Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01

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ERCY WOODRUFF, Kid Wilson's
L manager, called up today to say
that the Olympic Club had not
thought of a "color line" when they
were running around trying to get Will
son to agree to fight at that club. Its
since | named my TERMS said Wood
run, this color-line stuff came up.
My price wasn't a cent more than
Sailor Burke got. If Wilson is not a
better card than Burke, I'll give up"
Percy is finding it hard to get matches.
None of the boys seem to be anxious for
any of Wilson," declared Percy.
Ben Douglass is the only one show
ing and willingness. III know today or
tomorrow whether McGuigan can get
an opponent for Wilson. Paddy was in
New York yesterday looking for a man.
/ don't see Why Lawrence, Kurtz, Stein
and all the others don't want to box
Wilson," concluded Percy.
Joe McGinnity says that he is pleased
with the Sunday dates on the schedule
Of the Eastern League presented to
him. One of the problems to be
WICollCo WIN was 10 give lHG w
Club as many home dates as possible
on Sunday. OF course the team Hill
be away a few Sundays, but that is
to be expected. At the last meeting Of
the Eastern League Joe brought the
matter up of rearranging the schedule
so that it would be a real case of East
and Western teams. Thus Newark, Jer-
sey City, Providence and Montreal,
t.th 49, ,.4aI- L.. cAI1aI II &C. ~In.rAd vAt.l
be at home at the same time while
the other four clubs would be making
the swing. 1t failed to meet with the
approval of some of the other man
ayers and was dropped.
frankie Burns, the Jersey City ban-
tam, is slightly Ill. and therefore can
not appear at Jack O'Brien's Ameri-
can Club In Philadelphia against
Young O'Leary a week tonight. Jimmy
Carroll has been substituted. Jack
O'Brien is certainly having hard luck
and hard work staging this show, but
through II al AID Wolgast, the erst-
while Dresden Doll" remains intact.
Tt Is to laugh!
Moe Smith. Patsy Kline's manager,
Is interested In the new Postnan's
fight club in New York. which will
open it's doors next week with a bout
between Willie Beecher and Joe Bedell.
The club will be where the old Roman
Club was located, except the bouts will
be held on the first instead of the
second floor.
Yale. Princeton, Harvard, Cornell and
y - III 49, TT-tyA~eifx+ Of
Pennsylvania in forming an intercoi-
legiate boxing competition. We sup
pose there will be an unholy howl over
this, but there won't be a word about
football that is Infinitely more danger
Gus. Such q competition would elevate
the game.
It takes Patsy Kline three or fCrr
tries before he can get these stall
ing" fighters. 1t MAJ be Tommy
ORIOLES turn next. Billy Allen got
his, as did Young Pierce.
George Hooley, the runner, at the
request of the A.. A. ULregistration
committee. has turned in his card as an
amateur, because he had been adj
judged q professional.
Tom o'Rourke is busy today trying
to fix up a return match between Dig
ger Stanley and frankie Burns. 1t is
not unlikely the match will go through,
to be held in about a fortnight.
James Butler, who about ten years
ago was one of the best welterweights
h~ereabouts. has just died in Salada.
Colo. Butler was considered a good
man when private fights were the
vogue. He once fought a twenty-round
draw with Billy H%arbinger. George
Butler. Jim's brother, who is also dead,
was the lightweight champion of New
Jersey. Butler lived In Harrison before
going to the coast, as did his brother.
The second annual interscholastic
games Of the Princeton Club of New
ark will be held on Saturday, May 10.
."ry'' Cobb is a s~tockholder in a firm
that recently purchased an Augusta
newspaper.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Please print in h Evening STAR
why Mr.. Flanagan, of the Belleville
=. ", ppost5 MS relay loani so hoN"
He never puts anything In the paper
about the younger runners In the club.
I think some of the. younger runner
ought to get a boost once In a while,
because they have q good chance to
become something. and the others are
pretty we'll all in, and / think a boost
to them would mean a whole lot.
MR.. BUTT IN.
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To tho Sporting Editor Of the Evening star:
Dear Sir-To decide a bet kindly let
me know II Jack Johnson ever was in
the American Music Hall and oblige,
e. N. AND e. l..
johnson appeared at the Kruger
Auditorium but not at the American
Music Hall.
RNXHNG GAN~