Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
SUGGEST TEN CLUB CIRCUIT:
AS SOLUTION OF EBBETS'S
BATTLES WITH FEDERALS
Talk of Putting Extra Clubs
in Brooklyn and
Syracuse.
OTHER TEAMS LEFT INTACT
Pres. Fogarty, of Jersey City,
Turns Down Ebbets's Offer.
Transfer Abandoned.

With the abandonment OF the propo-
sition TO transfer the Newark or Jer-
sey City franchise TO Brooklyn. an
other solution has been suggested to
President Charles H. Ebbets to assist
him in fighting the Federal League.
and IL is possible that II will be car
ried out. The proposition is to make
a ten-club circuit Of the international
League, taking in Brooklyn and Syrs-
cuse as the extra clubs without max
ing any changes at Newark or Jersey
City. Charles II. Ebbets, ST., met with
refusal yesterday when he offered
to dispose of the Newark franchise to
President Thomas Fogarty, Of the Jef-
sey City Club, for $50, 900, and the mat
ter for the time being. at least. has
been dropped. II is probable that the
transfer under the conditions which
were talked over during the last few
days will never again come up.
Fogarty believes that his players
individually. compare most favorably
with the Tigers. and he seems to think
that first-class team could be gotten
together by pooling the players OF
Ebbets and the conditions he named
were not at all suitable to FogartF
and so the matter was dropped for
good, according to the latest an
nouncements.
1t has been suggested that a ten
club circuit would be just the thing to
assist Ebbets and satisfy President
Edward G. Barrow. Barrow was OPP
posed to any changes in Newark, bur
he is ambitious to become president
of a big league. and taking a biz
league city like Brooklyn into the fold
would be a step toward realizing his
aspirations. An effort will be made,
it is said, to induce outsiders to put
in their cash in a Brooklyn Interna-
ionaf League club. Ebbets would MOI
be allowed to control both the Broaik-
Ign and Newark clubs In the sene
league because of the hue and cry
against syndicate ball. sr
Within a year, II is more than likely
that Ebbets and the Brooklyn owners
who are also interested in the Tigers.
will dispose of their Newark stock
anyhow. The National Commission
could empower the International
League to put in a franchise in Brock
lyn. and the capital subscribed by thu
hackers would be spent for players
There are enough players in the cotx-
try to form few more Class IA
clubs, according to a competent Judge
of ball players. 80
The same move, that of expanding
the circuit, would solve the American
Associations problems in combating
the Federal If Toledo had been re-
tanned and a new club placed in CleYe-
land and Chicago by the association
it would have been better move, n
the judgment of baseball men. Toledo
was pretty much in the position OF the
Newark Club. Through foreign own-
ership the team had suffered. Toledo.
however, is not to be compared with
Newark in the basis OF gate receipts.
1t would be no surprise II Ebbeta
I looked about for a buyer now to take
over the Newark Club, so that he
could confine all of his attentions 70
the Federal League John NJ. Ward.
who is to be the baseball brains Of the
Brooklyn Club of the Federal League,
says that the schedule will be ar
ranged SO as not to conflict with the
Superbas.
Syracuse, the tenth club in the pro
posed circuit. IL it is adopted by the
International League at the March
meeting, has long been clamorinx FOR
admission into the International II
would be necessary to buy the fran
chise, II is expected, as the New York
State League would be loath to 1oSs
its best city.
1t was learned today that the Az
League, was ready to put in bid for
Jersey City's territory il a change
were made in the international
League circuit. But, according to the
official edict today, the matter has
again been dropped.