Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-30

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gridiron schedule tomorrow will b.
held at Cambridge, where Harvar,
and Michigan win clash In VIVA
promises to be very interesting
game. According TO the dope, Michi
gan Is not herself at all and viii no
be In a position to put her best foo
forward, Harvard, too, IL a little
off her feed" It Is said, but not
understanding all this there IL Ger
tainly a wide, wide interest In tbs
contest,
A few days ago everybody said
that Princeton would have walk
over with Williams, yet today 1t Is
believed that the Tigers will have
their hands full In defeating the
Royal Purple eleven tomorrow
wall, Princeton Is pretty good
football team this year, and don't
you forget It, and she Is going to
give the Bulldog high old fight for
supremacy. Harvard Is not too big
for her, either, and we will know
moro about the Crimson eleven after
the battle with Michigan Is over
That Ia an important game, and
Harvard will use everything she
has, II win be a fine opportunity
for Princeton to get a line on the
Crimson team.
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Walter johnson denies he has
signed a Federal League contract,
bur he admits he will II the out
laws make the object large enough.
He says he Is waiting to hear from
his manager and from the WASH
lngton Club. and he wants to know
IL his old employers will meet the
Feds offer of $4,000 a year. 1t isn't
likely that they WILL as Manager
Griffith has already declared that &c.
900 IS the clubs limit.
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Harry Wheeler, who died last night
In his home in Orange, was u Won
derful cyclist In his day--the day OF
Arthur Zimmerman, Earl Kaiser,
Walter Sanger and the other good
boys OF the wheel. The end came
after a long illness and much suffer
ing. He was ''good fellow" and he
was popular. Bike fans and bike
riders who knew him In his heydey
win mourn his loss In q reverent
way. Wheeler started his career as
a cyclist In the early nineties. He
persuaded his father to buy him n
bicycle while he was living In Or
ange. where he had made his homo
for number of years. After pro-
curing the bicycle, Wheeler soon be-
came adept at riding and entered
into a number of races, of which he
won the majority. In 1893 Wheeler,
in company OF Zimmerman, the first
champion OF the world, and a num-
Der of other Americans, 1ourneyed
TO Europe, where both Wheeler and
Zimmerman scored many notable
victories. After Wheeler returned to
this country from Europe, he was
instrumental In forming the old
Cash Prize League and was Its first
champion. He followed that up by
annexing other titles. Wheeler start
ed his career as a racing cyclist 81
the old Orange Oval and rode undo
the coIors OF the Orange Wheelme
then one of the best clubs In the
,.......4-,r rro xxroo .rtyau tha onhriouaf
of "Kid' Wheeler at the time he
started to race and he was known
TO many by that name until his
death. After retiring from racing,
Wheeler accepted a position as sales
man with a prominent bicycle firm,
which he retained until his Illness
caused him to give 1t up. To those
who knew him, Harry Wheeler was a
champion in more ways than one.
c.
Kid Lewis, the English lightweight,
is said to be the cleverest boxer from
the other side seen here since Jem
Driscolrs time. Some of the mon
who have seen him work declare no
viii win his way into popularity the
very first time ne starts. Lewis comes
over here with quite reputation. His
victory over Joe Shugrue alone en-
tiles him to great consideration. AL
though Lewis Is under the manage
rnent of Jimmy Johnston, who is also
manager of Madison Square Garden,
the Kid is finding 1t difficult to get
on match. He did have a bout ar
ranged with Jack Britton, but Brit
ton Is supposed to have conveniently
taken sick. In any event, Lewis
wants to meet all the topnotchers In
the lightweight division and he is
likely to have his hands full before
long.
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The Freddie welsh-Ad wolgast
fight may produce an opponent for
Lewis. Welsh and wolgast are to
clash at Madison Square Garden
Monday night, and It may be that
the winner win be matched against
the Englishman. II the winner is
Welsh, the champion, Lewis, as an
opponent, should provide an interest.
ing encounter. 1t would be English
man against Englishman and q
champion against an aspirant
Welsh, 1t is said. though he is the
first man in his class, doesn't like the
idea of Lewis buttlng in. He shows
a tendency to ignore his countrymar