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m^r\ EVENING NEWS SPOBTINTpAGE"!^^ SOME MORE MARATHONS Several Long Distance Run ning Events Soon to Take Place. NEW ORLEANS FEB. 23 Should the ancient athlete of Greece lie permitted to retnra to earth Jnst now the popularity of on· form of content would make him feel Immense ly at home. The Marathon race, the modern revival of the moat notable of all tests In the days of ancient Greece, when the development of the physical body waa accounted the most Impor tant of all man's duties, has become η veritable rage in this country. In the past we have paid much at tention to all forms of track and Held athletics, sxcept distance running, and there we have in the main been lam entably weak. But now that the coun try is troubled with "Marathonitls" wo may safely count on the rapid de velopment of more than a few native runners, who will before the year is oat give promise of making new his tory In this excellent event. We are dally reading of the New York Marathons, the Chicago, Boeton, St. Louis, western nnd Paclflc slope I 1 ΡΙ*Π1! IHJBANDO. Ο HI AT ITALIAN ItTJWNBH, who mat oomfktb ςν rnisco RACK. «rents and even the southern Mara thon. In fact, there la hardly a week passes but what there le a Marathon of some sort being run. Recently one Was held on the deck of the monitor Wyoming. Eleven sailors entered the face, a 130 yard lap being possible. 3. P. White came out the winner. The first event of Importance of this nature· In the south will take place In New Orleans Feb. 23, and already half Λ dozen of the cracks from New YoA, Chicago and St. Louis and elsewhere •re entered, and a field of forty men .Will start. Ban Francisco Is to hold a profes sional Marathon ruu on Feb.®7. The •rent will be the regular distance, 26 miles 286 yards, and will be held on a track that will be lnld out around the ball Held at Recreation park. The track will be of cinders and a little over five lape to the mile. It Is ex pected that Connoly, King and Miller, •11 prominent Marathoners on the coast, will enter. It has been decided to limit the field Ï) six entries, and three other well nown athletes will be obtained. A puree of $1,000 has been offered, of Which $000 will go to the winner, (250 to the second man to cross the line and $100 to the third. Sanction bas been granted to the Los Angeles Athletic club by the Pacific Amateur Athletic association to hold a Marathon run on Feb. 22. The race Will be run on a track Instead ot across country, and the spectators will thus (be enabled to see all the contestants ifrom start to finish. It Is proposed to turn the gate receipts Into a general fund the object of which Is to further •mateur athletics In Los Angeles. The annual Boston Athletic associa tion Marathon road race will be run on Patriots' day, April 10. All the prominent long distancera of the east •re expected to participate In the Hub •lassie, and preparations are already under way to make the run the most Successful that has ever been held In that section. ▲ novel idea will b« introduced in that electric drays will follow the Marathoners, ready to pick up the men In the event of their suecutnblng to the pace. It Is also proposed to have a dray carry the athlete·' clothing from the starting line at Ashland to the HlBish at the clubhouse. Ruth Dillon After Record·. There ta · strong possibility that jttuth Dillon, the four-year-old Indiana trotting Ally, will be trained to break the world's trotting record. ΙΝΤΚΚΛΓΑΤΕ LKAOl'K STANDING . W. L. P. C. Kirbyltes 14 4 .778 Aquehongaa ...... 