The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26

ball. and the statement OF Chubby
Charley that the Philadelphia club
would deliver Its vote for John Mont,
gomery Ward lends semblance to the
story, for it is now understood Felix
Isman will not have the club.
Murphy claimed last Tuesday that
he already had four votes against
President Heydler, whom he is trying
to d~epose-Yrush. Robinson, Ebbets
and himself, and that Philadelphia
would vote for Ward. It's all right for
magnates to have at the head of their
league the man they want. although it
seems that Heydler fills the bill, and
II Charley Murphy can get h ma
he wants by gaining control of a Ger.
tain club that's all in the game, but
the bad feature of this story Ia the an
nouncement that q syndicate Supposed
1y an outside one, had purchased the
club. There ought to be some baseball.
legislation which would forbid the ac-
QUESTION of ball clubs by outside capi-
tai. These outsiders, IL any ono would
rim O. club without the interests Of the
city at heart, would probably moi dc
the club much good for many reasons.
It would probably be held for political
purposes by these outsiders and not
for first-ciass baseball as the goal.
In another sense, too. the scqrisi.
ton Of clubs hy outside capital. does
not look good to the public that is ever
ready to criticize. Besides one cluD is
enough in any league for Charles W.
Murphy to own, IL we take his record
as a basis for judgment.
Syracuse and Fordham bowled unde-
cisively yesterday for the New York
State championship. The score was
5-5. Besides the unsatisfactory ending
there was a feature to the affair that
offers some condemnation. When Ford
ham saw that there would be a small
crowd It was planned to call off the
game, but Syracuse, with a $1,000 guar
antee. refused, putting the Bronxonians
in a bad hole financially.
The bad weather had an effect on the
Penn-Cornell game yesterday, but Penn
managed to get away with the Thanks
giving Day classic by a II to 8 score
The game was poorly played.
To the Sporting Editor:
Will you kindly print the names of
the 1909 Newark ball players to be re-
tanned for 1910 and oblige, respectfully,
G. K. r.
Blair has gone to Rochester. having
been sold by the New York Americans;
Larkin has been returned to the Ath-
letics; Jack Frilf a been sold to the
Yanks: Sharpe goes to Pittsburg. and
Wolverton will not be here. The other
men, so far as present information goes,
will be here for next year.-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor:
Dear Sir--I take the liberty of writ
ing you and asking If you could an
swer a few questions for me. First,
please tell me the longest fight on rec
ord for heavyweight championship
honors. When, where. by whom and
who won?l Also who is champion full
distance Marathon runner of the
world? Thanking you in advance, !
remain, yours truly, s. p.
Jem Smith and Jake Kilrain fought
10s rounds, London prize ring rules. In
France, the fight lasting 2 hours and
80 minutes and being declared o draw
on account Of darkness. The bout was
for the championship OF England. You
will have to hand 1t to Henri st. Yves
as the Marathon champ.-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor:
In a recent football game, after the
Kickoff, the right half of the opposing
team received the ball and instead OF
rushing the ball he Immediately punted
back to midfeld. AS the half ended
lust as the ball was downed some OF
the spectators were in a quandary az
to whether the return punt was legal.
win you kindly enlighten rs on the
point? in
The play was legal. There is no rule
in football that prohibits the return OF
any play by punting when the ball is
legally in play, and the ball was at the
time.-Ed.