Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-27

national and American League
finished their labors late last
night. These late labors consisted of
a comparison of the dates of the 154
and l6S-game schedules of the National
League with the 154-game affair of the
American League. The path is paved
for the fight now. 1t is up to the
National League to say whether they
VIII have the long or short schedule
n work in conflict with the Ameri-
can. Now that Charley Murphy has
come u for the long schedule. 1t
would appear from past hap
penings that the short list
lands an excellent chance of passing.
Ban Johnson wants the short one, n
that helps the situation some, for Ban,
though president of the Junior major
organization, seems to be some pump
kins in the older association. Pitts
burg. Cincinnati and Boston favor the
short term. With the exception of
New York. which is neutral. the other
clubs oppose the short affair.
A runlor comes out of Seattle that
Jim Jeffries. instead of going to Los
Angeles to train, has determined to
start East at the end of this week.
Wonder if the Morris circuit has called
again to jeff? The fight situation is
certainly not very clear.
o
Well, one of Princeton's teams took
a championship from Yale. Last night
at st. Nicholas Rink. the Jersey coll
Iegians' seven defeated the Eli hockey
team 2-1. Incidentally, it might be
said that Princeton was not defeated
in the intercollegiate competition.
.
Among the rules that should be
passed to make baseball a better prop
osition is one providing for the throt-
Ting of President Murphy, of the
Cubs. He is now out with q statement
that he will not vote for any change
In the rules advocated by Ban johnson,
that the National League will vote
for the long schedule. It's certainly
a great way to run major league af-
fairs. Murphy's gang won't pass any,
thing that Johnson's wants, and vice
versa. Big league affairs are beginning
to take on the aspect of a budget
election.
There has been no verification of the
rumor that the Johnson-Jeffries fight
might be declared off because of the
%wrangling of the promoters, Jack
Gleason and TEX Richard. The sit
uation is bad. though. when the public
listens to Rickard to stage the fight
in Salt. Lake and Gleason's talk that
If "Tex' does not care to stage the
fight in California he can drop out.
Tex seems to have the drop, and Glea-
son is losing hard. If the fight is de-
clared off it won't be Richards fault.
o
Charles H. Zuber. one Of the best
known sporting writer's of the West,
and sporting editor of the Cincinnati
Times-Star. owned by Charles p. Taft,
has been fired by Mr.. Taft because
the editor allowed a paragraph to be
printed in his paper to the effect that
when Manager Doom. Of the Phillies,
came to Cincinnati he would be asked
to go to see his "boss." Mr.. Taft was
meant. and the inference was that Mr..
Taft is the owner of the Philadelphia
club. Guess Mr.. Taft does not take
some interest in baseball.
Here's a tip to all the bowling alley
owners in this city: Why don't you
get busy and try to get hat National
Bowling Association tournament for
Is11 for this city? Newark is one of the
best bowling cities in the country and
the project should be a success.