New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02
LONG BRANCH
Baseball de Luxe-New Amuse-
ment Park-Hotel Dances.

Long Branch, y. j.. July l-Basetah de
luxe. which was played for the first time
on the New Jersey coast at the horse show
grounds. at Hollywood Park. this city.
week ago. has scored a big hit with sum
ner visitors. An all-star semi-professional
team, including Hnderman and McCabe as
battery. Levy. the Southern League cham-
pion hitter: Bert Whistle. the New Eng
land left felder; Henriques, the former
Jersey City first baseman: Hail. OF the
Eastern League, and Red Waller is
representing Long Branch, and meeting the
strongest seni-professional teams OF the
country three times a week. including sat
urdsy and Sunday, and big league teams
on their days off. There will be daily
games during the four days Of the Fourth
HOLIDAYS, with double headers Sunday ana
Tuesday.
The accommodations here are OF the
highest type. the big grandstand having
seating capacity, including boxes, OF near
IL 900, the grounds from field to fence
being larger than at the New York POLO
Grounds and the whole surrounded oy a
high green natural hedge. Nat {. strong
the baseball booking magnate, pronounces
any ball park in the country.
Among the sixty prominent cottagers
who are patrons OF the sport, having
fought season boxes. are J. 3. Greennut
Nvron II. Oppenheim, Joseph J. ODono-
hue sydney stornbach, Clarence Hous-
man. ex-senator James Smith, jr.. Simon
Hess. s. ". and II. y. Baruch, W. A heis-
ley. VI. V Spencer, s. R. Roson' PARK NJ
Wooley and Monroe Rothschild.
At ocean Park, the new amusement re-
sort located opposite the $4,000 monoii'h
ocean pier going up. the formal opening
Is taking place to-day. There are more
than fifty attractions. including the mic
scenic railway. two theatres and the Nehe-
tan canals. s r. Rosoff, the pier builder
who has the enterprise in charge enter
tanned three thousand children OF the couh-
" there as his guests on Monday.
Features OF the opening to-day are the
teeinning Of free afternoon and evening
omen air band concerts by the Royal Nene-
,ian hand Of forty pieces, and the first OF
q series Of free elaborate fireworks dis-
rIavs which will take place every Satur-
day night through the summer.
The fun railroad and steamer service Is
IN effect now and Long Branch has over a
hundred trains TO and from New YORK
daily. including the Sandy HOOK service
and a score on the Philadelphia line when
has it's terminus here. in addition 70 nu-
nerous local trains and the trolley tram
service from the resorts TO the north on
the Jersey Central spur. The city Is DE-
coming more popular as centre for those
vacationists who want 10 see the various
North Jersey coast resorts, on account OF
this being the transportation centre OF ootN
trains and troileys. The railroads are hano-
ling the heaviest passenger ana irelgh'
traffic in their history, many trains having
10 run in sections. The Patten Line river
boats are also doing a record business
Automobile travel is already IN excess OF
even the height OF the season in previous
ware Carriages and other horse equipages
have almost disappeared from the streets.
The large mileage Of drives here is being
kent justices this year by the application
OF oil The experiment has been tr1eo sew
erai summers and has proven so successful
that It has now been extended TO all the
principal drives
The summer residents are already taking
q lively interest in charity. Mrs. Charles
4. Wimpfheimer. whose country home
Gladynle, has been the scene of many So
cial affairs for charity, has organized a
society known as the Ladies Summer
Auxiliary which has arranged an extern
size variety OF entertainments.
The carnival committee, OF which Harry
c. Rehm is the new chairman. is holding
weekly meetings and perfecting arrange
ments for a monster demonstration on Au-
gust 10 II and p Aviation features are
the most recent 10 be considered.
The resort has made preparations for a
Z big Fourth Of July crowd. At the hotels
this will be the real beginning Of the gay
period. with dances At the Elkwood Park
mile track the steeplechase races to-day
and Tuesday have excited much interest
while the baseball al Hollywood Park and
the fireworks at Ocean Park viii also
claim much attention The river sports
will be confined 20 private parties. as or
holiday occasions the Shrewsbury is so wei
filed with small craft as TO make specia
events cause inconvenience. Golf at th'
HOLLYWOOD links will be another attraction