The evening world., 1914-02-20
Organized Baseball Trying to
XIII or the Fedsrals by Re-.
sorting to Criticism and Rid.
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THB baseball squabbles that have
bssn Allins the news columns
for several weeks are some
thing In the nature Of . dead give
away" The public may regard base.
ball - . sport. but the magnates,
who have enjoyed an absolute mo-
nopoly. view II a. . matter Of bust.
nsss. They are now - anxious 40
any trust leaders TO squeich competi.
lion. That's why they try to givs out
the impression that the Federal
League II sure to fail. Lack Of con.
0dsncs In the new baseball power
may AFFECT It, gate receipts. 30 rap
Il. pan II, laugh at II. kill II with
criticism and ridicuis II possible.
Same In the Murphy case. Do you
Imagine for . moment that Murphy's
Dismissal Of Johnny Evsrs would
have annoyed the other magnatss II
4 hadn't attracted unwsicoms public
Attention and criticism when the "Or-
eanised Baseball" interests were busy
defending themselves against the
menace Of now competition7 Not Q
BIT Of u Murphy would simply have
besa exercising one Of his rights ~
provided for In some Of the curious
clauses In the baseball contract Ia.
vented especially to cover such cases.
Nut what Murphy did caused criti.
ctsm at q time when "Organised
'naeehail" needed every friend Il
! haiI'' (and. incidentally, the orEanissd
Z poceotbook). the maRnate0 taleo the
. uoaic's Wow Of Nurphy's displeasin9
aollon.
Z. II baseball ("organised") was Just
. matter OF pure sport the various
J. ofqAnasat!ons would welcome com.
( peution and wish the newcomers
lock. IT'S that way In amateur sport,
which - after all the only real sport.
BAt Of course It's absurd to expect
anything like that where money 10
The hrst. middle and last considere-
ton.
u COUPLE Of days ago. through
"a misin:ormatiou contained In q
IA Eevu item. the name Of the
Vanderbilt A. G. was coupled In this
< column with that Of another boxing
..club which had been brought before
thc Commissioner for failing to pay
J ~ boxers.
1nateae Of being In trouble with the
cemmission. the Vanderbilt was en-
kaeed In helping . boxer to get his
qAncy. The club recently matched
y one Battling Larry" and after the
bout promptly paid the e3s agreed
uDon to Larrys manager. This man
Aesr wss % hard to md for several
q . that Battling Larry was very
much worried. When he did meet his
Cenagcr At last the sum handed him
- should get Hence the appeal &c
the boxing solons. The Vanderbilt
appearance In the casc WA simply e
prove that the club had paid up, al
d Always docs, and to help the Com.
Oionioners find the missing link bA,
.teeen Battling Larry and his twenty
\ ~ the University Of Pennsyivani,
70 lucky enough to got Lawso,
Robertson a. athletic coach vel
hare 70 send over o,S. congratula
tisns. lawson 10 an experienced an,
ouecsasf,A athlete. and since bscom
NJ . professional coach hos had
Norld VI experience In training tn
beDt runners and Jumpers and weigh
loesers In tho country He has tn
4 mack OF handling men, the sam
Snack that msdo Mike Murphy IN
greatest trainer OF his time.
80, y. 4. &. swimmer: WI. vent
Aeeepsiis 20 compete aosinst q
mi1S(ss In . few water events cue
oeoD . question. Why 10 u . erin
Ter men who are out Of eelisue ,
pompsto s0ainst men IN eollsqof
~ hevo . nStien thst ssme Of the
'tulee ARE made when the ethist
4 ovthesitiee have cleaned W the 70
.sseek aN4 ind time hanging hss>
In . few days tho lucky Clan
40 have started for Marlin ca
0peud their spare time out due
shooting. While we unfortunatss lei
.bohind can't set q glimpse of an,
ding better than q snowbird.
COME sarcastic person has "a
- that X. o. Brown 10 having
l hard time trying to "cou
y 49," ~ no never vas "therc."
Yes. X. O. n sotting his bumr
Ard hO never was champion
dnythi7g more than an outside pos'
btlisy--very much on the outside, Y
! Tor one. liked TO see him hight.
!. 1z1p1tq Of lack Of knowledge Of boxtl
1octjo X. O. certainly delivered 4
loaods every time he stepped into
~. Ton rounds with X. .. mea
S{ - so0nds Of actiop-evcry second
- No matter who his opponent "
q. uoWee tr1ed TO stan. He foug
4 ~ 80 hpaAleag nannsr assis
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