Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

best teammate at the track. He ha:
the speed, and all Kramer wants i.
for Frank to use it judiciously anC
put him in a good position at thu
proper time.
o
The race for position between Caya-
nagh Clark and Grenda should
create excitement, and it may mean
the actual finish of the race. With
a good pull the man who is leading
on the backstretch will be hard
man to beat 1t may be that either
j Kramer or Rutt will be able to ride
around Goullet in the last twelfth,
but that is thing 10 be seen. 1t Is
almost certain, though, that Rutt will
not be strong enough to ride around
| Kramer, and If Kramer is able to
that he is the peerless cyclist of the
world Kramer, il is we'll known,
doesn't like team matches, but it is
said he is taking kindly TO this one.
| is just a plain horse. I guess, and
there is not much use or hope of
| trying to make a champion out of
him. He just won't behave. and after
riding so we'll against Ruttt in the
match race Sunday the Gave Man"
was out teaming with Spears in the
, mile This combination got split
up, in that John Bedell became sand
WICKED in between them. Bedell was
on Cavanagh, with Spears next and,
OF course. Cavanagh wouldn't go"
and give Bedell the benefit of the
pull" Cavanagh is hopeless. appar-
emily. He might have beaten Rutt
in both heats if he had a little brains
and little heart. He had the first
heat won, but threw it away, and he
was in q good position to win the
second heat if he was game enough
to fight it out for a few more yards.
As teammate for Kramer. Cava-
nagh will likely prove q huge sue
cess. for he knows he has somebody
behind him to do the work, but ''on
his own he is bad actor indeed.
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The Federal League is on the ram
page again. and the OUTLAWS" ap-
parcntly. are going to make the
battle even more strenuous for the
regulars" Their latest move is to
have the players put their contracts
with the ten-day clause up to the
inaGnat ties. and il they fail 10 come
10 an agreeable settlement of the
matter the player is to jump to the
Feds. Ii is a sort of contemplate
way TO do business. but there are
plenty of men who seem willing TO
make the test. That the Feds are
going 70 start out with renewed vigor
there isn't a question of doubt They
realize tney must do something. for
taeir patronage, now that the novelty
has worn off. seems to be on the
/ nane.
q
Several star players are said q
! have been flirting with the Feds.
! Eddie Collins. of the Athletics, is
! one of them 1t is said that Collins
has agreed to join the OUTLAWS. =
but not right away. His salary, i
II believed, Is to be . bout $4,000. Hai
Chase, of the Chicago White SoX, is
another player who would not object
70 going with the Feds. Chase, IN
fact. IS said to be on his way there.
Other prominent players have eitfle-
jumped or talked about jumping in
the last few days 1t is apparently
make 0. break with the Outlaws
/ At present they are very deep in the
! hole. with small prospects of get
/ ting out of it. Back of the invaders
/ are rich men who are proud and
who do not like to give up beaten
They would rather risk another mil
lion than DC stamped as blank fail
ures and cutters. The way to keer
on top, they feel no doubt, is to get
the stars. This they have set out 4
do. It will take the long green &c
make a showing. but it is the only
chance they have to win-and that
Is small chance.
o
The present year is proving q crue
test for the magnates and some oil
them are beginning to holler. Jacl
Dunn, of the Baltimore Orioles. /!
feeling the pressure severely and i
would not be surprising to see Dun
unload some Of his star players. o
course, Jack viii deny any sucl
story. but he has said that tin
majors should help the minors i;
this hour of trouble. which is al
evidence that help is needed Of al
the clubs Dunn is up against it tn
hardest. Baltimore wanted majo
league ball and the fans tSere woul,
: do anything to get it Thus, tn
OUTLAWS" are receiving most of til
support and Dunn and his regular
are playing mostly to the benches
It is a tough situation, for Dunn ha
worked hard and put his own none
into the club only to find that hi
: investment after only few years
a boomer.
G
( The International League clubs tina
; can stand the pressure for year vi
: come out all right in the end, 1t is be
: lieved. but there must be a change i
/ the circuit. If the Feds continu
: Baltimore will have to be droppe,
Q for Baltimore Is Federal Leagu
. city. Even in the eyes of a con