Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-05

a compromise impossible by exacting
impossible conditions. Now the Feds
are on the warpath for fair, and we,
may look forward to a bitter fight and
very bad year to come in baseball.
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Whether right or wrong before the
negotiations for peace were held, the
Feds are now in higher favor with
the fans than ever They lost some
caste. of course, with their followers
when they showed a tendency to
quit. but when they refused to be
buffaloed and displayed stiff upper
lip they got their old admirers back
and won over a lot OF new ones with
them. The regulars" undoubtedly
played a shrewd game, but they met
some pretty worthy foemen in the
field OF wits. The National League
has always been looked upon az
more or less of joke ever since the
American League came into bloom.
In it are a lot of old fogies who
make mistakes every time they move.
Ban johnson, who has been a fighter
and a winner with the American
League behind him. also seems TO
be losing his grip. Every time the
Feds are mentioned he almost dis
putes their existence. But the Feds
are very much alive-more so than
ever some of their best wishers ever
dreamed of. Their recent moves have
shown them to be out for battle on
large scale and it would not be
surprising 10 see them whip the old
ladies' in the National League and
the czar OF the American League.
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II ie perhaps not for any of US TO
say whether Walter Johnson did right
in Joining the Feds or whether Rube
Vanguard did right in following his
example. 1t is perhaps a matter of
their great American privilege and
their own conscience will be the best
answer. In the case of Johnson, It is
said that ne is an migrate, and
that ii was very small potatoes on his
part to jump from the Washington
club to the Federal League. He was
offered a tremendous salary TO re-
main. but he bartered his services
with the Feds. It is his own business,
Of course. but there is 8 principle In
sports, as well as In business,
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The regulars" are going to fight
against johnson and Marquard join
ing the Feds. They are going TO take
the matter 70 the courts. They claim
that the contracts with the men are
binding and that they viii never play
with the OUTLAWS" The fight prom
ises 10 be a bitter one, and the Feds
promise to lure many more stars.
c.
/ In discussing the Joe Shugrue-
Freddie Welsh fight, Gus Troxler
said that Shugrue got his first real
start as fighter at the Central In
stitute in this city. Other boys who
/ turned out to be more or less famous
also began their career at Troxler's
/ In going over the list in a casual
/ manner Troxler recalled such good
boys as Tony Bender. Johnny How
ard, Kid Alberts, Charley Weinert
Dave Kurtz, Banty Lewis and Jim.
my McVeigh. Some of these boxers
! had their first fight at the Centra
! Institute, and the others had theii
first star bout there. Troxler said II
always gave him pleasure to hear Of
one of the boys who had branchet
out at the Central Institute makinl
good He felt, he said, as if he hat
been of some real service to the box
ing game, of which he is a teacher o.
no mean order.
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The opinion was rather genera
after the Mickey Donley- Banty Levi,
fight at the Bay View Wheelmen',
show last night that Donley was en-,
titled to the decision. Donley SCORED
clean Knock down in the first rount
and he had the better of three o,
the four pounds. LeYis Tough
viciously, but he was wild and un
certain in his attacks. 1t was a goot
bout, but it didn't draw as well 81
expected. Lewis invariably attract