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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Melrose, by Victory, Moves Up
in New Jersey Junior League

As a result of its victory over the
Carteret II. c. at Clark Oval, East
Newark, yesterday afternoon, l goal
to 0, the Melrose f. c. is now tied
for the lead in the New Jersey Junior
Soccer Football League with the
Irish-Americans. The Melrose and
Irish American elevens have each
played six games and have won five
of that number.
The Kearny Athletics, by their VIC
tory, 2 goals to !, at Riverside Oval,
Kearny, yesterday morning, over the
West Hudson Juniors, are now on
even terms with the latter for second
position. Each eleven has a total of
six points. The contest screduled be-
tween the Kearny +. c. and the
Westingnouse f. c. was postponed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
May Cut Hockey Teams
from Seven to Six Men

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The hockey
clubs in the Amateur League, favor
ing the plan to cut the team from
seven to six men, will make another
fight ON the matter Wednesday night,
when they expect to carry their point.
The proposal was beaten at a meeting
on November 81 The Crescent A. c.,
the Irish American A. C. and the
Wanderers Hockey Club are the or
ganizations favoring the team reduc-
ton plan.
These clubs were opposed by Presi-
dent Russell, of the Hockey Club; r..
L. Won Bernuth, of the st. Nicholas
s. c., and Edward O'Donnell, of the
New York A. c.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Kingsley Had Good Record.

Kingsley School, Rutherford High
School and Neptune High School, of
Ocean Grove, are other high schools
of the State that have come through
the season without a defeat. Kingsley
School is considered foremost of this
trio, as among the victories of the fall
were a 6-to-0 win over Montclair High
School and 26-to-7 defeat of Mont
clair Academy. Rutherford High
School has confined itself to the limits
Of the Northern New Jersey Inter
scholastic League, except for a post
season game with Ridgewood High
School, which the northern champions
Overwhelmed for the honor of their
section Of the State OF Neptune High
Schools ability little is known, except
that it walloped everything in the
scholastic line along the Jersey shore.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Big Poultry Show Will
Open in New York Tomorrow

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The first of
the big poultry shows of the winter
under the auspices of the Empire
Poultry Association will open at the
Grand Central Palace tomorrow.
With the poultry are to be "side
shows" of cats and birds.
The week is to be notable chicken
fanciers' and breeders convention
from all over the country. A num-
Der of speciality clubs In the poultry
field will hold meetings during the
week at the Grand Central Palace
There will be brilliant array of ex-
perts in every breed.
The entries for the palace show
show an increase of nearly so per
cent. over last year. There were
2, 700 entries a year ago. This year
the entries number 300. There are
800 more single entries, and there
will be over 100 more pens.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
And Now for Basketball.

Basketball teams of Montclair, Bar
ringer and East Orange will tnaugu-
rate practise this week in preparation
for the annual struggle for the New
Jersey Interscholastic League indoor
court honors. Montclair High School,
the N. J. I. A. L. champions of last
season, has Starrett, Slooum and
Crane back again, and will put in g
strong bid to- repeat the success of
last winter. East Orange will make
q determined effort to add the basket
ball championship to its football
honors. To this end the suburban
athletic association has secured DR..
Matthew c. Pearce, of Orange, who In
1910 and 1911 was varsity centre at
University of Pennsylvania. The
East Orange athletic association had
appropriated $3.50 to retain q coach,
but DR.. Pearce refused the sum, as 1t
would 1eopardize his amateur status.
DR.. Pearce will be with the suburban
ties three afternoons a week, begin
ming today. Captain Barnes, Fischer,
Fttzsimmons and Roper are the var
sity material about which he will
from quintet.
The prospects at Barringer are the
poorest in years. Captain Warshaw-
sky and Renault Theubel are the only
veterans at hand, although Fred
Seller, halfback of the football team
got in several Of the games toward
the close of last winters season.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
FOR CITY SOCCER TITLE

The second game of the series to
decide the public school senior soccer
football championship will be played
tomorrow afternoon at the City Field
between the Hawthorne and Frank
lin School teams. The first contest
was played Wednesday and resulted
in 2 to tie. The winner of tomor-
rows affair will have to win a third
game also in order to claim the city
title
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Barringer Finished strong.

