davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

German and he spoke it like no other
person possibly could. He got into
baseball in funny way, and he .,ot
ont of it when his money wouldn't
carry him any further. He owned
fine ST Louis team from 1885 to 1888
when the Browns were champions
and he amassed slathers of wealth
when things came his way. Won
dor Abe was born in Germany in
1852 and came to the United states
in 1870. He went to st. Louis on
his arrival and opened a lager beer
saloon and later added to his busi-
ness venture a boarding house. His
saloon was near Sportsman's Park,
then a vacant lot and he built up a
tremendous trade off those who at
tended the games there. He became
deeply interested in baseball and
finally got into 1t so deep that he
bought the st. Louis Association
team with which he had great sue
cess.
Won der Abe had his own way of
doing business, and it was a smart
way. but he was SO careless in some
of his money transactions that the
wonder was often expressed that he
didn't go broke long before the
crash came. Baseball had its ups
and downs about 1881, and several
St. Louis citizens bought stock in the
club to keep it alive. Most of the
burden of stock, however, fell on
Chris's hands. All interested wanted
to SELL but no one cared to buy.
Finally Won der Abe, to the aston
ishment of the stockholders, an
nounced that he had sold their hold
ings.
who bought the stock, Chris?"
asked a delighted investor.
"Neffer mindt who pought it" said
Won der Abe. Here is der check of
Chris Won der Abe for $780,
G
From that time on success fairly
beamed on Won der Abe. He became
a national character and baseball
dopesters wrote columns about him
Some of the stories were simply
humorous, but some of them were
brutal Chris, however, read them
all with a keen relish and laughed
as heartily at the bad ones as he did
at the good ones. He made money
fast. but he was so loose n his
methods that most of it got away.
He knew how to get 1t. but he didn't
know how to keep it. 1t Is said that
YOU could go to him and ask him for
two tens for a five and he wouldn't
hesitate a moment in accommodate
ing you. Yet his very next move
would bring him in thousands of dol
lars.
Chris Van Der Abe had his day and
when the clouds broke he wasn't
strong enough to keep out of the wet.
The Brotherhood war came in 1880
and the next year Chris had trouble
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
PLATTS climbs TO
:. WIN OVER KURTZ
Local Boxer All but Scored
Early Knockout, but Weak
ened at End.
SHUGRUE BEAT ROBIDEAU

Gus Platts, the Sheffield Blade. OF
England. won an uphill battle Of ten
rounds with Dave Kurtz. the local
lad, in the Garden. New York, last
night. Platts won on points by
small margin after being knocked
down in the first round. For nine
seconds the Sheffield Blade was on
the verge of having his pugilistic
edge dulled. but by rally he showed
his endurance and courage and won
out in the final rounds.
Kurtz swung a right to Platts's jaw
soon after the milling began. 1t
landed and P1atts fell up against the
ropes. The Englishman rebounded
and fell on his face on the mat
Platts got up on one knee and took
the count of nine. He then arose and
stalled through the round.
After that one rough reception
Piatts worked hard to overcome
Kurtz's advantage. Platts carried
the fight to Kurtz until the last bell.
Kurtz had to be cautioned several
times for foul work.
Joe Shugrue, of Jersey City, wore
down Sammy Robideau. of Philadel-
phia, in the first eight rounds,
dropped him twice in the ninth ses-
sion, once in the tenth chapter and
won by large margin. At the finish
Robideau had an egg" under his left
eve. his nose was battered and his
lips cut Shugrue's eye was puffed
also. Shugrue scored three clean
knockdowns and at the finish Robi-
deau was so weak that he just man
aged to keep his feet until the last
bell.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
TRAVERS SHINES
IN STATE TOURNEY
Starts by Breaking Course
Record and Seems Most :
Likely Contender. 7
WOMEN REACH THE FINALS

