The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
Enthusiasm Moves in Cycles and
Organization Could Hold 1t
in These Parts.
BY EDWARD p.

Newark and sits suburbs are about
due for one of the greatest periods of
baseball success that ever has been
tthe lot of it's fans to experience. The
fine showing of the Eastern Leaguers
started the ball rolling, and now the
locality Is baseball mad. Every line
that a local newspaper publishes about
baseball is talked about one way or
another, and there has been more in
terest displayed in the sport h a ever.
Witness the crowds in front of THE
STAR office watching the s~coreboard.
I do not think that the limit has been
reached by a large majority. One thing
that will bring it more to a head than
anything else, l think, is semi-profes-
sional baseball. 1t has just beer dis
covered that there is a wealth of ma
terial IN the sandlots, and that the
class of ball that many of these put up
is very interesting, not to say encour-
aging.
Now, the point 1 am getting at is
this: Baseball enthusiasm seems to go
In circles where there is no ~organiza-
tion nor local rivalry to keep the in
terest fresh either by league or other
wise. A few years ago the towns along
the Central Railroad held sway, and
every manager was ambitious to get a
game along those rails. However, all
that has switched. The Lackawanna
route had its superiority a space ago,
but this year there has been no great
effort to play teams but those Of neigh
boring towns. All the enthusiasm Just
now seems to be going along the line
of the Erie and its branches, even
though it does take a long time to get
there.
1t is about due to hit us next year
Why not prepare for it's advent? Why
not prepare to have organization to
hold the enthusiasm when it does come ?
Think over this thing, nag and
If a Biblical quotation be not amiss in
this column-why should 1t be? Pre-
pare the way"
Joe Whalen, formerly of the Original
Al-Stars, played third base for the
Franklins Saturday in Verona. He had
three hits, all good healthy swats. In
the fielding line he had twelve diff
cult chances, on only one of which
did he fall down.
Manager Quinn, of the Carteret
team, was after Billy Zimmerman tc
play with his team yesterday. Zim-
merman, however, played with the
Shelters n made a fine showing.
Jimmy Taggart, Of the Bloomfield
team, had Watsessing completely al
lis mercy Saturday in the fourth game
of the series. He had his famous dror
ball working in great style. He struck
out ten men.
The Mutuals, of Belleville, are still
running on the path of victory. Sat
urday they conquered the Woodsides
in clever style.
The Montclair A. c.. became danger,
GUS in the fifth inning of It's game will
the Caldwell A. A. Saturday, scoring
four runs, making the count at thai
period 6 to 5 in Caldwelrs favor
Charlie Speer, relieved his younger
brother in the box and held the visit
ors in check for Caldwell for the resi-
of the game. He had seven strikeout.
in four innings.
Andres, the Bay View catcher, haC
{ four healthy swats at the ball in Mont
clair Saturday against the A. A. Hi
hitting had much to do with the vic
7 tory of his team.
When Marty Reynolds made tina
great catch in centre field off benson
bat yesterday in the Roseville- Rich
mond Giants game, the row wa
electrified His performances with tn
: stick had much to do with the run get
ting of his team, too.
~
Menchner certainly did hit the bal