Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-16

must be considered, and Detroit owns
Jennings just at present.
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| Ban johnson has aroused the curl
osity Of the baseball world by the
declaration that the new manager of
the Yankees will cause a sensation.
Immediately everybody and his
brother took guess. with Hugh Jen-
nings as the almost unanimous choice.
Some time ago we were told who the
New York manager would be. His
name isn't Jennings, nor is 1t Connie
Mack He is a big man in the game
and his appointment would create a
sensation.
Someone is trying to make Chriety
Mathewson manager of the Yankees.
That would be nice, but 1t will never
be so. Matty Is too completely iden-
titled with the Giants to ever be seri-
ously considered as the leader of the
| Yanks. AS the manager of any other
team in the America League it would
not be so much amiss, but with the
Yanks, never.
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Harry Smith, the manager Of the
Newark Club, doesn't know just
where he Is at, it seems, but he
would like to know. Harry. who won
a pennant for us, is quite willing to
stay here, but the plan is, l under
stand, to have player-managers only
in the International League next
season. Smith, II is said, will have
something to say that will interest
the owners of the Newark Club just
as soon as he is sure where he stands
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Bill Dahlen is to be let go by the
Brooklyn club, and 1t is said this
move entails considerable sentiment
on the part of Charley Ebbets, sr. II
was Ebbets's intention to always keeI
Dahlen on the payroll, for faithful
services in the past, but the old Fed
eral League has made things so des-
| perate that even the usually phleg'
matte Mr.. Ebbets becomes excited
now and then. So Dahlen is to be lei
out, though he will be taken care Of
Mr. Ebbets says.
For no good reason, perhaps, bu
It is whispered that Wilbert Robin
son, the manager of the Brooklyns
may not be with Mr.. Ebbets's clul
next season. Announcement tina
Robbie had signed a three-year con
tract with Brooklyn was made dur
ing the past season, but the contrac
has never been promulgated. Thii
has led people to talk and the tall
is that Robinson will not be will
Brooklyn next season, but that h.
will not be very far away from
Brooklyn.
KID Boonton is in Cleveland, but 81
far he hasn't had an opportunity t
show his skill. He writes me tina
he is 'one downhearted fellow" bu
he says he is going to stay out Their
until he makes q name for himself
He expects to fight in Akron soon
and he'll not come back to Jerse.
before he has made good.
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Charley Korb, the jockey, who i
now in Austria, is sending Christina
greetings to his friends in NewarE
Ours is a winter scene on a farm.
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Stating the Bay Views side Of tn
story, Charles G. Helm, the manage
of the basketball team, writes:
j. P. NJ:
| noticed letter which appeare
on your sporting page and signe
M" in reference to the way tn
Bay View Wheelmen defeated TIL
Rosedales last Sunday. One does no
have to read the letter twice in orde
to be convinced that M" is one {
the soreheads who are always read
to knock the home team and to shot
with delight when the home club
beaten. We believe that If Mr.. M
had nerve enough to write such
letter he should have grit enough
| sign his full name and address,
| order that the public could identif
him.
Getting back to the game, thin
1 mr.. MS" soreness forced him to sc
J things In o different light. For IL