Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-09
STARS BENEFIT STAG DRAWS
GOOD CROWD AT COLOSSEUM
Sinister Influences Brought Into Play by Enemies of Those Who
Promoted the Affair for Charity Keep Away
Some of the Star Boxers.
II HE athletic show given at View.
ers's Colosseum last night fol

IT HE athletic show given at View
ers's Colosseum last night for
the benefit of the STAR FUND
for the fire sufferers was a success, at
tracing more han 1000. Too much
credit cannot be given Fred Voigt and
Nick Kline, the promoters, who ar
ranged the affair. While Owen Moran
and other stars were unable to par
ticipate, as promised, the show was a
hummer and all went away satisfied.
Moran was unable to keep his
promised engagement, because the
manager of a Brooklyn theatre held
him to his contract, despite the fact
that the cause was a worthy one. The
little Englishman, through Charley
Harvey, his manager, declared that he
would mail q check for $25 for the
fund. a e
Various rumors circulated by would
be promoters, managers, etc., had no
tendency to keep the crowd away
When Eddie Bedford and his "hoarse'
jumped into the ring to apologize for
not being able to announce as he would
like to, the spacious hall and balcony
vas filled. The local in
troduced Abe Marks, official announcer
of the National Sporting Club, Of Man
haitian, as the for the eve
ming. Abe, In his usual way, got the
crowd with him and surely made good.
Several times hat popular announcer,
Joe HUMPHREYS, demonstrated that his
voice Is just as good as ever Joe in
troduced many of the performers and
handed a little on the side which kept
the crowd in Q0od hlImOr :
= Sweets Band ON Hand.
AL Sweet, the noted bandmaster, and
an army of musicians from the Must
clans Union were on hand early, and
after they reeled off some popular airs
and several encores, Announcer Marks
presented Willie Snyder, the local vo-
calist, who "sang, sung, sang"
Pordeen, the local magician, accom-
panied by Emery Ketcham, Mr.. Jew
ell" Of the Jewell brothers, the cham
pion fungo batter of the world, and the
only Rube Waddell. got out of a
straitjacket, even though it came from
Overlook. Waddell not only used his
hands to tighten the straps, but his
knee as we'll. Waddell managed to act
as trainer, referee, physician, general
booster and all around good fellow. At
times he was a walking wardrobe.
Roy Davidson, the boy hero of the High
street fire and only male employee of
the Wolf Company, was introduced and
lauded by Announcer Marks and the
crowd cheered and clapped. fa'
The Boxing.
Then came the boxing. Tommy An
breach and Irish Mahon, with Battling
Hurley as the third man in the ring,
were the first to show. Both youngsters
acquitted themselves in clever style.
Willie Beecher, known as the Ghetto
champion, and Tony Bender, the popu-
lar Jersey slugger of Elizabeth, were
then paired. Joe Humphries did the
announcing act and Americas premier
referee, Charley White, broke the men
for fair when he jumped in the ring
wearing his famous smile.
tombstone In Ring.
Ben Douglass and Billy Lewis then
mixed 1t up in lively style. n Jim
tombstone, the National League UNI
pire, who is a Newarker, acted as ref
cree. When Announcer HUMPHREYS an
nounced the third man the crowd yelled
Batter up" and gave the plucky
"umpn' the hand.
Sailor Davis and Young Kelly swung
their assortment in great style, at
times installing Arthur Holden, the
worlds champion high diver, for the
backstop. Arthur made a popular ref
cree, but said afterward that he pre-
ferred diving from high points to the
fighting game.
Young Mack and Young Miller Joined
hands and Professor Mike Donovan, the
white-haired athletic instructor of the
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