Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-28

president of the Newark club, If the
Brooklyn men keep their holdings, is
said to have met with the approval
of Charles Fl. Ebbets, the power in
the matter. Mr.. Ebbets. it is said, is
quite willing to retain the Newark
franchises for at least another year,
if he can get the right man to
run affairs over here. He now adj
mits. it is asserted, that he has the
right man in his own employ, but
somehow or other had overlooked
rim. Scout Larry, l know, isn't anx-
ious for the job, but he couldn't very
well refuse If Mr. Ebbets insisted and
the salary was commensurate with
the position. He knows the game
and he has the Judgment and he
would never in a million years make
the mistakes of a Solomon. George,
however was badly advised, and he
eventually landed in the discard,
along with some of the other hardly
ables" who have been put off our
team"
9
Ii a day u two We viii kno"
definitely about the status of the
Newark Baseball Club. OF the fifty
or so letters sent out by Phil Krimke
inviting the leading citizens of the
city to become interested in the team
only a few favorable responses, 1T Is
said, have been received. The men
invited. in most cases, weren't inter-
ested in baseball and some of the
others couldn't see a proposition
where so many irons were to be in
the fire. Still others desired to be
shown what they would get for their
money and how much their money
would make. The asking price for
the club is said to be $4,000, but
$35, 900, it is declared; would swing
the deal. At a meeting to be held
at the Kruger Auditorium in a day
or so, the question to buy or not to
buy will be decided.
@
The success of Floyd Alfred Mac
Farland as a manager is due as
much to his personality as to his
brain matter, although Mac" is very
long on the deep and quick thinking
stuff. The big Fellow" is fearless
in his methods, but he is always will
ing to listen to an argument. If you
can show Mac" where his way is
not the best way he will admit his
fault in hurry. For the few meets
he has been in control at the Velo-
drome he has given the fans some
dandy cards. He is liberal with his
riders do something In the way Of
pleasing the fans. He always liked
hard races himself and he likes to see
the boys batting 1t out" as he calls
it, for the dollars. The management
of the Velodrome was forced on Mac
Farland He wanted to look after
Philadelphia, where he has put the
game on a successful basis, but Mr..
Million insisted that Mac" also have
absolute charge here In talking the
matter over at the time Mr.. Million
finally said:
Mac you'll have to manage New
ark. even if we have to give up
Philadelphia. Newark is the best
cycling city in the world, and we
want the best manager in the world
to have charge here"
That passage OF Millions was mas
ter stroke. How could MacFarland
refuse after such compliment? He
couldn't so he got right busy on the
job at once. Mac" has been a big
| success and Mr.. Million feels as If
he is entitled to some of the credit
| for forcing the big Fellow" to take
| the position Mr. Uppercu is also
| very sweet on MAC" He calls him
the Ty Cobb of the cycling game
Still. mcfarland, strange to say, but
not sad to relate, as it were, has moi
been able to get his name in the