Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12

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are for rather than against him in
his chances of accomplishing the
task.
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Ban Johnson is the car and all
that of the American League, and
has ruled well and withal justly in
his numerous and at times particu-
larly delicate qquestions, but it would
seem that his decision in the case
of George Stovall, the manager of the
st. Louis Browns, is entirely too ex
vail for his rather brutal manner in
taking an umpire to task should be
dealt with severely is not to be de-
MED. but that the manager should be
driven out of baseball for all time is
hardly justifiable punishment. There
are more ways than one to skin cat,
and President Johnson knows them
all from every angle His present
method, though, is entirely out of
order, and there is so much pressure
being brought to bear from fans,
from players and from magnates,
that it is highly probable that the
league president will curtail his de-
cision somewhat. and at the same
time meet the ends of justice.
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The St Louis fans are up in arms
and declare Johnson's ruling as
nothing short of an outrage. Petit
tons are being circulated by the pa
irons of the game calling upon the
president to reconsider his stand and
give the Browns their manager and
first baseman. The players through
out the league are showing signs OF
belIigerency at the treatment of their
fellow man, and the magnates them
selves, feeling that injustice is being
done Stovall, and slightly fearful last
concerted outbreak may occur, are
said to be quietly but eagerly urging
Johnson to impose heavy fine and
give due and positive warning that
similar offense will mean Danish
ment from baseball for good. john
son. of course, has his own way of
doing things, and has rarely been
crossed and lost, but if he is as shrewd
! as he is severe, he will punish Sto-
i vail by imposing a heavy fine and
ouell the disturbance that is brew
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The United States League is off to
dubious start, to say the most. The
Newark representatives lost the open
ing game to New York Saturday,
to /, and neither won nor lost in the
game billed for yesterday. for the
very good reason they didn't play
Lack of funds as result of the first
game would seem to have something
to do with the absence of the New
York team when time came for the
game yesterday. In any event, the
situation is doubtful, although it is
said that the Newark magnates will
go on with the schedule of games.
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College athletes predominated in
sports on Saturday, and few have
been the days when the seniors and
the juniors, the sophomores and the
freshies have claimed more atten-
tiop, Big events and little events
came in for their share of approval,
and the occasion was so general that
even the sad bird and the polar
were weaned frou their papa's laps
and their mammals arms and We'd
with the "Rah! Rail-" boys in MAX
siasm. Down at Princeton. where
New Jersey interest most abounds,
baseball, track and field events and
craftsmanship at the traps were on
/, view 1t was so in other college
! towns-at Yale. at Harvard, at
Brown. at Pennsylvania, at Holy
Cross. at Amherst, at West Point, at
Dartmouth at Lafayette, at Yves
leyan, at Columbia, and at the nu-
merous and various other institutions
1 OF II WIS d Colu, raw udS
in most places, and the ardor was
somewhat dampened now and then,
but the familiar college yells and the
innate college enthusiasm were gem
orally in evidence whenever the oc-
caslon presented. Good, old college
days. None more happy than great,
big sport days. That was the tune to
the song on Saturday.
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Princeton. at Princeton, did well or
Saturday, but she might have done
better if fate had been more kind
The Tigers won the baseball game
just like breaking sticks from Cor
nell, and they defeated Yale and
Dartmouth with points to spare II