Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-10-05

DuSlneSS men anu piOlcoSiOlidd AhCl
were present and Mayor Jacof
Haussling. who is always present, nc
matter what the occasion, led the
march of the bands from this city
Jersey City, New York and Phila-
delphia around the field. The bands
composed absolutely of policemen
did themselves proud, and the blue
coats who performed in the athletic
events showed that the police de-
partments in the various cities have
some strong and healthy men on
their lists.
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1t was the first attempt at such an
affair on the part of the police, and
that they made a grand job of the
affair is only putting it mildly. Next
year it will be bigger and better,
of course, and it might be well
to make day of it and have
dancing and theatricals. by the po-
lice only, at night. AS a beginner,
however, the first annual athletic
carnival of the Newark police de-
partment must be stamped as a
glowing success.
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Banty Lewis, who has beaten all
the good boxers around here, Is going
out of town to get few matches He
has arranged to fight in New Haven,
and he says he has been engaged for
the opening show at Olympic Park.
We have heard something about box
ing shows at Olympic Park and about
Eddie Wood being the manager, but
we have heard the same thing before
and nothing has come of it. Any
way. Lewis says he is to open the
Olympic bouts on october IL, and that
he will probably meet Kid Boonton
there. The letter from Banty fol-
lows
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I have just returned from a trip TO
Bridgeport and New Haven ana nave
made arrangements to meet Young
Jack McAuliffe, the featherWelgnt
champion of New England. we woulu
have been matched and date set Tor
a twenty-round bout in New haven
but McAuliffe is holding up the pro-
moters for more money, which think
he will get on account of being Dig
card
I was approached by Eddie Wood,
the matchmaker of the new Olympic
Club. of Irvington, which intends to
hold ten-round bouts weekly. He
wants me to meet Kid Boonton at
the initial show. We are practically
matched Up, there being only one
hitch. that being the weight question
| want Boonton to- make 12S pounds
ringside. but the Kid insists on hold
ing out for 100 pounds ringside. TO
be agreeable. / am willing to meet
him halfway and split the difference,
and weigh in at 129 pounds r1ngslde.
AS I can easily make 124 pounds ring
side. / think this Is fair proposition.
However, if Boonton does not agree
to the above terms Wood intends to
get some other good boy in place of
him. The date for this, the opening
bout. is set for Tuesday night. Octo-
Der 13. l will let you know as soon
as the match is clinched. l am, re-
spectfully yours. BANTY LEWIS.
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There are two sides to a story al
ways . and this is the other side to
story printed in these columns a few
days ago:
j. P. NJ:
In answer to Manager Keppler's
letter in Friday nights Star, l wish
to state l could have started this con-
troversy but thought too much of my
players and Mr.. Keppler. AS he has
started it, however, l might state my
side of the story.
The Madison A. A. went to Rose
VILE oval Sunday morning with the
of playing a good team, as
Keppler would have people believe.
But that is not all. He tried to get
a lot of notoriety by putting things
in the paper which were not true, He
has a nice aggregation of young play
ers playing for him, but how can
anybody play ball if the manager is
always grabbing? He also states
that l would not play for side bet.
That is false. Before the game start
ed Manager Keppler and l had little
conversation in which he said he
would give me expenses, and I said
all right, and we agreed to play for
$40. Then he said he only had half
a ball team on the field and that he
would play us for SO. | thought SO
was not worth playing for. My boys
urged me to play, stating that while
they were there they might just as
well get into action. So we started
the game, and after the fifth inning
was over and Keppler had collected,
| asked him for expenses, and he said
he would not give us cent. He
started to call me names, some of
which the spectators heard, and then
told me to take my players off the
field.
Furthermore, Keppler is supposed
to be an AL manager, but fail to see
1t. My boys came out on the field and
started to practice and Keppler asked
me for the loan of a bat and I gave il
to him That was not all. He got a
ball from one of his players to put ir
the game. This ball got lost, SO oul
pitcher, Carl Lyons, put a ball In
play which also disappeared. Capron
keppler's third baseman, threw in his
ball, but this also went astray. Their
it came my chance to throw a ball or
the field. Manager Keppler wouldn'i
spend a nickel for q rubber ball no
alone baseball. He must have s
couple of youngsters taking the ball:
up to his house, as four were lost dur
ing the game and all while Kepplel
was calling for some one for a ball
but would not put one in the gam,
himself.
The two hits they got were ais,
wrong. Schreck was the only playe
who got hit and good score
would have charged an error.
Now If Manager Keppler wants t,
play the Madison A. A. anywher
from $40 up we will accommodate
him. If Manager Keppler answer
this letter l wish he would write /
himself, as he does not write any let
! terS to Won or any oh lIar.ros= - -