Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-02-13

business and belong to the same
lodge. though in a bigger way. 1t
was enough to make President Bar
row sore, to make every man in his
league sore, and 1t only goes to prove
what chance the Little Fellow has
against the big Fellow" when the
shoe pinches at all.
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The Bronx, as a suitable location
/ for the International League. in my
/ opinion, is O. huge joke, but that
| isn't the question. Mr.. Barrow and
the members Of his league thought it
would add prestige to their organi-
zatlon TO have New York in the cir
/ cult. and they were willing to take
the chance. But along came their bis
brothers and say they cannot put a
| team In the Bronx. That Is some
nerve. Not even to save a league of
the Importance of the international
League would the majors stretch a
point Then, pray tell, what good
are the majors to the minors. No
good, we must all confess. In which
event, then, why doesn't the Inter-
national League, II they think 1t will
save the league, place a club in the
Bronx, anyway? The scheme would
have the sympathy of the fans and
the international League magnateS
might be better OF by placing them
selves In cohort with the Federal
League. It is worth the chance.
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President Barrow has shown q
lighting spirit in seeking a location
for the Jersey City team IN New
York, and he will gain. rather than
lose, by 1t. His friends will like him
all the better for It and his enemies
will respect him all the moro. Bar
rows next move would be TO throw
down the gauntlet to the majors.
ACT first and then ask them how they
Ike It. They have been hogging the
baseball situation ever since the game
got a foothold, ever since 1t got so
big that million-dollar stands we're
in demand. Mistakes by the score
have been made, but they have been
tolerated Just because It was base
ball Now It Is even said the Ma
tional Commission is all out OF order
and there Is talk OF disbanding the
highest court IN baseball The New
ark fans have been suckers" all their
lives. They have taken the worst Of
II and have been afraid to open their
mouths. They have asked for relief
before and they have been turned
down. Those were In times Of peace
But even now in time Of war the
majors still hold the club over their
heads. althodeh It means certain
death to them.
c.
Territorial rights and the elimina-
tion OF the draft have been important
questions for years. Win or lose, now
is the time for tho minors to assert
themselves. They have the upper
hand II they only know II, and 1t only
requires g little nerve to make the
first move. President Barrow has
shown he has that nerve and his
friendship for Ban Johnson shouldn't
stop him. Really, II Johnson is Bar
rows friend he will not blame Ed for
protecting himself and his people.
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Though Clinton Hill hasn't
chance in the world to get the Newark
Federal League team up in It's section,
not all the good people Of that section
are OF the same mind az the commit
tee that waited on Captain Samuel
Brown, of the Sixth precinct. not long
ago. The action Of that committee,
l understand, doesn't set well at all on
tho stonachs Of other members Of the
organization, some Of whom expressed
themselves in rather forcible language
at the monthly meeting of the asso-
ciation, held last Monday night. Not
only are many number of members Of
tAio SAAAlOA tllll Iuipl " ElI4cuL 4AooO7
ciaton IN favor Of bringing the Feds
20 Newark, but they are also In favor
Of having them play baseball on Sun
day. and two OF them, Frederick
Fisher. real estate man, and Gus
tavus r. Sommer. q business man Of
prominence. say that there Is going TO
be big time at the next meeting of
the association, and they believed
that Clinton Hill would come out as
favoring Sunday sports. This proves
true the contention made some time
ago that the entire Clinton Hill Sec
tion was not in accord with the sen-
tlments expressed by ths committee
which called on Captain Brown and
told It's terrible tsle OF woe.
O.
Messrs. Fisher and sommers are
Just plain business men, but they are
also very human. Both are active
members Of the Improvement asso-
citation and both men were willing
TO talk on tho baseball situation and
the Sunday question Mr.. Fisher says
he can see no harm whatever In
throwing open all OF the public PARIS
on Sundays for innocent recreation
and for ball playing, and IL 10 re-