Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-27

a STORY is going the rounds here
abouts that John Miller will
play in Baltimore next year.
Nothing that we nave seen in print
would warrant this belief. We doubt
II there are four big league clubs who
would waive claim TO the Keafny boy.
A bad knee kept him from doing his
usual good work this year, but, at that,
he was better than some OF the econd-
sackers now in the leagues. As a
utility fielder, if for nothing else, John
would be valuabl for any big league
club. That Baltimore yarn doesn't look
good.
Billy Zimmerman, the local boy, who
has been drafted by the Atlanta South
ern League Club, is q remarkable base
runner. He has led every league In
which he has played ball in this respect.
He was the best base stealer in the
Lackawanna League, in the old At
lantic League. whence Larry Sutton
took him from hereabout; in the New
England League, and in the New York
State League. where this year he re-
corded 107 stoleh bases. To give an
idea of how great a feat thinner
mans work has been we print the
AoAiO Wihb tEColRS- 1000, IldlIy tOfCJ
15e; 1890. Hamilton, 1902; 1891, Ham
ilton. lib; 1892. Ward, "a; 1898,
Ward, u; 1894. Hamilton. 90; 1895. Ham
ilton. 50; 1896, Lange, 100; 1897, Lange.
SO; 1898, Fred Clarke, So: 1899, Sheck-
ard, IS; 1900, Barrett, 46; 1901, Sheck-
ard, a; 1902, Hartzell, 81; 1908, Chance,
e.; 1904, Chance, AZ: 1906, Maloney, SO;
1906, Chance, 81; 1907, Wagner, 81; 1908,
Wagner, So; 1909, Cobb, rs.
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with Charley Doom as catcher some
New York ans think the Giants can
win the pennant next year. with a
new pitcher and Red Doom as catcher,
the Giants look more formidable than
any other National League club.
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Spaiding's Soccer Guide is now out.
1t contains a great deal of Information
about the great outdoor winter sport,
that is new and should be known by
enthusiasts. The growth OF the game
and its future are depicted by compe-
tent writer's.
Charley Dooin's action in resigning
as manager of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals Us open to question. II his presi-
dent did not sanction the deal he should
not have caused announcement of the
deal, thereby putting himself in the
position that he must resign unless the
deal was pat through. Dooin's actions
show poor judgment. to say the least.
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Billy Lewis, after a long rest, is
ready to go to work again. He has
booked two bouts. On November 10 at
the National Sporting Club, in New
York. Billy will meet Sam Bolan, and
the next night ne battles with Willie
Howard at the Reno Club, in Brook
1yn. Lewis says he is feeling strong
and should do well.
Battling Hurley and Willie Beecher
fights at the National Sporting Club
Tuesday night next week. Hurley beat
Beecher the last time they met. Hur-
ley should beat him again.
They call aviation "the new sport"
It is hardly q sport as yet.
Fletcher won't down some way or
other.
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-A bets b that Cole gets
credit for winning Chicago's game in
the worlds series. and B claims that
Brown, who finished that game in
question, gets the credit. Who wins?
f. X.
According to rule the game should
not go to Cole, as he left the game
with his team behind. When Brown
went on the mound the score was tied,
and Mordecai would have been given
the loss OF the game If the Athletics
had won. We can't see where Brown
should be deprived of the honor Of
winning the same-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Noting the article in your paper
written by Mr.. Spectator and the au-
swer by Mr.. MacPhee in regard to the
3oo-yard special race held at the Branch
Brook A. A. meet on Sunday, ] would
like to express my views on the same.
/ am perhaps the best qualified to say
whether MacPhee stole five yards or
not. as I was alongside him at the
start and finished second in the race.
MacPhee is right in saying that Mr..
Spectator is a sorehead, and he is also
correct in saying that no one could
steal five yards on Bart Freeman, but
he is certainly very much mistaken in
saying that we left the mark like an
Erie train. I do not know how the
other two contestants left the mark,
but 4 do know that MacPhee did not
lead me by more than a yard until we
had travelled at least ten or fifteen
yards of the course, and as far as going
another 300 yards again, Mac would
have dropped dead in a hundred, the
same as the rest of us would have
done. MacPhee did not win by steal
ing FIVE yards, but by superior train
ing. He was trained especially for this
event by some Of the fastest men IN
the city, while we, the other contest
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