The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-06
FANS SPECULATE ON MAKE
UP OF NEXT SEASONS CLUB;
FIGURE ON NEW OUTFIELD
When Proposed Training Trip to Georgia Is Finished Stallings
Will Drop Some Of Old Guard--Pete Cassidy May Come Here
to PLAY First Base--PuIiam Matter Not Yet Over.
Harvard Has a Pitching Machine.
BY E DODGE.

ANAcER GEORGE T. srALL1Ncs. of the Newark Eastern League
NJ Baseball club, is going South within a few days. He will visit his
Il farm at Haddocks. which is in Jones County Ca about sixteen miles
from Macon The property is extensive, covering a4s acres and stalngs
said Yesterday that it was an ideal sotf fol a baseball team to train. That
the Newark Colts will do som ltnberng up there this spring seems to be
becoming more and more probable. !
Frank FARRELL is O send his New York Americans down to Atlanta, and it
might be advantageous to AVE the squads training in comparative propn-
putty, as. if a youngster should develop rapidly, or I'm of the big league
candidates prove % exactly the goods. some reorganization would be easy.
Speculation is already lively IS to how great the changes in tn Newark
lineup are apt to pc. The fans figure that Burnham has always been able
TO get together a fine twrlng staff and stamnss may toe regarded as nNs
10 hold. on to most Of the slab artists o. IN h ru. tor tho present al
least In the outhed is where most 81 the change is looked 1r. Huers ar re
Wanted ny r@ 10 - H. ahtntv sto,unesu will be alet o land a trio Of out
nehers who cn slug. This will mean new faces in te outer gardens
II Pete Cassidy has his hopes realized he will be with the Colts next
season. He claims that starngs told him that if he tstalngs) everb broke
into the Eastern League again that Pete would be thu man above Ill Others
that he would want with him Cassidy is a valuable nan as a fielder rs a
WtT anu as an "Nu 80 naa+an and to och, of mob a man has
Manager Bufnnam has added to the evidence which goes to show that
Frank Farrell is the big figure in the recently completed deal EARLY ne-
godatons according to Burnham' We're between himself and Farrell Stall
ings did % appear 1T all and it was not untnt the affair had been practically
completed hat thu Newark nal kne" Oh "e opera'ionS i 'Amns p" ~
Former Manager Bunham is, emphatic in his denial that his withdrawal
from the Newark Club was because OF any pressure brought to bear from
Harry Punam or any of his interests Burnham SAY he sold simply because
he rot his price. He figured that the baseball enterprise here was a good one
and reasonably certain to bring in good profits. When the If came rom ON
Farrell Burnham says that he considered it from every point OF icy and
finally concluded to play it safe and get out He figures that other Oppor-
tunites will come to him to get into the game again.
Regarding the Purlam case. 1T is interesting tic note that the National
League president doesn't seem to be willing to give up the fight he has o. with
has hs had hot shot in his locker for Pat powers, John H. Farrell oRomke
Garry Hermann and lots If Others. Burnham will undoubtedly receive a
few more when Puliam makes his next announcement ever though the New
arker is out Of baseball Hermann and Frank Bancroft, the latter the husi
ness manager of the Cincinnati Reds, ar now being assaied by Puniam on
which Puniam declares are contrary to the utterances mad in letters to him
from Hermann The Cincinnati masnates arr both hot under the collar, and
have declared their anxietyt to have it u lin private" when the National
Leaguers get together in Manhattan. February 21 They ire even figuring IN
possible candidates for the office Off National League president evidently be-
nevng that Pumam will carry out his threat to resign.
Up at Cambridge the Harvard baseball candidates are experimenting
with a machine that is used to pitch curve balls to the batters The contriv-
anoe worked very well in the cage but some of the big league managers when
asked for opinions OF the machine seemed to think hat 1t mish nr 10 As
vel outdoors If it does it is expected that the salary wings of the high
priced Fingers win be saved much exerdon during early spring workouts es
to the Harvard coaches that it could be used to produce n sort of a curve
The bauers, however, were fooled a lot because of the absence of the usual
preliminary motions which a pitcher goes through They failed in many IN
that even a Mathewson would have turned green with envy.
Ring experts ire hardly willing to give Rudolph Unhoz the Boer much
credit for getting a little bit better than an even break with Battling Nelson
at Los Angeles Tuesday night There are several reasons for this One is
IS that it is believed that thu fight ws crooked. Unholz u u p S1WO as a Tor
felt for a longer fight, ant the wise ones figure that Nelson, having learned
a thing or two from his former master Nolan made TIL short affair Tues,
day night appear to be in Unhoizs favor sc mat nc oetors womo mMNS
the Bmr the favorite in the next 20. The Battling n would then get down
sol that seems tt be a likely one ina IS ut Neson' "I ms ~,
beatings at the hands of Cans and Britt, has finally had to slow up This
licked pug loses much Of his speed. While giving the Boer all the credit that's
coming to him for his scrappng ability. the fight fans believe that he's
far short of a lightweight champion.
A nredbtea in this column yesterday. the criticism made by Clarence
hornets nest. Thomas c. Trask. of the committee, has come out with a
statement in which he takes up the charges that Hobart makes and answers
them in order. 1t would seemt that Trask had made ut a pretty good case
and Hobmts position does lot appear to be atogether tina Of a cal goo
SPORT 1t is not expeated that the United States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation will take any action
The following communication illustrates perfectly how the American pub
lie demands quick action in its sporting events short-distance running
with lots of g and ginger all the way is what the people in this an
want The writer of the letter below refersto short oler-skaung races
To the Sporting Editor IF the star-I wish to make use o a small space
in your bright and spicy sporting page and offer a suggestion, as to the dis
lance Of the roller skating races which are held weekly at the Hillside Roller
Rims. I have seen races in several cities during ny travels, and from the
4tudy 1 have made of them I think the one-mile race is about the most m
oyabe race Of the lot The people like the quick, fast sprint in racing JuS
as they like the snappy work in baseball. They seem to want the nnt
RACES because it gives quick action and because it seems to be the MI ro
speed test. In races for distance over the mile contest it is largely a cues
ton of endurance. a SKATER