Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-09

- EFT into line, boys! Joe MeGinnity
IT has devised something entirely
new and novel for Newark
something that has never before been
attempted here on an opening day CT
he Eastern League season and some
thing hat will appeal to every man
and boy who plays OF a baseball team
~hereabouts, be he a star, sen1i-profes-
sional or the mascot Of a school tear.
What is his plan? Here 1t is In a nut
shell: The hustling Tiger manager has
decided to invite ill uniformed basebal
teams playing the game hereabouts to
participate in a grand and gorgeous
pageant which will mark the inception
Of another Eastern League race. That
Is not all. There will be prizes for tn.
three best appearing teams, prizes that
will make everyone sit up and taka
notice. For instance, the team thai
makes the best appearance In the
estimation of the three judges who ara
to be chosen by the Iron Man. will
receive, every man of them, a Sc AjON
PASS!
Now IL there is anything that will
make a real fan, or anyone who likes
baseball. sit up and take notice, 1T is
the prospect of getting a personal pass
emitting the holder to admission to all
Eastern League games at the local
| park.
A single pass is worth about s35, and
Joe figures that the winning team WIFI
have about fifteen men on It's roster.
Thus the cost of this prize alone will be
about $3.50. It's worth trying for.
some More.
But listen, that is not all. A con-
ISOLATION prize will be given to the team
that is the second best in neatness and
general appearance. One dozen of1cial
Eastern League baseballs will be
awarded to that team, and the team
tina merits a third prize will he pre-
sented with a half-dozen Louisville
sluggers. The total cost of the prizes
will aggregate something like $500.
Every team entered will be provided
with an auto to be hired for the occa-
sion. and this is one of the reasons why
Joe McGinnity wants the applications
Of the teams contemplating to enter
the big event on hand at the earliest
possible date. He expects to be
swamped with applications. which a
be made through the STAR. It would
be a good idea for. the managers in
making their applications to say what
tiey think of the plan, and the letters
will be published in the Evening STAR.
Teams from Elizabeth, the Oranges
and all suburban towns within a radius
of five miles of Newark will be vel
coined, but this does not include cams
from Jersey City, as that is In a rival
clubs territory. OF course the teams
Will have to he uniformed and crary
point will be taken into consideration
In awarding the prizes. Two prominent
sporting men and one military man will
probably be the judges. The paraders
will form as usua at the Continentai
Hotel on the day of the opening. The
two league teams, in autos, will, OF
course, lead the pageant and the other
automobiles carrying the semi-pros,
amateurs and public and parochial
school teams will follow. Red" Mann
will again be the leading charioteer,
the same honor the Tiger mascot had
last year.
Arriving at the park the teams will
disembark from their autos and two
teams at a time will mareh across the
field before the judges stand. OF course
the applause of the spectators will have
q bearing on the final awarding of
prizes, too. After all of the teams have
gone through this ceremony the win
ners will be presented with their prizes
by Joe McGinnity, and the honored
guests wifi then be permitted to return
to their autos in centre field, from
which they can sec the game. Remem-
Der, the early bird catches the worm.
Get Into line early.