Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-30


the celebration and dollar dinner in
honor of Frank L. Kramer, the
American cycling champion, the fans
Who expect to attend the big event
should make known their intentions
early. The affair is to be held at the
KRUGER Auditorium on the night OF
Saturday, April %. This was decided
upon last Saturday. when John M.
Ioderer, the proprietor of the audi
turium. secured a release of the hall
held for that date by the Newark
Turn Verein The Turner's gave up
Lht 18th of April and accepted the
9th in order to allow the Kramer cele-
bration to be held Immediately on
the arrival of the champion. Kramer
is scheduled to ride his last race in
Europe on April 10. and he has en-
gagged passage for home on April Is.
which would get him into Newark
or the morning OF April rs. 1t may
be. though. that a cable will be sent
10 Kramer asking him to sail on
April Is. which was the champions
original intention
G.
The announcement thai a eelebra
ton would be rendered to Kramer
has created great rejoicing among
the fans. Everybody. it would seem,
wants to go, and as the Kruger
Auditorium has dining capacity of
\, N n
are going to get their applications in
early. Mathew l.. O'Brien, who has
been selected as chairman of the
Kramer Celebration Committee, says
that it will be case OF the first
come the first served Application,
by the way, should be made to Mr..
o Brien whose address is SIT Broad
street Mr.. O'Brien said today that
he would announce his entire COM
mittee tomorrow, An honorary com
mittee of five is also soon to he an
nounced.
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The Kramer dinner is going to be
a big affair in every way, and the
committee promises some entertain
ment in novel waN. At least two
prominent speakers would be on
hand. Chairman O'Brien said today,
and the chairman also said that he
expected TO have several surprises in
the cabaret line on the night of tho
dinner.
tn
own season pass for the 1nterfia-
tional League games in Newark this
year will have golden opportunity
to win one of those popular little
books by simply solving ten puzzle
problems in the baseball contest to
be conducted by the Evening Star
and which is to open on April 3. On
another page of this issue appears an
advertisement which will tell you all
about it. The contest will be short
and sweet There will be only ten
pictures. each one representing the
name of some bali player in the In
ternational National or American
Leagues. There will be 1853 prizes.
Have try.
Late reports about the Detroit
American League team bear out the
statement printed i'm these columns
some time ago that Marty Cavanagh,
from over Harrison way, is almost
certain to make the team that made
Ty Cobb famous, In letter TO Ben
Smith, who is responsible for Hugh
Jennings's fame as an actor, the man.
ager of the Detroit Tigers was enthu-
developing into star second base
man. AS the days have rolled by
Marty seems to have improved with
age, and the latest information from
is sure of o job with the regulars
and that he promises to be<a sensa-
tional player as well. All this good
news may not be relished over in
Kearny, the home of Dots Miller, who
became famous with the Pirates his
first year out, but Harrison--surely
Harrison will make her presence felt
when the Detroit Tigers show around
here.
G
Robinson Day, the first of Charley
Ebbets's numerous baseball holidays,
is going to be the biggest ever. ac-
eording, to Mr.. Ebbets himself. Great
preparations are in the making, and
the New York Yankees and the
Superbas will do the batting on the
diamond How many holidays Mr.,
Ebbets will have throughout the year
will not be known until the year is
over. He has penchant for holt
days, and does not object to all the
trouble for him they bring forth.
@
Although Brooklye-~beeause Of
Brooklyn, perhaps-will be passed up
more or less as hopeless case, as far
as championship team is concerned.
yet if the most expert of experts
should match team after team in the
National League up against the
| Superbas, said authority would have
mighty hard time convincing him
self that Brooklyn wasn't as good as