Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-09


some time ago that Young Gradwell
was boxer in England. You were
just as much wrong when you pub
lished that as you were when you
gave McVelgh the decision. Young
Gradwell came to this country when
he was seven years of age and
worked himself up right in Newark.
He is a gentlemanly young fellow In
every way. leads good clean life
and has the respect of all his ac-
quaintances.
From few of Gradwell's followers
T. SHAW.
Sorry, Theodore, but your man was
beaten by McVelgh and that's what
nearly everybody says who was there.
haven't thing In the world against
Dan Morgan OF his men. Dan
"welched" on a bet, but they tell
me he is sorry he did. Never said
Gradwell boxed in England. You
must be on the wrong track. AS
you say Gradwell is a good. clean
living fellow, but he had some marks
on him after the McVeigh fight, for 1
saw them. Now, didn't witness the
Mcveigh-Gradwell fight. but all the
good judges who were there and
some of them close friends of Grad
well, tell me that McVeigh earned the
decision fair and square. Be sport.
and when you're whipped admit it,
Mr.. Shaw.
Poor Little Jeff" is in trouble
again. He picked on Brother Sim
mons, and now Brother Simmons
comes back strong at Little jeff
Mr.. Simmons says:
j. p. N:
The article of Little Jeff's" in the
Saturday Evening Star saying he en-
joyed a big laugh over reading
Brother Simmonss letter (of Rescue
Home) on the Gradwell- McVeigh
fight is certainly big joke and not
worth the space your paper gave to
it. He finishes his letter with yours
for good sportsmanship," then signs
Little jeff" Surely fictitious
name to a letter isn't good sports
manship. He is quite sarcastic and
tries to be personal, which he I'M
doubtedly Is not. He talks too much
about Brother Simmons and tive
tramps fighting for bed at his faith
er's camp (Rescue Home). He is so
well posted on this subject that 1t
would lead one to believe he had en-
gagged in just such an encounter with
some other down and-outer for a bed
at above place. But why talk about
that. The Rescue Home doesn't con-
Germ me in the least. Certainly not
as much as it does him. The discus
sion was about the Gradwell-McVeigh
bout, and he has hit on the wrong
topic. His letter does not show good
sense.
Trusting Gradwell and McVeigh
will meet again in the near future,
beg to remain, respectfully yours,
c. F. SIMMONS.
Outside of losing his goat" Brother
Simmone Is on the wrong side of
the argument. Little JEFF may
have been severe. but he means well.
c.
Young Pavese will fight Bob WILL
Jams. Sure Mike. Jack Boyon, his
manager, says so in the following
few well-chosen words:
j. p. N:
Just q few lines in answer to VIII
Brown, manager of Bob Williams, the
Albany scrapper l thank him very
much for the credit which he gives
Young Pavese for having knocked out
his man, all of which Pavese de-
serves. Pavese accepts the challenge
and Is willing to meet Williams at
any club offering the best induce
ments. 1 would like to say In favor
of my man that Pavese is clever and
a hard worker, always giving plenty
of speed and action for the benefit of
the fans. Although Pavese Is young
at the game he has met some of the
best men in his class, has never been
beaten and is confident that the bout
with Williams, if made, will be an
other to his credit.
Please address letters to
JACK BOYON, 1879 Rose street, city,
Manager Young Pavese.
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Worry as to whether the Federal
League is to strike our town is at
hand. The following letter deals with
the subject:
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1t is a bit premature, of course,
but doesn't it follow that Newark
could not support two ball teams?
Or, in the event of our entering
major league circles, would the In
ternational franchise be transferred
AS big as Newark is as a baseball
town, it doesn't seem to turn out as
consistent a crowd as would warrant
two rival teams. At least, I think
so. Please advise if I am wrong.
The attendance at the Saturday and
Sunday games last summer was not
what it should be. Situated as near
to the seashore as it is, Newark peo-
pie preferred to hop over to the shore
to cool off during the hot spell. The
situation Of the grounds doesn't help
matters, any, either. At any rate, if
we are to get big league ball in the
future, let us hope we get attrac-
lions to bring out all the fans all
the time such as a park in a con-
venient place and players like Harry
Smith, Zimmerman, Dalton, ETC., to
fill it. Don't expect much, do I?
If your columns are a go-by, 1t
really seems as IL cycling creates a
sharper local interest than baseball,
Judging from the correspondence of
due to the fact that rivalry is more
pronounced at the track than gen.
orally on the diamond. At the Velo-
drome different people favor various
riders. while at Wiedenmayers Park
we all root for the Tigers against dis
tant rivals. But I must admit that
cycling is some attraction and don't
see how those Kramer and Rutt
matches can be resisted. 1t is prob
ably due to such famous races that
the Velodrome packed away a record
crowd when Bailey met McDougall
last fall, while at the other end OF
the trolley, line our Tigers played
Washington q. splendid game before
a rather small crowd.
But wait until next season. Many
fans probably will board the first
South Orange avenue car that han.