Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-30
EBBETS INSURES
WHOLE BALL TEAM
Dodgers Officers Also Included
in One of the Largest Acci-
dent Policies on Record.
NOTES OF NATIONAL GAME

One of the largest straight accident
insurance policies in force was re~
corded in favor of the Brooklyn
Baseball club yesterday. The total
amount is $2O5,OO0, covering thirty
one persons for ordinary accidents.
and $4,000 when injuries are sus-
tanned in public conveyances.
In addition to the players, the pol
icy insures President Ebbets, his
son, Charles H., jr., who is secre-
tary of the club; the McKeever
brothers, who are directors; Treas
urer Fl. w. Medieus and Assistant
Secretary Fred Hanlon. Edmund II.
briggs. of the Fidelity and Casualty
| Company, of Brooklyn. was the
broker. The largest individual base
ball policy was written for John Nc
Graw, of the Giants, last winter. 1t
amounts to 100000.
Evers says Joe Tinker has the bet
ter of the deal with the New York
Giants Fromme and Ames are about
standoff and Groh and Devore were
given free to the Reds.
The Maps are learning to do the I'M
expected In baseball. When they are
expected to bunt they hit them out
and when they are expected to hit
they hunt.
Fromme is much pleased over the
trade between the Reds and the
Giants that has landed him with
| first-division team, instead Of a tail
ender.
The coming tour of the West by the
| Eeastern teams is going to have big
| bearing on the outcome of the 1913
race in the National League. If the
Phillies are able to keep up their pace
on the road they will be the favorites
without doubt.
Saliva needed for digestion has been
used by Ed Walsh to such an extent
that his stomach is out of order. &C
cording to DIR. Blair. the White Sox
physician.
Clark Griffith Is looking for the
ink which has put his team on the
slide the last month. Now Foster,
Gandil, Laporte and Milan are on the
crippled list.
Tommy Connolly, who is now the
dean of the American League UNI
pires. says he is going to quit. Since
Jack Sheridan retired Connolly should
be the next in line.
.
Jean Dubuc owes his success as a
pitcher to the fact he has developed
perfect control He made up his mind
years ago that speed without control
was valueless and he was right.
President Dave Fultz, of the Play
ers' Protective Association. says that
the only big league teams not aff1liat-
ed with his organization are the Bos-
ton Braves and the Cleveland Maps.
.
Jack Sheridan, it is said, has family
decided to stick to undertaking and
not accept the offer of an umpire's
Job.
Hoosiers are curious lot. Some
20, 900 of them turned out to see the
Federal League in the first two games
at Indianapolis. Then, having sat
isfied themselves as to what it was,
the attendance dropped to 400
press agent count.
.
You can't keep Rube Waddell down.
He has decided to keep on going and
has asked that he be allowed to make
the rounds of the Northern League.
so the Little Millers have released
him to Virginia as the next stopping
place.
Does a winner pay? Ask Charles
Ebbets, boss of the Dodgers. In
fifteen home games the Brooklyn
turnstlles recorded an attendance
equal almost to that which appeared
for the first fifty games at the Dodg-
ers' field last season.
In addition to pitching two no-hit
games, Booth Hopper, of the New
Haven team, has a two-hit game to
his credit so far this season. After
the first inning in his second no-hit
performance he did not allow a
Pittsfield man to reach first. The
only man who got on was hit by
pitched ball in the opening round.
| .
Eddie Plank says he is not as old
as people think he is. You see," said
Plank, II came right from college to
| the Athletics and l have been with
| the club ever since. ! never played
for any other manager than Mr..
Mack; started with him in 1902. There
are lot of older fellows in the
game, because they have served in
the minors"
Evidently Denton T. Young, now
performing as manager of the Cleve-
land team of the Federal League,
does not take his Job very seriously.
He is quoted as saying that he has
been working out with his team, and
that if he finds his arm will stand
it he viii apply TO the Boston Ma
lions for a return engagement.