Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-05

! the gentleman with the reputation OF
the knockout blow either fails to show
his much-advertised punch or else is
badly beaten himself. Those who
follow the game will not have to &c
back very far to bring more than one
case to mind.
1t is said that Fred Mckay, a big
strong fellow, leads the league in talk
ing dives" for opponents. Mckay is
so proficient in this respect that he
can even fool an opponent He took
a beautiful dive, it is said, for our
own Jim Savage. although he insisted
, for a time that Savage do the diving.
This Jim refused to do, and Mckay
| finally accepted the inevitable. But
Mckay is not stingy, and he goes
looking for opponents from whom he
will take the count. He approached
Charley Weinert one night in Madl-
son Square Garden and put the prop
osition up to him. 'Weinert, who is
only a kid thought it was real
funny thing, and he had much fun IN
telling about it afterWard. Mckay,
it seems. walked up to Weinert, who
had only the night before beaten Bat
Ting Levlnsky, and said to him:
whats the matter with you and me
having a fight and I'll do a dive for
you. 1 might just as well, for I am
doing dive for all the fellows
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about it, and he wasn't playing any
favorites.
G.
OF all the new ones at the Newark
teams training camp at Columbus,
Ga, Zach Erhard appears to be the
most promising. He seems TO have
the job of utility infielder cinched, &C
cording to reports from the South
Dim is a fair fielder, but he hasn't
much of q clout. Witterstatter can
hit the ball and he is fast on his feet,
but Thompson and Smith will need
another year at least in slower com
pany before they can hope to make
good in the International League.
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The Federal League is maintaining
bold front. President Gilmore has
thrown a broadsword into organized
baseball and there is much worry
among the regulars. Gilmore says if
the Feds contracts are NOT to be re-
spected and are not legal, surely the
regulars contracts are not, and he
warns the organization men that he
will go after their contract men If
they go after his.
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Ban johnson, who seems to be
ready for the outlaws at all times,
hits back at President Gilmore. john
son says he doesn't care a rap what
invaders are going along building
their ball parks and signing up play
ers. In order to be in on the big
doings, the Feds are making a play
and they will be out to meet the re-
turning players. Among the men
mentioned as being desired by the
Feds are Iris Speaker and Sam
Crawford. Such blow would kill
the regulars" but 1t is safe to pre-
dict that Speaker and Crawford will
not desert their teams.
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One of our famous correspondents
has taken up boxing as a topic, and
presents the following interesting
article:
J. P. N:
There is great talk among boxing
fans about the ability of Patsy Kline,
Johnny Dundee and others aspiring to
the honors of the championship in the
featherweight division. We were
present, along with other enthusiastic
fans and admirers of Patsy Kline at
the fight at the Atlantic Garden, New
York between Patsy and Benny
Leonard. 1t was an interesting bout,
full of life, furious from start to
finish. Leonard made a good impress
sion. He is a careful fighter, and
has brains. Benny did not give Patsy
a chance to land his powerful punch.
and in nine rounds had the better of
the Newark Italian lad. But 1t was
good luck for the New York East Side
featherweight that the hard wallop
of Patsy did not reach any soft spot
of his anatomy 1t would have been
good night for Benny.
Leonard is q clever boxer, and was
always there to stop kline'S hard