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| cessfully decide on players for his
 manager.
 How Giants Lined Up
 So, when we got ready to start the
 1908 season i had the following nu- cleus for real team to represent
 New York:
 McGann, 1b; Gilbert, ss; tthird
 base was in doubt as played there
 myself sometimes). My outfielders were Mertes, Donlin and Browne.
 The catchers were Bowerman and Warner. The pitchers were Matthew
 son, McGinnity, Bresnahan as the
 leaders. I did not get Wiltse and
 Ames until some time later, when. I
 also bought Arthur Devlin, young
 ster, from Newark.
 Before we got well under way sev- eral minor changes were made. At any rate we started out with rush and ended the season in second place. The attendance had begun to in- crease Tn leaps and bounds. If I do say it myself New York was again on
 the baseball map.
 In the mean time Freedman had
 sold out his interests to John T. Brush, owner of the Cinc1nanti club. There has been much talk about why Freedman got out of baseball. Personally, believe my signing Of
 George Davis for that salary and putting on other players as l pleased started him. He thought baseball was cut of his hands; that he was help less in the hands of a manager who had such authority in a fouryear contract. Often l have talked with him about that during his latter years and he has laughingly agreed that l had the dope about right. John T. Brush, though, observing my start thought that I was exactly right. Immediately he began nego tia ! tions for the club. acted as the
 emissary between him and Freed l mans home out in the country. I must have kept that road hot going back and forth.
 | Finally the deal was consummated and John T. Brush became the own ! CT of the New York Giants. He was heart and soul with me in my plan to build up club He didn't care what pidyciS l bouEHt UT Wldl pdlu TOT
 them as long as my judgment dictat- ed their purchase. Right here l would like to say that not once from then
 until his death did Mir. Brush ever
 interfere with me in the slightest way. He gave me the reins and told
 me to go just as far as I liked Baltimore Dropped Out I have related these incidents of the early days in<New York in a rather scattering way l have made no attempt to pick up the various
 moves in chronological order. Their places Tn the construction of the club was of ,mcre importance than the dates. I have, therefore. dealt with them that way.
 During these interesting days the 1, Baltimore club, as was expected,
 dropped out of the American league and Now York took it's place. Then began the rivalry-the competition in New York that eventually turned out a great thing for the game |. The biggest move We made in the latter rart Of 1909 and in 1903 was reha bilitating Mathewson as a pitch
 CT. The way ne developed through announcement was little short of amazing. With club of spirit be- hind him he burst in bloom over night it seemed.
 Another chapter is required to point oue the early defects and quick growth tf Mathewson.
 Copyright, 1923, U. $. and Canada.
 by Christy Walsh Syndicate).
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Louis Firpo Sets Sail
 To Fight In America

BUENoS AIRES, Feb. 1.-(As- sociated Press.)---or. than a thousand admirers of Louis Angel Firpo gave the Argentine heavy weight pugilist a rousing send-off when he sailed for New York to- day for fight with Bill Brennan, and with the expectation of pos sible meeting with Jack Dempsey for the worlds heavyweight champie nship. Firpo was sent away with shouts of The future chamrion of the world,' ringing in his ears.
 Carlos Scaglia. an Argentine middleweight, and Jose Agusti, who managed the Firpo-T Tracey figh- here, also were passengers.
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TANKS SEND TWO PLAYERS TO CLUBS
 IN THE SOUTHERN

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The New York Yankees today released two players to Southern association clubs. Manly Llewe1lyn, pitcher, was sent to Atlanta under an optional agree ment, while Ed Neusel an outfielder, was released outright to Nashville.
 Contracts were mailed by the Yam kees to 2S players, including all Of last years regulars, except Babe Ruth and Carl Mays, both of whom have hold-over contracts for 1923.
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Mignon Mills Defeats Shelby County Quint

SYLACAUGA. Ala. Feb. 1.L(Spe- cial.)--The Mignon Mills cage team defeated Shelby High here in a close game. 22 to 30. The game was hard fought throughout both periods. The first half ended 16 to IT in Mig non's favor.
 Hill, captain and center for Mig non, led the scoring with total of 16 points. For Shelby, McEwen played a stellar game at guard
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Robertson Considers
 Jumping to Semii-Pros

