Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-26

circles. sir Thomas Lipton's flrst
challenge didn't meet with general
approval, and his second challenge
| was rather brutal The New York
Yacht club seems to be viewing the
situation from the business angle of a
sporting feature. It would be the
| easiest thing in the world for the cup
committee members to accept Lip
toms def and allow him to have his
own way in every detail, and then,
when the races are over, and the
English craft had won. it would be
Just as easy for the cup committee to
say, WELL We made a popular move
in giving Upton all his own way, but
we have lost the valued prize in do
army of critics that are taking the
members Of that cup committee to
task would come out and put up the
money and devote the time to win the
trophy back? There is too much of
this pro-Lipton spirit entirely. The
Baron is a grand fellow and a fine
sportsman, but We have few grand
fellows over here and few fine sports
we are going to keep it just as long
as we cam If the conditions give US
the better of the bargain now, we
surely can never hope for the best of
- f1o ~
not need the advantage to win, but
we have taken the worst of 1t many a
the time and came out victorious and
we can still trust to our intelligence
is ever reached in the contests for the
Americas cup.
O.
Word comes from Montreal of a
severe accident to Zbyszko, the Polish
wrestler, and it is likely his match
with George Zurich, billed for Mad
ison Square Garden Wednesday
night, will be postponed. Zbyszko,
according to the dispatches, is suf-
fering from a fractured skull as a
result of fall from the ring. The
Poles opponent was Lemarin. and
foul tactics, it is said, were employed.
The bout was stopped and the de-
cision given to Zbyszko and from all
accounts the match seemed to be on
the level.
j. P. NJ:
A says Sing Sing is located in Os-
shining or Albany, N. Y. B says
Sing Sing is also known as Black
wells Island. Are there two Sing
Sing prisons? LOUIS.
There is only one Sing Sing prison
and that is located in Ossining, N Y.
Blackwelps Island is located on the
other side of the East river, OPP
posite New York city
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j. P. N:
A says that if Donnelly makes
good, swacina will go to some other
team. B says that even il Donnelly
makes good Swacina will stay with
Newark If Smith keeps him.
IsADoRE MOsIAs.
My dear lzzy, Donnelly is a pitcher
and Swacina is a first baseman.
What has the moon got to do with
the Fourth of July? Swacina is pref
ty sure of his job, Donnelly or no
Donnelly. If Smith keeps him, how
can Swacina very we'll leave New
ark? Answer that one now and see
how smart you are!
C
j. P. N:
Who do you think will win Ma
tional League pennant? READER.
Sh-shl Confidentially, and from
this distance, Pittsburgh.
O.
]. P. N:
What is the capital of Australia?
IGNORANT.
]. P. N:
Can you inform me through the
Star the roads to take to Ocean Gate,
N. j., by automobile? G. c. M.
Newark, Elizabeth, Railway, liz
MI; Demorest. cross Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad tracks at grade
and at first fork beyond turn to the
right to centre of woodbridge, 16.1;
continue straight on road to
Perth Amboy; South Amboy
gal: Morgan's Station, 25.2, (use
caution at sharp curve) cross
bridge and continue through Law
renee Harbor to outskirts of Keyport,
2s.7: Matawan. S0.s; Freneau station,
31.1; cross railroad at Wickatunk sta
ton, 349; through Marlboro, S7.4;
straight ahead to centre of Freehold,
Ala; follow well-defined road to Adel-
phia, 44.9; Lakewood, 545; from CEN
tire of Lakewood go south on River
avenue, cross railroad and follow
well-defined road through Pine
Woods direct to Toms River, 64.7;
from Toms River no automobile route
is given; according to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad time table, the route
leads through the towns of Island
Heights, River Bank, Pine Beach.
ocean Gate, distance of about FIVE
miles
]. P. N:
Kindly let me know the best roads
by bicycle to Philadelphia. BEN.
Ben, old top, you ought to be able
to find your own way to Railway, so
to save space I'll omit that. The rest
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