Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-02

grass at first base. He told Newman
that he was pulling bush league
stuff, and 1t so aroused the manager
that he laid in wait for McGraw and
knocked him cold.
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As everybody knows, McGraw isn't
an angel on the ball field. He knows
what will hurt most and he is always
ready to match his words against the
next one. He is the author of some
nasty sayings, but he doesn't use
foul language as a general thing. He
will get a players nanny" as the
saying goes, and he will not stop at
anything within reason to win a ball
game He made Brennan wild with
rage at Philadelphia in a passage of
words started by the pitcher, and he
drove Newman to destruction by
simply referring to him as a
"busher" ut is not so much what
you say as the manner In which you
say it." This is a line from a beauti-
full old poem, and it is said that it
fits McGraw to a nicely. The Little
Napoleon" as the New York Giants
leader is generally called, has a way
of saying things that cut to the bone.
Again, it is said, he can "smouge"
around as we'll as the next one.
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Newman is known to have a vicious
| temper, and 1t is said he would be up
with the big Show" If it hadn't been
! for that fact. So. when McGraw
! pulled the blush league stuff he
knew it would hurt; but Newman
took very poor way of getting even.
He may feel some satisfaction in
having beaten McGraw and thus re-
ceived a lot of publicity, but on top
of the trouble comes a fine of $50 and
indefinite suspension for the man that
threw the brick" The fine and sus-
pension, by the way, were not at the
instigation of McGraw. They had
come, though, as an evidence of disci-
pline. Baseball is still big enough to
take care of the rowdies. even if the
Federal League is blooming out
stronger every day.
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Charley Ebbets is not afraid of the
Federal League stealing his players.
He almost dares them to do it. He
points out what the courts would do
to the OUTLAWS" If they should hap
pen to fool around with contract men
and he warns them that some of
them will get punch in the nose if
they don't stop their gumshoeing
methods. In the meantime the Feds
way, and next year Mr.. Ebbets and
all the rest of the organization mag
mates will be referring to the now
despised outlaws" as brothers. Yes,
that is about the size of 1t. The war
of the coming season is sure to be a
cruel one. The fight will be keen for
a while but with the players getting
all the best of it the pagnates will
soon tire of the battle. At the least
offense players will jump from the
outlaws" to the regulars" and back
again and the big men behind the
financial end of the game will get
sick and tired of the whole affair.
The players may we'll sing "This is
the life for mine" but the magnates
will not relish such music at all.
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The Feds have come and they will
get a hearing. In a way they will
win out, for they will be recognized,
but the men who have put up the
dough will not be any the richer. The
result will be three big leagues, with
patronage split all along the line.
Two clubs will have to exist in cities
where only one held forth before the
invasion. and New York and Chicago
will have to support three clubs. The
opinion prevails that there is room
for third big league, and that base
ball fans want to see a game every
day.
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The International League will get
a hard bump if the Feds iefn hands
with the regulars next year. Bal
timore will surely insist on remaining
in the Federal League. in which event
Jack Dunn's team would have small
chance to make it's home there. Thus
"our league" would lose a desirable
city and the hunt to replace Baltimore
would be almost a hopeless one. SYRIA.
cuse would be the best prospect, but
| Baltimore would be missed. Buffalo
| isn't likely to remain in the Federal
| League If there is a consolidation,
because Buffalo isn't a big league
city. The Bison franchise would be
shifted to one of the big league
towns, say Cleveland but there would
have to be satisfactory arrangements
made with those who have put their
money into the proposition. In the
West, cities are in the same boat as
fBuffalo. Kansas City and Indianap-
oils, American Association cities, do
not belong In the "big show" and the
franchises will go to men in big league
cities who will be willing to reimburse
the owners for their time, trouble and
money. One year OF the Feds, opinion
seems to prevail, will be sufficient,
with both sides delighted to join
hands.
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Ebbets Field is the place today.
The Brooklyn Superbas and the New
York Yankees will play over there
this afternoon If the rain will only
stay away. Preparations have been
made for a great time for this, the
first big game of the season. To start
off with, it is Robinson Day." so