Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-04-09

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games each year in the spring, thus
creating early interest and keen
rivalry.
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But what about the Giants? Well,
the Giants don't seem to want to mix
with the Yankees. McGraw, no
doubt, could have the spring series
with the Yanks, but he doesn't be-
In the fall, it is different. The Yam
KEGS and the Giants will play a series
after the schedule is over, providing
neither team wins the championship
of its respective league. Such a Sc
ries of games, If both teams are play
ing good ball, Will attract almost as
much attention as the worlds series
.
Our own President E. G. Barrow
has been heard from. He talks from
Mt. Clemens. He tells a very inter
esting tale, but he is jollying himself
just a little bit in some respects.
He says the Federal League is a
joke, and that some of the players
who have jumped to the OUTLAWS"
will find their way back before the
bell rings. Those who fail to come
back will be barred for from two to
five years. He says, too, that not
withstanding opposition in Buffalo
and Baltimore, he expects the Inter
national League to have its best sea-
son. OF course, 1t is natural for the
president to be optimistic, but the
truth is, everybody in baseball knows
by this time that the Feds aren't
Joke by any means and that the sea-
son to come promises to be the poor
est in years. The times are against
big year and the war has made the
magnates dip down deep in their
pockets and produce the coin to sat
isfy the ball players. Another thing,
there is bound to be a lack of disci-
pline among the players and the sea-
son that Is almost here will give
the men behind the game something
to worry about besides winning the
pennant. But 1t Is we'll for Presi-
dent Barrow to have a bold front.
He will need lots of nerve this sum-
mer Some of his constituents may
get the stakes and want to sell out
like Buffalo did
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The celebration committee which Is
arranging for the Frank L. Kramer
dollar dinner, to be held at the Krue-
ger Auditorium ON Saturday evening,
April 20, Is making up the list of the
honorary committee, and Chairman
Matthew l.. O'Brien intimates that 1t
will be difficult to confine the men,
bership of this committee to fifty, as
at first intended. so it is likely that
the list may run as high as seventy
five. Mr.. O'Brien said the committee.
of which the other members are Will
lam Cardwell, former mayor of East
Orange; Harry f. Hays, Edwin G.
koenig and Harry Z. Beldon, had ac-
complished much in the way of de-
tails, and he expected to be able to
spring a mild surprise on the gather
ing the night of the dinner. All the
arrangements are In the hands of the
committee and it is up to the men,
bers to plan for the reception to Kra-
mer on his arrival at the steamship
pier. As yet the matter has not been
discussed. The champion will sail on
April IS and he is due to arrive on
April 25.
c.
The dinner to Kramer is only
slight recognition of what the great
est cyclist in the world, and who
makes his home in our own State, de-
serves. Although he has been cham
pion for thirteen years and he has
been a worlds champion, and he has
gone to foreign countries and beaten
the best they have over there tGN
and time again, he has never been
paid public honor. 1t is a noted fact
New Jersey is slow in showing ap-