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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21

Irishman. Both are clever and each
has a good wallop. A victory over
Bennett would mean big 'ad'' to
the Betsy Towner's reputation. If
Bennett succeeds in beating Bender
he will start at once for the West,
where he has been offered several
matches
The semi-wind-up will bring to-
gether the local favorite, Pete Adu>
bato, and One Round Phil Ryan.
Ryan was awarded the title "One
Round" after he disposed of Sailor
Mack in two seconds before local
club early this week Whether he
wifi be able to repeat the feat against
Adubato is a question which is rather
hard to answer. Adubato has been
training faithfully for the last few
days in an effort to make a good
showing. Sevsal preliminaries be-
tween the best lads available will
precede these events.
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o'Brien and Welsh Matched

A match between Freddy Welsh. of
Wales, now the lightweight champion
of England, and Young Jack o'Brien
was made by the receipt of cable
from London and two tickets to sail
as quickly as possible to complete
all details of the match. The match
is scheduled to take place at Ponty-
pridd, Wales. April q II will be for
twenty rounds. Eugene CORR, tho
referee of the National Sporting Club,
will be the third man in the ring.
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in big league towns will play at the
same park. 1t will be economy for
the magnates, as well as an advan-
tage for most fans.
Manager Jack Dunn continues his
policy of frightening Jake Gettman
into ''proxysms of fear" whatsoever
that may be, by his threats to dis
pose of Jake to a minor league club.
Dunn is trying to dispose of the Ne
braska gentleman to Owner Cole
man, of the Scranton New York
State League Club, to hear Dunn
tell it. Dixie Walker has been Of
fered to the same club.
Eft Dent is beginning to make the
Washington players who have to bat
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ODDS OF 1917
FAVOR RIVERS
FOR BIG BOUT
Brown Backers Demand 81
for Their Money-Bettlng
Extremely Light.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 2L-Bet-
ting on the outcome Of the Knockout
Brown-Joe Rivers bout on this the
eve Of the conflict has been excep.
tionally light, partly due to the faet
that Browns hackers are holding out
for odds Of 10 ]. What few wagers
have been made are wagered on the
basis of 10 TO : that Rivers viii win.
Brown wound Up his training yes
terday and his manager. Danny Nor
gan, issued bulletin that the
Gotham boxer would weigh in at 1873
pounds, ringside. Brown viii have a
slight advantage in weight over the
Mexican, who scaled at 1872 today
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
PIONEER OUTPOINTED
BY HIMMELBERGER

With 65-point handicap, Charles
Himmelberger defeated P. C. Pointer,
who was allowed 10 points, by the
score of 200 to rs in a Metropolitan
billiard tournament match at the
Metropolitan Academy last night.
Himmelberger averaged 81 and made
runs of 10 and Is; Pointers average
was 1917. with runs of 10 and 6.
T. A. Unger, with a 10-point allow
ance, will meet Joe Washer, whose
handicap is 80, tonight.
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NASH LOSES PROTEST

CINCINNATI, Feb 21.-The Ma
tional Baseball Commission dismissed
the complaint of Player K. L. Nash,
who was transferred from the Cleve-
land Club to the Toledo American As
ISOLATION team. Nash protested the
transfer on the ground that special
clause in his Cleveland contract, in
which the club promised to observe
the terms of his contract up to July
1, 1913, was not contained in his To-
ledo contract.
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BOTHNER WHISTLES
NEARLYFOUR HOURS
WITH ENGLISHMAN

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-George
Bothner, of America, and Henry Irs-
linger of Europe; met in an interna-
tional middleweight matche at
Browns gymnasium last night and
wrestled three hours and forty min
utes without either man getting a
fall. the referee, John ]. O'Brien, of
the New York Athletic Club, declar-
ing the bout draw. The men will
probably be matched again in the
near future. Bothner, who holds the
American lightweight championship,
hurt his left knee in the first ten
minutes of wrestling and was on the
defensive practically all the time
thereafter
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MRS. filler BEATEN