Barringer came along strong at.the
close of the season. Tackling a
schedule for above its class, the Ridge
street eleven was rewarded by the
climax on Thanksgiving Day, when
East Orange was all but beaten. 10
to &c. Except for the game with Cen
tral, which resulted in a 6-to-6 tie,
and Railways 14-to-6 victory, Broad
heads charges met successfully all
of the high school teams on Its
schedule.
Dickinson High School conquered
several New York schools, and was g.
contender until Railway High School
administered the quietus.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
ST. JAMES'S ELEVEN BEST

The st. James c. c. met and de-
feated the strong Oakland F. G. yes
terday afternoon at Pacific Oval for
the Ironbound District championship,
before one of the largest crowds that
ever attended a football game in
that part of the city. McGovern, of
the Saints, made the first touch
down after seven minutes play, by
a series of line plunges. Score was
26 to 0.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
schools Laud victors.

A big demonstration was accorded
the Barringer High School football
team this morning in assembly. Chief
Broadhead, who had built up the
team, which fought the valiant fight
against East Orange, and Captain
Dempsey, the star halfbaek of the
eleven, came in for a major share
of the applause. At Central High
School the American scholastic cross
country championship crew were the
objects of deafening reception. The
football team which defeated st.
Benedicts was also lauded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Can't Keen BasebsII Down.

Baseball has been restored on the
list of official championship sports
among the eNw York City High
Schools The High School games
committee decided recently to con-
duct a championship tournament to
decide the Gotham championship
with representation from the follow
ing schools. Morris, Commerce, New
town, Evander Childs, Commercial
Flushing, Stuyvesant, Curtis, Town
send Harris, Bay Ridge, Erasmus
Hall, Eastern District, Fer Rock
away, De Witt Clinton and Manual
Training.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
ENGLISH BILLIARD TOURNEY

NEW YORK, Dec. THE Asst
English billiard tournament hell in
this city will start today at Doyl ,'s
Forty -seccnd street room. 1t will be
an elimination tourney, player GO
ing out after one loss. The players
and handicaps are as follows Mont
gomery, 300; Spicer 300 Galletti, 300;
Butler, ESQ; O'Neil, 225; Dillon, 225;
Glass, 200; Hudson, 200; Booker 200;
Mason, 200; Goddard, It's; Warren,
ITS; Challoner, 145; McCreery. 1876;
Porter, 1856; Marchandt, 1856, and
Downs, 1876. This afternoon Nc
Creepy and Galletti will play, while
at night Downs will face Porter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Interest In clark Trophy.

Barringer High School students are
awaiting with interest the award of
the Wilson Clark trophy which is to
be given to the Barringer football
player that displayed the best all
round ability this fall for the Ridge
street institution. Wilson Clark, the
donor of the cup, played football at
Barringer when the school was New
ark High School. After leaving the
Branch Brook School Clark matricu-
lated at Cornell, where he was a
member of the varsity squad. Clark,
up to this year, has always assisted
actively in the practices, frequently
lining up with the scrubs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
POSTPONE FIDELITY GAMES

Owing to the death of Samuel
w. Beidon, general counsel of the
Fidelity Trust Company, and one of
its directors, the bowling games
among the officers and employees of
that institution which were scheduled
to be rolled at the Weingarth &
Whatton alleys tonight have been
postponed to date to be announced
later
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Knight Montclnir High Leader.

