Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-08

but it was so dark that they couldn't
be blamed for not wanting to run the
chance of injury. All in all, the game
afforded a pleasant afternoon to
about 5000 fans. The weather was
SO threatening that the attendance
was little short of marvellous. With
only Rockies anticipated-even
though they were Giant Rockies
and Athletic "Roodes"-a crowd of
1000 on a clear, beautiful day would
have been a large number to expect.
but according to the interest and the
enthusiasm and the attendance, with
a clear, beautiful day. 1t is about
the surest thing possible that 10000
persons would have turned out to
witness the contest.
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The game was played for charity's
sake. and was arranged by Father
Bernard. P. c., for the benefit OF
st. Joseph's School of Hoboken. The
sum realized is said to have been
81 900. and the New Yorks and the
Philadelphia gave their services free,
and Messrs. Ebbets and the Nc
Keevers donated the ball park. The
game was well handled and well
played, and we never will forget the
music in our ears as We sat In box
No. 35 To be unsteady inclined is
very nice. but any music that we
might stand for in the future will
not have the cymbals or the base
drum in the batting order. III
O.
The crowd down at Wiedenmayer's
was not made up of regulars by any
means. Some came from New York
and others from various parts
throughout Jersey "just to see the
Giants and the Athletics play" With
the bike races declared off at the
yelodrome, number of the fans
made tracks for the ball game.
Among them were Frank Million,
Lou Wyckoff, Harold Dibblee. Cham
pion Frank Kramer and Floyd Mac
Farland. Mr.. Million sat close to
the band, but Kramer and MacFar-
land, who do not take very kindly
to the classics, shook the music and
mixed up with the chatter of the
fans. Kramer's right arm is still in
splints, and he seems to enjoy the
fact. Anything for q good rest seems
to be the champions swan song just
now. Besides, Kramer will be none
the worse off financially because OF
his injury. He will get what is
coming to him from Messrs. Million
and Uppercu, and he is In an accident
insurance company that brings him
$50 a week. Still the champion told
me confidentially that he didn't care
hang for the moneys 1t Ess the rest
he was after.
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Atlanta, among other Things the
home of John M. Chapman. the cy-
cling promoter. made q wonderful
finish and won the Southern League
championship by beating out Mobile
half a game. 1t was a most peculiar
finish, in that to lose the pennant Mo-
bile had to lose a game to New Or
leans yesterday, which she SO mag
unanimously did. If 1t had rained Mo-
bile would have won the champion
ship, as Atlanta was through with 8.
victories and Sc defeats. But 1t didn't
rain and Mobile played and lost and 4
proves once more that baseball Is thu
squarest sport in the world.
Talking about Mr.. Chapma1i fh
former Velodrome manager It is said
has called off his proposed trip t
Australia. The reason, SO Tn told
is because Mr.. Chapman could no
persuade Eddie Root to make tn
trip. Others who contemplated goin
to the Antipodes with Mr.. Chapma
we're liver Lawson and Worth Nit
ten. The decision of Root to renal
in the U. s. A. was some drawback
but when Mitten hurt his ankle ths
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tralia, Mr.. Chapman will now pay
visit to his home at Atlanta, He wi
spend the winter there, after whic
he will go to Baltimore and Washinf
ton, where he will build tracks an
! become a promoter.
o.
, Six-day bike talk is in the al
Already one team has signed, and
is cracking good team, too. Regg
Mcnamara, who has been noted
the long, hard races, has paired I
with Eddie Root, the winner of Sc
J eraI long grinds. This will make
pretty nifty combination, and Frar
! Kramer, who says he Is going
: ride in the New York race, may al
/ to have Jackie Clark as a partnt
S OF course, there will be a cry
murder" il Kramer and Clark ev
I team up, but with Joe F'ogler a.
Alfred Goullet- Mcnamara and re