Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-28

the saying goes, we have few of the
leading athletes In the world, but the
shame of it is we have never properly
appreciated their efforts. Take the
Adams boys, Plat and Ben, for IN
stance. They competed with high
honors in the Olympic games in
Sweden, and they came back here
practically unheralded. There was
some talk about doing honor to the
brothers, who had won many points
for Uncle Sam, Platt scoring first
and a second and Ben getting a Sec
ond and a third, but, just the same,
no one would take hold of the matter
and nothing came of the agitation.
At the same Olympic games Holland
and Pritchard competed, but neither
the city nor State In which they lived
received any of the credit, for tho
boys wore the colors of athletic clubs
in New York. With an athletic Or
ganization of proper pretensions in
Newark, an athletic team that would
] do us proud would be sure to result.
Then we would have proper represent
alton in the Olympics, and the credit
that now goes to other cities through
the efforts of our boys would ulti-
mately go where 1t belongs.
| Mr.. FaIes, we congratulate you on
your activity, and we will always be
pleased to do what we can for ath-
letics in Essex County. You have
made a fine start and your success
will be complete If you continue the
good work As you we'll know, your
real days of toll have yet to come.
You will find much to enjoy, we hope,
in your new duties, and the few
pains, We hope, will not damper your
ardor. We congratulate you again,
Mr.. Fales, and we congratulate the
A. A. U. on It's selection of such an
active man for athletic commissioner
of Essex County.
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The Edison Club, of Orange is going
to have treat in store for those who
attend the entertainment and recep-
ton to the baseball team at Columbus
Theare Friday night. No less nov
city will be presented than a series of
| talking pictures. with John J. Nc
Graw. B. G.-baseball general-as the
chief speaker The Edison Club was
organized in 1911, and is very flour
ishing organization. 1t has held sew
eral athletic meets, which were highly
successful, and its baseball team,
which is to be honored Friday night,
has on it some clever players. An
invitation has been extended me to
attend the social affair and I hope to
be present.
Although the outlaws are show
ing signs of great activity, the regu-
lars are giving it out that the Feds
will blow up before another week
passes over their heads. The claim is
made by the organization end of the
game that the outlaws" will never
open the season, while the Feds are
boasting that they have star players
galore signed up and that they will
be on the job in rare old strength
when the bell rings The claims on
both sides are very strong, but we
shall soon see what we shall see.
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A few of the big men in organiza-
ton baseball who are on the inside
are chuckling to themselves over
what they call the dilemma of the
Feds" AS everybody knows, Charles
Weeghman is the Gibraltar of the
passed around that the Rock is moi
going to stand for the Federals' load
any longer. Whenever the question
of money comes up, Weeghman, II
that this rare "angel' bird is getting
-Teorns on his fingers from Smelling out
the coin. But even the corns might
be overlooked by Weeghman, it is
said, if the men behind the outlaws
in the cities outside of Chicago were
doing anything to make the league
a success, which, according to report
from the various camps, is not so.
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The outlaws" at the worst, still
have hopes, for Weeghman is said t.
be very proud fellow and hi
wouldn't stand at all for being term
ed a gutter" He will stick unit
the COWS come home, we are told
but he doesn't intend to be {
sucker" as the boys say, for any
body. He is willing to go the limi
to make the Feds a success in Chi
cago and he doesn't object to con
tributing to outside sources either
, but after a thorough investigation
of the proposed OUTLAW circuit, Mr.
Weeghman, it is declared, has be
| come disguised with the whole affai
| and is anxious to quit. He has givei
the Federal League magnates, accord
ing to report, week to show hin
something all along the line, and
r they fail to convince him that ever,
city on the circuit means bushes
3 and has the backing to make the ven
5 ture a success ne VIII WltuuidW III
9 support-financially and otherwise.
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c If, as contemplated, Mr.. Weeghma
{ eases himself out of the Fedora
= League it will be good-by outlaws
e and no mistake. He is the big fro
Y in the pond and the proposition woul
f not only feel the loss of his money bu
e the fact that he had withdraw