Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30

stopped. He played whole hog when
thinss were fiourishing, but just as
soon as he discovered that everything
was all off he was willing to do any
thing to square matters. Amy num-
Der of persons had finger in the anti
racing pie, but Mr.. Belmont, who was
the biggest man in the game, was
really responsible for, its demise.
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The saying is heard every day that
If William c. Whitney had lived
racing would never have died. This,
perhaps, is SO, for Whitney was a
power in racing, and he was a power
behind the sport. However, the game
was getting entirely too big and the
betting operations too open. The
racetrack was the gossip everywhere
even In the home. Perhaps 1t is best
that there was a lull. The mistakes
of the past will probably be avoided
in the future. AS a keen, enjoyable
sport, there is nothing more salts
flying than horse racing. To go to
the racetrack and watch the ponies"
run is delightful pleasure. and to
have wager down on the winner is
an inexplainable ecstasy,
C
The women, bless them, are to hold
their golf tourney at Baltusrol May
20 to 20, inclusive. If there is any
thing more quietly interesting than
women's golf tournament we would
i like to hear about 1t. For that very
good reason the dates in May named
for the competition are sure to find
us up in Baltusrol looking over the
green.
The women will find Baltusrol a
most difficult course. Some of the
very expert golfers do not fancy the
links, and declared to be IAN I'm
scientific Course" 1t is a high-score
links. but 1t is besides a most beau
tfful stretch of property Both Ed
ward Ray and Harry Vardon, the
Englishmen, spoke highly of Baltus-
rol after their match there with
George Low and Alec Smith.
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A local baseball fan writes me as
follows concerning the Manufacturers
League, In the hope, as he says, Of
stirring the promoters to action:
j. P. NJ:
have been reading in your column
about the Federal League and other
leagues, but not one word about our
own city league, the Manufacturers
League. which seems to have busted
up since Clarks will not support a
team this year. Splitdorf will move
away. Westinghouse, after winning
one pennant and losing some of its
stars, loses heart, and Hyatt, after
losing her star team, which took the
pennant two years in succession, and
! having loser this past season, drops
out, and leaves only General Elec-
trio and Croker & Wheeler. Some
other new teams will have to Join or
the league will go under This league
has turned out lot Of stars, be-
sides furnishing good baseball, and it
seems a shame it must go under.
With personal registration by the
players at the leagues meetings. il
would stop all Illegal padding, as In
lOIllSI SSdSOnS.
Hoping this letter will arouse the
various teams to some action, and
hoping to see the league going this
season, / remain
A MANUFACTURERS FAN.
The Lord helps those who help
themselves. If the Manufacturers
League moguls will only furnish a
little information the desired publicity
will be Forthcoming. The league, we
might add, is fortunate in having such
@ live wire" as the writer of the
above communication on the job.
G
The following letter on the Central
High East Orange basketball game
gives the Central High view of 1T:
J. P. N:
Just line in reference to Central
Hlshs victory over East Orange
| Wednesday Now ]. P. N. Won
cannot imagine what rough tactics
| East Orange used. The captain was
especially Understandable. After he
overheard boy tell Coach Sargent,
OF Central, that Central had East
Oranges goat. the East Orange can
tain said: Shut up, or I'll smash
you, too Now, do you think that
was right? These East Orange fell
lows are hard bunch. Let me tel
you here that the East Orangites
knew AFTER the game that the Cen
tral team was the class, but thew
only wanted to show off. They would
often call time out" to question the
decision of the referee, who, by the
way, ought to be awarded a media
for the way he officiated. The Eas,
Orange players didn't know what tc
say, but wanted to keep bawling
: often when a Central man would
, come down the court an East Orange
player would come from behind ant
! trip him.
| Another occurrence of interest at tn,
) game was the presence of Cavanaugl
and McDermitt, the st. Benedict's
supposed-to-be stars. They yelled t.
the East Orange players. Kill Lehr
hoff." Why discriminate? The Who'll,
= Central team is composed of Hebrews
! namely: Leftkowit. Safer. Shar-
! toff, Abramson. Singer and Lehrhoff
! Some class. Ell?
! I do not want to relate what tn,
club to which Lehrhoff belongs dit
to Cavanaugh and McDermitt.
certainly was shame
What do YOU think of my WRITING
j. P. N. and how do you like thu
Central team? Yours truly.
+, AN HONEST SPORTSMAN.
: Your letter is very fair. as is you
Q handwriting. You are also just abou
r as fresh as you are fair. fact tina
accounts for your popularity.
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a A middleweight looking for fight
picks out Gus Troxler's Institute a
: the most desirable place for his oper