Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-29


McKeever, one of the famous broth
ers who are interested with Mr.. Eb-
bets in the Brooklyn Baseball Club
and in the Newark Baseball Club.
Mr.. Ebbets didn't announce Just what
his business over here was, but judg-
ing by the pleasant smile on his face,
and the sweet tone in his voice. 1t
might be conjectured that the Sage of
Flatbnsh had nnearthed a buyer for
his International League team. Mr..
McKeever was also in happy frame
of mind, but that is not unusual for
him, and you never would be able tn
read his signals by the expression of
his face. With Mr.. Ebbets, though, it
is different He is generally the es-
sence of dignity, but yesterday he
was in sort of delighted mood, and
would imagine that he was expecting
something pleasing to happen. The
most pleasing thing that know of
that could happen to the BROOKLYN
man at the present time is a pur-
chaser for the local team. For Mr..
Ehbetss sake, hope ii is SO, and for
the sake of the Newark public I
hope 1t is so. Not that Mr.. Ebbets
isn't a grand man and all that. but
he is a big Lacquer with big league
ideas, and his methods are not APP
Talk to Mr. Ebbets and he will be
able to explain satisfactorily every
move he has made during his owner
ship of the Newark Club. He will tell
here were his by right, and he might
have added they were eventually his
by might. He took them, he will tell
you, first because they were the
property OF the Brooklyn Club, and
more so, because the "poor ball play
ers have a perfect right to advance
in their profession. In taking Mr.
Ebbets's word for this statement, you
will have to draw on your lmagina-
ton and concede that a player that
goes from the Newark Club to
Brooklyn has really advanced If you
are unable to imagine such thing,
why believe so anyway.
@
Mr. Ebbets, | am as certain as can
be. is honest and sincere in all his
statements. He is proud of Brooklyn.
and he expects his superbas TO win a
pennant some day, and maybe a
worlds championship. Next to those
happy thoughts, nothing would please
him more than to rid himself Of his
holdings in this city. He said during
our conversation at Achtel-Stetter's
yesterday that the Newark Club was
to be sold. and his words carried the
impression that the purchaser was
near at hand. He has held to the
opinion all along know, that New
arkers should own the Newark ball
club, but ne didn't even intimate that
Newarkers had made any proposition
to him. l have heard several times
that Mr.. Ebbets had entertained
propositions from four bidders for his
Newark club, and / would not be sur
prised II the man who made baseball
terday to talk over the sale of the
club. don't know that he was. mind
you, but 1t looked rather suspicious.
O.
1t is best that Mr. Ebbets retire
from the local field He is q nice
/ man and all that, and he is most in
teresting and pleasant company, He
is a big Lacquer and has big league
/ ideas and he doesn't seem to grasp
the desires of a minor league town.
He is the players friend until the
player gets In the major leagues,
and then he is the payers boss. He
believes the men of the diamond
should be given all the chance In the
wide world to advance, but he also
believes that they should, In q meas
ure, feel satisfied with their artistic
attainment without having ambitions
for the coin OF thes realm He is q
good pay. mind you, and regular
pay, but he agrees with a good many
that the wages of the player today
/ are eHllTt-y 100 nlBn IoF tile baiut
to stand. Something must crack, ant
crack soon, in this respect, and tina
Is the one big reason why the mer
in organization baseball are rather
anxious to make peace with the Fed
erals. While the war is on, they
know, the players win be able t.
dictate terms, but the salaries are
so high now that the game won''
stand It much longer. That makes
me believe there is going to be peace
and while MIR. Ebbets didn't say &c
in so many words, I thought I de.
tected as much during his run o.
conversation.
x What are you doing over here7"
asked Mr.. Ebbets, inquisitively.
"Oh, nothing" he replied, in sor
of bashful manner.
On leaving, said:
Have you any news for me, Mr.
Ebbets?"
II guess not" he said. and W,
parted.
O.
The Newark club is for sale and 4
looks as if Mr.. Ebbets has a pur
chaser, In any event. the atmospher,
is suspicious. II we have the proper
kind Of league, Newark is about tn,
best minor league city in the country