Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-12

in fine shape. The trouble is with his
legs.
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This is the day--the Marty KAY
anagh Day'-at the Polo Grounds,
and the good people of Harrison
are going to put that town on the
map in big way. More than 800
faithful friends and admirers of KAY
anagh, who made good as u mem
Der of the Detroit American League
Club, will celebrate his first appear
ance at tho Brush Stadium in big
league company with a big time this
afternoon. The delegation, which
will be headed by Mayor Joseph p.
Riordan and Thomas Cavanagh, who
have been very active in arranging
for the celebration today, will leave
the Harrison station of the high
speed line at LEO o'clock. Accom-
panying these citizens will be Mrs
Mary Kavanagh, mother of the ball
player, and his two sisters.
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Mr.. Cavanagh said this morning
that he was sure that 300 persons
would be in the delegation. but II
the day had been exceptionally bright
and warm he said that more than
400 Harrisonians would go over to
4he Polo Grounds to pay their re-
spects to their fellow townsman.
Mayor Riordan is enthusiastic over
the affair, and everybody for miles
around says that it is the biggest
thing that Harrison has ever done,
Whether it is or not, the gay little
town across the river will get more
real advertising than has ever fell
TO it's lot before.
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Harrison owes Marty Kavanagh
something, but the beauty of it all
the toWnspeople are free to admit it
and are willing to make good. That's
the reason for the celebration in honor
of Marty at the Detroit-New York
game this afternoon. The Harrison
eolk are not going to stop with a
few cheers-not at all. The citizens
subscribed enough money to buy Cre
Of the finest open-face gold watches
you ever laid your eyes on, and a
$780,. gold fob and a chain to match.
Tom Cavanagh brought the iewelry
tc the Ev ening Star office this morn
ing and it surely .sa gift that the Har-
rison people may well feel proud.
The watch is of Howard make and is
inscribed as follows:
Presented to Martin Joseph Kavanagh
by friends Of Harrison, n. J.
Polo Grounds, y. Y.
May Z. 1914.
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The presentation will be made at
the Polo Grounds by Mayor Riordan
just before the game starts. These
arrangements have been made with
Hugh Jennings, manager OF the De
troits, and Frank Chance, manager
of the New Yorks. Jennings is talk
ing a deep interest in Kavanagh, and
Hugh says the Harrison boy viii be
come the greatest second baseman in
the country. Marty was over in
Harrison this morning and spent
most of the time visiting his many
relatives and his numerous friends.
At the Polo Grounds this afternoon
he will be the big show" and every
body around here is pulling for him
to make good before the Harrison
| delegation
G.
Jimmy MeVeigh has his own ideas
how pugilistic affairs ought to be run,
and his views may prove interesting
to other fighters. In the first place it
is McVeighs belief that boxer who
works for a living in the ring
shouldn't be tied up to one lone man
ager. Managers, in McVeigh's opin-
ion, should be hustlers. but no par
/ ticular manager should have absolute
control Of a particular fighter. In
other words, according TO the Nc
Weigh idea, the man who is able to
secure the engagements is the man
who is entitled to the split McVeigh
says he knows no one manager and
that any man who can show him
where there is an alluring match car
do business for him. From his stand
we should judge that Jimmy is what
IS known as g free lancer.
C.
| McYeigh. even with his liberia
views in regard to managers, hash,
much to do. He has one match OF
that will attract some attention
from the local fans, but nothing bis
for him is in sight just now. Hi
bout with Kid Boonton at Troxler'i
on May % is sure to draw out Z
large crowd, but Jimmy is so muci