Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-06


The present time is most important
in a baseball way, for cities which
would like to be numbered in thu
big leagues It is sort of las
chance. If the Feds succeed. the thirC
big league will have become reality
and those fortunate enough to be il
the circuit may well consider them
selves. Of course, If the Feds fai
this time, the fight will be taken III
again whenever tine occasion seems
propitious. AT this writing it look:
as il the Federals were going to gel
by. They are building slowly, but
they are building nevertheless. Those
who are on the inside of the out
laws" appear to be happy and salts.
fed. They say they have a winner
and that they will be asking no odds
of the National or American in q
few years to come. They will oper
the season, I arm told, with teams
much stronger than the Glass IA
teams and not far behind the big
league teams. There will be on every
team from three to five big ieaguers
and the balance of the team will be
made up of players corralled from
the various minor leagues. From
what ] can hear, the outlook for the
outlaws" very bright.
@
As far as / can learn, the Federal
League Is almost a solid circuit
There is a chance that one of the pro-
posed cities will not go through with
the deal. That would leave an open
! ing, and l know that Newark is being
! considered as the best available pros
| pect. My dear readers, / want to LET
you in on something's want to tel
you what I know. A man big in the
councils of the outlaws and who
used to be very prominent in the so
ciety of the regulars not so very
long ago told me the following story
yesterday afternoon:
Lets get right down to plain
talk" the baseball man said to me
You know my connection with the
/ Federal League and you know what
] say Will cut some figure. Wei. We
have our circuit all made up, and we
are going to protect every man who
/ puts up dollar. There is one city
that may fall down. We will know ir
a few days. If such thing happens
take my word for it we will go right
/ over TO Newark and do business. II
! Newark wants to be in the bis
leagues she may have a chance. II
is all up to a certain city. If there
is a change in the circuit Newark
will be the city taken in"
3
That's pretty strong. isn't it? Well
l am giving the news to you just as
I received it.
The following letter, taking to task
Mr.. Simmons, whose views appeared
in these columns last evening, is pub.
lished without comment, it seems L
cover the case so thoroughly:
J. P. ":
Just few lines to put our frieno
Simmons right in his unfair state
nents of the MeVeigh- Gradwell go
If he was n spectator at the bout
cannot make out how he got his dope
The only possible way was to have
/ let his wish go further than his
/ thought aud only see the Gradwell
end Of it. True. Gradwell put up q
good fight but McNeigh was better
and won, as we all know. despite the
| fact that he was picked to lose. Now
simmons. why deprive a boy of the
credit due him. and if you revise the
i picture of the fight Won viii agree
with the majoritya SO cheer up. anC
when the boys meet again go see tho
1 fight and be sure to have your specs
TIMOTHY J. LYNCH.
G
| Numerous communica tons of rare
merit have been received by me, and
[ am pleased to count the following
among my collection Of gems:
]. p. N:
When Jim Savage's exact status il
/ the fight game is established. wher
Young Gradwells friends succeed II
| having the decision of the McVeigh,
/ Gradwell fight reversed to suit them
when the followers of the followers OF
/ East Orange and Central High bias,
I ketball teams finish their contro.
/ Yersy. and when Same Bike Fan.
ness and IS. O. d Co" tase up OF
i their correspondence, via the Evening
/ star, for brief moment, | would Xix,
+ 10 call your attention to the recon
! decision of the A. A. L. on the kiviat
( kolehmainen suspension for their al
/ legged fake race. Was this decision
/ eXonerating the runners and censur
ing the promoters of the games II
/ which the race took place. a shock Il
/ the ardent supporters Of the a. A. u.
! And following this ruling do you thinl
the amateur bike riders would be an,
better off If the amateur branch o
cycling were placed under A. A. u
control? FIRED COY.
Your reference to the various con
troyersies is well put, but you viii
have to confess that argument is tn
spice of life, The letters that ar
printed in these columns are lrighl,
interesting and some Of them are rea
funny The decision anent the Kiviat
Kolehmainen race was a most peculia
ono, but il that is the way il was
AS far as the A. A. u. delving int
the control of the amateur cyclists
that is awful. James 70. Sullivan,
understand, never gave such a thin
a single thought and I also under
stand that MIR. Sullivan was yer
complimentary of the story written b
me on the subject. An amateur is a
M t1til. nl.l ..Laa..ill.. e,llnt.i IL.