Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11

: athletic meet to be held at the arnnor
on January 81. He has secured Me
I Sheppard, Ted Meredith and Abe
xiviat to run in half-mile race.
is a big feature and should prove ;
big attraction.
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Charles Ebbets, Jr.. president of tn
Newark Baseball Club, paid us an
other visit yesterday at high noon
and he talked shop and other things
during the conversation. Young Mr.
Ebbets is much like his illustriou:
father--he Is pretty good copy
He has been around the gam'
SO long that baseball topic comes
easy to him. Then, too. he is some
thing Of diplomatist. On that point
will have to especially congratu.
late him, for he will needs possess
rare judgment to get by those who
are already laying for him" Yes
we don't mind saying that young
Ebhets will get along all right, al
though he may have to take consider
able abuse and stand for lot of
backcapping that is sure to do him
more good than harm. AS Mr.. Ebbets
himself says:
st don't expect to get by without
being criticised, but l will do my best
TO give Newark winning ball team
and to conduct the club In a fair busi-
ness way. We will win the support
of the fans by proving to them that
we are trying our best to please them,
and ] feel sure that we will please
them and earn and secure their sup
port"
That is the kind OF a business man
this young man is, and 1t isn't likely
that he will require any assistance to
! run the affairs OF the club. OF course,
be will be told how, and all that. but
those who are so free with their ad-
vice will be told to mind their own
affairs, or I'll miss my guess. From
the very outset you could see 1t in
his makeup that Mr.. Ebbets is going
to be the president of the Newark
club. He is not going to make the
mistake that George l., Solomon made
by stringing along With the dead
cnes." Mr.. Ebbets will have much TO
say from time to time, and he will do
most Of his talking through the Eve
ming Star.
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One thing President Ebbets is in
favor of has to do with the visiting
ball teams stopping in Newark during
their trips to this city. Just at pres
ent he is unable to force the issue,
but after next season he will insist
upon the touring clubs remaining here
during their playing period The
habit now is for the players to HE
themselves to New York when they
are scheduled in Newark and in Jer-
sey City, but Mr.. Ebbets told me yes
terday that he would positively stop
the practise in 1915.
81 brought the matter of home pa
tronage up before the International
League magnates at the meeting on
Tuesday" President Ebbets declared.
but I could plainly see that nothing
could be done this year. 1 told the
club owners. though" Mr.. Ebbets
went on to say in much earnestness,
that we would have a grand new
hotel in Newark in 1915. and would
demand that all ball clubs coming to
Newark be compelled to remain in
our city during the series. That will
come to pass, as sure as | am the
president of the club. 1t is all mis-
take for the club owners to allow the
players to rush over to New York
after every game, and they won't do
it much longer. You can put down
a safe bet on that
c.
Mr.. Ebbets is naturally elated with
himself as president of the Newark
Club and he is very enthusiastic over
the prospects of the Tigers for next
year.
I'VE will have better team IN
| Newark next season than We had in
the past season." Mr.. Ebbets said,
''and we won the pennant with that
team. When l say we will have a
better team ] mean it," continued
the young man, 'for I know we will
have much better bunch of ma
terial Just where we will be strong
est / am not at liberty to say, but
you can say for a positive fact that we
will be stronger in the pitchers box
than ever. Further than that I do
not care to go in discussing the out
look for next season, but, of course,
you know we will have to get an
other good catcher. I wish you
wouldn't press me to so any further
in discussing the bali club for next
year. When the time comes ] will
have more to say on the outlook,
especially when I get my ball club
fixed up to my liking"
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That's the way President Ebbets
talks-straight and forward. He told
us few things that were not quite
ripe for springing at this time, and
he has our confidence in keeping his
little secrets. He will find out as he
goes along that the word OF some
men is worth something. and he will
arrange his guns and fire his shots
accordingly. He is SO wise now to
the situation that he is sure to avoid
any mistakes, and, If after a good
hard try, he is unable to run the ship
to suit a few deck hands, no will
just come over here to the captain
office and get into the flood of sue
cess.