Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01
SCHLAFLY MAKES
FORMAL PETITION
FOR HIS RELEASE
In Letter TO McGinnity Today
Larry Asks That Price Be Put
on His Discharge, but "Iron
Man. Says Old Proposition
Holds.
AIRY scHLHFLY in a letter to

n A1-O ~ k@1
Newark Club, gave formal notice
today that he has purchased an In
terest in the Troy Club, of the New
York State League, and stated that he
can no longer give mis- best services to
Newark. He asks Joe to name his terms
for his release, and Joe replied that
they are the same as he first stated.
The Newark leader figures that in
losing Larry he loses an asset to his
| club and ought to be given the same
price as though the player were drafted
by a major league club.
"If Larry purchases his release out
right | will give either Nee or Meyer
a thorough trial at the keystone sack,
and If they do not fill the bill in first
class shape ! will go out and buy a
big league second baseman, There Is
not a decent player on the market
now" said Joe McGinnity, that I can
use. Any players that the majors arc
turning over now are not fit for fast
company, and If they are not fast
enough for the major league, in nine
cases out of ten they will not be fast
enough for the Eastern. We want men
who are coming. not going. II we want
to pick lemons we can get them in the
bushes where they don't grow so high.
1T is a mighty poo business prop
osition for the manager of a minor
league team to buy a player from the
majors for 81, 800 now, with the chances
that he will be drafted again by the
majors at the close of the season for
$1,000.
THE major league teams make a
business of drafting players from the
bushes at perhaps anywhere from s4G0
up, Inc when turning them loose to
the class A teams they demand $500.
II could go out like some clubs and
give up my birthright to get a tew
good players, but 1 can always say that
own my club, and l am willing to
take a chance on losing a player now
and then by draft.
"1f a man is any good he is taken
South by the majors, and then when
the time comes to cut down he Is let
out, and 1t is then the right time TO
get him, after one has had q chance to
get a line On his ability.
II figure that there is a great hase-
ball future for Newark. A pennant
would be a big thing for this ,Awn,
and then l figure that Newark has
never had the proper baseball plan.
and the matter has never been taken
up in the proper way. Rochester, with
a population, counting the suburbs
within a radius of a flve-cent fare, has
but one-fourthf of that of Newark, yet
our books show that Rochester out
drew us three to one last year, though
we were in first place for 10l lays.
Some say that it is not a
good thing for a team to win "A pen
nant, as the FAM expect a repetition
every e
II do not look at 1t hat way. 1t is
my ambition to win a penne Mt bff, re /
quit the game, and 1 count the honor
more than the money, 1t will be a big
feather in the cap of the mar who
lands Newark's first Eastern Lcagl ne
championship
Manager Jack Dunn, of the Baltimore
club, was q visitor at Eastern League
headquarters today, in New York. He
came principally to meet Cy Seymour.
who has not signed his contract to
date.
Ladies' day will be Thursday this
year unless Joe McGinnity changes his
mind.
MIKE DoNLIN IS COMING TO
NEWARK! Nothing doing. No as a
baseball player. He is due on the
Proctor circuit shortly.
Manager Jawn CANCEL, Of the Re-
p~eaters, is trying to arrange a series
with the Detroit Tigers. Camel In
tends to make enough money out of
spring exhibition games to defray his
expenses in the South.
Manager Joe McGinnity expects
Wyatt Lee to be at the league meeting
In Baltimore on Monday. "Whatty"
has not signed his contract to date
and will probably take advantage Of
that opportunity to do so. There is
little chance of his being a holdout.