Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-09


ing much over the days to come. H,
evidently plans to remain in tn,
cycling business, and there is plenty
of room in the game for him. HI
knows how, and he is sure to MAKE
good If he plays his cards right. HI
is known to be a fighter, but there
are so many good battlers these days
that the odds would beat him easily
All Chapman will have to do to con.
duct cycle races is to be fair ant
aboveboard. OF course, he liz not re
sponsible for the many things that
careless interviewefs have put in his
mouth.
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The International League baseball
men are up tree as regard to the
proposed interleague series with the
American Association. At first
thought it looked like grand propo-
sition, but the more it Is discussed
the less alluring it becomes. The
truth is, such radical move doesn't
appeal to all the magnates, and the
nice things that might be said in
favor of the scheme are easily Offset
| by the numerous drawback argu-
ments advanced. For the clubs of
one league to leave their field and
play the clubs of another league dur
ing the regular season doesn't seem
like good business, Notwithstanding
| that the fans will be given an oppor-
tunity to see more teams play. As one
/ masnate declared: There will be
more interest maybe in the inter-
league games than in the regular
league games, and that would never
do, The little that might be made out
of the venture would be lost in other
ways"
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Besides. Baltimore, which will have
Federal League opposition, is against
the proposition. IT is said that the
necessarily long absence of the
Orioles from Baltimore during the
proposed series would give the "out-
laws" an opportunity to establish
themselves in the Maryland city.
From Buffalo, although the Federal
League promises to do business there,
not whimper has come, and this is
explained by the fact that the Buffalo
club isn't paying any attention to the
OUTLAWS"
c.
The International League and the
American Association are too big In
baseball to monkey" with their
patronage, and there is no telling
whether the proposed series would
be winner or not. 1t might come
to pass that during its progress the
proposition would fall fat and that
would be a decided black eye to both
leagues. 1t will be recalled that a
series of games between the cham
pion Rochesters and an all-star team,
arranged under league Jurisdiction,
failed to reach a conclusion, and the
affair created big laugh through
out the minor league country. One
man, Mr.. Charles T. Chaplin. owner
of the Rochester club, was able to
break up that series, and with so
many chances for discomfort in an
interleague series there is no telling
where the proposition would wind up.
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Outside of awarding the pennant to
Newark and discussing the inter-
league series, the magnates were I'M
able to get over much ground in a
business way. Thus we havethe un-
usual proceeding of the league going
into a two-day session. 1t is said
that the magnates were unanimously
in favor of the demands of the Base
ball Players Fraternity. which would
look to a man up a tree that Or
ganized baseball was going to try to
win battle by giving the other side
all it's own way at the start and then
making the usually effective unex-
pected play when the time is ripe.
OF course, the international League
hasn't any authority in the matter,
but Just to show its spirit, why it let
It's views be known. The league, as
whole. rather ignored the out
law situation, but it is said that one
eye is being kept awake to all the
dolngs of the invaders.
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Say what they will, Baltimore is
likely to take kindly to the out
laws" They have had big league
baseball down there, and the fans
want it again. To get 1t they might
even support the Federal League,
thinking that perhaps eventually
they may get big league baseball back
by way of the Federal League. OF
all the cities in which OUTLAW base
ball has been tried, no city, in a
! financial way, has responded in the
same spirit as has Baltimore. The
to the front with all the money neces-
sary to conduct q first-class club, and
IL the other cities in the league are
only as liberal the invaders may get
away with their proposition.
c.
The success of the Federal League
is up to the class OF baseball pro-
duced, in one way, and up to the
newspapers in no small way. First
class material and loyal support
might win for the outlaws
although there is something about
the name OUTLAW" that is so per
cent. handicap. Just how the In.