Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-13


great sporting man who has
been the leading light of the league fol
years was beaten thoroughly. Tie
tried. unsuccessfuliy, to get a fourth
vote, to create q deadlock, but 1t was
not forthcoming, and Newark, Balti-
more, Montreal, Toronto and Buffalo
paused Powers's downfall.
Some people call the defeat a mean
trick. We don't. If the majority of
managers did not wan Mr.. Powers, 1t
was right that they should dispose OF
him, Just as they once elected him. Mr..
Powers played politics for years, and
now has been beaten at mis- cwn game.
His defeat at this time does not mean
the Eastern League was ungrateful to
him. If Ave members of the league
didn't want him, there was sufficient
reason for them to elect a man they
did want. Powers has not been over
friendly to Newark, and Joe McGin-
nifty has every reason to feel that bet
ter things are in store for Newark.
Powers has not done much for New
ark in late years. 1t seems Pats
horpnen deserted him this time and
thxt he didn't discover the direction
tho wind and retire before he wos
s.nred."
with the intention of organizing a
permanent organization and ultimately
affiliating with the Baseball Writer'S
Association of America, which is COM
posed of major league scrfbes, Eastern
League pen and pencil pushers who
earn their salt hurting epithets at UNI :
pires n boosting corners and has
beens,'' formed an organization yester-
day at the Victoria Hotel to be known
as the Baseball Writer'S Association
OF the Eastern League. Charles e.
Sparrow, of Baltimore, was elected to
the presidency, and Donald T. Fraser,
of Rochester, was chosen secretary
treasurer. A board of directors was
chosen, n MAJ being picked from
each town to take charge Of the press
box and to see that visiting scribes are
properly accommodated.
, Those present. were j.. B.. Parke, jr.,
of Buffalo; A. r. Tucker and Donald
Fraser, Of Rochester; James B. Egan,
of Jersey City; Edward Daniels, James
Fitzgerald and C. e. Sparrow, of Balti-
more; William Perrine, Of Providence;
w. e. Hewitt. of Toronto; ]. B.. Scott,
of Montreal; John Shields, Frank B.
Ford and Frederick J. Bendel, of New
ark.
Other writer's probably to the number
of forty will be asked to join through a
circular letter to be issued by the Sec
rotary, and q card with an emblem will
be adopted. The object is to secure
recognition where 1t is now denied.
The benefits to be derived are manifold.
Some people say that Ben Selig only
counted mine" owe Battling Nelson. We
didn't notice particularly the count"
n are going again to see If the
tally was really nine. One thing is GER
tain, however, and that is if a smaller
mar like Moran car put Nelson in such
a weakened condition it is time for
the poor deaf, battered Batter to step
out Of pugilism.
Billy Lewis meets Dave Ryan in the
Thursday night. 1t will be Billy's first
star bout.
Will the secretary of the Wynatick
Club please send his address to the
sporting editor.
10 the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Kindly advise regarding the six-day
race deciding a pool as to the team
swimming first, SECOND and third money
in the pool. ]. C.
This same question arose last year,
only 1t concerned first prize. We say
again, unless 1t was specified before
Inland, that a reconstructed team be
lfuled u Of pools. that second money
I-..-L - alll-1
held the teams of Rutt and Stol and
Mcfarland and Clarke. Moran and
SRoot, therefore, finish first: Clarke and
aRutt second and Fogier and Hill third.
ED. 49,
70 the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Do you think the six-day race was a
'fake7" l.. BAXTER.
court, our tongue is tied. We can say
this, though: 1t looked bad.-Ed.
10 the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
DID Jake Gettman ever play in the
major leagues. KINKAID.
YeB.-Ed.
no the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star;
Do they play Sunday ball in Phila-
delphia? A. B. G.
fNc.-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star.
In what year did Frank Laporte leave
Buffalo to join the Highlanders?
BANGER.
In 1so6.-Ed.