The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-08

Dope II Ont Yourself.
Doesn't his fight with Battling Mel
son a week ago prove this? OF course
it does. Nelson, the man of iron and
~ruggedness, as impenetrable as the
ocean-washed rock of the shore lands,
couldn't peat down the clever Abe, al
though the Dane had everything in the
line of weight. And why? Because
Attell's clcverness overweighed the
Danes bulldog tactics. That's why.
IT is all very simple. You sports some
times get together and in the heat OF
your argument over the respective
merits of fighters say. ooh, Jones is
too heavy for Smith" But you forget
that if Smith has more cleverness than
Jones that this more than evens up
the weight question. That was the case
with Nelson and Abe. Cans will have
the weight question in his favor if he
should meet Attell, but Attell will have
as much cleverness as Cans. and may
be the youthfulness of the Hebrew will
not cause him to forget some tricks of
the game that the older man might not
think of in the heat of the battle. Any
way, / would like to see them come
together in Krueger's Auditorium;
WOulun | you. wen i ButSS.
Shooting the Ball.
Alex Smith, known in the baseball
world as broadway Alex" because of
his fastidious tastes in dress, and at
one time a clever backstop, playing in
major league company, is now out of
the game. Smith is well known in this
city. He began playing professional
ball with Jack" Warner, now with
Washington; Tuck Turner. now out
sof the game, and a few others, all of
whom made good for a time. Alex was
wont to play the ponies and neglected
his baseball duties. Last year he was
with McGraw for a time, as workout
man. He has Joined partner with Tod
Sloan, the eX-premier of jockies and
the pair are doing stunts. in a New
York pool parlor.
ON Earth Again.
Martin Julian, who some years ago
cut a wide swath in the sporting
world of two continents, and was con-
nected with lanky Bob Fitzsimmons
when that fighter was at the height of
his pugilistic career. has doomed up
again in the sporting atmosphere.
"On behalf of Ernest Siegfried, the
wrestling champion of Germany, who
will arrive in America shortly for the
purpose of engaging in wrestling COLI
tests throughout the country under my
management, / hereby challenge Frank
Gotch to wrestle a match of mixed
styles. e., Graeco-Roman and catch
as-catch-can style, best two out of three
falls to decide the winner. / will post a
forfeit for a side bet for any amount up
to $1,000, and also post a certified check
of $1,000 as an evidence of good faith.
"Siegfried is the recognized cham
pion of Germany, having defeated all
wrestlers of reputation who could be
induced to meet him on the mai. He
has challenged Hackenschmidt repeat
eddy, but the so-called Russian Lion al
ways had an excuse of some kind. /
have no desire to hurry Gotch into a
match. but will be very glad if he will
reply to this challenge at once. Money
talks, and the only way to prove sim
certify in matters of this kind is to post
some of il as a forfeit as evidence of
good faith. MARTIN JULIAN"
Now you can expect to hear more of
Mr.. Julian, but, for goodness sake, Mar
tin, tell us more about the champion
of Germany" will you? We are leary
of these wrestling fellows.