Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-21

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wv HY colleges should object to en-
w ploying professional baseball
coaches is really a joke. They
might very easily let the charge Of
MISREPRESENTATION as regards coach
ing alone and devote some attention to
players who are not altogether ANA
yeur. One instance that came to our
attention involves a man who played
on a local amateur team. This man
went to a university in the East. He
intended to play ball next season. He
was told he couldn't play, as he had
taken money for playing. After prov
ing the allegation false he announced
that he could prove that seven out of
the veteran players were professionals.
Tha stopped all discussion of profess
sionalism. None of the men will be
suspended, though.
Several queries have come to the
writer as to his opinion of basketball
blayed ~hereabouts. To answer these
questions the writer declares it as bis
opinion that the game. as played
around here. could be greatly improved
on by a s~tricter observance of rules
thai prevent unnecessary roughfng.
otherwise the game as played here
abouts, is very nice to look at n con-
tains nothing Objectionable.
President Lynch says he intends to
exert full power over his umpires. We
hope we won't be afflicted with That
.king-of-umpires' stuff as much this
season as we were last.
we she aid "a some Referee Bet
tinsons in this land. A number of
American fighters wouldn't go more
than three POUNDS in any fight.
Fullback William Edward Munk,
the only Cornell star picked for the
All-American team this fall, has been
elected to captain his varsity eleven
rext season. That's football honor!
New York fight ans are eager to
get a look at lone Round" Hogan, the
snSt Sensation. Efforts are being
made to stage a bout between the
Western wonder and Knockout Brown
carly in January. The bout, If 1t
comes off, should be a ripper.
Leon Anies says that there is no
game like golf for a pitcher to keep
his swing in trim. Some one else says
that hunting is the best. others farm
ing, and so on. Bonnie Meyer, the
Newark Tiger. writes that he is still
busy on his farm and has been clearing
his grounds of the roots of trees. He
is as hard as nails. Every man to his
taste!
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To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Witnessed the Bergen Street and
Avon Avenue schools basketball game
yesterday, December 20, 1910. In my
opinion the boys of Avon Avenue got a
very raw deal and 1 am sure if the
boys of Avon Avenue nave another
game with Bergen Street at another or
even on their own court I wager the
Avon boys would beat them.
In the first half the Avon boys were
ahead, the score being IL to s. In the
second half they were given their raw
deal. Although they were being given
a raw deal they did not protest, which
goes to show that they are true sports.
Hoping that you will put this in the
STAR near the games of yesterday.
SO that it will be noticed by the ath-
letic committee in charge of h school
basketball league and that they Will
think it over and consider that Avon
Avenue by right ought to have an
other game with Bergen Street. Tours
in sport, j. +. b.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Please state in your paper the undis-
puted champions of Brooklyn, the
Dorian Five, would like to meet all
thams tina dispute their claim to the
championship. The actual average of
the Dorians is 100 pounds and they win
be- pleased to play any teams that
have their own courts and offer suit
able inducements. Address Walton
Brush, AIT Hart street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-Would you be so kind as
to answer the following question in the
Evening STAR: Which steeple is the
higher of the following w churches,
the Lady Help of Christians, of East
Orange, or the First Presbyterian
Church of Orange? Thanking o in
advance, 1 remain, g.. f. n.
The steeple of the church of Our
Lady Help of Christians is the higher.
Ed.
LEW BENDER-Your query does not
concern sports, so it is referred to the
Margery Doom column.-Ed.