Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-26
FUND FOR TIGERS SOARING;
OVER The POINT OF $1,000
Business Men and Fans Keep the Pot Aboiling with
Their Contributions Buttons for the
Fans in Great Demand
PICK TEAMS FOR THE "ALL-STAR" CONTEST

The fund to be awarded TO the
champion Tigers by local business
men and enthusiastic fans, took an
other jump skyward today, when sew
eral more subscriptions were recorded
at the offices of the Board Of Trade.
The fund has now passed the $1,000
mark. and is still growing rapidly.
There is no doubt about the affair
being an unqualified success. It is
expected that local contributions will
have reached close to the $1,000 mark
! by nightfall and with an additional
| 81 600 which the Newark Club Is ex-
pected to give to its players, a hand
some purse will be realized.
On the eve of the celebration all is
/ hustle and hustle at the Board OF
/ Trade headquarters. Practically all
of the details have been arranged sat
| isfactorily.
Mayor Haussling's proclamation re-
questing the citizens of Newark to
make tomorrow a holiday is published
| today throughout the length and
breadth of the land wherever baseball
| is read 1t was telegraphed over the
wires last night to scores of cities,
/ towns and villages and with il went
the slogan Newark Knows How"
To prove it his honor made the fol-
| lowing proclamation:
THE winning of the pennant of the
| international Baseball League by the
! Newark Club, which, under any cir
cumstances. would cause much graf
| ification, has special significance at
! this time, when our city is making
particular efforts to obtain wider
recognition of it's Importance. 1t is
| peculiarly. timely and happy vindi-
/ cation of the truth of our slogan,
/ Newark Knows How A body of
representative citizens has already
undertaken the arrangement of an
appropriate celebration of this event
on next Saturday afternoon. In ac-
cordance with their desires, l take
pleasure in calling upon all citizens to
observe, as far as possible, the eelebra-
| ton of the day as public holiday, and
| by the decoration of residences and
business houses and other appropriate
means to attest their appreciation OF
| the sturdy athletes who by their skill
and courage have brought honor to
| the city which they represented"
Regarding the arrangements for
| the celebration tomorrow, the com
mittee in charge of the parade an
| nounced that the following course
had been selected:
From Lincoln Park up Broad street
| to Washington place, on washington
place to Halsey street, down Halsey
street to Market street, down Market
street to Ferry street. to Hamburg
| place, to Wiedenmayer's Park.
There will be police escort and two
! bands for the paraders. The COM
| mittee in charge of the automobiles
reports that twenty-five cars have
been obtained through the generos-
| ity of local owners. All local semi
pro teams are invited to participate,
| wearing their club uniforms. Many
| local business places, 1t is said, Will
be decorated in honor of the occa-
sion.
Bernard NJ Stanley, jr., has been
selected as referee for the field day
sports at the baseball park tomorrow.
/ John F. O'Hara will act as starter,
| and William Knowles, Thomas
knowles and William H. Donnelly
will be the timers. Eddie Bedford
Is to be the announcer.
Down at the park, the Newark Club
| should look after the decorations, the
program of events has been COM
pleted. AS special feature, Jim Cor
| bett. probably the most popular ex-
pugilist in the public spotlight today,
/ will auction off Harry Swacina's bat,
which drove in the run that won the
pennant: also the ball used in that
game Corbett will arrive at the
grounds at las o'clock, in order TO
return to Proctor's to go through the
monologue he is giving there this
week.
Emory Ketcham. champion fungo
hitter who can bat ball 420 feet,
will give an exhibition of fungo hit
ting. He is regarded as the most
likely candidate to give the golfers
a run in their efforts to drive for dis
lance.
William Corcoran has volunteered
to render vocal selections during the
afternoon.
The parade will be started at II 30
lo'clock at Lincoln Park and the pro
gram at the park will be started at
1880 o'clock The lineup of the two
teams schedled to play five innings
for the honor of meetings the Tigers
follows:
Manufacturers League.
Pitchers-Haas. Beatty, Yingling.
:. Catcher-Sachs,
First Pase-Harry Rothfuss.
!. Second Base-Hans Stoll.
!, Third Base-Shea.
Shortstop-Andy Speary.
Right Field-Buck Norris or Sa-
torio.
Centre Field-W. Morgenroth.
Left Field-Armstrong.
Manager-Mark Stoll.
AII-Star Semi-Pros.
First Base-Frank Wiley, Paul Ill
bright.
Second Base-Joe Shields, 'Oddie'
| Menchner.
Third Base-Rudy kastner.
Shortstop-Joe Lennon,
Left Field-Otto Hambacher.
Right Field-Gus Schwartz.
Centre Field-Jack Waters
Catcher-Eddit Barrett.