Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

The Newark Baseball Club hasn't
changed hands yet and 1t isn't likely
to unless the owners come down IN
their price or the prospective pur-
chasers take q jump in their offer
Nothing came TO pass SO far as the
sale of the club is concerned as a re-
suit of a meeting in Brooklyn yes
terday, in which Moe Reichman and
Tom Blaney represented the local in
terests and Charley Ebbets repre-
scented the outside interests. Mr.
Ebbets put a damper on the pro
ceedings by saying he would not be
ready to talk business for a few days,
in which event, of course. there was
nothing to do for Messrs. Reichman
and Blaney but to come nome and
wait until Mr.. Ebbets would set an
other day to talk the matter over.
There is where the affair rests now,
it is said, but the local men are still
very confident that they will eventu-
ally come into possession of the club,
From what one can learn, Messrs.
Reichman and Blaney, who seem ~
be foremost in the movement for pur-
chasing the franchise, are not willing
to give $111,0O0 for the club, and the
owners are said to have gone on
record as saying they would not
think of selling for penny less. But
not even the price is standing in the
way just now. Mr.. Ebbets has other
irons in the fire and until he gets
through with that business he will
not be able to do anything in regard
to the sale of the club.
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The sale of the club may take place
in a few days and it may not take
place at all. When the sale was first
discussed the Evening Star published
the story, but President Solomon and
his friends declared there wasn't a
thing to it. Mr.. Solomon was over
in Brooklyn yesterday when Messrs.
and Blaney were there and
it is evident that he knows now that
there is a plan on to sell the club. He
should tell the story to the same per-
sons he so easily misled when he
jumped back to Newark from Roches-
ter to deny the story in the Star. Since
then, it is said, there has been an
awakening, and when the Star printed
the story the other day that Messrs.
Reichman and Blaney were negotiat-
ing for the club there was such a
noise" that it was heartrending.
However, all is quiet now, and the
Newark club offices are frequented
daily by the seekers of secondhand
news. Solomon, too, has been put
off the team" and what Charley
Ebbets contemplates doing with him
nobody has a right to guess. Suffice
1t to say, there is trouble brewing.
We threw Solomon into the discard
long ago and he sought the same
deck in which all our discards find,
a soft pillow and soothing words,
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The n. c. A. is going to be reor-
ganized. and the matter of reorgani-
cation will be discussed at meeting
today in New York. Frank Million,
[nglis NJ. Uppercu, P. T. Powers and
Floyd MacFarland have been talking
over the cycling situation for some
time, and they have come to the con-
,lusion that the n. G. A. should get
l thorough overhauling. There has
been a cry against the N. c. A. for
some time, and the gentlemen who
are interested most in cycling affairs
feel as if they might be able to better
conditions al. around. The riders will
be given more representation, it is
said, and the n. c. A. is to be made
stronger in every way.
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No one could be more woe-be-joyful
over the fact that ne is through
with cycling for the season than is
Champion Frank L. Kramer. When
the races were declared off on ac-
count of rain at the Velodrome on
Sunday, Kramer, dressed in his best
bib and-tucker, came waltzing out of
the training quarters and into the
office as if he were walking on air.
He wore smile a mile long and he
was chummy with everybody. He
was SO tickled that he even forgave
all his enemies and declared that
he loved everybody in the world. He
danced around the Office in great glee
and he finally accepted an invitation
to attend a little dinner party, al
though he was for giving great big
'cold bottle and hot bird" affair him.
self. In this respect he was subdued
for Frank Million and Floyd McFar-
land kidnapped the champion and gave
him, in a quiet way, the time of his
life. With his training season
over, Kramer was as free as
a bird and as happy as a lark
and with a sup or two of Pol
Roger he became the worst kino
of a cut-up. He played the piano. he
made a speech, in which he said he
expected to be even better next year
than ever, and he did the one thing
that no one in this wide world ever
thought he would do-he kissed the
girls. Yes, that is the truth of what
happened at the little farewell din
ner'' to Champion Frank Kramer
just after the rain brought the racing
program at the Velodrome to a close
last Sunday. Those who doubt it
needn't look for proof, for Kramei
is on his way to Evansville, Ind,
having taken a train for that, hi:
home town. at $3.50 Sunday evening
Kramer goes to his old home to at
tend the wedding of his brother, ant
now that the champion has 'talseI
off the lid" by kissing the girls, why