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. 21-The
defeat of Mrs. E. H. Filter. of the
Merton Cricket Club. Philadelphia.
the 1912 champion woman golfer at
Palm Beach, came as a great sur
prise yesterday afternoon when Mrs.
Hal Carnegie Phipps, of New York,
was announced the winner at the
first extra hole.
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, against him take notice. According
to advices. Dent reported to Grit in
mid-season form, and has been cut
ting loose thus early in the training
campaign. Dent has one of the best
curve balls developed by any pitcher
in the business, major or minor
Scout Howard, of the Pirates, SAYS
he saves more money by passing Np
players recommended to Barney
Dreyfus than by purchasing big
league phenomenons for the Buc-
cancers.
Billy Zimmerman is due at Porto
Rico by this time. Look for reports
of Bills speed on the paths at any
time from now on.
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YOUNG LADIES TO HOLD
SET OF ATHLETIC GAMES

EVANSTON, Ill, Feb. 91.-Miss Ha-
eel Woodruff. physical director of
young women students at North
western University. has put forth a
plan for a girls track meet TO be held
in Patten gymnasium some time in
March. The idea which became gen
'erally known last night at the uni
versity found much favor among the
girls
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LAYTON MAKES RECORD RUN

DECATUR. Ill. Feb. 2L-John LaSz
ton, Of St. Louis. in match gane
with c. Lawson, yesterday bFeIze Il )
worlds record under the new style
of scoring in pocket billiards by max
ing a high run Of rs.
The former record of "A was held
by Morton Phillips, of Chicago
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Penn Swimmers at Columbia

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21-Penn's
swimming team journeys TO New
York tonight, where the Quakers
meet Columbia in an intercollegiate
dual meet Coach George Kistler
looks for a victory over the Morning
side watermen. and will use the same
men in the different events as COM
peted in the Yale meet last Friday
night. Besides the six events on the
swimming teams program the water
polo squad Will contest with the New
Workers.
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GERMANS WOULD
REGAIN ATHLETIC
PRESTIGE IN 1916

BERLIN, Feb. 2f-The German
government officially announces its
intention to grant a subsidy necessary
to insure a credible German display
at the Berlin Olympic games in 1916.
A statement to that effect was made
yesterday at a meeting of the imperial
German committee for Olympic sports
by Baron Won Stein. who spoke for
the imperial chancellor.
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Overall WILL QUIT
GAME RATHER THAN
RETURN TO MURPHY

Los ANGELES. Feb. 21.-orville
Overall will not sign the contract
sent TO him by Manager Eyers, of the
Chicago Nationals, and if required to
rejoin Chicago he will remain out of
baseball. according to a statement he
made last night. Overall said he
would play during the coming season
if Eyers would trade him to some
other team. Otherwise he would re-
main in Los Angeles.
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JACK JOHNSON ILL
IN CHICAGO; MAY
HAVE PNEUMONIA

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-Jack Johnson,
the pugilist, is ill at his home here
Of pneumonia, according to state
ment made by his attorney, Benjamin
Bacharach, to Judge Carpenter in the
United States District Court yester-
day.
At Johnson's home it was said that
he was taken i'll Sunday and that he
was slightly better yesterday.
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ERNE-BRITToN BOUT OFF

The injury to Young Erne's left
arm. sustained while training for his
bout with Jack Britton, at the Ma
aional Club tomorrow night has
Eaused the postponement of that
bout, and Jack McGuigan has gone
TO New York in the hope of getting
capable substitute for Erne.
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HOWARD TO MANAGE
SAN FRANCISCO CLUB

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-George
del" Howard. who left the st. Paul
Club of the American Association to
join the San Francisco team of the
Pacific Coast League last season, was
appointed manager of the San Fran
cisco club yesterday. He will replace
William Reidy. of Cleveland, last
years manager.
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CORNELL QUINTET WINS
OBERLlN GAME, a. TO sc

ITHACA, n. Y, Feb. 21-In a
rather 1oosely-played game the Cor
nell basketball team defeated the
Oberlin five last night by the score
Of A to 80.
The entire interest of the match
lay in the large number of goals and
closeness of the score. Foul goals
were especially numerous, due to the
rough tactics employed by both
teams.
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STALLION BRINGS $4,000

