Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-22

the Giants II may be all right, too
Matty is getting on the edge. In a
year or so he may not be able to win
many ball games and he would be
an expensive luxury to the owners
| For various reasons Manager Nc
Graw would not like to give the
| famous pitcher his walking papers
and perhaps to secure him position
as manager of the Yankees at the
present time would be clever way
out Of a condition that is bound to
arise. AS far as sentiment goes, the
ball player hasn't any any more. He
will play where he can secure the
best inducements, and not a few of
them will jump their contract for a
few extra dollars. Mathewson, as
a pitcher, has been a most popular
fellow, but II is not known how he
would fare as a manager. The people
who have applauded him in the box
as q Giant might hiss him in the
role of a manager for the Yankees.
The tickle public wants a winner.
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The Newark club If retained by
Messrs. Ebbets and the McKeevers
next year. is to become a regular
Brooklyn proposition. All the busi-
ness, apparently, is going to be trans
acted from the office of the superbas.
Information about the club and the
clubs doings is to be given to the
Brooklyn papers, and maybe the
Brooklyn fans will become so inter-
ested in the Newark club that they
will come over here to see the games
That may be necessary to the success
of the club. The way the Newark
fans feel Just now 1t looks as IL Mr..
Ebbets may have to bring his own
audiences with him next summer. The
Brooklyn Eagle had considerable in
formation about the business of the
Newark club yesterday. and 1t is pre-
sumed that paper is to be the official
organ OF the team. Mr.. Ebbets has
pulled" so many "Barrys" that just
one more will not hurt. He made the
Federal League and that feat alone
ought TO keep his name before the
public for years and years.
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The Feds back was given a terrible
wrench when Walter Johnson jumped
back to the Washington Club. The
doutIo uycfs 1vara mat Jao;.1i-n &a
look like regular opposition. and the
players were beginning to have con-
ddence IN their ability to exist. The
action of johnson, however. put an
awful crimp in their sails. It was
a much worse blow than If he had
never Joined the league, The mag
mates knew that johnson, with the
Feds, would give the outlaws" lots
Of prestige, and they made a VIC
torious effort to get him back. The
Feds say they are not through with
Johnson, and that they will fight to
the limit to hold the player to his
contract.
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As q pitcher, Johnson's record last
year was not SO flattering and he may
not be so very valuable to the Wash
ington club from now on. However
he will be worth all he is getting by
in the organized baseball
fold. Meanwhile, the Feds are look
Ing for some way to get at johnson,
who has shown himself to be rather
weak and undecided in his views. He
jumped Washington for a money con-
sideration, but 1t is said he jumped
back because he felt that he was
wrong and that his old club had
hold on him. At that he is In a d.
lemma.
President Gilmore, of the Federal
League. admits that Toronto would
make a good city for the outlaws"
but because Of the war this is out of
the question. Mr.. Gilmore Is over
looking the best bet in the box by
passing UP Newark. He could shift
the Kansas City club to this city and
he would never regret 1t. The field
is open here, but the Feds won't take
a chance.
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A dispatch from Chicago says that