Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-27

one is quicker to give him his just
dues than is Harry Smith. AS far as
honors go, Larry is not in on the
celebration, only as far as having
purchased the first two box seats for
the game today is concerned, but he
has been heart and soul for the boys
all season. and 1t would be a nice
thing If they, in turn. gave him a
little token in gold of some sort.
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Out of his own mouth comes the
words from Charles H. Ebbets. the
Brooklyn magnate, that he would
like to sell his stock in the Newark
Baseball Club. but he can't do it. it
seems. unless his partners are will
ing. That is the agreement-an
agreement men sometimes have to
protect themselves from one an
other. In this case it protects the
McKeever brothers and Solomon, for
Ebbets would sell in minute if he
could get his price and If he could
| please his partners. Until then, the
| club will remain intact, unless. some
good 'angel" comes along and buys
| the whole affair.
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But from Ebbets's line of talk it
| isn't likely that the club will change
hands for some time. The way the
Brooklyn man explains it, the hold
ings are worth $4,000. Ebbets said
that he valued the club at $S0,00O
| last year and that he, along with his
partners. assumed a debt of $4,000.
| That is a most beautiful way to ex-
plain it. and proves again that Eb-
| AS l was somewhat acquainted with
| the Newark Clubs affairs when Joe
McGinnity got out, Mr.. Ebbets's fig
ures and the figures 1 understood the
club could be bought for don't jibe at
all. At that time William A. Nc
Manus. of this city, was negotiating
for the stock owned by McGinnity
and H. Clay Smith for $4,000. That
included a debt of something like
$4,000. Now Ebbets says he valued
the club at $4,000 last year, and adds
an Indebtedness of $4,000 making
the sale price s137 900. So that is the
price. Who wants to buy a ball
club?
There is so much smoke talk about
the Newark club that there must be
| some fire somewhere. Solomon is
talking sale" a mile a minute, and
is blowing around that a local de-
partment store proprietor is willing
to go in with him in baseball. Other
local men. according to the president,
are anxious to buy the club. If the
| club is sold it might be a good thing
for Solomon, for he will have his
own troubles the way he is going on
IL tie present owners retain control.
Harry Smith declared in the Star Of
flee that he wouldn't play here next
year If Solomon was president, so,
according to that, we must lose one or
,, the other. but it won't require a vote
to settle that issue among the fans
Another local man is said to be after
the club. This man is a real baseball
fan and he had considerable stock in
the Newark club when Walter Burn
ham held sway here. He has the
money, has this man, and if he took
a notion he would buy in a minute.
The price, however, may not be just
20 his liking.
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Solomon, it is understood, is work.
ing quietly and judiciously to sell the
club He is claiming, it is said, that
Ebbets Is ''double-crossing" him, and
he is going to get in out of the wet"
| Solomon doesn't want to get out of
the local club, and 1t is his desire, 1t
is asserted, to get some one friendly
to him to purchase Ebbets's holdings.
Everything would be hunky-dor
then, according to George for the
Mckeevers, 1t is understood, are will
Ing to stick to Newark. 1t Is a very
funny situation all around, with the
outlook for Solomon, if 1t comes down
to the issue, not very bright. George,
however, Is hustler, and he may be
able to cross one over on Ebbets. He
! talks much, is careless with his re.
marks and is always getting into
! trouble. The club would be some-
what handicapped with Solomon ION
the team" next year.
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With Ebbets and Solomon pulling
hair" some good reading is sure to
get into the papers. Ebbets invited
the sporting writer's Of the Newark
press over to Brooklyn yesterday.
Sir Charles is "peeved" at being
roasted, and it looks as If he would
like to square himself. At the inter-
view Ebbets tried to show where
Solomon was sin BAD in Newark,
but one of the scribes couldn't see it
that way. Ebbets, in the scrlbe's
opinion, was the 'in bad" man.
Among other things, Ebbets made
efforts to explain why he took Aitchi-
son, Collins and McCarty away from
Newark. If Charles Harmony was the
big Lacquer we have always thought
him to be, he would have backed
himself up in the case in point But,
like all the rest. Ebbets got stung by
criticism, and he made a play to put
out the fire. If no one gets cold feet
in the meantime, Ebbets is likely to
get roasted more than ever after his
plea for a square deal.
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The sale of the Newark club will
not take place for while, at least
Messrs. Million and Uppercu, who