Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-04

Really it was almost too strenuous
an evening for them. But that's
what makes the game. everybody
says. so every knock of the judges
is a boost for the magnates. 1t
doesn't seem fair. though, for the
well there isn't doubt, and that
they make mistakes, just like all of
Us. is equally true. But nobody can
| tell me that a fan with a favorite in
the grand stand can pick winner as
well as can the five judges, who are
keen on picking the winner, not the
one they would like to have win.
| The finishes last night were close,
indeed. | could not say with any
positiveness just who won between
Rutt and Grenda in the heat, and be-
tween Rutt and Cavanagh in the
final of the Disappointment Stakes.
l believe the official judges picked
the right winner in each instance
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The Evening Star newsboys en-
joyed the racing immensely. They
made lots of noise, of course, but
they all behaved like little gentlemen
and Messrs. Million and Uppercu say
they will give them another treat be-
fore the season is over.
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The yachting sharps are taking TO
that the Resolute will be chosen as
the Americas cup defender. This
even after the Vanitie's show of speed
and victory in the first clash. In the
second clash, yesterday, the Resolute
was the winner. The other yacht to
have a try in the preliminary trials is
the Defiance. This boat is being over
hauled in many ways, but it is said
the craft will be ready for the first
real test off Sandy Hook next We'd
nesday. The Resolute seems to be
the favorite boat, in way, and 1t is
believed that she will be chosen to !
defend the cup against Sir Thomas
Upton and his freakish Shamrock ".
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Upton has built a yacht that may
put us in the shade, and if such a
thing comes to pass it will please
our great American sportsmen so
much that it is doubtful if an effort
will be made to win back the cup for
some time. once in hts possession, !
Sir Thomas isn't likely to put any
grease in our way to make our efforts
easier. We have held tight to rules
and conditions that are said to be
rather favorable to us and under
which we won the coveted trophy.
That is a glaring offense, some seem
to think. and the argument is adj
rules and conditions so that Sir
Thomas could win once in a while.
Perhaps those of us who believe that
we should do our best to retain the
Americas cup are not good sports"
but once we lose the trophy we will
be anxious to see how many good
sports" there are who will make an
effort to win it back.
G
The American polo team is a strong
favorite for the matches with the
English players. The betting is 10
to offered, but 10 to and even
to / is being asked. With the old
big Four Harry Payne Whitney,
Larry Waterbury, Monte Waterbury
and DevereuX Millburn in action.
these long odds would be only nat
ural, but with Rene La Montague in
Whitney's place it is a much different
story. The thing that gives us hope
is the fact that the English team is
not any too well matched. There was
considerable scandal over the selec-
ton of the Britons, but pretty fair
aggregation was finally chosen, with
the very popular Captain Cheape as
a member Reports on the English
team this year have not been very
fiattering, yet the challengers couldn't
win a match the last time, though
they performed beautifully in prac-
tise and were the favorites in the
betting.
j.
The decision handed down yester
day in Chicago by Judge George Fl.
F'oell in the case of Chief Johnson, a
baseball pitcher, means that the Fed
eral League has received a severe jolt,
and it may eventually put the out
laws" out of business. Judge Foell
maintains that the ten-day clause in
/ ball players contracts is valid and
this will prevent the Feds from MAX
ing wholesale raids on organized
| baseball clubs. The opinion given by
! Judge Foell is most important, and
| the outlaws" will have to take a
! new tack if they hope to keep up with
| the procession. Baseball clubs the
| country over are losing money, but
| the Feds are suffering most In
Brooklyn, the Feds have millions to go
! along with, and in Chicago Charley
! Wiegham is supposed to have a ton
of money. Baltimore is drawing
pretty well, but the other cities in the
| league are quiet, indeed. The one
| life-saver for the Feds was the pro-
posed raid on the regulars" The
decision handed down by Judge Foell
puts a "crimp' in the outlaws best
card.
]. P. N:
What are some of the newspapers
of Seattle, Wash? MISS S. w.
The Times and the Post-Intelli-
gencer are the leading papers in
Seattle, Wash.