Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-05

pen. You picked Gradwell to win. Sc
did l. Now. we are both losers. BE
camel
Jim Savage has been matched to
fight Tony Ross. Pretty soft for
Jim. Ross was beaten by Battling
Levinsky at Philadelphia a week ago,
and the papers said Tony was so fat
he could hardly breathe. The bout
however, will serve as background
for a great comeback on the part
of Savage, who is referred to the fol-
lowing communication as a perfect
gentleman, and so say we all of US:
j. P. NJ:
wish to state that all this talk
concerning Jim Savage should be
stopped. Jim, in my estimation, is a
perfect gentleman through and
through, and If couple of Weinert's
boosters would attend to him and
not to Jim I am sure there would be
no cause for regret. So here's three
cheers for Jim Savage, as there are
few that can come up to him in be-
ing perfect gentleman. M. D.
Savage will, no doubt, be delighted
with your interest In him, but he
sure and go over to Browns next
Tuesday night and watch Jim beat
the daylights out of Ross.
O.
Once upon a time Orange High
School had great basketball team.
It won games and 1t created records
so naturally the boys don't like it
when others are given credit that be-
longs to them. Thus the following
communication correcting a state
ment giving ST. Benedicts the honor
of making a new record in high
school basketball game:
Orange, Feb. 4.
]. P. N:
In the account Of the overwhelming
defeat of Upsala College at the hands
of the st. Benedicts basketball team,
appearing in the Evening Star, no
tice that st. Benedicts are given credit
of establishing new scholastic rec
ord. 1t also gives Frank McDermit a
new record for individual scoring in
one game. That both these records
are very good ones and deserving of
lot of praise is true, but as to being
new records for schoolboys it does
not quite get by. On January s, 1909,
the Orange High School basketball
team defeated the Hackensack H. s.
team by the score of 121 to s. This
game was played on the Orange Y. M.
c. A. court, and was of two twenty
minute halves. In this game Matt"
Dan nj in nd Af he nr
ange team, scored thirty-f1ve field
goals, for a total of seventy points.
The other players on the Orange team
were: F. Cole and W. McElnea. for
wards; F. Perry and F. Van Syckle,
guards.
Trusting that you will put this In
your Sport Topics of the Hour" and
inform your readers of the real title
holders, I remain, sincerely,
SUBURBANITE.
G
A pretty clever method of explain
ing away a defeat is contained in
the following communication:
j. P. N:
I would like to state a few reasons
for East Sides defeat at the hands
of South Side. One reason was the
loss of Dick Horns last years cap
tain. and "Lank" Braeder, both out
of the game with injuries sustained
in practise. Another reason, 1t was
East Sides first experience on a long
court this season, the boys having
played only one other game away
from home before, and that was at
the small German and English Hall
with Orange High School. East Side
RI Il A. 30 ha
refereeing Of Hodgeson or Caverlero.
Both of1ciated in good style. Though
Caverlero is assistant coach at South
Side, he OBLIGATED in an excellent
manner. 1t Is expected that East
Side will show much improved team
work and shooting than 1t did in the
South Side game with the Dickinson
High School. of Jersey City. tomor-
row at Jersey City 1t Is quite evil
dent that East Side is going to meet
a team much stronger than itself,
but the boys will make Dickinson
fight throughout the game. With the
addition of Dick Horns and "Lank"
Braeder in the game very fast con-
test is expected. AS dancing will take
place at the Dickinson School, East
Side will be requested to come a lit
tie earlier, so East Side can leave at
2 p. m. at the Park place terminal.
Yours,
AN EAST SIDE ADMIRER.
O.
A correspondent who stops to Inn
press upon US that he is absolutely
fair and impartial pens the follow
ing lines:
j. P. N:
In reference to the many articles
printed in your paper In regard to
the Central East Orange game,
would like to say word or two ex-
pounding my opinion of the game.
Undoubtedly the previous letters sent
you were partial, either to one OF the
other of the two schools.
was fortunate enough to witness
the game between East Orange and
Central; also the one last year be.
tween st. Benedicts and Central, but
do not intend to favor either Central
OF st. Benedtcts. Instead. I wish to
give my views as an outsider. Per
sonally, / am not student at any
local school.
The rooting-riotous rooting-on the
part of the st. Benedict boys was
indeed very unsportsmanlike. Con-
tinual boots, taunts and reflections
on the playing and religion of the
Central players reached my ears. II
Is too bad that such conditions In
sports should exist. The few St
Benedict boys were entirely in the
wrong in their actions, as were the
fiery tempered. youngsters who could
not resist the yells OF Cavanaugh and
took a wallop at him." We are ia
mliar with what followed.
Here Is what l alphabetically wish
to express-that athletic relations
should be severed between the two
schools, for it seems athletics are
gradually developing into religious
matters. Barringer did a mighty
wise thing when she condemned st
Benedict's admittance into the New.
ark High School Athletic Associa.