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Charlie Rob- ertson. White Six pitcher. is consid- ering Jumping from the American league club to the Midwest semi-pro- fessional team as the result of S10O0 difference in salary between himself and the Sox, it became known today. Robertson has refused te sign 1923 contract without the $1,000 raise, 1t is said. Last year, Robertson's first in the major league, he won IA and lost 15 games.
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Tanks Draft Johnson From Aberdeen Outfit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb. 1.-Elbert Johnson of Auburn, Ky, a student at Bethel college. Russellville, has been drafted by the New York Yankees from the Aberdeen club of the Dakota league, it was announced here today. He Is 20 years old. Johnson is a right handed pitcher.
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George Block To Pilot The Petersburg Club

PADUCAH, Ky. Feb. 1.-George Block of Paduoah. who managed the St. Petersburg team of the Florida State league last season, announced today he had signed contract to mbanage the Petersburg. Va, team of the Virginia league this season
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Touring Big Leaguers Play On Coast Sunday

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-The American and National League Tour ists, a baseball team composed of members of majer league clubs, who recently returned from winter barn-storming tour fo the Orient, will play a team selected from the San Francisco police department Sunday, provided Baseball Commis- sioner Landis sanctions the game.
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which he held on DempSeyS SerV1ce O'Rourke proposed that the bouts
 be held at the Polo Grounds in this city between April 15 and october 15,
 preferably on the Fourth of July and
 September 3, Labor Day. Matching of Dempsey and Beckett would de- pend on the outcome of bout be- tween the Englfshman and Georges
 Carpenter in London In May. o,Rourke made it clear that he would not consider a match between Dempsey and Jess Willard-a match
 already barred in New York and New Jersey.
 proposition were not made public, it was understood Dempsey's end of the purse for both matches would total $500,0o0.
 Kearns announced he would make
 known his decision next Monday TEX WANTS PUBLIC SUPPORT NEW YORK, Feb, 1,-Tex Rfckard, boxing promoter, today issued a statement declaring that he had de- cided not to participate in any bid ding for heavyweight championship contest in which Jack Dempsey
 would defend his title.
 Richards statement was issued
 upon expiration of an option he had
 obtained. barring Dempsey from ac-
 cepting offers from any other pro-
 moter for six days. In his statement 1 Rickard said:
 | q am not convinced, in my own mind. that press and public as unit.
 would support any particular match
 right now, although feel sure that
 several matches which have been
 suggested for Dempsey are all that
 could be desired from promoters
 standpoint and moreover would have
 public support.
 Tt is evident that opinion is di- vided as to the man capable of mak- l ing the best showing against Demp- i sey. I have always had press and
 public with me in my big undertak- ings. l won't undertake any match
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Tom O'Rourke Bids For Dempsey's Services Tex Ri
WILLS AND BECKETT SUGGESTED AS FOE s FOR CHAMPION JACK

Feb IA blanket proposition Jack Dempsey to Harry Wills Beckett English heavyweight today Tom Polo Grounds Rkard nterna to hah donD Dernnse services
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BULLDOGS ARE WINNERS

The Bulldogs were winners of the Junior championship which has been playing at the West Huntsville Y. M. c. A. for over a month. The Bulldogs nosed out with a victory over three other teams.
 Much interest is being taken in the cage game between lls-Taylor ana huntsville high school, two local outlits Who will stage their first pattle or the season Friday night at the Central Y. M. c. A. This is the first of three games for the city prep title.
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H M Erckerts Sanitary Barber Shop moved
 fB Ny to Motion Hotel, 5th Avenue and 2Oth
 ( >N>R Street. We have just increased
 v A2r ganzation by employing two of the best (EhIRE1tV barbers in the state, MT. Karl Jennings VAE from the Tutwiler Hotel and Mr. Vim Sanitary bdroe onoP cent, who manager of the Gay Teague Barber Shop at Montgomery for number of years Jack my old head porter the job give you service.
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Huntsville. .Quintets To Haue Games On Friday
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HIcRALD !

