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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
FANS DIVIDED ON
OUTCOME OF BOUT
COffey's Chances of Beating
Moran Hinge on Ability
to Keep Cool.

VIII Jim Coffey keep a "cool head"
and beat Frank Moran in their sched-
uled ten-round bout in Madison
Square Garden. New York, Friday
night, or win Moran repeat his re-
cent performance and again put to
sleep the Dublin Giant?" These ques-
tions are uppermost in the minds OF
the thousands of fans who contem-
plate attending the bout. Although
Moran knocked out Coffey in less than
three rounds in their previous milling,
Jim has proven since that he will not
be the same man as faced Moran the
first time, for he is credited with a
knockout victory over Gunboat Smith.
Despite Moran's knockout victory
the sport world is about evenly
divided on the outcome. Some of the
fans said after the knockout by Mo-
ran that Coffey was not sufficiently
cool enough, but their opinions chang
ed decidedly when he came through
and stopped the "Gooner." Many be-
lieve it will be only a question of
which round on Friday night that Mo-
ran or Coffey get in close enough to
land the final punch. Coffey may win
in Jig time, and then, again. Moran
might duplicate the performance.
If Moran turns the feat again the
promoters VIII nusue lot n Hlalcn De-
tween Frank and Champion Jess Will
lard. who has been living on easy
street ever since he took Jack john
son into camp in Havana. The out
come of the bout depends largely on
Coffey's ability TO remain cool. If he
shows a level head and does not slug
with Moran he may get through the
ten rounds. If he loses his head, how
ever, and slams and bangs with Mo-
ran, that therriflc straight right-hand
punch of the Pittsburgh heavyweight
is likely to find resting place on the
Dublin Giants jaw.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

Base running in the National
League reached it's lowest ebb last
season, when Max Carey, of the Pi-
rates, led the league in thefts, with
only 36 stolen bases to his credit.
Manager Herzog, Of the Reds. was
right at his heels, with 80 pilfered
cushions, but no other player in the
league stole as many as 80 bases.
This is a tremendous falling off
from previous seasons, Carey's mark
being much the lowest ever made by
a leader in the pilfering department.
It is unfortunate that the constant use
of the hit-and-run play and the sac
rifice bunt have injured a feature or
the game which is one of the most In
teresting to the fans, because it shows
speed and brilliancy and dash in the
highest stage Of development, as OPP
posed to merely mechanical and slug
ging methods of getting the runs
around.
Stolen base records have been off,
cially kept in the National League
archives for the past thirty years, and
in all this time no one had ever won
the leadership with as small num-
Der as 36 steals.
The first man to be credited with
an official record in stolen bases was
Andrews, OF the 1illlduelpllid lSoAAif AZ
1886. He swiped 56 sacks. The next
year John Ward. shortstop of the
Giants and one of the most agrees
sive and brilliant players in baseball
history. came within one point of
doubling Andrews record. He stole
III bases, a mark which has been sur
passed only once in the long period
since. Billy Hamilton. the fleet out
fielder of the Philadelphia club, and
later with the Bostons, established the
league record in 1891, when he stole
lis sacks. having the previous year
stolen 102. Besides Ward and Ham
ilton, no player in the old league ever
reached the century mark, with the
exception of Bill Lange, the famous
outfielder of the old Chicago White
Stockings, who stole exactly 100 bases
in 1896.
Hans Wagner. the Flying Dutch
man of Pittsburgh, has the honor of
having led the league in this import
ant department oftener than any
other player. Five times he was out in
front in the number of thefts, and this
record will doubtless stand for many
years. as there Is no great runner in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
HEADP|N BOWLERS
TO RENEW ACTIVITY
Stegman Social Club Primers
Will Compete in Evening
Star Tourney Tonight.

