Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26

| Providence has finally won the In
ternational League pennant after
most interesting struggle with Rol
chester; but there is not much in the
championship this season. 1t has
| been a poor year for baseball all
around, although Providence has had
pretty fair year. Buffalo Is a sure
third and Toronto is fourth The
season ends today in some cities and
tomorrow in other cities. Newark
second division. Baltimore is now in
fifth place, half a game ahead of the
Tigers. As Newark has three games
TO play and Baltimore only one game
to play the prospects for the locals
beating out the Orioles are exceeding
| ~ bright. Baltimore. by the way, had
the best team in the league earlier
| in the season and the orioles would
very probably have won the pennant
If the OUTLAWS" had not broken into
Baltimore. Every club with the ex-
ception of Providence has lost money,
and it is not known what the outlook
is for next year. Consolidation with
the Federal League is said to be
planned, but there seems to be a
hitch somewhere and the OUTLAWS"
are still signing players.
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The Braves are almost as sure as
sure' can be of winning the National
League pennant and the poor old
Giants will have all they can do to
hold on to second place. The cham
pionship Is conceded to Boston and
the discussion in baseball circles these
days is on the worlds series. Some
wagers are being made that the
Giants will not finish second and
also that both st. Louis and Chicago
will beat them out. The Athletics
naturally are the favorites for the
worlds series. with the odds to 4
in their favor Boston has many
supporters and the Braves are very
popular with the fans. A whole lot
Of money will be bet on Boston
through sentiment There is a
strong desire for George Stallings to
win the worlds title.
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The big college teams get in action |
today and from now on football will
cut in on the limelight Princeton
is playing Rutgers at Princeton and |
this game is looked forward to as a !
most interesting struggle. 1t is more
than a mere practice game for the |
Tigers. 1t is a battle in which |
Princeton will have to play hard
football to win. Harvard, which is
supposed to have the best team this
year, is playing Bates at Cambridge |
and Yale is taclkling Maine at New /
Haven. 1t is gridiron weather all |
right and football will soon be in full
swing.
SANITY Lewis, fighter, beat |
Jimmy McVeigh, a boxer, in less
than two rounds last night and the
sports of the town are taking the
result as surprise. Even Lewis
himself. during a visit to the Eve /
ming Star office this morning, said
1t was a sort of unexpected pleas
ure. Banty was not boastful of his
victory-he was rather modest in his
triumphant he said he was sorry |
for McVeigh, as Jimmy was poor
boy like himself and always looked
after his home. That was the strain
of Lewis's conversation this morn
ing. He had won a most important
like the general run of fighters
would be. That is one reason why
little Lewis is SO popular. He has
a large following and it is becoming |
larger every day because he always
behaves himself and always gives a
good account of himself in the ring.
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Lewis was away the best boy last |
night and he beat McVeigh at every |
turn. He gave Jimmy good whip
ping in the first round and he |
stopped him in the second round. |
He was the fighter. and he never |
gave the boxer q chance. He |
smothered Mcveigh with his speed |
and Jimmy was never allowed to |
display his cleverness. Lewis has |
improved greatly In the last month |
or SO. He said so himself today. |
He declared that Paddy McGuigan |
had showed him number of tricks |
and that he had benefited wonder |
fully by them. Banty declared he |
had prepared we'll for McVeigh and |
that he had trained harder than for |
any bout in his career. He gave |