Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-25

@ATTLING NELSON blew into the
office shortly after 9 o'clock this
morning. He had arisen at 6 o'clock
and had made the journey from Brook.
Ign. He said he was in fine shape
he looked 1t. His handshake was a Ia
Roosevelt, and when his attention was
called to that fact he declared he had
a lot more power that that behind
that hand for Ad Wolgast the next
time he goes out against him. nelson
is going to box at ali
week.
at don't think Rochester is the ciuo
we have to beat" said Joe McIlnnl.S
Yesterday. Just now l ike the tooh'
of Toronto, Montreal n buia
Rochester has the pitchers ana d sooe
fielding club, but II l was mahaee. %
that team I'd be out looking TOT Hlt.e.o
now. I think they are very "eah ~
that line. l have no idea OF golhs ~
and winning a baseball nanhpioneh
right off the reel, but l want 10 win do
many games now as possible, 1or ever
hall club. no matter whether It's H'a'oi
or minor, a a slump. and "heh W.
have ours / want to De up iaf eh"
where it won't hurt.
An athletic carnival Will De hefo "'
Wiedenmayer's Park Sunday AFTERNOON
MAY 90. hi games will be run oy u
irish American Athletic Club, OF new
ark. There will be a hampiohship
football. contest, in which twelve teaii'
will try for honors. -
The other events which were oecioeu
on at a meeting yesterday arternoon
were a 75-yard novice race io-yaru
handicap, 10-mile run. 6oo-yaro run,
1-nile run, A-mile run, a scnooiooys
relay race, open to public and parocniai
%schoolboys of Essex county, ano a re,
Law race, open to the club members OIL
the Diocesan Union. -,
The entry blanks for the events VIII
be sent out in a few days. handsome
medals will be given for nrst, secohu
and third in each event and shver=ioV-
ing cups for the relay races. A manu-
some silver loving cup has been donated
for the 10-mile run. All the events VIII
be run under the A. A. U. rules, ana
all registered athletes can compete In
the games.
McGinnity paid another visit to New
York today, and on his return may
have something Of interest to the fans
to announce.
Young Wildfang is training hard Tor
his bouts with Willie Dittles~ at the
National A. c., of Brooklyn, Saturday
night, and with Danny Savage.
Tom Messenger was In this morning
telling abou the Picato-Gannon nght
at the National In Philadelphia Satur-
day night. In five rounds Cannon
dropped the rushing Coast lightweight
five time and the fight had TO De
stopped. That won't help Picato's rep
utation as a promising lightweight.
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~. ,.s snort;ne Editor Of the Evening Star:
In a four-handed game of cribbage
A and C are partners. A plays an g.
.not-his last card. B plays a 4-spot
and has one card left. c plays a j.
spot making 15-and his last caro-. u
nlavs a 5-spot, making a run of three,
ana has one card left. A being out,
plays a 5-spot, making two for the pair
and his last card. G being out, IL
PLAYS a 6-spot, making 81. and claims
a r,n of four for the sequence. ignor-
ing the pair of fives. Is his claim a
lust one? Kindly answer n oplige'
SLIM.
Paterson, N. j.
According to the way the game was
nlayed DIS claim is not just. All ne
eets Is two points for the go. because
The nair of frves stops the run.-Ed.
m me sporting Editor OF the Evening star:
To settle a friendly dispute klnoly
state IN your next issue the distance
hat ween home plate and pitcher oox'
A bets that pitchers box to home plate
/. 5b feet. b claims go feet 3 incnes.
Yours truly, 80
Neither is right. sixty feet 8 inches
Is the distance.-Ed.
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Ben Douglass boxes the star, pout To-
night with Fred Wright, of Glens Fails
at the Casino A. C., which holds its
bouts in Keefe's Hall, Glens Falls.
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To the Sporting Editor of the Evening star
Please tell me through your paper
who was the manager Of the Orange
y. 3. C., last seasons champions of the
County League, and where does he
live and oblige, NEWARK.
Michael Pepper was manager. We do
not know his exact address, but he
lives on Jefferson street, neal Glebe
street, Orange.-Ed.
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70 the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
What is a Texas leaguer?" Is it a
line drive? DOUBT.
No. A Texas Lacquer is a hit just
ont Of the reach of the infelder and
too far in. for the outfelders. Gen
orally a low fy.-Ed.
4 o
70 the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
who led the Chicago White Sox when
thew won the worlds championship? A
ceys Sullivan. B says Jones'
@ SHAMROCK.
Fielder Jones was the leader.-Ed.
t o.
- the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Is Dummy Taylor going to play base
<fnIl this season? With whom?
"a. NEVADA JIM,
res, with Buffalo.-Ed.
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the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star;
vhat team played the opening game
fthe season at Wiedenmayer's Park,
who won the game last year?
R. A. u.
bronto won the game. 2-L-nd.