Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-12

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are appreciated. He is leading q
team to the championship that is
much to his credit. He is popular
with his players, and he is popular
with the fans, and he is better off
here. with success in his path, than
he would be in Brooklyn, with failure
very likely in his trail. The "Big
Show" is the place, of course, if you
can go up there and make good, but
to make good is a task that has
driven more than one ambitious man.
ager to distraction. AS a leader of
men. Smith has shown much tact,
and he has been favored with re-
suits. He has led well, but It has
been more a case of working hard for
a good fellow" than doing duty for
hard boss" This would never do
in the big leagues, where the good
fellow" doesn't go at all. Smiths
fine personality works to perfection
in the International League, but
whether 1t would get him by in the
National League is another question.
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The Newark fans have become at
tached to Manager Smith and they
would like to see him stay here for
long time. OF all places, they do
not want him to go to Brooklyn,
where success comes hard indeed.
If he stays here he would be the
cock of the walk, while over in
Brooklyn he will find much to con-
tend with. He will win the pen
nant to a certainty almost this year
and he will have his team intact
pretty nearly next year. 1t is better,
so tits said, to be king among the
little fellows than a little fellow
up among the kings.
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Long ago, when the Tigers were
down in Savannah on their spring
training trip, the Evening Star repre-
sentative. who was with the team,
sent a story to this paper predicting
that Manager Smith would be
gobbled up by Brooklyn if he made
good in Newark. That is the subject
of the stories being printed now, and
is simply a rehash of The Star story
of last spring. The New York Sun
came out with the yarn in it's Sunday
issue. and the story has been printed
in other papers. There is also an
additional feature in the new story.
1t is the startling information that
BIZ Dahlen, now managing Brook
lyn, will come over and lead the
Tigers. OF course, all these yarns
may come true, but just the same the
Newark fans would much prefer
Harry Smith, although they would
not let their desires stand in the way
of his advancement.
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While so much talk is going the
rounds about the Brooklyn man
ageral job, the fact that Hugh Jen-
nings, now with Detroit, has been
slated for the position, should not be
overlooked. AS most of the fans.
especially around here, know. Jen-
nings would like to get out of the
American League and into the Ma
t1onal League. He might not be
anxious to go to such a place as Gin
cinnati, but it is said on the best of
| authority that Hugh would be de-
lighted to lead the Superbas in the
race for the grand old pennant The
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Harry Smith Brooklyn dope and the
Bill Dahlen Newark dope will prob
ably soon give way to the more GER
tain dope of Jennings for BROOKLYN.
If change is made, and Smith again
as the manager of Newark.
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Frank Farrell, owner of the New
York Yankees, is spending big money
right and left this year for ball
players. In previous years, Mr.. Far
rell generally relied upon players Sc
cured either through draft or sale
from the bushes. The Yankees
owner has tried so many things that
have been failures that everybody
who knows how hard he has worked
for a winner is sure to pull for the
breaks to go his way next year.
He has been liberal club owner.
but the luck of the game has been
all against him.
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Many of the Newark fans who
know ball player when they see one
seem to think that Fritz Maisel, the
diminutive infielder secured by the
Yankees from Baltimore, will not pan
out as full value for the money paid
for him. The price, said to be $4,000
in cash and players to the value of
! Sc, 600, is also doubted. although there
is small reason for this, as fabulous
sums are being paid right along for
prospective stars. To give the devil
his due, Maisel is a cracking good
ball player. He created a sensation
last year at shortstop, but at third
base this year he hasn't been setting
the grass afire. In fact, Bill Pur-
tell, of Jersey City, looked to be a
better man at the difficult corner.
However, as Maisel is to play short
stop for the Yankees he may fit the
position better. He played his first
game yesterday for the Yankees and
the morning papers are speaking
kindly of him. 1t doesn't take much
to win praise sometimes, You'll get
it if you don't do any harm, even If
Won fail to do any good.
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Mr.. Farrell seems to be after
pitchers, and he has spent $4,000 for