Because of the holidays there was q
lull of week in the Evening Star
headpin tournament, but activities
will be resumed tonight on the Iro-
quois alleys Most of the week Is to
be given up to the bowlers of the
Varnish, Oil, Paint and Color League,
who have been assigned tomorrow
night, Wednesday night and Thurs
day night. There will be no bowling
Friday night, it being impossible to
accommodate the headpin bowlers
that night on the tournament alleys,
due to a previous engagement.
The sport in the headpin tourna-
ment will be inaugurated tonight.
when the bowlers of the Stegman
Social Club will be on the job, under
the management of NJ. Berris. The
latter says that he expects turnout
of twenty teams, and he wants to
have the first squad go on the alleys
by o'clock, SO that the sport may be
wound up at a reasonably early hour.
First for Paint Makers.
John S. Edwards, who is secretary
of the Varnish, Oil, Paint and Color
League, has prepared schedule for
the three nights that have been set
aside for his organization. The Sher-
win Williams Company pin knights
are to perform tomorrow night, under
the management of George Mosch-
berger.
Wednesday night will be a particu-
larly lively session, according to the
present outlook, the following firms
| having entered teams: Murphy Var
nish Company, Standard Oil Company,
Flood & Conklin Company, the Heller
& Merz Company, Morris Hermann
& Co. and Cawley, Clark & Co. John
S. Edwards will be in charge.
Thursday night has been set aside
for the bowlers from the Patton Paint
Company. with Harry Steele as man.
ager. Secretary Edwards has been
decidedly active in boosting the ar
rangements for the various special
nights. Special night cards have been
sent around to the various firms for
the purpose of having the teams duly
enrolled with their captains, so that
there may be an absence Of friction
each night. With a good many teams
to handle, it is difficult for manager
to keep things moving along smoothly
unless arrangements have been made
beforehand by which the bowlers are
arranged in teams
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
WE|NERT MAY BOX
FULTON IN GOTHAM
Two New York Clubs Are Dick
ering for the
Match.
REISLER ON WAY TO WEST

Charley Weinert may meet Fred
Fulton. the big Western heavyweight
Two clubs In New York are said to
be after the match between Weinert
and Fulton, and it is likely that these
heavyweights will appear in Man
haitian before many weeks roll by
John Reisler, popularity known in
New York as John. the Barber" left
for Chicago last night, where he is
TO meet Larney Lichtestein and Nate
Lewis to endeayor TO arrange q
match between the big Western fight
ers and the local youth.
Charley Harvey, the matchmaker of
the new Seventy-first Regiment Club
in New York, is also said to he after
the proposed match between Welnert
and Fulton. Jack Bulger. manager OF
Weinert, said today that he hopes to
be able to announce definite details In
reference TO the match before the end
of the week
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
TODAY IN FISTIC ANNALS

1S5S--Tom Sayers defeated Bill
BENJAMIN in three rounds at Isle of
Grain, England. This was one of the
shortest championship battles ever
fought, lasting only 61s minutes.
Sayers, the little wonder" although
a middleweight, had achieved the
heavyweight title, and there was no
big man in sight to face him until
Harry Broome, the eX-champion dis
covered Bill Bainge, a farm lad,
gave him the ring name OF Benja-
min, and pitted him against the little
champion. Bill was a fine built, ath-
letic youngster, who had spent his
whole life on a farm, but he was
scared stiff when he faced Tom
Sayers In the ring on a bitterly cold
day. The agricuIturist seemingly
had forgotten all the ring science
that Harry Broome had beat into
him, and Tom soon laid him low.
Bill returned to the farm a sadder
and considerably wiser lad, while the
sports who had made a long and mis-
erable river trip to see the fight were
utterly disguised. Sayers held his
title until 1860, when he retired after
his famous fight with John Heenan,
the American giant. which ended in a
row and was called q draw
1S93-Cal Delaney, American
boxer. born in Detroit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
NEW METHOD TO GET RICH,
MANAGE A PRIZE RING STAR

The manager has nothing to lose
and everything TO gain. II the fighter
develops into real drawing card the
manager" can hang onto him until
his usefulness Is over. II the fighter
should prove to be a fiivver the man
ager" can cut loose.
One battler who recently cut loose
from his manager" said that in a
trife over one year he had earned
$4,000 in the ring. but that all he got
out of it was $1,000.
81 should have received nearly 81
000," he said, "but my manager got
the big bulk OF the money. He was
TO get rs per cent. of my income for
managing me- Well, he got nearly 80
per cent. And what happened to me
is happening TO other fighters right
along. They are being trimmed by
their managers. A fighter doesn't
know much about the financial end
of the game. He leaves that I'D to
his manager. II the manager is square
the fighter gets square deal. But
If he isn't, the fighter is trimmed.
II once fought for $1,000 guar
antee. That amount of money was
turned over to my manager by the
promoter. Out Of that l should have
received 5000, but when Il came TO
settling up my manager gave me s65.
He said that was all that was left,
made howl. but he explained that
he had to pay out 500 for press agent
ing me, $50 for something else, an
other $75 here. and so ON.
Il investigated all those expendi-
lures he said he had made and I
found that he actually paid out only
about $S5. He gave me s65 and he
pocketed S1,100. That was the way
with most of my fights"
That case is only one of many.
One fighter who earned over $3.50, 00j
In five years is said to have Received
only about $4,000. His manager got
the bulk Of the balance.
One of the most prominent heavy
weights in the country said he earned
over 1000 for three f1ghts-and he
never got a dollar. 1t went to the
manager.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

