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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04
WASHINGTON CLUB
WILL SUE JOHNSON
Griffith Promises Bitter Fight
TO Retain Former Sen.
atOr Star.
ACCEPTED ADVANCE MONEY

Plans were under consideration by
Manager Clark Griffith and other
officials OF the Washington American
League baseball club for preventing
Walter Johnson, the clubs star pitch
er, from carrying out the terms OF
the contract which he signed Wed
nesday with the Chicago Federal
League club. The detection Of john
son would leave the washington club
without a single veteran pitcher on
its roster.
Johnson, last year, received $4,000
for his services to the washington
club, and Manager Griffith claims
that $500 of this sum was paid him
as an option on his services for the
coming season. "Walter johnson will
play with the Nationals next year
or not at ALL" according to Grifnth.
"I'll sue him to the end Of the earth" ;"
During his career here, Johnson has
been idoized by Washington fans
Last year he was honored with a
johnson Day" and presented with q
huge silver loving cup filled with
money.
Ban johnson Is Pessimlstic.
President p. B. Johnson, of the
American League, Is of the opinion
that the Chicago Federal League
club, which yesterday signed Walter
johnson, star pitcher of the Wash
ington American League club. to a
two-year contract. will find him "a
costly luxury"
1.-The Washington club offered john
son a higher salary than any club
could afford to pay him." President
Johnson said. THAT was $4,000 a
year for a period of three years.
do not know the price at which he
jumped to the Federals, but he was
reported to have been off0 - 000
year by the st. Louis Federals."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04

Johnson started his professional
career with the Tacoma club In 1905.
He was drafted by the Weiser. Idaho,
club. and played with that team un-
III secured by Washington.
In 1918 he eclipsed the shut-out
record held by Jack Coombs. or the
philadelphia Athletics. by pitching
IS innings without being scored on
lin AZ games In 1918 Johnson permitted
j his opponents to cross the plate for
Ian average of only 1.09 runs per
8game. attaining the pitchers record
for the season. He pitched 546
Innings. faced 1922 batsmen. allowed
ESQ hits. "a runs and struck out 243
zbatters. His passes numbered only
sS. This was his most successful
year
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04

Johnson's record for the seven
years which he has pitched for
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04
English Davis Cup Player
Places, Mclaughlin on Top

The first ten lawn tennis players Of
the world. as arranged by A. w.
Mavrogordato. a member of the Eng
lish Davis cup team of 1914 includes
but two American racquet wielders.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04

Columbia and Rutgers VIII clash
tonight in a basketball game 81 Co.
lum bia- The Blue and White drib-
blers have been practicing diligently,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04
Schedule Of Navy Nine Complete.


A schedule Of games for the next
baseball season against the best col
lege teams of the country was an
nounced at the Naval Academy yes
terday. The Army nine VIII be met
at West Point on Nav 2a. The other
games. all of which are to be played
at Annapolis are
March "a, Wesleyan. q. University
Of Pennsylvania. 81, Penn state;
April J., Holy Cross. g. Amherst; q,
Yale. s. Cornell: 10. Colgate. a. Uni
versity Of West Virginia. u. Tufts;
p, Harvard %. University of North
Carolina; "a. University Or Georgia, ,
2S, Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege Of North Carolina, May /, Dick
inson 8, University IF Pittsburgh:
3, Catholic University, j.. George
town; Is, Notre Dame: u, Catholic
University; %, Georgetown: %, Mount
Josephs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
Gets Annual Sentence of si> Months
In worLhousc.

Michael tiaZitsky got his six months in
the wotkhouse for NHgrancy yesterday in
Essex Market court, as ne has got u
every Christmas Day for tn" last ten
wears. This tim, ne prevailed ou PATROL
man Hogan Of the clinton stree station
to arrest him. aud Magistrate frcs'hl
sentenced him.
Michael II ~ now and the wurhhuuse il
he only port he knows during winter -
storrus IN warm weather lac can make a
living bcggiug and doiuc odd jobs for =
nickel or a sandwich, hut since they chased
him from the sidewalk IN front ot 81
Marks Church, AT Tenth street anu sec
Cnd aycnu,. times have hecn harder Mi
chacl was badly burned In boiler 'N-
ulosion years ago aud the scars left on
his forche 4 made him = pitlable ohj'~'t
Many Nrr. the uickes and dimes ~" gath
crtd from the CONGREGATION of st Narh O.
Every Christmas morning II" has per-
suadcd some policeman. usually Il soft
hearted Irishmau, To take him to ESSEX
Market court, where nc has been given the
houcd for siN months The court attend
ants who wcrc look,u. for him yesterday
as Part OF tho days routine remembered
one Christmas when the Magistrate would
not sentence him. Michael got another
policeman 20 arrest him fur NHgrnrcy nut
still tho Magistrate refused Finally, iusf
bcfor" court was To adjourn no throw
stone through the window Of the t,sseN
Market Bar Associations office beneath
the court ana the Magistrate had to send
him 90 tho Wurkuous" for u snri"rly
conduct
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DINNER FOR 1000.
aungr. Mcn Are Entertained ny
Ttmoth, %. sullivan AssOciR ton.

