Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-11

anu H. ROiiin "iiiid11lS Hou tiSi
matches in the semi-hnal round o
the Davis Cup championship in Eng
land yesterday, the prospects of vic
tory in the final round, if the Amer
leans reach that period, are not SC
bright as indications pointed to some
time ago. Mclaughlin, who defeated
Otto Froitzheim, the German, had to
play his head off, fguratively, to win
the match, and Williams, though vic
torious over Oscar Kreutzer, required
four sets to win And he didn't display
any too much strength in his work,
either. Mclaughlin seems to have
lost form to a great degree, and it is
said his condition is not satisfactory
at all. When he was playing so brill
liantly in the English championship
he was royalty entertained and it Is
believed the young man couldn't
stand the pace. His defeat by Will
Jams in the challenge round brought
him up with a start, but it appears
to be too late to regain his best form.
If he is beaten, we will be beaten
and the glowing prospects of the Uni
ted States winning the cup will have
been hopelessly shattered
O.
II Newark should happen to take a
slump, President Barrow would per-
haps have something to answer for.
The penalty of indefinite suspension
and $50 fine tackled onto Manager
Harry Smith was entirely out of
order. There was good reason to
raise an objection, as the decision
which brought about the fiare-up was
very close, and Umpire Hayes was
entirely too hasty in putting Smith
off the field. President Barrow was
much too severe in his punishment.
Manager Smith is neither an umpire
nagger nor an umpire batter He is
considered, instead, a rather pensive
leader. He got into the argument
with Hayes in the first place, it is
said, because he feared Jack Dalton
might become unruly over the de-
cision and be put out of the game.
Smith felt that it would be better for
him to take a chance, as he was not
in the game, than to have Dalton
raise an argument and be put out of
the game. But little did Harry think
that a heavy fine and suspension
would follow his objections.
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Umpires as a general thing are all
right. They mean well and their de-
cisions as whole are fair and honest.
Occasionally. they make mistakes,
which should be and are overlooked.
Some umpires are as docile as a
lamb; others have a chip on their
shoulder at all times. Umpire Hayes
seems to be one of the firebrand type,
and 1t is claimed he is always ready
to jump at Manager Smith at the
least proyocation. His attitude in
question is proof of that, and Presi-
the matter instead of passing snap
On the baseball diamond
quick action is essential and mistakes
are very likely to be made, but In the
quietness of the presidents Office there
is little excuse for such poor juds-
ment.
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How long the suspension of Man
ager Smith will last is only matter
of conjecture. It is said that Presi-
dent Barrow will not raise it until
Smith calls on him and explains his
side of the case. This the manager
declares he will never do. He did say,
though, that he would write the presi-
dent letter, but that he would not
go over to Mr.. Barrow's office and
apologize for something he did not
do. If both men remain stubborn the
Newark team will be the one to suf-
fer. AS President Barrow seems to
have pulled the bigger bone play in
passing judgment before he had
thoroughly investigated the matter, it
looks as if 1t were up to him to act
for the good of the game. The punish
ment is too severe for the crime and
Barrow will eventually have to right
the wrong If Smith insists on stand
ing out on principle.
c.
A Newark fan seems to think that
President Barrow has gone too far.
as the following letter will show:
J. p. NJ;
l think 1t is an outrage for Presi-
dent Barrow of the International
League to inflict upon us such an
umpire as Hayes. l would also like
to state that President Barrow's de-
cision in filming Harry Smith $50 and
suspending him indefinitely is very
unjust. Such work as Hayes has
done here will not help the game
any. A great many fans are disgust
ed. JACK HAMEL.
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The baseball players are holding so
many quiet meetings lately that little
surprise will be occasioned IL a feud
breaks out during the winter months.
Dave Fultz, president of the Baseball
Players Fraternity, is holding secret
meetings with the various clubs as
they come into New York and gossip
is rampant that there will be some
thing doing before another year rolls
around. The principal kick of the
players. 1t seems, Is the big reduction
made in salaries when men are sent
from the major leagues down to the
minors. A case in point is that of
Jack Knight, who received $4,000 from