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Philip T.
Chinn, Kentucky horseman who
acted for W. K. Vanderbilt in the
purchase of seven mares for $4,000
from the late James R. Keene, an
nounced today that he had sold to
John E. Madden the stallion Ballot
for $4,000. Mr.. Chinn had an option
on the horse. which was a famous
winner on the American turf few
years ago.
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Hoppe Matched With Cline

Willie Hoppe. the 1872 balxline bill
lard champion of the world. and
Harry Cline, the Philadelphia expert,
were matched last night to meet on
March 5.
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MIx-UP AT CHARLESTON

CHARLESTON. Feb. 21.-There will
be no more Charleston entries sent
out until the differences between the
race track officials and the poolrooms
are settled. Yesterdays entries were
badly mixed up, the first race having
been sent out as the second, the sec
ond as the first, the third as the
fourth and the fifth as the third.
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GROVE CYCLE CLUB LANS
TEN-MllE HANDICAP RACE

The Grove Cycle Club will hold a
en-mile handicap road race over the
rove street course tomorrow after
loon. A fifteen-mile event win take
jlace Sunday morning. Donald Nc
)ougall, the worlds amateur cham
Jon, will be among the starters.
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BENEDICT AND MORROW
TO FIGHT AT TRoM ER,s

The main bout at the Central IN
stitute Monday night win Introduce
Al Benedict and Billy Morrow, OF lIfe
United States navy. Several other
well-matehed bouts are carded.
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zBYszKo DEFEATS scHNER

Wlawek Zbyszko defeated Hans
Schner, the Bavarian wrestler. in two
straight falls at Meridian, Conn.,, last
night. The winner gained the first
fall in ten minutes and thirty seconds
and the second in two minutes and
forty-five seconds.
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ROCHESTER BoWLERs WIN

ROCHESTER,. n. Y, Feb. 21.-By
winning three straight games from
Syracuse last night. Rochester
clinched the team championship Of
the New York State Bowling League
for the fifth time in seven years.
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wIRERAck WINS FROM OTIS

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Feb 21.--Joseph
Wireback. Of Pittsburgh. defeated
Charles Otis, of Brooklyn, in a ma
tional three-cushion billiard league
game here last night. 80 TO Se. Wire
backs high run was and Otis 3.
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PAPP BOXES MAIZE IN
s4a
STATEN ISLAND TONIGHT

Bert Papp. the local lighfwelplst
VIII meet Mike Maize in the star ten
round bout at the Richmond Athietsc
Club. in Tottenville, Staten Island. ~
night
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GUNNERS TO CELEBRATE
HOLIDAY WITH A SHOOT

The Newark Star Gun Club will
hold a special holiday shoot tomorrow
afternoon over its traps at Tuscan
Farm, Hilton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
SOCIALS DEFEAT
DAVENPORT ''Y'
Much Advertised Team From
Across River Trimmed at
Armory Hall.

Davenport Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball
team, touted as being one of the best in
Iowa. met defeat in this city last night
at the hands of the Social Athletic
club. The game was played at Ar
mory hall and the final score was 81
TO AZ Both teams were in good con-
dition The team work of the Socials
was remarkable, their heavier and
taller opponents finding it a difficult
task to get the ball once one of the
Socials secured it. Taber playing for
ward for the Socials was the particu-
lar star of the contest, his Is fed
baskets aiding materially in the vic
tory Krabbenhoeft, center for the
visitors. did the best work for that
team. The Socials have a good team
and though they expect to play the
best teams that can be secured, they
! have reason to be confident that their
season will be a successful one.
The teams presented the following
I lineups: Socials--Nuessli and Taber
! forwards; Andrews. center, and RObb
I and Swanson. guards. Davenport
| Reck and Friedholt, forwards; Krab
benhoeft, center. and Arthur and
! Mum, guards. Witt of Davenport
was referee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
WATERLOO MAN
WINNER OF MATCH
Cyclone" Tommy Thompson of
This City Easily Thrown by
Carl Brown Last Night.

