Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-15
LEACH CROSS

II is known that one club is about as
much as any man cares to worry
over. and the Brooklyn club, it need
not be mentioned, is some proposition
to draw on ones attention. Mr.. Solo
mon, the president of the Tigers, will
not like the idea of selling, of course.
for he likes baseball and he likes his
job. So it will behoove the president
to rush pell-mell for a denial. The
Newark club has done well so far this
season and the proposition is a pay
ing one, but with SO much talk about
investigating the trust phases of
baseball it may be that big league
magnates owning minor league fran
chises will hasten to get out before
light is thrown on the situation. Any
way, from a very reliable source, it Is
learned that the club might be on the
market next season, with preference
given local interests to buy.
C
In providing for the care of in
jured players in the minor leagues
the National Commission has made
move that is sure to win for the
members loud words of praise. In
most cases the injuries are received
ON the ball field and while the men
are doing duty for the club. There
are cases, of course, like the case of
Breen, of Jersey City, which the
club not are bound to support, but, on
the other hand. players have been
known to have been released while
suffering from injuries received dur
ing a game. The commission, though,
might have gone further in its rul-
ings, although 1t Is no more than
fair to give the club owners a square
deal Ball players and magnates are
equally responsible for Objectionable
conditions at times. Now it is the
fault of the one: again it is the fault
of the other. The National Commits
sion as an arbitration board has
saved many big fight in baseball.
C
President Lynch, of the National
League, has thrown an awful broad
sword into Johnny Evers, the king
of the Cubs. In filming Evers and not
suspending him, Mr.. Lynch explains
his position in a way that makes
Evers look like a gutter whenever
the Giants are around.
'I didn't put him on the bench
this time" said Lynch, land he had
to play against the Giants. He had
no alibi to Offer therefore"
In extenuation President Lynch
explained that the records will show
that Evers, just before series with
/ the Giants, has kicked himself out
of games and into suspensions with
noticeable regularity. To those who
know Evers we'll the Lynch state
nent doesn't sound proper but fig
ures are figures, and it looks as If
Johnny is up against 1t.
G.
The leading tennis lights of this
country must feel pretty sure that
the American players will win the
Davis cup matches abroad. for Rob-
ert D. Wrenn, president of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation, is going to London to see
the final matches. We are wonderful
ly well represented in Mclaughlin
Williams, Johnson and Hackett, but
we will have to play wonderfully well
and be long on luck If we hope to
be successful. We must defeat the
Canadians in the final round and we
must dispose of the English in the
challenge round to obtain possession
of the trophy The task is not sc
easy as il seems on paper, even with
Mclaughlin and the other boys going
at their best game.
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The newsboys who sell The star
are in for an extra treat at the Velo-
drome tomorrow night. Manager
Chapman has fixed them up fine by
putting on match race between
Goullet and Cavanagh, No better
event could be staged, as Cavanagf
is in high favor now and Goullet is
known to be the next best man tc
Champion Kramer.
c.
4 Arthur Ross, the able referee, was
never more able or more at himself