Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-01
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never had single idea OF doing such
thing. Our price has always been
s75. 900, and we never said to anyone,
as was published, that the $125,OOO
asked by Mr.. Ebbets was not too high.
There must be something back Of
these price-boosting stories and the
facts may come out later on
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There is a story in the New York
Sun this morning which says that
Blaney may get three other men to
join with him and take over all the
stock with the exception of the shares
controlled by the McKeever brothers
Blaney is said to be very friendly
with the McISeevers and he would
like to become interested in baseball
in this city. This story, however, will
probably be used as an alibi by the
local paper that published so much
gush about the sale. The Sun in the
morning tells about the same story
that the Newark paper does in the
afternoon, so we take it that the
Blaney yarn will be the alibi unless
said local paper shifts It's signals and
passes up the whole affair, as was
done yesterday.
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The Federal League seems to be q
very busy organization these days,
and the International League is now
the territory OF its attack. We have
it that Buffalo and Baltimore are to
be invaded by the outlaws and that
cities in the big league circuits are
also to be provided with baseball
clubs. If the threats keep up and the
fight keeps up, franchises may be had
for the asking with the big job of
finding anybody to take them.
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Indoor baseball, with the game
changed so that it is likely to prove
about as interesting as the outdoor
article, may be attempted in Newark
when Jack Dalton. the Tigers cele-
brated right fielder. perfects an idea
he is working on at present. Dalton,
who is finding 1t difficult to while
away all the spare time he has on his
hands. is studying on a scheme which,
from casual observation, should prove
to be a very exciting pastime when
put into action. AS everybody knows
who knows indoor baseball. the balls
used In the game are sixteen inches
in circumference, are rather soft and
do not remain round for any length
/, of time. 1t is Dalton's idea to revise
the present rules in many ways and
to adopt a ball that will make the
game lively and as near like the reg
ular article as possible. The regula-
ton baseball is nine inches In circum-
ference and 1t is Dalton's plan to have
the ball for the new indoor game
eleven inches. This ball, Dalton saws,
will be made of rubber, hair, felt and
| leather. The centre will be solid rub
Der, then will come a layer of hair,
then felt and the cover will be of
| horsehide. This ball, Dalton declares,
will make the game almost as de-
lightful to watch as the outdoor game.
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But the kind of ball will not be the
only change, Dalton says. The pitch
er's box. which Is now II feet inches,
will be increased to 80 feet and the
distance between the bases VIII be
heightened accordingly. Instead of
pitching underhand, Dalton goes on
to explain, the man In the box will
be permitted to throw overland, but
he will be compelled to toe a mark
with both of his feet. This, of course,
will curtail his speed, but the fact
that he will be allowed to throw over
hand will make his effectiveness suf-
! flcient. The bat, too, Will be remod-
eled, and everything all around will
be so changed that fast, snappy
game ms close to the real article as
possible will be the result. The ball
will be lighter, the bat bigger, the
pitching speedier, the diamond larger
and indoor baseball, Dalton says,
will be made so much like the real
thing that its popularity, he feels.