Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-16

WSChs ago was uhliilCd11d ~ Jam
Dillon last Tuesday night
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The Palmer Stadium, which is to
house tremendous crowds at Prince
ton, is being rushed to a quick com
pletion. II was wanted by next No
vember for the Princeton Yale foot
ball game. and the contractors have
promised to have it done. The cree
ton of the stadium has given an
impetus to sports at Princeton, and
the students are delighted It will
put more athletic spirit into the men,
and Old Nassau will likely be heard
from now on more than ever.
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Young Mccoy, a scrapper, who
claims relationship with Al Mccoy,
the recognized middleweight cham
pion, takes exception to the story by
James J. Corbett, printed in the Eve
ming Star Saturday. The letter.
j. z. N:
In Saturdays Evening Star James
j. Corbett says Mike Gibbons could
beat Al Mccoy. | wish to state that
AL Mccoy could give him a good
drubbing, as he did Chip and many
others, and IL Gentleman Jim"
wants to bet anything on a match
between the two we will cover all the
money he can get, or anybody else.
Al was afraid to get up and fight
because Mike had a good reputation.
Being that Al thinks he is now a
champion, / think he will get up and
knock EN- dead. 1 remain,
YOUNG MCCOY
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If Tom Messenger was looking for
anything easy for Charley Weinert
he would jump at the chance to have
his prospective champion meet AL
McCloskey, who is under the care of
Hugh Boyle, of Elizabeth. But Mes
senger wouldn't object to picking up
a few simoleons fighting McCloslxey,
in which event he might meet Hugh
Boyle, manager of McCloskey, at
Troxler's next Monday night and ar
range the details of a match. Boyle
is willing, as the following letter in
dicates:
j. P. N:
Just few lines to inform you that
al McCloskey (you call him the Hit
less Wonder') will be pleased to meet
Tom Messengers wonder, Charles
Weinert. l think they would make
a very interesting bout for ten
rounds. | am not particular where
the bout takes place, as long as it is
no shorter than ten rounds. / will
meet my friend, Messenger, at Trox-
ler's Monday evening and arrange
particulars. Will you please publish
this request from me for Tom to
meet me at Troxler's? | think Nc
Closkey can beat Weinert, and no
doubt Messenger will disagree with
me, but we will pair the boys off
and let the best man win.
HUGH #. BOYLE,
Manager of Al McCloskey.
They do say that McCloskey has
improved, but l saw him box one
night at Paddy McGuigan's club in
Harrison and he was hit ten thou
sand times and didn't land ten blows
himself throughout the entire ten
rounds. 'Hitless Wonder" he was
then, but Boyle has dropped the Hit
less" and now refers to him as WON
der"
An answer to Young Gradwel's let
ter is contained in the following COM
munication from Mickey O'Brien,
trainer for Jimmy McVeigh:
j. p. N:
/ would like to offer few words
in regard to Young Gradwell's letter
in your column yesterday. | am not
anxious to make this newspaper
controversy. but [ would like to say
that Jimmy McYeigh will box Grad
we'll or any other lightweight in the
world at 1873 pounds. At that, Nc
Weigh is giving away weight. | am
not McNeigh's manager, as GradWell
has stated. and he knows it. Hugh
Garland is still doing business for
Jimmy. As for Gradwell saying that
McVeigh does not want to fight, it is
all bosh. Jimmy will meet anyone
where the money is. Why, McVeigh
could be fighting every night in the
week, if he was anxious to make the
money he received in his bout with
Gradwell. We don't want to box for
peanuts. If any Brooklyn or New
York club offers MeNeigh 80 per cent
of the house he will box GradweE.
any time. As for GradwelPs end
that is solely up to him, but We want
80 per cent.
McVeigh left Newark because he
was anxious to strike town where
they paid real money. He is not out
for glory alone. Probably Gradwell
has forgotten the licking McVeigh
handed him in their last bout. Grad
well can call 1555 Market and will be
told who McNeigh's manager is, il
he desires TO know.
MICKEY O'BRIEN,
McVeigh's trainer.
This is q real saucy letter for a
trainer to write, and Gradwell may
be excused for believing that O'Brien
was doing business for McVeigh. In
fact, Mickey told me that McVeigh
had a new manager, and [ have heard
several times that Jimmy realized
that Hugh Garland wasn't able to
get him profitable bouts. He was too
steep for Gus Trox!er and Jack Nc
Carthy told me he couldn't do bust
ness with McVeigh. If Gradwell can
make the required weight and wants
to fight McVeigh, let him say so and
if McVeigh is willing to fight Grad
well, let him declare himself, Such
fight would be a good one and per-
haps Bill Brown would give the boys
satisfactory purse.
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A few kind words from one cor
respondent for another correspondent
are contained in the following letter:
j. P. N:
Being a constant reader of the
Evnninp Star [ wish to extend my