Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-03

tney VIII surely appear In the main
bout at his Harrison club next Monday
evening, he stated. 1t was said yester-
day the Olympic Club had secured the
two. They will meet at catch weights
end Elizabeth sports have sent for a
block Of tickets to see their pride per-
form.
According to McGuigan, he lost about
forty-eight hours of sleep trying to Sc
cure the two. and it was not until 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon that he
was successful in getting them to sign
the necessary papers, and he was will
ing to stay awake until Monday night
to make sure he would not lose the
fight.
The signing of Hurley and Bender
for McGuigan's Club for Monday night
after announcement had been made
that the men would meet at the Olym
pic Club Tuesday night has caused
quite a bit of bad feeling between the
Two clubs and mixes up those con-
cerned In a pean way. Charley Hum
nell, OF the Olympic club, told ms that
lenders manager. George Carroll, had
agreed with Jimmy Kelly, who is lnak~
ing the matches for the club, on SatGr-
day night to meet Bender. Again on
Wednesday night as late as il o'clock
he said yes again, and the announce
lGent was made yesterday III the news
papers. That made it appear there was
q Niger in the woodpile some place,
50 the writer called up Abe Prieskel,
who represented Frank Frayne, Hur-
ley's ma in the dealings with the
Olympic Club. Abe was much put out
over the affair, and his explanation
clears him, in my mind, and should III
others, too. Abe stated that he d
business in Newark Wednesday after
neon and Frayne asked him to close
the deal with the Olympic Club for hin
Tor Tuesday nights bout, Irieskel met
the Olympic representative and every
thing was agreed to for the bout.
While | was in Newark somebody
representing himself as Carroll, OF
Elizabeth, Bender's manager. called up
Frayne ard told him that he would
not fight at the Olympic Club. Frayne
took che message as from Carroll.
About an hour after the call Paddy
Michigan made his appearances; told
Frayne the same thing that he had
heen told over the phone. Frayne
thought, Of course, Bender wouldn't
ltBlit dl liC Wy lllEiC SA0p, Yin an
McGuigan asked him to let Hurley
tight Bender he agreed and posted a
$50 forfeit. I returned later and told
him the olympic Club match was all
right and then learned all l have told
O Frayne was for calling off the
match, but 1 would not stand for him
losing the $50, as no blame attached to
me or our camp ] feel fight fans will
rlao1 Tho hlo xx-tanCa II hplonOC If
can easily be placed. The Olympic
people are sore clear through.
Q
Billy Howatt. the former Arlington
A. A. shortstop, has signed with the
Tacoma club. of the Northwestern
League. Howatt was one of the speed
lest shortstops hereabout when cover
ing the territory between the halfway
and the three-quarter stations for the
suburbanites., He is a good hitter and
a wonderful fielder. He went to Ia
coma, Wash, last fall to engage in the
dry goods business, and made such a
favorable impression on Manager
Lynch, of the Tacoma club, that he
has been signed. His many local semi
pro friends, as well as fans, will watch
his career with interest and wish him
the best Of success.
Full returns of the all-star show to
be held in Tom O'Rourke's American
A. c. in. Philadelphia next Wednesday
night will be read from the stage of
The Empire Theatre, according to Man
ager Leon Evans.
More than 100 Newarkers have writ
ten to the management of the Ameri-
can A. c. asking for reservations for
the all star show. Many of them are
Patsy Kline rooters.
o.
This week has produced two stories
where women have attended prize
fights. Nearly fifty witnessed the bouts
at the Douglass A. c., in Philadelphia,
early in the week. Last night we had
a fair one as a spectator at McGuigan's.
II Paddy had a real press agent, we'd
fix the blame for the stunt quickly.
The original plans for the new Velo-
drome bicycle track have been found
to call for a too expensive plant-s16,0oO
and they were withdrawn from the
building superintendent's office today,
80 that changes can be made to bring
their cost dow to $4,000.
o
Johnny Nee. who will be a Tiger next
year, writes to a Newark friend saying
that 1T won't be long before we will
be thinking about high skies. wingy
balls and bad umpires." That's a new
expression.
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To tho Sporting Editor Of the Evening star:
Kindly publish in Fridays STAR: Kid
White, the pride of Down Neck"
knocked out Kid Cless in the eighth
round Of a private fight. The 1856 fan
were we'll pleased. They included some
local business men. White will fight
at some big club In the future.
MANAGER w. BOYLE.
o
70 the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
A bets B that Rabbi s. Foster did
not speak at the Eighteenth Avenue
Public School commencement exercises
npesday night. Who wins9
A AND 3.
xsns.-Ed. "