Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-29

off now than ever, although it may
come about that Thomas Blaney, who
is believed to be acting for the Nc
Keever brothers, will make some sort
of a deal It is whispered about that
the MeKeeyers want to stick to New
ark and that they are willing to go
in with local capitalists and purchase
the club 1t Is a well-known fact that
Mr. Ebbets wants to get out and that
Solomon and Medicus want to get out,
so all the Newark business men who
are contemplating the. purchase of
the franchise would have to do is to
buy the stock of Ebbets. Solomon and
Medicus and go in snucks with the
McKeevers. Even this plan may not
go through.
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! The AIcKeevers and Blaney are
close friends and Blaney, it is said,
/ has been working In the interest of
/ the brothers in the business of the
sale Moe Reichman. one of the prime
movers in the affair, is back from
Buffalo and he will request Phil
Krimke, another ardent advocate of
Newark citizens owning their own
| ball club, to call meeting for Krue-
gers Auditorium for Friday night.
| At that meeting decisive action Will
be taken.
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| 1t has been learned on the best of
authority that $4,000 will be the very
best price offered for the control of
the club. That sum, it is said, will
not be sufficient to buy it. The news
paper which told its readers that the
club was just as good as bought and
| paid for is eating crow every day
and will have more explanations TO
make Some of the men who have
been quoted complain that they did
not talk at all and others who were
Intercepted declared a column was
written, whereas they simply spoke
only a few words. The story was
overplayed and badly played.
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The Philadelphia Athletics were
wined and dined in their home town
last night. The homage paid the
worlds champions was well deserved.
A good word was said for everybody
and admiration was displayed for the
craftsmanship of Connie Mack, the
manager of the team. Philadelphia
did well by its champions, but New
ark did just as well, only in another
way, by its champions.
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Walter johnson beat Christy Math-
ewson in their much-advertised clash,
and with none the better team behind
him, either. or course, one victory
doesn't make it sure that Johnson
could do it again, but for the last few
years it has looked very much as II
Matty wasn't quite as good a pitcher
az his great American League rival.
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The demands of the Baseball Play
ers' Fraternity are not to be ignored,
and no less a parsonage than Garry
Hermann, chairman of the National
Commission, says that the players
! should be recognized. Nothing off,
ciaI, so far, has been presented to
the commission, but Mr.. Hermann
is quoted as saying that everything
will be all right if the players pre-
sent their own case, instead of leav-
ing the matter to David i. Fultz, an
old-time ball player, a lawyer, and
their president. That will be the
hitch, sure pop. The moguls will deal
with their own men, but they will
refuse to deal with an outsider. 1t
has always been so in ''strikes" in
general. The employer doesn't want
to talk business with walking dele
gates" and in most cases big mat
ters have been settled only after
conference between the men con-
cerned and the employer concerned.
It has come to that in baseball, and
the players are likely to see 1t that
way, although it would be a severe
blow to Fultz, who has worked hard
to perfect the organization.
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The ten-round boxing match be-
tween Young Gradwell and Carl Vic
/ tor at Browns Gym, in New York,
| last night was not the great battle
expected. From all accounts, Grad
well won, beyond a doubt, yet, in
on Victor, an effort was made to have
/ the bout pronounced draw. How we'll
they succeeded will not be known
until later, but a wise guy" tipped
| it off in The Star office today that
Carl will get a draw, all right" This
1 in the face of the fact that Victor
/ himself admitted afterward that
/ Gradwell had beaten him. The efforts
to create a betting market on the
fight and to make Victor a favorite
over Gradwell looked suspicious from
the first, and now the efforts to save
those who bet the odds on Victor are
naturally attracting attention.
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Gradwell and Victor, we were in
formed this morning, are going to
meet again. The tip is being passed
out that Hillside Park is going to
open boxing club and that another
match between the boys is to be
staged at the opening show. One
Belleville citizen who has some au-
thority in the newspaper field will
Immediately file an objection to such
an affair, which may mean that box
ing bouts at Hillside will not be toll
Grated.
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a mooted question is: Will Billy