The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-31
WILL JOE LAKE WEAR A
TIGER UNIFORM THIS YEAR?
Knowing Fans Say That Frank FarrelrS New
TWirler Will Fall Into StallingS'S Hands Be-
fore the Big Season Is Under Way.
Something About the Crapple Game.
BY BERT DODGE.

p ocAL baseball fans are quietly passing the tip around that Joe Lake Is
going to be with the Tigers in 1908
@ 1nasnuch Is the Newark situation is such that me must neces-
sar1y figure that stalings is to get most of the material that he lacks from
the Yankees, the umor abou Lake looks good 81
GrihHhls is pretty well supplied with twrlers and could probably afford to
let the former Jersey City pitcher SO, provided he had a string on him. OF
Tigers in the coming season that he did in 1907 for the skeeters there might
be a sudden recall This would surely come to pass if the Highlanders we're
Experiencing a u Of setbacks in the American League race
The fact that SaIngs continues to announce that he is absolutely sure
crackajack players are to come from FarreTs Highanders appear to be Of
tho right sort It's hard TO figure how sta1hngs could be absolutely SUR of
landing thep players he wants by depending m any other big league managers.
That is to say, if he had been negotiating with a National or American league
club it would seem that he would be ready to announce long before this who
the men we're going to be. I
Figuring that the relations between the New York Americans and the
Tigers are as close as they are commonly supposed to be- it is easy to see
how there could be a general understanding that the<pay9s that stanings
needed would be furnished him.
Under these circumstances it would be perfectly natural for Gimths to
wait until the last moment before making his selection. Besides. the players,
whether they wrs to play with the Yankees or the Tigers, would be getting
the benefit of the spring training trip in the South.
or course. it does not necessarily follow that all of the big leaguers that
stalings finally secures will ome from the New York Americans The stu
alton is believed to be that he is assured that his neds will be supplied Ly
a player whom he considers better than anything that the New Workers a
turn over to him, such a move would naturally be made.
The statement from stalings that he would not be abe ito announce the
makeup OF ais team utnt thu time ame for the opening of the big league
seasons all seems to verify the report that it is from the Yankees that h
players are to be secured. ~
on base for the Pttsburg Pirates, is up against a peculiar proposition
which is causing him a lot of trouble.
ne balna@r with the elaborate cognomen lives at Latrobe. Pa, nd has
pt IN an application Tor a liquor license The court, however, has held his
caselu up n the ground that he cannot pretend to run a saloon in Westmore
nd County and be away half the year with the Pntsburg team.
Barney Dreyfuss, the owner OF the Pirates. is worked u over this lat
est aahge 10 threaten his team. Abbatccho is going to try to ave the
application put through in his fathers name, who rn the hotel previous to
the son taking hold.
II he succeeds In having this arranged ii will lot be necessary for him
70 OUT the c"o ut h will probably do so, If the arrangement cannot be
carried out