Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-15

TsHERE was a rumor about town
today that last night w. La
Raue. the local physical in
~structor. WAS after the Colosseum, in
f~Springfeld avenue, as a headquarters
Ipf a club that would hold weekly box
ling stagsfthere. Mr.. La aus was said
ITO represent a following of sporting
wh9 would organize a very large
Club. The local physical instructor,
however, aid today that he was not
behind Asuch a plan. This rumor is one
of tEf many that has been going he
ROUNDS lately as to the resumption OF
boxing hereabouts. It is said that a
bly, with the object of legalizing six
rQhnd bouts will make its appearance
VI the next Legislature. 1t is TO be
desired that this bill pass, but it will
be a lard job to put it through.
n
! If confidence counts for anything
n Billy Leary mas Kid Wilson beaten
u right now. The Gladstone boy paid us
a visit yesterday and said he weighed
but 144 pounds, was shy of worry alto
getaer and was awaiting the sound OF
the gong. Billy realizes he has a job
on his hands. but says he'll be on the
4 lookout for Wilson his time, and there
will not be a repetition of the bout at
the Municipal A. C. Leary AXES up
Danny Savage's challenge for a bout,
and declares he is ready to fight him
whether or not be beats Wilson. just
before Billy left the office John r.
Gilnartin. president of the Lehigh
Club. of New York, and manager OF
Danny Savage; Sam Golden, match
maker of the club, and Joe Bintle,
f1,arlo,, I oxvronoa'c y1anaoer hovo n
They all had the challenging bee. too,
as a result of their meeting. Leary
agreed TO talk ever the prospect of a
bout with Danny in New York Thurs
day night. Bintle challenged Savage,
Leary, Sieger or any Jersey welter-
weight.
Cnippy Moran, of Bloomfield, and
Mule Finnerty, of the same place, who
are always talking of a match at 1873
pounds, would make a good preliminary
fsr p. NMcGuigan.
Newark's good wishes go out to Plat
Adams, the local athlete, who after
| years of athletic competition
that he intends to go out after the
all-around A. A. u. championship.
Plat is certainly a strong man. The
writer still remembers occasions hen
he caught in a baseball game, Platt's
binding speed. He was q marvel then.
Ed.
Local soccerites have been greatly in
aerested lately in the experiments being
made ~hereabouts with the new rubber
Orb ball, most of whom We have heard
from are fully convinced from the
Z splendid results in the five games that
1T has been used in that at last some-
thing has been found which gives bet
ter satisfaction han the original leath-
I er cover.
| One feature which speaks volumes
for the new article is that on a muddy
\ field the ball does not hold or gather
mud nor does IL gain weight, n is a
result is just ~ lively at the end of a
game and does not weigh any more
than when the contest commenced.
. Another feature is that it is ebso-
1utely round and as a result travels
true, which doe AVA with the usual
curve or English which is noticed in
0 many of the leather covers, and no
latter how rough the field may be it
as no effect on the rubber covering.
lite recently the Manchester United,
Manchester, England, used m of
sc rubber balls, n Billy Meredith
d not speak too highly of the Orb's
~ good qualities and the fact that
international board of England on
3 has seen fit to make a change in
Jules that from now on clubs may
ball other thar leather covering,
(, used in games to be played by
English association. So in view
,se facts it can be seen that a
splendid substitute for the old
cover has been found in the
ser product, the original rub
o.
of the University of
as football team declare
and Blue must be figured
championship of the East
reports Minnesota will
~mpionship of the country
DIS in defeating Michigan
the medium of calcula-
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