9 9 .600 Amicltlaa 8 10 .444 Keystones 6 IS .171 Be an advertiser—le, a word. t CURRENT GHAT OF FOLLOWERS OF ALL SPORTS The interior of the Pop Social gym nasium in Hobart street, is taking shape and will put to use about next Monday. Proprietor James Kirby is securing a full equipment of gymnasium appara tus from New York, which is due to ar rive tomorrow and will be put in place immediately. A roped arena has been erected upon which Johnny Dwyer will give exhibitions. Mr. Dwyer will be the instructor in athletics. Joseph C'oncannon, who at present is the star among the contestants in the state championship pool tournament, is getting in trim to give Byan and Walm slev the dose he has meted oat to his former opponents in the series. Ile lias put a full-sized regulation Brunswick Balke Collender table in the front part of his parlor at 178 Smith street, upon which he intends to practice. Joe has a good chance of going through the tournament with a perfect score. The Keystone bowlors are scheduled to practice tomorrow night on Blood good's alleys. There is a possibility of William Pemberton again joining the ranks of this club. The Friday Night bowlers practiced last night on Hartmann 's alleys. Members of the Lyceum F. C., are getting together on basoball matters, though the season is yet away off. Dan Thomas will twirl the coming season and Albert Antonides will in all prob ability catch. - According to the views of former Manager Albert 0. Waters, of the Na tional baseball clubr the Cable works will have a fast nine in the industrial league, If It is formed'this season. Class No. 2, of the D. 8. A. C., met last night and studied gymnasium work under the instruction of Prof. David Hahn. A number of beginners were on UttilU. Two basketball contests in school 3, at Pleasant Plains, and school No. 1, in Totteuville, will keep the juvenile sporting enthusiasts interested for a while tomorrow afternoon. The senior teams of schools 1 and 8 will play in Totteuville, and the junior teàms of those schools will meet at Pleasant Plains. Those interested In the formation of a Y. M. C. A. here,, who play basketball each Tuesday night, are elated over the excellent turnout last Teusday night. The Young Men's Club bowlers will be on hand tonight at 7 o'clock, at Kir by's alleys to hold their weekly prac tice. Several members of the D. S. A. 0. plan another run tomorrow night along the Amboy-Metuchen road. A number of boys who held a short race last Saturday morning intend to hold a similar race Saturday, and to increase the dietance. Endurance contests in cart games are the latest novelty, but the first one here ended unsuccessfully, inasmuch as an hands quit at ohe time. ON THE DEAD RUSH. An Expsrisnoo In (totting Acquainted In Nsw York. Getting acquainted In New York la thus described by a man from Atlanta. He brought a letter of Introduction te tb· peraon be was to meet at the tat ter's office in Nassau street Tbls Is the Atlantan's report to bis bouse: "Called at 2 p. m. Boy on tbe gate asked my name and business. Gave him the letter of Introduction., Boy re turned and told mc to sit down. "Sat down twenty-flre minutes. Saw a man come out of bis office and break through tbe gats as If he was chased by hornets. " 'Who's the man from Atlanta who wants to see me?' asked the hurried Individual. " Ί am the man,' I replied, trying to act as If I was also hurried. " 'Come along with me,' said the man as he grabbed me by the arm. He dragged me through the main door Into the hallway. He caught sight of a de scending elevator and shrieked to the man in tbe car to stop. "Tbe door of tbe car slid ajar, and the man who had me by tbe arm said. *Come along; let's get acquainted as we go down.' "By tbat time the car bad reached the landing on the main floor. As the door of tbe car was pushed back the man who bad my letter In bis band said: " Ί haven't had time to read this let ter, but we know each other. Come In day after tomorrow. I've got to make a train. I'll know you when we meet again. Goodby.' "Before I could say goodby be bad turned the corner and was out of sight That's business In New York."—Suc cess Magazine. Young Loughrey Defeats Sullivan, New York. Jan. 28.—Young Loughrey of Philadelphia defeated Paddy Sulli van of Brooklyn in a ten round flfbt at tbe Bharkey Athletic club her·. If you do not read the NKVV8 every day you will miss a great des' Patrick White & Sods Telephone No. 8. ENGINEERS, FOUNDERS* MACHINISTS. General end Special Machine. Patten Boiler and Blackamlth Work. THEODORE BLOOOGOOd BOWLING ALLEY Billiard and Pool parior Clears and Tobaooo Λ9 toll h St. Try tbe Home Cooking At the Beat Restaurant ία Town 387 State Street Ckargee Moderate. NEW BLOW AT RACING State of Washington to Make Pool Selling or Bookmak ing a Felony. NOT A DISSENTING VOTE Olympia, Wash., "Jan. 28.