The r notify u. sullivan Association
gave a Christmas dinner In It's club rooms
in the Bowery that began at 10 o'clock
m the forenoon and extended into the
night
The word had been passed along
through the lodging houses and amons
the ranks Of the unemployed who man
age in som, way to .Nist In that neigh
borhood that the association was prrp1y-
ing a feast for hungry men. All one
had to do TO take part In the good time
was 10 apply for ticket.
Tho association distributed 1000 tickets
and as the capacity Of the assembly hall
NJ the club room is limited to about zoo
mo guests had 10 dine In relays. Late
IN the after noon p double line OF tho
invited stretched along the Sidewalk or
4 block and 4 half on each side Of tho
club house. Halt , dozen policemen
stood at The club house entrance to zoe
that the hungry men did not rush the
feast. There were few oNercoats In the
iino that stood mp against the biting wind.
nut all Uerl orderly and shivcrcd
patiently until their turn came TO enter
me warm hall
Two .ong tables that ran iengthwis'
were heaped with things that would MAKE
a hungry man rejoice. Spotless linen
Covered the tables and knives. forks and
spoons were provided, but greatly neg
ected by the men, VINO looked neither 20
he right nor the left, so absorbed were
hey in the Joy Of a good meal.
Before each guest was q heaping plate
Il turkey or chicken, celery, piece N
pie, bread and walters passed down the
me with pitchers OF coffee or beer There
vas greater demand for the hot coffee
than for the beer. II a mans appetite
vas stll uns1tished after picking the
homes he could get another helping by
skiing for II, As each new batch en-
cred and lined up at the tables and
waited the order To fall to an orchestra
played the Bowery version: ITS -
Long Long Way to Turkey"
portrait OF the late Senator Big
Tim sullivan looked down from the wall
upon 2 motley assembly Of Greeks, ltil.
ans. Irish, English, Germans, Scandi-
uayians and others
Patrick H. sullivan OF the cNecutiv"
committee Of the association was ~
aharsc Of the feeding during most "
me day and was assisted by other mem
bers OF tho association, including Joseph
GOODMAN, Ex-Assemb lyman Issy Conn
Deputy Police Commissioner Nowhurvcr
and Harry oxford
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Christmas at sea yesterday was rather
barren festival as compared with the
joyous Christmases before the war. only
q few liners are bound across sea east
and west. and there are no multitudes Of
Immigrants to make merry In the steer
ago around the evergreen trees. In this
port four big ships still ablo TO plough
tho wintrv main. the Cunarder Lusitania.
the White Star liner Adriatic. the Allan
TIC transport liner Minnewaska and the
tyndam OF the Holland America fleet had
the usual celebrations The officers and
engineers ate dinner together in the
saloons. the whole ships companies had
an interest in the Christmas trees set up
in various parts Of the ships and all
hands had turkey and a little OF some
thing they preferred 10 drink.
The crews Of the informed German ships
Jared well. their respective lines and their
friends providing for them generously. As
u usual OH the merchantmen OF the
every department Of the twenty
eight German ships held here had separate
celebrations and Christmas trees. More
than 300 men ate turkey aboard the
mighty Natorland and drank German
beer. wishing success 10 German arms
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100000 NEEDY
GET CHRISTMAS
FEASTS IN CITY
New York's Charity Wide
Enough to Find Dinners
for Its Poor.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS
HELP TO SPREAD CHEER

