Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-16

/ pertaining to the celebration in
honor of the Feds coming to town.
The dinner was not only success,
but it was a whopper of a success,
and Chairman Charles p. Gillen and
the men who served him on the gen.
eral committee have no apologies to
offer. 1t was one big time from
start to finish and the big men who
were there had just as much en-
joyment as the humblest fan. AS O
starter, 1 would say that the dinner
augurs well for the future Of the
Federal League in our neck of the
woods. Newark turned out like q
major, and little, old Harrison was
right on the top of her heels, both
in numbers and in noise. One wag
said the Harrison fans led the league
in batting out enthusiasm, but the
Newark fans behaved nobly and did
I themselves proud.
t
The parade will be the second gun
fred, and this parade, l don't mind
telling you, promises to be the big
gest thing that has ever happened In
this old town if ours. At least 5000
persons will be in line, it is said, and
the display is expected to eclipse all
other affairs of it's kind ever held IN
this country The line of march Is to
be from Lincoln Park to. the ball
grounds in Harrison and one big fea-
ture of the affair will be the sight of
$50 uniformed amateur and semi-pro
teams vieing with each other for val
liable prizes donated by the citizens
of Newark.
o
The dinner was big and the parade
will be big and now let us make the
opening game big. We will want to
start off our history in baseball his
tory making with the right foot for
ward. We will want to show the
country at large that we are truly
big league in every way and we will
want to show Messrs. Powers and Sim
clair and the other men who had a
hand in bringing the Feds to New
ark that we appreciate their efforts.
o
BY the way, Messrs. Powers and
Sinclair will have to beg your indui-
gence for their inability to be wholly
prepared to receive you this after
noon. They meant well and they
spent money like water to complete
their plant by opening day, but the
task was beyond human power. 1t is
no fault of the magnates that every
thing Is not in apple-pie order, as
promised, for goodness knows the
men behind the enterprise did all in
their power to have the grounds I'm
ished by today. However, there will
be a game, for the grounds are as
good as could be, but the fans will
have to put up with some inconven-
ience in respect to securing accom-
modations at the park. The seats
will be in position, but most Of them
will not be numbered and 1t will be
case OF first come, first served
This is no fault of Mr.. Powers, who
did his level best to be ready for the
fans on opening day, and while there
has been a whole lot Of yelling and
yelping about tickets, 1t would
be no more than fair for this one
time for the fans to shut their eyes
and forget their little annoyances.
o
But, as the fellow with the alibi
would say, the baseball park in Har-
rison will be some park when 1t Is
completed, and the fans will be able
to see for themselves today just what
a grand and mammoth structure they
are to have for their baseball home.
Mr.. Powers has asked me to ask you
to bear with him. He will make good
| just as soon as he can. You will have
TO put up with the best P. T. can give
YOU today. He has given you whole
lot; now give him just a little mite
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Back to the dollar Dinner" back
to the big crowd and the joyous
crowd; back to the interesting
speeches made by men big in the
civic life of New Jersey and the
baseball life of the country. Those
who missed the banquet missed G
treat, I can promise you. Nothing
lust like it has ever been held here
1t was an evening of enjoyment ant
everybody seemed to be in happ
frame of mind. The speeches wert
bright and snappy and the fans On
toyed the talks, know. AS I hav,
remarked In a previous paragraph