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Former Newark Academy Boy
Issues Call for Baseball Prac=
tise at Amherst.
GEORGE DAVIS TO COACH
Johnny Strahan, the local boy. who
1b ht the helm of the Amherst base
ball team this year, looks forward to
a very successful season. The former
Newark Academy lad will have his
candidates out In the cage, beginning
next week. Robinson, the star Am
herst pitcher, is expected to be back
in harness. Robinson registered vic
tories over Princeton, Dartmouth
and Williams last season. George Da
vis, the old White Sox shortstop, will
coach the Massachusetts collegians
this year. .
The feature of the schedule will oe
the spring trip. The Amherst squad
will leave on March 24 and '’tiring the
Easter vacation will plav Georgetown,
the Naval Academy and the Univer
sity of Virginia. An opportunity will
he given the local fans to witness
Strahan in action when the Amherst
team plays Columbia on April 6, In
New York city.
Notre Dome Flee on Feet Tour.
Notre Dame la making another
Eastern Invasion. This time it is the
basketball team. The South Bend
Collegians will line up against Cor
nell, the intercollegiate basketball
champions, tonight at Ithaca.
Rupe Mills, the former Barringer
High School centre, is holding down
the pivot position on the Notre Dame
quintet. Mills is rated as one of the
Hoosier college's best athletes. He
has won his letter at basketball, base
ball and football.
Notre Dames' rapid strides during
tho past year in college athletics are
attributed to Coach Jesse Harper,
who has been at the, college only since
last September. His football team
last fall was regarded as one of the
strongest in the game.
Cornell Not to Meet Oxford.
Jack Moakley, coach of Cornell’s
trackmen, is out with a statement
that he will not coach a team to com
pete against the Oxford four-rmle re
lay team when the British University
team invades America this spring.
The freshmen rule is quoted by Moak
ley as being a handicap to the Ameri
can colleges, in view of the fact that
Oxford will be permitted to run Nor
man Tabor, who is a first year man.
PEODIE TO MEET
Many Old Stars Back in Line
for This Year’s Grid*
iron Team.
Barringer High School Is again In
cluded on the football schedule of
Peddle Institute. The Ridge Street
Institution will face Pedde on Satur
day. October 17, at Hghtstown. Ped
dle Is slated to play Lawrencevllle on
October 24, at Lawrencevllle. This
game generally decides the scholastic
championship of the State. In order
to get an early line on the respective
merits of the Lawrencevllle team and
Its own eleven. Peddle is to play the
Princeton freshmen on October 3 at
Hlghtstown.
The Tiger cubs gave Lawrencevllle
Its only setback last fall.
Peddie has the bulk of last fall's
successful eleven back in the fold.
Among the veterans are Stanley Sut
ton, a local boy, and Captain Fred
Stegman. of South Orange. The
schedule:
October 3—Princeton freshmen, at
Hlghtstown.
October 10—Hill School, at Potts
town.
October 17—Barringer High School,
at Hlghtstown.
October 24—Lawrencevllle, at Law.
rencevtlle.
October 31—Pennington, at Hlghts
town.
November 14—Open.
November 21—Pennsylvania Fresh
men, at Hlghtstown (pending).
Bill Drabble Re-enter* Barringer.
Bill Drabble, the former miler of
Barringer High School, has again en
rolled at the Ridge street Institution
and the Blue and White track pros
pects have been boomed accordingly.
Drabble is taking up several extra i
studies in order to enter Stevens In-i
•titutc this fall. He was rated sec
ond to Joe Myers, the Central High j
Eohool runner, now at Dartmouth,
*v . n in school last spring.
* •
St. Benedicts I>o Not Fancy Small Conrt.
Rutherford High School and St. ;
Benedict Prep will not play the
basketball game scheduled for to
day. The St. Benedict boys were j
wary of tackling the Rutherford lads
on the small court at Rutherford
and requested the suburban raana- j
ger to secure another hall for the j
game The latter is said to have in- j
ferred that he would just as soon i
book another team as secure a new
court. Consequently the St. Benedicts
axe not going to fulfill their engage-1
ment. Rutherford is the team that1
registered the lone defeat on the Cen
tral schedule.
**' !
Notre I)amc After McDermit. *
Frank McDermit. the St. Benedicts I
Prep School basketball centre, will go ;
to Notre Dame next fall, it is said.
One of the South Bend College alum
nus, who considers McDermit to be
the beat schoolboy pivot ever de
veloped in this city, approached him
recently, and It Is very probable that j
the Benedict crack athlete will be
playing baskethall next winter with
Rupe Mills and Hardy Bush as team
mates.
JOHNNY STRAHAN
Only Two Newark Boys Are
Successful in Monthly Box
ing Tournament.
