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

TT HE mail today brings a letter
from Percy Woodruff, who. with
Kid Wilson and "Kinky" Tur-
ner, are now in Europe looking for
fights. From the tone of Percy's let
ter, everything isn't SO glorious over
there.
Friend Ed-We arrived in England
safe and in good health. We met
Jimmy Britt, and he greeted US cor
daily, and told us that McIntosh's
plans were looking Up, but said ne
would try to do what he could for us.
This big money they talk about is all
paper talk. We met Jack K~ingsland,
an English middleweight, yesterday,
one of the best over here. He has
fought Tom Thomas and Jim Sullivan,
who beat Thomas the other day. He
told me that he got 5000 for fighting
Willie Lewis in Paris-lot of o for
a Champ"
It looks bad for a fight unless we
box for 5000. l was at the Sporting
Life today and challenged any welter-
weight in Great Britain for $3.50 and
a side bet of SO pounds. Summers and
Josephs preferred. Hoping you will
publish this, I remain, your friend.
PERCY WOODRUFF.
P. S.-Tell Billy Leary to take 5000
he pulled down for weight n buy
some moth balls and cedar wood and
wrap himself up in them so he won't
spoil until we come back n make
142 pounds for him If he wants it; also
a little bet on the side that he dues
not go the limit.
Root and Moran's victory in the six
day race, which closed Saturday night,
was apparently as unpopular as 1t was
unexpected to the host of fans which
damned Madison Square Garden. After
r%egaining their three lost laps. 1t
seemed that the Rutt and Clarke CON-
bination were sure winners, but the
dope went wrong, and the unpopu
iarity of the Moran-Root victory as
lDc ed by the crowd showed that there
was an undercurrent of suspicion going
the rounds. Certain it Is that either
Rutt or Clarke ought to be a better
.sprinter than Root, and Jackie had an
ideal position for the final sprint. The
order of the finish and the prizes were
as follows:
First-Eddie Root. Boston. and James
Moran, Chelsea, Mass, 2,545 miles 3
laps, 1000
Arstrauo and water Rntt erman
2,545 miles 3 laps, $1,000.
rbird-Joe Foeler. BROOKLYN. and
Fred. Hill, Boston, 2,545 miles 8 laps,
$500.
Fourth-Patrick oSullivan Hehir,
Nau zaa,ond and AIRED coullet Ans
,roiia asas n,,Ies Q Ians $500
Ils,b'w T. Mitten D-avennort Ia.
aaa rIa,,s rho,n.s car Francisco . h45
niles . Ions sa00
Eraa West San Francisco.
ora uoltar Ne Mara San francisco.
oESs ,,,las I Ian sa5o
seventh-ceoree Cameron. New York,
and AIfraa Haistead san Francisco.
A s+en further toward the consume
mat,on ~ The mans of tbe Harvard
ana pr,nceton football associations to
arranga for q gridiron meatinq 10 exl
n1ainad hy tho nresence of Head Coach
yvii,isr, poner ~ princeton In earn
bridea No action can he taken or win
- rIaryard orri,,as next yvaelr frono a
I'D, ~ E,,,rone Ronar ;s renortad 70
have sa,d that princaton is ont 70 meet
oil Tho h;e alevens she can GET next
year ana that q Harvard game will
,ot mean tho ena of prince
~ foothsu Comes
nian to hold q oongrasa thot u,ouyd
aaant r.,,as for hox,ng +hro,eho,,t h
,,,,i,,arsa THO nr,ncinoI ohiac, ~ h
oon.,.aas would he ~ aeree ,,non a
ole ssas
r. tha ccnerass 10 held and The VAN.
"ia Pun 70 sale, .or every
champion over mere oe'efiiihes MS
" weight
IL IS UNDERSTOOD tna. the captain OF
the precinct IN Wnicn IL was
by Fred Voigt 10 open a ne" nsnt
club Will not give ms PERMISSION ana
the club Is of for fair. Tnere Is n
other local sport WORKING on the
proposition, but he couldnt get the
permission either. 1t is said.
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