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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
Japanese Billiard Star
Marooned in Germany

Koji Yamada, the champion Japan
ese billiard player, is among the many
foreigners marooned In Germany on
account of the war.
Yamada was in Berlin when hos
tilities began, engaged in an interna-
tional tournament. The last word
from him was three weeks ago, when
he wrote that he was leading and ex-
pected to win, and that he would
leave Berlin on August is in time to
arrive in New York to begin the con-
tests of the Champion Billiard Play
ers' League, of which he is a member.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
AUSTRALIANS MAY COME

A movement has been started in
Australia to send several teams to
the United States to give exhibitions
of the Australian code of football
|. The Australians are of the opinion
that with teams playing exhibition
games throughout this country a big
advertisement for Australia would
result.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
LEXINGTON DATES

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 22.-The
official program for the Grand Circuit
trotting meeting, to be held here Oc-
tober to II, inclusive, under the aus.
pices of the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders Association, has been issued
and shows that thirty-eigh races will
be run, with total Of $685. 900 in stakes
Probably the most attractive stake
will be the three-year- old event of
the Kentucky Futurity, which will be
contested for on October 6.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
KIRK GAINS

BY defeating c. C. Cox, of Maiden.
Mass, in yesterdays play of the ma
tional rogue tournament, at Norwich
Conn, c. Kirk, of Philadelphia, is
within one game of Harold Clark, of
Springfield, Mass, who still leads the
standing in the first division. with
nine victories. ]. D. Miner, of Provi-
dence, r. l., leads the second division
with nine wins.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
FIX RACING DATES

ALBANY. Aug. 22.-Licenses have
been granted by the State Racing
Commission to the following race
meetings: United Hunts Racing As
spciation. at Belmont Park Terminal,
October II and II; Westchester Rae
ing Association, at Queens. Sept, mber
Z to 49, Meadow Brook Steeplechase
Association, at Belmont Park Ter
minal, September 27; Piping Rock AS
sociation, at Locust Valley, October I
and 10.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
BASEBALL NIGHT"

80 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 22-
: "A Home Run" is the title of the
j sermon to be delivered tomorrow
{ night in the Edwin Ray Methodist
Church. Rev. George S. Henninger.
pastor, has invited players of the st.
Paul and Indianapolis American AS
. ISOLATION and Indianapolis and
Brooklyn Federal League clubs. to
attend the baseball night" services.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
"JIM" PATTERSON SAFE

BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.-James Pat
terson, of this city, one Of the Amer1-
can athletes who went abroad TO COM
pete in the English contests, was at
Switzerland, on August q
In letter bearing that date to
friend in this city, received yesterday,
Patterson wrote that he expected to
reach this country September l or 2.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
Anderson to Play Chambers.

Frederick @. Anderson, the veteran
of the Kings County Lawn Tennis
club. displayed his skill of former
DAYS in easily defeating Benjamin NJ.
Phillips. Of the Woodmere club, in
the semi-hnal round of the open lawn
tennis tournament of the Woodmere
Country Club. at Woodmere, L. l.,
Yesterday. The Brooklyn player
scored his victory by scores Of So.
s-S, and viii meet Charles c. Cham
bers in the final match for the cup.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22

Mrs. B. F. McGuckin. of Orange.
won the club medal for women's sin
giles on the Bethlehem Country Clup
tennis courts. Bethlehem, n. H, yes
terday. defeating Miss Luella Hoppe,
of Cincinnati, e., So. The match
play for Mrs. W. u. sayers's cup
erdsd Yesterday in the defeat of Mrs.
" o. Bartlett, of Cornwall, \. y.
BY Miss Eleanor Able. of Bethlehem,
who won, 10 ,.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22

The only upset in the sullivan
county championships at Merriewold.
y. Y, yesterday. was the defeat OF
Edwin P. Fischer, the former metro
poIitan champion, by ". Halseyi
Wood. Of the New York Lawn Tennis
Club. in the third round. 10, Ga.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM
WEEQUAHIC PARK.