—Without α dissenting vote the Banden race (am bling bill making pool selling and bookmaklng on hors· race· a felony ha· passed the assembly. Under tt the possession of gambling paraphernalia 1· prima fact· evidence of a violation of th· act FRANKLINS PREPARE FOR BASEBALL SEASON A meeting of the Franklin F. C. was held last night at the home of Harry Applegate, in Madison avenue, at which several matters were discussed relative to the baseball season. The Franklins propose to put a fast juvenile nine in th· field the coming season. They have much good material· A schedule is under way and they would like to hear from sixteen and soventeen year old teams in this city and vicinity. Address A. A. Qulnn, Jr., Hobart street. HIGH ROLLERS. Bloodgood's—S. Yatos, 184. Klrby's—J. I)wyer, 225, 180; N. Johnson, 206; L. Peterson, 189. FLORIDA AUTOMOBILE RACES. Ormond-Dayton· Contest to B· Hold March 23-28. It has been decided to hold the sev enth annual Florida beach races on the fast sand course, as usual, the dates selected being March 23 to 26, Inclusive. There will be radical changes In the conduct of the races. One of the events will be a sweepstakes price ■tock car race, the cars being handi capped according to price and not en gine power. This will give the public a good idea as to "what Is what" at a certain price. The βίτ Thomas Dewar $2,000 trophy for the international one mile race will be given outright. There will be several thousand dollars in cash prises hung up for the races. There will be one special race open to competitors in past Vandcrbllt cup taces, for which a cash prize will be offered. The stock car event will probably go over a part beach and part road course, crowing two bridges, provided permission can be secured from the authorities, and It is thought that the average of 52.BO miles pel hour, made by the winning stock car at Savannah, will be beaten at Day tona, as a speed of sixty miles per hour can easily be made by some stock cars. One of the big races will be that for the Minneapolis trophy, which was won last year by the Flat, the late Bmanuel Cedrino driving. This trophy must be won twice, so thst if a Flat wins It again It will become the prop erty of the Flat Automobile company. There will be a two mile a minute speed crown race similar to the one captured by Victor Demogeot, the great French driver, who in 1906 hurled his racer over the two mile stretch In B8 4-6 seconds. Cars In this race must equal two miles a minute to win. Of course this speed Is only possible on the farfamed beach on the east coast of Florida. BASEBALL'S EARLY OPENING. Americans Start April 12 and Na tionals Two Days Later. The datée and games for the open ing of the major league baseball sea son were given out recently by the presidents of both organizations. April 12 will witness the opening of the American league, and the teams will begin the season on that date as fol lows: Boston at Philadelphia and New York at Washington. On April 14 Cleveland will play at St. Louis and Chicago at Detroit. The National league will begin to play April 14, and on this date Brook lyn will play at New York, Philadel phia at Boston, Pittsburg at Cincin nati and St Louis at Chicago. The order will be revised for return dates to follow. WESTERN FOOTBALL GAMES. Michigan Not en Schedule of th· Big Elevens In West. Coach Stagg of the University of Chi cago, Dr. Williams of Minnesota and Director Hutchine of Wisconsin met In Chicago recently, and the big football games for the western teams next fall were agreed upon. The dates were not given out, but the Chicago-Wisconsin game will be played at Marshall field, Chicago-Minnesota at Minneapolis and the Wisconsin-Minnesota contest at Madison. It I· a conspicuous fact that Michi gan was not mentioned during the con ference of the three football managers. That makes It positive that no game will be scheduled by any of the three big teams