Phil Krug, of the National Turn
Verein, and Joe Burns, of the Puritan
A. C., were the only local boys to
come through the finals in the
monthly amateur boxing tournament
conducted under the auspices of the
National Turn Verein at Turn Hall,
which concluded last night. Krug
defeated John McDonald, of the Ant
ler F. C.t in the wind-up of the 110
pound division, while Burns admin
istered a lacing to James Hogan, of
the Lafayette A. C., of Paterson in
the 120-pound class. William Wag
ner, of the Puritan A. C., another
Newarker, would have probably won
honors in the final of the 130-pound
division had he not injured his
hand. He was unable to go on and
was forced to forfeit the bout to H
F. Conrad, an unattached performer.
Fred Murtha, of the St. Bartholomew
A. C., carried off honors in the 140
pound class. He forced Lupis Hag
gis, of the Greelc-American A. C., to
quit in the second round. Angie Rat
ner, of the Y. M. H. A., of New’ York,
won first prize In the 150-pound class
w-hen he defeated A. F. Connor, of
the National Turn Verein, in one
round. Following is the summary:
110-Pound Class (final)—Philip Krug.
National Turn Verein, defeated John Mc
Donald. Antler F. C.. three rounds.
110-Pound Class (preliminary)—Harry
Fitzsimmons. Antler F. C., defeated
Mike Delmont, Hayes A. C., on foul,
three rounds; Phillip Krug, National
Turn Verein. defeated John Sissons,
Puritan A. C.. three rounds; John Mc
Donald. Antler F. €.. defeated Sartie
Nufrlo. Hayes A. C., three rounds.
110-Pound Class (semi-final)—John Mc
Donald. Antler F. C.. defeated Harry
Fitzsimmons. Antler F. C., three rounds.
120-Pound Class (semi-final)—James Ho
gan. Lafayette A. C.. Paterson, defeated
Rncco Longo. Sommer A. C., one round.
120-Pound Class final—.Toe Burns. Puri
tan A. C.. Newark, defeated James Ho
gRn, Lafayette A. C., Paterson, three
rounds.
130-Pound Class (final)—Henry t. f on
rad. unattached, defeated William Wag
ner. Puritan A. C., who forfeited owing
to an injured mand.
130-Pound Class (preliminary)—William
Wagner, Puritan A. C.. defeated William
Huesmitza. National Turn Verein. four
rounds; Frank Scblldknect, Swiss-Ameri
ean A. C.. knocked out Gerald Kelly.
Puritan A. C.. two rounds; Edward
Meyer. Elmora R. C , defeated Roy Car
bone. Hayes A. C.. three rounds.
130-Pound Class (semi-finals)—W. Wag
ner, Puritan A. C., defeated Edward
Meyer, Elmore R. C.. three rounds;
Henry F. Conrad, unattached, defeated
Frank Schuldknect, Swiss-American A.
C.. three rounds.
140-Pound Class (final)—Fred B. Murtba.
St. Bartholomew A. C., defeated Louis
Haggis, Greek-Araerican A. C., two
rounds.
140-Pound Class (semi-final)—Louis Hag
gis. Greek-American A. C., defeated
George Kessler. Puritan A. C.t three
rounds: Fred Murtha. St. Bartholomew
A. C., defeated Joe Meyer. Elmore A. C.t
three rounds.
150-Pound Class (final)—A. Ratner. Y.
M. H. A.. New York, defeated A. F. Con
ner. National Turn Verein, one round.
150-Pound Class (semi-final)—Angie Rat
ner, Y. M. H. A., knocked out Frank Gar
rlty, Puritan A. C., two rounds; Arthur
F. Connor, National Turn Verein. de
feated Joe L. Reidy, Swiss-Amerlcan
A. C.
Jasper Loses to Trenton
Despite a Whirlwind Finish
Finishing with a great rush, Jasper
almost overcame Trenton’s big lead
at Trenton last night, but they fell 5
points short of victory, the final score
favoring the home team 33 to 28.
When half-time was called the
Tigers were leading, 20 to 9, and they
continued thiH pace until about the
middle of the second half, when Geig
injured liis ankle and was forced to
retire. Frost succeeded him, and with
the ad\ent of the latter Jasper made
a great rush and rolled up points at
such an alarming rate that it looked
for a time as if their cyclonic speed
would sweep them to victory.
Trotting Solons to
Make Big Changes
The biennial congress of the Na
tional Trotting Association will be
held at the Murray Hill Hotel in New
York city today. The most radical
changes in the racing rules known
since the inception of this parent body
will be made. It is expected that
Major P. P. Johnston, of Lexington,
Ky., who has been president for
twenty-five years, will be re-elected,
as will also the secretary, W. H.
Gocher, of Hartford.
Commercial Honesty!
Both the dealer and the consumer can
now get exactly what they pay for.
Commercial honesty means something
these days.
One practicable guarantee of commercial
honesty is the Non-Refillable Bottle—the
invention that protects an honest whiskey
—Wilson—real Wilson.
That’s All!
Free Club Recipe* ■ fru booklet of famous cbet nctpes for mixed drinks.
