Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-25

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.eT HE Polo Grounds look doomed
as the home of the Giants, for
John T. Brush, who, it is I'M
derstood. now owns the controlling in
terest in the Manhattan National
League Club, is trying to engineer
THE purchase of the ground in order to
be the sole owner. Ostensibly the
elevated railroad company wants the
ground from the Coogans, who own it,
but it may be a deep aid plan on the
part of Brush. New York fans needn't
worry over the situation, for no matter
what happens the grounds they will
have the Giants playing ball in New
York in one of the biggest parks in
the country. There is an element of
great mystery about the whole deal.
It's a certainty hat there is something
doing.
Q .
The National Commission should re-
instate John King at once. The fact
that he seeks readmission to organized
baseball, whether any club is ready to
pay his fine or not, is sufficient to war
rant favorable action by the commits
sion. He should not be made an ex-
ample of because it is his business,
whether he plays ball or not. He
shouldn't be compelled to play il he
doesn't care to, and shouldn't be pun
ished by further Punishment from the
game just because he refused to accept
the salary offered him by the Cubs
president. All this buncombe about
investigating the case Is laughable.
Everybody knows what Killing did, and
there Is no excuse for delay.
President Lawson, of the United
States League-not Al Lawson. accord
ing to that personage-has made good
one of his first statements to the eff
feet that negroes would not be barred
from that league, by signing the entire
Cuban Giant team to represent Pater-
son. Newark is included in this cir
cult, but nothing has been heard here
of any plans to place a team in the
field. It's hard to figure where the
league as now constituted can be a
SUCCESS
The league has been Incorporated in
Delaware with a capital of $100, 900.
The schedule for the season is to be
arranged at a meeting in Providence
on March 10.
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Why Pop Foster, the one-time
Tiger, who has had varying fortune
since he jumped the Newark team for
the outlaws, is not signed by some of
the Eastern League clubs is strange.
lie has signed to manage the Holyoke
team of the New England League, and
therefore will not be at Reading this
season. Pop would certainly have
worked good on most any Eastern
League club.
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Harry M. Konwiser-Your letter
would have been published but tina
you passed the lie to me in an ungen-
ttlemanly manner You can't start any
iudicrous argument in this column.
f'he man who reported that fight knows
as much about fight as you do, and
what he tells me is good enough. Can't
understand the reason for your post
script, but can say that it does not
hclp syou a great deal. Maybe one of
the references accounts for your judg-
ment, especially when o laud the
show In one breath n then admit in
another that certain bout was some
what ludicrous. You can find me at the
STAR office any time. l don't make a
practise of chasing men who are not
gentlemen. I'm surprised at o after
ell the good things ! heard about you.
Ed.
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-Kindly decide the following
bet in your paper: A bets B that in a
fight whichis stopped to save a fighter
from further punishment winner is
credited with a knockout. B says not.
Which is right? MARTINI
If the police stop the bout it is not
considered a knockout, but if the
referee does 1t Is a knockout, as in the
wolgast-Nelson BATTLEFIELD.
tn the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Can you kindly tell us the possible
line up of the National Turner's, Iron
sides, Caldwell A. A? z. M.
We have heard that the Caldwell A.
A. will have g. strictly amateur team
this year. is that so? E. M.
The Ironside line up was announced
in this column February 10, but the
Turner's and Caldwells have not as yet
announced theirs. The latter club, I
understand, is attempting Ito organize
a strictly amateur nine.
Q
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Charles McGrath would like to see
Manager Heating, of the Chadwicks
of the Branch Brook League, at the
STAR office Saturday night at S
o'clock sharp. Yours very truly,
CHARLES McGRATH.
"a McWhorter street. Newark, N. j.
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To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Who, in your opinion, are the five or
six best first basemen among the semi
professionals hereabouts? We have q
little dispute among ourselves a id
think a lot of your opinion in the m H.
ter. Yours truly,
ED MENNIFG.
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