Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-12
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The reports from Providence that
some of the Newark players were
cutting up" were taken too seri-
ously in this city. Cy Barger could
not have been so badly off, as he went
into the box yesterday and won his
game. One little picnic doesn't mean
the loss of the pennant by any means,
and there doesn't seem to be any
good reason for throwing up the
sponge. The pennant is just as safe
now as it was before the Tigers went
to Providence. Too much entirely
was made out of the affair.
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President Barrow has done well in
reinstating Manager Harry Smith
Mr.. Barrow's decision was too hasty
in the first place. but his judgment
was superior when he thought the
matter over. The Newark Club was
weakened by the loss of the manager
and the crime was not sufficient for
the penalty. President Barrow has /
made no mistake in giving Newark |
back its manager as soon as he did |
Rather he has made big hit in doing
so, and the Newark fans will feel
better toward him for It, 1t is well
to stick by the umpires, but 1t is not
good Judgment to dish out severe PEN
alties before looking thoroughly into
the matter.
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There are two sides to story:
President Barrow told me his views !
of the Smith fine and suspension case /
over the phone today. From what
Mr.. Barrow said, the manager was
not so badly treated, after all. Smith,
1t seems, was on parole for another
offense, and Umpire Hayes declares
that the manager used vile and VI
cious language to him after he put
him out of the game. l want to be
right in the matter and 1 want to set
President Barrow right.
c.
Manager Harry Smith, of the
Tigers, is anxious to secure a pitcher
to help out his staff while Johnny
Enzmann is out of commission. 1t
Is understood that Smith has made
several attempts to buy Chubby
Manser, but Jersey City has been
rather evasive when approached. An
out-and-out money consideration Of
fer has been made for Manser, but
either the price was not high enough
or else Messrs. Lillis and Fogerty
didn't want to sell the player This.
however, seems strange, for 1t Is
known that Manser was put in the
game at least on two occasions this
season and told to make good, which
he did, and 1t is also known that
Chubby would like to get away from
the Shelters, where he feels as If he
has been abused. and would relish a
job with the Newark team.
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One player sometimes makes live
ly contender out of a hopeless ball
team. Such is the case of Jack Knight
and the New York Yankees. Since
Knight Joined the Yanks only few
days ago there has been a noticeable
change for the better. Jack is play
ing great game himself and the
other men seem to be falling In line.
The team is last, though. and there
is small hope of its making any
tremendous gains, but the addition
of knight has filled in a gap that is
sure to be substantial in the long
run. Frank Chance hasn't done as
we'll as expected with the Yankees,
but all hope is not out of the ques-
ton. A show of improvement from
now on will please the fans, and
the old alibi, wait until next year."
will have to be fallen back on.
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If knight has done we'll for New
York. by the same token he has left
Jersey City in lurch. His absence
was felt the moment he left the
Shelters, and Larry Schlaf1y and the
whole crew seemed to give UP the
ship. The first game after Jack left
was an awful exhibition, with Schlafy
hiding on the bench and the players
displaying no evidence whatever of
life or ambition. The second day,
though, saw a change in the entire
aspect as Breen at second in
knights place made good IN no I'M
certain manner.
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AS conditions were, it was the best
thing Jersey City could do to let
Knight go to the Yankees. He want
ed to get up in the big show, and he
would not have been satisfied other
wise He would probably have sulked, |
though he said not, and the other
players would have felt in sympathy |
with him. To hold him with the
Shelters would have been used as an |
argument against the laws of base
ball and as a restraint on the ability
of ball player to rise In his profess
sion.
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Although Charley Ebbets, the sage
of Brooklyn, will tell you in the most
positive manner that Bill Dahlen will
guide the destinies of the Superbas
next season, the dope that seems to
stick out quite prominently has Hugh
Jennings, of Detroit, as the likely
leader of the Ebbets crew after the
present playing season is over. 1t is
well-known fact that Jennings was
billed to manage the Brooklyns this
season. but that an angle came I'D in