Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-15

more than a passing chance.
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| The first Princeton-Ya game,
which is TO be held at New Haven
| Saturday, May 81, is just far enough
/ away to give the Tigers sufficient
practise to round into form. Even a
defeat in the opening game, if the
contest were well played, would not
be so terrible a shock, for Princeton
has lost before and then came back
with two successive victories.
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For what he can do, Johnny How
ard, of Bayonne, gets mighty little
attention. He seems, in a way, to be
just about as clever at keeping his
in the ring. 1t doesn't pay, of course,
to be so prudent, and perhaps it isn't
his fault at all But the fact remains
that Howard hasn't been in the lime
light much, although he has proved
himself to be the very best middle
weight in the State. He beat Dave
Kurtz twice in a most positive man
ner, although Kurtz's followers on
| one occasion tried to "shoo in" their
man in the last round of the bout.
and some Of them even declared af-
| terward that Dave was entitled to
draw Howard, however. won ham
Oily. yet Kurtz still has a suspicion
that he could beat Johnny if given
another chance. We might add,
that's what they all say, the losers.
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Howard. by the way, is going to get
into harness next Thursday night,
when he meets George Ashe at
Browns Gym in New York. Ashe is
not a wonder. by any means, but he
should prove an excellent background
to show Howard off to advantage.
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Not long ago Harry Konweiser, who
is more or less interested in pugilis-
tic matters, local and otherwise. but
who has no particular interest in
Howard, remarked in referring to
Johnny:
There is good. clean boy who
can fight streak, is clever and all
that, and who should be getting big
money for his services, still he is find
ing it difficult to even secure a match
at one of the mediocre New York
clubs.
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And such is all too true There is
something really peculiar about New
Jersey boxers. They are either rushed
to the front and overmatched before
they have properly matured like. for
instance, Jimmy Handler and Joe
Handler, and later Patsy Kline, or
else they are kept so secretly in the
background that a fair opportunity
TO display their ability is never in
sight. Such is the case of Howard.
He has a nice young man who looks
after his business, but what he wants
is a good, live, publicity seeker who
Will press-agent him into a few fat
purses-a la Silent Dan" Morgan or
Little Dan" McKetricll, for instance.
That's what Howard wants, and his
present manager can do it if he will
only make the effort.
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! What is a two-cent piece dated 1866
worth, and a three-cent piece dated
1868. with the numeral on the back
L. u.
The first coin has no premium.
The second is worth from thirty to
thirty-five cents, provided it is of sill
yer and not a nickel three-cent piece,
with a head of liberty.
; j. P. N:
Would like to know how old Harry
Swaclna, of the Newark Club, is. Did
he play with Pittsburgh?
e. BROWN.
Harry says he is % years old. He
played with the Pirates for part Of a
| season.
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With three men on bases. the
batter hits to an infielder, who throws
the ball over the first baseman's
head. Men on second and third
bases scored. 1 understand when the
; bases are full each man must ad-
! vance a base, when the ball is hi
' fairly According to the ground rule
p the runner is entitled to an addi-
tional base, if he makes it. The op.
posing team claims man on second
should have stopped on third base
. Furthermore, no protest was made
) during the game, but several days
e later. Therefore, l would like tC
know IL a game can be protested or
a point which was not questioned
during the game. r. F. NJ
OF course, both runners are emit
u tied to score. 1t is not customary t
L protest games two days after a con
p test has been played, and, as rule
d protests are consigned to the waist
$ basket anyhow. Win your argu
!, ments and your ball games on tn
diamond. boys.
J. P. NJ:
q Please name the three LEADING
n pitchers and catchers of the majo
r leagues. Also tell me if Billy an
9 Eddie Zimmerman, of the Newarl
team. are brothers TROJAN.
It's pretty hard to name "thre
9 leading pitchers and catchers," bu
It three of the leading pitchers an
It eatchers are christy Mathewsor
p Walter Johnson and Joe Wood