Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-22


of Goullet and Hill win. anybody WHIT
has the least sense of fairness mus
now admit that Goullet is the great
: est all-around rider the game has to
, day, and that he and his partner Ill
deserved the nasty things said abou
them throughout the latter stages o.
the race, having won every advan-
tage purely on their merits.
feel sure that the above views CO.
incide with your own, and l am look
ing forward with interest to the com
ments which / feel sure the above
mentioned incident are sure to bring
forth from you. Yours truly,
H. r.
The hard part OF 1t is. the good
sometimes suffer with the bad. The
scenes were disgusting. That word
properly emphasized, covers the case
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A bike fan believes a six-day race
will go better next time and writes
his views, as follows, on the subject:
J. p. NJ:
l noticed an article which stated
that the Newark six-day race was
not supported as It should have been
In my opinion the race was well at
tended, considering the hard times
| nowadays. Hundreds of people who
| might have taken in the race were
| unable to do SO because they were
sut of work. Let US hope, however,
| that better times will come and that
| we will witness another slX-day race.
| | heard some of the bike fans say
they were going up to the race, but
! changed their minds on account OF
| the fact that the holidays were SO
L. h4V10
| which still remains-Newark is the
greatest bike city In the world and
| am one of those who feel proud of
it. 1 only hope that a similar race
| will be held in Newark. l read an
article In Saturdays Evening Star
| from a Hoboken fan which said thai
Hoboken would draw bigger crowds
to a six-day race than did this city.
! Why, Hoboken could not support a
candy store. Are Verri and Egg 60
ing to ride at the Velodrome next
year? A NEWARK FAN
The race drew so poorly that 1t is
doubtful If the promoters will run
one next year. Verri and Egg are
| to ride at the velodrome next season.
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D. r. Hodgdon, physical director or
the Normal Training School, has the
following to say in regard to the bas-
ketball team Of which he is director,
His letter:
J. P. NJ:
That there be no misunderstanding
about the team which has been organ
ICED at the Newark State Normal
School, / wish to state that the team
t. nF
Smith, members of the senior classes,
and Mr.. Koss. Mr. Kanter, Mr.. Gold
berg and Mr.. Green, who graduated
from our school last February. The
boys were inexperienced players last
winter, with the exceptions of Mr..
Fast and Mr.. Smith. We had our
first team and were able to play few
games. This year we hope to be able
to play basketball; however, we have
no desire to misrepreeent the team in
any way. We wish to be true sports
men and fair in all our dealings with
other teams. Our team has adopted
the name of Normalites and we ask
that in reporting the results of our
games you will call us by that name,
in order to avoid any criticism
which may arise or any accusation of
doing anything underhand.
Very truly yours,
D. r. HoDGDoN,
Director of the Boys Basketball
Team.
]. P. N:
How long is the Erie canal and how
long the Panama canal?
JAMES D.
The Erie canal is 3S7 miles long and
the Panama canal is about so miles
from deep water to deep water.
o
j. P. N:
How many times have Olympic
games been held in modern years?
AN ATHLETE
The meet held In Stockholm,
Sweden, in 1912, was the fifth revival
of these ancient sports. Before these
revivals the Olympic games had not
been held in fifteen centuries.
]. P. N:
To decide a bet, is Theodore Roose-
welt college graduate? v. E. T.
Yes. He graduated from Harvard
University in the class of 1880.
G
]. P. N:
How far can the big 16-inch gun
at Sandy Hook throw projectile?
JACK e.
Under most favorable conditions a
2,400-pound projectile fired from that
gun would carry a distance of about
| twenty-one miles.
o
]. P. Nj
How much coal does a fast ocean
liner burn In day? FERD C.
The Cunard line authorities say
that their big ships, the Lusitania
and Mauretania, burn thousand
tons Of coal each on a full days
run.
]. p. NJ:
Did President Wilson at any time
declare war on Mexico? Was 1t not
declaring war, or the same thing,
when ne sent the ships there? Which
team had the better record, Princeton
or Cornell. in the football field this
! year? NORMAN G..
| President Wilson never made any
official declaration of war. With pro-
verbal Yankee spunk he just sent the
navy and a part OF the army there
to resent an Insult to our flag. Some
countries might call 1t declaring war
for another country to send Its navy
Fleming Makes GOOdney
Quit in the Fifth Round