Newark post., 1922-05-31
ON THE SPORT FIELD
SPORTITORAL

The local answer to this must be
yes for it seems every baseball "fan"
of Newark is following the big league
baseball races with the keenest of in
terest. The team that seems to be
great favorite among local sports
men again this year is Connie Mack's
Athletics.
1t doesn't take a man of many
years to remember when the Phila-
delphia American League representa-
tive was the talk of the baseball
world. Then like bolt of light
ming from clear sky COME Mack
disposed of Worlds Championship
baseball nine. Then the tall tactician
came in for a world of "panning."
Just as does every sport promoter
when he does something that does
meet the approval Of the "fans."
1t took years for Mack to come
back, for the past few seasons he
has been the occupant of the cellar.
Many are anxious to stay in this
place in these days of prohibition but
they are not willing to support a
ball club that has it's address there
From the indications thus far this
season it seems as though Mack
has at least gathered a ball club to
represent Philadelphia that will finish
in the first division. The "razzing,
jazzing fans" of a year ago supple
mented by hundreds more are out at
Shibe Park this year roofing their
heads off for the Macklets who they
numerically erode" last year. 1t
was ever thus with baseball "fans."
Right here in Newark the baseball
team is getting slight dose of this
bitter medicine at the present time.
A team was put in the New Castle
County League to represent this town,
the club won it's first game and every
thing was "roses" but then the nine
hit the skids and dropped four games
in a row. Now the "knockers" have
brought out their hammers and are
using them.
They do not seem to take into con-
sideration the fact that Newark has
been without a ball club for several
seasons and that the organization did
not get started until this year. The
only game in which the locals looked
really bad was the New Castle affair
IF there is ever time team needs
support it is when it is losing but
the local "fans," in part, seem un.
able to realize this. Newark is not
, going to quit for there are some mer
in Newark who are going to get bacl
of the club and boost the nine tt
| the limit.
: Several new players have beer
, signed and although the team canno
win the pennant in the first half o
the season a hard effort to cop th
5 second half honors will be made.
Y This is the time to root and roo
= hard so get your shoulder to the whee
and shove.
= Last week this column told of tn
i school boys and girls track NEE
e which was held on Joe Frazer Fiel
on Friday. 1t was stated then rea
Y fighting for honors would be shown.
- W. s..alo ,,o orro,, oitbar of adnoi
V sion or omission in making this pre-
f diction.
: 1t was not a skillful exhibition tha
was staged by these school student
but it was one where real pluggln
to make good overshadowed by ia
E this lack of skill. Every bare-legge
1 athlete who took part in that NEE
1 was out there to "Do or Die" an
0 there were no deaths, for everyone
0 those boys and girls accomplished n
1 "Do" part.
D If our more skillful and older atl
U letes could but enter into competltle
U with this same spirit how much bett'
U would be all athletics.
It can be done but for some re
y son or other that spirit seems to
dormant. Not only on the track b
D in all lines of sport the spirit in tt
, past few years seems to have die
= = Why? This is problem that eve
Y snort lover, promoter and writer h
= ! tried to solve for the past couple
y wears but the answer is still u
y solved.