Jerome D. Travers's remarkable
showing in the preliminary round of
the New Jersey State Golf Associa
ton tournament at Baltusrol yester-
day makes the metropolitan champion
a prime favorite for first honors in
the competition. The Upper Mont
clair golfer broke the course record by
returning a score of 70, and as the
second round started today seemed to
be in fine form and ready to make
another low tally.
Travers's playing fell off a trif1e
in the first round, in which he had
e. M. Wild, of Crawford, for an oppo-
nent, but he won his match, UP and
to play. High scores in the quail.
flying round were:
First Sixteen-Jerome d. Travers.
Upper Montclair, 10; Oswald Kirkby,
Englewood, IS; Howard Giff1n, Bal.
tusrol, 70; Max Behr, Morris county,
so; Wallace N. Sinclair, Baltusrol,
81; e. M. Barnes, Englewood, 50: q.
B. Schley, Baltusrol, IS; A. D. Swords,
Norris county, 85; Max r. Marston.
Baltusrol, SO; A. F. G. Milligan, Sub
urban, So; D. H. McAlpin I'd, Morris
county, Sc; William Watson, Baltus.
roll, So; C. E. Van Week. Montclair,
IS; e. M. Wild, Crawford, SO; John
Naething, Englewood, 81; G. e. Van
Week, jr., Baltusrol, 81.
In the first round results were az
follows:
First Sixteen, First Round-van
Week, ir., beat Milligan, up and
to play; Travers beat Wild, up and
2 to play; Barnes beat Van Week, ST.,
3 up and 1 to play; Giffin beat swords,
5 up and 3 to play; Behr beat Watson,
s up and to play; Naething beat
Marston, up and to play; Schley
beat Sinclair. 2 up; Kirkby beat Me-
Alpin, 2 up and to play.
80
In the semi-final round of the
Woman's Metropolitan Golf cham
pionship held over the course of the
Nassau Country Club, at Glen Cove,
Long Island, yesterday. Miss Georgi-
anna Bishop, Brooklyn, defeated
Mrs. A. L. Rossin, Century, 2 up,
and Miss Marion Hollins, Westbrook,
beat Mrs. Howard Whitney, Nassau,
5 up and q to go.
The weather conditions We're per-
feet and the links were in fine shape.
Miss Hollins, runner-up in last years
tournament, played a steady game
and won handily. Miss Bishop con-
tinued the brilliant long game which
has carried her to two victories in
National and Metropolitan cham
pionships in previous years. But her
putting was slightly off. Today's win
ners will meet in the final of S6 holes
today.
Forty-th entries for the Women'B
Eastern Golf Association Champion
ship at the Brae Burn Country Club.
near Boston, next week, have been
received by Miss Louise A. Wells.
Among them were comparatively few
of the leading women golfers of the
Boston, New York and Philadelphia
districts, but as entries do not close
until tomorrow evening 1t is expected
that a majority of those whose
chances for winning the title are con-
sidered favorably will be found in the
list.
1t is possible that Miss Marion Hol-
Inns and Miss Lillian B. Hyde, of the
New York district, may not enter
even if they do come to play in the
Griscom cup matches, which take
place the last three days of the week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
CENTRAL FACULTY HAS
A GREAT BALL TEAM

Central High Schools faculty team
was overwhelmed to the tune of SO to
g. at the new Athletic Field. in
Bloomfield avenue, yesterday after
noon. by the faculty of Dickinson
High School, Jersey City.
Before the initial round was up
the visitors had totaled ten points,
These, with the addition of three, four
or five runs, in every inning there
after, brought their total to almost
two-score.
Central excelled in making errors
only. She accounted for eighteen of
these, while Dickinson made but four.
Twenty-seven safe drives were re-
corded off the deliveries of the local
pitchers. Anderson and Mcmillan,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Notes of the Bike Riders Here and Abroad

