Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-06

The Fourth of July, hereabouts. was
celebrated in safe and sane way,
but in big way Throughout Essex
county sports of an sorts were in OPP
Grafton and at Weequahic Park, in
this city, an estimated crowd of 80
600 persons turned out to witness a
celebration on a tremendous scale.
Really, the affair at the park was the
biggest event ever held in our midst
and to those who planned, put into
execution, and to those who partici-
pated high praise is due. Newark is
bigger than she knows, and her citi-
zens should feel proud of their city.
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Newark's public golf links have
been formally opened. and those who
play the game and who would like to
learn how to play the game may en-
joy the course to their hearts con-
tent. In order to become regular,
all the golfer has to do is to secure
a permit from Alonzo Church, at the
office of the park commissioner, in the
National State Bank building, Broad
and Mechanic streets. The opening
of the links was augmented last Fri
day when Former Governor Franklin
Murphy drove the first ball. Satur-
day, however, was the formal opening
and Abraham Deixel president of the
Weequahic Golf Club, drove the first
ball. Golf is a most interesting pas
time, and many of those who might
Joke about 1t now Will later on be-
come its most enthusiastic devotees.
1t costs a little money to golf, but it
is worth every cent and more.
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To defeat the best rowing crews in
England is something to talk about
and we viii always think pretty well
of the Harvard oarsmen for the man.
ner in which they accomplished their
task in the final heat of the Grand
Challenge Cup race on the Fourth OF
July. In the race for the trophy only
two crews started in the final and
both were American entries. The
Harvard seconds, the winners, dis
played rare form throughout the
regatta, which consisted of trial,
semi final and final heats, and in the
Union Boat Club eight of Boston,
the Crimson oarsmen had worthy
crew to beat. AS a result of their
showing, the English oarsmen are
rather disguised and there is a
clamor over there for renewed efforts
TO win back the lost laurels. To
beat England at rowing has always
been considered as an almost hope
less task, but now that we have not
only beaten England, but have even
shut its crews out of the final of i
big race, we should have high and
eternal hopes. The Harvard seconds
rowed well throughout the regatta
and their victory in the final over tie
Union crew was accomplished only
after hard struggle. 1t was a big
upset to have two American crews
in the final of the cup race, but 1t
only shows that we are getting bet
ter all the while in Craftsmanship,
while England, with so much success.
is likely to be getting careless.
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England was also in for b. ating
in the Diamond SOULS, for C. M.
Stuart, the British representative,
collapsed while in the lead about 300
yards from the finishing line. The
race was won by the great Italian,
Giuseppe Sinegagha, who has been
the sensation of the Diamond SOULS.
This Italian oarsman, who has only
recently sprung into prominence, has
shown wonderful power with the
oars. He rowed Dibble, the Cana
dian, to a standstill and he rowed
Stuart until the Englishman fell out
of his boat in faint The Italian
is a much bigger man than Cesar
Moretti, the cyclist He is 6 feet
inches in height and weighs 2o3
pounds in condition.
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Cesar Moretti, the big Italian
cyclist. made favorable impression
in his first start at the Velodrome
on the curth His defeat of Joe
Fogler in two straight heats and by
a comfortable margin in each is evil
dence that the foreigner has lot
of speed He rides a big gear and
once unwound he went sailing by
Foglsr who. though beaten, rode a
very heady race. Moretti will do
AID he will beat more than a few of
the stars in match races before he