amboy this morning, but none
since has been reported from that
place. The Public Service reported
| that the trolleys would be in working
condition some time today, as soon
as the big snow shovels can clear the
tracks. The employees Of the Didier-
March Company had to walk to work
because of no transportation facilk-
| ties.
me hrSt car going toward new
Brunswick this morning was about z
o'clock, which was derailed Just the
other side of Fords, and no cars at
all have yet come from that place.
The train due at Tottenville at
7:10 o'clock pulled In at $3.50 A. M.
and the following two trains were
each about an hour late. The trains
left on time until the express, when
the schedule became irregular. The
9:01 A. M. train was cut out for the
day.
Before the derailing of the trolley
at Maurer about 8 o'clock trolleys
were plying the line between here
land Woodbridge creek. but making
irregular schedules, but since the car
left the track none have been report
Continued on page %
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-24
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
Says Train Was Going 65
Miles an Hour When Bus
Mas Hit.
JURY BLAMES RAILROAD
Holds the Company Rsspon-
sibIs for the Catastrophe at
tho SeWaren CROSSING.

That the Atlantic City express was
going from sixty to seventy miles an
hour when 1t struck the auto bus OF
,tAhss Perth Amboy Transportation
Company, causing the death of two
and injuring the other occupants OF
the car, at the crossing OF the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, south of Sc
warren, December IA, was the testi-
mony OF James Erickson and Robert
Hackett, enginser and fireman Of the
train. at the coroner's inquest yester-
day afternoon, when the railroad was
found guilty by the jury for the ca
tastrophe.
According to the engineer, the ex-
press was seven or eight minutes
late, but he said the foregoing rate
OF speed IL customary for that train,
end that there Is no law limit to the
speed OF the express. Both admitted
that the train was probably making
sixty-flve miles. while the fireman ac-
knowledged that it might have been
going at seventy miles an hour. Both
testified that the automatic bell on
the engine was ringing, and both as
sarteds, that the required whistles
were blown before the fatal crossing
and before reaching the one just
north of the scene of the accident.
The engineer said he was in the habit
of doing this, as he knew the danger
of the crossing, where he had often
narrowly missed autos and wagons.
The engineer said that though he
could not bring the train to a dead
stop for 1900 feet south of the cross
ing, he had pulled the emergency
brakes as soon as he had seen the
bus crossing the track just ahead.
He also stated he had blown the
danger signal when he had seen the
car.
AWr III si1e ti1e sixteen witnesses who
testified, only the engineer and fire.
man stated that the bell and the
whistle were in operation Just before
the train struck the bus. Not one OF
the sixteen stated that the alarm at
the crossing was ringing. One wit
ness said soon after the accident he
saw some one repairing that appara-
tus. which seemed to indicate that
bell was out OF order at the time OF
the wreck. Several verified the state
ment made on the witness stand by
Elmer Glover. the chauffeur OF the
doomed car, to the effect that he got
out of the machine and took a sur
Yey of the tracks to see If any danger
lay ahead.
One surprising feature Of the In
quest was that no questions were
asked the crew of the express about
their making away with their train
on that eventful Saturday afternoon
and leaving the dead and Injured to
be picked up by the following local.
More than 100 spectators gathered
in the council chamber of City Hall
to hear the result of the probing,
which only lasted one hour and three
quarters, convening shortly after 2
O'Clock. The jury deliberated only
about fifteen minutes before reaching
their final verdict.
Coroner James ]. Flynn presided
over the proceedings, and Assistant
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-24
BOARDS FINAL SESSION
Joseph Utassy Gets a Sal Don
at 279 new Brunswick
Avenue--V0ts Is 3 to !.
CIVIC UNION MEN THERE
BottIing License to David
Wohlgsmuth--0 --0ne Refused,
Another Is Laid Over.

The old pledge of the Board of
Excise Commissioners to grant no
new liquor license was disregarded
to the end last night as at their
closing meeting applications for two
new saloon licenses and new bot
Ting license were granted. John
Dudor and Joseph Utassy were ia
vored with saloon licenses for 371 In
slee street and 279 New Brunswick
avenue, respectively, by votes OF
three to one. A new bottling license
was granted to David Wohlgemuth
for 26 Smith street without dis
senting vote. An application of Mike
Kubik for a new saloon license at
3S8 Grove street was refused by a
vote of three to one and that OF
John Melko for new saloon license
at 539 State street, was laid on the
table for action by the new board.
An application of Abraham Spital-
nick for a new saloon license In what
was formerly Patrick CampbelPs
place at 145 Washington street, laid
on the table in October, was not
taken up for action last night. If
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