Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-16

The Newark Baseball Club. which
has been buffeted around for years, is
looking, seeking, pleading, crying,
begging for a new owner. With tears
in their voices, the owners are turn
ing every whichway in an endeavor
to secure somebody TO buy their hold
ings So far, it has been an unavail-
ing task. Better luck, though, is eX-
pected during the next few days. For
the sake of the city, 1t is hoped that
the club will change hands, for even
with a pennant winner the present
owners are in like burglars here. Per-
laps all four of them are not to
blame. AS far as we can see, the Nc
K eever brothers are good sports and
good business men, and the good
sports are given the preference in
this particular case, because good
sports are so scarce these days and
good business men are a drug on the
market. Ebbets and Solomon, how
ever, haven't shown so much class.
Ebbets has tried to act big in the
matter and has pretended that he
wasn't anxious to sell, when, as a
matter of fact, he was just "looney"
to dispose of his shares. Solomon has
acted the part of a poor, misguided
salesman who got into baseball
through the rear door. Once in, he
thought he was a king, but when
brought up with sharp turn he
didn't have the goods" to get by
with. Besides, he listened to the
worst pest" in the neighborhood-a
pest" who is about 1000 per cent.
minus to baseball club. This pest"
really believes he is the biggest fan
in the city and on more than one &C.
casion he has intimated that he
should be given 'write-up" for
shouting for the team. His business
is supposed to be the insurance BUSH
ness, but in reality the business he
works at most is everybo5y's BUSH
ness. If the club is sold, the new
owners will do well to not include the
pest" in their assets.
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Numerous efforts have been made
to dispose of the Newark club in a
quiet way, but a cash customer, it
seems, was not to be so easily Sc
cured. When sale talk was in the
wind during the late summer months,
Mr.. Ebbets took the matter very
nonchalantly and said that while he
would be willing to sell-if he got
his price-he wasn't parading the
fact on the streets. Solomon, who
has been more or less of goat" in
the whole affair, became ridiculously
upset when the Evening Star printed
the story that the club was on the
market and he rushed back to town
off the road and Immediately began
to get himself and his partners lin
Dutch all around. After making
more errors in judgment than the
ball players made all season on the
forth with the unasked announcement
that he is willing to sell his stock
in the club. He called up the Star
office on the phone this morning and
gave out the sad news himself. After
telling of his various ills and troubles,
he proceeded to relate the fact that
he was willing to sell and that he
Enthusiastically understood, mind
you-that Ebbets and the McKeevers
were willing to sell. Outside of the
usual sympathetic tears in Solomon's
voice, he seemed to be in good health.
But we are at liberty now to say
that Ebbets, the McKeevers and
Solomon are in a receptive mood as
regards the Newark franchise of the
International League. 1t was a long
time coming out officially, and would
never have been announced of course,
If any prospective purchasers were
available.
With assurances that the club can
be bought, perhaps, there will be
something doing shortly as to the
purchase Of the franchise. Several
business men who like the game and
who believe that it could be made a
paying venture in this city are giving
considerable attention to the matter.
Phil /Krimke, who was one of the