Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-16
ATHLETICS To Be
HONORED BY CITY
Philadelphia Officials Plan Ban
quet in Honor of World
Champions.
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plldnc0 with a suggestion IIldut ny
Mayor Blankenburg, the members or
the worlds champion Athletics of
be rendered dinner here on October
% as guests of the city. The mayor,
who takes great interest in baseball,
had Director of Public Safety Porter
take the matter of the dinner up yes
terday with the club officials who as
sured him that the players would be
communicated with. They told the
director there was little doubt that
every one of the twenty-five players
who took part in or was eligible to
join in the worlds series games would
be- present at the dinner.
Players Must doll Up"
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-With
their "open-face clothes"-baseball
parlance for evening clothes-care-
fully packed away in their steamer
trunks, John B. Lobert and Michael
Doolan, third baseman and shortstop,
respectively, of the Phillies, are pre-
pared to leave tonight as members
of the Giants on the around the
world tour" Lobert will be accom-
panied by his bride of several months,
and the trip will be in the nature of
a honeymoon for them.
Manager McGraw instructed Lo-
bert, Doolan and the other players
to purchase the latest style open
face clothes" 1t is planned to have
the Giants and White Sox presented
to kings, emperors and State and
church dignitaries in all the countries
visited, and for that reason it was
necessary that the stars of the dia-
mond provide themselves with the
prescribed evening dress of America.
After playing exhibition games in
this country the teams will sail from
Vancouver November 10 on the EN-
press of Japan and will in turn visit
Yokohoma, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shang-
hal, Hong Kong, Manila and cities in
Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy,
France, Germany and England. The
tourists are due to arrive In New
York March 6, 1914.
Investigate Ticket Scandal.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Harry N.
Hampstead, president Of the exhi-
bition company which controls the
Giants; John B. Foster, secretary of
the New York Baseball Club, and
Cornelius Sullivan, vice-president of
the club, were at the district attor-
ney's office yesterday, ready to ap-
quiry into the ticket scandal.
District Attorney Whitman was not
at his office, and, after a conference
with Leslie S. Lockhart. assistant
district attorney, the three agreed to
return at the convenience of Mr..
Whitman.
Mr.. Lockhart has examined num-
Der of speculatorS and has come to
the conclusion that more ticket sellers
than the one arrested were in the
habit of selling tickets In wholesale
lots to scalpers.
Tesreau Gets Marriage License.
NEW YORK, Oct 16.-Charles Mon
roe Tesreau, the New York National
League clubs huge pitcher. familiar
" known as Jeff" got a license to
marry Miss Helena Elizabeth Blake,
of New York The wedding will be to-
day. Tesreau will be the third menu
Der of the Giants to marry during
three weeks.
steel Especial" for Tourists.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-F'rom the time
they leave Chicago Sunday night on
their tour of the world until they sail
for Japan from Vancouver on No
vember 10, the New York Giants and
the Chicago White SoX will spend
thirty nights in q sleeper on their
special train.
Arrangements were completed here
yesterday for a five all-steel car train
to carry the players to the coast.
Three sleeping cars, an observation
car and combination baggage and
buffet car will comprise the special.