Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-06


this can be done, but it is very sim
liar to the plight of the man who was
behind prison bars, and who declared
! that the authorities had no right to
put him there. He was in, though
and Mr.. Farrell will be out IL Presl-
dent johnson and the other magnates
so desire 1t.
o
Speaking of Tommy Rice, the Eagles
baseball expert has worked out plan
for the third big league circuit. The
Rice plan is not In line with the plan
suggested In these columns, nor is it
similar to plans suggested elsewhere.
How Rice would have the three big
league circuits arranged follows:
Brooklyn. Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincin-
natl. Pittsburgh, st. Louis.
American--Brookly New York.
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleve-
land. Detroit, ST. Louis.
Federal Washington, Baltimore,
Buffalo, Toronto. Pittsburgh, Mil
waukee, indianapolis, Cleveland.
1t will be observed that Brooklyn Is
given berth In the American League
and that washington is shifted into
the Federal League by Rice's calcuia-
tons. Now II Tommy had included
Newark in the circuit, instead of Buzz
falor or Toronto, we would have no
objections, for we always will insist
that Newark Is much better baseball
city, IL given half show. than either
of these two municipalities. Newark.
with ball park in the right location.
would draw more fans by thousands
than Baltimore, and there wouldn't
be any haggle over modified plan
of big league prices, either.
o
Charley Korb, the Newark boy, who
has been successful as jockey over
In Europe for years, is at present in
the war zone. He writes as follows:
Marchegg l., Austria, Oct. 10, 1914.
J. P. N:
Kindly arrange for me the con-
tinuation of the Evening Star, as my
subscription will expire October 81.
You can Judge from this that l in
tend staying here for the winter.
Words cannot express my delight at
receiving your valuable paper, es-
pecially in these critical times.
have had many a hearty laugh
over the letters sent to you by the
famous Smoke Miller He surely Is
q great fellow and certainly deserves
to land a job soon.
Everything In Vienna Is quiet In
fact we hardly know that q war is
going on. The Austrians are holding
their own against the Russians and
at present are clear of them in this
country; but when will this great
dream have an end7
Kindly remember me to all my
Newark friends and drop me a line
at your convenience. Hope you are
enjoying the best of health, with best
wishes, your friend,
~ CHARLES KoRB.
KoTb intended to come back here
for the winter, but the situation In
Europe has evidently changed his
mind. He has relatives in Newark
and East Orange, and though he
does all his riding Ia Europe. and
mostly in Austria. he manages TO
visit Newark every year or 50.
o.
Picking on Central High School
again. South Side High pupil says:
J. P. N:
This Is in answer to that individual
who terms himself "a Central Stud
ent." feel that II IL up to Central
to sing that time honored ditty, But
That Was Yesterday" Poor Centrall
They were oss-country champions
last year. and they were also foot
ball ohampers, but what Barringer
and South Side did to them is an
Client history. Central Is a school
whose motto is to win at any cost
and when the chance of winning
seems dim, rather than be beaten,
they quit. This ia exactly what hap
pened last week Centrals' best men
were out on account Of studies and
Central did not enter team because
they did not wish to taste defeat.