Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-30

throw of the bah player and the
tightening of the purse-strings and
the war will be over.
Golf ratings for the Metropolitan
district do not contain a single sur
prise. Jerry Travers is alone on
scratch, and the others follow just as
they figure. Travers is over in Europe
at present. and his play is being
watched there with great interest
So far nothing but praise has come
the way of Travers, but our foreign
cousins may not like him so well if
best men abroad.
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But Travers will not be given all
the attention ON the other side. Soon
Francis on met, the wonder of won
ders, will be over there, and this
youngster is sure to attract the stare
of the British populace. ouimet it
was, YOU know. who upset all tradi-
tons by defeating Harry Vardon and
Ed Ray, the famous English players,
in the open championship in this coun-
try last year As Vardon ID Ray are
considered the best professional golf
ers in Great Britain, the followers of
the game on the other side will want
to see the young snp of a Yankee
boy who beat them. They'll will see
Ouimet, all right, but they will see
in TraVers, we believe better man
all around than Ouimet
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Princeton is to have mammoth
stadium, where all her big games will
be played in the future Thanks for
this are due to Edgar Palmer. of Rye,
n. Y. who is to build the structure
at a cost of 100000. The donor is a
son of the late Stephen S. Palmer,
and is the president of the New Jer-
sey Zinc Company, and the structure
will be named the Palmer stadium.
1t will mean much to Princeton in a
financial way. for now all the money
that has been spent yearly to erect
stands for the big games will be put
into the athletic treasury. Besides,
the capacity Of the new stadium will
be much larger than the old one and
the revenue. naturally, will be con-
sidera bly, greater. The stadium will
be entirely of concrete and will DC
built in the shape of the letter u
There will be a circular track 22G
yards straightaway down one side. II
will be situated on Laughlin Field
south of the Cottage Club and the
Cap and Gown Club. and it's entrance
will be 700 feet from Osborne Field
where the baseball field will remain
The open end will be quarter
mile from Carnegie Lake The struc-
ture win stand sixty-siX feet high
200 feet long and $50 feet wide L;
| will be ready for the Princeton Yale
| football game, when its capacity is
sure to be taxed
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A correspondent justifies his own
/ claims ana disputes the CLAIMS OF
others in the following communica-
/ ton:
j. p. N;
Scarce day passes IN which we dc
not hear compliments paid to the
writer's Of this page Every age seems
to have its favorite pursuits, which
serve to amuse the idle and relieve
the attention of the industrious.
am willing to amuse and impart my
sporting knowledge to the general
public, but l shall never plead guilty
as critic, one who judges cautiously
would advise the person who signs
! himself prudential to attend to his
| insurance policies and let sports alone
/ Because l praise only two local celeb
rities-Donley and Kline--I am con.
! demned. Well. l don't believe in TAX
ing liberties with this column and
writing things ! know are not true
/ am acquainted with the majority
of the boxers in this vicinity, but ]
don't know them as we'll as l do DON
| ley and Kline. He asks me why
don't praise Banty Lewis. don't
! know Banty, but have always saic
a kind word about him. and If