Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06

WY anu 4AiOulH0ii . are CiOoCN Sii-
phasis. on the fact that there should be
some law passed that would regulate
boxing is shown. It's a pity mat good
bouts must be passed up o. because
of the happening at McGuigan's, which
is. anything but conclusive that boxing
should be stopped. Six or even tell
round bouts run on the lines Gus Trox-
Ter always followed are good sport n
harmful to nobody, not ever the fight
ers.
Legislators should not hesitate to
ps SIS q bill giving us at least sIx-round
bouts properly regulated. Nobody is
10 blame for Young Foster s death.
The fact that bouts have been allowed
4. with officials not Winding the viola
ticp of the law made the promoters
more careless in the way they conduct
ed affairs.
When boys are examined by physi-
clans before they enter the ring-as
would be the case IL the bouts were
legalized-no harm would come to
them. Persons interested in the pres
n situation should use some reason.
s,s... 49,
when packages of pamphlets from
THE Western Commission Company
of Newport KY, the baseball book
makers, arrive through the mails the
thought struck me that the authorities
could put a stop to their game by
prosecuting them for sending "gamb-
ling'' matter through h mails. Base
bah men have a bigger fight on their
hands to suppress his organized book
making than they bargain for.
o
While Ad Wolgast is certainly a bet
ter man than Brown he is not a first
class champion. He's a hard puncher
n can take punishment, but he lacks
the polish we recall that Joe Cans,
Lavigne and others showed. He Is
not to be eensured for that, though
He is the best looking leg innate
lightweight of them all, except pos
sibly "One-Round" Hogan. AS bad as
the champion is the others are worse
--C-
One-Round Hogan Is liable to be a
rough. proposition for Wolgast. Do
not miss that fight at Joe Humphreys's
Madison A.. c.
A prominent place in the new Reach
Guide, issued today, is given to the
remarkable base stealing feat of Billy
Zimmerman, the Newark boy. Ac-
cord ,ng to that reliable authority no
player in organized baseball has stolen
more than 100 bases since 1896. In that
year Iiange, of Chicago. stole just
100 bases. Billy Zinmerman's record
last year with the Utica club was los
stolen bases. Jimmy made his remark
able record in 1876 games. While others
have surpassed this mark few have
done il in the same number of games.
Arthur Irwin, the peerless press agent
Of the Yankees, has asked the scribes
to" cut out calling him a scout, be-
cause he prefers to be known as a
coach" in the future. Irwin says that
the reason he retired from active duty
as a scout was that he does not be-
lieve c-onscientiously thai he was earn
ing his salary from Frank Farrell in
that capacity. 81 picked up a player
two years ago and paid $1,000 for him
and he did not make good" a Ar
thur, and u broke his heart. Arthur
probably figured that the newspaper
men were tired of having him pick
the. Yankees to win this year, n he
thought perhaps his retirement as a
scout would cause worldwide regret.
Arthur sees to it that his name gets
into the papers every day some how or
other. He is surely a good press agent.
.
Jack O'Brien, who has been oppos-
ing the National A. CTS Saturday night
show, has. abandoned the fights. In
the future O'Brien will hold his shows
on Monday nights.
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To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Dear S~port-Having read the Upper
Newark Fans item in Fridays evening
issue, suggesting such teams as the
Osborne Printing and Calendar Com
pany and the Heller Bros. would i'm
prove the Manufacturers League,
would like to state, while being one of
the organizers of the Manufacturers
League, and at the present time one
Of the managers of the j. z. Mergott
b, b.. c., that the Upper Newark Fan
is only suggesting his favorites. Why
doesn't he and several other suggesters
get busy and communicate with our
league secretary, William Larue, 81
Houston street. In behalf of the league
| would like to state hat / have adj
verified in the papers since the early
part OF January. From our secretary's
report but a few applications have been
sent in. They will likely be considered
at our next meeting. To qualify a
team must be in good standing not
only in playing but financially, and
must also have a large following and
be ready to post a deposit as a guaran-
tee to finish out the season, at the end
of which 1t will be cheerfully refunded
by our treasurer. Time is growing
short, and if shop teams dom lend in
their applications at once the leagu
may decide on a six-team league. Per-
haps some of these backward teams
wi | then regret their hardness. The
league will positively come to some
conclusion at the meeting Friday night.
TO be held at their headquarters in the
colosseum at $3.50 O'Clock. All shop
team representatives are cordially in
vited to attend. Trusting this COM
munication will be read by those most
concerned, I remain. yours in sport,
A. F. BROWN.
Press secy. Manufacturers League.