Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-28

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III r the plans of John NJ. Chapman,
who managed the yelodrome last
season and who conducted the re-
e six-day race here, m~aterialize,
track bicycle racing is due for a re-
vival in all its forms in the East. With
the Velodrome as the pivot conducting
q Sunday afternoon and Wednesday
night meet, Newark will hold the centre
of the stage. There will be a Thurs
day night meet at New Haven, Conn.,,
one at Providence, r. L., Friday nights,
and at the old Revere Beach track Sat
urday night. That will be the circuit
unless the owners of the Clifton track
come to terms with Chapman. Sunday
night meets will be held on the Passaic
county track in that event. This ought
to be a great boom to the sport, and
those who are financing the deal expect
1t to be a success.
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Tt is reasonably sure now that Jackie
Clarke will not return here this season
on account of differences over money
matters. The famous French rider,
Ellegard, who lost only two worlds
championships in seven years, will
probably join the Americans in trying
to wrest the honors from Frank
Kramer.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-The six of us" were sitting
around p. Innings stove again and
swapping baseball yarns, when Skid
more told us about a play he made last
,-oau x,IiJo IL ..iNr tIi,.J locA uytth tha
Elms, of Jersey City. 1T was as fol-
lows: Nobody out; man at second; man
at third. AS soon as the pitcher throws
the ball each one Of the men rushes
for the next base. The batter hits a
line drive mot a fy), which is caught
by the third baseman about two feet
from the ground. He touches third
base with his foot and throws the ball
to second, catching the runner from
second. None of us could agree as TO
Row many men were out, SO we decided
to leave it to you. Your respectfully,
THE SIX OF US.
Our friend Skidmore caused a triple
play. One man was out by Skfd's cap
ture of that fly, the man running from
third home was out as soon as Skid
more touched third, and the third out
was registered when the man running
back to second was touched, or if the
bag was touched before he got back,
for it was a 'force.'-Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-In a recent issue of your
valuable paper in your sporting columns
you write of columbia" as having the
champion basketball team of the East
ern colleges. and also say that Will
fans think they have a fast am. Well
/ guess they are pretty near right.
The following extract from a students
letter to his father February "a is
worthy, I think. of your perusal:
Suppose you have noticed how our
basketball team has been trimming
everything in sight-Worcester Tech.
Dartmouth, Wesleyan, M. I. F., Brown,
Tufts, Yale, and last night Syracuse
all going down to defeat at the hands
of the Royal Purple. We have not lost
q game yet, and counting in last sea-
sons victories last nights win made
the twenty-second consecutive game
that we have won. which is going
some.' There is some talk of our play
ing Columbia in Troy for the cham
pionship of the East, but 1 don't know
how it will come out"
Well, what is your opinion of the
Royal Purple now? Yours very sin
oerely,
We hope they meet and then the
question will be settled.-Ed.
O.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
L see that one paper says it isn't con-
sidered a knockout if the referee stops
81 fight. You say it is. How will we
determine who is right?
GEORGE BEATTY.
You will find the decision given here
correct. Ask the sporting editors Of
the New York Evening World and the
New York Press.-Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Would O kindly answer a few ques-
tions for me as to different roads that
can be Travelled by bicycle. l ride a
great deal during the summer and
would be greatly obliged to 0 if you
will answer these questions:
First, would you kindly tell me the
correct roads to Short Hills station,
starting from Irvington Centre, and
next, name the correct roads to the
Clifton race track, and last, the roads
to the Railway R~eformatory.
Iwould thank you very much if these
questions are answered by return mail,
and oblige, HENRY OST.
526 South Eighteenth street.
1. Follow the Springfield avenue car
tracks to Maplewood and the Morris
county trolley tracks to Main street,
Millburn. The tracks turn to the left
there for Springfield, and you continue
straight ahead about one-half mile to
Short Hills avenue. Turn to the right
there at St. Rose of Lima's Catholic
Church to Short Hills station.
2. Follow the Paterson trolley car
tracks to the Clifton track.
8. Follow the Elizabeth trolley car
tracks to Elizabeth, then turn into
Railway avenue to Railway railroad
station. Woodbridge trolley starts from
railroad station and passes reforma-
tory. Follow those tracks.-Ed.f
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
How tall must q first baseman be to
be accepted by a league teams feet
s inches or 5 feet s? w. K.
Managers like to have tall first base