Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-10

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Or course. no one believes it will be
necessary for McGinnity to purchase
that many men to make a. consistent
winner of the Tigers.
What he needs is a staff Of SUCCESS
fnl pitchers.
He intends to carry eight twirlers
besides himself. Out of the nine, he
expects that Lee, Holmes. Parkin.
Johnso and Manning will be the reg
Alars who will be able to hold up the
Eastern League ~sluggers, while Kelly,
Dalton, Meyer and others bang out the
hits and bring in the runs. If the
pitchers are good--and they do rot
seem to be except now and then
Newark should be in the race.
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Hymie Cross last night posted his
forfeit to bind the Kurtz-Lewis match
at Browns May %. Applications for
membership may be had at his club.
Kurtz is training with Patsy Kline,
who has started to work for his bout
with Joe Coster at the Whfrlwind Club
q week from tomorrow night. Part &c
Patsy's training, he says. will be done
IN his new motorboat, which was
bought today.
About a week ago the writer met
Jim Savage on the street. The Orange
boy was saying that as a result of his
appendicitis attack with which, by the
way. he was stricken h night he was
TO have met Porkey Flynn before, he
could not take a punch in the stomach.
Jim said he could not bear an ordinary
blow amidships without a return In
part of the appendicitis pains.
the stories NJ tha fight IL
seems Jim's start on the downward
path was from q blow Flynn landed on
inns stomach.
Though Jack Britton showed plenty
Of signs of that quality they call class
in his bout with Johnny Mario at the
New Century A. G. last night, it is
safe to say ne is too big a boy to get
down to the lightweight limit and be-
come a legitimate contender. Britton's
. good boy, but, unfortunately for him,
a little too heavy for the lightweight
class.
Manager Boyd Howarth, of the South
Orange r. c., Is to be congratulated
for his efforts in trying to land a Jams
with that Japanese baseball nine. There
are very few fans who would not go a
tfSLdnCS 10 see SuCn a game. t q
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II John r. Brush is successful in get
ting his grounds in p~resentable shape
by July he will be living up to the
reputation for speed New York is sup.
posed to have. Just a little bit OF that
speed would make his ball team almost
a pennant certainty.
EI~s%--x nAI7A~s~ - 49, -.
signing Knockout Brown for a match
with Matt Wells at the New Century
A. c. June /. This bout will give us an
opportunity of getting a line on the
new English champion.
Bob Ganley was released today by
the Newark Club. Bob may hook up
with a Southern League cam.
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Dick Curley is going to reproduce the
Sailor Burke Montana Jack Sullivan
match May %.
To the Sporting nditor of the Evening Star:
Being a reader OF the STAR and
knowing you to be the only one to
look forward to as a means of proving
the truth of an argument on baseball.
I kindly ask you to answer the fol-
lowing, which 1 trust you Will publish
at your earliest possible convenience:
A says there are two men out with q
man on third base and a man on first
base. The batter hits the ball and the
maj from third gets ; ONE before the
out at first, which run | (A) claim is
counted. B claims the run does not
count Thanking you for this favor, l
remain, very truly yours,
e. H. RICHIE.
273 Watching ave. W. Orange.
The run is not counted in this in
stence. as the mar crossed the pan on
the third mans ut ed.
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To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening star:
Would you kindly answer the follow
ing in the columns OF your valuable |
paper: The amount of runs made by
the National League and the American;
League of last weeks pool? A claims
National wins. b claims American |
wins. BY doing this favor you will
greatly oblige. A. c. DREYER.
Elisabeth, N. j.
The National League teams, Accord
ing to the Morning Star pool, made 17T
FINS and the American 1ss.-Ed.
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Will you please let me know through
the sporting page of the Evening
STAR where l can get an entry blank
for the Plainheld twenty-five mile road
race to be held there Decoration May, |
May 30. Thanking you In advance, n
am, sincerely yours, w. H. MEYER.
ss2 Clinton venue city.
Write to registration clerk of the A.
A. u. at n Warren street, New York.
Ed.
10 the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Kindly nave an announcement in your
paper that Percy Reeves's address is
wanted at once, or have him write Jim
Prendergast. Forest Hill B. 3, c.. sss
Mt. Prospect avenue Yours in sport,
B. MAYER, Secretary.
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To the Sporting Editor Of the Dvenins Star:
Please give US a name for a baseball
team. The ages of the players are from
50 to 10 years. M. K
victorias would make a good name.
ED.
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There Is a letter AZ CHS once fer Jim
EayaGs.-Ed.