Belgian city of that name, on Sun
day, May %. Schilling, the Hol-
| lander, finished second; Fournous,
the Frenchman, third, and Lemasson,
the Belgian, fourth. Fournous, Bois-
nard and Sechet won the other sprint
races on the card.
|
The feature of the race meet held at
Charleroi, Belgium, Sunday, May %,
was a three-hour team race run In
American style. Oliveri and Leon
Comes, who competed here last year,
won from Desanthoine and Otto, Vic
tor Dupre and Mottiat, the winner
of the Bordeaux to Paris road race,
and other teams. In the three hours
the leaders covered 1894 kilometres
(about seventy-f1ve miles,.
-.
| At the same meeting the Gold Cup
of Cologne" a paced race at 80 kilo-
metres GEO miles), was run and re-
suited in a win for Schelling over
Gent, Boeschlin and Kjeldsen, the
| latter rider falling.
| Cesar Simar won the paced race at
Limoges, France, Sunday, May %,
The race was contested in two heats
Of 20 kilometres Q21z miles,. and
Simar won both of them, Larrue
finishing second in both heats, and
Maza braud third.
-.
Oscar Egg, the man with the funny
name, who competed in the last six
day race at Madison Square Garden,
won a match against Luguet at Mar
settles. France, Sunday, May 25. Egg
won in straight heats at 10 and 20
kilometres ((6A and 121k miles,.
49,
! A 150-kilometre team race, Ameri-
can style, was run at Tiff, Belgium,
Sunday. May %, and resulted in a
win for John Stol and Monsieur.
Vanderberghe and Lambot finished
second, and Vandevelde and Wander
brock third. A rider named Goupy
and his son finished fourth, and
Godivier and Hamlet fifth.
Clarence Carmen, the Long Island
cyclist, made his Partisan debut al
the Velodrome Buffalo on Sunday
May %. Carmen and Bobby" Wal
thour. the Atlanta cyclist, represents
ing America, met George Sores and
Paul Guignard, representing France
in a series of paced races. Each mar
OF country met representative OF
the rival country and some fine com.
petition was witnessed by the large
crowd present. France won the
match with nine points, America
scoring thirteen.
At Milan, Italy. Francesca Verri
who will shortly appear at the loca
Velodrome, won the scratch race from
Mort and Portioli. The foreign ex
changes state that Verri showed
superb form and won by combina
ton of speed and generalship.
The statement in yesterdays Eve
ming Star to the effect that Ernes
Jokus, the Newark professional, hat
been suspended by the Nationa
Cycling Association for competing a
an unsanctioned race meet was al
error Jokus has never left the N
C. A fold and Is in good STANDING
in that organization.
-
Walter Bardgett, the ex-rider ant
ex-referee at the Velodrome, has gon
to New Haven to assume the man
agerial duties of the Million Cha p
man track there Bardgett has playe
about every role in the bike gam
with the exception OF track owner
and according to one promoter, tina
!, Is the least attractive end Of tn
0 sport.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
''PRU" ATHLETES
PLAN FIELD DAY
President Dryden Offers Silver
Cup to Contestant Scoring
Most Points in Games.
MANY ENTRIES RECEIVED

With a membership of about one
thousand the Prudential Athletic AS
ISOLATION hopes to make its annual
field day this year. which will take
place at Olympic Park, next Friday
afternoon. equal that of any held in
this section for some time.
The total list of entries already
succeeds that of previous affairs and
it is expected that former records
will go by the boards in goodly num-
bers. Those who have signified their
intentions of competing are in active
practise, and If the records at prae-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

