Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-22


land, in talking about Clark yester-
day, said:
Jackie Clark is a foolish boy, and
1t doesn't seem possible that he is
doing his best. He has been great
little racer and popular fellow, and
he was a big card for the track, but
the way he is performing is a shame.
He tells me he is doing his best, but
l doubt it. His race Sunday was
about the limit. Some Of the boys
tell me that Clark tells them that he
isn't trying to win. That is a shame,
and it is a poor way for Jackie to
treat his thousands of friends and
admirers. who have rooted for him
and cheered for him for years
around here"
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But Mcfarland evidently believes
that Clark can make good II he must
make good. So he is going to offer
Jackie a contract, under which he
will be able to make more money
than he has ever made If he can
only win.
'T'll tell you what I'm going to do
with Clark" mcfarland said II
will guarantee him 500 or more for
every race he wins. and I will give
him the regular prize money in the
races whenever he is second, third,
fourth or fifth. But I will not give
him contract with bonus of
81, 400, the same as he is receiving
this year. With a you-must- con-
tract Jackie can SUIT himself, but If
he tends to his business and can win
he will make more money than ever.
This 500 first means match races
and everything. And it means that
in the big races he will also receive
the big money. Clark" MacFarland
concluded, "can sign that kind of
contract tomorrow, but I will not do
business with Eaton. If Clark is to
have Jay as his manager he will
have to look elsewhere for a job"
O.
Hetty Green as the owner and
Frank Chance for manager of the
Chicago Cubs is a report that has
gained circulation. Well, IL this Is
so. you can bet your bottom dollar
that there won't by any $4,000 year
contracts flying around loose Hetty
would be able to conduct the club
from the business office all right, but
IL is doubtful If she would allow any
manager to dispose of players in the
same manner as were the Yankees
during Chances regime. There are
enough Yankee players around the
country to win a half-dozen PEN
nants, but Chance wouldn't allow
them around his ball park
c.
The Braves, with four games in the
lead. and playing great ball every
day. appear to have the National
League pennant just about won. The
Giants, playing pretty fair ball, are
hanging on tenaciously, but they
haven't got the strength to come
through. To Rube Marquard the
Giants may safely attribute their
downfall. The Rube has had bad
year and he has lost eleven games in
q row. That is the answer to the
whole situation. Boston will win the
pennant and it will be a popular vic
tory.
George Stallings, termed the
Miracle Man." will now have an OPP
portunity to realize his ambition. He
has said to me on several occasions
that he would be willing to step
down and out of baseball il he could
win a worlds championship When
he said those words he didn't seem to
have chance in ten thousand to
even finish in the first division in his
ing the way, with victory well within
his grasp. Then will come the worlds
series and we will see how we'll STALL
ings will do in battle of brains with
Connie mdCh. oOHie very SIIdTb Iei-
lows say that the Braves will beat the
Philadelphia Athletics, the American
League winners, for the title. Per-
haps. But it is hard thing to pick
any team to win over such men as
Baker, Collins, McInnis, Schang and
Bender. However, It is pointed out
that this aggregation of stars is just
about through, and that the Braves
with Evers and Maranville and three
able pitchers, art not to take back
seat from anyone.
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The stories printed that the worlds
series would open on October 10 seems
to have been a little premature. Bar
Johnson, in an interview today, de-
clares that no date has been set for
the first game, but that he was II
favor of opening the series on Thurs.
day, October 8. He says, though, that
the series may not open until Friday
October Q, which would give the teams
one day to rest up. The first game
no matter who wins, the Giants or tn,
Braves. win be played at either New
York or Boston, for it was defnitel,