Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-03


thing. That's why, at this stage OF
the proceedings, so many persons are
looking with favor upon the Federals
1t win perhaps be the last chance ir
the lifetime Of city to get into the
big show. Some pretty big business
men throughout the country are
thinking SO and saying so. 1t seems
to be a case of get in now OF
never" and 1t is really surprising to
see how many persons are anxious
TO get in now"
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In regard to Newark as a Federal
League city. there is more than wild
rumor to the proposition From what
I can learn. the prospects of the Feds
coming to town are not entirely out
Of the question. There is a movement
on foot, know, to shift one of the
franchises to this city. and even now
an effort is being made to secure
local capital to finance a club here.
This is no Idle dream, but a good
solid fact. An agent for the "out-
laws" has been looking over the field
here. and I understand that his re-
pert Is very favorable. Plenty of out
side capital, 1t is claimed, can be Sc
cared TO put club in Newark, but
she man who is leading the move
n,ent wants Newark men back of the
Newark Club. Those interested In
sAe Federal League here have even
gene so far as to look over a site
fo- the ball park, and It Is said that
L the proposition comes to pass New
ark will at least have desirable
Baseball grounds in a convenient sec
ton of the city. That alone would
ss a big asset.
u the outlaws come to town 1t
Is presumed that they will be ac-
cspted with the understanding that
they would be putting Newark on the
hiz league circuit. That is about the
only way they could possibly get by
here. Personally, 1 am very much
against "outlawry' in any sport, and
am against the proposition to have
the Federals come to town. But if
the Feds bring with them big league
clothes. and the fans want them,
why, 1t is not up to me to stand out
and hammer" against the wishes
and the desires of the public The
word is being whispered all along the
line that with the present war will
come the last chance for some of the
smaller cities to get into big league
company. It is a most tempting al
lurement. 1t puts you in a very
peculiar position. You don't want
the outlaws" but you do want to be
in the big league. The fans will have
to decide the matter themselves If the
issue really comes to that.
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In a conversation with a man we'll
posted in Federal League affairs he
pointed out to me that the best play
ing circuit the outlaws" could pos
sibly take would include the cities
of Washington, Baltimore, New York
and Newark in the East and Chicago,
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, and
either Cleveland or Detroit in the
West. Surely such position in base
ball would make Newark great city
in the eyes of the world and it
would give the town additional pres
tige in every way. The outlaws
aren't wanted, but perhaps we would
be able to stomach them If they gave
us big league ball.
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Men who have played the ponies"
will learn with regret of the death of
Billy Lakeland, one of the greatest
trainers in the history of the Amer
lean turf. His life was spent on the
and he was widely known
as a shrewd man and an honest man.
He was owner and breeder as we'll
as trainer, and his stable in his hey
day was a large one. He owned some
famous lads and lassies of the turf
and he trained some of the best
horses that ever looked through a
bride. He won several of the classics
with his entries, and there were
horse players who wouldn't bet on
anything else when Lakeland had an
entry in a race. Lakeland was we'll
known throughout New Jersey, but
particularly in Paterson, where he
spent much of his time when not In
harness, and it is in Paterson where
he will be buried, beside the body of
his son. He is survived by a widow
who was Miss Ella Jenkins and a.
Paterson girl. He also leaves son
Albert and two daughters.
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AS boy. Billy Lakeland took
kindly to horses, and it was no won
der, say those who knew him in his
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