Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-02
DOOlN'S NINE
TO PLAY HERE
in THE SPRING
; Giants Dropped in Favor Of
Phillies-McGraw Wanted to
Send Over Seconds.

George l.. Solomon, the new Newark
maenate. contributed a welcome piece
of news when he announced that ne
had closed with the Philadelphia Ma
tiouals for an exhibition game here on
Sunday, April z.
This is a departure from the old eX-
hibition schedule that made q MT Win
local fans, for they are tired of seeing
only the two New York teams n
Athletics in action with the Tigers, n
have been clamoring for exhibitions
with other teams.
1t will be the first time in years that
the Phillies have played at Newark,
and the game should draw we'll.
Charley Doom has a team of young
stars. who are coming fast, and the
Phillies look good to many as a PEN
nant selection for next season TO some
of the dopesters. Such men as Alexan-
der, Chalmers, Magee, Luderus, Doolln,
DOOM, Paskert and Lobert would make
any team classy, n Mr.. Solomon as
serts that he has the assurance or
Horace Fogel that he will bring the
flower of his brigade along with him
for the game with the Tigers.
April I was originally set aside for
a game with, the New York Giants,
but John McGraw wanted to send his
second team over to sharpen the claws
and fangs of the jungleites and Solo
mon refused to agree, with the result
that New York was dropped off the
list. On Sunday, April IA, the Brook
lyn Nationals are down for a contest.
Originally the Brooklyn and Newark
clubs were down for "a four-game in
tercity series, but 1t was found h a
the dates called for games with the
Tigers after the National League is in
progress.
The schedule was arranged by the
National League after Ebbetts had ar
ranged with the Newark Club for the
games, and only the Sunday game at
Wiedenmayer's Park will stand.
Solomon is enthusiastic over his Sc
lection of Petersburg. Va, for the
Tigers training camp. He spent a
week visiting Petersburg, Richmond,
charlottesville and Norfolk. He finally
narrowed down to a choice between
Norfolk and Petersburg, and the latter
place was chosen.
Norfolk is on the seaboard, and I
am told that showers there are fire.
quent. They say it clears up quickly,
but | cannot afford to take any chance
Then, too, the Norfolk park is owned
by a railroad company, and the owners
are considering a sale. Petersburg is
further in, situated on the A~ppomattox
river, and is famous as a battle-ground
in the Civil War. Our hotel is about
fifteen minutes from the park and
other accommodations are ideal. There
is an excellent diamond and a large
plant with more up-to-date m
niences than one usually finds in minor
league baseball parks. Petersburg is
just now a red-hot baseball town, be-
cause the Peters won the Virginia
League pennant. and it was their first
year in the league. too. Five of the
Petersburg mel were drafted and sold
to big leagues.
I'VE will take twenty men and spend
*hree weeks in the South going into
ramp on March Is. Joe McGinnity will
return Saturday, and we will immedi-
ately begin the work of sending out
the contracts. There is a new rule
of the National Commission that all
contracts must be out a month earlier
than previously. February l is, now
the dead line, and the work of drawing
up the documents will be started as
eoop as Joe returns"