I
 The Huntsville Y. M. c. A. basketball team Mll journey to Petersburg Fri day where they will meet the strong Morgan outfit in single tilt.
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MGRA " RULED GIANTS WITH AN IRON HAND
ARTICLE XXV.-By JOHN J. MGRAW Manager Worlds Champion Giants

When took charge the players roll Their club at that time last 4 The attendance almost nothing.
 decide players his
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FOSDICK'S RESIGNATION
REFUSED BY CHURCH

NEW YORK. June (By The
Associated ess):-Henry n. Tiff,
clerk of sessions of the First Pres
byterian church, announced today
that the Rev. DIR. Harry Emerson
Fosdick had rendered his resignation
as pastor because of the recent criti-
cism of his pulpit utterances by the
Presbyterian Assembly at Indianapo-
lis, but that the church had fatty
refused to accept it, taking its stand
fatty behind DR.. Fosdick.
DIR. Fosdick's letter of resigna-
ton, said Mr.. Tiff was dated May
"a and in it DR.. E'osdick wrote that
while he had mo reason or desire
to resign" he felt it was best in the
interest of Church harmony to prof
fer his resignation and leave it for
the Church to decide whether it
wished to dispense with his services.
Mr.. Tiff said he had been directed
to write DIR. Fosdick telling him that
the Church stood with him on the
subjects for which he was criticized
and would not consider his resigna-
ton,
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BOY KILLED AS
AUTOS COLLIDE
Youth Victim of Headon Auto
Collision at Highland
Park

NEW BRUNSWICK. June As
a result of a headon collision be-
tween a truck and touring car at the
intersection of South Second street
an Benner avenue. Highland Park,
shortly after clock Saturday af-
ternoon, Arthur kleimer. sixteen
years old. OF New Brunswick, was
crushed between the telegraph pole
IN which the truck run into and the
truck. kleimer died four hours
later at the MiddleseX General hos
pital where he was hurried after
the accident.
Kleimer was riding in the front Of
a furniture truck driven by William
/. Schwartz, of New Brunswick. At
the time of the collision. Sam
Zunino. eighteen years old of New
Br Jnswick. driver of the touring car.
was arrested by the police and now
In the county jail pending further
developments.
According to the police Schwartz
attempted to vaoid the headon COLI
sion and turned right into the pole.
Detectives of the prosecutors s
office are investigating.
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WARRANT FOR ARREST
OF POSTMASTER white
Irregularities Charged in
Action by Federal Authori-
ties at Local P. 0.

Postal Inspector Charles H. Harri-
son appeared before United States
Commissioner Emery in Newark this
morning and secured a warrant for
the arrest of Richard f. White, post
master at the local postoffice, irregu-
larities in handling certain parcel
post packages being charged.
United States Deputy Marshal
Lischke was given the warrant for
Mr.. Whites arrest and left at once
to serve it upon the local post
master.
Mr.. White was seen this afternoon
in his office in the federal building
and questioned. He said he had rot
been served with the warrant as vet.
Following the service he will be ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner John A. Delaney and bail
will be fixed.
Mr.. White said he had knowledge
of the action and that the entire
matter did not amount to more than
Sl5 in dollars and cents. He said he
could not state further facts in the
case.
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RAILROAD CROSSING
CONFERENCE HELD TODAY

City Engineer Louis ?. Booz, Jr.,
is in New York City today holding a
conference with engineers of the
Lehigh Valley railroad in connection
with the installation of the new
trunk line sewer under the Lehigh
Valley tracks at Washington street.
According to Mr.. Booz the new
trunk sewer which is to be laid west
of the railroad tracks has to pass
under the tracks of the Lehigh VAL
ley and before work can be started
the plans and specifications for the
section which goes under the tracks
must meet with the approval of the
Lehigh Valley engineers.
The Central railroad has already
given approval for the installation
of the sewer under their tracks at
Paterson street. 1t is thought that
following the conference with the
Lehigh Valley officials in New York
today that the approval of this rail-
road will also be obtained.
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WORLD PEACE EVENT
TOMORROW NIGHT

All clergymen and the members
of all denominations are invited to
attend discussion on World
Peace" which is to take place at an
open meeting of Perth Amboy Lodge
927, Independent Order Bnai Birth
to be held at their lodge rooms n
the Odd Fellows building tomorrow
night. The speakers will be Mon
signor William 2. Cantwell, Rev. DR..
J. Cerdie Culp, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church in New Bruns-
wick, and Rev. DIR. Jacob Goldste-n
of New Brunswick. The meeting
which will be n-sectarian, will
begin at o'clock. The committee
in charge of the affair consists of
David T Wilentz. Alexander Kosene
and William Michaelson. Marcy
Michaels. president of the organiza-
ton. will preside at the meeting.
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REPORT HOLD-UP BY BANDITS