WEEQUAHIC PARK.
Sunday Afternoon, August 20
Won der Heide'sG Military Band.
Director, Mart King)
"Star-Spangled Banner"
Grand march and battle hymn
m "Rienzr'. ....... Wagner
Noct6rne, Midsummer Nights
Dream" ......... Mendelssohn
Overture. THE Siege of
Rochelle" .Balfe
(a) Valse Lente
OBJ Pizzicato Polka from Bal
let Sylvia. .Delibes
Selection. "Tannhauser" Wagner
Cantabile, Eleanor" .....Deppen
Selection, Tales of Hoffman"
offenbach
Triumphal March from Cleo
patra" ..........M anciulli
COLUMBIA, the Gem of the Ocean"
William Redmond, tenor, will be
the soloist.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22

The great battle between the teams is
very pleasing to President Tener.
who takes ccasion to discuss the
race.
81 have been close follower Of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22

Tennis is q much misunderstood
game, and 1t is a much abused game
by those who do not understand it..
The fact is. tennis is a very strenu-
Gus game, and a player must be in
excellent condition to go through
three sets, which generally constitute
a match. Great activity is necessary.
The play is fast and continuous and
it is interesting and exciting. The
struggle between MQLoughlip and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22

Brookes, in their Davis cup match,
was worth going miles and miles to
see. No ordinary mortals could have
stood up under that pace and strain.
The game of tennis is more strenuous
by long shot than the game of base
ball. and it is just as interesting to
those who play it and to those who
Ike IT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
CASPER USED CURVE
 TO FOOL GRIFFITH

Cleveland. Jan. 6-Harry Casper, who pitched for Clarke Griffith a. cou- pie of years ago, broke into fast com pany because he learned Griffith s weakness was g curve ball pitcher and was wise enough to take advantage of it.
 Griffith practically had picked his tWirling corps for the season There was some doubt about Casper catch ing on. Casper was a wise old owl and had plenty of pluck, but didn't t have a curve ball.
 t'If Casper shows me a, curve before the season opens. he'll 1and.' said Griffith.
 Somebody tipped this off to Casper and Harry got busy. He developed a curve. It wasn't much of a curve and he could throw it only about @ half a dozen times in an afternoon-but it was a. curve.
 Griffith walked up behind Casper on the day he had set for deciding the makeup of his staff. Casper was pitching. To Grihith's aInazernent he saw Casper throw a beautiful incurve. Four more followed. Then Griffith walked away. Casper had. clinched his job, but it has been recorded that he didn't pitch another real curve ball as long as he remained in the big show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
YANKEES SIGN
 PITCHING WONDER
Lynn Brown, Buffalo YOung- ster, to Go South With
 Chanel.

Lynn Brown, 9 crack senna- -profes- siona1 pitcher of Buffalo, signed New York American League Club contract yesterday. Brown pitched for the First Wards in the Bison City last year and attracted the attention of one of Frank Farre1l's scouts. His team was a member Of the Buffalo City League, which developed many stars, including Wally Schang. the Athletics great catcher, and Jimmy Archer of the Cubs.
 In 1912 Brown pitched an eighteen inning game for the East Aurora team, which was memorable event in base ball happenings up the State. The Depew team opposed him on that occasion and was beaten 2 to 1, swiGh only three hits. Brown is 21 years old, feet 10A inches tall. and weighs 175s pounds. He is a right-hander, having plenty of speed and fine con trol, considering the shortness Of his career. He has been ordered to re- port to Chance at Houston, Texas. on March 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
lt.s All New
YALE BASEBALL
 PROSPECTS GOOD
Nucleus of Veterans and Prom ising Recruits From Last
 Years Freshmen.

