Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-04-08

J ark Star, and, therefore, read your
column every day, which 1 find very
/ interesting. Now. 1 would like you
! to give me a little advice. I am
among a bunch" of New England
! fellows up here, and they try to
| throw 1t down my throat that the
New England League Is better than
! the Interna tional League Can you
| beat it? They say that the New Eng
land League furnishes more big
league players than the international.
Is this true? | doubt it. You can
imagine how trying 1t is for me up
here to have these fellows say the
International League is only a scrub
league and has a class AA rating
because 1t has larger cities than the
New England League. Tell me what
to say TO these fellows through your
! column, as they all read your column,
for as soon as | receive my paper
they're all around. saying, after you
on the sporting sheet"
am greatly interested in the BIZ
cycle game this year, and expect to
attend many races during the coming
season. I guess our old champion,
Frank Kramer, isn't there, eh!
I was glad to see you start the ball
a-rolling for that reception, and if
were able to be in Newark / would
surely attend.
Well. I think this letter has taken
up enough space in your valuable
column, SO if you will kindly answer
my numerous questions and give
some good plain facts showing how
the International League is at least
five times as good as the New Eng
land League, l will be greatly obliged
to you.
Wishing you and your column fur
ther success, I remain, yours in sport,
r. s. CARROLL.
You are right in every instance.
The International League is almost a
major league, and is classified as AA.
The New England League Is known
as bush league with whiskers on"
and is classified as 3. 1t is a shame
to have to argue such questions when
you have so much the best of 1t; but
they tell me you've got to almost
strangle a New Englander before he'll
admit he is wrong. From my remote
experience in this respect I would
Judge that such were so. AS to pro-
ducing material for the big leagues,
some of them may grow down among
the New England alfalfa, but they
are primed for the ''big show" in the
International League. Although you
beat them to all the arguments, you'll
have to give them credit for knowing
a good newspaper when they see one.
Yes, no matter how lax they are in
their baseball knowledge, their in
telligence in regard to newspapers is
not to be denied. Thanks for the
compliments, and glad you favor the
Kramer celebration. Everybody seems
to be taking it up, now that it is so
apparent that it is going to be
tremendous success. But as to the
calibre of the leagues in question,
why there isn't any comparison.
Rest back easily and win your argu-
ments by simply presenting the fact
that results count.
90
The amateur cyclists have griey-
ance, according to the following
communication:
]. p. N:
l have heard from several of the
amateurs that the management Is
trying to squeeze fifty cents for an
entry fee out of their pockets, and
have cut their prizes again. Last
year first prize for a handicap race
was $4a, 500 and SIS third, and IS for
fourth and IS for fifth places. This
year they get only $25 for first in
each race, and there are only four
places. Now, | would like to know If
any of the fans would ride their
heads off and take chance to in
lure themselves for a few dollars.
If some of those punk pros who
very seldom win any money do not
have to pay any entry fee why
should some of the best amateurs,
who are drawing cards, have to pay
fifty cents out of their small win
nings. which they receive in mer-
chandise.
Why don't the management have
two classes of amateurs-a class A
and class b? Let the best twenty
five ride without paying any fee.
That will stop some of those punks
that have been riding for years
without winning a cent, make them
pay an entry fee TO hold them down,
and not allow more than thirty to
start in an open race, thereby maxi