Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

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fair in everything he said. and he
is anxious to be fair In everything
he does.
C
Mr.. Ebbets spoke highly of Harry
Smith as a manager, and intimated
that he would be here next season.
This will please Smith, who doesn't
want to go over to Brooklyn, whether
or no. Mr. Ebbets said he was little
"peeved" over the criticism of the
Brooklyn Club in taking Aitchison
and Collins.
THAT is all mistake" the Brook
Ign magnate said. Now, how would
you like someone to put yoke
around your neck and restrain you
from rising In your profession?'
mot much" 1 replied, and Mr..
Ebbets continued:
why, certainly, we took Collins
and Aitchison, and we will take an
other man, too. I am glad there are
so many prospects on the Newark
Club, and / wouldn't want to stop
a single one Of them from advancing
in his profession. Remember, though"
he admonished me, IT am talking only
for myself. But you can say for me
that, while / am delighted at my first
year in Newark, l still believe that
Newark citizens should control abso-
lutely the Newark Baseball Club"
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That's the kind of a man Charles
Fl. Ebbets is and it is doubtful if
Newark will want to shake" him.
As he says himself, luck has not
been kind in every way to him. He
has been able to bolster up five
minor league clubs, so as to have
them win championships, but he has
been struggling ever SO long to have
his own Brooklyn team win a pen
nant.
C.
Mr.. Ebbets did not say who the
other Newark player he had in mind
was, but it is generally believed that
Lew McCarty is the man.
c.
Alfred Grenda must be convinced
by this time that he hasn't much
chance with Bob Spears in a French
style race. The outcome of their
match at the Velodrome last night
proved that Spears has too much
speed at the crucial point for Gren-
da. He can wait SO long to make his
bid that an opponent must have con-
siderable reserve power in the run
up the stretch If he hopes to stall
him off. Grenda, after racing hard
the best part of lap. didn't have
the speed to take him on a winner,
and while Spears was first by inches
only, still it was plainly evident that
he was the faster man There is only
one way for Grenda to beat Spears
he must force him to the front and
then race him the final lap. OF
course, Spears would have something
to say about how he rides his races,
and Grenda is not smart enough to
outjockey his countryman.
C
In match racesrit has been under
chr
puncture occurs to one of the con-
testants a rerunning of the race is
in order. Such was not the case in
the Spears Grenda match last night
In the second heat, at one mile. Gren-
da punctured coming into the home
stretch. but, by order of Referee Ross,
Spears was given the heat and the
race. AS far as the result was con-
cerned. the referee didn't do Grenda
any harm in calling it a race. Spears
would have won beyond much doubt.
for he was coming very fast, but the
question is: Wasn't another heat in
order? Rosss ruling is that punctures
do not count in the last twelfth of q
mile If that is so, we are glad to
know it and hope it will be observed
in the future. But the trouble is, a
ruling of today means nothing to-
morrow, and thus the general confu-
sion sometimes over small matters.
c.
The victory of Spears was a sore
spot In the heart of Grenda. The
Tall Tasmanian" felt so confident
that he would win that he talked
about it beforehand. For Grenda to
talk at all Is something, but for him
to blow is a terrible thing. He must
have felt quite certain of his footing
for Joe Fogler took a flyer on his
chances, and Joe rarely picks out q
slow one to run for him. Numerous
others thought that Grenda would
win. but Spearss prospects were con-
fined to a very few. which was
lucky thing for the many.
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The spectators accepted the result
of the match race, puncture and all
without grumble, and there was mo-
n noticeable sign Of disapproval wher
Spears was given close decision ovel
Grenda in the first heat. 1t was also
evident that some of the nasty" FAM
had taken a tumble to themselves, fol