The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-20

wouldn't think of going away leavins
Those who think that these athlete
lust stop work, start in training ant
then board the ship and HE away TO
foreign shores through the love OF the
thing or from patriotism are pure
dunes. Every man who starts from
these shores for that London play
ground has already received his share
of the money raised by the unsuspect-
ing public or will get it before he gets
back to these shores. The officials OF
the Amateur Athletic Union throw up
their hands II athletic horror when II
is insinuated that any man in their
clan takes money for his athletic
stunts. They win on that argument
in a way. Amateur athletes don't take
money and say that 1t is for their work
as athletes. No, they take it for ex-
pense money.
IL There Any DiRerences
What is the difference what a man,
especially a supposed amateur, accepts
money for as long as that money Is
paid for something connected with his
athletic work. The officials of the
Amateur Athletic Union are not on the
level when they say their members do
not accept spot cash for their athletic
work. The day is not far distant when
there will be no sue union because 1t
is built on a rickety foundation.
what's All This Money ForG
You must have cad before this of
the attempt of the A. A. U. to raise
$4,000 to bring over 100 or so athletes
to London. Just you who are inter-
ested sit down and figure out where
- "a 49, GOOD A1I Ar,aHrfnan
flag Is it necessary to bring 100 ath-
letes who drink not and cannot smoke
a great deal and must lead a moral life
to be fit for their task, to raise $4,000
of good American money. Figure up
the ship transportation and then add
hotel expenses and where is that $780,
900 going to be spent? Just stop and
figure this out and see If you a ex-
plain the problem handed to me in a
letter this morning. I can't and 1 am
not going to try to.
what Another Letter Said.
Dismissing the Marathon writer and
hoping that he will sign his name the
next time he writes me to show he
means well, 1 will hasten to reproduce
another letter, but give the same warn
ing here. l wan a man to be a man
when he writes me and sign his name.
Here is what letter number 2 has to
say, and I don't father the letter at
that.
Newark, N. J., June 10, 1908.
MIR. Tom Dugan:
/ have attended a great number of
games of the Newarks, and ave no
ticed that the Newark team to a mai
never strikes at the first ball pitched,
~t.t,iat. L. ivy a ooa1 gfrilrn no
you think this is good policy? Are they
instructed not to do so? The other
teams are not guilty of this offense.
Have heard several patrons in the stand
comment on this matter ~unfavorably.
Don't you hin 1t would be advisable
for some one to open their eyes to this
fact? B.. b. FAN.
In yesterdays game. Duggleby pitch
ing, the above was very noticeable. I
think more hits could ave been made
Of him instead of what was made II
the first ball was met.
send More Letters.
/ like to talk to Newark fans, be-
cause I recall fifteen years ago, and be-
fore that, when Newark fans used to
chase friends of mine from the battle
field of baseball. Some writer's are
wise enough to cloak their sentiments
under the thin veil of deceit, but /
must say for the writer of the above,
although I would rather know him,
that I think he means right. Blu let
us, after reading his letter, mediate.
Every fan who is sane and has some
brains will admit that there must be a
head to everything in this world. Some
people say there must be system. Now,
] believe that George T. S~tallings, who
has made a fortune out of baseball,
knows what is better for the Newark
team than the man who now and then
goes to a game and sees 1t from across
the field. I am not a believer in the
principle that other people should run
your business, and If someone wrote
me a letter telling me what to write
and how to write it, l certainly would
give that writer an answer which
would require asbestos paper to carry
1t to him.
Dissect this letter. Now. the writer