Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
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Strenuous efforts are being made
by two of the big fight promoters OF
New York and by Patsy Kline AND
his friends to have Champion Kill
bane meet the local boy. So far all
suggestions nave met a deaf a from
Kilbane, who insists on the prohib-
tive price of $500 to meet the New
ark boy. We know very well that
Johnny never got that amount for
battling with Johnny Dundee, and
that he will not get 1850 for mixing
1t with Eddie O'Keefe, but hen Dun
dee and O'Keefe did not stretch
Johnny on the floor, putting him close
to "Dreamland." That may have
something to do with it.
The Central League will not be q
twelve-club circuit next ear. Thai
much has been determined p ano
the big question now is which cities
will compose the membership OF
eight. GAINESVILLE is out of it already
and Cantor is doubtful. If the East
ern cities of Youngstown, Erie
Springfield and Wheeling take the
lead in forming a compact circuit fol
their section of the territory, Terra
Haute and perhaps South Bend and
Grand Rapids will drop out.
Heihie Zimmerman, of Chicago
still has a big lead over his nearest
competitor for batting honors in tn,
National League. Zim has an aver
ago of $3.50; Sweeney, of Boston, VIII,
is the next best hitter in the league,
has a batting average of $50.
There are no such sluggers in thu
National League as there are in the
American. Just look at Try Cobb; he
has a batting average of ALB. iris
Speaker has second honors with q
percentage of 1874. Joe Jackson. OF
Cleveland, has a batting average OF
.374, which is almost as good as the
! National Leagues best.
Speaking of batting averages. jim
Delehanty, of the Minneapolis team.
in the American Association, has
everybody beaten. His percentage to
date is .43s. However. Delehanty's
record should not be taken toe
seriously. as he has only played ir
nineteen games.
Pitcher Richie, of the Chicago Cubs
is now a few points ahead of Rubt
Vanguard in the pitchers records
Marquard went mighty strong for {
few weeks, but his pace has slack
ened considerably. Cheney, of Chi
cago, and Tesreau, of New York, ar,
running acc and neck for thirC
place in the pitchers records. The.
have a percentage of about .725.
This ballplayers' union will b.
quite different from the ordinary
union. 1t won't c~ountenance strikes
and was organized for the purpose
of bringing players closer to the man
agement rather than getting then
farther away.
Paul Kohler, of Cleveland, on Sep
TENDER 10, will start on his chase fol
the welterweight championship of tn
world, by boxing Jack Goodman
king of the Eastern welters, at New
York. Kohler has whipped Matt,
Baldwin. Kid Graves, Young Otto
Willie Richie. frankie Madden anC
Wildcat Ferns. He holds draws will
Ray Bronson and Eddie Murphy
During four years he has sustained
two defeats, at the hands of Eddi'
Murphy and Mcfarland.
Pal Moore has seen Kohler worl
out and thinks well of him. "Wh,
that fellow can whip anything New
York or Philadelphia has turned on
in years" said Moore recently
"Those boys down our way would
be a pipe for him. He's a mar.
velous fighter. It's funny he hasn'.
had more recognition"
Young Jack O'Brien has beer
matched to box Young Brown. th,
New York lightweight, at the ST
Nicholas Athletic Club. New York, OF
next Wednesday night,
Gee. but those Frenchmen are a TO
mantle lot. Maurice Provost. noted
French aviator, who has come to Chi
cago to take part in the aviation meet
a few days ago relieved himself o