Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-15

A chicago baseball writer gives re-
ports from about so cities where
major league, Glass AA, Glass A.
Glass B and Glass c baseball is
played, which would tend to show
that club owners throughout the
country are experiencing the worst
season in years The figures are based
on attendances up to July 4, and they
are compared with the attendances
for the same period in 1918.
According to his figures the Ma
tional League has a falling off of 81
per cent, American League Is per
cent. Glass AA leagues % per cent,
Glass A leagues 80 per cent, Glass B
leagues 22 per cent, and Glass c
leagues 20 per cent. Only two leagues
from which reports were sent claim
increases. Only three clubs in the
majors claim increases.
The informants also gave reasons
for the slumps Eight said it was
hard times and the Feds. Seventeen
said it was hard times and loss of
confidence. Four said they owed 1t
directly to the Federal League. Nine
teen ascribed the slump to bad base
ball. Eleven blamed "Murphyism, -
and eleven others said 1t was loss
of faith in the honesty of the owners.
Marty Kavanagh called on Con-
gressman Eugene Kinkead yesterday
at Washington and presented him
with a baseball on which were in
scribed the names of all of the Detroit
players.
President Wilson saw the Washing
ton baseball team lose yesterday for
the first time since he has been in
the White House. Every other time
he has visited the park the home
team won, but Detroit broke the
spell. When the Tigers appeared on
the diamond "Hughey" Jennings let
out one of his famous yells and doffed
his cap. Mr.. Wilson returned the sal
utation with bow and a smile. In
the Presidents box were his daugh-
Carey T. Grayson, his naval aid.
The Phillies and the Reds broke
even in the double header. Rube
Benton in the second game let the
Phillies down with five hits.
Any day you may see the American
League race turned inside out. AS
matters now stand only four and a
half games separate the Athletics in
first place and the Browns in sixth.
Detroit crawled back into second
place by smearing Washington. Ty
Cobb appeared in the Tiger lineup.
He safely avoided butcher boys and
fences, but didn't get hit.
Today marks the twelfth double
header for the Athletics this season.
The game scheduled for yesterday
with the Browns will be played off
on their last trip here.
Josh Devore, former Phil outfelder,
has fit in nicely with the Braves. He
has been getting one or two hits in
every game.
Big Jim Vaughn is keeping the
Cubs up in the race. The former
Yankee has been a consistent winner
all season with Hank O'Day's team.
Mayor Curley, of Boston, has re-
fused permission to the Red Sox TO
play with Detroit next Sunday in the
Hub city for the benefit of the Salem
fire sufferers.
Joe Boehling is giving Walter JOSH
son gay tussle for the premier posi-
ton among the Washington pitchers.
The Chicago White Sox are a great
home team this season. OF the
thirty-nine games played on their
own lot, the Sox have won twenty
eight and lost eleven.
Jake Daubert has put the crusher
In the report that he has a hankering
for Manager Robinson's job. The
Brooklyn first sacker declares he has
no desire to pilot a team so long as
he is able to play every day.
Harrisburg is burning up the Tri-
state League with twelve straight
victories. Last years record was ten
straight, made by York toward the
close of the pennant brush.
One day Cozy Dolan is winning