Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-12

Ilgnt against preJuuices. 10 all IleSe
new contributors to sport Topics
we extend our thanks. Special appre-
citation goes to our kind friend Same
Bike Fanness." We assure her and
all other friends we are not discour-
aged by the feverish talk of Smith,
LESS HASH" "E. z. E." and But
tercup, incorporated" but we will
continue our fight for good honest
sport and for the truth. Yes, we will
soon have something new to say in
regard to the bike game at the Velo-
drome.
We will meet with the enthusiastic
of Orange and We thank you, J. P.
NJ, for publishing their kind COM
munication to us.
Could you inform US, ]. P. N, who
are the European riders engaged by
mcfarland to compete at the Velo-
drome the coming season? Is Kramer
going to ride at the opening? We
heard he is going to compete in Paris
sometime around April the 18th. Is
this true? Very truly yours,
S. Q. & co.
MacFarland has signed Rutt, Mo-
retti. Hourlier, Jacquelin, Didier and
Sores that know of, but he also has
options on others, understand. Kra-
mer will not ride at the opening meet.
He rides In Paris April is, believe.
and will be back here for the first
meet In May.
CO
The hackers of Banty Lewis and
Kid Boonton won't have any excuses
to offer no matter what the outcome.
The Lewis crowd say Banty is salts
fed with all the conditions and his
hackers are only worrying about how
bet. The Boonton followers. on the
other hand, say that they put 1t all
over Lewis and his crowd in making
the match, and that if Banty and his
representatives had insisted Boonton
would have been willing to make 125
pounds ringslde. That is the story as
told by Joe Benedetto, Boonton's
manager. in the following letter to
me:
J. P. N:
l bet there is o bunch of readers,
especially the members of the Happy
Ramblers, who believe the Orange
hackers of Kid Boonton have gone to
sleep. To tell the truth, we were
afraid to write for fear of soaring
Lewis and so spoil our chance to pick
up that easy $500 lying loose In Charl-
ton street. For, believe me, after get
ting the goats of Lewis and the
Ramblers regarding o return match
we certainly did not want to put our
feet in it.
II the Happy Ramblers place half
the confidence which they possess in
the ability of Lewis to beat Boonton
| do not wonder that Bantys hat
does not fit him, and it is UP to us
to take all their money and for Boon
ton to take the swelling down with a
K. o. Believe me, the Kid will do it.
Talk about what ] have TO learn
about managing a boxer. Well. ad-
NIT / am green, but nevertheless, If
ever wool was pulled over anyone's
eyes we certainly did it to Banty.
Why, / came down to The Star office
with the intention of making the
match at any cost. 1t was q stall
about Boonton not being able to make
12o. He had four suits of underwear
and five pounds of babbitt in his
pocket and only weighed 1873 pounds.
So, please, Mr.. Wise Guys from the
Hill, where does the soft mark come
in?
Listen to this tip, and in two years
Ii will be verified, and that Is, Boom
ton will become the feather and light
weight champion, for he has all the
requirements, class, gameness, punch
and stamina, and his manager will
match him against any featherweight
in the country, bar none; also against
any 130-pound boy. / am very anx-
ious to accommodate my friend, AL
derman Freeman, of Orange, regard
ing a match with his protege, Barney
Mitchell, but / am from Missouri,
and they will have to show me. My
phone, 1919 Orange, or a communi-
cation, will find me Johnny on the
spot with forfeit and side bet, SO
let them come, one and all, Rector,
Drummie, Benny Leonard and
frankie Burns, for Boonton is out
to clean them all up and follow the
game as a profession.
Hoping / have not taken up too
much of your time, and thanking you
for the kind interest taken by you
in this matter, believe me, yours
most obliging,
JOSEPH D. BENEDETTO,
Manager Kid Boonton.
So after the fight is over let there
be no squealing. If Lewis is beaten
he will have to take his medicine,
despite tina few pounds in weight,
and If Boonton loses he will not be
able to say that he couldn't make
the weight and be strong. This let
ter will always be the lie to any
such statement.
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A challenge:
]. P. N:
On glancing over the results at the
National Turn Verein amateur box
ing tournament / read a piece in the
Tuesday Morning Star about Philip
Krug, Of the National Turn Verein,
winning the State championship,
What fighter did Krug ever meet? |
have boy in Mickey belmont who
is a worldbeater. My man would
like to meet krug at the National
Turn Verein on April 4. Hoping you
will publish this challenge to the fol-
lowers Of Philip Krug, I remain, yours
respectfully.
AN ADMIRER OF BELMONT.
Coming 110-Pound Champion.
II Krug is not much, as you say
why there won't be any credit in
belmont beating him, will there?
O.
There isn't any harm in claiming
things, but the South Side High
Schools second team seems to have
excellent ground for assuming the
title in it's class in this neck f-the-
woods at least. The manager of the
team sends us the following letter
to prove his claim:
j. P. N:
would like to give you a bit OF