Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25

said. and I knew there was nothing
n il from the source of the informa-
ton. That paper has been trying to
write me out of cycling all summer
but somehow or other 1t is always
wrong on matters pertaining to the
game"
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AS expected, President Kirby was
been jumped on for his suggestion
that amateur and professional ath-
letes be permitted to compete against
each other. However, athletics will
never become popular, profitable or
as big as they should be until the
amateur and the professional are per-
mitted to race, not necessarily
meetings. That is the way it is in
cycling, and it would be the making
of athletics if such a plan was fol-
lowed in that sport. Then big meets
could be held, with amateur and pro-
fessional stars, and mammoth crowds
would turn out to see the men per-
form. Another thing, hundreds of the
men who are now competing as anna
tours, but who are really "pros,"
would join the professional ranks.
They won't do it now, because there
isn't any field for their labors if they
should turn pro" But if conditions
allowed the amateur and the PRO" to
compete at the same set of games we
would see more athletes and we
would see better athletes. Then we
would get right down to the real
amateurs, for an athlete with pro
heart would be a professional and a
real simon-pure would not be in dis
pute. OF course, such scheme is
not likely to come to pass in years,
but just the same President Birby
is on the right track, as far as
making athletics as big and as
popular as they should be.
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Princeton is just rowing Yale to-
day, it is said, in order to resume
rowing relations with the Ellis. The
Tigers, we are told, are pretty fair,
but have little hope of success. Next
spring, the story goes, Princeton will
be all right, and then it will pay
Yale back for the beating it is going
to receive at the arms and legs of
the Ellis this afternoon. That, in sub
stance, is the yarn that comes out of
Princeton anent her prospects in the
display of Craftsmanship on Carnegie
lake against Yale. Yet Notwithstanding
this confession of inferiority, the
chances are that the Tigers will row
the Ellis to a standstill. College sports
are badly judged, as a general thing,
in college towns, and no other sport
would live under the false alarms
that are sounded whenever college
men are to meet. There seems to be
no good reason to picture defeat when
victory seems certain, yet just before
all big games each side sends out the
report that it is almost dead and
hasn't chance in the world. 1t may
be that Yale will beat Princeton at
rowing, but, taking the crews at
their own value, the Tigers should
beat the Bulldog, and taking the re-
ports at what such reports are gen
orally worth, it is almost a certainty
for the Nassau crew.
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Rumor has it that Dots Miller is
to be traded by Pittsburgh. Dots
himself doesn't seem to be worrying
over the matter. Just now he is busy
on his bowling alleys and will open
tourney in his Kearny Academy
Monday night. Miller is still a valu-
able player, and If the Pirates don't
want him other clubs will surely seek
his services.
Ball players are just about as lib
eral as cyclists. The Giants gave
Larry Mclean a measly old $500 as
his share Of the worlds series, where
as they received more than $4,000 each
for their bit. To Dick Hennessy, the
mascot, who furnishes so much
amusement to the fans by his clever
stunts during practise previous to
the regular games, a lone five-dollaI
, note was given, and this by Captain
Larry Doyle. Such liberality it is
difficult to imagine. The cyclists are
just as hearty spendthrifts. Wher
they were dividing the spoils of tho
"outlaw war" they shut Jimmy Mo.
ran and others out of the division
and they gave the faithful trainer:
who stuck to them an old two dollar
bill. The ball player will cry and tn,