Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

In an interview III anotnef coiumn,
Frank Million, who returned yester-
day on the Imperator after an ex-
tended tour of Europe, tells a. most
interesting story of cycling affairs
abroad. In a day or two, after con-
sulting his attorney, Mr. Million will
| have something more TO say. Mr..
Million was accompanied by his
nephew, Edgar Fielder, on his trip
through Europe, and one OF the most
interesting sights, Mr.. Million says,
was the gambling mart at Monte
! Carlo. He spent much time in ParIN
and Brussels and Berlin, but he says
| he enjoyed immensely his automo-
| bile trip through the south Of France.
which included Nice and Venice. He
was glad to get back to Newark, but
he says he will make another trip
next year. The accompanying pic
ture of Mr. Million and his nephew
was taken at the Hamburg Ameri-
can line pier in Hoboken yesterday.
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Bill Collins is 20 play first base for
the Newark team. That has been
definitely settled. Such q statement
was made in these columns a week
ago, but we wouldn't be bit sur
prised IL claims of announcing this
exclusive news were made elsewhere.
1t Is so easy TO lie where there is so
little shame that 1t is not a difficult
matter to get away with 1t. Any
way, Collins, according to Charley
| Ebbets, sr., is to become Tiger, and
we are glad of 1t. He may not be as
good prospect right now as John
Hummel, but he is much younger,
and will last longer The fans will
welcome Bill back TO town, and first
base will be just about as well
guarded during the coming season
as it was last season, when Harry
Swacina performed at the initial bag.
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If Newark is to get Bill Collins for
first base, the Tigers may have to
give away one of it's classy outfield-
ers. 1t is said that Jack Dalton and
Billy Zimmerman are both under the
glass and that Wilbert Robinson,
manager of the Brooklyn club, Will
take a long. hard peek at both men
when the Newarks plays the Super
bas at Augusta as to making choice.
Dalton seems to be meeting with the
most favor. Jack was up in the big
Show" once, but at that time he was
q wayward boy and didn't tend strict
ly TO his knitting. Now he is mar
ried man and q model man, and 1t Is
lust possible that he will make the
Brooklyn team as regular II given
another chance. No one can say that
Dalton isn't a finished ball player
All his team mates will tell you that
Jack Is the hardest man In the world
to fool at the bat, and the fans know
full we'll that Dalton played game
In right field last year that only
Cobb or a Speaker or Jackson could
beat. Zimmerman, too was right on
| the lob, and his fielding was sensa-
tional at times. Some of his throws
to the plate were the talk of the cir
cult. and his speed was also matter
of favorable gossip. Brooklyn Is
! surely going to take some one away
from here, and it looks to be between
Dalton and Zimmerman.
o
Although II was announced in the
Evening Star some time ago that Bin
Collins would likely come here to
/ play first base for the Tigers, the
official news of the transfer was
given out to the New York morning
papers. OF course, the Messrs. Eo-
bets are in rather ticlSlish position
I In giving out news and are very
likely to give their Brooklyn interests
the most consideration, which is nat
ural. But there ought TO be fair
way to adjust matters. For instance,
when Newark is to get n Brooklyn
player. the Newark papers should be
given the news first-handed and vice
versa. The Brooklyn magnates are
up against such stiff proposition in
the Federal League that some OF
their moves will have to be over
looked, but we will welcome the day
when the Newark club is owned by
Newark men and then there can be
no two ways about the way business
should be conducted. That time NAV
be far off, for it Is doubtful If any
sane Newarkers would care to invest
in an International League franchise
with the baseball situation In such
a. chaotic state. Really, it looks as IL
the best investment would be in a
Federal League proposition. A big
league team in Newark would be a
great boom for the city. and 1t
i wouldn't cost much for Newark to
get in the OUTLAW" league, II thlng5
only break right. Buffalo is having
some trouble, Kansas City is off the
map and st. Louis, though having
millions back of her, can hardly cup
port three big league clubs. The
dandy little circuit for the Feds
would be Newark, New York, Brook
Ign and Baltimore In the East and
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