Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-16

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Crimson says that he is willing to
agree to a postponement should 1t
be impossible to straighten matters
out for the big fight upon the Fourth,
upon which Governor Gillett, of Cali
fornia, has placed his ban. Bids are
coming in for the fight at the rate of
q mile q minute, and should Gillett
persist 1t will not AXE long to find a
suitable place, providing both fighters
can agree. 1t seems that Governor Gill
let's 1etion was rather sudden, taking
1nto consideration the fact that in past
4interviews he had not deemed the big
battle a thing against morals. That
proves he has not acted on moral
grounds. 1t is believed by the sport
ing fraternity that Gillett is peeved
because he has not been consulted. as
he expected.
Richard, 1t is thought, figured 1t was
cheaper to move the fight to another
place rather thar give all to somebody
who had nothing at stake. Bids for
the fight have kept the wires hot from
the moment that the announcement of
hGovernor Gillett's action had been
flashed over the country. Reno, Gar
den City, Eley and Nevada City and
Lone town in Mexico are among the
places.
A -postponement Of the big fight
gmeans Jeff's certain defeat. The men
behould fight on the scheduled date, as
EJeff is in better condition now than he
Acould get into after a lay-off. He ssys
Ahe'n continue training.
o
While the members of the STAR n
SUNDAY Call baseball teams are not
professional ball players they know
henough about a baseball to pass an
bopinion on the cork-centre ball now be-
ling used in the major leagues, as the
ESpalding ball in the National League;
has the Reach ball in the American and
the Spalding ball in the Eastern. The
topinion was after yesterdays little
game that the ball is good. We have.
eeen 1t used and have participated in
games where the ball was used. The
ball is all tina could be desired. The
writer and several others batted one
of the balls in Branch Brook Park
three days in succession and the ball
was certainly o. K, never going wrong.
It was not lop-sided. Its superiority
over the old ball, In our Judgment. is
its liveliness. 1t Is not an inferior ball.
The Sunday Call and STAR teams used
1t yesterday, and there was nothing but
praise for 1t.
Nina Morris, the colored boxer, from
Elizabeth, issues a challenge to box
Kid Wilson, Charley Sieger or Ray
rr.4eoIJ hTorric mould 1ika m make
arrangements for a bout with any one
of this trio by appointment at the
STAR office.
To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Just a word in regard to your
sporting STAR" l may say I was
down to the Newark-Jersey City game
the other day. end when I reached Null
berry street ] was greeted with news
boys selling the sporting edition of the
STAR.
Now that is certainly some fast
work and you deserve credit for your
up.to-date sporting edition. Wishing
you future success in his line re-
main. your reader.
CHARLES G. BECHT.
Thank you.-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening STAR;
Enclosed please find entry blanks,
also answer to my letter sent to the
A. A.. u. officials in reference to prize
rights in a Marathon race held on
Sunday, May 20, under the auspices
Of the Vendome Club. On this occasion
I finished eighth, for which l received
no prize. As the first Essex county
man / received a prize, and that was
only a special. AS per the entry blank,
which is considered a contract by all
athletes, there were eight prizes, name
ly, first, gold brick; second, Yale racer;
third, diamond ring; fourth, diamond
ring; fifth, gold diamond medal; sixth,
diamond scarfpin; seventh and eighth,
two solid gold watches.
Here is the way the entry blank was
worded as to the prizes: Handsomely
hand-carved, beautifully engraved pure
gold brick, 20S-pennyweight, value 500,
by special permission A. A. u, weight
and value certified by United States
nssay office; 1910 Yale track racing
bicycle, handsome three-stone ring.
diamond setting; beautiful diamond
,scarfpin; special prize. Yale track
racer to the competitor leading across
The tap the most times during the
race; hand-carved diamond ring, solid
gold diamond medal, two solid gold
watches and other prizes; special prize,
gold medal to the Essex county en-
trant showing the best performance
during the race, n a souvenir prize
to every competitor finishing the full
+ distance inside of three hours.
wrote to the A. A. u. after seeing
Mr.. voigt, of the vendome Club, re-
ceiving no satisfaction. Perhaps Mr..
Obertubbesing may have overlooked
that too plainly printed on enclosed
entry. Perhaps Mr.. Voigt sees things
the same way. but not so In my eyes
nor IN the eyes of many of my friends.
It is no way to treat the athletes in
Newark, who worked as hard as any of
the Gotham sports and brought the
crowd to Olympic Park on May 20, 1910.
and, believe me, in the future will
more than repay for Itself. Trusting
you may put this before the public, I