Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

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FRANK MILLION
! Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and
Pittsburgh in the West. That would
be some league, and Newark fans
would take pride in supporting it.
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As affairs stand, the Feds, though
not very thoroughly organized, have
the regulars" on the jump. The
ma jors talk law courts whenever the
Federals put one over on them, but
1t is noticed that the cases never
come to trial. The OUTLAWS" made
1t plain early In the game that they
wouldn't bother with contract play
ers, but when the regulars" refused
to observe that principle, why the
! Feds also threw open the doors, and
they are now ready to sign players
contracts or no contracts. 1t will be
surely interesting this summer to OBJ
serve the discipline of the players. If
every man isn't his own boss 1t will
I be something strange. One can name
dozen men who will either jump to
the Feds o. be in hot water all sea-
son. There will have to be much
leniency and much petting, and the
game is bound to get a setback.
Eventually, of course, and very soon,
perhaps, the warning factions will
have to get together. A third big
league is not out Of order, and the
| REGULARS" are willing to admit it.
There will be considerable juggling
In arranging the third circuit, but
both New York and Chicago will
stand for three clubs, and the cities
hereinbefore mentioned would be
about as desirable selections as could
be made This would mean the re-
arrangement of the international
League circuit. which is in for much
trouble this year.
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One thing everybody will have to
! admit--the Feds are getting stronger
every day. The regulars" are real
! izing the situation and they are pre-
pairing for the worst. Right along,
Governor Tener. the new and able
League, has maintained that the
outlaws were not to be considered
Now he is being quoted as saying that
he should see no reason why the
1 Federal League should not live.
That is some change of heart, or
change of opinion, or whatever you
want to call 1t. Ban Johnson, at first,
was inclined to look upon the Feds in
friendly way, but some of them
must have stepped on Bans pet corn,
for he has been out lately after their
scalps. Still Johnson was a leader of
an outlaw" movement himself, aud
little sympathy might be expected
from him. At one time it looked as
If Ban was playing right into the
hands of the Feds. but someone
grabbed a few American League
players and the war was on.
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As between the National League
and the Federal League. Johnson, il
Is believed in many quarters, would
prefer the Federals. The Nationals
have been a sort of old woman or.
ganization for years, and it has beer
getting no better very fast, as in.
stance the mistakes made this year
zone of two of them being absolutely
responsible for the Federal League
Of course, with Governor Tener a
the helm, the "Old Woman" is SURF
to amount TO something. but it viii
take the governor some little time tt
cure all the laundering ills of tn,
poor old lady.
The affairs of the Chicago Cub:
have taken a peculiar turn and per
haps Charley Murphy VII be able &c
stir up more trouble. Although Bar
johnson demanded that Murphy b'
thrown bodily out of the Chicago
Club, it looks as If he is stin very
mOc0 interested. ] ne new plGSluSll
of the Cubs is the old secretary anC
Charles p. Taft. close friend o.
Murphy, Is in control. That looks as
il Murphy was connected with the
club IN an under cover sort of wa.
and il would look, if Josnson stood
for It, that Murphy was putting ont
over on the car of baseball. In which
event, we presume, Ban will eventual
~ get hunl<y-dory by Topping over t
the Feds with the American Leagu
and leave the National League, higl
and dry on its own resources.
would serve the National Leagu
right IL such a thing came to pass
for her mistakes have been ser,ou
and many.
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The professional coaches at tn
colleges seem to favor the plan I
eliminate the coaches from the benc
during the baseball games. That
quite natural, for it will give tn
coaches additional excuses for tn
defeat of their team In the opinio
of Roy Thomas, the coach at Pennsy
the elimination of coaches from tn
bench viii give the captain Of tn