NEW BRUNSWICK, June f.
Hold UP your hands-not move
from you" said a group of highway
robbers who stopped the car driven
by LaRoe Houghton and occupied
by three others, Lester Hardy, John
Stuff and Harry Thorington, shortly
after three o'clock this morning near
The Black Horse Lane, ordered them
TO stop and hold their hands up.
The men complied. The thugs
went through their pockets, reliev-
ed the quartet of three watches and
$40 in cash. At a point of a reyol-
yer the autoist had TO convey the
robbers toward the Lincoln Highway
where they have disappeared.
The story told to the state police
this morning is being Investigated.
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MACKAY ACT IS UPHELD

TRENTON, June 4:-Constitution-
ality of the Mackay act of the last
legislature establishing Republican
election bureaus in Hudson and Es-
sex counties was today upheld by the
Supreme Court. The court ordered
peremptory writ of mandamus
issued against the Hudson county
freeholders directing them to pay
four days salary to Thomas H. Mac
Donald, superintendent of the bu-
reau. and forty-two assistants. The
freeholder board had refused to pay
the money because they alleged the
act was unconstitutional because OF
a defective in its title and because it
was special legislation.
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CON N'E's TRIAL.
4 DATE IS SET
will be Tried on Bribery
Charge in Federal Court in
/, City of Newark
SEVEN ARE INDICTED
BY Grand Jury-LoCaI and
South Amboy Men are
Named

NEWORk, June 4.-Samile Henri
Cone of South Ambov. former chief
field agent of the New Jersey pro-
hibition forces with headquarters
here. and si xothers. will be placed
on trial in the federal court on Tues
daa, June 10. This announcement
wa made by Assistant Federal Dis
rie. Attorney Plumer this morning
afs the defendants had pleaded not
guilty to six indictments charging
the offering or giving of bribes to a
federal prohibition officer.
The former prohibition chief =
mentioned in all six indictments and
in two of same he is mentioned
alone. In the first indictment, Cone.
Edwin Scully and Max Quit are men
toned, and in the second indictment,
Cone, David Wolfson and Scully are
the defendants. Cone "Chick" CAL
lahan and Felix Arnold are mention
ed in the third indictment, an Jacob
Reiner an Cone in the fourt indict-
ment. Cone is alone in the fifth
and sixth indietIants
All of the defendants were in court
this morning with the exception of
JOnn MdllHtNSi his dl-
torney, entered a formal plea of not
guilty, telling the court that his
client had not been notified to appear
but that he will produce him tomor-
row.
Cone is represented by former
Assemb1yrnan George A. Hobart,
father of the dry law and an ardent
dry advocate; former Senator Thorn
as Brown, George L. Cutley and
Walter j. REILLY. Brown entered a
formal plea of not guilty as to all
the defendants but asked the court
for a chance to withdraw the plea if
it is decided to attack the validity of
the indictments.
Judge Lynch before whom the
pleas ware made, made known that
1t would be all right to do this pro
viding sufficient notice of such ac-
tion was given to the district at
torney. The bail in all of the cases
was continued. $500 for Cone and
IS 600 for ech of the othrs.
The indictments were returned
May %. They charge that Cone
and other defendants gave or offered
to give money to Prohibition Officer
William B. DeY of Fords. to be
lacking in carrying out the duties If
his offic and to do things tht he was
not supposed to do.
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Several Injured Hero