Wherever YOU went yesterday TO see
how the other fellow was farms,
whether II was at the Bowery Mission.
the Little Mothers dinner. or the all day
party that the Salvation Army gave, you
could not get away from tho fact that
IL was good. honest, old fashioned Christ
mas cheer that was being dispensed, and
not simply charity The faces of those
who we're aided told the story.
There we're lone rows 81 men IL the
Bowery and OTHER streets, standing close
10 keep warm, but troubled faces bright
oned when the Christmas feasts were
.pread and they were called inside. No
one can tell the number of Chr .stmas dim
ners that went where they ought to so
yesterday. In addition to the score OF
organiza tons that provided feasts for the
poor of which the public heard. there
we're many others Of which nothing was
said. It IS certain that more than 100000
AZ the needy received Christmas baskets
or dinners.
Things began TO hum In the Ninth
Artillery Armory on West Fourteenth
street yesterday Just about the time the
sun was up Salvation Army workers
headed by Miss Booth had an engagement
10 meet i've thousand guests ~ 9'Su ~
" Each guest held cara that caileu
Tor basket that nad d pau y. Ee., 800.
chicken legs sticking out uhuer t,e CIV
Just to snow u was tuii Oh SOU 'lI'ss
10 eat Ihlrtg tnousHno Pe's'"s "e'e
provided TOT III tndt way A.. 49,.
got rid OF when back came tho mothers
with their children for the Armys Christ
mas party on" sun M"m'S -
mere are "leht or yen -,
ma gro"hups WI" ~ wv D" 80 ~,
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Remarks Win Appinusr

PoHU said herself that when fhu mad
made hey pile ,thc folks she had around
her and the apartment wcr" most dis
reputable) she was gons to- settle down
forever in cottage covered wiki red
roses and surrounded lay scratching white
hens.
And then I'm Goin' to sit down. she
said. "and not do thing but chuck corn
To- those darn heus--lnd laugh at the
suckers that paid for it,
They liked that, the audienc" did. and
they applaudcd uproar!uusN. Hut always
In the middle Of TN, applause came a blast
Of sibllaut S-h-h-h-h-h.s-s-sH from the
TRUSTEES, who feared the applause Was
delaying the actors. Instantly there would
bC silence.
II wouldn't he fair to MIR, Brady and
his play To- tell tho story Of sinners be-
iorc ne brings the piece 10 Broadway,
which he told the prisoners he Intends to
do soon The play' will have 10 bc dis
missed therefor, with ia, lone remark
that Sing sing liked ii tremendously
The applause had just begun 10 die out
from exhaustion az the end of the big
smash Of tho third act curtain and Miss
Alice Brady. vhu played the lead Aver
ell Harris John Cromwell Walter Walker,
Warren Munscll Albert Brown and tho
Misses Jean Addir. Gertrude Dallas, Irene
Romainc ana Frances Mcleod had all
taken their bows when the curtain parted
and President Corpor again stepped down
TO tine f'otliGht, to say
Warden tl--'
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NoosrNrit Talks ut sunday school
Christmas Celebration

OYSTER BAY. l.. /. Dec Preliminary
10 tho reunion OF the Roosevelt family AZ
Sycamore nm to-day, participated In by
the children and grandchildren OF the
Colonel, he attended the annual Christmas
entertainment az Christ Episcopal Church
sunday school last evening and gave an
interesting talk an his experiences last
Christmas white hunting ma South America,
The Colonel was introduced by the Rev
George r. Tauuage, rector of the church,
Ills talk lasted about fifteen minutes.
Departing from their usual custom,
probably ou account of tho family ce,c-
hratiou ~ Sagamlre I'M. tho Colonel and
his family did not attend service at
Christ Church this morning
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" omen Tnrc Rcttrr, Men Not -"
Well. In TONhs.

The 635 men imprisoned m the Tombs
did not fare So well yesterday as have
tho male inmates in other years No
Christmas cigars or tobacco were pre-
scented to them 10y charitable orgauiHt-
tiuns AS was the custom formerly.
On the other hand. there was an add
ton to the usual Christmas feast for the
20 women prisoners made 10y Miss Pierce,
mission worker, who gave them Ice
cream, which they enjoyed despite tho
cold weather. several friends of pris-
Ouers who were familiar with the prison
regulations thought to supplement tho
dnner of the inmates by sending them
various deliCacies, but these could not be
delivered as only clothing ~ permitted
to be taken into tho cells from outside.
To give the ia inmates, who included
eleven men held hy the Federal author-
ties. a we'll fed Christmas feeling the De-
partmvnt of Correction provided LOO
pounds Of chicken, $40 miuce pies. one
barrel uf crauberrlcS, two barrels OF pork
and 1850 apples, besides the customary
supply of potatoes, turnlps and coffee,
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SANTA claus Association Gave Aid to
About 10000.

