Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-19

newspaper men and fans to talk their
cause and plead their cause and say
they are right, no matter which way
they move. The way to beat the "out-
laws" when they are Outlaws" is to
ignore them, and the way to beat them
after they fail as "outlaws' is to pun
ish them. And the Players Fraternity,
as sure as fate, will have something to
say about it, too.
Little complaint, if any, is heard
over the selection by James E. Sui
Ivan. the leading spirit in athletics
in this country. He seems to have
chosen carefully and we'll. There
may be a yelp or two from here and
there. where local PRIDE" as the good
citizen says. must be observed, but
all in all Mr.. Sullivan's work has
been well DONE To the close OBJ
server it will be noticed that Mr..
Sullivan has eliminated the 75-yard
dash from his list this year, matter
w AAlSh VI otlbtQ tliIlClSil ietSL ytf1. fAS
everybody knows the 75-yard Is an
indoor distance, pure and simple,
and Mr. Sullivan has evidently come
to that conclusion. Mr.. Sullivan's
selections. always showing keen OBJ
servation,s are perhaps more thor
oughly acceptable this year than ever
AS one goes down the list it seems
impossible to improve on it -any-
where. Maybe the task was excep-
tionally easy this year because of the
fact that most of the athletes stand
out in their class, but, easy or hard,
a task 1t is, and any human being
that can perform such feat and
invite less criticism than has Mr.. Sui
Ivan in his selection of his ALL
America team for 1913 Is a marvel
and no mistake.
o
AS the old saying goes, If one is
looking for fight, he will get 1t. and a
few of the experts, looking for some
thing to rap, may come forward and
show where here and there Mr.. SulH.
van is all wrong in his deductions
Let those who can find flaws with this
most estimable list do so with all his
power, but let him convince himself
thoroughly before attacking the stan
dard of athletic ability which con-
fronts him. AS you glance down the
line and see such famous fellows as
Drew and Lippincott and Shepherd
and Half and Meredith and Kiviat and
Jones and others just as brilliant In
their class, you look for no further
proof of task well done. AS we OBJ
serve the chances in the field events
the same consistency of sound judg-
ment is in evidence. All the big men
are there, and the Newarker will
strike pleasing twinkle when he
comes across the name of PIatt
Adams. the selection for the standing
Broad jump. Mr.. sullivan's list surely
would be incomplete without the
name of the classy Adams thereon, for
Plat has been an all-around athlete
of rare skill for several years, and at
the standing broad jump surely he
hasn't superior.
@
Yes, we must say again, the Sulli-
van selections are most pleasing In
every way. Not only has his work
been well done In the choosing of
the all-America team, but he
has employed the same rare care
and the same excellent judgment,
reaching the best men In their class
on the all-America College team and
on the all-America. Scholastic team.
| OF course, on the college team will
be seen several persons who are also
named on the athletic team, but in
these cases the selections were COM
pulsory because the college man was
not only the best in the college ranks
but he was the best man in every
way. On the scholastic team, Mr.
Sullivan has given New Jersey a
representation in Ezra Wenz, OF
Roselle High School. who has been
chosen as the best schoolboy at the
two-mile distance. AS remarked be-