Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-31

sertion that neither Charles w.
Murphy nor Charles p. Taft
had anything to do with the owner
ship Of the Philadelphia National
League baseball club, though taken
with a grain of salt then. is absolutely
refused now, for Mr.. Taft has pur-
chased for STE, 600, it is said, the park
where the Phillies play ball. The prop
4 erty was bought in the name of Mrs.
Taft. but that matters little. But for
events that have happened the pur-
chase of the grounds by the Tafts
would have excited no comment, but
the sale of the site to the sister-in-law
of President William Howard Taft is
sufficient circumstantial evidence to
convict Charles w. Murphy of CAUSE
ing the Tafts to purchase that Phila-
delphia club to overthrow John A
Heydler.
For the good of baseball, even
though the Tafts have only pur-
chased the grounds as an investment,
they should be compelled to r%elinquisb
their baseball rights in either Chicago
or Philadelphia.
Manager Clark Griffith, of the Ma
tional League rules committee, says
there Is one rule relating to umpires
which ought tt be changed, and his
idea Is a good one. Most umpires are
included in Grifith's Indictment.
Very often l have seen signals go
wrong because an umpire was in The
way and the players could not see. I
want them to stand on the outfield
side OF the base line and give their de-
cisions there, the other umpire re-
naming behind the catcher at all
times. l think with this rule in force
we could have a whole lot less
wrangling than we have now mi that
the people would really get a little
better ball playing for their money"
Q
Charles Ebbets, of the Brooklyn Club,
who is chairman of the National
Leagues schedule committee, lays
Mat the plan of his league in playing
fpos -fatnes Will not Interfere with the
series. inasmuch as the Ar1er-
@ague is to play only 1854 games,
says that he has compiled the
gine schedule and has reduced the
per of double-headers from ten to
to each club. Days previously
ed in travel and some Sundays are
zed-in the plan.
.
tow Tommy Ryan,, the former mid
eweight, who once trained Jeffries,
as Joined the ranks of the admirers of
ack Johnson. He thinks the latter will
etain his/title.
All this talk about the jurisdiction Of
the Military Athletic League in sus-
pending Mel Sheppard n Billy Hayes
hasn't the truest ring in the world.
Why doesn't the A. A. U. spend its time
trying to ascertain whether or not the
changes against the men are true, in
stead of establishing the jurisdiction of
the organization that has charges
against the men. An investigation OF
this practfses of our star amateurs
would probably furnish interesting
matter, judging by some of their acts:
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The latest in this matter is that the
National Military Athletic League, of
which the M. A. L. is a branch, is going
to take up the matter. The action Of
the Middle Atlantic Association of the
A. A.. u. upholding the action of the
M. A.. L., calls forth an appeal to the
A.. A.. u. to depose the officers of the
former on the score that the action was
irregular. oh, what a mess!
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To the Sporting Editor Of the Star;
Dear Sir-Would you kindly let me
know through your sporting column
why people are not allowed to use
tubular skates in Branch Brook Park?
f. z.
Alonzo Church, secretary of the Park
Commission, says that tubular skates
are so long that skaters using them
may trip others. and are, therefore,
dangerous.-Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor of the Star;
IL a runner on third tries to steal
home as the batter is hit does the run
count? WAGER.
NO. The runner must return to third.
Ed.
- Every Woman