. ' Address Wilson. 1 S Hfth Avenue. SHrv York. That’s All!
•’'vSport G°Pics * Ghc Tfour -5
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From their own lips comes the ad
mission of the International League
moguls that they did nothing but
talk, talk, talk of their-arch-enemies,
the Federal League. And when their
meeting was over it was evident that
those present had done much heavy
thinking and some worrying. When
the magnates came out of the session
they put on a cold-blooded air and
some of them declared that the Feds
were not bothering them a little bit,
let when the doings pf the session
were given out signs of weakness were
apparent. Of the leagues affected by
the invasion of the "outlaws,” the In
ternational has been hit the hardest,
and It behooves Its members to do
something to stall the rascals oft.
They are goin gto do something, too,
It seems, and at the meeting in New
York yesterday the magnates did a
lot of deep thinking.
In more than one way the Inter
national Leaguers showed weakness.
They are willing to break up their
circuit by shifting the Jersey City
team over to Brooklyn, and it is
understood that the salry limit, ad
hered to so religiously last year, is
to be ignored. The idea of having
Jersey City play in Brooklyn, while
looked upon with favor by most of
the magnates, is not favored at all
by Thomas Fogarty, the president, it
is said. Mr. Fogarty declares that the
Jersey City fans have stood by him,
and he Is going to stand by them, so
the league magnates may not be able
to bring about the transfer, no mat
ter how good the plan looks to them.
Another thing, the Jersey City
fans say they won't stand for being
made a convenience of, and they de
clare they won’t allow the Jersey City
team to play in Jersey City on Sun
day, as planned, if it plays In Brook
lyn on week days, as suggested. Such
a scheme has created a real storm
over In the Hudson count y town,
and the air is full of declarations
and other things. Some of the good
citizens of the city even go so far
as to say that if their ball team at
tempts to play Sunday ball over there
and not give the town baseball on
week days they will see to it that
Sunday baseball is not allowed. That
is a cruel threat, especially as the
good citizens in Jersey City promise
to go even farther with their re
venge by insisting on putting up the
bars against Sunday ball in Newark.
Poor little Jersey City is being car
ried away with its own importance
in this respect. It has a good right
to be sore over the way its ball team
is being Juggled, but that is no good
reason why the fans should show
their Jealousy of Newark _and en
deavor to rob us of our pleasure.
The Feds are In three International
League cities—Baltimore, Buffalo and
Toronto—and It Is said they are going
through with their propositions.
What they will do In Buffalo and
Toronto It is hard to tell, but in Bal
timore, If the league shows any class
at all, they are sure to be a winnfer.
Baltimore has been opposed to minor
league baseball ever since the ma
jors quit the city, and the citizens^
there are sure to rally to the support
of any organization that promises
them the tig league article. Jack
Dunn, who owns stock in the Orioles,
and who also manages the team, is
not smiling over the outlook by any
means. He said after the meeting
yesterday that he would be willing
to play the Federals a game or a se
ries of games with the understanding
that the losers quit the town. That
Is open evidence that Mr. Dunn
doesn't believe there is room for two
ball teams In Baltimore and that he
is willing to gamble instead of leav
ing It to the survival of the fittest.
The present baseball war is bound
to do somebody some good. It may
be the means of bringing about an
other big league and it may be re
sponsible for changing the complex
ion of the International League cir
cuit. It will help the International in
any event, for it is said that the draft
clause allowing the American and the
National League clubs to pick out the
best player on every team in the
league for a certain consideration is
to be abolished. That might have
been done long ago, but it generally
takes a disturbance to bring such
matters about. Then, too, there Is
much talk that the organization base
ball men contemplate the formation
of a third big league with which to
fight the Feds, and while the pro
posed league may never become a re
ality it would seem to be the best
way out of a bad bargain.
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Such a lea rue as suggested would
be sufficient!:, strong In territory to
vie with the other two big leagues
and as everybody at all familiar in
baseball admits that another big
league must come, why, perhaps it
would be just af well to start now
as any time. With such a circuit as
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and
Cincinnati in the West and New York,
Baltimore, Washington and Newark
in the East, the proposed new league
would look like a winner. It would
mean, of course, that the Interna
tional League would have to release
the cities of Newark and Baltimore
and draft two other cities In their
place. It would never do, It Is cer
tain, for an International League
team to play in the same city with a
big league team and for the owners
to hope for patronage. That Is the
reason President Fogarty, of the Jer
sey City club, is against transferring
his team to Brooklyn. He seems to
feel as If the fans would not support
tfce club, and besides he is anxious
to stick to Jersey City and show the
fans there that he appreciates the
way they supported his tail-end team
last season, for he admits the club
made money.
