Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-13

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between Park and
avenues, is mystifying. The
older boys and men, true enough, are
allowed to use the second section
grounds after 6 o'clock In the evening,
but that affords them only practise.
Aside from the ball players them
1elves I've heard complaints from cit
azens whose good money made the
park possible.
Ihey want to see games between anna
teur teams, whose players are over 16
years, and who furnish some fine ball.
They &C to the convenient place in the
park on Saturdays to see their good
amateur games, only to find little fell
lows, of varying sizes and hardly worth
looking at, playing on the good dia-
monds.
The fan makes inquiries about the
games between the older boys. only
to be told that he must walk to the
extreme northern end of the park to
ssee his games. The diamonds I'D there
are not nearly SO good as those In the
lower section of the park, and the
games correspondingly poor. Why the
small boys are given the lower grounds
is certainly a pertinent question. The
arrangement Is a joke. Why, two ten
year-old boys can go down to the
commissions office and get a permit
for a game, pick up a little side of four
or dve boys, represent themselves as
two teams and fool about the diamond,
while older teams that could play good
ball must travel farther north" on
poorer diamonds. The Office of the COM
mission today, when the the writer
asked about the arrangement, declared
the Innar p1roiInHG uyara fta hest a., A.
county. They might look so to the in
dividual so declaring, but to those who
played On them they are anything but
good, being IN the slope and not COM
parable with those in the middle sec
ton.
The rules governing the use of these
baseball diamonds should be reversed
for the coming summer. The regula-
ions are anything but satisfactory to
the players, whose fathers mons went
to the building of the park and the
fans whose taxes helped also.
The Branch Brook League will be
compelled to seek other grounds for
their games this year because of this
arrangement. At times at the games
in the northern section the crowds have
numbered all of twenty-five. It's a pity
that such a league as the Branch
Brook is compelled to gseek other
grounds, for which they will be COM
PEELED to pay a rental, because of the
foolish arrangement that bars teams
over 16 years of age from the grounds.
Exception was made last year for the
league teams, but 1t Is said that such
will not be the case this year.
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" Kid Wilson says he will win tonight.
and the fact that odds are against him
does not bother the Orangeite any. you
car count on me fighting all the time
as soon as the gong rings from now
on" he says. If everything turns out
right tonight he will engage in a num-
Der of fights in Philadelphia. Percy
Woodruff will have several hundred to
wager the Dixie Kid does not stop his
man in ten rounds. Wilson has trained
hard for the battle and will be at
proper weight, he expects.
.
Irish" Mahon win not box in New
York tonight at the Postman A. G.
with Teddy Murphy. That bout VIII
take place next Monday.
Benny Miller, who has Mahon in tow,
challenges Scotty Devlin to a bout for
a side bet at any of the local clubs
except McGuigan's, or any of the New
York establishments.
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The Preston A. c.. of New York.
wants Ben Douglass to meet Jack Dem
ming Friday night In the main bout.
Tommy Andreach Is also desired by
the club 70 meet Young Packey Nc
Fariand. Miller Will accept both
matches.
10 the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
J. want to tell James Smith that L
have never been Knocked out In my
hfe-that l q beat the whole Nc
Guigan family, one after the other in
tho same ring and on the same night.
TN bet Smith $1,000 or anything he
wants to McGuigan can't find q man
my weight to knock me out. The Kid
Ryan mentioned never knocked me out.
I remember chasing Ryan all over the
Szns at McGuigan's n night.
PATSY KLINE.
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10 tie Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Owing to the effects of my last few
engagements in the padded ring I am
constrained to remain In the hospital
for about q week or SO. during which
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left ear. This afternoon (Thursday) at
about 1880 o'clock l am to go under the
knife for an operation to my ear, which
will most probably keep me out of the
game for about a month or so, but at
the endNof that time, I assure you, /
will come back into the ring stronger
and able to put up a good brand of
lighting. Thanking o for all the
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