Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-15


age is likely to be done. McVeigh
has cleverness and experience in his
favor and he will weigh as heavy as
Boonton. The Kid is very aggressive
when he Is right and he will likely
take the battle to McVeigh. 1t will
be good test for Boonton, who has
great confidence in his ability to some
day become a great fighter. His man.
ager, Joe Beneditto, is even stronger
in his views. The McVeigh- Boonton
fight should prove to be most in
teresting one. McVeigh ought to out
point Boonton, but no surprise would
be occasioned If the Kid were to make
it decidedly uncomfortable for Jimmy.
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A boxing club, similar TO the one
now being conducted by Gus Troxler.
is to be opened in the heart of the
city. am told. A gymnasium is to
be erected in the building and a
physical culture man Is 60 run It.
The proposed new club, 1t is said, is
in response to the demand on the
part Of local boys for a place to
show their wares. There are more
scrappers in Newark at the present
time than ever before in its history,
but most of them are compelled to go
over to New York to box. A club
where star bouts between the best
boys can be staged is what is wanted.
That, l am told, is to become a
reality.
G
Hugh Jennings was In Newark last
night, and when Ben Smith, his old
actor partner, comes back and finds
it out, he will be keenly disappoint-
ed, Ben is out West singing Irish
songs with black face, but he would
come on the first train East If he
knew Jennings was going to be In
town. Hugh came here to pay visit
to Olive Branch Council, Knights OF
Columbus, and he made q talk on
baseball and other things. He refused
to predict O pennant winner in his
league, but he said the team that
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off the championship. Jennings is
used to the big crowds and the warb-
ling of the fans, but he was taken
completely off his feet last night when
he was presented with silver loving
cup by the members of Olive Branch
Council. Old Eth Yah, as Jennings
is affectionately called, rendered a
oem on baseball that had much dra-
matte merit to it, and 1t looks as II
Hugh is practising for long engage
ment in vaudeville providing he wins
the pennant.
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It doesn't pay 70 lie and 1t doesn't
nav to boast Talk all you want TO-
if YOU can back 1t up and make good
but If there is q doubt about your
! being able to come through with fly
ing colors, kind of soft pedal on the
loud chatter about what you can dc
and how much you've got. A case II
point Is Charley Murphy, who is sale
to have sold out his interests in thu
Chicago Cubs, but which statemeni
YOU haven't got to believe unless you
are disposed to. Murphy has beer
blowing about running a shoestrine
into a leather factory and about
making a million dollars in baseball
Well, the tax collector Is something
of a baseball fan, and he reads al
such things and keeps them fol
future reference. He did SO witt
Murphy, and when Charley listed hi'
personal property as having a ta7
value Of So, $50 the tax collector began
an investigation. Maybe Murphy
will get aawy with his buff, but HI
will stamp himself as being one O.
two things.
August Weinert, here's a chance t.
match your big brother against Al
McCloskey, and to start off you
managerial career with one big vic
tory:
j. P. N:
Friend Joe: I see weinert has
new manager. I wonder if he woul
let him fight AL. McCloskey a
Browns. 1 think the match woul
draw big from New Jersey. / had
date twice at Browns for the f1ghf
but Messenger would not accept TO
Weinert. I don't know why. The
went after Dan Morgan and h
said if McCloskey would make IL
pounds for Johnny Howard he woul
, match the boys on the 18th a
; Browns. McCloskey could not max
the weight. I was willing to let tn
boys fight at catchweights, so tn
match is off for the reason ths
Morgan would not agree TO cater
weights So, you see, had the elu
, and two dates and could not q
either Weinert or Howard to mgr
, McCloskey. The club Is still willin
> to give a date to either man to figl
/ ! McCloskey, and ] hope either
. | them will sign articles before II
hot weather comes on.
Charles (Kid) Beck won in fol
rounds at West Brighton, State
h Island, last Saturday night. His o.
e ponent was Young Simmons. of Ell
: abeth. About two hundred Elizabe'
sports accompanied the boys aero
Q the river to see the fight. BET
meets Bobby Luft, another Elizabe'
a welterweight, May 20, at the we
It Brighton Club.
u Elizabeth, N. j., May IL.
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IA j. P. NJ:
In the enclosed clipping from T.
Star of May II 1 notice 1t says IN
: Ty Cobb has never played in Newar
l think it is in error, as nave
distinct recollection of seeing NJ
play at the Newark clubs grounds
few years ago, either with the Detr'
/ club or the All-Star team that play
against tba Athletics. of Philadelph