No matte; what the “regulars” may
say to the contrary, deep down In
their hearts they must have a feeling
that the “outlaws" are going to cause
them much trouble and perhaps beat
them In the end. The opinion pre
vails that the Feds are here to stay,
and while they may not show much
strength this year eventually they
will vie with the other two big
leagues and will be taken In the or
ganization fold and welcomed as a
brother. Baseball is a continuous
affair today. The fans want it all the
year around If they can get It. In
the summer they want two leagues
represented In their city so that day
after day, weather permitting, they
will be able to enjoy their favorite
sport. In the big league cities where
only one league Is represented contin
uous baseball must come right away.
The Feds have opened the way for
such a scheme and If they fall some
one else will take up the running, for
the fans want baseball all the time,"
and what the fans want they are
sure to eventually get.
Bill Bailey, who made good here by
defeating our American champion,
Donald McDougall, and who was so
anxious to turn pro while in Newark
and race against Champion Frank
Kramer, has a strong belief that he
will be able to hold his own in the
professional ranks when he starts out
on his career next month. Bailey is
chock-full of confidence and he told
Alfred Goullet during the latter's re
cent visit to England that he felt
certain he would be a winner among
the pros. If so, Bailey will be a wel
comed visitor in Newark, for Bill
surely made man., stanch friends
during his short stay here. He was
a winner, of course, and thus his stay
was a joyous one, but he seemed to
make friends very fast and he also
seemed to wear well. He had much
class, both "on and off the stage,”
and while he was always very keen
on his chances of success there was
nothing of the braggard about him;
but the question is, will Bailey make
good? We will soon know all about
it, for Bill rides his first race on Sun
day, March 22, at the Buffalo Velo
drome, in Paris. Who his opponent
will be is not known at this writing,
but it will be either Hourlier or Pou
chois, both of whom are rjdng very
fast.
If others are doubtful about Bailey’s
prospects as a pro, such is not the
feeling on Bill’s part. He really be
lieves he will be a winner, and he
has written me a very interesting let
ter on the subject. In it he says
that he expects to make good, and
he also expresses a desire to again
visit Newark. His letter in full fol
lows;
LONDON, Jan. 29. 1914.
Mr. J. P. Norton.
Newark Evening Star,
Newark, N. J.:
Dear Mr. Norton—After long con
sideration I have taken the step
which has been expected for some
time past on this side of the water,
and have joined the professional
ranks. In so doing. I fee! justified in
putting myself against the best
''Cash'' riders of today, as I think
that I have proved myself to be the
best among the amateurs, and am
striving now to gain what has been
my ambition from the start, to be the
world's professional champion.
I feel that this is not out of my
reach, as I have still my youth,
strength, health and experience in my
favor, and so with diligent training
with good men, it will tend to im
prove my speed, and so enable me to
better my best.
I should like to make another trip
to Newark this year, but a little
earlier than last, as I struck rather a
bad lot of weather, which prevented
me from showihg my real form,
which I show to best advantage in
the warm weather.
So trusting that I may have the
pleasure of coming to see you once
again, and so renew mv acquaint
ances and happy recollections I have
of Newark.
Kindest regards and best wishes.
Sincerely vours.
W. J. BAILER.
It was a sure thing that Bailey
would turn professional. He was de
sirous of jolning^he pro ranks during
his stay here, and he Would have don®
so if he had received any encourage
ment from Messrs. Mihlon, Uppercu
and McFarland. The fact is, MacFar
land didn’t want Bailey to turn pro.
He was a big card and a winner as
an amateur, and “Mac” was anxious
for Bill to stick to the /slmon-pures
another year and come over here next
season and race as an amateur.
Bailey, however, couldn’t hold off any
longer. The cleverness of his decision
will soon be known. If he is able to
beat the best they have in France he
can come over here and get a fancy
price for his services. The price is
sure,to be high, for when Bailey sub
mitted his terms for his services as
pro last summer they were about as
elaborate as those of Champion
Kramer. Bill knows how to ask, but
if he can make good he is worth a
large sum. He proved to be the best
drawing card that ever came to New
ark, and he made the famous pros
look rather cheap by his importance.
In his matches with McDougall the
record for attendance was broken
twice, and every time he raced there
was a large outpouring. Talk about
your public pets, Bill Bailey was
surely one.
Billy Gibson, manager of the Gar
den A. C., declares that Packey Mc
Farland and Mike Gibbons will sure
ly fight. He also says that Packey
is satisfied with the financial ar
rangements and with the weight
question. What was really on Mc
Farland’s mind, Manager Gibson re
fused to state, but he did say that
the men would meet, which is the
most important news after all. The
offinion seems to prevail that Mc
Farland isn’t anxious to go ahead
with the match, but this is not fair
to Packey. He cannot be blamed for
seeking the best inducements possi
ble, but he is sure to be reasonable
because of his friendship for Manager
Gibson. Those supposed to be in the
know say that McFax land's only
anxiety is over what Gibbons is going
to weigh when fight time arrive^.
The match has been made at 145
pounds at 4 o’clock on the day of the
contest, but some one has told
Packey that Mike would weigh about
150 pounds at the specified hour.