While John Gluch. organizer and CHIEF
worker ~ the santa Claus Associat on
was spending Christmas, which was also
his birthday, in the German Hospital
slowly recovering from wounds suffered
when \ trolley car hit him last Wednes-
day, the association was giving Christ
mas cheer t. homes whore live thousands
I poor children. How many "cre helped
cannot be told until all tho returns are in.
but those whom Mir, Gluck left in charge
believe that from 900 10 $4,000 families
comprising about $4,000 individuals, were
aided through the associat ton.
For several days postmastcrs OF towns
near New York have been sending all
letters addressed TO Santa claus 10 the
association instead of to the Dead Letter
once ~ before. The eases were inVes-
tgatcd by Boy Scouts or by volunteer
workers, and II found deserving and needy
were card indeNod and their needs sup
plird
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sunday school children Iny
Wrcnths On Clement Noorc's Grave

Two hundred Sunday school children
went yesterday t. trinity Cemetery on
upper Riverside Drive and placed two
Wrcaths on the grave Of Clement Clarke
Moore, author of the American classic
which begins Twas the night before
Christmas"
T'e procession started from the Chanel
OF tho lntcrcession at l56th street ana
broadway, led 10y the pastor. the Rev.
br. Milo n. Gates, and a choir OF girls
The teachers of the Sunday schools nc.
companled the pupils, Al the grave Dr.
Gates offered prayer After singing
lay the choir OF girls the vreashs we're
laid over Ia, grave,
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y. Ends Howr's Hobors pine Out NJ
various Other Resorts

No benevolent fairy came Yesterday To-
the winter quarters OF j. Eads Howe's
hoboes At the brotherhood Welfare As
sociatiuu, 81 East Fourth street, to pro-
vide a christmas dinner OF turkey and
mincc pie or plum pudding, 50 the hobor-
distributed themselves through the ely
aud Joined the lines of unemployed at Tn"
various missions and other charitable or
CARNATIONS. where they got dinners.
There were plain sandwiches and cups
of coffee for few who were detailed to
take charge Of the hobo quarters. and ls
these ate and drank they rehearsed the
plans which have been talked of AT each
weekly meeting for work for every one
by The terms Of the lease the new
quarters can he used rs a sleeping place
nv only few Of the hOboes, but this
prohibition was relaxed last night and
several were allowed To doze ~, morning
On the chairs and benches.
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Ihr"nG ~ service for >irbt
Workers,

The old cdihce Of -, Andrew, Roman
catholic church, Duane street and City
Hail place. whore services for night
workers were held Yesterday morning at
3.l6' was - crowded that many had 20
be turned away.
Mgr Luke j. Evcrs, tho rector, rels
brat"d tho solemn aigh mass. assisted by
the Row. Father S,uthvick MS d.pcon and
IN" I' Father bunohuc as suu-deacon
DR.. Antonio Pslisl vas master of csre-
monies. Farmers mass was sung by /.
quartet comprising Nine. do Reymonte.
soprano, Rosemar.e Campbell. contralto {:
James j. Walsh. tenor and Francis Mot
Icy PasSo. Mgr ENcrs spoke on the q spell
Of the day and wished all present A Merry
thrlslmls
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Amld the din that followed Mr.. Os-
horuo raised his hand and Immediately
there vas silcUco. lie had questioned he
said, Mr. Brady's offer Of sI0O to the
prisoner writing ia" best criticism Of
the piaA, but after thinking II over he
had dcridod t. let The prisoners try for
the Ulll", with the suggestion, however,
that he hoped whoever won IN" money
would give q part of the slOO to the
treasury of the brotherhood, which now
shows = deficit
Warden Osborne then told the prisoners
Of gifts of q linotype machine Ichocrs)
tlIm iirooklSn man, thereby enabling
the printer prisoners Ia dispense with
hand typcsvtting in getting out their
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hecrs for warden.

That's as far as he got for the moment.
Ncycr ia David Bcllsc5s entire career
was he greeted with such roof splitting
cheers as those that exploded from tho
prisoners WHEN the new wardeu's name
vas mentioned I'm time there was quiet
and then President Copper went ON 10 say
that II Ward Osborne were in the house
llaughtcrl would he kindly come to the
stage"
All the noise that had gone before was
az silence a. tn more or less lanky, gray
suited Warden Tn mas Nit Osborne, a
pink carnation i'm tho buttonholc Il a suit
6beg pardon. warden) ,hat could stand
pressing. sidlcd up an aisle. The minute
he ~ apped to the footlights bedlam broke
loose. there was no doubling then that
the new warden has made hit with thu
prisoners.
President Copper, who's trim eye
glasses gave him an air Of distinction
despite mis- prison gray clothes, made u
graceful little speech then. At the proper
time out from the wings came another
prisoner with q framed copy of engross"d
resolutions which, before presenting t'em
10 the very muvh surprised warden.
Presldtnt CorI,,r read to an attentive
audience Tho r-soNt ms ran:
Whereas The Golden Rulc Brp.h-r-
hood, through it's board of delegates,
rrcoguiZing the h.ph Ideals which
imppled the Hon. Thomas Mott
Osborne to make the great personal
sacrifice he has In Accepting the war
denshlp of Sing Sing, and appreciate
ing the work he has undertaken IN
the advancement OF prison reform,
desires Ia give expression 10 it's feel
Jugs toward him now
Therefore be- II resolved, that The
brotherhood hereby declares its uu-
swerving loyalty H. him, and faith
fully promises lts whole hearted
cooperation in his mission OF rue
hrothorliuoss, mercy and educational
uplitt
SIMON !. tuUrRW. president.
4 A--L.. L .I...t
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GOV. GLYNN AT HIS OLD HOME.
Eats Dinner With Ills Mother aud
Returns 80 Albany.

