Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-28
Gossip Of the,
SportingWorld



Jim tombstone dropped in the other
day. after his seasons work as a Ma
tional league umpire. He was in line
trim. and is even now pulling for next
season to come .~round. During a con-
v~ersation the world series umpire prop
osition was considered. The writer
suggested that the sixteen regular UNI
pires, divided in squads of four, should
be used on the different days, instead
of one squad of four for all the games
The extra expense would be nothing,
compared with the good work that
would be accomplished by this plan
Umpires best on balls and strikes could
be picked for that job and the same
would go for base arbitrators. The
Jung fellows go on the foul lines.
tombstone said he thought that a
good plan. because all year long, Wnen
close decisions are rendered, players
and harp" at the umpires
thai they are trying to favor such n
such a team to gJt into a world series.
If this plan would be followed out no.
BODY would know the umpires until 1t
was time for the game.
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From present indications no Eastern
League clubs will be represented at the
National Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues meeting in San An
tonic, Texas, early in November. Pres
ident Barrow is now on a hunting trip
in Canada and gave out a statement
before leaving that he would not re-
turn to business until the Eastern
League meeting in December.
a-4 .~.,. To- AHaCfnnftxF HHanf nIt IN
Chicago. but found that there was very
little to his interest. Larry Sutton, the
local scout, will attend the meeting in
company with President Ebbetts, OF
the Brooklyn club. They will go by
rail to St. Louis, which is the starting
point of the huge expedition comprising
minor league owners from all over the
section east of the Mississippi river.
Leaving on Saturday night, they VIII
arrive at Austin, Texas, ON Tuesday,
stopping en- route at Little Rock, Ark,
where Judge K%avanaugh has arranged
"A round of pleasure and sightseeing in
which the business men of the city are
interested.
At Austin President Wilbur !. Alien.
of the Texas League, will greet the
party with a band, and a day VIII be
spent there. Thence to San Antonio
for the big meeting on Wednesday. All
along the line they viii be greeted with
true Southern hospitality, and IL WEI
be a gala occasion for men OF the
smaller magnates and moguls. Many
OF the big fellows will also be there.
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The English boxers, whose colnihs
has been looked for, arrived IN New
York October "a. They will rest to re-
cover their land legs and settle down
TO business about November l.
1t is likely they will show in New
York first, at Tom O'Rourkes clun'
Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto are
bidding for them and d. j. Tortorlch'
of the West Side Club, New Orleans
plans to use them against stars. The
/, New Orleans club is Interested hnan-
cially in their appearance here.
Sid Smith and Billy Marehant, the
light members of the party, were busy
before leaving England. Smith de-
feated three men four days apart. His
last victim was the French crack
Gillard, to whom he gave twelve
pounds Marchant also won Q trio OF
battles. London papers say Marchant
will succeed Driscoll as featherweight
champion. Success for botn boys III
this country is predicted by English
writer's.
Manager w. Il. Ames wants to get
Smith against Johnny Coulon for the
bantam title, and prefers Johnny's own
weight-115 ringside, Marehant wants
to meet the best 1~24-pounders and then
Abe Aftell. 900
Thomas w. Chill spent a lot of time
preparing this years soccer football
Guide" It's a good one.
900
TO the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star;
| challenge Banty Lewis to fight me
for the 110-pound championship Of New
Jersey. | have been trying TO force
him into a fight for the last three
months. but in each case he tells me
go get a rep" Now, l defeated
Young Abe Attell, of Allentown, in
eight rounds for the 110-pound cham
pionship of Pennsylvania. which I now
hold, and, furthermore, l rave fought
Lewis twice and hold a decision over
him. / will claim the title in two
weeks time if my challenge is not &C
copied. AL BURNS,
Bantamweight.