That is the reason, we have been
told, that McFarland has come on to
New York. He has taken the word j
of his friend Gibson that Gibbons
must make the proper weight, and it
is understood that Packey has made
it *very plain that he will not fight
if Mike is overweight. That Is the
McFarland side of the story, and it
sounds very plausible.
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Friends of Jimmy McVeigh come
right back with a letter taking
Young Gradwell’s admirers to task:
J. P. N.:
In regard to the letter you pub
lished in the Evening Star concerning
the Jimmy McVeigh-Young Gradwell
fight, in which T. Shaw and some of
Gradwell's followers claim that Jim
my admitted after the fight that he
was beaten, we wish to say that this
is not so and can be proved. If
McVeigh told anybody he was beaten
he surely would have told us. because
we were ttflth him in the dressing
room after the battle and al^o ac
companied him home and have been
with him every evening since. We
would also like to say that the next
time the Gradwell bunch goes to a
fight they ought to spend a dollar or
two, when they would be able to gfet a
seat from which they could see every
blow that is landed, and not be stuck
up in the corner of the balcony,
where it is impossible to see, espe
cially when the men are infighting.
In conclusion, we- wish to say that
as far as being a gentleman and
leading a clean life, we all have to
take off our hate to McVeigh, as he
is beyond reproach. Among the peo
ple who know Jimmy we have yet to
meet one who has a word to say
against him.
Now if Shaw and the Gradwell
gang have anything on us they will
have to show us, because we are!
from Missouri, and also a couple of i
the so-called club members.
MUTT AND JEFF. I
Dancing is so much the rage that
a correspondent wc^ild like to use j
the public schools in which to terpsi
chore. Maybe it will come to that, j
Anyway, the following communica
tion on the subject will do no harm,
and it may be the means of starting
something:
J. P. N.:
I read with interest your excellent
columns and take the liberty of con
tributing this suggestion. It seems
that the city spends considerable
money for the maintenance of the
public schools. There is no question
but that they are put to good use.
Now, why can't there be classes in
dancing for men? I know that in the j
evening school we have such classes
for young ladies. Dancing is taught
to the fair sex from the time they
are able to walk about the kinder
garten all the way through normal
school. Don’t you think it would be
advisable to include dancing in the
gymnasium work? Instead of flop
ping your hands up and down or
playing basketball all the while, you
could be taught "to trip the light
fantastic toe.’’ Jugt imaging, J. P.
N., a product of the gym attending
some dances. A young lady with
whom he is conversing, while the
band plays, suggests, “Why, don’t
you dance?” He answers, “No, I
don’t dance, but I can do a hand
spring or perform on the parallel
bars.” That would help him a lot,
wouldn’t it? Seriously speaking, I be
lieve that such a course in the eve
ning and day schools would be bene
ficial in every way. It would elevate
the dancing standard and would help
the bashful ones to “mix it up” a
little more. Let me hear from your
“say” on the matter.
SUFFRAGENT.
J. P. N.:
I noticed an article in your edition
of February 4 last, crediting the St.
Benedict's Prep School basketball
team with the highest schoolboy
score and McDermit as the best in
dividual point-maker. Orange High
School is credited with the highest in
dividual score, having won from the
Hackensack High School team, at Or
an^. January 8, 1909, by the score of
121 to 5. Mat Pearce tallied thirty
five goals for the winners. The play
ers representing Orange High School
at that time were E. Cole and W.
MacElnea, forwards; M. Pearce, cen
tre, and E. Perry and F. Van Cycle,
guards. J. B. LEIMER.
Thank you for the information.
J. P. N.:
A party having leased a flat in this
city for the term of one year, payable
monthly, finds himself out of emnloy
ment and unable to pay after seven
months. He wishes to move. After
the tenant’s notice can the landlord
hold the furniture for the remaining
five months’ rent? C. A. B.
Consult a lawyer. We would have
to be acquainted with the full circum
stances in order to render an opinion.
J. P. N.:
Please let me know if I can get a
book on civil; service for policemen in
Newark. Do you think that chronicle
civil service book for New York exams
will help me? JACK.
Gardner Colby, Civil Service Com
mission, Trenton, N. J., will acquaint
you with the requirements. The book
should assist you, as the Newark
exam, is similar to those in New York.
J. P. N.:
What are the four busiest corners
in the world? H. W.
Broadway and Forty-second street.
New York city, are said to be the
busiest “four corners” in the world.
J. P. N.:
Can non-residents of New York se
cure a marriage license and be mar
ried in the said city? Is there any
special fee or any special require
ments. WOULD-BE-ELOPER.
Certainly. Go right to the City Hall
and see the license clerk. He will pro
vide the witnesses and collect a dol
lar fee for the license.
J. P. N.:
Please advise me when the names
of the Proverb Contest winners will
be announced. Also to whom do I
apply for a position as checker and
clerk with the Lackawanna, Erie,
Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley and B,
and O. railroads? T. L.