Herbert Knight, centre, was elect
ed captain of the Montclair High
School football team at the annual
banquet of the mountain town grid
iron warriors. Knight, for two years
previous to this fall, was selected as
all scholastic centre. During the
early part of the season Knight
failed to round into the form of
former years, but in the recent games
the star pivot recovered his style.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
RICH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TITLE
EARNED BY EAST ORANCEITES

among the first to stage an indoor
meeting. The Brooklyn school will
hold their set of games on the eve
ming of Saturday, December 81. A
feature event will be the football re-
lay, an event between quartets COM
prised of the various members of the
New York school football teams
The Central High School indoor meet
which was the big event of the in
door schedule of the local schoolboys
last winter will be conducted on Sat-
urday evening, January 81, at the
First Regiment Armory. Coach An
derson will send out the entry blanks
in a few days, and it is expected that
the cream of the athletes in the
Metropolitan scholastic district will
compete. The Weiner school direc-
tor is very intimate with the coaches
of the big Metropolitan athletic clubs,
and he anticipates the arrangement
of a special event that will pit some
of the worlds best against each other.
Last year, a three-mile special race
was the feature, Kohlemainen, Louis
Scott, CASTOR Strobino and Sid Leslie
being among the entries.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
HUDSONS WALLOP
GOTHAM ELEVEN
Defeat Bronx Uniteds and Are
Now Tied in National Soc
Ger League.
RANGERS TRIM NEWARK

The West Hudsons are tied with
the Brooklyn r. c. for first place In
the National Association Football
League. The Hudsons beat the Bronx
United yesterday while the Brooklyn
F. G. won from the Wilberforce elev-
en- of Paterson by default. The Clan
MeDonalds are in third place as
result of their victory over the st.
George +. c. The Newark F. G. lost
again, the Paterson Rangers winning
easily from the locals
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Other Soccer Results.

The Riordan A. A. of Harrison
nosed out the Favorite f. c., 3 goals
to 2, at Staten Island yesterday
The Pastimes of Harrison lost to
the Greenville F. c., goals to l, in
a New Jersey State League game at
Jersey City yesterday afternoon.
It was an easy victory that the
Alley Boys recorded over the Biz
minghams, goals to l, In a New
Jersey state League contest decided
at Parkview Oval yesterday after
noon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Victories Over Railway and Bar
ringer Clinch Suburbans'
Claim to LaureIs.
INDOOR MEETS ARE NEXT
Montclair High Will Make
Strong Bid for Basketball
Supremacy.

East Orange has again established
Its title to the high school football
championship of this section of the
State. Handicapped by light eleven,
the suburbanites defeated Railway
High School. which had beaten Dick
inson and Barringer, in addition to
proving conclusively that they were
the best team in the New Jersey In
terscholastic League. East Orange
defeated Barringer 10 to 16 in the
hardest contest of the year, Mont
clair "a to 0, and Stevens So to 0. The
only two stumbling blocks on the
suburban schedule were Princeton
Prep" and Peddie. However, these
teams were out of the Red and Blues
class, and the respective defeats Of
to and 81 to have no bearing on
the high school award
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Railway Is Runner-Up.

Railway High school up to the East
Orange game came along with flying
colors, and may be rated second only
to the East Orangeites, despite the
fact that the Union county cham
pions suffered defeat. The Railway
JAMS defeated Dickinson High School
previous to their lone dfeeat, and
ended their scholastic season by
eliminating Roselle for the Union
rounty honor
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01

Louis Sperry, of New York. has
been reelected captain of the Kings
ley school football team. Sperry was
one of the most consistent ground
gamers in the ranks of the Essex
Fells gridiron force. Four Of this
years team will be lost by gradua-
ton. Benedict will matriculate at
Cornell, Arnold and Frost at Prince
ton and Polombo at Rensselaer,.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Central Preparing for Meet.

Central High School will take up
indoor track work in earnest within
the next few days in order that the
athletes may be in fettle for the
various high school indoor meets
which are scheduled for the latter
part of the month. Manual Training
High School, of Brooklyn. will be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
FOUR PROVINCE ELEVEN

The Four Province football team
played q practise match yesterday at
the old asylum grounds, South Or
ange avenue and Twelfth street. The
-Four Province will play a prominent
New York team next Sunday at the
same grounds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
St. Benedicts Engages Hin.

