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Pell Wins Gold Clark in First Go Homemade Yacht Two NEWARK CLUB WILL NOT Action Poses of Georges Carpentier, Man of the Hour in France BE t TRANSFERRED- BARROW President of the International Wheelmen Fast Game and Uncle Sam’s Play Invaders Capture League Denies Authority Are Too Much for New Six Titles at New South FEDS’ BIG FUND FOR Yorkers. Wales. of National Commission. LEAGUERS ON VISITING FIVE PARKER A DUAL WINNER OTHER CLl'BS OPPOSE PLfrN Represented on the court with a The American athletes won six of Ebbets Wanted in line-up that resembled somewhat a the eight championships at the New $25,000,000 Is Behind Backers, Say Tigers New York State League combina- South Wales meeting yesterday at to President Brooklyn to Fight Off Fed- tion, the Bronx Catholic Club quintet Sidney, Australia. According were expected to glYe the Bay View George L. Parker, the California Gilmore. eral Invasion. Wheelmen Seniors a battle at Wheel- sprinter, captured the 100 and 440- men Hall yesterday afternoon. They yard dashes; Ruric Templeton, Olym- CLEVELAND AFTER CLUB Newark fans need feel no alarm •lid, but the way the locals played pic Club, San Francisco, the pole over the stories of the Tigers l>eing i around the visitors at times made it vault; Reginald Caughey, of Califor- James A. Gilmore, president of the transferred to Brooklyn- President the appear as though Charley Heim’s nia shot putting contest, and Federal League, and E. E. Gates, Edward G. Barrow, of the Interna- bunch would the list of New Jimmy Powers, Boston Athletic As- top secretary of the league, held a long tional League, issued a positive de- York State teams were entered sociation, the mile run. they conference yesterday with M. F. nial today, in which he stated that in such competition. The final tally. Placed In Bramley. who hopes to secure a Fed- the reports which have been circu- 44 to 33, favored the locals and every Devaney Two Mile Special. eral League franchise for Cleveland. lated about the National Commission *' player took a hand in victory, the Mike Devaney, the Soho flyer, was B scoring being pretty evenly divided. placed again last Saturday night in The conference, held in the Forest having authority to sanction 'any B Eberlein and the Lamb brothers, the two-mile special race of the Irisli- City, was kept as secret as possible. such deal are without foundation.' No one was Charley and Walter, were on the ros- American A. C. games, held at Madi- admitted to the room. The tales were to the effect that ter of the visitors. The latter led In son New At the close of the meeting, Gilmore Square Garden, York city. President Charles H. Ebbets, sr., had ■ the field for his team was declined to discuss the goal scoring Devaney but ten yards behind possibilities decided to take the Newark Interna- ■ with five baskets, while Eberlein fol- of Cleveland holding a Federal Billy Kramer, of the Long Island League tional League champions. Harry V lowed with one less. Peter Schoen A. and Hannes berth this year, but he would not C., Kohlemainen, Smith et al., over to Brooklyn, leav- topped the scorers in the home IrlBh-American A. sec- emphatically deny that it would. All C., first and ing Newark out in the cold, tempor- L team's with six field that line-ups, goals. ond, respectively, who fought neck Bramley would say was: "We at least The National Commie The All-Patersons succumbed to and neck ail the to are still flirting with the Federal arily way thejtape in I sion. according to a statement the Bay View Juniors, 26 to 13, In the an to B) effort settle their old rivalry. League." credited to Ebbets, had been given Wj Preliminary game. The of Is a Gilmore was free in summary Devaney having splendid seatin enough discus- supreme authority to sanction any B the big game: this winter. He has invariably been sing general matters concerning the deal which might be made to counter- BAY VIEW. in Federal placed all his starts. League. the Federate' invasion. President F.G. F T. Pts. Hal the "If I rated our financial [act Heiland, local sprinter, uiy- present Edward G. Barrow was most em- Schoea. forward fl 1 33 corked a terrific burst of speed on the strength at $25,000,000 I would not be in his forward. 3 1 7 phatic denial that the Interna- McKinley, last leg of the relay race and far from the truth,” said he. “We Miller, centre 4 0 8 pulled tional League had ever given its con- the Xavier team into second BLegner, guard 8 2 8 place. GEORGE/*^ started the proposition with a deter- sent to any such transaction or Ko Barnaul, guard. 