Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-10
BY AL SCHACHT

COLUMBUS, Ga, March 10.-To
make predictions as TO league stand
ings is as uncertain as the New York
weather Therefore, not having enough
experience in baseball to make these
predictions, do not take me seriously.
OF course, l expect the peppery
Tigers to breeze to the front with
flying colors again, barring accidents
and hard luck. You know If these
i things follow you you have to make
the best you can of 1t. We have with
out doubt the best manager in the
world to work for, and that counts
an awful lot. In fact, 1t is half of a
| team. Our team, as a whole, is prac-
tically the same as last year or
course, we will miss ball player like
Swacina. but you can bet we will re-
place him with just as good a man.
Al Likes Erhard's Work.
In Erhard we have the man we
are looking for as an all-around utility
man. / have seen him play in high
school, and he was considered the
best ball player ever produced in
Commerce High, New York. Any man
who can throw left and right-handed
with such grace as he has is surely
to be looked at as marvel. / am not
boosting him because he Is former
schoolmate of mine, but to give justice
to the newspaper reports thought
would say a few words about him.
Some Vaudeville Band.
Now as to league standing, aside
from our club, / am surely lost in
trying to tell the fans. But our bunch
is the greatest collection of come
dams that q manager of a high class
vaudeville house could ask for. Not
SO much on the ball field are the boys
funny as at the hotel in private life
OF course, Lam the goat of the whole
bunch. For instance, here is one of
our latest happenings;
The Mysterious Hat.
A hat belonging to gentleman
who is making the trip with us was
torn up and made into piece of
millinery after the latest Partisan
models. l, of course, was blamed for
this crime. To prove my innocence
| asked trial, which was held the
same evening. We quickly appointed
judge, Charley Lyon, Newark
man; jury consisting of the regulars
of last year; Fred Bendel, of the Star,
prosecuting attorney, and my attor-
ney Ducky Holmes. The latter was
some attorney.
The trial opened with Mr.. Lyon
five-cent cigar he had in his mouth.
A witness was called to the stand
and was told to tell all he knew. l
never heard a person lie so much In
my life. He sWore he heard me make
remark to destroy the headgear.
That was one puncture in my de-
Tense. When I saw young negro
bellboy next on the list | fell off my
chair. Talk about your police frame
n i'm Npnr York this had them
all beaten to a FRAGILE. 1t would make
the greatest detectives in New York
look sick. The prosecution had the
boy bribed to tell that he saw me
walk into the victims room with a
big stiletto and plue, as well as q
necktie, to decorate said hat
Two Dollars for Witness.
When he got through Gus Getz.
who was on the jury and chewed a
cud of tobacco all through the case,
went around the courtroom, which
was my private bed chamber, and
made a collection for this bellboy.
| presence. They tipped their NIT by
bribing him right in front Of my very
| eyes.
| APs Attorney Falls Him.
! After he was dismissed / was called
| to the stand to say O. few words. The
| judge ordered me to sit down. claim
! ing / was out of order. My attorney
| then spoke up, not for me, but
| against me, and said: Judge, your
| honor, this man is an insane party,
and no doubt he is the guilty person,
but 1 ask you jury in giving verdict
you can find him guilty on a basis of
| insanity"
1t was all right for the prosecuting
attorney TO frame up the witnesses
| against me. but to have my own at
| torney throw me down got my goat.
| He even made the case stronger
| against me. an innocent man.
! The jury went out and the way
| they fingered / thought I was really
| IN for some serious penalty. l be-
! lieved they would not stop at the
electric chair. When they came in
Jack Dalton, the foreman, stood up
and was about to tell the court the
verdict l had my head In my hands
ready to collapse. chow is that fol-
sob stuff?) But as soon as he said
I'VE find this man insane, but we will
! allow him to go free" / was about tc
stand up and thank the court when