Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-18

efforts than the National League
magnates do. Today starts the third
round in the fight to elect a president
of the senior major league. Appar-
emily the magnates are rs near a solu-
ton of the problem as ever. 1t looks
like a deadlock, with both sides wary
and suspicious. There was a story 60
ing the rounds today that the four
Brown Observation-Disclosures leave
New York today if the deadlock con-
tfnued, thus casting high and dry the
Murphy clan without a quorum to carry
on the election of officers. The longer
the fight continues the better Heydlers
chances of ruling the National League
remain. Nils faction sneaked through
a resolution yesterday providing for
the holding over of the present incum-
bent in the event of a deadlock. Pre-
viously the laws of the National League
provided that a president must be elect
ed at this time. Then, too, Ben john
sons letter to the m~agnates, to the
effect that the Junior major leaguers
had left New York so as to make it
appear that they were not influencing
the election of this or that man to the
National League presidency. did not
act as oil ON troubled waters. The
Murphy faction tried to make the letter
the means Of clecting John Nj. Ward.
but the Brown forces wouldn't listen.
The letter from Johnson. in spite Of the
Murphy factions opinion to the con-
trary, is not looked upon as a back
down by Ban Johnson.
o.
Ban johnson still reports that the
National Commission will take UP the
umpire bribery case. People are Won
dering IL there had been a good and
sufficient reason for not bringing 1t
up the other day when the commission
met. Plenty of excitement is promised
when the ~reopening comes.
.
;. Even Jim Corbett, who is to train
.Ieffries for the latter's fight with Jack
has doubtful tone when
asked h9w h thinks Jeff will make out
with Johnson. He says he thinks Jim
can recover his old-time form, but he
seems to be fearful Of that long lay
off. at is fighting that he needs" said
Gentleman Jim. The former champion
is of the opinion that Johnson's clever
ness will not be of very great value to
him. !.
At Indianapolis yesterday Johnny
Aitken broke all auto records from the
one to t~wenty-mile mark. Aitken went
the twenty miles in 16:1S:47. i've miles
In 4:6:56, ten miles in S:12:1o, n nj
teen miles in 12:17:01.
.
Tales about the sale of the Newark
club are still going the rounds in the
sWaldorf-Astoria, but there doesn't seem
to be any more to it than the first day
the story cropped out.
%
]. M. TURNER-In yesterdays issue
there was an unfortunate Typography
cal error in our answer to your query.
In addition to the three fights men-
toned, Ketchel on November % last
wear. knocked out Papke in the
eleventh round. July 5 this year the
men fought twenty rounds, the decision
going to Stanley.--Ed.
To the Sporting Editor of the Star:
win you please tell me who won the
ten-mile professional running race held
at Olympic Park last Sunday between
Benfer and Kellar; the time and num-
Der Of laps to mile, and also how Benfer
ran, in regards to his condition, as
there are a number of us fellows have
a bet on your answer.
Irvington. FRANk SELL
Benfer won. The time was an
nounced as one o u and eight min
utes. The management at Olympic
Park said that there were fifteen laps
to the mile. / didn't see the race. but
those who did say that Benfer was in
good shape. The time was fair. all
things considered. I think Benfer a
do better.-Ed.