Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-28

an exception being Chicago and pos
sibly New York. The Feds are will
| ing, it is claimed, to be real good boys
and never raise another whimper if
| the regulars" will receive them as
brothers and give them a circuit along
| big league lines. In no other way and
under no other circumstances will the
Federal League give up the ship ac-
cording to one who is presumed to
know.
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In the meantime the organization
men are known to be worrying over
the ominous situation. They thought
all along that the Feds would break
during the meeting in New York, and
now they are waiting for something
to happen at the meeting in Chicago
on November 2s. The regulars
realize that something must be done.
and. if the Feds refuse to compro-
mise. the regulars will have to
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League and the American League
have been hurt only in the increase In
salaries, but they know that this
| thing cannot go on and baseball
maintain a healthy foundation. The
two big minor leagues have been
practically ruined, and it looks as If
| it were up to the majors to save
themselves a lot of added expense and
preserve the minors from absolute
| death.
! 1t Is noticeable that while the Feds
were In session at the Biltmore, the
regulars" made their presence scarce.
The one exception that I know of was
Tom Fogarty, president Of the Jersey
City Club Fogarty was very much
in evidence and he was surprised, he
said, not to have met other organiza-
ton men in the hotel. Fogarty
thought 1t showed a weakness for the
regulars" to be so scarce and he re-
marked that zone would think there
was yellow fever around here, the
o. BIS are so afraid to come near the
hotel" Fogarty wouldn't say what
would become of Jersey City, but he
seemed to be interested in a way at
what the Feds intended to do. If a
compromise came, he would be
pleased, of course, but he didn't seem
to lose any flesh when the good news
was not Forthcoming.
O.
There may be nothing in the report
that Syracuse is to take the place OF
! Jersey City in the international
League. always providing. of course
: there is an International League in
!, existence next season. President Ed
ward Grant Barrow says it is news
to him, but those most vitality inter.
: ested In big deals rarely know any.
thing about them. AS to Syracuse
1t is the best available city In ths
territory and the surprise has beer
all along that the Montreal franchis,
wasn't shifted there long ago. Blu
/ that has been the trouble with the
( International League. Nothing ha,
ever been done to prop it up until 4
r was just about to fall. 1t behoovei
7 President Barrow to get on the Job /
! he desires to save his league. 1t Il
: we'll to wait, at times, for Ban John
l son and to follow Ban Johnson, bu
r this is one time that Mr.. Barrow
: should declare himself.
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{ That the Atlantic League lost con
I siderable money during the past sea
t son is certainty, for every one o
3 the eight towns appears to be IL
arrears in dues, and report to Mayo
; Roslyn N. Cox. of Middletown. N. Y.
! the president of the league, tina
' they have dropped anywhere iron
, $4,000 up. There is sure to be ;
change in the circuit next season
, and a new president will likely b.
named when the magnates meet il
December. Larry Sutton. of tn
: Newark and Brooklyn clubs, cal
! have the job If he wants it, &C
= cording to several of the club own
ers. The umpires in the league hav
a complaint coming. They have ap
t pealed to j. Fl. Farrell, president @
: the New York State League and sec
: rotary of the National Association
b for transportation money and salar
n for cancelled games. Many game
i were cancelled toward the latter par
t of the season and the umpires wer
v out that money The magnates vote
|. to pay half rates in these gases, bu