Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
REPORTS THAT FEDERALS
WILL BE ADMITTED INTO
FOLD BY THE REGULARS
NEW INFIELDER IS
SIGNED BY TIGERS

Charles Paynter, Semi-PrO from
Elmhurst, L. l., to Get
TryOut.
PFAU GETS LOCAL BOYS
Infielders galore viii Manager Har.
ry Harry Smith have on his Southern
training trip this year. Another recruit
was signed up yesterday by Charles H
Ebbets. president of the Newark Club
The newcomer is Charles Payner, Of
Elmhurst, L. I. He is equally good al
short or third base. and played last
season with the st. Anthonys, of Long
Island.
Pfau Signs Three Local Boys.
Among the visitors yesterday at ths
International League meeting wa
Secretary William Pfau, Of the East
ern League, formerly the New York
and New Jersey League. Pau de-
clared that he had signed up Tyrel
Schaeffer. a southpaw, who lives IN
this city, and was formerly witt
the latter a pitcher for the Overbrooi
Hospital team last season, are also
under contract with Perth Amboy.
Curtis Follows Barger.
Cliff Curtis, of the Newark pitching
staff, like Cy Barger, has joined tbs
Federal League, according to dis.
patches today. Barger is supposed
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Curtis with Pittsburgh. When asked
If he had heard anything on the sub.
1ect President Charles H. Ebbets, jr.
replied that no word had come from
Curtis, who has been a most persist
ent holdout.
stol Signs with Toledo.
Hans Stol, a clever infielder. VIII,
covered second and third base fol
local semi pro teams, has been signed
by the Toledo Club, of the American
Association. It was through James
tombstone, the umpire. that Stol get
his chance to become a professional
He played in the infield for the Iron
side F. c., and the All-Stars, Of thu
Manufacturers League.
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FoRarty After Flag Day.
An application for nag day hal
been filed by President Thomas Fo
garty with the Newark Club. Th'
date on which the pennant will b.
unfurled has not been awarded jus
yet, and several clubs are after II
President Charles H. Ebbets, Jr., sait
that he had not decided who woul,
get his plum. The Jersey City Clul
figures it should have first choice, a
the Skeeters are a good drawing car
here.
No action has been taken on tn
proposal to transfer the Jersey Cit.
franchise to Brooklyn. Fogarty
however, announced that he is op
posed to it.
The schedule adopted yesterda.
calls for 154 games. The opening con
tests will be played as follows, o,
Tuesday, April q: Rochester a
Newark, Montreal at Jersey City
| Buffalo at Baltimore and Toronto a
Providence
Meyer Tells Why He Jumped.
In letter to the Evening Star Ben
ny Meyer says: Yes. have Jumped
and 1 think l made a wise move. Man
| of these fellows who say the leagu
will be a joke will wake up and fin
themselves dreaming. Believe me.
knew what l was doing when 1 signe
with the Baltimore team. There
real money behind these outlaws,
and it will be a good league. Don
believe everything you see in prin
about the Federals. jumped becaus
got good money and lots Of it."
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Little Chance for Bloomfield.
While the Bloomfield men have mad
application for a franchise in tn
Eastern League, Secretary Pfau sal
there is no room for them and. in ad
dition, President Charles H. Ebbets
jr., is opposed to 1t, as was told il
these columns last night. There wa
some talk of Kingston FORGETTING it
franchise, which caused the Bloom
field men to get busy. Pau says h
would like to get Elizabeth in tn
league. The Newark Club gave tn
league permission to get into Eliza
beth last year, but Betsytowners wer
slow to take advantage OF the oppor
tunity. Elizabeth, with a population
of $4,000, should support a team
easily.
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Lennox Jumps.
Eddie Lennox, the Camden boy
who played for several seasons in tn
National League, has jumped the In
ternational League for the Federals
Lennox yesterday signed a contrac
to play with the Baltimore Fedora
League team, which is managed b,
Otto Knabe. Lennox played last sea
son with the Montreal Club. He for
merly did good work at third base 70
the Brooklyn and Chicago National
and the Louisville Club.
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