Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-27

Room for one morei" That is the
subject of a cartoon printed in these
columns today. The idea is following
out the lines that no matter how full
the place there is always room for
zone more" In this case, the zone
more" In question is the Federal Base
ball League. It is showing signs OF
energy and signs of life. What looked
like the impossible a few weeks ago
now seems to be shaping itself Into a
most certain proposition. One little
act has made the whole show, and
few outlandish moves on the part of
the hated rival have also helped a
lot. 1t is big game, and it will re-
quire great efforts to succeed. 1t is
worth while, though, II success is to
finally crown the hard work and sleep
less nights. 1t is a little war between
rivals, and the fatalities are not like
w to be very numerous. II a winner,
the Feds would be we'll repaid for
their labors. If a loser, the "f1nan-
cial angels" would be the ones most
injured.
The Federals made their big strike
when they secured Joe Tinker after
Joseph had ben made the means of
sensational advertising. The spectac-
ular offer of $4,000 for Tinker might
have ben all right in times Of peace
but with the OUTLAWS" looking every
which way for an opening to shoot in
the knockout punch, the least said
about the tremendous value OF the
PLAYER the better. When senior
Charley Ebbets paid $4,000 for Tinker
he did so expecting to get that much
money and more, too, back through
his gates at Ebbets Field next sea-
son. Some of that big wad was for
Tinker, of course, but the bigger part
of 1t was for what the newspapers
would say about the deal. AT full
value, and then some, there isn't
ball player in the business worth
s25 900. and Tinker is far from being
either the best or at his best. That
the magnates have made fools of
themselves In their insane desires to
secure players is not to be denied.
They have placed value on players
that isn't in keeping with the returns
from their investment. So long as
they had the field to themselves and
could fight among themselves, the
come out all right. Now, with an
enemy at the door knocking for rec
ognition, they find that they have
been playing skyrocket ball for these
many years.
From all appearances the Federals
are going to give the regulars" a
hard fight to get into the limelight.
The money that was so scarce few
months ago is now flowing freely in
the OUTLAW" ranks. The Tinker deal
gave the Feds much publicity, and
what attention they failed to get In
that way was furnished by the ever
willing Charley Ebbets and Charley
Murphy, who seem to be able to
keep the OUTLAWS" before the public
daily with something like a column
or two of real live interesting mat
ter. Then the Federals themselves,
YOU know, have an eye to business,
and at every opportunity they put
few new Goals on the fire. The "regu-
lars" seem to eat those Goals alive,
and as a result there is continued
flow of publicity-good and bad-but
publicity, just the same, and the
Federals are like the circus man who
said. mo matter what you say, for
Gods sake talk about met" The
Feds are being talked about and
thew seem to be getting stronger
every day. No one in this wide world
had less faith in the OUTLAWS" than
had. but in the last week or so
have seen so much and listened to so
much that is favorable to the Fed
erals that I felt it was time for me
to recognize the situation as it really
exists. Personally, I am very much
against "outlawry' in sports, and
will always be inclined to give the
regulars the best of 1t. However,
the OUTLAWS" from what I know,
are almost sure to get by with the
odds many times against them.
o
After long talk had day or
so ago with a man who cuts quite
a. figure in big baseball affairs, l
came away satisfied that there is
going to be another big league circuit,
no matter what is the present out
come of the OUTLAWS" The spirit of
men with money has been aroused to
the allurements of the sport, and
when it is pointed out to these men
that another big league is entirely In
order without the semblance of a
fight with their neighbors, 1t is quite
evident that there is sure to be some
thing doing in the way of building
new ball parks to house vast crowds.
Another big league is the idea now,
and if the plans already discussed do
not go diHlsS ehIrsly t'HiIo pie
league within the fold of organized
baseball will soon be real live issue
G
This third big league idea first
originated in the fertile brain of a
former Eastern League mogul and
bare mention of it has been made in
the newspapers The whole scheme
however, has been thoroughly dis
cussed, and there is more than lit.
tie activity on tap at the present time