Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-14

| TT HE worlds champion Athletics
lost to the Alemandres team
yesterday in Cuba. The Cubans
are playing wonderful ball evidently.
Their showing against the Detroit and
Philadelphia cams will do much to
secure for them protection they de-
sire from the organized baseball body
OF the United States. The question is,
could the Cubans play the same BALL in
this country as they play in their own?
The climatic conditions may affect
them. A promoter would make big
money by bringing the Alemandres
here for a trip.
Johnny McGuigan told me this morn
ing that Young Ahearn, who Is making
such strides in the lightweight class,
fought his first fight in his country at
McGuigan's, about a year and a hall
ago. Johnny declares that Ahearn IS
rot only a wonderfully clever boy, but
a hard puncher, contrary to the general
belief. McGuigan declared that IN the
last round of the Dorman bout the
other night Ahearn slugged a good
fellow and punched Dorman nara.
Ahearn, according to Meg -dgan, ives
with his people on Springfield avenue
this city. Efforts are being made 10
get Ahearn and Battling Hurley, whom
he beat, together at the Harrison ciuo'
but the small ring is said not to be TO
the liking of the dancing master, as
Ahearn has been dubbed.
No~ that Brooklyn's fine for its fall
ire to ask proper waivers on Tommy
Mcmillan before sending him to Roches7
ter has been revoked, what redress
shave minor league clubs against suen
happenings? Seems farming out Is
not dying by any means. f.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star;
In your column yesterday We notlceo
your answer to a query as TO the
honesty of the recent six-day race.
You say you had no proof thai Woulo
go in court, but that the race lookea
bad. 1 should say it did look bad. MY
idea of the whole affair was this: MO
ran and Root allowed Rutt and Clarke
to &c. back three laps, putting mem
- ,sss. ssith the proviso that Clarke re
not allowed to beat out Root IN inc
final mile sprint. l believe TINS Is
right. In spite of Roots and foSier 5
story of a four-man combination III
which Root double-crossed Clarke by
not slowing up near the finish ana al
lowing Clarke to beat him out. Ac-
cording to the story I read that Roos'.
Hehir, Clarke and Fogler pooled the
first four prizes. That's a beautllui
way to have a race finished, the four
men fighting for the first four honors
agreeing to pool the money. what IN
centiye was there for any of them to
win? What protection for the bettor?
FRANK BOWMAN.
In your last line you get at the meat
of the whole question. Nc sport Is
any good that does not protect the
bettor. Certainly, when the four ON
testants in a four-cornered bicycle race
agree on a certain order OF hnlsp
there is no chance for the bettor. me
bicycle game has a a name, partly
because of such situations as this
on general principles.-Ed.
To the Sporting EDITOR of the Evening star
Will you kindly tell me II Scnlaily
will play with Newark next year! II
not. I would like to know the reason
why. Kindly tell me the player tnat
will play with Newark next year, also
the player that Newark drafted ana
the ones who have sent In their con-
tracts. How much did ST. Louis want
for Waddell? Who will play second
base and who will cover third base?
Put this in Wednesdays Evening
START A FAN.
McGdnnity says Schlafiy will play
here. What are not purely business
matters with McGinnity and things we
can't publish now have been announced
IN this column several times.-Ed.
Young Kurtz's manager dropped in
Yesterday to say that neither he nor
Kurtz had written the letter attributed
to Kurtz printed in this column the
other day. There are some high-class
sports In Newark.
no the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-Who was the youngest
manager in the American League and
also che National? o. b.
Jennings, of Detroit; Doom, of Phila-
delphia--Ed.