Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-23

league is to be go and then assign
| them a club in a city and the capt.
talists will do the rest. 1t was hard
at first. the Feds admit, to get money
men to take up the proposition. but
now, really. there seems to be a desire
to get in on the scheme before all the
places are taken.
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1t may sound like idle chatter
know. to say that Newark is being
seriously considered as a most desir-
able cty~for a Federal League Club,
but a man who has the backing told
me only yesterday not to be a bit
surprised IL the outlaws were to
come here. The advantage to be
gained by club in Newark rests in
the fact that we are so conveniently
located. Then. too. it is pointed out
that a big league team with a brand
new ball park in a desirable location
would get tremendous play. 1.-The
fans want baseball" the man said,
land they are not particular who
gives it to them. With conditions
much better than the other fellows,
the Feds would get the patronage"
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The greatest drawback at present
to the Federal League seems to be the
circuit. OF the eight cities in the
league, only three of them are in the
big league order-Chicago Pittsburgh
and st, Louis. The other five cities
Kansas City, Indianapolis, Buffalo,
Toronto and Baltimore-are minor
league towns. That Question, am in
formed, is being seriously considered
right now, and several men with ire
mendous financial backing stand
ready to put their money into the
proposition If those at the head of the
Feds will change the circuit so as to
take in, say, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Detroit, Pittsburgh and Washington.
where there is only one big league
club at present, and add the cities
of New York and Chicago, where there
are two <big league clubs. but which
cities, 1t is felt to be certain, would
support three big league clubs. To
this list l am telling you truly, the
names of Newark and Baltimore have
been added, making the circuit read:
New York, Newark, Baltimore and
Washington in the East, and Chicago,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Cincinna-
ii in the West. This would leave out
Detroit, and in. the discussion as to
which was the better baseball city
under the same conditions, the argu-
ment was very much in favor of New
ark, [ can tell you. 1t was pointed
out that the Newark fans would be
delighted to be able to witness big
league ball, and that the expenses
here, for many good reasons, would
not be as large as in other cities.
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The Federals are not lodging pub
licity, no matter how it comes to
them. They are talking about de-
Tending suits and about bringing suits
and they are finding the organization
men easy prey to get into what ap-
pears like important discussions, The
regulars" who are threatening to
fight the matter of jumping the re-
serve clause contracts are just playing
into the hands of the outlaws" and
it would pay the Federals to hire a
few of the men they have under con-
tract to jump back to the organiza-
ton fold so that the "outlaws' could
talk about what they would do to pro-
tect their interests. All the Feds need
now, after their pretty fair start. is
to keep up the interest in their doings
They haven't got much to offer on the
surface, but there is said to be much
under cover. If they can keep the
people talking, which is their aim,
they will soon be able to finance their
league successfully. and if they
change their circuit to regular big
league proportions, they may even
outriYal the enemy for patronage.
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Now and then, Edward G.. Barrow,
president of the International League,
breaks out in an attack on the out
laws" The fact that the Feds prom
Use to have clubs in Baltimore, Buff
falo and Toronto is sufficient reason,
no doubt, for Mr. Barrow's peevish-
ness. How the OUTLAWS" will fare in
those cities time alone will tell. If
that's part of the circuit the out
laws" contemplate. we don't see much
of d chance for them. However,
President Barrow seems to be excited,
so it behooves US to act as if we were
also alarmed
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One thing we do hope, if the Fed
erals come into Newark, as they
promise to, they will have their head
| quarters in one of the cities on their
circuit The International League is
not so fortunate New York getting
all the benefits in that respect. And
we hope, again, that if the outlaws
| come to town that President James
| A. Gilmore, their president, will see
to it that the news of his league is
given out to the cities in his league.
In the case of President Barrow and
the International League we are
sorry to say that is not the case.
Mr.. Barrow, it seems, prefers to live
( i'm New York in a bip lea ono ci+1-