Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-17

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~ the big fight, If there is nothing
else proven. the honesty and
sportsmanship of Tex Richard has been
shown. Tex has stated that the big
fight will be held on July 4, if it has to
ibe held in a desert. He deserves to
stage the fight.
Billy Delapey has taken charge of
Jack Johnson's training amp and right
on top Of this comes the announcement
that Jeffries refused to box yesterday
because he believed some among the
spectators had come FROM Johnson's
training camp to spy on him.
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Every pitcher in the country is COM
planning of the bad weather. 1t has
been the worst spring for baseball play
ers in years. Every manager, however,
is predicting that when the mercury
moves up his team will o with it.
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Manager McGinnity has seen fit to
make a shift in his lipeAp. Jimmy has
abeen placed first on the list, while Lou
den has been dropped to fifth. Since
Bill began hitting them on the nose he
has become one of the post dangerous
men on the team, and, with Kelly, Gett-
: man and Louden up in a row, some of
those Eastern League pitchers will ave
ITO work hard.
First Basenan Agler has been hitting
the ball safely with delightful regular
,1ty during the last few games. When
Joe first struck the Tigers camp he
held his bat at the very end, I've been
stold, n McGipnity ordered him to
choke his wal club a bit. His batting
HAS suffered as a result, but now tina
The is beginning to lengthen his hold on
the bat III is hitting them %oftener and
harder. Joe seldom goes after a bad
sball.
q, Joseph Fletcher, a member of the
City's license department, who several
wears age was Joe Gans's handler,
takes offense at the claim of Charley
lSieger. that the Iron Man from Ho-
sboken had fought a draw with the
'.'Old Master" Fletcher says that in
aheir first fight at Tie Eureka A. c., in
Baltimore, November IA, 1902, which
went fourteen rounds, Sieger was
knocked down eleven times, and the
crowd shouted for the promoters TO
stop the bout. The eext time they met,
FLETCHER says, was pecepber 81, about
psix weeks later, in Boston. When the
t1nen were about to epter the rlps
FLETCHER says Sieger wouldn't enter the
ring unless Cans used eight-ounce
gloves. Cans won that fight, too, ana
the records will show that said
Eletcher.
In a statement MADE py MdnaSoi
Fred Voigt, of the Club Vendome, the
latter declares that Floyd McAulife
was not entitled to the prize he claims;
that the runner did not finish the race
in the prescribed time limit OF three
hours, and that he was stIll running
when the race was declared off. Mr..
voigt asserts that S. Dan,iano. OF New
NYork, was eighth apd RECEIVED the prize
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that McAuliffe received a diamond
medal for outclassing all other Essex
county competitors, and says that he
has the receipt signed by McAuliffe to
sBhow for same.
There should be no postponenlent of
.the big fight. There is still time to
chang the place of the battle to a
State where it can be held without any
trouble. There seems to be too much
money behind the fight to have 1t de-
CLEARED. off, and it would be unfair to
sboth principals, especially the white
aman, to have a .postponement at this
date. Everybody admits that.
mo the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Would you kindly let me know LII
your sporting column why Joe McGip-
nifty, and owner of the Newark
sBaseball Club, don't get busy and get
some pitchers? all other teams are
being strengthened and he don seem
ito get any new men. Same old story as
saast season. Hoping to see your side
E1n the matter in tonight's STAR, 1 re-
1main, yours,
A DOpDTOWN FAN.
We, said our little say some time ago,
I'VE think the team needs reliable pitch
ssers, n with them would win he 1916
sEastzrn League pennant.-Ed.
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srs th.ssporting Editor of the Evening Star:
In the spring of 1907 or 1908. shortly
aafter the baseball season opened, there
appeared on your sporting page short
baseball poems by George q. Kahn.
KINDLY inform me whether he is the
sHame man who. coached the minstrel
Ishows Of L. s. Plaut s. Co. and Sterling
Social Society last season. This may
sfbe kind of hard for you to answer, but,
tneyertheless, will be greatly appre-
sciated, as I am greatly in need of the
Information. Yours truly. G. s. :.
At the .Bee Hive" they do not know
.where Kahn is. Wen publish your let
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