Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-10

masse and the players were made
much of in hilarious and also in a
substantial way.
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Just at present Newark is in an
almost similar position and what do
we see?-the team playing to empty
benches. With the war still on, and
with the doughty Rochesters fight
ing every step of the way, the fans
should be out strong pulling and
cheering for the home team. Harry
Smith, the manager, is deserving of
all kinds Of encouragement and the
citizens of Newark have much to
thank him for. That he will bring his
team home winner is the hope of
all and he is working like Trojan
to make it as safe as possible. There
is a chance to lose, of course but
with such a fighting manager and
with such an able crew, even the
bad "breaks" in baseball do not
seem sufficient to rob us Of the pen
nant.
There must be some reason for the
lack of interest, for the lack of
patronage. 1t is known that Presi-
dent Solomon and his methods are no.
held in very high favor and maybe
the Newark public would be more re-
sponsive if Newark men were in con-
troll of the affairs. Such condition
may come to pass some day, but not
right away, if the present asking
price for the club is to be maintained
Several things are sadly reeded be-
fore Newark can be proclaimed real
good baseball city. There must he
a new ball park in more convenient
part of the city, and the men in con-
troll must have an interest 1T hart
in the success of the city as 'vAl IS
in the success of the team.
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1t is said that Solomon is easily led
and that he has penchant for listen
ing to nice things about himself, so
he surrounds himself with couple
of hero worshippers who pour words
of glowing tribute into his ca rs. These
worshippers like to be known as
loyal fans, but they are rightly
termed pests. There is much differ
ence between a fan and a pest \
fan is person who enjoys the game,
roots for his fayorite team to win,
applauds brilliant plays at all times
and accepts the final issue as an evil
dence of the better team winning, for
that day at least. A pest is a person
who knows it all, and, worst of it, he
wants to tell everybody all he knows.
He doesn't care, it seems, how much
he enlightens his neighbor. He isn't
a bit selfish in that respect. The
pest has lots of brass, but little class.
His main object is to annoy others
therefore pest. lie delights in shout
ing from the stand to the home club
players. He calls each and every one
by his first name. He is a proud
fellow when he can be seen talking
to the players. It tickles him to hear
others say:
There is the pest talking to Harry
Smith. Gee, he must be a big fellow"
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Another of the pests favorite di-
versions is to shout derisive remarks
at the visiting players. The Newark
pest is strong in that particular line
He is in his best form when John
Camel, of Rochester, is around He
doesn't like Camel, it seems, because
John has been a very successful man
ager No, the pest simply abhors sue
cessful men. Then, too, the pest gets
| ''peeved" now and then at the home
team and becomes a disturber. He
will knock one player TO another ant
will carry stories from one player tt
another for a pest is two-faced, lei
| it be known. To know the presiden
| of the club is also an honor, and il
! NAV be an asset in the form of 8