st. Benedict's College is out to re-
deem lost football honors on the
basketball court. The Catholic school
has again engaged. Frank Hill as the
basketball coach, and the Benedicts
are looking forward to banner sea-
son. McDermit and Flarity are
among the veterans on hand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
VALLEY ELEVEN DEFEATED

The Lincoln f. c., of Totowa, de-
feated the Valley A. A., of this city,
yesterday In rugby game at Totowa
by score of II to 0. The Totowa
boys outplayed the locals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
OFFER OF $4,000
FOR BOSTON STOCK
Joseph Lannin, L. |. Real Estate
Man, Wants Half IN
tereSt.
JAMES MAILER TO RETIRE

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The retire.
ment of President James r. McAleer,
Secretary Robert McRoy and former
Manager Jake Stahl from ownership
interest in the Boston American
League Club is declared on good
authority here to have been effected
through the sale of their stock, ag-
gregating a half interest in the club,
to Joseph Lannin, Long Island real
estate man, for upwards of $220, 900.
On December 10, 1t is declared the
formal transfer will be effected and
new officers elected The other half
of the stock is owned by General
Charles H. Taylor and his son, John
l. Taylor, and the probability that
John I. Taylor will be elected to the
clubs presidency, an office from
which he retired late in 1911, is in
dicated.
Ban Johnson, president of the
American League, was active in pro-
noting the DEAL it is declared, con-
ferring recently in Boston with the
Taylors, who it is said were ready to
give 1920, 900 for the stock owned by
the other interests in the club. AS
hdHniH was WllllnB TO olIer more,
however, the Taylors are understood
to have signif1ed their willingness to
sanction the deal, after Ban johnson
had endorsed Lannin, who shortly
afterwards accepted terms with the
McAleer- McRoy- Stahl interests.
Lannin owns small interest In the
Boston National League Club and re-
Gently was elected a director of it.
Regarding this President James u.
Gaffney, of the Boston Nationals,
said last night:
"Lannin will sell his stock in my
club and will resign from the board
of directors. / am sorry to have him
leave us, but he has our best wishes.
He will be the right man to succeed
McAleer, Mercy and Stahl as half
owner of the Red Sox."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
New Field for East Orange.

East Orange High School is to have
a new athletic field in the near future,
according to those high up In the
High School Athletic Association. A
plot 5f ground has been offered to
the nigh school and the matter is to
be placed before the Board of Edu-
cation. The plot in question Is To-
Gated north of Main street, in Winans
'stfeet, as far north as Ashland Field.
1t is said that the Board Of Education
will acquire the property provided the
High School Athletic Association will
pay the interest on the bond. The
East Orange athletes are highly In
favor of the proposition, as during
the football season the East Orange
eleven has the use of Ashland Field
only on three days of the week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
stuyvesant High Meet.

Stuyvesant High School has decid-
ed to conduct an indoor meet on sat-
urday evening, December Is, at the
Seventy-first Regiment, Manhattan.
At present the meet Is the first school
boy set of games scheduled this sea-
SON
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Brooklyn Wins by Default.

By winning the scheduled National
League contest by default, at the ex-
pense of the Wherefore Field Club,
at Willard Park, Paterson, yesterday
afternoon, the Brooklyn Field Club
tied with the Hudsons for first
place. The Wilberforce eleven did not
put in an appearance, and the referee
awarded the game to Brooklyn by the
usual score of l goal to o.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Coombs Leaves Hospital.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Jack
Coombs, the Philadelphia American
League Clubs pitcher, who has been
confined to hospital here siuce be-
fore the world's series last October,
left the institution yesterday. He will
remain in this city for about three
weeks before undertaking the jour
ney to his home in Maine.
Coombs contracted typhoid of the
spine during last springs training
season. After convalescing at his
home he attempted to get in the game
again toward the end of the season,
but suffered a relapse. Coombs ex-
Athletics next year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The Federal
League promoters have decided to
abandon Chicago and are planning
to take Milwaukee into the so-called
outlaw circuit. James Gilmore. who
backed the Chicago Feds last year,
has come to the conclusion that 1t will
be a waste of good money to compete
with the White Sox and Cubs for
Windy City patronage next year
The promoters, 1t seems, are grad
ually steering away from a ,,nfiict
with the major leagues, aud are
scheming to make Roadway <aipst
the Glass AA. American Association.
Milwaukee, In their opinion. can stand
for two teams with a non-confltcting
schedule. and for that reason they
are ready to transfer the Chicago
franchise to Milwaukee, where the
American Association had pennant
winner this year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Secretary MERCY Surprised.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Secretary Nc
Roy of the Boston American League
Club, returned yesterday from Hot
Springs, Ark, where he closed ar
rangements for the spring training
trip of the Red Sox. He said 1t was
news to him that his holdings in the
club had been disposed of but that
the deal might have been consum-
mated without his knowledge
Garland Stahl, former manager Of
the Red Sox, declined to discus the
reported sale in advance of definite
information, but said 1t came as a
surprise to him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Newark Big Five Organizes.

