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

and then he went on to present tn
most beautiful picture imaglnabl,
and in the fairest possible manner
CITY on the baseball map should b,
in control of baseball In their hons
town.
Mr.. Ebbets's love for baseball is
deep. and he believes that it should
be conducted In the most business
like manner. He is Tor home in
dustry, he is for clean baseball and
he is anxious to win a pennant with
| the Brooklyn club. He Is delighted
with the Newark club, and he Is well
the Newark citizens have patronized
| the team. He Is against rowdy base
ball and he has a horror for fans who
show their displeasure at umpires.
If baseball were to be conducted just
as Mr. Ebbets would have it, there
would be no room for criticism.
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Mr.. Ebbets is known among news
paper men as good copy He is a
free talSer and he says things. His
judgment is considered very good and
he is honest, IL sometimes radical.
With his middle initial H. he has
been referred to as Halliday, Horatio,
Harmony and Help, but If inquiry at
the races last night as to who was
the "good-looking man. is any critic
rion. Mr.. Ebbets's middle III" could
easily stand for Handsome.
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Talking for myself" Mr.. Ebbets
said, in discussing the Newark situa-
| ton, II would be ready and willing
to sell in a minute If thought there
was the least desire on the part of any
Newark citizen or citizens to buy the
interests of my partners and myself.
1t is my opinion that a city should
control it's own affairs in all things,
and this means baseball. AS you
know, Newark isn't any baby. She
Is great big city and she has some
mighty fine citizens who should feel
keen delight in her ball club and
who would, no doubt, like to own it.
You know, there is great deal of
local pride in ball club. In fact,
it has been my experience that it Is
entirely local pride that makes a sue
cess of baseball. So why shouldn't
local men own and control the local
team? / am not speaking of Newark
alone, but of all cities. Why-and I
say it in all honesty-should Newark,
which has just as smart men and
just as wealthy men, allow men from
another city to run its baseball af-
fairs? Surely the good citizens of
Newark, as we'll as of all other cities,
should hold the baseball franchise,
and as far as I am concerned they
can hold it, too, but my partners, of
course, will have to be consulted in
the matter"
That was the way Mr.. Ebbets
handled the reported for sale story
of the Newark Baseball Club. AS he
discussed the situation he spoke in
all sincerity and he even went on to
say that IL some of the Newark citi-
zens felt as IL local interests should
control the local baseball situation
he would do everything in his power
to bring such condition about.
II am very well satisfied with my
holdings here, but if Newark citizens
want to secure control of the club
will aid them all I can to get the
franchise. And not only that, but I
would be willing to maintain such
relations with Newark that would
provide for the local club getting first
call on all my surplus players. In
return, of course, Newark might pro-
duce good man or two for me, like
Aitchison or Collins, this year. 1t
would be a mutual affair all around,
and Newark would profit as much
surely as would Brooklyn"
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The Brooklyn magnate is a great
friend of the ball player. He be-
lieves everybody should be given a
fair chance to make good--an OPP
portunitv to rise in his profession.
Although the rules are against 1t,
Mr. Ebbets said he would be in favor
of making players who were drafted
and who were not drawn free agents,
so that they might get up in the big
leagues. il they were wanted up
there. and would not be held down
in their profession because the rule
provided for the drafting of only one
man from each club in the class AA
leagues. He is just as strong for
| the umpires. too, and he is very
much against the fans and the play
ers who make life miserable for
them. He went on to say:
"All ball players who are judged
| good enough to PLAY in the big
leagues should be allowed to go up
there. and nothing should be put IA
their way, either. When a player
| Is drafted from a club and he doesn't
come out in the draw, l believe he
should be made free agent and
allowed to make terms with a big
| league club
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| But as for the players who nag
umpires he hasn't any use at all,
and the rowdy fans, too. are held in
the same regard. He spoke of a few
rows that occurred at the Newark
! grounds and he didn't side in with