Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08

young boys VINO are e4peflenclHS
their first year in football and to
expect their coach to develop first
year material into championship
class would not only be unreasonable,
but would be placing the coach on a
pedestal and making him a past mas
ter in his line. All other things be-
ing equal, the Barringer team this
year should be on q par with Cen
| trails team of last year, when the
poor old Barringer team beat them
40 to 0. Conditions are reversed this
| year, because Central has an ex-
perienced team and Barringer is en-
tirely new with one exception, yet
the Central team only tied the novices
by a fluke. If you will look over the
names of the East Orange and Mont
clair teams you will learn that they
are the same teams as last year. 1t
| is true that SwitZer is missing from
| the East Orange lineup. but the
others are all there. Barringer is
! practically and in realty brand new.
Football teams cannot be expected
to win purely on the records and
prestige of bygone teams. Another
important fact you must remember:
There are now four high schools, and
football talent is necessarily scattered
among these four schools and not
centralized as in the old days. want
to make q suggestion that / think
will meet with your approval AS
the game for the city championship
resulted in tie and has caused some
controversy as to the relative merits
of the teams, why not advocate an
other game this season and settle the
question of supremacy. 1t is not too
late In the season, 1t would not con-
fiict with schedules and the game
would draw well. If you will agitate
this matter in your valuable columns
and In your potent way, you will soon
find out who's afraid. RUG BEE.
Poor old Barringerl" In my article
of Wednesday was not meant for
cruel thrust at the high school foot
ball team. Indeed, we rather admire
Barringer, as we used to admire
Newark High, and We always en-
joyed her big games as much as the
big college games. In a way, we are
sorry for Barringer because she Is
not as good as she used to be. and
for, as you say, there are more schools
In the field at the present time,
which, necessarily, is bound to di-
vide the athletes. Your suggestion
for another game between Barringer
and Central will hardly come to pass.
Notwithstanding that there isn't a
thing In the way, it isn't likely that
the teams will play again this sea-
son.
J. p. N:
In your issue of November you
quote George McDermit as stating
that Eva Tanguay was born and bred
on Commerce street, Newark, N. J.
Eva Tanguay was born in Marbleton,
province Of Quebec, Canada, In 1873
She might have lived here, but I re-
member when she used to dance at
smokers in Holyoke and Lowell,
Mass, and other down East cities.
The same night you answered "Billy-
boy that you did not know what
Thanks for the lobster" means. Well,
for your information, as we'll as for
the edifcation of "Billyboy," it comes
from Paris. over in the frivolous
city they say, "Merci pour le homard."
1t means nothing, which is twice as
much 81 should worry" Some time
ago a reader in a New York paper
wanted to know where "Canuck"
came from and what 1t meant / an
swered the query and will repeat 1t
here, as the inquirer gave a Newark
address. In 1859 the Duke of Con-
naught sent a regiment to Canada to
fight for England against the French.
After the war the British crown gave
the soldiers who wanted to stay In
Canada land grants, with certain
other privileges. Those who accepted
| the land were styled "Connaughts,"
but the French called them Con-
nauks," as sthe Connaught men usual
| ly style themselves Therefore, the
! word stuck to the Connaught soldiers
| and their descendants, some of whom
married French girls. 1t Is q common
occurrence in Quebec to meet a Micky
| Farrell a Paddy Walsh or a Barney
Finnegan who can't talk word of
English. Why American people insist
| on calling all Canadians "Canucks" is
| a mystery. Another curious thing is
why Educated" Americans will claim
! that q "Canuck" Ia a French Cana
dian But, you see, outside of base
| ball and politics, our erudition Is
painfully wanting.
Thank you for the correction on
Eva Tanguay and for the information
anent the lobster and Canucks.
| c.
]. P. N:
Your paper has been picked as one
OF three that would be an authority In
answering the following question:
Which of the following streets In their
respective cities has, through tests
that have been made. shown the
| greatest number of people to have
passed their corners in one day of
| twenty-four hours: Broad and Mar
ket streets, Newark, N. j.; State and
Madison streets, Chicago, ILL.,; Times
/ Square, New York city. I am a resi-
dent of Newark, and having always
been a continuous reader ofs The
Evening Star, would thank you to
publish the answer to the above In
Saturdays edition If possible.
A. S. CRONHEIM.
Times Square, New York. is con-
coded the busiest corner in the United
States. Broad and Market streets
Newark, is next.
j. P. NJ:
Is there any premium on a IS bill
dated january IA, 1885? 1t has q
brown back, having green centre
with the number 1888 printed In 1t.
JOSEPH POD.
| Consult some of the coin dealers;