4 0 8 mination to carry it out and we are vested such powers in the Harvard and major Chicago Enter Relay Teams. j CAEPENTlEk’ going to succeed. We are planning league triumvirate. Totals 4 44 20 Harvard and the University of Chi- ^JieTrencA not only for this year and next, but In the accounts published covering BRONX C. C. cago will be represented at the relay far into the future. It will be a fight the proposed transfer it was stated F.G. F.T. Pts. championship meet in Philadelphia on Cfampi <vu % to the finish.” that there was still a possibility of Ewing, forward. 2 0 4 April 25. The Crimson may have Aked when he intended to publish Jersey City’s team being transferred E be forward. 4 3 11 •BMP* run, teams in both the one-mile and two- the names of the Federal League to Newark. Local fane on side C. Lambert, centre. 1 0 2 every mile as Harvard Gilmore said he w'ould not expressed Fitzgerald, guard. 3 0 « championships, players, indignation today at the W. Lambert, guard. 5 0 10 teams for those distances ran faster publish all the names at once, but thought that they were to be deprived at the Boston meet than any college in batches of about twenty each, in of Smith’s champions. Totals 15 8 33 team ever had run before. Harvard order to furnish as much excitement ^resident Barrow In discussing the men will compete in the special events as possible. situation declared that he did not NO in order to get tryouts for the dual | believe that Ehbets ever made the SOCCER GAMES meets. Coach Stagg, of Chicago, Plank All Right Says Connie. statements credited to him in some writes that he will have a one-mile of the There is no change in the Plank Metropolitan papers. He said All the soccer football games sched- team and may poseibly send on a the International League would never France is Just now raving over Carpentier was born in 1/ens, situation.” said Connie Mack last uled in the National, New Jersey and quarter for the two-mile. Entries are agree to letting Newark Georges Carpentier, light heavy- France, January 12, 1894. He has been night 'The report that Eddie re- I slip away New Jersey Junior leagues for yes- coming in larger quantities than ever I from its circuit, and that a transfer the as a 1907. turned his unsigned contract to me weight champion of Europe, and fighting professional since of the terday were postponed on account of before and the management expects a is because it has Newark franchise would never man of the hour on the continent. Just as soon as he completes his term Saturday incorrect, the snow-covered fields. new record of more than 300 teams. be countenanced. "You can't make is in vaudeville, in/fhe French army he is coming to been in my possession tor nearly a Carpentier appearing it too emphatic," said Barrow. It as a as America. He has to visit this month. I think, however. Plank will and is lionized matinee idol, yet would not be fair to be with us when we start for Jack- Newark fans well as a hero of the ring. Carpen- country, and is very anxious to do so. and it his ! would be an injustice to rip one on a to His American visit sonville. If he decides to quit tier was contemplating trip contemplated may of the best cities in our out place on the Athletics and go else- j league America, but, as he is only twenty take place within six months, as it Is of the circuit.” in said that will not where, then I wish him the best luck years old, he must serve his term he have to finish Asked about the a in the world. I haven’t a word to say | possibility of the French army. Carpentier has out the full term in the army. I Jersey City transfer, Barrow said from of the American ! against him.” cleaned up a large sum of money Many promoters | that the matter was not entirely He is have been after him to come to this his ring activities. uiidoubtedly Feds After World's Tourists. ; closed, which leaves some room for one of the greatest and most promis- side of the Atlantic for a battle with speculation. Although Fogarty is still of Federal of I ing future heavyweights ever pro- Mike Gibbons, and this fight will ; Agents the League I opposed to the deal, it is possible, ! baseball clubs have mem- duced by France or any European probably be Carpentier's first in approached I though not probable, that some at bers of the world baseball country. America. I touring ; rangement may be made to give Eb- party and one of the stars making bets the second team in Brootiplk, I the globe jaunt announced that he : with which to fight the Federate.
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