Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-23
TIGERS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT
RESULT OF SMITHS TRIP


newcomers from the Brooklyn camp.
has long been sought by Harry Smith.
While scouting for the Boston Ma
tionals some years ago, Harry ran
across this right handler up In the
o. and P. League. He tried to sign
him, but Holmquist was already
slated for faster company. Harry
likes Holmquist very much as
pitcher, and declares that he was
very much impressed by his hitting.
A team with pitchers who can hit Is
always a first division outfit.
Players Discuss Release Rule.
There was an impromptu meeting
of the Tigers and Messrs. Jake Dau-
bert and Ed Reulbach, of the Players
Fraternity, this morning at 10
o'clock. The minor leaguers who
serve fifteen years in what is now
Glass "A company are entitled TO
their release il any effort is made
to send them to lower classification.
Harry Smith has played ball four
teen years, and SO has Wyatt Lee, in
company as fast or faster than the
International o. old Eastern League.
GessIer Talks with Hummel.
Doc Gessler, the Pittsburgh Fed
eral League manager, was here for
very short time on Saturday. He
had long talk with John Hummel.
He is said to be looking for a short
stop and Maranville is now believed
to have been his quest Hummel de-
clared that he would not leave the
Brooklyn Club. Gessler would be
delighted to obtain a man like Bert
Tooley for the job, but Tooley will
stick with Harry Smith, as will the
rest of the Tigers.
No Injunction, Says Ebbets, Sr.
President Charles H. Ebbets, ST.,
who was here when the Tigers came
in Saturday, said he would not bother
giving Gessler any advertising by
getting out an injunction, as Stallings
did. This labor law in Georgia and
other Southern States was adopted
to protect the planters in the har-
vest season In cases where darkies,
under contract, were approached ny
rival owners. In the past the negroes
deserted their employers and some
times entire crops went to waste.
Whether or not this law is constitu-
tional in its application to baseball
playing is decidedly dubious from the
organized baseball side. 1t practical
ly prohibits free speech, as 1t forbid7
one man ito approach" or even talk,
by telephone, to a man under con
tract, according to the injunctions
Stallings had framed up. A telegram
came for pitcher Neyenhouse yes
terday, and it purported to offer him
job with the Feds. Neyenhouse is
semi-pro signed by the Dodgers
and scheduled to be left here. Mo-
tice of his release to Augusta had
been printed. 1t leads one to believe
that the Feds might be laying back
and waiting for major leaguers to
get their release notices before be-
ing shipped back to the minors. me
invaders would then be running no
risk of breaking contracts, as the
original contract between big leagues
and player would have been nullihed
in law.
Tigers at Dahlen Banquet.
The Tigers were guests last night
at the banquet given in honor of Bill
Dahlen, retiring manager OF the
Brooklyn Club. President Charles
Ii. Ebbets, sr., made an address in
which he touched on the Players
Fraternity and the relation of the
press, the players and the fraternity,
with the magnate. He declared he
had always been in favor of such an
organization and spoke strongly
against rowdy baseball. Ed Reul-
bach and Jake Daubert were among
those who delivered timely speeches.
During the meeting several tele-
grams were presented to Ebbets, ST.
and Robinson, supposed TO have been
sent by the Feds and other parties.
One of them signed, George Stallings,
offered Harry Smith seven of his
regulars and twenty thousand dollars
for the three Newark outfielders who
starred against Boston recently.
Harry was not present to accept.
George Smith. DR.. Has Another Attack.
During the meeting, George Smith,
jr., who had been left at Macon In
charge of a nurse, came In and had
no more been seated a minute when
he had another attack of heart fail
ure. The physician in Macon
diagnosed his trouble as q bleeding
heart and he was instructed to stay
in the Hotel Dempsey, at Macon, un-
til he recovered and then return
home. George sent Harry Smith
telegram yesterday morning saying
he was all right and would like to
come to Augusta. Manager Smith
wired back forbidding the youngster
to come here, but George did not re-
ceiye the reply in time. Harry passed
the young first sacker on the trains
while the Tiger manager was going
to Macon and Smith, jr. was coming
to Augusta.
Praise for New Tigers.
All of the Brooklyn players, in
Guiding Manager Robinson, speak
we'll OF the three players turned
over to Manager Harry Smith Sat-
urday. Lew MoCarty says that
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