Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-31

white hopes" although Weinert
will fight in Milwaukee in April, and
it looks as if Mocha would be up
against too much weight and too
much class
Reports from the coast have it
that Jimmy Murray, who defeated
Leo Hauck recently, is another
Stanley Ketchel. He is a national
fighter and goes about his work in
about the same manner that I<etchel
used to do. He is young and strong
and has the punch of the devil"
the story goes. He is matched to
fight Jimmy Clabby. the cut-up, and
the big sports in California are maxi
ing Murray a favorite.
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1t looks as if most of the big fights
this summer would be held down at
Coney Island. The Mcmahon broth
ers, fight promoters Of some nerve
and intelligence. have secured the
big Arena at Coney and expect to
stage a number of star cards. Willie
Ritchie, it is said. will box there, and
Gunboat Smith is another celebrity
who will be in demand. BY the time
the fighting game is at it's height in
Coney, Weinert will be just about
ready to pop any of those big fellows
OH the jaw. That's what Tom Mes
IVainnpftc fa1
last night, and Messeng is a very
good judge of fighters
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Our modesty prevents us from COM
menting on the following letter,
which takes to task a correspondent
who doesn't like some of the letters
which appear in these columns;
j. p. N:
Prudential seems to be raving
about letters sent you to be published
in your valuable columns and ex-
/ presses himself that they are abso-
/ lutely rot We find them all so
interesting at the Happy Ramblers'
! Club that we cannot wait for the first
edition of the Evening Star to come
/ out, and there is many members at
I
vicinity of Broad and Market streets
that come in late from their dinner
| hour so they can get the Star as
soon as it comes out-and that's a
| fact, too. There are others
who send out boys during
working hours to get the
Star, and having an outside position
myself, which takes me to all parts
of Newark and suburban towns, /
make it my business to be around
Broad and Market streets at 1880 p,
NJ, and the reason for all this is to
read the latest news in sports, espe-
cially from your correspondents
| whom Prudential" knocks. If Mr.
"Pru" will watch the people going
home nights he will see them all read
ing the Sport Topics of the Hour "
Why, it even has the women going
as at our home 1 have three sisters
and they love to read what j. p. n
and the correspondents have to say.
So, ]. =. N, don't worry; we are
with you and admire your column
Keep the good work up, and let the
knockers stay out, and do not let the
clerk from the Prudential discour.
tage your good work. While out West
I was a great admirer of the Cincin.
natl Inquirer and thought there was
no sporting paper like 1t in the uni.
verse, but when l got back to New.
ark and got the Star and read YOU
sporting news, including the cores
pondence, why you have them all beat
to a standstill. Also wish to mention
where "Pru'' states "Sportius" praise:
Patsy Kline and Mickey Donley anC
not our champion, Banty Lewis. L
he read the Star more carefully h,
would notice where "Sportius" doe!
praise Banty. He asks "Sportius'
and IS. O. & Co." to retire and play
QUO Vadis" Nothing of the kind
We admire reading their letters, anC
we are all with "Sportius" and IS. o
& CO." right to the end. "Pru" agar
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