Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-03

range to present Miller a suitable gift
in commemoration of the occasion.
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st. Louis, by the way, still has a
chance to win the pennant, despite
her performances yesterday, when
she was beaten by Pittsburgh in one
game and was able to only tie the
Pirates in the other. The outcome of
these games leaves Captain Miller's
team four games behind Boston and
three games back of the Giants,
which isn't so far out of the pennant
chase by any means. Chicago is also
I in the hunt, though the Cubs lost
yesterday to Cincinnati. There is
only half a game difference between
the Reds and the Cubs, and Chicago
is very much fancied by not a few
of the best posted men around here.
But the real interest just now is what
the Braves and the Giants will do.
The outcome of today's games may
tell big part of the story.
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In view of the hot race in the Ma
tional League, very little interest is
being taken in the doings in the In
ternational League. The fans find
time, though, to express their opinion
of Charley Ebbets and his methods.
If ever a man has won the disrespect
of a community it is this selfsame
Ebbets. He has riddled the Newark
team and he has defied criticism. He
takes it as a matter of business and
the patrons of baseball in this city
will make it matter of their bust
ness 1t is the last year of Ebbets in
Newark, no matter what turn Inter-
have to give his holdings here away,
but President Barrow must guaran-
tee the local fans that Ebbets will
not be our baseball master any more.
He is willing to SELL l understand, but
buyers are not very plentiful. With
baseball affairs in such an uncertain
state, franchises are not held as very
valuable assets.
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The talk is that Newark will be in
what is to be known as the big third |
league next year. Not much is known
of this proposition, but it is said that |
the Feds will join with the regulars |
and make harmony possible. AS mat
ters stand, both sides are losing
heavily, and the ball players are get
ting all the money. Such conditions
cannot last very long. The man who
pays the bills will soon tire of the
Of the wet when he sees a chance. If
The new third league proposition goes
through, Newark may be good buy,
but if the Feds and the regulars fail
10 get together, the best thing for
Newark would be a Federal League
team. The fans, from what | can
hear. will not stand for Ebbets UNI
der any circumstances.
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Bill Bailey the speedy English
cyclist, wants to stay over here and
ride in the New York six-day race,
and Floyd A. MacFarland general
manager of the Cycle Racing Assoc
citation, is going to give him a con-
tract. The thought struck Bailey yes
terday that he would like to see what
he could do in the long grind, and he
put it up to mcfarland. 1t came as
q surprise to Mac" of course, for he
never dreamed that Bailey would
consider such a proposition. He was
also tickled. and he told Bailey that
he could consider himself engaged. He
also asked Bill who he would like for
a teammate. Without a moments
Bailey replied:
why, if you don't mind, Mr.. Mac
Farland, 7 would prefer to ride with
AL Halstead He is a regular native
born Englishman, you know, and 1
think we would race well as team"
That was more good luck for Mac
Farland, for an English team is sure |
to be popular So the first New York |
six-day team taht seems assured is |
Messrs. Bailey and Halstead.
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Walter Rutt will probably be the !
next man to fix up for the six day
race. MacFarland wants Rutt to ride |
with John Stol, and this team may be
a starter. Stol has been written to,
but he hasn't answered as yet. He
is a Hollander. and he would not en-
counter any difficulty coming over
here. Oscar Egg is another. foreigner
who will be in the New York grind.
Egg has all but signed Who his
partner will be is hard to tell, but as
Egg is a Swiss, mcfarland may try
to get a teammate from his own
country. Jimmy Moran would like
to ride with Egg, but Moran will
probably get Freddie Hill. The boys
are beginning to talk six-day race,
and one is picking out another for a
teammate. A few are Indifferent and
say they don't care whether they ride
or not. Alfred Goullet Is not very
anxious to ride, but IL he does start
in the New York grind Joe Fogler
will be his teammate. These boys
were partners last year, but though
they won, everything was not as IL
should be when the race was over.
Goullet then said, mo more Fogler