ALBANY. Dec 21,--tiov and Mrs Glynn
spent Christmas with the Governors aged
mother al Undertook and the Governor
said Tonight that the dinner at the Glynn
homestead made him feel like he did when
he cam" home from college. He attended
an carly mass with Mrs Glynn.
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CHIMMfE AND HIS PALS
SEE TOUGH CLUBS SANTA
Poorest and Drtes and Roughest of Greenwich Village
Are Gathered In for Christmas Treat--6OO Gaping
Mouths Filled, and "Repeaters' Are Forgiven.

triloquism. so Eddie Mclean. who is char
man OF the Christmas committee, includes
them in the afternoons programme. II
began yesterday at O'Clock and lasted
more than an hour. Every seat In the
clubs meeting room was taken and when
Jessie Whine struck up "Tipperary" the
ceiling rafters ratified.
They were of all sizes and ages of the
kid variety. those children. Some were
in their sisters arms, others just able To
toddle along. You could see poverty writ
ten all over them except on their happy.
purple red faces. They had been sum
moned In the Tough Clubs unique way
The committee, II seems. goes about among
the shan,es and tenemcnts of the village
almost digging them out and other menu
beers distribute tickets through the St
Vincent dc Paul Society ana the nearby
church charity organizations
Two Red Mittcns.
Parents bring the smallest ones and
call for them later. The club has a
check" corner after the presents have
been distributed. Nearly a dozen too
small to go home alone had been checked"
when THE SUN reporter reached 2i3 yes
terday afternoon.
one boy about 4 years old was the
proud possessor OF "a pair of huge red nit
tens. the warmest thing he wore. lie in
sisted on keeping them on while he was
Checked but with that disadvantage he
had great difficulty working his mechaui-
cal holster His playmate beside him. also
checked" kept picking up one or the
other OF the warm red things for a while,
but got tired. Then BIN Donnely took
up the job until the checkroom closed.
This pair. the kids not the mits, were
two Of four Checked" guests of the club
who had been called TO the party about
midn. ght Christmas eve when Jack Good
man, Eddie Mclean and Tommie Camp
bell were making thcir final roundup OF
the needy. The four were found in a
tenement back room on West Tenth street
with a mother. a joblcss father and three
other children--all one family-almost
starving
President W. II. Lawrence. late though
Il was. Immediately collected s. among
the club members ard at midnight Jack
Goodman and his committee carr ed a 100
pound bag OF coal and groceries and meats
to tho back room with tickets Tor seven
guests at the Tough Clubs Christmas
And after the kid party was all oV,r
late in the afternoon the Tough club -.
down to its Christmas feast. From ~,
Kitchen came the odor Of Adams real
cookery, turkeys--fve OF them-and what
goes with them. They wcr, not tough
either. said Simon NJ. Sharp. the clubs
only charter member ana II THE SUS re-
porter doubted II he was welcome to st
down and taste
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REAL SINNERS IN PRISON
SEE "SINNERS" ON STAGE

paper, star Of Hop" and other printing
matter. Thanks to "a Mrs Smith" each
prisoner would receive "A half pound box
ut candy To- take to the cells after suAper
tmorc chects). and fruit they had ~ their
noon meal had been donated. said Mr.
Osborne, by MIR. FlaglCr" tMpre
cheers
81 am glad TO announce too, my
friends concluded Mr.. osornc. that We
are assured OF capital enough to run an
oupluvmeut bureau for YOU. CCheers
Ard from e gentleman who lives In this
ncighhorhod. Mr. William Church Osborn.
who has a good family name. I think
daughter and applause) We will receive.
I'm glad 20 tell you, enough funds to
make ii possible to run our moving pic
ture machine throughout the winter"
Tremendous applause