Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-20

learned last night that strenuous eff
fort is being made to secure the Mo.
tordrome site for a Federal League
ball park. Somebody, IL seems, has
been pumping it into the ears of the
"outlaw" millionaires that New
ark Is a much better city for them
than either Toronto or Buffalo. A
well-known baseball man who was
way up a few years ago in the orga-
nization end of the game has been
given authority, 1t is said. to pay a
big price for q ten-year lease on the
property. To secure the lease will
require more than money. The lease
at present is held by Messrs. Million
and Uppercu, and 1t has seven years
to run. II the outlaws can get hold
of it they are "dandies," the way
understand the situation.
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The Feds, for one thing, have
aroused the big baseball interests of
the country, and whether the out
laws" make good or not the organiza-
ton men are going to make their
territory more substantial. Plans are
already being discussed for a third
big league. A circuit made up OF
Newark, Washington, Baltimore
and Brooklyn as eastern cities
and Pittsburgh, Rochester, Buff
falo and Toronto as Western cities,
has been suggested. The American
Association is also planning expansion
by placing teams In Chicago and Gin
cinnati. Such proceedings, It is be-
lieved. will strengthen organization
baseball and prevent In the future
such "outlaw" movements as exist at
present.
The ball players who have cast
their lot with the Feds may find
in pretty predicament II
the proposed OUTLAW" league goes to
the wall The Players Fraternity, II
it is absolutely honest with ITSELF
will have to ignore the men who are
now out fighting its members. The
is the same as union,
and its methods are likely TO be sim
liar. If the jumpers are getting big
promises for taking a chance
they should be willing to suffer the
If they fail. But 1t win
be interesting to see what steps the
club owners and the Fraternity will
take In case the outlaws" blow up.
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Ban Johnson is showing signs of
life in war matters. He came within
an ace of stealing the outlaws
best angel away from them and he
may succeed in doing so before long.
Johnson is right on the job with st.
Louis franchise to sell and if he can
one or two of the big money
men who are now mixing up with the
OUTLAWS" to go into organization
baseball instead he will bust the
League sky high. Johnson
may be a car and all that, but he
knows how to pull things when
the situation is risky.
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Hugh Jennings, of the Detroit
may eventually accept a
berth with the Federal
League, but in the meantime he is hav-
ing his fun about the baseball situa-
ton. In a letter to Ben Smith, the
actor. he jokes about the Feds and
declares he can get ~. P. N a big
contract to join the outlaws AS
jennings understands my views on
sports of an OUTLAW nature, he evil
denly figures that his reference to me
in the Smith letter will get my
goat" Knowing Hugh as well as I
do however. just saves him. Jen-
nings. by the way, hasn't signed with
Detroit for next season, and Frank
Navin, the owner of the club, says
Hugh is a free agent.
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The writer of the following COM
evidently feels that he is
of much Importance and presumes
to be well-posted on several MA. .ers
that are being discussed at the pres
ent time:
January IS, 1914.
j. z. N:
After reading "Orange Fight
Fans" letter in your columns Sat-
urday I think it is my duty 70 set
him right in several of his state
ments. First, We will taIe Nurtz
into consideration. Orange Fight
Fan" says that Kurtz refuses to
meet Howard Who told him SO?
There is positively no angling be-
tween these two boxers regarding a
bout. The last time they were sched-
uled to box Howard outweighed
Kurtz by nearly ten pounds. kurtz
refused TO go on and also failed to
receive the $50 weight forfeit which
was posted. Secondly, Kurtz never
dreamed of fighting Jim Savage. IL
he did fight him I'll admit it would
be a case of suicide, for Kurtz, and
Kurtz knows 1t; but, as 10 kurtz
fighting the Sensation of the Twen-
litln century, ClldIiey NeI1tTt, OF
West Orange, l will put my dough on
KurtZ. In my estimation Wenert
never clicked" or even fought any,
body of any account except Battling
Levinsky, and then he WIS shaded.
Kurtz has repeatedly challenged the
"Orange Wizard" but is being ig-
nored by Lord" Percy Woodruff,
who also is receiving too much atten-
ton in your paper as is Weinart his
protege. Weinert might be clever
and all that, but why doesn't he
fight legitimate light heavyweights
and not Roy Kenny and Tommy
Madden, welterweights. It's differ
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