with the Wolverenes. ATTELL'S NEXT BATTLE. Featherweight ChampTon to Meet Β ronton Feb. 20. Aba Attell, the featherweight cham pion, and Jack Bronson of Indianapo lis will meet at Dayton, O., on Feb. 20 In a twenty round championship bat tle. The men bava agreed to scale Ι2β pounds ringside READY FOR NEWARK'S AUTO SHOW All of the contractu for the work of irranging tho Essex Troop armory for :he Newark Automobile Show which trill be hold there from February 20 io 27, have been awarded and the nec sssary preparations for the show are now being made. Laggren Brothers, au Elizabeth con :ern, received the contract for the dec orative work and have already beg·. ', arranging the massive flag decoratiour tliat will prevail while the Beaver Con itruction Company, of 232 Market «treet, Newark, received the electrical work. This will include the lighting [>f the building with more than Ave hundred incandescent bulbs in addition to the many arc lamps that are now in use there. The electrical contract calls for exterior illuminations as well and the armory will present a beautiful pic ture during the week of the show. A huge automobile wheel completely surrounded with lights will be perched above the main entrance to the build ing, while the several hundred small globes will be strewn along the balcony rail and through the center of the big hall. TOO CLEAN. African Natlv·· Who Were LavUh In Their Use of 8oap. MUs Mary Klngsley, who made many Journeys in the wtlds of Africa, used to relat· bow once, flnding It necessa ry to clean·· a much soiled and stained blouse, she carried It, with a cake of aoap, to a neighboring spring, where an Interested group of native women watched her wash it They were much Impressed by the way In which the spots disappeared, and it emerged as good aa new. The next morning when it came time to break camp Miss Klngsley missed her soap—a precious commodity In the wilderness. Suspicion soon pointed to a certain woman, who, on being ac cused, confessed boldly that she bad taken It and cast It Into the spring that Its extraordinary powers of re newing old garments might be perma nently Imparted to the waters. She was deeply mortified te learn that tier effort had been In rain. The Rev. Peter McQueen of Charles town, Mass.. tolls a kindred story. His soap, however, was not lost, although misused. He still had It with him. "1 told our native serrants to be sure to lay in a supply of clean water when we crossed the Tarn desert, a scorched belt of sand stretching some seventy-six miles," he relates. "Tid ings had reached us that an English explorer who had attempted to cross that desert shortly before us bad per ished from thirst, so we wanted to be careful. "You can Imagine my surprise when, upon taking my Qrst draft of water, I discovered that It tasted strongly of soap. ^11 the casks were similarly tainted, and we rounded up the natives and held a hasty court martial. "It waa a tough predicament, but I couldn't refrain from smiling within when the leader of them meekly con fessed that as the master bad Instruct ed htm to lay in a supply of clcan wa ter be had seen to it that bars of soap were added, for soap, he said, was used to clean things." They did not perish of thirst, but after sixteen days of drlnkinsc soap suds. which agreed with neither palate nor stomach, no native of that partic ular gang was agnin likely to try to purify water with soap.—Youth's Cora paoion. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY —Between Citizens Building and Loan Association, Complainant, and Fredericka Wedel and others, Defendants, Fl. Fa., for sale of mortgaged premises, dated Janu ary 23, 1909. By virtue of the above stated writ to me directed and delivered, I will expose to sale at public vendue on WEDNESDAY, MARCH THIRD, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE. at two o'clock in the afternoon of the said day, at the Sheriff's office In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey: All tract or parcel of lands and premises, situate, lying and being In the City of Perth Amboy, in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, and