Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-17

his chances. That price, of course,
is ridiculous, although some Of the
sports, 1t Is said, seem to be satisfied
with the betting. Rutt, who, with
Lorenzo. figures as the contender,
is being quoted at to 1, and Hour
| lier, who has Comes as q partner is
at to 1. Every indication points
! to the victory of Goullet, and the
| Newark fans are sure to be pleased,
for Goullet will be here next season
racing everybody's ankles hot, the
same as he did last year before he
was taken sick. Yes, 1t is safe to
predict a big season for Goullet, for
| the young man is set on making q
name for himself He is going to
give Kramer much trouble, and the
champion will have more than a little
to worry about. 1t is the hope of
many that Kramer will always re-
main champion, but from the present
outlook If he should happen to lose
his title, the most prospective wearer
of his crown at this moment is Alfred
Thompson Goullet.
| C.
| Rumors are going the rounds that
the Federal League is coming to New
ark. Perish the thought A couple
: of Y1oIcav,,o lxara ro ,,oirc, o~o,,.a 4o,,,r,
telling everybody tF they are going
to put in an OUTLAW" team up on
the Motororome site at Electric Park.
This isn't so, know, and I don't be-
lieve the Motordrome could be cured
for any such purpose. The property
in question Is held under lease by
Frank Million and Inglis II. Up.
and it isn't likely at all that they
would rent 1t for "ou law" baseball.
Mr.. Million, / know, is opposed to
"outlawry" in sports, and Mrs. Up
percu, 1 am quite sure, has become
convinced that it is a bad thing in
every way. Since joining with Mr..
Million in the Velodrome Mr.. Uppercu
has enjoyed real pleasure rom the
sport, and that is what he is in for
most, for of wealth he has a plenty.
! No, OUTLAW" baseball anywhere in
Newark would be a joke, but on the
Motordrome it is cat Of the question,
know.
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| The Motordrome site for g baseball
park came very near being a reality,
for Messrs. Million and Uppercu were
! seriously considering purchasing the
Newark Club franchise toward the
end of the season last passed. IL
such deal had come about, it was
the intention Of Nessrs. Million and
Uppercu to build palatlal ball park
where the Motordrome now stands;
but It took Charley Ebbete, the
owner Of the Newarks, so long to set
a price, and there was so much talk
about other local interests going to
buy the club, that the bicycle men,
with real money, stepped aside to
allow others to do the dickering.
There isn't q doubt that If the right
price was named at the time, Messrs.
Million and Uppercu would now own
the Newark Club and the fans would
soon have a new ball park to go to.
But as far as the outlaws break
ing into town is concerned, there is
nothing to that story. Newark
capital surely is out Of the question
for efforts to raise money to buy q
real live. money-naking proposition
like the Newark Club failed to ma
terialize. Talk is cheap, but 1t doesn't
buy baseball teams, and there is nc
one around here whom we know who
would invest fifteen cents in an "out.
law" proposition.
g
Those who are spreading the "Out-
law" league stories around are doing
so to hear themselves talk. If one
cared to take the pains, investigation
would no doubt disclose the fact that
there isn't dollar behind the men
The fact that Baltimore, Buffalo and
Toronto are said to be surepop Fed
eral League cities may have aroused
the feeling that the chances were
bright for getting into baseball with
a few cents and a Jimmy. Those who
figure that way will find themselves
mistaken, for It takes money to gel
players and 1t takes money to build
bail parks. Salaries come due twice
month, and these must be paid
whether the crowds are big or small
and the persons in this sporty world
who have made money out of base
ball are fewer by long shot thar
those who have lost big bundles ir
the venture. Baseball is like any
other business-for 1t is a business
if you have winner you will dc
well, but if you have loser, hard
luck to you.
O.
Jim Savage's request that his con-
troversy with Charley Weinert be
eliminated from the public prints can
not very well be complied with
Friends of Savage and friends o.