. Judging from the material left from last seasons baseball team, and tEe results of the fall practice, Yale ex- poets to have a shade the better of Harvard and Princeton, particularly in sthe pitching department. Princeton appears Ya1e's most dangerous rival, owing to her excellent material from last years championship freshman team. Princeton and Yale have each lost three players and Harvard four.
 The men of last year sss Yale team who have graduated are RiddeH, first base; Schoheld, left field; and Burdett. catcher. Of these Riddell appears to be the greatest loss. Hovey, Swihart and Hoover are trying for this posi- tion. It Is possible that Pumpel1y will be moved from right field and tried at first base. If Pumpelly comes to first then there will be two vacancies in the outheld. There is an abundance of good material to fill the vacancy at catcher left by the graduation of Burdett Nudge, of last years fresh man team, Hunter and Spear should make a strong squad to pick from.
 Blossom at shortstop, Reilly at third base, and Cornish at second base will form a neuc1ous for an excellent i'm field. L.. G. Middlebrook should again take his position in the fhdeld, and Gile and Brown will be in the box. Other promising candidates for pitch CTS are Watrous, Walsh and Way of last years freshman team, and Carl Keep and Stevens. Indoor practice will be resumed about February 1R.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
SOLUTION FOR '
 FOOTBALL DATES
Harvard, Yale and PTincetcE May. Make Six Year
 Agreement.

Football authorities at Harvafs Yale and Princeton are interested -u arranging a, definite system Of datcl for annual games among these thE-s universities which Will do away VlEl the debates which occur at the cIp-1 of each season as to the time Of e-- 1gagements for the following year.
 Yale's request to Harvard that t1. game be so arranged as to asdrnit l two weekS interval between that cr test and. the Princeton game has b-l unoh1cia1ly drowned upon at Harvu but so far es is known a,uthOrtta cognizance of YaIe's expres5ed de has not been taken The T1gers t1t. are not in a mood to play Yale l-.- mediateIy after the Harvard strlzEIle, if it can be avoided.
 It may be stated that corresps ud- ence is now going on among thc three, but thus far no satisfactorT agreement has been reached One excellent way out of the dimcuItg. it appears, would be a slz-year aRres- ment, signed by Harvard, Yale and Princeton, which would settle once and for all the question Of daGer during that period
 Beginning with next &a1I aamar could be so arranged that no one or these universities would have slucd aE- vantage in the matter of 1utsrva9 be- tween big games as Harvard had Lhar year. The Idea could be worked out and inasmuch as # would bs fair for all in every particular one can con cedve of no reason why any of t1r three should find anything ob5sotf0u- able in 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
It's All Here
0ROURKE 6 VEN
 S27,25O SALARY
Eastern Association President Drew Big Money in
 tiOnal LeagUe Days.

If President James H. O'Rourke Of the Eastern association was saVlns man in the heyday of his career as major leaguer, the remuneratIons ne received for delighting thousands or frantic fans was well worth while O'Rourke never had any bad habits and there is every reason to believe that the nest egg he received. for play ing ball from 1881 to 1889 was or sui Af1cfent size to justify him in handing out advice to ball players when he. be- gan to slow up.
 According to Sporting Life. O'Rourke received $27,250 and it's au- thority is no less a parsonage than the late Henry Chadwick, called the father of baseball. The story. is com piled to show what the reserve rule did for ball players during the nine year period between 1881 and 1889 inclusive and O'Rourke's receipts az gregated enough to place him third in the list.
 One of the standard grievances of the Brotherhood leaders in the days of the controversy with the National league and which threatens to be re- peated in the organization of the Fed eraI league, was the oppressive na- ture of the reserve rule. Chadwick went to work to dispute the charges =of the Brotherhood and produced sta tistics to show it was wrong in it's contention
 E The charge was made that the Brotherhood players were 'tsold like catt1e,'' but the statistics were pro- duced to show that in casea of trans fers from one club to another the players were directly benefited O,R oarke's salary was increased from $3. 900 as manager and player at Buff faIo to $A,500 simply as a player in New Y ork. Tn 1881 he was receiv- ing $2.0a0 and in 1885, this had been jumped $2,5O0. The Following year he was cut $1.5 and in 1889 he was receiving $3,5 for a six mont1as season.
 When O'Rourlxe went from Buffalo to New York he signed contract with the stipulation that he was not to be reserved. He was not reserved, but signed again with the Giants at 8 greatly reduced figure.
 Roger Connor, the former Spring field manager and owner, received g total of $20,8Oa for nine, years ser- vice in the big league, starting in 1881 with sa00 and ending in 1889 with a contract calling for $3,500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
H0US SEAMAN STAGED
 FIRST BIG MATCH
(By T. S. AnfIT.ewa.Y !

