Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-31

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ID ASEBALL and the Jeffries and
Johnson fight, of course, will hold
the centre of the sporting stage
'51uring the coming week, but there is
one thing scheduled to take place that,
although 1t deals with an autumn sport,
will attract great attention throughout
The country. 1t is the meeting of the
Football rules committee. The solons of
this game are Town to assemble in New
York to draft new rules or to modify
the present ones in such a way that the
loud complaints that have been uttered
against the American college game will
be met and answered. Nobody wants
to see abolished any game that has to
do with the development of the rising
generation. At the same time nobody
who views the subject in an unbiased
way is sure that the game is all that
can be desired for the youth of the.
land. There seems to be unnecessary
danger for the results attained. The
fierce tackling and sudden impacts of
heavy men against each other are more
conducive to bone-breaking than muscle
training.
That there will be wide modification
of the rules is most probable. 1t is to
be hoped that this year will be the
starting point in the formation of a set
Of rules that will put the college game
on a basis w.aere it will not call forth
the great criticism it does.
Either the Military Athletic League
that suspended Melvin w. Sheppard or
the leaders Of the Irish-American A. C.
- l.. H. ~ 10, tIA 1atAct laxFa1nn-
ment OF the Sheppard matter. Yester-
day the Conway organization voted that
the M. A. l.. had no jurisdiction in the
Sheppard matter and that ar appeal
would be taken to the A, A. u. to de-
eide that point. The Irish-Americans
want Sheppard to rur at their games
this week. which he cant do, of course,
IF he be suspended. The word of James
E. Sullivan, of the A. A. u. to the
effect that his organization had to sus-
pend Sheppard il the M. A. did, ought
to be enough to compel the Irish-Amer-
leans. for the sake of amateur sport,
to await the trial of Sheppard. The M.
4. L. leaders should vindicate them
selves in causing the present suspension
of MEL" Failure in this respect ought
to cause the driving out of the sport of
all who had anything to do with this
trouble for Sheppard. If the latter be
guilty he ought to be made to run as
Ia pro.
The story crops out again in New
York that the American Association
will invade Chicago this year. The tale
goes on to say that the Minneapolis
club belonging to the Cantillon brothers,
will represent the Windy City in the
American Association. and that the st.
Paul team will be transferred to Mime
apolis. The deposition of former Presi-
dent O'Brien at the recent meeting
came as a result of this scheme
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The decision of the American Foot
ball Association which controls soccer
football in the East, fining the Phila-
delphia Hibernians ard ~suspending
three Of their players who jumped local
Teams to play with the Philadelphians,
is a step in the right direction. Soccer
will never advance as it should unless
there is a strict governing body to
punish such players as Charles Fisher,
McNichol and Goalkeeper Hunt.
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Dorando defeated Johnny Hayes once
rfore. showing that the fleet and plucky
italian is the master of the American.
Dorando, however. defeated the Olym-
pic winner by a scant sixty yards in
the full Marathon distance in San Fran
cisco.
The question uppermost today in the
minds of horse racing sports is what
horse will get the honor weight for the
Suburban handicap. Will it be Fitz-
herbert. Maskette. Ballot or King
JAMES?
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Ed-A bets that Princeton beat
Yale in football in 1908. B bets Yale
beat Princeton then. Kindly decide this
bet. x. & Y.
Yale peat Princeton II to 6 at Prince
toned.
Baseball Fan-If you tell me what
championship you mean, your question
can be answered. Otherwise we do not
know what you mean.-Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
In one of tho New York news
papers yesterday II was stated that
Arthur Irwin discovered John Miller, of
the Pirates. Is that right?
JOHN CONNOLLY.
Arthur Irwin did not discover Miller.
Ed.
To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star: N
OF what nationality is Jack Lapp?
: M. A.. B.
4 Itaiian.-Ed.
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To the sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
What was Dents eco with the
Brooklyn Club last fall?
RED.
Won three and lost three games.-Ed.
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Where was Owen Bush born?
M. A. Y.
AT Indianapolis.-Ed.
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