Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-29

Joe Tinker, according to reports,
has jumped to the OUTLAW Federal
League, but some of the big men in
baseball, including Ban Johnson and
Garry Hermann, refuse to believe it
Whether the report is true or not
Tinker has been talking business with
the outlaws" and it would be well
for organized baseball If he were to
join them. The report that Tinker
had Joined the Federal League and
would manage the Chicago team
seemed to create quite a stir in the
sporting pages, Notwithstanding the
fact that such a thing has been the
topic of discussion for two weeks back
or so. OF course, with such an excel
lent offer from the Brooklyn club
small credit was given to the stories
that Tinker thought seriously of be-
coming an outlaw" for even ball
players are sometimes given credit
of displaying good judgment in bust
ness arrangements. With Tinker 1t
seems to have been a preference for
the outlaws" and now that he has
accepted that brand OF sport let him
stick to them.
G.
Over to the outlaws, along with
Tinker, went the bold Mordecai
Brown, known the baseball world over
as Three -fingered" Brown, and once
pitcher Of sterling worth, but now
fellow of only pair prospects. Brown
also goes to the Federal League as a
manager, his town site being st. Louis,
where they now have two teams, and
neither of them receives any too
much support. In fact, the National
League and the American clubs lose
money every year in st. Louis, and
now the Federal League is going there
to drop a potful. Others besides
Tinker and Brown have secured
berths. it is said, in the Federal
League. George Stovall. good man.
will have charge of Kansas City, we
are told, and our own once famed
Larry Schlafiy is to have command at
Buffalo. But of all the plungers In
the OUTLAW" game Tinker Is the only
one so far who Is taking much of a
chance. He is turning down the mag
niflcent offer of $4,000 as a bonus and
$4,000 a year for three years to play
with Brooklyn. He has done this, and
it is all up to him, and If he is a sue
cess and gets away with his new job,
which calls for $4,000 for three years,
and the money, good luck to him; but
let there be no bansheeing of he finds
That he has made rash mistake. Let
there be no plea for mercy, let there
be no uprising of the fans to give
the man a chance" Tinker has his
chance, and he goes-if he does 60
into the OUTLAW army with his eyes
open. He has gone, we will say, and
let him stay-but be sure and let him
stay.
C
The fight is now surely on between
organized and OUTLAW" baseball.
Sides will be taken and some will see
1t one way and others will see 1t an
other way. 1t will be claimed that
the players have a perfect right to
better themselves, if they see fit and
to jump to the OUTLAW" league when
ever it strikes their fancy. We will
agree to all those arguments and we
hope the Newark outlaw" advocates
and others will stick to that kind of
a sporting policy. We, too, say that
Tinker and others have all those
rights, but we also maintain that the
other side of the house has rights
that should be respected. If Tinker
and others have right to leave the
National eague and the American
League we are of the opinion that the
National League and the American
League have right to get along
without those players. We say again
and again that Tinker is worth all
he can get, but that he is worth nc
more than his employers will give
him. If he is dissatisfied with his LOT
and with his pay in the National
League it's well that he has another
league to go to in which he can dc
better; but once there, let us please
allow his previous employers to have
say as to whether they shall have
him to play for them again. Joe is
taking a chance and he Is putting
others in a hole. He is looking fol
the best of it, no matter how much
1t costs others. Let the fight be q
fair one and let the public not cry
down the magnates when it comes
their turn to play cards.
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| Charley Weinert may have a harder
task than he bargains for at the Gus
Troxler boxing show tonight. The
Kids opponent will be Tommy Mad.
den. of Brooklyn, a rough. tough sort
of fellow. whose knowledge of RING
tactics is said to be simply to fighl
and fight and fight. In fact, / have
been told that Madden is in Oar
| Morgans stable and is a sparrine
partner to Battling Levinsky and
that he Is coming over here more tt
rough Weinert and endeavor to show
him UP than to box him according t