Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-04
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| Fans. salute John Hummel as the
| new first baseman of the Newark
baseball team, and while you are at
it also say. "Howdy, captainm for
| Humniel is also slated as the field
leader of the Tigers. Yes, all this is
to come to pass, and the only thine
| that will stop it is the refusal on the
part of the big league clubs to waiver
on Hummel, and under the present
warli<e conditions the majors are
not turning down any requests that
are being made by the minors. So
fans, for one thing. you won't miss
| Swacina a bit if Hummel takes his
planned by the clever Harry Smith.
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Eddie Zimmerman was the captain
of the Tigers last season and he was
slated for the job again this season.
A little extra money goes with the
captaincy, but it is known that zim-
norman wouldn't say word If Hum
mel is given the eaptaincy. The eX-
perience and the knowledge of Hum
mel would be a big asset to the New
ark Club and he would strengthen
the team twenty per cent. over last
year. Waivers. ] understand, were
secured on Hummel last year, so it
is almost certain that the big league
IL, h. in this Wp
would welcome Hummel to Newark,
and the fans are sure to like him.
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From an authoritative source it has
been learned that Harry Smith, the
manager of the Newark club, hasn't
signed a contract yet. He has signed
an agreement, it is said and has ac-
cepted terms as to salary, etc, but he
hasn't put his John Hancock" to
regular bohafide contract The infor-
nation comes through a person who
is high up in the councils of the New
ark club and who told the story with
out thinking much of its Importance,
but it would turn out to be real
good yarn if the Federal League
should get wind of it and go after
Smith. He would be a great asset for
the Brooklyn Feds, which are badly
in need of a manager
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Edward G.. Barrow, president of
the International League, vehement
~ denied today the resurrected re-
port that the Jersey City team was
to be shifted to Newark and that the
Newark team was to be sent to
Brooklyn. The story was sent out
over the Associated Press wires, and |
to say that Barrow is wild would be
putting ii mildly. The president be- |
came so excited over the telephone |
that he used some very strong lam
guage. This is unusual for Barrow, |
who is known to have very quiet
and easy disposition. Why, it is said
that when Barrow was a manager
and q good manager he was, too-he
never spoke above a whisper. His
players loved him and the umpires
adored him, and everybody was
sorry when he quit the managerial
job to take up the presidency. | am
not going to tell you what President
Barrow said about those who were
responsible for this latest story on
the transfer of the Newark and Jer-
sey City clubs. but you can bet your
bottom dollar that someone is going |
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through investigating the malicious
yarn. We shudder in telling the in
cident.
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How different it was. though, with
Charley Ebbets, ST.. He was so mum
on the subject that it would make
you suspicious. All the senior Ebbets
would say was, "Oh, l don't wish to
say anything about that matter.
You'll have to see Ebbets, jr., about
it." Ebbets Junior is the son of Eb-
bets, sr., and the scion of the family
is in the South with the Newark
team, and therefore could not be
reached But as President Barrow
would say MY God, man, do you
think we are crazy. Do you think we
are to be made cats paw of by the
majors to fight the Federals. Not by
long shot. Say for me emphatically
that our circuit will remain intact
and we will never go into a big league
city. Say that for me-" Then the
amiable president said some other
things which, for the sake of society,
| am going to keep to myself.
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The Berlin siX-day race will get
under way at ~ O'Clock tonight. In
the grind will be the very able pair
of Joe Fogler and Reggie Mcnamara,
and that other good team of Eddie
Root and Jimmy Moran. Such an
excellent authority as Charley Tur-
vile has said that Fogler is the best
six day rider in the world, and
Charley will find more than few
who will agree with him. OF course,
there will be a wild rush at Tur-
ville's throat TO choke it down that
Walter Rutt, Jackie Clark and Eddie
Root are the superior of Sir Joseph
in a six-day race, but Turville has
produced some great dope to show
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