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

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Mathewson says he is thoroughly
satisfied, so why should others
worry? The Feds were his friends
and the fans are his friends, and he
has been made a happy man, no
doubt, with large salary to look
forward to. AS pitcher, Matty
hasn't long TO go, but he should last
the three years his contract calls
for. Then it will be time to talk new
business; but if there isn's any Fed
eral League around at that time we
are inclined to think that big Six
will not be allowed to write out his
own contract, a story that was told
with much earnestness the last few
days.
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just at about the time Mathewson
Giants, James A Gilmore, president
of the Federal League, sent out a wire
offering 500, 900 to Matty for three
years service. 1t came too late, of
| course Then, too, Robert b. Ward,
one of the owners of the Brooklyn
Tip taps, says that there wasn't a
| word of truth in the story that such
telegram had been sent to Matty,
at least, so Mr. Ward declared, as
far as Offering the pitcher that
amount of money to manage the
Brooklyn Club.
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Things are breaking fine for the
Federals in an advertising way. No
sooner do they lose the publicity at
tending the Mathewson controversy
than it is time for the worlds tour
lists TO arrive, and the outlaws" are
sure to be on the pier with glowing
offers for some of the stars who
made the trip. Whether they really
want Speaker and Crawford and 9TH
ers who made the tour is a question
so that others will think they are
strong and mean business, but after
you go over the Federals' list you
will find very few stars among them
The outlaws" it is believed, do not
want the high-priced men this year.
and if they go through the coming
season and show any strength at all
they will be able to sign UP all the
players they desire for the following
season. But it looks as If they are
bluffing now, though they may mean
real business all the way through.
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Charley Murphy is still president of
the Chicago Cubs, but he doesn't ap-
pear to be working at it. He is con-
ferring with Charles P. Taft, and later
on we will know where Murphy
stands in baseball. In or out of the
Cubs. Murphy is sure to be in evil
dence somewhere. He may even be-
come desperate and go over to the
Feds; and don't allow any one to tell
you that the Feds will not receive
Charley with open arms. He may be
a disturber and all that, but he has
the money and he has a gift of CAB
that you couldn't purchase if you
were a millionaire thrice over
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Hal Chase is trying to play a big
game, but he will probably discover
that his services are not very highly
priced. He has let it be known that
the Feds are after him and he has
said that he would sign with the Chi
cago White Sox for $4,000 a year and
bonus of $1,000 for signing a three
year contract. The White Sox, 1t
seems, refuse to bite, and the Feds
say that prince Hall comes too
high. Eventually Chase will find
himself in Dutch" all around. He
is disturber and the Yankees would
now have first-class ball team if
Frank Farrell had never seen Hal
Chase
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Platt Adams displayed great skill
at the senior athletic CHAMPIONSHIPS
in Madison Square Garden last night.
He was in three events, and really
carried off the honors of the big af-
fair Adams was first in the stand
ing high jump, in the standing broad
jump and in the pole vault for dis
lance. He is Newark boy and was
a winner at the last Olympic games.
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The championships at the Garden
produced some great sport. The de-
| feat of Homer Baker by Abel Kiviat
resulted in a pretty race and the es-
Enlistment of a new record. Tom
Halpin, of Boston, in beating Kiyiat
in the 600-yard title race, was forced
to break the worlds record. Me-
Sheppard, who seems to be not quite
up to a hard race, was third. 1t was
| expected that Ted Meredith would be
on hand to start in this race, an6
many looked upon him to win it, but
Meredith didn't appear, as his train
from Philadelphia was stalled on ac-
count of the storm.
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Hal Holland is the hard luck boy in
athletics. There is generally some
body around who can just beat Ha
out. In the 300-yard championship
last night Alvah Meyer beat Holland
in record time. And not only wa,
Hal beaten. but it was his record
made some time ago, and equaled by
him only two weeks ago that wa.
shattered. Meyer seems to have 8
shade on Holland, but Hal is RICH
there and may come into his owl
some day.
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