Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-04
LET HIM CO." SAYS KELLEY,
TALKING OF BENNY MEYER
Toronto Manager Will Not Fight
for Former Bengal and
DOdger.
VICTIM OF THE SUN-FIELD
SWacina Leaves Baltimore
Flashing Roll of ST 900.
Refuses to Talk.

Joe Kelley is piqued, ut is said over
the desertion Of Benny Meyer, who
has jumped to the Baltimore Federal
League club, as anpounced exclu-
sively In the Evening Star last week.
Il will not go after Meyer" said the
Toronto manager yesterday. "If
Benny wants to jump into an early
baseball grave let him CO."
Benny Is victim Of circumstances
or he might be in the big leagues to-
day. Meyer was compelled to break
into the National League, playing in
the right .Jarden at Ebbet's Field, one
of the worst fields In the major cir
cults.
Benny got in bad right off the real
when he muffed a fly and lost the
opening game. The fans never al
lowed for the binding sun. which
caused the accident, and Benny was
In bad from the start.
Brooklyn has tried out several other
gardeners in the same position. CAL
lahan, Dalton and Myers, of the
Tigers, have all had their whack at
the job. It is said that Billy thinner
man may be given, tryout for the
position II he wants to make fast
company, but Bill seems to be salts
ent times Bill has been mentioned as
possibility in a Brooklyn uniform,
but Bill evidently believes his eye
sight is worth more to him than a
big league berth, and he would rather
play for ten years In the big minors
than for one year in a big league
town and ruin his batting lamps in a
sun field.
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Swacina Flashed 81 900 Roll.
Harry Swacina picked up his trap
pings and left Baltimore yesterday
flashing roll Of $1,000. AS told in
yesterdays Evening Star, Swacina
had a conference with Otto Knabe the
day before, at which it was reported
he signed. When quizzed yesterday
before leaving the Monumental City,
Swacina said: "These Federals have
more money than lot of people think
they have. 1 don't want to do any
talking; that's up to Otto Knabe."
Then he flashed his roll again and
jumped on a train for Birmingham
Ala. Swacina has relatives in Balti-
more, which make 1t all the more de-
sirable for him to play there.
Claim Beck viii Come Back.
President Jacob Stein, of the Buff
falo Club. and Manager Bill Clymer
claim that they have induced Fred
Beck to accept terms with the Bisons
in spite of the fact that he jumped to
Joe Tinkers team.
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International Not "CIub!"
1.-THE international League will not
be used for a club to fight the FEEDER
ais" said President Edward G. Bar
row. of the International League in
discussing the recent rumors of
changes in his circuit 1.-The only real
change that has been considered is the
transfer of the Jersey City franchise
to Brooklyn. All of the other rumors
are composed chilly of wind.
There is nothing to the stories Of
transferring the Montreal Club to
Pittsburgh, Washington or any other
city To make such a move the league
would have to vote unanimously on
the subject unless we changed our
constitution. President Sam Lichten-
helm, of the Montreal Club, is sticker
and he says he'll never quit.
"There will be nothing of interest to
the public at our meeting next Mon
day, aside from the adoption of a
playing schedule, which Is the same
as that of other years"
President Jacob Stein, of the Buff
falo Club, was visitor at headquar-
tiers in New York yesterday. Like
Barrow, he believes that the Federals
will never get going in either Toronto
or Buffalo.