known and desig nated as Lots Nos. Four Hundred and Eighty Five (486), Four Hun dred and Eighty Six (486), and Four Hundred and Eighty Seven (4^7) on a map entitled, "Map of 571 Building lots at Perth Amboy Heights." Beginning at a point in the Easterly line of Rarltan Ave nue distant seventy five feet from where the southerly side of Pulaski Street If extended would intersect the said Easterly lino of Rarltan Avenue; thence running Southerly seventy five feet to a point; thence Easterly about eighty seven feet more or less to land owned by Hen ry Maurer Co., thence Northerly along said lands of said Maurer Co. about seventy Ave feet to a point; thence Westerly at right angles to Rarltan Avenue about eighty seven feet to the point or place of begin ning. Being the same dimensions more or lees. Being the same prem ises conveyed to the said Hans We del and Fredericka Wedel by deed from William P. Carlock anil others* dated July twenty eighth, j906, and recorded In Book 370 of deeds on pages 383 &c. Together with all and slngular tbe rights, lluprties, privileges, her editaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise itppertalnin^. WILLIAM H. QUACKENBOSS. Sheriff. ADRIAN LYON, Solicitor. |0.7« . 21952-1-28-ôt-Th MORGAN GUN GLUB VICTOR Defeats South River Marks men by Close Score Eleven to a Team. SOON SHOOT AT MATAWAN Special to the RVSNINO NEW ft. Morgan Station, Jan. 28:—The Morgan Gun Club, of this place, bested the South River Gun Club on these grounds yesterday. The score was exceedingly close for an eleven man team with fifty birds to a man. The affair was one of the most en joyable ones held at Morgan in some time. After the match, refreshments and lunch were served. There were to have been but ten men to a team, but two profession als were at hand, Apgar and Glover, one of whom was each placed on each team. Apgar represents the Peters Target Company. The In dividual scores yesterday were: Morgan Club. A. Ivens, 44; Glover, 41; Wilson, 39; Applegate, 39; Kennedy. 37; Bloodgood, 36; Deitz, 35; Wood, 35; E. Ivens, 80; Androvette, 30; Cheeseman, 29. South River Club. Apgar, 4 2; F. Blssett, 40; Mc Dowall, 39; Bennett, 39; Harkins, 30; Willet, 31; Muslch, 30; Hansen, 30; A. Blssett, 29; Farley, 29; Fay, 21. ■ Saturday afternoon the Morgan Gun Club will shoot against the Ma· tawan Gun Club, on Kennedy's grounds at Matawan. On February 12 and 13 the Mor gan Club will hold two big shoots on their grounds. On Lincoln's birthday, February 12, a contest will commence at 10 o'clock in the morning, and there will be numer ous prises of live stock and cash. PRINCETON TRACK TEAM SCHEDULE. Princeton, Jan. 28:—The 1909 schedule of the Princeton track team was announced yeeterday, as fol lows: February 13, Columbia University indoor meet at New York; 20, Fede ral track and field indoor meet at Washington, D. C.; 26, Trenton Y. M. C. A. Indoor meet at Trenton, N. J.; March 6, Georgetown University indoor meet at Washington; 16, New York Athletic Club indoor meet at New York; April 24, annual relay races of University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; May 1, thirteenth annual lnterscholastic meet at Princeton; 8, Yale at Princeton; 15, Cornell at Ithaca; 22, Navy at An napolis; 28 and 29, intercolleglates. SHRUB Β TO RACE HALLEN AND SPRING. Newark, Jan. 28:—Arrangements have been completed by which Al fred Shrubb, the English runner, will compete against Robert Hallen and Michael Spring, who defeated Tom Longboat In this city last Sat urday night. The race will take place in the First Troop armory here next Tuesday night. The distance will be ten miles. CURRENT SPORT ITEMS. | ♦ Jockey Eddie Dugan is planning to desert the American turf March 1 for the English game. The national motor boat races at Palm Beach, Fla., hove been moved forward to March IB. so as not to con flict -with the Orniond-Daytona auto races. Both Chicago and Illinois universi ties are seriously considering entering men In the Intercollegiate tennis tour nament next fall. Chicago also has in mind an eastern' trip the coining spring. It has been