The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-26
HEADS OF SCHOOL
IN HEARTY FAVOR
OF BOYS LEAGUES
Plan of the STAR Highly Com
mended by Superintendent
and Principals.
WILL GIVE THE PLAYERS
KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED
Better Baseball One of the Ger
tain Results OF Games
on a System.

The plan Of the STAR to have the
schoolboys OF Newark who have organ
lied baseball leagues, play scheduled
games Tor trophies offered by the two
papers is receiving the hearty support
of every one interested in the city@
educational department. They believe
that with such an incentive the youth
full players are going to get out and put
the best that is in them in the great
American game, and make it something
more than a pastime.
Addison B. Poland. superintendent OF
schools of Newark. voiced his approval
of the scheme as follows;
"The STARS idea to make the boys
go at it in a businesslke way is very
good" he said ut will make the
schools pull together and with the
trophies in view as rewards for good
work and the necessity of abiding by
the rules adopted l. am sure that the
| schools will turn out phenomenally
| good teams.
| 1.-THE league plan is good one be-
cause it brings out the idea of helping
the school rather than the boy HIM
self. Each one is going to do the best
he can for every one in the school and
those who do not actually play win
be interested because il is a school
project.
/ Best to BE Thorough.
| II think 1t is much better that the
games should be played under some
system, such as the STARS plan, than
in the usual haphHzard way the boys
usually play They will learn to play
the game as ii should be played and
{, get the best out Of It. AS long as they
are going to play anyway ] think thai
they should learn everything there is
to know about the game Unless there
is an incentive to good work the
! methods might not he all they should
be, but with the rewards offered by the
two STARS there is everything 10 in,
duce the boys to get out and play the
best game they know
Principal Claude L. West. of the
| Newton Street School, one of the mem
bers of the executive committee of the
Newark Public School Athletic Asso-
citation, indorsed the scheme and de-
CidItu liidt Lbt AIAo were. eHt1liGu
to the thanks of the whole schoolboy
public for their interest in helping the
leagues along. .te,.-. f.sl
1T is a most generous proposition or
the part of the papers," he said. '"l
| approve of the plan very much indeed
! 1t will be a great thing for the boys
| They will get out in the open and learn
to know thoroughly the game that ID
4 probably the most healthful and whole
some that we play in America. Tho
boys themselves appreciate what Is be-
ing offered them, and are going to try
and deserve it"
Rivalry VIII Re Keen.
T.. Another of the school principals who
knows what the boys want, and tries
to get 1t for them, is Martin Cox. of the
Thirteenth Avenue School.
!. THE twin STARS he said, "art
most generous, I think, in making the
boys this offer, and it is one that they
will enthusiastically appreciate. Thil
evidence Of interest in their games OF
the part of an outside business concern
: is more pleasing to them than If 1t hat
; come from the athletic association it
self I predict that there is going tc
be a great deal of interest shown II
the contest, and there will be a great
deal of friendly rivalry in working fol
the trophies offered"