lions at the finish. Fogler. however.
hands out q bouquet to Kramer as
follows:
"Only one man in the game could
do that trick so beautifully. His name
is Kramer He is par excellence
as bike rider fast or as bike
rider slow He can do you and
make you smile, ne does 1t so
fine. Yes, Kramer is a champion in
every sense of the word, but believe
me-" Sir Joseph concluded, never
again will he stall me in any such
race. He'll have to go long way the
next time, for I'm the little boy who
is going to drive. No. I'm not sore,
but when l learn a lesson l know 1T
we'll Kramer is good teacher. Hats
off to him.
The opening cycling meet at Phila-
delphia last night drew out a big
crowd and the race was excellent and
seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by
the spectators. The card offered in
cluded sprints for the pros and the
amateurs, a motor paced race and q
race for motor riders. 1t was too
much to give in one evening, but it
was all very good at that. The track
is about one-t third of a mile and Is
absolutely round The racing itself Is
spectacular and the riders are in love
with the track. All said 1t was a
dream, and Kramer told me it was
as good as made to order for him,
he could ride Ii so well. He won the
first pro race on the track, beating
out Goullet in a close finish. The rid
ers say there Is small chance for
splitting and less chance for Interior
ence After the men become accli-
mated, 1t is the general belief the
best men will win most all the races
for the simple reason there is always
plenty of room to make the sprint.
Philadelphia got al the champions,
Kramer, pro- MacDougall, amateur,
and Wiley, motor-paced. The turn
out was so large and promising that
Manager Floyd A. Mcfarland was
in high glee.
ut will be better than Newark"
he said, which, of course, would be
going some.
Within the last day or two the
sporting world has suffered the loss
of three important personages, all
in different branches. Mike Murphy,
of athletic fame, passed away on
Wednesday in Philadelphia; Chris
Won der Abe, of baseball note, sue
cumbed to liver complaint and dropsy
at st. Louis, and Charles Kohler
expired after an attack of rheuma-
tism of the heart in Paris.
The death of Chris Won der Abe az
st. Louis yesterday recalls old days
of the diamond, for Chris, as a mag
nate, was known throughout the
baseball world for his many pecu-
liarities and his pranks. He was
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Joe Fogler who won brackets in
two events at the Velodrome Wednes-
day evening, one of which was vic
tory over a crippled Swede, may meet
Tartar Sunday when he clashes
with big Frank Cavanagh in match
race. Giant Frank was sailing like
a cup defender last Sunday when he
dashed home to victory in the two
mile invitation, with all sails reefed.
Fast Freddy Hill was a poor second
in that race, and it looks as though
the local boy could lead all the top
notchers across the tape If he had
the nerve.
Another professional championship
is billed for Sunday at the Velo-
drome the distance being one mile.
The other races carded are a three
mile open, one-mile handicap and a
wo-mile invitation for the profess
SIGNALS, and one-mile handicap, three
mile open and novice for the anna
teurS.
The French, German and Italian
riders who are due here either late
tonight or early tomorrow morning
are entered in all of the professional
events on the Sunday card at the
| Velodrome. The French riders arc
Coulter Provost, Vedrine and Thuau;
the Italians are Verri and Stefani,
and Packebusch is the Kaisers repre-
sentative.
| Thuau won the championship OF
| France in 1903 and Is said to be a
very good performer in handicap and
long open races. This French ath-
lete has gained considerable fame in
other lines of sport as we'll as cycling
Thuau is midget and until he be-
came too heavy for the ponies he
was a successful jockey on tht
French turf. AS jockey Thuau was
more successful than the late Jimmy
Michael, who deserted the bike game
for a period to try his fortune in tht
saddle.
Ernest Ohrt, the fast California
amateur, who was out of the game
for a time with blood poisoning, is
riding again and will probably be {
starter in the amateur races at the
Velodrome Sunday. While Ohrt ha:
been sick his Frisco pal, Willie Han
ley, has kept the golden State on tht
cycling map with two clean cut vic
tories over Amateur Champion Don
aid MacDougall.
In a 100-kilometre paced race a
Chemnitz, Germany, Sunday. Ma!
25, Scheuermann won from Linart
the Belgian; L. Didier, of France
Schipke, the German, and Dickent
man, the Hollander The WHINE
turned the distance in 1907 81 2-5.
At the Scheveningue, Holland
track on Sunday, May 25, Nettelbecl
won the paced race from Van Mel
and Darragon. The race was run il
three heats and Nettelbeck won al
three, Van Mex running second il
the final.
The results of the races at the Velo
drome Karrevald, at Brussels, Bel
GUM, Sunday. May %, were as fol
lows: Three-quarter-m mile, profession
al, won by Edmond Michiels fror
Wilmots and Catuelle; paced match
run in three heats, won by Huy
brechts; second, Saldow; third, La
valade; fourth, Goor; tandem rae,
won by Wilmots and Buyl from Par
metirer brothers and Rulens and Ca
tuelle.
Cesare Moretti, the Italian srrinte
\ won the Grand Prize Of Cholet, at ii
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Tom Gibbons VS.. Logan.

Tom Gibbons, brother of the famous
Mike Gibbons, and Frank Logan, of
Philadelphia, will meet in the wind
up at the Olympia A. A, Philadel-
phia, next Monday night. The other
bouts will be between Jack Reck, of
Oklahoma, and Ralph Erne; K. o.
Eggers, of New York, and Johnny
Clark; Young LIE Roy, of New York,
and Buck Flemming, and Young
Fulton, of New York, and Eddie
Wagond
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
INTERNATIONAL NOTES

The Tigers won their third con-
secutive series by defeating Provi-
dence yesterday.
Harry Swacina batted as of yore.
He had four bingles, including a
couple of doubles, in five trips to the
tapping point.
The Tigers record in the series
played since they started on their
long jaunt around the circuit fol-
lows.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
JR. O. U. A. M. LEAGUE

( Five games are down for decision
in the Junior o. U. A. M. League for
tomorrow afternoon. Colonel S. L.
Bucks team will visit Trowbridge
oval to play the Fraternity Council
nine, while the rest of the schedule
is as follows: Prospect at Belleville,
Custer at Putnam, Irvington at Boyd
and Adams at East End.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Hat Nelson Is Angry.

