Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07


die Root is proving to be the bear
cat In the six-day race over there
Ten teams are on even terms and tn
attendance last night Was the bigges
SO far. 1000 fans being present. Tina
Root Is riding so well in the Berlin
race will surprise not a few gooC
judges. who expressed the opinion
that Root was about through as
six-day rider. Now, however, Eddi,
comes To life aud proves that he j.
stin great rider. The same fans
who had their doubts about Root still
being able 10 so through a siN-day
/ race also expressed the same view
about Jackie Clark. They seem Il
think Clark's siN-day racing days are
/ over. and they offer as proof the fact
that Jackie quit in his last two
starts.
@
Jimmy BRITT IS coming to Newark
town. but he isn't coming 20 stay.
He viii DE here next week. for three
days only, at the Washington The
atre. and he IS booked 10 tell the
patrons some interesting stories Of his
career and incidentally sing a few
SONGS L have never seen Britt as an
acGa-. bar he vas one sreat fighter
lie 0ss almost a champion. and. in
deed seuis Il his friends claimed the
,ls-snszzht title for him. and Jimmy
cca sI.iS himself as former cham
psca. aat that's Is far as Il goes. He
ucszes Rave been thu champion i he
1aa szly been s5oen the opportunity,
cu. Us. when Jimmy vas in his hey
1ax J5s Gau4 and Battling Nelson
ws-s aiSo around.
Britt while following the lighting
saa1e- MAS known as a royal enter
tataar and a good fellow. He also
had , brother. Willus Britt. and il
vas said Of Willus that he was the
beSr fellow in the world. So the Britt
family. even though it lacked a cham
pion. Vas pretty popular at that. Now
Willus is dead. but Jimmy is keep
ing The name Of Britt well before the
public. He is said to be as clever on
the stage as he was in the ring, and
Il 50 he is sure TO make hit.
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King George of England enjoyed
the baseball game in London between
the Giants and the White Sox so
immensely that much consideration
is being given TO that most popular
pastime on the other side of the pond
these days. As whole England
didn't go mad over baseball, but the
king for one seemed to enjoy it TO
his hearts content. The sporting
writer's in the big London dailies
didn't know just how to take the
game. AS a general thing, they said
it was all right. but they had plenty
of fault to find with It. Most of them
compared it to the old game of
FOUNDERS, and others said it wasn't
as interesting as cricket. II that is
so, the baseball must have struck
those particular birds as a dull sport
However. England is talking of TAX
ing up baseball. If she does, 1t will
be great for our boys. who could go
over there every year and win a
worlds championship from our for
eign cousins. just as we beat them
in most everything they tackle us at
even tennis and golf.
G
Baseball in England would make
that country better in many ways.
It is a noble game and every man
YOU talk to will tell you that in his
day he was the best player in his
neighborhood when he was a boy.
That's what makes baseball so popu-
lar. Lon Haskell. the actor and base
ball fan, told me the other night.
I'VE go crazy over baseball because
everyone of us believes deep down in
his heart that he would have made
the greatest player in the world If
he had only followed up the game"
To prove that he was right, Lon
put il up to Jim Tenbroeck, also an
actor, and after giving Haskelrs dec
laration the "once over" Tenbroeck
gave It his 20. k Now, that makes
it SO.
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But to get back to the bail game in
London. The king came in late and
he was given great attention. He sat
throughout the contest, applauded
now and them smiled much and seem
ed to enjoy himself thoroughly. His
dress was in keeping with the occa-
| sion and Englishmen saw their king
/ for the first time at public function
in a derby hat, and he went TO the
| game without military escort and
! without any blow or buster. In the
accompanying picture, George ISIS seen
| acknowledging the plaudlts of the
vast crowd present. Close by is
Walter II. Page, the American ambas-
sador to England, who chaperoned
the king, as it were. His royal high
ness sat directly behind the catcher
and seemed to be rather struck by
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