The Thompson-BroWn wrestling
match at the Illinois theatre last night
resulted in an easy victory for INT
Waterloo grappler who tanned the local
Cyclone" in two straight falls, the
first in six minutes and the second
in 49, The latter fall was forfeited to
the winner. Thompson's hackers ex-
cused the defeat of their man by an
nouncing that in a practice bout the
night before. he had severely wrench
ed his right shoulder, causing such
in jury that the wrestler was not up
to his usual standard.
Bill Hurley of Albany, Ill, defeated
Young" Burns of Clinton in two
straight falls in the preliminary.
Ionic Page, the Davenport wrestler
who was announced as the opponent
OF Hurley, his conqueror of several
weeks ago, refused to go on because
os a recent operation and Burns was
substituted. A st. Louis contortion-
list, Lopez, gave an exhibition TO start
the evenings entertainment A good
crowd was present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24

the secretary of that association will
notify the club which drafted the play
er. the league from which he was
drafted and the commission within 10
days after he has received notice, pro-
viding it is after Feb. s. This is FIVE
days after the time national associa-
tion clubs are permitted to file claims
for drafted major league players. If
no national association club claims the
player, then the releasing club may
do with him what it deems best A
major league club is required to enter
into contract with it's drafted players.
When a national association club
claims the player a check for him must
be forthcoming to the national asso-
citation within five days and this will
be forwarded through proper channels
TO the releasing club.
The commission, announced that the
sale OF Catcher Yantz to New Orleans
by the Chicago Cubs was illegal.
Yantz was drafted originally from
Birmingham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
CHAMPION CUBS
TAKE TWO GAMES
Bachelors and Pillow City. Clubs
Also VIM. WITCH and Van
Etten Roll sic.
rRI-crrY LEAGUE STANDING.

Winning the first two games by
wide margins and then taking a slump
and losing the third tilt, spelling a
threegame victory, was the hard luck
of the champion Cubs in last evenings
series of the Tri-City Bowling league
The pennant winners bowled the Bach
elors on the Harms alleys. The Cubs
had won the first two games in a de-
cisive manner and were sure OF a
three-game victory, but try as they
might they could not keep up with the
Bachelors terrific pace in the third
tilt, and they lost.
The Cross Country team was In good
form, winning two out Of three from
the Stock Leaders on the ST. Julien
alleys. The Pillow City club was cred
tied with three wins from the Moline
squad on the Moline alleys Van Etten
of the Cubs and F. Wich Of the Cross
Country team Yied with each other
for high game honors, both rolling
high score of SIC. The scores of the
Rock Island games follow:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
CALL JOHNSON BOUT OFF
Son of California Governor Over
weiuht and Opponent BaIks.


San Francisco, Jan. 24.-There will
be no six-round bout tonight between
Ernie Clark of Los Angeles, amateur
Welterweight champion of the Pacific
coast, and Archie Johnson, youngest
son of Governor Hiram Johnson. Whel
Johnson weighed in at the Olympic
club the beam balanced at 14S pounds,
three pounds over the welterweight
limit
In refusing to waive the Gffferepce in
weight. Dewitt Van Court, represent
/ ing Clark, said:
Clark boxes at 1873 pounds and |
couldn't afford to let him risk his title
against a man 10 pounds heavier.
Johnson is a middleweight and one
of the cleverest for his inches and
pounds l have ever seen. With a less
able contender | might take chance
Johnson himself seemed sincerely
disappointed and anxious to go on. He
had trained faithfully and stripped
strong and clean.
President William Humphreys OF
the Olympic club said:
| at probably is true that Governor
Johnson disapproved of the match, but
| his expression of private opinion tC
| individual members of the club or his
son was no concern of ours, as lone
as the son was willing to go on, and
/ no was more than willing-he was
| anxious"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
|. C. B. A. HOLDS
annual ELECTION
G. L. Beardsley Is Again Hon
ored as Commodore of the
Local Boat Club.
FUTURE PLANS DISCUSSED
Park Grounds to Be BeautIfied Next
Summer as Rapidly as Work
Can Be Completed.
FUTURE PLANS DISCUSSED