A western writer stated the other day that the first battle for the light heavyweight cham pionship was ar ranged by Jim Coffroth, the San Fran cisco promoter in that city, in the fall of 1903, the contestants being George Gardner and Bob Fitzsi1nnnons- No one win deny that Jim Conroth is one of the best promoters that this coun- try has known. but in this case, it was not the first contest arranged for what was known as the commissi on championship. The fact is, Lew Housenaan of Chicago, who used to promote fights at Tattersa1ls in the Windy City, matched Jack Root and George Gardner for the light. heavy weight cham pi onsI1ip at Fort Erie Canada, on July 4th, 1908. Houseman was anxious to stage a championship battle at that time. but as both Gard ner and Root were too heavy for mid dleweights and little bit too light for heavyweights. he hit upon the idea of establishing what he called the commission weight or light heavy weight, which was under ITS pounds In that battle Gardner defeated Root in twelve rounds. This was just about four months before Gardner and FItz- simmons fought in San Francisco, so the man to be given credit for the same is Lew Houseman Since that time the title was won by Jack O'Brien and later claimed by Tommy Burns but during the past couple of years it has been in dispute the same as sev- eraI other titles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
lEvINSKY LOSES
 TO BOB M'ALLISTER
Californian Too Much for Bat t1ina EaSterneHain Furious
 Bout.

The long winning streak of Battling
 Levinslxy crashed into snag at Mad
 ison Square Garden, New York, last
 night, when the aggressive Philadel-e phian encountered Bob McAllister, California middleweight, who recently
 came East with a string @f successes as long as LevinSky's record The
 wonderful scleverness Of the Western CT offset all the aggressivenessi and fndominitab1e1 courage of LeVinsky
 and earned McAl1ister the honors by a fair nafgin.As& But he had to keep moving all the way to get the verdict No such battle between big men has been staged in many months The
 speed and continuous action flashed out in decided contrast to the many slow exhibitions recently uncovered by alleged white hopes, and at the finish of the tenth round the men
 were greeted with an ovation that
 was as well deserved as it was loud McAllister, who is of lanky build,
 gave a marvellous exhibition of boxing
 skill. both on the attack and the de- fense. He varied his attack just enough to keep Levinsky always guessing, and he surprised the crowd by his ability to exchange punches
 while standing toe to toe with his op- ponent. Levinsky was much broader Of shoulder and more muscular in ey- cry way, but his strength and willing ness fell short of matching the clever ness of the Californian. He seemed to carry a heavier punch than the Westerner, but McAlIister had enough snap to his punches to muss up Levin skys face 9. bit during the ten rounds Neither lost any blood and both were strong at every stage of the bout Both men scaled at the same figure, 162 pounds, when they weighed be- fore coming into the ring. This is the lowest mark Leyinsky has reached since he began his Spectacular box ing career. McAllister insisted that L.evInsky should make 164 pounds for the bout, and the PhiladeIphian did, not appear to have weakened himself in making the weight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
GREAT NAME OF QUOITS IS
 NOW PASSING INTO OBLIVION

Quoits. once one of the most popa- lar games in both America and Great Britain, and one of the most ancient of all athletic contests, seems now to be passing into oblivion. One Of the last great quoit matches was held twenty three years ago today at Dunn ferIfne, Scotland, when Thomas She'd den defeated George Graham in a. con- test for $1,000 and the British cham pionship Since then popular interest in such contests has gradually died out, although several attempts have been made to revive the game.
 <fHorseshoes,' the rural form Of auoits. seems also to be dying out. Practically every. man whose youth was spent in the country or in @ vil- lage can recall the great s'horseshoe'' matches in which the storekeeper, the clerks the village blacksmith, the postmaster and other dignitaries. in- c1uding sometimes the doctor and the parson, pitted their strength and skill against the farmers. Some of the old timers still go out behind the black smith shop the livery stable and play horseshoes, but the rising genera ton seems to disregard the good old game.
 Discus throwing, which formed one of the five games of the Greek pen tathdon, and which is very similar to quoftss has been revived by the O1yTn- pic games. The ancients used a. cir cuIar mass of stone or metal, much heavier than the modern quoit. The object in both quoits and horseshoes is, of course, to ring the metal or wooden pins which are usually about nineteen yards apart.
 .'Horseshoe' tournaments used to be a popular feature at the o1d-time county fairs, and a revival of the GUS tom would doubtless attract a lot of  ing event would go farther to see, and doubtless many city men of rural bringing-up would share my opinion. To arouse my interest, however, the missile used would have to be the horseshoe, and not the discus nor the quoit- And when that tournament is pulled off, I'll be the loudest rooter of them all when the old gent with the pink chin whiskers puts ringer" over the peg.
 Horseshoesl Gee, them wus the happy days!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
CAN RIBBONS EVEN UP BIG SERIES WITH
 CRACK RAMBLER FIVE?

