Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-09

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JUDGING from afar the Langford-
Flynn fight of last night. the fight
fan must conclude either that
there is a new heavyweight champion
ship aspirant in Jim Flynn, who was
declared the winner, or that Jack john
son and some others are right in say
ing that the famous negro pugilist is
an overestimated Flynn certain
ly punished Langford last night, and
many believe, viewing Langford at the
end of the fight, that if the encounter
had gone much further Flynn would
have scored a knockout. Hereafter
Langford. if he was in any condition
last night, will not be the Demon
he has been styled and will get plenty
of bouts. Langford may be laying for
bets, that's true, but it isn't likely he
would TAKE such a beating as he did
last night.
Well, the site of the Johnson-Jef-
fries bout has not been determined.
Unofficial announcement has been
made thai the bout will not be held in
Salt Lake and that California will get
it. Gleason and Richard are teaming
it right" now and it looks like some
thing definite before long.
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Joe McGinnity will meet a represen-
tative Of the First Regiment Armory
today In an effort to close a date for a
game of indoor baseball to be played
some time before the eighteenth of the
month. Joe plans to pick all local men.
who play professional ball to meet Mat
thewsou's great team. Joe would garb
the players in the Tiger uniforms.
There Is an abundance of material on
hand to pick a team to play the game,
which would probably Jake place q
week from tonight, if the satisfactory
arrangements can be made. McGinnity
would do the pitching n Pop West
lake the catching. There are other
players who would make a good team,
Brice, drafted by Cleveland; Billy Zim-
norman. of Jersey City; Kid Mailing.
of Wilkesbarre; George B~ausewine, of
Roanoke; Chubby" Manser and several
other leaguers. The armory is big
enough to play the regulation game,
and the teams will probably adopt that
form Of game for the contest.
Age has again performed it's duty
in the retirement Of Alfred Shrubb, the
great English runner, who, broken
down, seeks a long rest. Shrubb was
certainly a wonderful runner.
The famous Jersey Holmdel farm.
that John DAILY and David Gideon built
up at a cost of more than $500, 600, went.
under the hammer; yesterday for $50, $50.
Nobody ever repeated the palmy days
of Gideon and DAILY with His Highness
and Requitta1.
An attempt of the New York police
to stop the Sharkey A. c.. from doing
business, goes for nothing, A part of
the plan was to smuggie a cop into the
clubhouse. He got in, all right, but
didn't calculate IN getting out so soon
by way of the window. The minion
of the law claimed he had bought a
ticket for So, though not a member. The
court who listened to the case didn't
see how the police had proven the
case and dismissed the charge of the
police.
Met Billy Zimmerman, the Jersey
City ball player, who was the sensa-
ton of the Lynn team of the New
England League for the greater part
of last year. He is working in a jewell
ry shop. Jimmy doesn't expect to play
ball with the Shelters this year but
a if he's farmed out he won't go to
the Connecticut State League, because
they use such a big ball up there-the
Victor. Jimmy has very small hands,
and says he couldn't properly handle
the sphere they use.
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There is said to be a plan on foot to
conduct boxing bouts at J%ohnson's Hall
in Plane street Friday nights, starting
soon.
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Did Jack Johnson ever meet AL Kauf-
man. F. A. l..
Yes. 1t was stated in this column to
the contrary the other night by mis-
take.-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
To decide a bet please state whether
Jake Gettman was drafted last fall.
A. E. B..
Brooklyn put in a draft for Gettman,
but on account of the one-man draft
rule that club lost out, as Pittsbrirg
beat Brooklyn on the draw, whereby
former club secured Bud Sharpe.
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To the Sporting Editof of the Evening Star:
Please tell me if Neal Ball was the
first major league baseball player to
make a triple play unassisted to de-
eide an argument?
RICHARD BANKS.
Neal Ball is the first major Lacquer
to execute a triple play unassisted
the National and the American
Leagues have been called the big
On May 8, 1878, Paul Hines,
playing with the Providence team of
the National League, turned the trick.
Ed.
at MeGuigan's
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