Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-12

newspaper columns as a club for his
w personal benefit. As for his pro-
f%essional prize fighting, l do not know
anything about 1t. only that it is a
violation of the law. AS the A. A. U.
commissioner of Newark I am held re-
sponsible for what goes on in amateur
sports In this city. I car also show
two letters, one from Mr.. Sullivan, and
the other from Mr.. O~bertubbesing.
both well-known officials OF the A. A.
T.. charging me with the protection of
amateur sports in this city. If IL is un-
American, as the sporting editor says,
TO be honest and do your duty, then
| suppose l will have to join this sport
ing editors ranks, along with the other
fire-crackers. AS for the statement
made by the wise editor that / took
the same stand against the Newark A..
A., | can only say that / did, and
would do so again IL the same thing
happened. / did protest against this
meet because / knew 1t was not on the
level. and that IL was the intention to
advertise all the big stars who would
not show up the day of the meet.
Some. however, were present M got
gold medals, which they showed to the
registration committee of the A. A. u,
which held their meeting at the west
side branch Of the Y. NJ. C. A. on April
5. 1909. 1t was decided by the committee
after hearing the evidence, that the
Newark A. A.. which held an athletic
meet on March IL, 1909, and advertised
gold, silver and bronze medals to
first, second and third in each
event. which were not gold, but
gold filled. They were ordered to
give what they advertised, and refused
to do so. The committee. therefore,
decided to refuse any more sanctions
to the Newark A. A., or anyone con-
nected with 1t. This Is in the report
of the minutes Of the A. A. u, page
&C, September 20, 1909. And this is
the kind of a club that this sporting
editor is defending in his paper, and
criticising me for protecting the in
terest of the athletes. Perhaps he ex-
poets me to stand for this same kind
Of sport over again, but l have no in
tention of doing so, | am here to pro-
tect the sport, (tnd when | can no
longer do so l VIII resign. but not be-
cause the sporting editor said so. I
have no personal interests in this mat
ter: only to protect the athletes and
true amateur sport, which | know is
appreciated by the athletes of this
city. The sporting editors comedy
doesn't GO. THOMAS A BRADY,
Commissioner, Newark, N. j.
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To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Thank you for the attention you gave
my managers letter. I want to state
that ! am in first-class condition for
my battle with George Williams, Of
Schenectady. for May 1G. My weight at
present is 12S pounds. and Williams is
at least 145, but all negro boys look
alike to me. I am willing TO fight in
and around Newark after May 16, so !
challenge any %130-pound boy in or
around here, winner to take all or a
split purse. ] will call at STAR office
If requested, Yours truly,
JOHNNY BURNS.
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tn the sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Kindly give us a name for a club we
have lust organized under w. Rosen-
blum? VIII you kindly suggest a good
name for the club? Sincerely yours,
w. ROSENBLUM.
Eecreation Club, Harmony A. c.,
Pastimes are good names, we think
Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor of the Evening star;
In a recent article published in n
of the local papers noticed that II
stated that Billy Lewis, the local hsnl
err. made his first appearance before q
New York club when he fought Young
Tucker. If I am not mistaken Iii
that he fought Joe Phillips before the
National Sporting Club several months
G Kindly state in your columns II
I am right or not. INTERESTED.
Suppose Eddie Wood, his manager,
gave the information. That's as nearly
right as some people ever get.-Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor of the Evening star:
Please let me know through your
paper If Gardner. of Boston Americans,
played with the Yankees. Yours truly,
Fl. E.
Each Of these clubs have a Gardner.
The Yankee Gardner is a second base
man, the Red Sox mar a substitute.
Ed.