Watch for announcement In the
Star. The examination of the papers
will start Monday and take from three
to four weeks. Apply to the superin
tendents of the respective railroads’
freight departments
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J. P. N.:
Please give me the names and loca
tions of chief electricians and super
intendents of the Lackawanna and
Pennsylvania railroads? G. w.
J. D. Fischer Is superintendent of
the Pennsylvania railroad, and F. L.
Sheppard, general superintendent. F.
W. Smith, Jr., Is In charge of the
electrical department of the same
railroad. All three men can be ad^
dressed to Exchange place, Jersey
City. L. D. Rien is general superin
tendent, and H. M. Warren, electrical
engineer of the Lackawanna. They
can be addressed to Hoboken, N. J.
J. P. N.:
Was it ever possible to walk through
Hell Gate before it w’as blown up? I
have been told that you could hire
guides to pilot you through.
C. H. BENZ.
No, but several swam through Hell
Gate.
J. P. N.:
Please inform me how long I can
run an automobile in Newark on a
New York license? If I apply for a
New Jersey license must I bring the
car I am to operate to the bureau or
do they have a car upon which to try
out the candidates.? How much does
it cost to have a license transferred
from State to State? J. E. P.
The period is limited td fifteen days.
You are supposed to bring your own
car. A license cannot be transferred
from State to State.
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J. P. N.
I have a copy of the works of
Flavious Josephus, illustrated and
bound in leather, in good conditions,
with three dissertations concerning
Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James
the Just, Gods command to Abra
ham, etc., published in Baltimore in
1830. Is it of any value?
reader.
According to the public librarian,
the edition is of little value, unless
you could find a purchaser who was ■
personally interested in it.
J. P. N.:
Where can I obtain a position as
cowboy and howr must I go about
securing the position? What is the i
salary paid to a beginner In this
work? A READER.
It would be best for you to secure
a position with a ranch owner in some
part of the west. Write a letter ap
plying for the position and let the
farmer know all about yourself. The
question of pay depends on your
ability. The better horseman and
rancher you become, the higher your
pay will be. Nerve and good horse
manship are the main requirements
for such a position.
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J. P. N.:
How do I go about securing a posi
tion in the tropics with the United
Fruit Company, of 17 Battery place,
New York city? * J. B. B.
If you intend to enter the employ
of the United Fruit Company, apply
to the general manager at the New
York offices. If you want to find out
something about the tropical coun
tries themselves, address letters ask
ing for the information to the Ameri
can consul in the different countries.
J. P. N.:
Please tell me if Robert E. Dee has
a tablet in the Hall of Fame?
O. C. S.
General Dee was among the first
twenty-nine chosen to be admitted.
The Hall of Fame is connected with
New York University.
J. P. N.:
Why are so many schools named
after Horace Mann? Who was he?
E. D. D.
Horace Mann was an educator and
was born in Franklin, Mass., in 1796.
To him, more than to any other man,
was due the revival of the common
school system. By pointing out to
the people the need for general edu
cation, Horace Mann succeeded in
arousing a public interest which re
sulted in establishing free schools in
Massachusetts. Other States took up
the idea, until public schools became
common throughout the United
States. Schools that bear his name
are so called in recognition of the
work he did.
J. P. N.:
Will you kindly tell me how the
coins, quarter, dime and cent re
ceived their names? D. Y.
The quarter, of course, was so
called because it is of the value of
one-lourth‘ of a dollar. The dime, or
ten cents, was originally called
disme, which is a corruption of the
French dixieme, meaning a tenth. The
word cent, the one-hundredth part or
a dollar, came from the Datin centum,
a hundred.
J. P. N.:
Please advise name and address of
manager of the sportsman’s show
which is to be held this month at
Madison Square Garden. V. R. H.
The manager of the sportsmen’s \
show is William Hearn. He may be
reached by mail at Madison Square
Garden, Madison avenue and Twenty
sixth street, New York city.
J. P. N.: '
When does the next government
examination take place for incan
descent lamp inspector? LAMPS.
According to the local government
authorities at the postoffice there will
be no examination in this department
for some time to come.
.1. P. N.:
What race is considered the politest
in manner? What is the old Home
for the Friendless in High street used
for now? H. L.
The French people are said to make
up the politest nation. The Home of
the Friendless, now in South Orange
avenue, was never located in High
street, according to Information se
cured at the home. ,
J. P. N.:
What are the premiums on the fol
lowing coins: A half-penny dated
1828; twenty-cent piece of 1875; two
cent piece of 1864.
EMILY MORTON.
Your half-penny has a value of from
five to ten cents, according to condi
tion. No premium on the other coins.
J. P. N.:
I would be obliged to you If you
would answer the following ques
tions for me: How to go about find
ing a relative in Oklahoma? What
is the cheapest way to go to Con
necticut? What is the average
weight and height of a young man
eighteen years old? READER.
