Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19

CONSTANT attacks upon boxing
u have brought those who do not
know. any better to believe that
the game is bad, brutal II absolutely
vulgar his is certainly a great in
justice 10. a game that is surely moth
ing less in itself than of the great
est instruments in developing all that
is good in the youth of the day.
1t is true that there is a certain bad
element following boxing, but when
the bouts are conducted properly. as
the International amateur competitions
Will be tonight and tomorrow, there IS
nothing but praise for boxing and its
benefits. a course of boxing in our
public schools is something TO be
added to the physical cultureal curri-
culum, not for the purpose of making
boys fighters. but to develop them
physically. Boxing is a special train
ing. There is exercise TO be obtained
in that sport that can be found in no
other form ef-sport.
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aTcGinnity says. he knows the man
who sprung that yarn about his at
tempt to sell the club. Some of his
strorg friends here who were in need
of some money by space rates on fake
stories, and therefore cooker UP the
yarn. sent it to the Rochester and
Buffalo papers. When Joe comes to
Newark he won't nave much trouble
locating the story-tellers
id
Jimmy Britt's arrival in this country
was signalized by this: TN going to
make "a try for the title, but first of all
/ want a return match with another
former champion, Bat Nelson" The
limit is not yet. He brought a
commission from Hugh Mcintosh
Offering Jack johnson $4,000 for "a
light next September with the inner
of the MeYey-Langford bout.
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There is a rumor in major league
circles thai Joe Crisp is sought by the
Boston Americans. Joe is said not to
like his Topeka job.
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Such scenes as prevailed in the Phil
adelphia ball park yesterday, when
Umpire Jack Doyle had to run for his
head" between all kinds of background
milliles, is a problem for league presi-
dents. Umpires cannot be changed.
Good, bad OF medium, they are neces-
sary and cam be dispensed with.
Strong wire screen. with fairly big
holes in it, would prevent the danger
Gus bottle-throwing.
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From this distance, 1t looks as If Cor
nell, Princeton and Yale would finish
in that order in the boat race on Car
negie lake in Princeton tomorrow.
Princeton, SO I'm told, should give Cor
nell a pretty good brush.
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Many inoIiriaS have come 10 THIS
office as to the time the special train
would leave Princeton tomorrow.
THE special oven the Pennsylvania
win leave Princeton Immediately after
the regatta ton1orrow.' is what the rail-
road Office told us today.
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To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
The next stag at Browns gymnasium,
Ma %, will consist of all Jersey
boxers.
The main bout will bring together
Newark's most popular welterweisht
boxers, Billy Lewis and Young Kurtz,
These boys will box ten round at $40
pounds.
We have arranged for the comfort IT
the members by placing fifteen electric
fans on the side wall and have an
eight-foot fan in the skylight. Yours
truly, WILLIAM j. BROWN.
All right. Bill Brown.-Ed.
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To The Sporting Editor of the Evening Star;
Kindly answer in your sporting
column where Mcintyre went to play
ball after he left Newark. A. B. O..
Mcintyre went to Buffalo.-Ed.
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10 the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star;
Kindly let me know in your valuable
columns how to get TO the Lincoln
Giants baseball grounds in New York.
X. S. |
Will Frank Kloss, of the Ironsides.
please give this information ED.
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Il. BISCHOFF-There is no record of
the date of that fire on file in the Pub
lie Service telephone library. We will
have your information tomorrow.
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