A number of persons were injured,
none seriously, in automobile accl-
dents reported to the police over the
weekend. Two of the injured were
taken to the hospital, and one Is
being detained for treatment.
Nicholas Kramer, forty years old,
of SIS Kennedy street, was taken to
the hospital shortly before Z o clock
this morning, having been struck by
the car of John Dawson of 351 Hud-
son avenue, Union. He is suffering
from abrasions on the right side OF
the head and complains of pains in
the legs and shoulders. DR.. G. W.
TyrrelI is attending him. Acting
Sergeant John Reager and Officer
Hugh Steed were detailed to the
hospital after Lieutenant Andrew
Jensen received word that a man
had been badly injured in an acel-
dent.
Girl Runs Into Auto
Early Saturday night little girl
whose name was not obtained, ran
against the motorcycle of Alfred ia
auin of Port Reading on Amboy
avenue. Medical attention was not
necessary. A boy jumped in front
of the automobile of Andrew Ander-
,
nue., Saturday night. He was hit on
the nose by the fender of the car.
Anderson took the boy to the hos
pital where his wound was washed
and he was then taken 10 the Office
of a physician where an examination
was made. The boy was only slight
ly injured.
An automobile bing driven east on
New Brunswick avenue by William
Christensen of Fords. ran into the
bicycle of John Sabo, fourteen years
old. of Hopelawn on Saturday night
according to the report of Officer
William Keating. The wheel was
damaged but the boy was not in
jured. Huston Johnson, colored. of
967 Front street reported to Lteuten-
ant John Morris yesterday afternoon
that he had struck a bicycle being
driven by boy at the corner of Me-
chanic and Broad streets. This boy
refused medical attention.
Two collisions also were reported
TO the police, one occurring on the
state bridge, and a mudguard was
damaged, the other happened on the
Amboy avenue detour a driver los
ing control of his car and crashing
into another car and a fence.
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BAND TO Be FORMED

William Seiboth was chosen chair
man of the committee in charge Of
the organization of band to repre-
sent the local lodge Of Elks at a
meeting which was held at the club
house on Madison avenue yesterday
morning.
There were about eighteen out for
Yesterdays meeting and Chairman
Seiboth requests that anyone inter
ested in the band should come out
for the next meeting. Tomorrow
night the band committee chairman
will make a report Of his activities at
the regular meeting Of the lodge. 4
band leader viii be obtained from
Trenton, Newark or some other lead
ing city in the state.
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CHINA BANDITS
PUT IN ARMY
Some Do Not Want to be SOL
dierS-PriSoners Freed
Soon, is Belief

PEKING. June (By The Asso-
eiated Press s)-Enrollment Of the
Shantung bandits into the national
army Is proceeding at Tsaochwang,
according to advices received at the
American Legation today. but those
Of the bandits who do not desire TO
become soldiers are slipping away
leaving their rifles behind. Mem
bers of the legation feel that it will
be only a matter of days until the
eight foreigners still held on Paot-
zuku mountain are released.
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PROBE REPORT THAT R, R.
Gates WERE NOT LOWERED

Local representative of the Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey are
investigating report made by
Lieutenant Andrew Jensen 10 the
local office this morning TO the ef-
feet that the New Brunswick avenue
crossing gates were not down while
a southbound train was passing at
4:26 o'clock this morning
The report OF the incident was
made at headquarters bv Officer J.
r. Sullivan Il is said that the DO
lice officer spoke to the gate tender
after the train had passed and his
actions were anything but what they
should have been.
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Burton May Be Heard
As Probers Meet
AtState House
;.
SOME new SENSATIONS

The hearing by the legislativ,
investigating committee into alleged
graft in the purchase by the deposed
state highway commission of land
for the Perth Amboy bridge ap-
proach will be continued in the SEN
ate chamber at Trenton at II o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Whether or not Bernard NJ. Can
non. MiddleseX county clerk and
Democratic leader, who is wanted as
a witness in the probe, will be on
hand 10 testify is matter Of con-
lecture. Efforts made by newspaper
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ULT|MATUM is GIVEN TO
STRIKING RAILWAY MEN

SCHENECTADY, \. Y. June Il
Fifteen men of the estimated 500
Schenectady Railway Company en-
ployes on strike went back to their
posts today in response to the ulu-
matum Of President Harry s..
Weatherwax of the company giving
them until A. NJ. today TO return
or consider their positions filled by
others. Company officials indicated
they would continue their plans to
rebuild the service with new en-
moves.
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DENY GEDDES REPORT

LONDON, June 4; (By The Assoc
.ated Press )--Newspape reports to
tire effect that Sir Auckland Geddes
was retiring from the position of
British Ambassador to the United
States were characterized as entire
ly unfounded by Ronald MCNEIL. un-
der secretary for foreign affairs in
the House of Commons today.
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RUTHENBERG is GRANTED
PERMISSION TO APPEAL

ST. JOSEPH. Mich. June (By
The Associated Press)-Charles z,
Ruthenberg, of Cleveland convicted
in the Berrien circuit court last
March of violating the Michigan
anti -syndicalism act, escaped a
prison sentence. for the time being
at least when permission to appeal
the case was granted by Judge
Charles T.. White this morning.