The next crop of American mil
Iionaires will be harvested from the
army of prize fight managers-the
persons who have discovered how to
get rich quick with the least exertion'
The unlearned in pugilistic methods
are possessed of the idea that the
fighter gets the bulk Of all the huge
purses that are hung I'D for battles
I'm these frenzied finance days. The
unlearned has the wrong idea. It's
the so-called managers" who grab
off the hughest share of the gold
tinted mazuma.
A good manager very often helps a
fighter to get near the top In the
pugilistic heap-but there are few
good managers in this era, The fair
and honest manager is satisfied with
rs per cent. share of the fighters in
come as payment for his enorts IN
boosting his man and guiding him
along the financial pathway, but the
trouble with the pugilistic game Is
that many unscrupulous persons nave
grated themselves onto fighters ana
act like leeches-they suck out or the
Aphter nearly every dollar he earns,
and in the end the fighter has nothing
and the manager everything.
The softest way of gathering IN Dig
money these days Is to manage some
boob battler-a guy who knows how
TO fight and knows little or nothing
about the financial end of the game.
That class of fighters-and they are
In the majority-are easy prey for the
human vultures who term themselves
"managers."
Whenever a youngster rises in the
pugilistic world there's mad scramble
among the managers" to grab him
off and put his financial affairs under
their control. They scent prey and
they are like wolves I'm pursuit of IT.
The managers" usually sign up the
boob bsttler to a contract that Is lop-
sided; one that is iron-clad as far as
the fighter is concerned, but can be
broken any time the manager desires
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
NEWARK TURNER'S.
NationnIs Break the Ice.

In defeating the Orange A. c. quin-
tet, 20 to 16, at the National Turn
Hall. yesterday afternoon, the Ma
tional Turner combination recorded its
first Essex County League victory
The Turner's have engaged in four
league games to date, having lost
their first three. The work of Captain
Gilbert Schwab and of Henry Lapzein
were factors in the home teams VIC
tory. Schwab and Lapzein netted
three field goals each while the latter
was also credited with free throw.
AT half time the Turner's held the
advantage, II to s.
Preliminary to the league encoun-
ter the National Turner Juniors lost
to the Franklin Five, of Orange, by
the score of 80 to 27. Cooney and
Buob excelled for the winning team.
The summary of the league game fol-
lows:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

owned by Phil Ball, who bought the
Browns. and Charles Weegham, who
heads the syndicate which will control
the Cubs.
Ed Barrow. president of the Inter
national League, has enough peace
making to be done to burn up all the
tobacco in Cincinnati, and he'll have
to dig deep to get the rival factions
in Baltimore and Buffalo to bury
their hatchets. Some of the little fol-
lows say that the big fellows gobbled
up tho beautiful symbolism called the
dove of peace, and they have to feed
on the feathers, which are not very
easily digested
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
NATIONALS.
ORANGE.
Trianrles Lose TO Tror..

The Newark Triangles were beaten
by the Original Troys, by the score
of "a to 21, at New Lincoln Hail.
Union Hill, yesterday afternoon. Lou
Aeilly, Frank Boyle, Charley Powers,
Jerry Harrigan and Chic Farley
made up the Triangles, while the
homesters were composed of Harry
Wallum, Frank Bruggy, Stretch Har-
vey, Patsy Corrigan and Walter
Swenson. Wallum, with four field
goals and six free throws, and Cor
rigan and Swenson, with four field
baskets each, starred for the winners.
Charley Powers netted three field
goals and Lou Reilly counted seven
points from the foul line for the Tri-
angles. The summary:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
savage still sick.

