Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-27

dEftE ID some talh 10 INC eiiect
that the -Irvington police may
prevent further fighting at Olym-
pio Park. We hope that will not hap
pen. Police Chief Green, of that town,
today said that he was going to take
the matter up with the police commit
tee, and bouts may not Be allowed any
more.
There is really no reason why the
Olympic Club should be discontinued
by order of the Irvington police. If an
incompetent referee had not beer
chosen the bout would have been O.. K.
The. referee decided on for the main
bout was responsible for all the trouble
and should not be allowed to officiate
again, as he is a joke referee, especially
for big bouts. Even his friends laughed
at his decision and said he was not
right.
The Hearth of featherweights is
keeping Moe Smith and Patsy Kline
on queer street looking for sorne
work to do. Both r earnestly wish
ing that Tommy O'Toole will consent
to leave Philadelphia to box Patsy at
the Olympic Club next Monday.
O'Toole can stall with Kline by hang
ing on for six rounds, but in the ten
session route would not be SO fine for
the Philadelphia. We doubt that
the match will be made because of
O'Toole's lack of desire to leave his
dear old Philadelphia, his friends and
the six-round bouts. Besides the desire
to see a good bout between small men
We/haye another reason for wishing to
see Kline and O'Toole in the Olympic
ring; that is, we don't wish to see
Willie Lewis In a local ring. His repu-
tation is certainly punk" and we
earnestly hope the manag cement of the
Olympic Club will not seriously con-
slider putting on thai bum fighter
with tho winner Of yesterdays bout.
They are still playing football on the
coast. Several high school games were
decided yesterday, while in some places
baseball games were played. Chief
Meyers. the Giant catcher, who is ap-
pearing in vaudeville in New York,
says that this Is the first Christmas
that he. can remember that he did net
figure In a baseball game In the wild
and wooley."
MinOr agu are deter
mined to hold major league clubs to
their agreement in exhibition games
this summer in regard to playing stars
whom they advertise to appear but fail
to put into the game. The matter was
brought to light when a Western club
appealed to the National Commission
against the Cubs for failing to keep
faith in the matter. Newark fans still
remember the time that Detroit prom
Used to play here with Cobb, and there
is still a sotf-&astc In their mouths be-
cause he failed to put In an appear
ance. A record crowd turned out.
Billy sLeary and Ray Hatfield will
aneet in the star bout of the Turner'S
stag next Monday.
Patsy Kline is awaiting an answer
from Dayton. O., as to meeting Jack
White, of Chicago, in that city in the
near future.
President Edward Barrow, of the
Eastern League, has sent out "at
home cards to all the sporting editors
as follows:
I beg to announce that the offices Of
the Eastern League are now perma-
nently located in rooms S14 and BIG, st.
James building, Twenty-sixth street
and Broadway, New York city, where
you will be welcome at all times.
Trusting you will favor us with. an
early visit. and thanking you for past
courtesy, 1 beg to remain, sincerely
yours, EDWARD BARROW, Pres.
Most important of the changes likely
TO be made when h football solons
hold their meeting to discuss and i'm
prove the football rules will probably
be that governing the forward pass.
AT present the twenty-yard zon re-
ouirement places too much RESPONSE
btity on the officials whose judgment
Is law In this case, and Is too costly
In the big games, as may be seen In the
Yale-Princeton contest. 1t is not
known for a fact today whether Howe's
forward pass to Fitzpatrick was legal
or not.
Papke did not help the American
reputation abroad for s-portsmanship
when he war disqualified for fouling In
his bout with Dave Smith in Sydney,
Australia, yesterday. He gave the
usual excuses about the climate affect
ing him and other bunk" of a X
nature. Why don't fighters be honest
with themselves?
10 the Sporting Editor OF tho Evening Starr
I have an entry In for the T.. A. b. 8.
Indoor meet, January II, 1911, for the
fhree-mile race. AS I have never ran
In IN amateur race 1 would like to
have my running number. Very truly
yours, FRANK zUNI.
IA Newton street, city.
You apparently are not a registered
IA. A. u. athlete, or ybu would have a
number. Send along your registration
fee to the WRITER'S and you will be regis
tered. Then you will get a number. II