Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-30

else and about other things. Now
Kraft is back with us, just an ordi-
nary player, with very little chatter
about him and his doings over in
New York though, is a young man
named Mullen, who is in the public
eye. He was taken up by the hero
worshippers as soon as Kraft was
dropped. The public fell for Mullen
because it thought he was being
abused, just as the public always
falls for the tears-even crocodile
tears AS in sports, so in politics. The
public is always clamoring for some-
for a change, but 1t
never gets on a winner because it Is
never with the winner. In reality.
there is no public-it doesn't exist.
@
The Newark fans are beginning to
talk about their ball team, which Is
evidence that the Tigers must be
playing pretty good ball. AS gen.
eral thing you can leave it to the
fans to do the boosting, and they
will be there strong with the knocks
when affairs are not going just right.
According to all the discussion now
going on baseball is picking up. In
terest surely has Jagged all season,
but the boys seem TO think the Tigers
have chance to be prominent IN
the final division and it looks as If
some tall roofing is going on with
that end in view. That Newark Is
playing good ball cannot be denied.
That the Tigers struck snag in To-
ronto is admitted, but that for some
reason also there is new life and
new spirit in the team Of late need
hardly be pointed out. The fans are
quick to recognize such a feet, and If
the team comes home with success
full road trip record they are sure to
turn out strong at the games and do
some roofing for the BOYS.
Francis Ouimet will not play in the
Metropolitan open golf championship
next week and the devotees of the
game do not like 1t one bit. Ouimet
is the open champion and it was ex-
pected that he would match his skill
against the best men in the East,
but Francis is in the mountains, va
cationing, it is said. and would not
come out and take chance. Now,
too, that Ouimet is the champion of
France, he must do some tall study
ing to master the language, for to
be French champion and not be
able to talk French is not within
reason at all. However, even with
out Ouimet, the Metropolitan tourney
promises to be a most important af-
fair with the winner not known by
any means.
@
Willie Ritchie won't have 1t that
Freddie Welsh bested him in their
fight over in England. The American
lightweight champion declares he was
simply robbed, and after looking al
the moving pictures of the battle five
times he has come to the conclusion
that the robbery was worse than he a.
first thought Willie says all thai
Welsh did was to feint, clinch, side
step and run away, and that hi,
punches wouldn't even wound the
feelings of mosquito. He raves Owe
the way he was cheated, and he give.
Welsh an artistic panning. He Il
sure that he wasn't beaten by Welsh
and he is certain that he can defea
Welsh. He wants to fight him in
hurry, but he may never get thu
chance again.
Yet above all his disparaging re
marks about Welsh, and his insist
ence that Freddie couldn't break ,
fresh egg with his most terrif,
punch, Richie gives the Englishmar
credit for being tricky fellow.
welsh is master of all the trick
of the ring" Willie declared, land h
pinioned my arms in the clinches il
such way as to make it appear tina
was holding. He seldom lid an,
ledolng, waiting lor me TO come s.
he could counter and get away. Hi
sole idea seemed to be to stay Their
for twenty rounds. He did that an
nothing more"
Richie says that affair for whic
he received s2s, 100 should not be dig
nified by the name fight. but, at tina
he claims that he, not Welsh, shoul
have had the verdict. 1t was a rotte