New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
R|DGEWOOD FAIR MERRY
THOUGH TEAM SLUNPS
White Stars. Ragged Work on
Diamond Is Only Blot of
the Day.
NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD
Town Clubs Festival Draws
5000, Who Take Chances on
Everything When Lured
On by Smiles.
by Telegraph 10 Tho tribune. }


Ridgewood, y. j.. May 30.-A record at
tendance OF Ave thousand persons at the
country fair Of the Town Club to-day
brought Joy 10 the men and women who
have worked so hard TO make It a sue
cess. for the dollars just poured into the
treasury OF the organization. Everybody
was happy; in fact they couldn't be in
any other spirits II delightful weather has
any uses as tonic.
For the weather was the best ever-to
quote President Hipkins-and II seemed
as II every solitary man, woman and
child who boasts Of a home in Ridge
wood journeyed to the fair TO see and be
seen, and also 10 leave behind them con-
siderable real money. Pretty girls wero
abundant and everywhere one turned
pretty, smiling miss was encountered. OF
course. II was hard 20 resist their appeal
ing smile when you were asked to pick q
number on this or that article.
But for tho brief period OF one hour
this afternoon there was gloom among
the loyal baseball fans" Of tho club
gloom so thick that you could almost
slice H. II was all because the White
Stars the pride Of the Town Club-in
fact the pride OF Ridgewood-wer sound
~ trounced by the All-Eries after getting
off 70 start that made them look Ike a
% TO / shot. The ALI Fries have the repu-
tation of being the best semi-professional
team along the Erie Railroad. so when
the home players gathered in seven runs
in the opening Il looked 20 be all of, 90
far as the visitors were concerned.
shsks-up Of Team Duo.
II seems hard TO believe. then, that tho
game ended in victory for tho All-Eries
with a total OF 70 10 the White Stars 8
runs, but It did. nevertheless. and It looks
as II a shake-up would take place in the
home teams lineup before another game
As played. The way the home players
muffed and fumbled was remarkable; they
simply couldn't hold on 70 the ball. and
under these conditions the visitors did not
have much trouble in overcoming the big
lead OF the locals at the start.
II was the opening OF the baseball sea-
son on the Town Club grounds. and Mayor
Dan A. CARRIER began the hostillties by
throwing the first ball Strauss, the star
twirler for the Fries. had lame arm. so
Scott was put in his place. Scott was
swatted good and hard in the FIRST inning.
but the seven-run lead didn't make him
lose his nerve, however. for he came right
back afterward and had the home players
at his mercy.
Wendt began the game for the White
Stars, and would have done fairly well
II he had received any support but the
fielding behind him was wretched. He
was taken out OF the box In the sixth and
Munro was sent In his place, but the
latter was even easier for the Eries. for
they had no trouble in finding him when
they wanted. Munro did not get much
better support than his predecessor. The
10 70 score is a sad tale, but then the
White Stars have got to put up better
article than they did to-day II they want
10 get in the winning column.
"Fans" Forget Their Gloom.
Most OF the fans" forgot their gloom,
however. when they wandered around the
booths, some OF them resorting TO pink
lemonade 20 drown their sorrow. while
others surrounded the breaking up
Housekeeping booth and squandered nu-
merous dimes In their anxiety to forget
what had happened.
Clarence Stryker. who as chairman Of
the arrangement committee. had planned
beauty show for tomorrow, was In
grave doubt tonight as 90 whether he
would be able to pull II off. There Is no
lack Of entries something Ike fifty OF
the towns prettiest girls having en-
tered. The trouble is with the Judges.
Mr.. Stryker has tried his best to got
these men TO act. but all have fought
shy of the proposition. Even the bach
elors won't come 10 the front so the
chairman don't know Just what TO do.
lie hopes TO have tho thing fixed up BY
tomorrow, but was somewhat doubtful
this evening.
Walter Anthony, Tom Walls, Bailey
Hopkins and Walter Dawson set out this