Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-28
HI MEYERS DESERTS TIGERS
AFTER MIX-UP WITH SMITH
0utfielder Peeved Because He
Could Not Go to WASH
ington.
NEWARK LEADER DISGUSTED
Likely TO Have Conference With
President Ebbets, ST.,
Next Week.
(IFrom a staff Correspondent of the Newa
ark Evening Starr

(From staff Correspondent of the New
ark Evening Starr
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March %.
Harry Myers. centre fielder for the
Newark International League cham
pions. has deserted the Newark Club.
Hi" as he was nicknamed by the
Tigers. packed up his grip last night
after little squibble with the man
agement and departed for East
Liverpool, Ohio, where he makes his
home. Myers got peeved over sew
eral little things which have happened
during the last few days and showed
his resentment last night by throw g
olive pits and other bits of taa4e
! .delicacies around the grill room Of
&Sa Patten Hotel, where the Newark
players were dining. Harry Smith
gave Myers call down and Myers
replied that he did not care very
much what happened. as he had pur-
chased a ticket for home. The main
point of Myers's dissatisfaction came
over the refusal OF the management
TO permit him to leave for Washing
ton, D. c., last ngiht, where he had
made arrangements TO meet Mrs.
Myers. HI left, declaring that the
Newark Club could have him If they
wanted HIM on April 81, intimating
, that he would jump to the Feds If
the Newark Club did not come after
him. Hi" claims to have received
an offer from Doc Gessler last Fri
4 day night in Macon, as was told in
" ,ghe Evening Star.
Harry Smith Disguised.
Harry Smith was very much dis
gusted over Myers's action and In the
heat of the moment, declared that he,
himself, would resign the manage
ment of the Tigers Things have been
breaking bad for Smith, as he had
60 undergo the knife again yesterday,
when a local physician lanced his
toe. Smith declared that he did not
mean that he would turn in his resg-
nation, but ne intends to have con-
ference with President Charles II.
Ebbets, sr., as soon as he reaches
home. That may be within day or
two for Harry is scheduled to leave
here today with a batch of ten
Tigers, half OF whom stay at Wash
ington until the regulars arrive there
next Wednesday.
Ugly RumOrs Current.
There were some wild rumors
around the lobby Of the Patten
Hotel last night. II was whispered
about that Smith had wired in his
resignation as the outcome of
SIN this heated remark in the
grin room at supper time. Most
of the players discounted the yarn,
but nobody could locate Smith for
come time and during the interim
some of the players asserted that If
Smith jumped to the Federals they
would go with him. Harry denied
the yarn when ne turned up and
Henry H. Medicus, who is the treas
urer of the Newark club, was indig-
nant at Myers's action as was Harry
Smith.
Myers Likely to suffer.
Myers had been given permission TO
go to Washington four days ahead OF
fhe regulars and the reason he was
not permitted to leave on the train
he or ginai1y planned to take was the
fact that Harry Smith concluded to
send a batch OF players along in
one parCy and, Furthermore, Smith as
serted that the accommodation on the
midnight train would have neces-
STATED a long layover for Myers, at
some tank station. Judging from the
indignation of the Newark manage
ment Myers will be punished with
line from headquarters and Presi-
dent Ebbets may make an example
OF him.
Hi" Myers declared just before
leaving that he had taken over 500
in advance, but he will be ready TO
refund it at a moments notice. Hi"
was hasty, however. and the chances
are that matters win shape them
selves satisfactorily to all hands
concerned. The season is stlll sew
eral weeks off:
Weather spois Practise.
Had the weather been good today
the Tigers might have been put
through the PAGES in the morning.
There is something in the theory that
fdleness creates discomfort as George
Washington knew, when he put his
men to work some few years ago
when the Revolutionary War was the
big topic Of the day and the Federal
League and the players fraternity
were not heard of. These two things,
coming hand n hand, have made the
ball players very Independent and
now and then one will overstep the
bounds. Harry Smith says he never
has fined ball players and 1t goes
against his grain to do so. He
would rather resign his post as man
ager than take a players money, he
says.