Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07

MIMI GEOHOG ~
the great speed of the pitched balls.
The king shook hands with John Nc
Graw, of the Giants, and Charley
Comisky and Johnny Callahan, of the
White SoX, just before the game.
All monkey shines were eliminated
and Germany Sehaeffer was not per-
mitted to so out in the diamond.
The game was played strictly on its
merits and there was an exceptionally
keen desire to win on both sides.
The honor fell to the White Sox and
the contest lasted eleven innings.
The occasion was much enjoyed by
the natives and the agitation for
baseball in England may bear result
sooner than anticipated. 1t that
should come to pass, the British
would become more closely related to
us than cousins. We might call them
brothers.
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Now that the worlds baseball tour
lists are home, the Federal Leaguers
will get some more advertising. The
outlaws" are said to be after several
of the star players who made the trip,
but it is doubtful ifthey will get any
of them. OF course, the Feds are al
ways out to get their names in the
papers, but they are not going out of
. l.;
may make a bluff at wanting the
high priced players, but is is good
betting that they are willing to go
along. at least this year. with as few
stars as possible Next year it may
be different. If the Feds survive I'M
til then and show strength, they will
be able to get all the ball players they
want and they won't have to pay
tremendous prices for them. either.
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Ii the Federal League is a go, New
ark will be sorry it didn't get in the
swim. The chance was there. but
the wires became crossed. Never
again will there ever be another such
opportunity to get into big league
company. Newark would be a go.
too, for in a few years this city will
be larger than some of the cities now
in the major leagues.
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Of all the leagues affected. the In
ternational will be hit the hardest.
In Baltimore, the Feds are likely to
put Jack Dunn and his Orioles out
of business. The town is in frenzy
over the outlaws and they are
taking the invasion as the one and
only chance to get in the big show y
In Buffalo, the Feds should make a
good showing. if not a big winner
Much will depend on how the club
is conducted there. Larry Schlafly
the manager, is popular, and it looks
as if the team was going TO get by.
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The international League Club own
ers have pulled so many bonehead
plays since the Feds came on the
scene that the wonder Is the league
is still in existence. The open admis-
sion that the transfer of the jersey
City team to Brooklyn was contem.
plated, is, perhaps. entitled to the
honor place among the 'Boneheat
Barry plays in baseball" Then, too
| the transfer of the Newark Club tt
Brooklyn was also discussed, and thu
| bringing of the Jersey City Club t.
this city was talked over but thu
owners of the Buffalo Club, it is said
were so scared of the outlaws tina
they were willing to sell out to them
| One of the owners was quoted in ;
Buffalo paper as saying that the Fed
might have saved time. trouble ant
expense by buying the plant of tn
Bisons. That would have been fine
But it is no worse than the proposes
shifting OF the Jersey City Club, an
If it wasn't for Tom Fogarty, owne
of the Jersey City Club, the des
would have been contaminated.
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The big baseball dinner takes plac
tonight at the Biltmore Hotel, Me-
York. It is to be what is known a
; some banquet The hour of start
ing has been set at $3.50 o'clock thi
evening, and the hour for finishin
: the repast has been extended unit
$3.50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
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The Happy Ramblers are delightc
delighted because their clubmat
i, Banty Lewis, is again going to figl
. Kid Boonton. Their say:
Dear j. r. N;
Being the stakeholder for Il
Happy Ramblers' Association, ar
having pool of $500 and still mo-
v money pouring in every day, l wis
D to notify the followers of Kid Bool
9 ton through your valuable sportir
3 column. il they really mean bushes