announced that Syracuse university and the Carlisle Indians will contest In a dual track meet on May β in Elmlra, Ν. Y. The naval athletic authorities are considering a proposition of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania to send a wrestling team to Annapolis on March 14 to compete against the midshipmen. John L. Sullivan has started on a world tour that will Include all the English speaking countries, as well as many continental places, where the fame of the one time heavyweight champion Is as well known almost as It Is at home. That James A. Rector, America's premier sprinter, will not represent the University of Virginia on the cin der track this sear Is now definitely deckled. Harry^Vl. Thurlow of Buffa lo, Ν. Y., has been elected captain of the track team for the coming season to succeed Rector. ELKS' TOURNAMENT. Harry Fox won a game from Captain Samuel Hornsbv in the Elks' pool tour nament last night. A number of games in the euchre tourney were also played. Subscribe for the NEWS. ι FRANK NEER STATIONERY AND BLANK BOOKS. TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES. Notary Public and Commissioner of Deed·. Tel. 80-W. 100 Smith St^ Joe Concannon Cigars and Cigarettes POOL PARLOR 172 SMITH ST. Your "Why, of course," say you, "haven't I the deed, and haven't I paid all the interest and taxes?" Well, let's go further back. Now about the title. "Why, that was searched." Come AU right_but ha6 it been GARANTEED? in Fidelity Trust Company, talk NEWARK. N. J , it over when It guarantees a title, assumes all the risk of undiscovered or undiscoverable defects. NOT A DOLLAR OF LOSS THROUGH DE FECTIVE TITLE WHEN THE FIDELITY IS BACK OF IT. DAHL WINS FROM O'BRIEN AT POOL Special to the EVEN IN a HEWS Newark, Jan. 28:—The game In the state championship pool tourna ment, at the Elite parlors, went to John Dahl. of Passaic, last night. He defeated Edward O'Brien, of Somerrille, 150 to 101. The match was Interesting and was cautiously played. There was little varying In the tally until near the finish, when Dahl ran ahead. Tonight Joseph Ryan, of Jersey City, will oppose Charles Walmsley, of Paterson. If you hate an Idea that will be a winner If "pushed," use a want ad. in your oaeet for "backing." RETURN MATCH FOR BOWLERS ON ISLAND ! Special to (λu EVENING NBWB \ Tottenville, .Ten. 28:—The Aquelion ga Athletic Club, of this place, is plan ning for a friendly bowling contest be- ' tween members of the Richmond Bor ough Bowling Association and the Ami icitia Athletic Association, which will probably be held some time next week. A Dumber of Aquehonga bowlers were recently the guests of the Richmond ι Borough bowlers. Many a young man starting oat te conquer the world considers himaelrM Alexander when he Is in reality bat a ■mart Alec.—Puck. Read the NEWS every day. Ν' "Ο matter what you can afford to give your chil dren for breakfast to start them for the day's work at scrèooÇ there's only one thing that's best for them. Quaker Oats is the best breakfast for any body, and it's the cheapest Only 1 O^a package The Quaker Qats Qmpaivy THIS CITY HAS A DOUBLE INDIVIDUALITY. Every person lias "two selves"—and so has every city. Ια the human personality there Is the pushing-forward self, and the pulling-backward seli. In the clvrc-personality there are the same two forces, actively at work. This newspaper—in its policies, in its practices," 1n its edi torials, In its advertisements, représenta the pushing-forward civic-self; and it opposes, and shames (let us hope) the reac tionary forces in this civic life—not least among which le the old heresy that business can prosper, or grow, without the aid ot newspaper advertising. HILSDORF'S GROCERY 129 Smith Street. Perth Amboy, N, J. 37c lb. Best Creamery Butter tb. 37C 5lC lb. Granulated Sugar lb. 5ÎC Borden's Peerless Cream, 3 cans . . 25c Singapore Pineapple—the whole fruit in a large can IQ. Can with heavy syrup. Can IOC lOc qt.—Best Pea Beans, qt ,v 10c 13c qt.—California I.inia Beans, qt 13c np Best Norway Mackerel CKé» OOC ίο-lb pail ίο-lb pail 096 Hilsdorf's Groceryl 12» Smith Street.