Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-30

He also admitted his goat" was run
ming around. He has threatened to
horsewhip me, which is serious, but
he changes his mind so often that
there is no immediate danger. AS
usual, he had his own audience, the
undertaken and the insurance boy,
with him.
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Sympathy goes out to George Stall
ings in the death of his wife, who
succumbed after lingering illness
in Buffalo, her home town. Stallings
has had much to contend with this
seasonal sick wife and a kid ball
team-yet he is fighting it out with
Brooklyn for fifth position in the Ma
tional League race. Stallings is well
liked in Newark. He gave the fans
lot to talk about and great run
for their money the only year he
was here. After he had left Newark
he said manys the time during con-
versation with me that he wished he
had never sold out his interests here.
So say we all of us. OF course, he is
big Lacquer at heart, and he wants
to be UP where the crowd Is, still
George Stallings, although he was
here only one season, has very soft
spot In his makeup for this good old
Jersey town.
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Tom Lynch, president of the Ma
tional League, is sure to have con-
test on his hands this year, and the
betting is all against him as a win
ner. He has had lot of trouble this
season, and some of his decisions have
| been open to criticism. Brooklyn
never did care much for Lynch, and
Boston and Cincinnati would also
favor a new man in his place. John
Heydler, the league secretary, would
be the man If change is to be made,
but Heydler, it seems, isn't enough
baseball politician to corral the job.
He is honest though, and he is COM
petent, too, and he could be relied
| upon to give sane decisions. The
trouble with Lynch seems to be that
he metes out punishment without
| first considering the effect. All cases
should not call for the same penalty.
A little common sense and little
human feeling once in a while go a
long way toward making the world
| seem brighter, although the clouds
are hanging heavy everywhere one
| looks.
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Opinion differs as to whether George
Burns, of the Giants, pulled bone"
in the game with the Phillies yester-
day. The play came up In this way:
The bases are filed Magee lifts a
| foul to Burns, who caught the ball
after a hard run. Tt looked as IL
Byrne, who was on third, wouldn't
attempt to score on the sacrifice fly,
and it looked also as II Burns would
| throw him out II he did make the try.
| Well, looks were out of it. Byrne
raced for home and got there, as
| Burns's throw was high and wide.
| Some say that Burns should have
allowed the ball to drop in safety
and take another chance on Magee.
Be that as 1t may, the foul fly was
| not a long one, and Burns figured, no
doubt, that Byrne wouldn't take a
chance. He did, though, and got
| away with the run and with the
game. 1t was just another of those
cases in which the best guesser wins.
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| The Army Navy football game is
not lost, by any means. We may still
see the annual pageant and the an
always been believed that the Navy
was most to blame for the squabbles
that came up year after year, but
from the Navy comes the statement
this time. However, the whole thing
may be decided in Washington.
where conference Is planned for
next Wednesday. The Army's kick
1 oil dtOBB Atac OoNt oNCi thC
allotment of seats, so the Cadets have
been anxious to pass up Franklin
Field, in Philadelphia, and play at
the Polo grounds, New York. The
Navy's objection has been that, while
the Polo grounds would be only about
four hours ride from West Point, it
would take the Middies eight hours
to go there. Anyway, 1t is believed
the game will be played, and played
at the Polo grounds, at that. Let us
hope so; but let us have the game
in any event. If we must 60 to
Philadelphia, very well; but how
much nicer It would be all around
for the Polo grounds, with its vast
accommodations. to secure the con-
test.
| O.
Harry vardon and Ed Ray, the
British golfers, are beginning to show
their true, form. Their play out West
has been both consistent and sue
cessful. These expert foreigners are
to be seen in the East, as far as can