To find a missing relative write tc
the head of the police department In
the city the missing one Is known to
■have lived. The police will inveatl
i gate and let you know the result.
Another way is to advertise in the
newspapers of the place where t^e
missing one lived. What part Of
Connecticut do you want to go to?
A goo'd average would be 150 pounds
in'welght and five feet nine inches In
height.
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J. P. N.:
Having lost the first picture of the
I Star's picture contest,I would like to
know if It would be possible to secure
another one. I have tried the news
stands for one, but with no success.
H. W. K.
You can secure a copy of the first
picture at the business office of the
Star, Branford place, city.
J. P. N.:
I have several bills at home, and 1
would like to know whether or not
there Is a premium on them. One of
them, a two-dollar bill, Is dated July
1, 1858, and Is payable at the Commer
clal Bank of Troy. N. Y. The other,
also a two-dollar bill, Is dated May 1,
1854, and is payable at the bank of
Washtenaw, Mich. It also bears the
signature of A. A. Clinton, cashier.
W. G. S.
Your bills have no premium value,
unless you might Interest some one In
the cities mentioned, who might want
the bills for souvenirs.
J. P. N.: .
When will there be another civil
service examination for policemen. To
whom shall I apply to have my name
entered on the waiting list?
J. H. M.
The next examination for patrol
men will not be held until next No
vember. Write Gardner Colby, secre
tary of Civil Service Commission, at
Trenton, this State, to have your
name entered on the waiting list.
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J. P. N.:
Will "Peg o' My Heart” appear in
this city? C. T. S.
The play was booked for the Shu
bert Theatre for this Eeason, but the
engagement was canoeled.
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J. P. N.:
We are four young men of the
Newark playgrounds and we are very
fond of long distance running. Our
ages range from eighteen to twenty
years. We would like to have some
one who Is familiar with profes
sional runners train us. We had
been told about George Benfer’s abil
ity as a coach. He is training the
Edison Club, of Orange, runners at
present. Please give us your advice
and also Benfer's address.
FOUR WOULD-BE RUNNERS.
If you live in Newark you may at
tend the evening "gym" classes of the
high schools. Some, of the directors
at these schools can train you. Will
George Renter please forward his
address?
J. P. N.:
How many freeholders are there in
Essex county, what are their duties,
for how long are they elected and
what committees do they appoint?
ORANGE.
There are nine freeholders elected
in first-class counties under the latest
law. They are elected for three-year
terms, and have general supervision
over the various county institutions,
county bridges and county roads;
they are in charge of the county pen
itentiary, court house, an asylum
for the insane. The member
of the board who is elected
director at the organization meet
ing each year has the power to ap
point the committees. Apply to the
clerk of the board at the court house
and he will supply you with a
pa/nphlet giving all *the committees
and the addresses of all of the pres
ent Essex county board.
J. P. N.:
Can you give me information on
the present whereabouts of Joe Pay
ton, of the Payton Stock Company?
READER.
According to our authority Mr.
Payton is stranded near here.
J. P. N.:
Has the eligible list of the Novem
ber civil service "exam” for letter
carriers been published yet? If not,
when will it be?
CONSTANT READER
The list has not been made public
as yet, but it may be expected any
day now.
J. P. N.:
Please give me a route from Cleve
land street, Orange, to Grand Central
Station, New York city. G. W.
Board a Lackawanna railroad train
to Hoboken and there take a tube
train to Cortlandt street, New York
city. Walk east one block to Fulton
street and Broadway, where you take
uptown subway express to Grand
Central Station. You could also go
by way of the Hudson and Manhattan
railroad, at Park place.
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J. P. N.:
Is there any premium on a penny!
of 1852? F. B. W. ,
j Your coin is of no premium value.
J. P. N.:
Is there any premium on a half-dol
lar of 1875? C.
No premium Is listed on your coin.
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J. P. N.:
What are the premiums on pennies
of 1801, 1818 and 1834. M. W. H.
Your penny of 1801 is valued from
five cents £o fifty cents, according to
its condition. Your other coins have
no premium value.
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J. P. N.:
Please advise If one could commute
dally from Kenilworth to this city.
How long Is the trip and what Is the
round-trip fare? „ MRS. J. B.
You can commute, all right The
trip takes an hour ea<h way, and
costs forty-throe cents, round £rip.
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J. P. N.:
How can I get to Morristown from
the Four Corners via the new trolley
line from Maplewood? Kindly give
me the fare. T. R.
Board a Springfield avenue car to
Maplewood. Take trolley from Maple
wood direct to Morristown. The fare
is thirty cents.
J. P. N.:
What Is the premium on a three
cent piece dated 1853? A. K.
There Is no premium on your coin.
J. P. N.:
Is there! any value attached to a
twenty-flve-cent piece dated 1854?
J. S.
There Is no premium on your coin.
H. S. and J. EAST—Communicate
with William Turbitt, Jr., of 124 Wal
nut street, city, concerning your pen
nies.