Will the Blue Ribbons be able to stop Stark tonight? The speedy for ward of the Ramblers has the local boys guessing and if the Stratford boys win the great basketball battle at Colonial hall this evening it will no doubt be due to Stark's long losses. Manager Leayy will assign Emil Della Valle to the task of guarding Stark and the former B. H. S. star expects to make the Rambler expert hustle
 The Ramblers have some other speed merchants in B1aney, Anthony and Hafele and with the thought of that bonus offered by the Ribbons for a victory, the Stratford boys will try desperately to repeat their previous win. Smith, Morrison, Hurley and Snyder will be the other Ribbon play CTS There will be a. preliminary be- tween the Crescent and Ram bier Jrs. Dancing will follow the big game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
PLAYERS APPEAR BEFORE MAGNATES
 TO PLEAD CAUSE

Cincinnati, Jan. 6-With the arrival today. of the committee representing the baseball players fraternity, the national baseball commission and magnates faced a very interesting question. The players fraternity have submitted a mum Der of requests which they believe will better their working conditions. Most of these the club owners and officials of major and minor leagues have no objection but a few were debated earnestly previous to the meeting of the national com mission which was called for II o'clock The delegation from the players fraternity, consisted of B4xid Fultz, president; John Miller. the St. Louis Nationals; Jacob Daubert, Brooklyn Nationals; John Henry, Washington Americans and Ray Col lins. Boston Americans.
 There was no spirit of antagonism shown to the rules of baseball by the delegates in the preliminary confer ence. in which representatives of the National Association of Minor Leagues took a great part and it was predicted that the ruling court of baseball would give out finding that would be satis- factory to all parties concerned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
ENTIRE BALL CLUB
 PUT ON WAIVER LIST

fSt. Paul, Minn., Jan. 6-It has just been learned that the owners of the Minneapolis American Association club have asked waiverskon every player on the roster. The result of this broad cast request for waivers is interesting and in some instances surprising. Co., 1umbua put in a claim for Claude Rossnan and Jim Williams. One club evinced aewi11ingness to take Roy Patterson at the waiver price.
 Three clubs claimed Altizer. One other club besides Columbus put in a claim for Jimmy Williams, and Kan sas City offered to take Joe Lake. It is said OImstead Rondeau, Smith, the Delohanty brothers, Clymer, F1ene, Whelan,, Mogridge. Burns, Hunter, Gilligan, Pannehil1 and KilIifer were not claimed by any club in the league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-06
TO-DAY IN PUGIL1s1IC ANNALS.

1S62-WinkIe and Elliott fought 95 rounds to a draw at Weeha1Vk en, NJ. This was one of the most grueling Dug.listic contests ever staged in Amer ica- While the ombatants were, not top-notchers in their profession. they were faif1y good, and very evenly matched. Both were New York men, and a big crowd of metropolitan sports fourneyed to the Jersey town to, see the bout The battle, was with bare knucklesy and was, of course, fought under the old rules. Both men were knocked down many times but they refused to stay put, and at the end of the ninety-ffth round both were so exhausted that they could not proceed.
 1SS6-A Kaufman. heaVyw ght boxer, born in San Francisco.
 1S93-Jack Ashton, heavyweight pugilist and SuIlivan's sparrirlg part ner, died.
 1909-Jack (Twin) Sullivan and Bill McKinDon fought 12-round draw at Boston.