Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
By LARRY SCHLAFLY

First OF all. | want to say to New
ark fans that I am delighted to get the
chance to manage a Federal baseball
club. The league is new, of course,
but within a year you will hear from
us, as the first in the land" Buffalo
was the town I picked and had it been
Newark, Newark fans would have a
big league club, similar to that which
I am going to give the Bison town
within a season. | don't want to say
that we outlaws as the other fell
lows term us, are going to be in the
major league class at once. but we
viii in time. We want to give the
young ball player, a recruit, as 1t
were, a show. That's what organized
baseball Is not doing, and has never
done. Take ban player, for in
stance, who doesn't look good in the
training camp of a big league club.
He is tried out. Probably he has hard
luck for the first two or three weeks.
The manager claims he is not fast
enough. Then off to the minors he
goes, probably forever. And It Is
these bah tossers. mostly, whom we,
the Federals, have grabbed. Take
the players of the big leagues today.
They began from the bottom. If a
youngster doesn't show SO well at the
sun We ~ z lipt e7OllEs W iitt Dlils
We will hold him for a season or two
and will make everv effort to develop
him.
Many believe that the league Is 60
ing to be top-heavy. By that, [ mean
that several of the clubs are said to
be stronger than others. Baltimore
is looked upon as one of the best ag-
gregation in the league. They are
yelling that Otto Knabe's team will
run away with the rag the first year.
Well, you fellows just watch the other
clubs. Take mine. for example. be-
lieVe | have one of the best all
around iniolds in the country, even
considering the majors. NeWarker5
will be surprised when ] announce my
lineup tonight and which will be for
publication tomorrow. I have signed
o former Tiger and a man with whom
| have ehummed and been a friend
for years. He is Billy Louden, who
has been ordered to report to the
tional League, by the Detroit Ameri-
cans. Well, he won't report, for he
is going 10 cover third base for the
Buffalo Feds. ! have also corraled
three other International Leaguers
G. T. Chaplin, of the Rochester
Club, will name them for you. | have
signed two prominent American As
sociation players and two or three big
leaguers, one of which is one of the
great pitchers in baseball today That
looks like a pretty nifty team, with
out mentioning any names
The Federal League. in every way,
looks like the real thing, and an or
ganization which was wanted for
years IT win be the big league in a
year or two. Every club has a Won
derful financial backing. and they
have secured ball parks which win be
most convenient to the patrons of
the game. Take this tip from me,
that my club viii outdraw the Buffalo
Internationals, and the Baltimore
Feds, Otto Knabe's bunch--will make
Jack Dunn yell before the season gets
far under way.
Whether we will arrange conflicting
dates with the International towns.
Buffalo and Baltimore cannots say, as
yet OF course, Kansas city and In
dinapolis, two of the Western Federal
cities which have oppositiOns in the
American Association. have already
compromised with organized baseball
regarding the schedule, but that
doesn't mean that my town and Bal
timore viii follow suit.
1 believe ! have given Newark fans
a brief account of the Federal situa-
ton and conclude that | surely hope
that Harry Smith will bring another
international League pennant TO
Newark