Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-25

up in the following letter:
J. p. N.
Some time ago I read in your col
umns that you were for starting an
amateur association similar to the
Irish-American club and the New
York A. G. | favor such an assocla-
ton for Newark, as ] think that this
city has the proper material and IL
needs the right care to deve op. we
have many famous athletes, such as
Plat Adams and Donald McDougall,
the amateur bike rider What we
want is a starter and the spirit is
here and wish you would get this
idea to the proper people and get
things going, making a big boom for
athletics in this great city of ours.
1t would make a good start for get
ting ready for the Olympic games in
Berlin in 1916. Let's hear some more
of the above.
l wish to thank you for not pub
fishing letters sent you In regard to
my letter, which you said was too
strong for publication. You did right.
/ am in receipt of an excuse from the
party that sent the statement that he
was just trying to play joke on me.
That is a poor excuse, althou it
wish you would acknowledge / and
give him a call for it.
JACK SELLER.
There is no reason why Newark
shouldn't have a big athletic club, to
which our famous performers could
belong. AT present the New York
clubs get the benefit of the efforts of
the Newark athletes, and the city
loses much healthy and desirable pub
LEFTY. Local papers. of course, tell
about the performances of the local
boys, but the outside world, as gen.
eral thing. knows the athletes as
members of this or that New York
club. Your friend is fine fellow,
Jack, and you ought to be proud of
him
A few kind words for Lafayette
Street School are contained in the
following communication:
J. p NJ:
In Sport Topics" | notice that
Three Maidens' take exception to
the Boys Industrial School being
chosen as the school developing the
best basketball players and that they
blow about the ability of their own
alma mater in turning out good play
ers. All credit to them. However. /
take advantage of this discussion to
write of the prowess of LAFAYETTE
Street School in the development of
athletes. | am a graduate of this
school, and, as. such. | felt it my
duty to place it in the eye of the
sporting world in order that it may
receive its due athletic honor. I am
douhly DESTROYS to write. since. here
tofore. the school has been given very
little attention in the way of sporting
publicity. Although. not as fortunate
as other schools which POSSESS gym
nasiums, the Lafayette Street School
has turned out three of the best bas-
ketball PLAYERS In the high school
circles this season. namely John
Leonardis, Joseph Cirlincione, both
of East Side, and CAPTAIN Warshaw-
sky. of Barrineer The records of
these boys speak for themselves.
Leonardis and Cirlincione have made
history down in East Side Watch
these Youngsters next year.
Warshaws<y is. from all can hear.
considered the cream of the Barringer
quintet. | have heard that he was
one of the headiest PLAYERS in The
Interscholastic and City Leagues.
Here's luck and best wishes to him
and the East Side boys, that they
make a more brilliant record next
year. and thereby raise the dear old
yellow and blue standard of LafaN-
cite Street School to still higher
place. The same goes for all other
Lafayette graduates who are taking
part in athletics.
| hope that this has not taken up
too much of YOUR valuable time !.
r. NJ. and hone to see it in print,
as it might bring back the memories
of the golden days spent at Lafay-
cite to some of YOUR readers.
Fl. NJ. S.
!. P. N;
have nickel dated 1870 Does ii
carry a premium? N n. G..
There is no premium listed on your
coin.
j. p. N:
I am DESTROYS of obtaining a posi-
ton repairing and installing fire alarm
boxes with the city of Newark 7 am
experienced in that line To whom
should I write concerning the matter?
BEST WISHES.
Address the Civil Service Commits
sion. City Hall, Newark, for your
information.
C
FIGHT FANS OF THE HILL-You
boys are entirely too fresh. 1t Is al
ways the way-give you an inch and
you take yard. Write about sports
if you want to. but leave personalities
out of the argument.