Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-10
Notes of the Meeting.

President Edward G.. Barrow, of
the International League, may sever
his connections with the league to as
sumo the role of president of the New
York American League Club If Colo
mel Jacob Rupert, jr, obtains control
of the stock held by Bill Devery. The
announcement that Barrow was con-
sidered was made in the Evening Star
some time ago, but the possibility of
1t going through was not then nearly
as bright as at present. Barrow S
term with the International League
has two more years to run. but 1t is
possible that this could be broken for
the interests of organized baseball,
as 1t is believed that Barrow would
make a good head for the New York
club. Whom the presidential position
would be placed with is another ques-
ton. In these troublesome times no
one Is anxious to take it.
THE Federal League announces that
1t hopes to save more than a quarter
of a million dollars next year. The
statement Is hard to reconcile with
with the oft-repeated assertion that
the Feds would sign up more big
league stars next season than they
did In 1914 but the Feds have no
parks to build this year.
II Manager McGraw, of the New
York Giants, fails to win a pennant
in 1915 there's one real alibi he can't
use-dearth of material. The pugna-
cious New Yorker will take fifty-one
huslSies to Texas with him when he
mobilizes for spring practice. Nc
Graw says he intends to cut the squad
down to twenty players by the end of
Al. lF l,A
ANY doubt that might have existed
as to the managership of the Pitts
burgh Nationals for 1915 was cleared
up last night when Fred Clarke, of
the Pirates, said that he and Barney
Dreyfuss had reached a satisfactory
agreement regarding next seasons
managership.
There were many inquiries today
among baseball men regarding the
condition of John ]. Evers, second
baseman of the worlds champion
Boston Braves, who was taken i'll
yesterday. At Everss hotel 1t was
said that, while he was still confined
to his room. his condition was i'm
proved. His ailment was thought to
be nothing more than a bad cold.
Jack Coombs has been given his
unconditional release by the Phila-
delphia Athletics.
Now that the Brooklyn Federals
have practically agreed to return
Rube Marquard to the Giants, Man
ager McGraw plans to trade the Rube
to some other National League club.
1t looks as though the Rube needed
some press agent stuff and the Feds
helped him.
Manager McGraw intends to make
some sort Of trade and there are
rumors of a big swap involving sew
eral players.
Bill Donovan denied a report that
he had deserted tho ranks of un-
signed International League man
ayers by attaching his name to q
contract
Vidi Dougherty. the local man, who
umpired in the Atlantic League, had
O conference with President Farrell,
of the New York State League, and
came to terms. He will be a mem
ber of the State League staff next
year.
John Kennedy, former Newark
groundkeeper, is dickering with
George Stallings and two or three
other managers who want capable
landscape gardeners. Kennedy nd an
offer from the Brookfeds last year
and regrets turning it down.
Charley Doom turned down a
$4,000 offer from the Feds because
he prefers to remain in organized
baseball. Charley has something up
his sleeve He says he would rather
be with the Brooklyn Club than any
other, and 1t would be no surprise
If he landed there.