Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-12

Il AM LANGFORDS S stock didn't rise
- very high last night in Philadel-
phia, when he refused to go on
with Al Kaufman. The men were to
have met for six rounds There seems
to be some hoodoo over the meeting
of this pair. The fight was to have been
held Wednesday night, but rain stopped
1t. 1t was postponed until last night.
Sam wanted at first to have the bout
postponed week. but that wasn't con-
coded Then he said he'd box if he
was given s7,50O.g From what has hap
pened. guess Jack johnson isn't half
as yellow" as some of his accusers of
his own color. 1t looks very much as
II the Too Baby was afraid of the
white man or some of the many wires
that are necessary to all philadelphia
fights became crossed.
-O
In our opinion Mr.. Sam Langford
and his manager. Mr. Woodward, are
not on the level and are given too
much space in the newspapers for their
real standing.
One of the biggest major league deals
of the season was put through at Chi
cago yesterday. when the Boston
Americans traded Harry Lord, the
clever third sacker, and Ambrose Nc
Connell, the second baseman. to
Hughey Duffy's White Sox for Pitcher
Frank Smith and William Purtell, the
third sacker. President John T. Taylor
declared that both teams will be great
ly benefited by the deal At present
Clyde Engle is covering third base.
Strange, but shortly after the deal was
after Dougherty tripled, by lacing out
a long fly.
Bud Sharpe paid visit to the writer
yesterday. Bud IS out of the game for
a while on account of an attack of
malaria. Bud said there was nothing
serious the matter with him, and he
looked it. He was on his way to the
Tri-state circuit, where he is going
TO do a little scouting. 7va
Please state if Friday was ever
ladies day. at Newark baseball park
this year and oblige, r. TURNER.
1t was changed from Friday to
Wednesday early in the season.-Ed.
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Al Benedict. Billy Madden's Hope of
the White Race" refused to go on with
the opponent Paddy McGuigan selected
for him last night. Benedict wanted
to work with his sparring partner
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Being reader of your sport column,
notice particularly the wordy war
going on between certain fans" for
and against the actions of Manager Nc
Ginnity.
| believe that instead of criticism,
owing to big Macs" frequent pitching
performances, our manager should be
given all the praise the Newark fan is
capable of bestowing; for, if a PEN
nant can be so obtained and McGin-
nifty believes that by his twirling the
team plays better all-around ball. then
certainly let him pitch, for the ulti-
mate design of the baseball 'fan" Is |
to see a pennant fly here, and not the |
ascertainment of the premier pitcher of
the league
The fact that our team has occupied |
first place throughout the season |
proves beyond peradventure of doubt |
that our manager has shown very good |
judgment in selecting himself to do the |
greater part of the pitching, even
though the result may be the impair |
ment of his twirling ability.
/ note Mr. KitchelPs letter in your
issue of the 9th inst, and your reply |
thereto. l think your remarks could |
be modified to some extent. inasmuch |
as your caustic references to Mr. |
kitchelrs personal defects are out of
place in your valuable column, which
have always considered of vital in
terest to Sports
l have always considered the writer
of this column gentleman in every
sense of the word, and do still, but I
do not think that this column should