Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13

NUR private thoughts that Joe
~ Coster was more willing to quit
in his fight than the results of
he alleged low blow struck by Patsy
Kline made him were borne out today
When 1t was announced hat Coster had
departed for New Orleans to meet
Frankie Conley May 20. Coster was to
ave fought Kline next Thursday night
at the Whirlwind A. c. This is a sure
knockout Patsy has lost. Coster loses
$3.50, but what is that when he escapes
certain defeat. BY the way, Conley Is
also another boy who refused to meet
Kline. Conley's brother and Moe
Smith were to lave met to arrange a
bout some time Ago.. but the Conley
clan never showed up at the appointed
place. It's a pity these boys are getting
the money and Kline cannot get men
brave enough to fight him.
/ still believe Coster deliberately quit
in his bout with Kline. taking as his
excuse that he had been hit low. Cos
ter is a nice championship claimant.
The Twentieth Century Club has
practically closed a return match be
sween Tommy Murphy and X. o.
Brown within the next two weeks.
Murphy should prove his superiority
more decisively than ever the next
time by lighting Brown a little more
than ne did Thursday night.
Jimmy De Forest wrote to me to-
day saying that Pal Moore's injured
hand would be all right soon, and that
Pal will be ready to box Murphy as
his first opponent. Jimmy was at the
Murphy-Brown bout. and after the go
he stated that he didn't think his boy
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defeating either Brown or Murphy.
The New York boxing clubs are COM
ing to an understanding as to purses
to be paid fighters.
The whirlwind, Twentieth Century,
the Madison and the National Sport
ing Club are among these leading in
this respect.
There is a report going the rounds
in New York today that racing would
be resumed in New York this fall. As
the laws would be amended taking the
responsibility for betting from the di-
rectors of clubs.
At a meeting of the officers of the
Branch Brook Baseball League, held
last night. 1t was decided not to reor-
ganize the league, as the park COM
missioners refused to grant a permit
to play championship games in the
middle division of Branch Brook Park
The commissioners declared that they
may, however, be allowed to use the
park later in the season, but as mono
of the teams represented had home
grounds, nothing was done regarding
that plan. Alderman Joseph Schmidt.
of the Fifteenth ward, and President
Joe Lunn were the men most interested
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This ruling by the commissioners is
a parody on common sense, and it Is
unfair to those whose taxes pay the
bills incurred by the park system.
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The basic idea of the Princeton
Clubs meeting at the Academy Field
today is fine. and the club has an OPP
portunity to make the meet the an
nual classic for schoolboy field and
track athletics in North Jersey.
This meet is open to all school in
his section, and there will not be any
other such meet. and the team that
wins today should be considered the
champion of all schools in Northern
New Jersey. All help should be given
to the Princeton Club in it's worthy
efforts.
1t is a good victory for John NJ.
Ward to have q jury award him 81 900
against Ban Johnson for libeling the
former Giant star. The same fate as
Johnson's is in store for a local news
paper man and a prominent baseball
man living in this city. The story will
be out soon.
In the star bout of the night at the
Passaic Club last night Tommy An
breach, the clever Newark scraprer,
defeated Young Miller, of Passaic, in q
hair-raising battle. Tommy almost
finished his man in the second round,
but Miller had too much weight on
the Newark lad and survived the
shock long enough to finish the bout,
which went three rounds.
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The Newark Club is trying very hard,
according to reliable information, to
sell Pitcher Jimmy Cleary.
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening star:
Please print the following In your
aporting edition and ohlige: What year
ala P~ittsburg and Detroit play, and
what were the scores, and who won
the series? Yours.
WILSON NORMAN.
1870 Charlton street.
In 1909. October s, Pittsburg 4, De-
troit /; october 9. Detroit Z, Pittsburg
2; october II. Pittsburg 8. Detroit G;
october 70, Detroit 8, Pittsburg 0; Oc-
tober IS. Pittsburg 8, Detroit 4; Oc-
tober IA, Detroit 5, Pittsburg' 4, and
october IS. Pittsburg 8, Detroit Old.
A STAR READER-In addition to
our answer Of yesterday would say that
in checkers a man car force another
to jump him.-Ed.