Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-02

We're ready 10 do business with AID
Boonton Charles Picciuta, manager
of Boonton, called up the Evening
Star office this morning on the tele-
phone and said he was ready to do
business. That looks as If there
would not be much trouble in making
a match. There has been much dis
cussion over a bout between these
boys, and it is believed that Lewis
and Boonton will meet each other
and settle the dispute.
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An excellent picture is printed in
these columns today of George F.
Convey. the professional court tennis
champion of the world, who comes to
this country to meet young Jay
Gould who is considered to be the
best amateur player in the world.
Although court tennis is not heard of
very much, it is quite a popular game
among the smart set" and the
coming match, which is scheduled for
March 49, Is and 81, is attracting
unusual attention. That the best pro-
fessional is TO meet the best anna
teur and that the amateur is to ex-
pert that he is considered to have
more than a fair chance for victory
are sure to add interest to the out
come. Americans will be anxious to
have young Gould win, and IL would
be big feather in his cap if such
thing came about 1t is said of Convey
that he is a wonderful player, but
those who have seen Gould play the
game will tell you that the profess
sional will have to be a wonder If he
is able to win from the Yankee.
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John p. Foster, secretary of the
New York Giants, is a happy man
today. He is telling the baseball
world that Christy Mathewson has
been saved to the Giants and that
big Six" will be serving up the
| "fadeaway" next season, as usual, at
the Polo grounds. We're glad of 1t.
There might have been more or less
worry on the part of Mr. Foster and
the New York National League Club
owners as 10 what Matty would do in
regard to the alluring offer of the
! Federal League, but those who know
Matty well were sure from the be-
| ginning of the controversy that Big
| Six would stick to the Giants il he
was given anywhere near proper con-
sideration.
As between sentiment and gold, the
winner is not always the same. Now
and then sentiment wins out. 1t
will win out in the case of Christy
Mathewson, but gold, too, will cut
| figure. Matty will stick to New York
because he made his name and his
fame with the Giants. His friends
go to the Polo Grounds, and they
| would miss him, of course, but they
would also soon forget him. The
Feds, in going after big Six" have
made a great play, but it was more
good fortune than good judgment
that the situation came to light.
Matty let il be known that he had re-
| ceived a blank contract from the
New York Club, and the Feds i'm
mediately got on the job, knowing
! that a blank contract was as good
as no contract at all Big Six" nat
urally played the string out and his
eve to business will very likely net
him q most substantial raise in sal
airy. If there is man in baseball
worth big money 1t is Mathewson.
| He has been an honor and credit
to the game all his life, and he has
been its greatest pitcher a number of
years His success has been re-
warded, but it is said he was never
paid as much money as were other
ball players of less value. Still
Matty never yelled" He took what
was given him, and he gave the best
there was in him in return. We hope
he gets a million-but he won't.
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} If you listen to the fans, Matty
will get that million | have mentioned
in the previous paragraph. Some of
the boys around the corner will tell
you Illttt blS Din . SdioiA iOi thV
remainder of his pitching days will
be something like $4,000 a year.
Others are sure 1t will be 100000.
OF course TO business men that kind
of talk is foolish. Matty will get a
handsome salary, no doubt, but if it
, is more than $12,50o a year 1t will be
a big surprise to those who know
what baseball salaries are. Few will
know just what Matty will receive
for it is said that he Is given part of
his salary now in presents; but if the
,, New York club makes that blank
contract out for $12,50O a year there
is no need of some of us poor mortals
weeping over the mean manner in
which the famous pitcher is being
treated
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Perhaps you have noticed, dear
, readers, the wall that goes up when
/ ever a sportir~ celebrity is treated
badly by his Employer. For instance,
Billy Gibson, manager of the Garden
A. c., would be panned to a turn
: If he didn't give a fighter his asking
, price; a baseball club owner is taken
severely to task when he refused to