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F. C. H.—Consult a coin dealer.
A. C. B—Consult the city directory.
You could also secure the Information
at the City Hospital.
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G. R. T.—Consult a lawyer on your
case.
TREFZ
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Orange Boy Should Win Easily
in Main Bout at
Brown’s. »
DAN SAVAGEJN SEMI-FINAL
Jim Savage should have no troupe
in winning from Tony Ross, of New
Castle, Pa., in their scheduled ten- ^
round bout at Brown's gymnasium,
New York tonight. According to
those who have seen him work, Sav
age has trained faithfully, and there
is no reason why he shouldn't dis
pose of Ross In short order. Ross
met Battling Devtnsky, of Philadel
phia, In the Quaker town more than
two weeks ago and was handed a ^
most artistic lacing by the Battler.
Savage should do likewise. Jim will V
endeavor to box In a strenuous man- '
ner hereafter, as he Is anxious to
become ''in right’’ with Manhattan
as well as local fans. He claims he
will do no more ''diving," and will
attend strictly to business In the
ring. If he continues that policy he
will he seen more often before the
public.
In the semi-final bout Dan Savage,
brother of Jim, will have It out with
Joe Carter In a ten-round bout.
Dobbs to Moot McFadden Again.
Jack Dobbs, of this city, has been
matched to meet Dennis McFadden,
the Clever Elizabethan, In the main
four-round bout at the Central In
etltute next Monday night. It will
be the second meeting between the
pair, and judging from the first,
staged In Staten Island some time
ago, it ought to be a corker
State Boxing Championship at Turner*.
At a meeting of the championship
committee of the Metropolitan As
sociation of the A. A. U., held yester
day, the boxing championships* of the
association were awarded to the New
York A. C., with the understanding
that the competitions would be held
the week of March 28. The Union
Settlement A. c. and the National
Turn Verein, of Newark, were the
other applicants for the fixture.
The New Jersey championships
were awarded to the National Turn
Verein, of Newark. The City A. C.,
of New York, and the Union Settle- /
ment A. C. applied for the New Ydrk At
State championships, and a commit
tee was appointed to decide which
organization should get the privilege.
The committee decided that no over
weight should be allowed in any of
the limited weight events.
Fete Adubato Return* to Ring.
Pete Adubato will return to the
ring after a lengthy absence one week
from next Monday night, when he
win face Jack Goode in the sta^p bout
at the Central Institute. r»
Tom Gibbon* Arrives for Weinert Go.
Tom Gibbons, of St. Paul, who is to
box Charley Weinert, of West Or
ange, in the ten-round semi-final at
Madison Square Garden Thursday
night, arrived in New York yester
day and will finish his training at
the New Polo A. A. Young Fox and
Frankie Burns, who are to come t6
gether in the main event, have both
announced that they will challenge
Johnny Coulon after winning the
coming bout. In the opening ten
round bout Young Otto and Mike
Mazie will be the contestants.
McFarland Not to Tarry.
Packey McFarland is in New York.
He was met yesterday by Billy Gib
son. manager of the Garden A. C.,
with whom he consulted about his
rilatch with Mike Gibbons^ which j
probably will be held in Madison m
Square Garden on March 9. As soon
as articles of agreement have be&n
signed the stockyards boy will retrace
his steps to Chicago, where he will
train for the bout.
Levlnsky Out for Two Weeks.
“Battling” Levinsky will be out of
the ring for at least two weeks. In'
his match with Tom McMahon ho
tore a ligament in his right shoulder
and will be forced to cancel four
bouts
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Bayonne Fighter Holds Irving*
ton Lad to a Draw at Cen
tral Jnstitute.
Fred Kiebler didn't show at his
best against Smiling Kelly, of Bay
onne, in a four-round bout at the
Central Institute last. night, and as
a result, the Irvington fighter was
held to a draw. Kelly forced the
milling practically all the way and
got over several right and left Jabs,
of the light order, while Kiebler was
content to land only when he re
ceived a blow. Kiebler was awkward
on his feet, it seemed, and it was the
consensus of opinion that he had
probably not trained faithfully for
the affray. Neither performer
showed the semblance of a knockout ‘Tj
blow and the bout ended in the usual
tame fashion.
Sharkey Williams did the iron man
trick when he forced Young Martin
to quit in less than a round, and
afterward beat Jack Donahue in four
rounds Billy Kelly and Harry Hig
Jlns battled four lively rounds to a
raw, and Sailor Howard went only
three rounds with Young Hague. Kid
Henry bested Young Duffy in four
rounds. Joe Dawson stopped Frank
Passaic in three rounds. Dutch
Werner displayed considerable game- .✓>
ness when, after being all but
knocked out, he came back and dis
posed of Battling Palletti In the
fourth round. Young Lahey had a
shade over Young Tommy. Young
Krause and Young Volter exhibited
some clever tangoing for one and one
half rounds, after which the former
slipped and fell, and refused to con
tinue.