Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18

me many things about the team and
how he expected to develop the
clared with much positiveness thai
he wouldn't be further away Than
the leader of the second division,
and that he would show the
fans a grand little ball team sfore
the season was over.
and next year." Stallings said,
with much confidence, Boston viii
be out from the drop of the lat
fighting for the lead, and l hope 10
land the pennant. 1 love baseball, as
you know" Stallings continued. land
never will rest until 1 have won
the worlds championship, or al least
die trying"
Larry Sutton. the Brooklyn scout,
and who is also keeping weather
| eye on the Newark Club, is off again
on another trip to take peek at
some prospective material. Sutton's
tour this time will be in the southern
direction, and he is Just going to
look them over" Recently Larry
made quite an extended trip, and
came back we'll pleased with his work.
IT didn't buy a player Sutton said,
"and I'm always tickled when that
occurs. You know anybody can spend
q ol,,b'S ,,aono,y fOY q Lot Of w man
and then turn them back at a loss.
| Not so, though, with me. OF course,
we all get fooled once in a while, but
man to receive my approval for
purchase must be there with more
| than a good arm and a good eye.
| Brains, to me, is the most essential
! thing in baseball today. Strong men
and fast men are all right. but give
| me the fellow that thinks, and thinks
| quickly, when the plays come up. No,
I'm not after anybody in particular
on this trip. I'm just going to see
what there is in the woods If there S
a good one that hasn't been dis
! covered I'll nab him. But" added
Larry, with much feeling, good ball
players are the scarcest article in the
world there days"
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While watching the game from q
box at the local ball park yesterday
bers of the Newark team of whom
he has been the sponsor. Then he
had good word to say of Harry
Smith and predicted that the Tigers
would win the pennant, barring al.
most a calamity, this season. Larry's
judgment in such matters is very
conservative. He doesn't say thing:
for the sake of talking. He would
rather be excused than be wrong.
@
Frank Chance, of the Yankees
doesn't appear to be able to put
through any deals that would
strengthen his ball team. Every
time he opens up for a trade, thu
"other fellow says, "All right, but
must have Russell Ford in return
Now, Mr.. Ford, you know, is the big
gest portion of the Yankees, and t,
allow the crack pitcher to go woult
be double suicide. So Manage
Chance, as long as he has Ford, will
be handicapped, and If he should al
low Ford to get away he would b.
handicapped even more so. Whicl
recalls the old saying, Hell b.
hanged if he does, but he'll b
hanged anyway"
The poor Yankees! They have ha,
an awful siege of it. Yet since Ha
Chase has quit the camp there ha
| been noticeable improvement, an,
: as time goes on better things wi
| come to pass. Chance is still Peer
) less Leader" but he has had ter
rible aggregation to lead.
@
: After the championship race at tn
, Velodrome this evening | am goin
: to hunt up Frank Kramer whethe
; he wins or loses, and interview hir
| for about two lines of our valuabl
, space. If he wins the title race
, will approach him as ever, in a mos
) confident manner, but If ne should b
beaten, which isn't likely. the al
, mesphere is sure to be charged wit
!. bad little devils just now, Krs
. mer is no better. in point of dispo
J uitton. than be svsx 5vaA At his Yoss