Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

/ hold up his end. The betting Is to
you can't name the winner.
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Frank Million is being hailed as
commissioner over in the Garden this
week. THE gossips have it that the
i cycling promoter is to be appointed
! police commissioner by Mayor-elect
Raymond No one can say for Ger
tain that Mr.. Million will get the
j job and he refuses to discuss the
matter himself The opinion prevails
that the mayor-elect would be max
ing n popular move by naming Mr.
Million for the police board. He is
a young man OF the masses and he
has made quite a reputation for him
undoubtedly be delighted with the
appointment, but he hasn't asked for
the job. he says. Anyway "Commis-
sioner'' Million is a much-used ex-
preston at Madison Square Garden.
where Mr.. Million is holding forth
this week.
F.. F.. Williams, a former jockey.
but who is now interested in the
boxing game has two pretty good
boys on his staff One is Gene Gan
non, of Milwaukee, a bantamweight,
and the other is Pete McNeigh Of
Seattle, a lightweight Manager
Williams. who lives on St. Cloud
place, West Orange, paid visit to
the Evening Star office yesterday and
said he would like TO show his boys
to local fans. He was willing to
match Cannon. whom he declared,
could hold his own with Kid Will
Jams, the champion, against any ban
tam in the business. Williams said
that Gene was a very clever fellow
and had punch besides. and he
told of his great battle with frankie
Burns, of Jersey City. about a year
ago Williams is anxious to secure
Cannon d fight in Newark and says
he bars no one. He names Kid Will
Jams, Dutch Brandt. Leo Tracey and
Battling Lain as desirable oppon-
ents. Cannon is well thought of in
New York and he would be a good
boy to give some of the local celebri-
ties a try-out McVeigh is desirous
of meeting Young GradwelI, who.
after his experience with Knockout
Brown, is entitled to another bout at
the Olympic Club. While Gradwell
is himself to blame for his financial
arrangements, for the Brown bout. in
which he easily Won the decision.
but lost money. the Olympic Club
should give him a chance to make a
few dollars. Gradwell, now that he
has shown that he has the class as
a fighter would draw much better
than he did in the Brown bout /
Brown is a has-been and about |
everybody in Newark knew it.
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Charley Weinert, the fighter. is a.
bike fan. He takes in the races at
the Nelodrome regularly, and he is a
steady patron at the New York six
day ace. He was al the Garden last
night, and he looked as if he had not
quite recovered from the beating
given him by Jack Dillon recently at
Philadelphia. He was at the Fair
mont Club early in the evening TO
see the Colin Bell-Tom McCarty bout.
but the show was declared off, on
account of the six-day race and the
weather, Manager Billy Gibson said.
Weinert, who still has a chance to
make his mark in the pugilistic
world, is trying to forget all about
Dillon. He was all smiles last night.
He ls still paying occasional visits to
the mountains, but the pumpkins are
all gone and the bull-cow Is missing
This makes it rather lonesome for
the young man, but he is beginning
TO realize that the deserted noun
tains are more healthful than posing
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