A team known as the Newark Big
Five, has organized under the man
agement of Frank Kenney. Toby
Singleton, Harry Mullin, Buck
Heeny, Dick Crogan and Yank
Kenney will comprise the team. All
the players are veterans of the game.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Standing of the Teams.
Easy for west Hudson.

It was an undressing soccer
match that was played between the
West Hudsons and the Bronx United
F. c. at New York yesterday after
noon. The former won, goals TO O..
Carter and Cooper were the point
makers for the Hudsons, a point be-
ing recorded in each period. The WIS.,
itors should have increased their
score, but poor shooting spoiled many
easy chances. Porter and Fitzpatrick
displayed the best form for the home
eleven. The lineup:
Bronx United. West Hudsons
HzT nnr .nxf
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Scots Also Eliminated.

The Scottish-Americans, of this
city, were eliminated from further
play in the American cup tie compe-
tition, when they went down to de-
feat before the Jersey A. c., 2 goals
to 0, at Harrison Oval, Harrison, yes
terday afternoon. The Jersey eleven
tailed their points in the second half.
Charley Zehnbauer was the shining
light of the winners. He scored the
first goal shortly after the start of
the final period. The game had not
progressed five minutes more when
Charley again found the net for the
second and last point.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Saturday Cup Tie Results.

The Tacony F. c.. Of Philadelphia,
defeated the General Electrics In a
cup-tie game at Schenectady, N. Y,
Saturday afternoon by score of 8
to A.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01

The Harrison Big Five, of Harri-
son, was defeated, SO to 90, by the
st. Gabriel Five, of New York, at
Bayside Casino. Sheepshead Bay,
Long Island, Saturday night. At the
end of the first period the Hudson
county team held the lead by Is to
8. Doherty, Blegner and Stump
starred for Harrison, while Reich
and Norman featured for the
Saints"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01

The Hibernians. of Philadelphia,
defeated the Brooklyn Celtics in a
cup-tie game in Philadelphia Satur-
day afternoon by a score of 4 to 1.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
Paterson Rangers Triumph.

The Paterson Rangers defeated the
Newark f. c. in a National League
game by q score of to at Athletic
Park, yesterday. The Rangers start
ed fast, and in less than twenty min
utes Johnson kicked a goal. This was
the only score of the half. Shortly
after the start of the second half Ho-
gan Kicked another goal for the Ran
gers. With fifteen minutes to go the
Rangers were awarded a penalty kick.
In last few minutes of the game the
Newarkers were awarded a penalty,
and Broadbent kicked the goal. The
lineup:
Newark. Paterson.
DOW1e ...r.....s.... ...s..ssssss'sss.s niAlci
Goals.
Glasstetter, Leggatt........ Post, Morrell
Fullbacks.
Mcfarland, Broadbent. :......... .Adamson
Thompson .............. BuStard, Gardner
Halfbacks.
McAllister, Doig. ........ Hogan, Johnstone
Kemp, Robb ................ DiDDIe, Lluueii
Forwards.
Referee-Chalmers, of Kearny Goals
Paterson Rangers, Rogan, Coupar, Nor
rell; Newark #. c., Broadbent.