Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-26

Tho Army-Navy football game at
the Polo Grounds. next Saturday will
break all records for attendance
Every seat in the vast Brush stadium
has been sold, and it is expected that
more than 1900 enthusiasts will wit
ness the gridiron struggle. The de-
sire is very keen to see the game, and
as a result tickets are in great de-
mand. AS usual spectators have Sc
cured tickets and they are asking
only $50 a pair for SO seats, and the
beauty of 1t all, they are getting 1t,
too. Socially, the Army Navy game
is the big game of the season and
this year, with the Polo Grounds the
scene of the contest, it is more so
than ever. Old Franklin Field could
never compare with the Brush sta
dunn as place to hold this big af-
fair, and 1t isn't likely that it will
ever go back to Philadelphia, unless
it is not handled properly in New
York, which isn't likely. However,
the scalpers have secured so many
tickets that there is sure to be con-
complaint, but like all COM
plants in sporting affairs everything
is forgotten as soon as the discus
sion becomes cold.
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The Pennsylvania Cornell game at
tomorrow has aroused
great enthusiasm. Pennsy is very
confident of victory, but Cornell has
her many admirers. The contest
promises to be hard one, with the
Quakers, as usual, the favorites.
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So Cincinnati has fired" Joe
Tinker as its manager. Well, that is
not surprising in the least. Few ex-
pected that Tinker would make good
in Cincinnati, because to make good
there Is counted among the impos-
sible things on this terrestrial sphere.
Besides, Tinker seems to be a man
among men, and he has told all the
Cincinnati knockers what he thought
of them. He told Garry Hermann,
too, where that gentleman figured as
far as butting in on the playing end
of the club was concerned. In fact,
Tinker, l am told, was the only alb
solute boss that ever ruled the Gin
cinnati team for more than a day,
so how could he expect to keep his
job? To be a success in Cincinnati
you must really be a failure. If you
maintain your dignity and refuse to
stand for the advice of seven or
eleven newspaper men and a dozen or
so stockholders you are doomed, and
II you listen to all the advice heaped
upon you you are sure to finish last
in the pennant race. In either case
you lose your job, but for different
reasons.
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Potomac, the great racehorse, is
dead, and those who played the races
years ago will readily recall this
wonderful horse of the turf AS
two-year- old, Potomac won the Flu
turity and the Flatbush, which fol-
lows week later, and he won the
Realization as a three-year -old, which
is some honor indeed. Potomac was
first raced by August Belmont, but
was later in the stable of Mike
Dwyer. In his day he was rated the
best horse of the year.
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Sir Thomas Upton declares he will
startle us when his new Americas
cup challenger is finished. Ills well
to prepare us for the shock, for 1t
took us some time to recover from
his request that we change the rules
for the cup race SO that he might
carry off the trophy as easily as pos
sible. We didn't fall, however, for
Sir Thomas's suggestion, although
any number of good Americans" felt
that we ought to do Just what Mr..
Upton asked. We were told what a
great sport Sir Tom was and all that,
but we are pretty good sports our
selves, so we refused to throw away
our honest chances of defending the
much priced trophy. If Upton is able
to win it, good luck to him; but we
are not going to make 1t easy for him
by any means. This attitude may
not suit some of the "whitewashed'
but 1t will suit the Ameri-
cans who are for America first, last
and all the time-and fair Americans
at that.
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Percy Woodruff has sent word to me
that he is patiently waiting to hear
from Dan Morgan, manager of Bat
Ting Lavinsky. in regard to the 5000
side bet that Morgan is expected to
make with Woodruff on the outcome
of the Battler's bout with Young Wei
merit at Bill Browns Gym in New
York on December 2. Manager Wood
ruff already has a forfeit up for the
side bet and as soon as Morgan shows
the color of his coin Percy Will cover
the money.
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1t must be great to have such con-
fidence against such big odds as
Woodruff is displaying in Weinert in
the Kids scheduled contest with ia
whisky. But that's the way with