Jim Savage was still in bed today.
suffering from an attack of pleurisy
which at the last moment necessitated
the postponement of his bout with
Charley Weinert, scheduled for last
Thursday night at the Pioneer sport
ing Club. New York. Although Saw
age is somewhat improved. it is not
known when the Orange heavyweight
will be able to go into training. Jack
Bulger manager of Weinert, said to-
day that his protege will fight at least
twice this month. Who Weinert's OPP
ponents would be, Bulger did not
state. Bulger stated that he hoped
Savage would be in shape before the
end of the month.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Bike Riders May Elect
Officers at Next Meeting

The signing of Reggie McNamara
and Bob Spears for the siX-day race
which will be held in Chicago during
the first week of next month was
welcome news to the cyclists In gen
eral, who are planning the formation
of a union. There will be a meeting
tomorrow afternoon at Dave
Mackay's Hall in Market street, when
the cyclists are expected to elect off,
GERS and adopt a set of resolutions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
PRESENT DAY BASE RUNNERS
FALL BEHIND OLD-TIME MARKS

sight just now who looks capable Of
leading the league for that length of
time.
Bob Bescher while a member OF the
Reds. led the league for four con-
secutive seasons-from 1909 to 1912, in
elusive. Bescher's work showed con-
stant Improvement. In the four years
in which he led the game each year,
winding up with 80 steals in 1912,
which is the largest number stolen by
any player since 1897, when Bill Lange
came through with SO. Bescher is
still fine runner, but he has o bad
ankle, which always bothers him a
little early in the season, and it is
not likely that he will ever approach
his high figures again. He stole only
27 bases for the Cardinals last sea-
son,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Essex County POlOists No
Match for Brooklyn Team

The Essex troop polo team was
easily defeated, 9 to 2, by the Durland
Riding Academy trio in an indoor
polo match played in New York yes
terday afternoon. J. II. Husk, Grant
Paff and H. Moeller composed the
Essex Troop team. while Sherman,
Kinney and Biers made up the win
ners, Husk and Paff were each
credited with a goal for the Troopers.
while each of the Durland players
were credited with three goals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Court Star Available.

There is a chance for some OF the
local teams to get a hold on a. first
class basketball player who is now
residing here. He is Wilfred Boucher,
who was at one time captain of the
Attleboro basketball team of Attle-
boro, Mass, and also head of the
C. u. Club Big Five, of Franklin.
Mass. Attleboro has victories over
East Boston, Newport Naval Re-
serves, Dean Academy, Woonsocket.
r. l.; Milfords of Mass. Feno and
Reveres of Boston and several other
leading professional teams of the
New England States.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
BUSY WEEK IN BASEBALL
TO STRAIGHTEN MUDDLES
Ed Barrow Has Hard TaSk--BreSnahan BaIks
at Leaving Managerial Job
in Chicago.
TROY CLUB GOES TO HARRISBURG

n Of the ball today
" the National
die which still
fortnight
Roger Bresnalan, baky He
will
lived
o
Another matter obtaining
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
NEWARK TURNER'S
LEAGUE LEADERS
Victory Over Orange ArmOry
Five Places Local Quin-
tet on Top.
NATIONALS SUCCESSFUL

As a result OF their victory last
night over the Orange Armory five,
the Newark Turner's are now holding
first place in the Essex County Bas-
ketball League. The Newarks have
won four games and lost one TO date,
while the st. Michaels which are sec
ond have recorded three victories in
four played. The National Turner's
yesterday succeeded in winning their
first league game at the expense Of
the Orange A. c. combination, which
is tied for fifth place with the
Armorys.
standing of the Clubs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Interstate League Results.

Stamford defeated North Hudson,
2S to II, in an Interstate League
game played In Union Hill, yester-
day afternoon. In the games played
Saturday, Paterson won from North
Hudson, In Paterson, by the score
of 80 to II; Kingston, at home. de-
feated Brooklyn, 4s to 30, and Jer-
ford, Conn, by 80 to Is. Kingston
leads the league race. The Interstate
League will hold a meeting in New
York tonight when plans for the sec
ond half of the season will be dis
cuSsed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

Rutgers may play Holy Cross here
fol
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Amateur Roller Skaters
to Meet at R0llO-Dance

The first of the amateur roller skat-
ing races will be staged at the Rollo-
Dance at Brick Church station. East
Orange, tomorrow night and a field
of ten starters is already entered for
the prizes. Amateur and novice events
will be held throughout the winter
season at the Rollo-Dance and the
leading stars in this line will be seen
in action.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Knrfn Rnnnrted Victor.