Battling Nelson has entered &c..
900 damage suit against the Ridge
way Construction Company, of Bos-
ton, which operates the Nautical
Gardens, at Revere. The suit fol-
lows the election of the ex-light-
weight champion from the gardens,
where, with his wife and a party
of friends, he had gone to spend the
evening.
Nelson was put out of the gardens
by several employees, who alleged
that he was intoxicated. Later, when
1t was discovered that Nelson had
never taken a drink in his life. the
complaint is said to have been
changed to improper dancing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Armx,s Baseball Leader.

WEST POINT, June 26.-Cadet
Charles w. Milliken, of Maine, a
member of the present second class
at the Military Academy, has been
elected captain of the army baseball
nine for 1914. Milliken has played
substitute shortstop and second base
during the past season. The army
nine closes the season here Saturday
with game against Syracuse
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Navy Picks Lea ders.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 6.-The
Naval Academy oarsmen have elected
Midshipman Homer L. Ingram, of
Indiana, class of 1914. captain for
next season. Other athletic team
captains elected are: Lloyd j. Wiltse,
South Dakota, lacrosse, and William
S. Popham, jr., New Jersey, tennis.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Bert Papp, the local lightweight,
will meet Bull Thompson in one of
the main ten-round bouts at the
Olympic Club, New York, on Monday
night. Both have agreed to weigh
in at 1873 pounds ringside.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Malone and West Draw.

Walter West and Pete Malone
fought a hard six-round draw In the
wind-up at the Broadway A. c.,
Philadelphia, last night. Johnny
Clark had a shade the better of Kid
Be5ee in d fast six-round affair. The
referee stopped the bout between
Gibbons and Kid French to save
French. Fred Kane was knocked out
by Frank Derry in the first round.
and Joe Chicno had the better of
John Harding.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

At Browns Gymnasium, New York,
tomorrow night Young O'Leary, the
tough little Irishman from the New
York East Side. will meet Sailor
Hubon, of the United States navy. In
the other ten-round bout Tom Dorsey
will box Joe Mitchell.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Catcher Harry Bemis has been
missed by Toronto from behind the
plate. Graham is hardly a second
rate receiver, while Bemis's head
work and hitting insured the pen
nant for Toronto last season, after
Jersey City sold the veteran receiver
to the Leafs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Barron Leads Harvard Track Men.
columbia Chooses Captain.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Paul Fried
rich, 10, has been elected captain of
the Columbia baseball team for 1914
Friedrich made the team in his first
year, playing third base as a fresh
man. He was shortstop in most of
this seasons games. The tennis team
has reelected L. A. Coffin captain for
next year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
Belgium Nav Bar Boxing.

A bill to prohibit boxing matches
has been introduced in the Chamber
of Deputies, in Brussels. 1t is in
dorsed by a large number of deputies,
and it is expected it will be passed
by a big majority.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Rochester is hitting a stiff pace,
too. The Hustlers have won seven
out of nine games. Counting the Sec
ond game of a double header. which
the Tigers won at Buffalo, Saturday
May "a. Newark has taken eleven of
it's last fourteen games.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Klepfer and Clark. pitchers, have
been added to the Jersey City Clubs
roster. Calhoun. an infielder. was
purchased from the Boston Nationals
to strengthen up for the two games
which the Tigers have with the Pests
today and tomorrow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

The Tigers scored six runs, in the
fifth inning yesterday, and the Bisons
tailed nine times in the same round
at Toronto
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

players added to the hospital list
yesterday, when Tim Jordan was in
jured in a collision with Hub"
Northern. Tim strained his leg.
Northern had just recovered from
injuries.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Kramer declares he wasn't "snucks"
with Clark, but he admits he did his
best to shut Goullet out in the semi
final, trick which he accomplished.
Goullet isn't making any holler, and
both he and Joe Fogler. THE Tor
ment." are now inclined to blame
their own stupidity for their posi-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

One game played IN NEWARK.
+*One game played in Newark.
xThree games played in Newark.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

The death of Chris Won der Abe az
st. Louis yesterday recalls old days
of the diamond, for Chris, as a mag
nate, was known throughout the
baseball world for his many pecu-
liarities and his pranks. He was
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06

Cesare Moretti, the Italian srrinter,
won the Grand Prize Of Cholet. at the