Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-13

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II. Ebbets, of Brooklyn, who owns
controlling interest in the local club
In talk with Mr.. Ebbets he said
that he didn't think it would be Just
the proper thing to have the children
as guests on a Sunday, but suggested
that any other day would he very
agreeable to him. Thus the day on
which the kids celebrated was brought
about.
G
When 5000 children are turned loose
into baseball park and told to go
the limit, some idea of the good time
the youngsters had might be imag-
ined. They cheered the plays and
they cheered the players and now ana
then they just cheered.. They were
for the home team, naturally, but
the visitors were given a hand when
applause was in order. For so many
kids they maintained excellent order
There wasn't single outbreak dur
ing either game and even those who
failed to get a lollypop. took their
their fortune in being able to see the
games. The boys and girls behaved
like little men and little women and
you can bet your life, as the kids
themselves would say, there'n be
more days for the youngsters at
Wiedenmayer's Park next year than
there ever has been in the history of
the club. When President Solomon
looked over the something like 5000
big fans who paid to see the contests,
at used to be that the grown-ups
brought the kids to the ball games,
but now, 1t seems, the kids bring
the grown-ups."
And that's a fact. So the kids can
rest assured that they'll not be over
looked in the future, and that their
visits to the ball park in the time to
come are sure to be much more nu-
merous than in the past.
g.
While everything is always lovely
on such occasions as kids day at a
ball game, other big men. outside of
the baseball interests might help
some to add to the enjoyment of the
children. 1t was thoughtful and
very kind of Phil Krimke to provide
the lollypops for the children, al
though they did run out before the
entire regiment was served, but
-...1a .iaI,1e tha x,o,,p oet orc q l.
most out of their wits would be for
| the Public Service Corporation to
get on the job and provide trans
portation for the kids. 1t would be
n grand chance for a much abused
and unjustly abused company to
show it has big heart. Then, IN
| deed, kids day would not only be
tremendously big day, but the free
fare to and from the park would add
much to the enjoyment of the young
sters.
The National Commission, on com
plant of Jim Vaughn, the old Yankee
pitcher, finds itself acting as col
lecting agency. Vaughn appealed to
the commission to compel Ray Cald-
well. still a Yankee pitcher, to pay
| him SIG in cold cash borrowed money.
and the commission is going to do It,
too. hurrahl Caldwell, it seems, was
| duly notified of the complaint made
by Vaughn, but Ray paid no atten7
ton to the commissions presence in
| the case. Now, the commission has
acted, and Caldwell will be unable
to play with the Yankees until he
settles with Vaughn. Not that it
makes any difference to me, but ball
players who assume obligations
should be compelled to settle up. The
dishonest dealings of few put a
good many men in an unenviable po-
sition sometimes.
C
Hal Chase is just the same no
matter where he plays. He is no
different with the Chicago White Sox
than he used to be with the New
York Yankees. He may not be any
the worse now. although it is a cinch
he isn't any better-and they do say
Improvement comes with age. But
as to Hal Chase. he still seems to be
the king OF disturbers. He is up to
his old tricks in Chicago, and 1t is
said that he is one of a gang that is
doing it's best to 'rous" Jimmy Cal
lahan. the White Sox manager. The
other gentlemen who would like to
put the famous and only real "come
back" out of the game is Harry Lord,
also a disturber and discomfort, but,
like Chase. a dandy ball player. Such
fellows are generally great ball play
ers. for they couldn't get away with
the stuff they pull off unless they
were. What Chase did to George
Stallings when the Boston Braves
leader was managing the Yankees
will never be known or fully appreci-
ated. but the odds are many to moth
ing at all that the New York Ameri-
cans would have had a pennant long
before this If Mr.. Chase hadn't made
life miserable for Stallings and also
miserable for nearly everybody else
on the team.
C
The stories of how Chase worked
his game were never believed when
told by Stallings and Hal got away
with all his dirty work because he
was always looked upon as ''such a
harmless fellow and "only a kid"
Recent developments over around the
Yankees showed that Chance was
an artist at other things besides play