According to reports received from
Allentown, Pa, Dave Kurtz, the local
middleweight boxer, defeated Jack
McCarron, of Allentown, In a ten
round bout In the Pennsylvania town,
Saturday afternoon. Kurtz, so the
report has it, had the better of seven
out of ten rounds and was the agrees
sor throughout. 1t was the third
clash between the boxers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
PHILADELPHIA HIBS WIN

The Philadelphia Iibernians de-
;feated the Ciscose F. c., Of Marcus
Hook, Pa, goals TO !, IN the Sec
ond round of the National Cup series
played in Philadelphia Saturday after
noon. The teams had met on two
previous occasions, each game hav-
ing resulted in a draw.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Two Bouts for welsh.

The new Seventy-first Regiment
Armory in New York city will be the
scene of a fistic encounter on Thurs
day night, January 13, with Freddie
Welsh, the lightweight champion, and
Johnny Dundee, as the principals.
Welsh is to meet Benny Leonard, in
Madison Square Garden on Friday
night, January %.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Boonton to Box Mooney.

Kld Boonton, the Orange light
weight, will meet Joe Mooney in a
ten-round bout In Madison Square
Garden, New York, Friday night.
This pair was matched before, but
the contest fell through when Boon
ton complained of Illness. The bout
will be the semi-final TO the contest
between Jim Coffey and Frank Mo-
ran.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Nav Meet Gr,mth.,

Reports from Akron, o., have it
that Young Gradwell. of Newark, de-
feated Johnny Wolgast in ten fast
rounds in that city Saturday night.
Gradwell was to have met Young
Otto, of New York, but Wolgast was
substituted at the last moment. Ac-
cording to n wire sent by Ed Fritz,
of Newcastle, Pa, who is looking
after the interests of Gradwell, the
clever local boxer cut Wolgasts face
to ribbons. Fritz reports that Grad
well made such a favorable impress
sion that efforts will be made to
match him with Johnny Grifiiths.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

Jack Britton has been matched to
meet Fighting Gunner, the Buffalo
fighter. in a ten-round go at the
Queensbery A. C. OF Buffalo on
Thursday night. Matt Wells, the Eng
lish fighter. will clash with Joe Cooke
in the semi final Of ten rounds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
Fulton Wants IN Meet belmont.

Kid Fulton. a local 105 pound boxer,
is open TO meet any boxer in tho
business, preferably Mickey belmont.
Fulton can be communicated with ut
2SS Bank street. Frank Clark Is his
manager.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

National Turner's. 20; Orange a. g, 10
Newark Turner's 80; Armory Five, II.
Sensational field goal caging by Joe
Dreyfuss and Dennis Sheehan en-
abled the Newark Turner's to dispose
of the Orange Armory five, SO to 2l
at Newark Turn Hall, last night, in
an Essex County League struggle.
Dreyfuss and Sheehan were each
credited with seven field baskets
while Dreyfuss added three points
from the foul line. At the end of the
first period the Turner's held the up
per hand by the score of ID to 8. The
contest was fast throughout, but the
home boys displayed superiority in
team work from the start and were
never headed. Bill Mckinley was in
the limelight for the Armory, netting
four field goals and two free throws.
The summary:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
n,oom-Dundee Bout POSTPONED.

The ten-round bout between Phil
Bloom and Johnny Dundee, which
was slated to be fought at the Broad
way Sporting Club, Of Brooklyn, to-
morrow night, has been postponed for
two weeks because Dundee has the
lr,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
No Representative Team.

East Side High School will not
have a representative basketball team
for the reason that the school is over
crowded. Coach Butterworth, how
ever. works out with the boys on the
courts two afternoons a week, and it
is probable that few games will be
booked.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

The Seventy-first Regiment Ath-
letic Association OF New York city
will open it's boxing season the night
Of January 13 with Freddie Welsh, the
lightweight champion, and Johnny
Dundee. Charley Harvey has been
engaged to conduct the contests held
In the big New York armory.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03
COLLEGE NOTES

Rutgers may play Holy Cross here
next fall.
The Virginia Military Institute foot
ball schedule, which has just been
completed, contains two new big
games. They are with Maryland Ag-
gies and Catholic University.
Lehigh lost an unusual basketball
game to Wittenberg College, at
Springfield, Saturday night. 1t requir-
ing two extra periods before the
Westerners won out, 80 to 80.
Dick Harlow. coach OF the State
College football team, has been Ill
with pneumonia in the Pocono noun
tains for several weeks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

Young Ahearn outpointed Al Mccoy
In ten rounds at the Broadway Sport
ing Club, Brooklyn.