Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-04

and he is going to bet all the money
he can rake and scrape on his chan
ces His pals in the Happy Ramblers
will go broke on him, it is said, and
| they consider the fight as good as
won.
C
The writer of the following, | take
it, is out of job, and would have
no objection to accepting the position
of sporting editor of this newspaper:
J. P. NJ:
| In regards to an article by "A Girl
| in the Evening Star, allow me to
state that I agree with her most
| heartily. Is the sport Topic column
becoming an instrument for certain
prejudiced or ignorant people to air
their troubles or to see their names
in print? Perhaps it may be that
they are trying to put one over on
YOU" Can you tell me why you let
yourself be drawn into a scrap be-
tween two hot-heated foreigners?
Why not pick out a nice quiet alley
| and let me referee the bout, rather
than bore us to death reading
through what Tony's ancestors did to
Garcon's? Also, of what interest is
it to the populace of Newark II
Officer So-and-So is an Irishman, or
Officer So-and-So is a Dutchman, so
long as they do their duty? If Bill,
tie athlete, is eighteen years old, and
weighs 155 pounds, lei him keep it to
himself. This isn't a matrimonial
bureau or q better babies contest.
There are certain articles that are
of city wide interest, such as the
question by Reader as to the date
of the first trolley car in Newark
These, to my mind, are the sort of
queries to be answered. If certain
parties cannot find the answer to
their riddles, and persist in writing
you, why not start a Foolish CUES
ton Bureau" and answer by postal,
rather than utilize a column sup
posedly devoted to public interest
with items that appeal to the writer
only?
Here's hoping that you live up to
your statement to "a Grip of mot
playing any favorites" by printing
this article, which, / am sure, voices
the opinion of many of The Star
readers. TORCHf.
My advice to you, young man, after
admonishing you never to be ashamed
of your right name, is to persuade
papa to buy you a little newspaper
and allow you to manage it. There
are so many people in this world who
know so much more about other per-
sons business than do the persons
themselves, that no matter how
clever you may feel you are, you will
find some people at some time or
other who will not agree with you. AS
for the letters you refer to, they will
always be welcome. / might add fur
Their for your peace of mind, that
what you do not like, skip over.
That's what I do.
G
insists on 1t being printed, so what
can a poor man do:
]. P. N;
| noticed an article in Monday
Evenings Star signed by "A Girl" l
would like to express my sentiments
on the subject of all those foolish
letters. They argue on subjects which
sane person would be wasting time
to read. I know 1t undoubtedly fills
up space, which otherwise you would
have to spend a little extra time on,
but, for goodness sake, stop those
poor arguments in your columns
Your questions and answers are very
good, however. You say the letters
interest you. Well, If that is the
kind of literature that amuses you.
it is no wonder that you cannot write
more interestingly. II am printing
this merely to be impartial was at
the end of "a Girls" letter. Prove it
with this one. G. L.
Your wish is granted, Christina, as
is the wish of the other correspon-
dent who requested that his letter
be published These letters, you no
doubt take 1t, will decrease my stand
ing with my employer I'm willing to
take a chance If you are. And I'll
be darned if I'll be dared.
O.
IS. o. & Co" takes a fling at those
who would have me abolish the inter-
esting letters that find their way in
sport Topics" every day. The fling:
j. p. N:
IS. o. & Co." and all other enthu-
siastic readers of your splendid
columns have appreciated the brief
but conclusive talk to a certain girl
correspondent signing her letters to
Sport Topics" "a Girl" This girl
correspondent would like, wonderful
and modern ''renovator" to make of
| sport Topics" a page OF home talk
| to girls on suffragism, on the latest
styles, on social parties, etc We eX-
tend again and again our admira-
| ton for Sport Topics" and our APP
probation of the splendid editorials
on sport.
Our correspondence is not meant to
elevate Italy in the mind of anybody.
| Italy does not need our modest de-
Tense The history of this country
| is enough to satisfy any intelligent
student. We were forced to recall
the fact that nobody could mention,
in our presence, the name of Italy
without respect and due considera-
ton to her greatness in arts, sciences
and literature.
1t would be poor policy for all Ger
mans, Irish, Italians, French. Aus
| tralians, Russians, etc, living in
these great United States of America
| to disregard the country of their an
cestors and allow anybody to seorn 1t,
This we say for the benefit of "a
Girl" or any other correspondent. "A
| Girl'' pretends too much in the line
of reformation of "Sport Topics" If
her desire, supported by other read
ers, would have been limited to our
not annoying the readers of these
columns, well, IS. o. & Co." would
have willingly said, "Good-by," as did
our noble adversary, Thorough
American" But we will not do so
lust because "a Girl does not seem
to like our ideas in sport! Prove to
us that you can secure five thousand
signatures in support of your ideas
and we will beat "a retreat, promising
not to write one more word to Sport
Topics"
Fair girl, it's up to you!
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