Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-13


but he never could pluck up the cour-
age to do it. A left-handed cham
pion seems impossible, but if Mccoy
ever becomes game enough to go out
and fight some of those fellows he
will come pretty near making good.
AS he fights now, though, he is surely
q cheese champion-a joke Yet he
| has a fine physique and a left hand
! that would bring home the bacon if
he only had the heart-the heart OF
Jack Dougherty, his manager, for
! instance. He surely must have just
| a little pride, just a little spunk. Ii
he has he will come out and show
fight the next time, for he has been
roasted from Maine to California for
the way he disported himself in his
bouts against Murray.
G
F., Rev. George L. Fitzpatrick, the new
rector at the Church of the Holy
! Cross. of Harrison, is lover of clean
sport. and although he has been at
the head of the Harrison parish only
a comparatively short time. he has
| done much to promote a spirit of fair
sport among the pupils of the paro-
ehial school. The field day games
arranged by Father Fitzpatrick were
conducted in a most creditable man
ner. The youngsters, boys and girls
alike, appreciate the interest the new
rector has taken in them, and the
field day. inaugurated by him this
year, will be an annual event Father
Fitzpatrick will be ably assisted In
this undertaking by his two faithful
curates. Rev. Thomas j. Gallery and
/ Rev. Timothy c. Hurley, both of
whom are also keen lovers of sport
9
A baseball fan would like to have
the Evening Star conduct a Ball
players Popularity Contest He
writes
J. p. y:
How about ballplayers contest
Who is the most popular ballpiayer
on the Tiger team? l think the con-
test would also boost the Newark
team, and that the players would
work their heads off in the endeaVol
to win. They are entitled to such al
event, Just as much as the cyclists
arc, and more so, for the team is re
sponsible for putting Newark on the
map. Where are all The fans thai
shouted so much last year for New
ark? Have they lost heart, or wha
Isl the matter with them? The at
tendance shows that they are not
With the team rs strongly as they
were last year. There's no reason fol
this, for the Tigers have q good team
this season, and they IL snow then
, worth yet. Harry Smith did the tricl
last year. and he hasn't withdrawn
, his promise yet to win the pennan
this year, also. Let's go down to thu
park, fellows, and root for the Tigers
p Let's show Mr.. Ebbets and Harr!
Smith that we appreciate 'tkeir gooC
, work, and that wen stick TO the III
; gers through thick and thin. Here
good luck to Harry and his team, ant
/ here's to a Baseball Popularity Con
[ test" in the Evening Star. Very trul,
yours,
LAWRENCE c. SCHMITT.
251 Fourteenth avenue.
The popularity contest plan ha
> been under consideration. Your boos
2 for the home team is timely ant
: you are right when you say the boy
who won the pennant ought to b
!, given more loyal support.
@
John Martin comes forth with
letter that has an honest ring to il
r His missive follows:
r j. z. N:
/ wish to make a few remarks abou
q the decision of the Amateur Atbleti
: Union which awarded the medal 70
the 158-pound amateur championshi
e to Joseph Craney. The decisio
u hinged on the report of Mr.. Ford, an
n he didn't go into the matter ia
e enough to find anything definite. III
told the committee that he WASH
sure whether | was John Strong Q
not. He Furthermore gave the wron
= date of the Strong-Bush bout a
r TroXler's Institute, for / took tn
IL trouble TO look up the date in tn
IS Star files Mr.. Fales will have n
d further trouble in wedding out pre-
II fessionals If he sees that Mr.. Mehr
e ert keeps his Turner professional
Y. out of the tournaments. And, j. |
y N, in giving that medal to Crane.
n the committee did a thing that wa
: not backed up by investigation
They've failed to prove me pre-
fessional Yours truly,
JOHN MARTIN, Puritan A. G.
}, IL Martin and Strong are one an
y the same Martin is a professiona
land in his letteVMartin hasn't denie