Extensive plans for the compile
tiol of the work on the new
Island City boat park, which
was begun last summer, were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Island City
Boating association last night, at
which time officers were elected for
the ensuing year. The filling in of
ground around the club house as
sumed good Roadway the past season,
and last night the board of trustees
recommended that operations be con-
tinued insofar as the finances of the
club will permit.
According to present plans the park
will extend out into the river a dis
lance of 75 feet and up stream as far
as the rock wall The ground will be
sodded, trees will be planted and
benches placed at advantageous local
tiles. Flower beds and shrubbery will
enhance the beauty of the artificial
grounds, which when completed will
be among the finest in this vicinity for
| their size.
MANY REFLECTIONS.
me only new ofncerS elected were
Albert Geiger. secretary and James
Hall, treasurer, the remainder of the
officials being reelected. The com
plete list follows:
! Commodore-C. L. Beardsley.
Vice-Commodore-G. Mosenfelder.
! Secretary-Albert Geiger
Treasurer Hall.
Trustee to fill un-expired term of II
/ W. Horst-H. T. Horst.
! Trustees for three years-A. Lam
, bert and John Larson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
will play in the Association city when
the latter team is on road trips.
No Packey and HrItton Fluht.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 24.-Danny Nor
gan, manager of Jack Britton. was an
cry when shown stories that he had
accepted the offer of the Garden A. c.
to have Britton box Packey Mcfarland
on Feb. Z According TO the reports,
Mcfarland was to get guarantee of
$1,000. Morgan says Britton will fight
Packey on a percentage basis of 80
ald 80. Mcfarland has been making
prohibitive demands for months" said
Morgan. HE knows that the $1,000
demand is outrageous and cannot be
met. AS far as l am concerned, nego-
tiations are off ulder any such terms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
zG.E,oatels@
AT THE EMPIRE.

The Duke of Durham is the attrac-
ton at the Empire the last half of
the week. II is one of those girly
musical shows. which the press agent
usually advertises something after this
manner-new songs, novel dances.
mirth provoking comedy, IS car loads
of scenery, special electrical effects
and mammouth company of %, mostly
girls. We were unable 70 ascertain last
night whether or not the Duke was
Genuine Durham of North Caro-
lima, watch for the muslin sacks the
world-over. but the stage manager
strenuously denied that the produc-
ton was being "angeled" by the Amer
lean Tobacco company, so we can do
naught but believe him. No matter
who is financing the proposition, the
show goes. The cast is excellent, the
girls are comedy, the scenery is pretty
and the music has that tinkle which
is the mark OF popularity Lillian,
Bertha and Ida Lewis are three clever
girls. They share honors with two
expert young men who are soft shoe
dancing artists. The play is a great
deal like other tabloid musical com
edies which have appeared here be
fore, but the special features place
= in a higher class. The work Of
teh principals is good, and the
chorus is pleasing to look upon and
/ decidedly willing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
COMMISSION ON DRAFTS
Baseball Monuls Issue Notice Regard.
Ina Sale of PLAYERS.

Cincinnati, Jan. 24.-Chairman Herr
mann of the national commission is
sued a notice to major league clubs
putting an Interpretation on that part
OF the national agreement relative to
the release of drafted players. 1t says
that when a major league club desires
u release a drafted player on whom
1t has secured interleague waivers it
must notify only the secretary Of the
national association, the president of
the league from which the player was
drafted and the national commission.
If the player is claimed by the club
fIom which he was drafted or any
other club in the national association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24

Last year Bobby Mclean Of Chicago
won the international indoor skating
championship, defeating Ed Lamy
former titleholder. in a style which
caused him 10 be hailed as the great
est amateur in the history of the skat-
ing game. Now the big meets which
annually determine the championship
are on again. and Mclean must win
the greatest number Of points in them
TO retain his title.
Those who have watched Mclean
in action say that he will probably
win again this year. There seems to
be no one either in this country or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-24
Central Body TO Invade A. A.

South Bend, Ind, Jan. 24,-That the
Central league is contemplating plac,
ing a club in an American association
city. preferably Indianapolis or Colum-
bus, became known here today as a
result of South Bends efforts to re-
gain its franchise, which was forfeited
a. the recent league meeting. Presi-
dent Sol Meyer OF the Indianapolis
club is said to favor the proposition.
In the event of the placing Of team
in the a. A. league, the Central nine