The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-07-12
Exhibition Game With the
Roeblings at the Capital
Results In a Victory for
the Skeeters
SCORE WAS TEN TO THREE
BIG CROWD OF ENTHUSIASTIC
TRENTONIANS SAW THE DIS
AsTER TO THEIR CHAMPIONS
(speeial 10 '-rhe jersey clty News.''l

nal figures. 10 to 3, clearly indicate the
superiority of the visitors over the local
boys.
An immense throng, numbering in the
vicinity of $500 souls. turned out to
witness the melee, being attracted prin-
cipally to the scene of the conflict by the
appearance of Handford and yandegrift
in the battle array of the invading
troupe.
The gentlemen referred to were given
a monstrous ovation on their first ap-
pearance with the willow and in keeping
with the usual custom the first named
responded by striking out. Vandegrift,
on the other hand, connected for a
scorching single on his first time at bat
and his work throughout the entire con-
test was one of the pleasing features of
the long drawn out seance. The veteran
astonished his most ardent supporters
to the pan and by his accuracy in nip
ping couple of base runners who am
bled off the bag.
Handford did nothing startling with
the hickory. securing his base on balls
on three different occasions and hitting
an infield fly which was gathered in by
Justice.
Ray Egner, who was sent on the slab
to deceive the visitors, was given a Sc
we're lacing, the Jerseymen piling up
total of fourteen solid drives, including
home run and a two-base hit by Merritt
This gentleman, by the way, gave a re-
markable exhibition with the bat, con-
meeting safely four times and deporting
himself in an unusually clever manner
around the initial cusion.
Theilman, who occupied the rife pit
for the Jersey aggregation, and who has
performed in the major league for many
seasons, was hit rather freely by the
local men, who tagged him for eleven
safeties, but he kept them so well scat
tered that they went for naught as far
as runs were concerned. In addition the
magnificent fielding of his teammates and
their ability to solve Egner's delivery
helped him considerably.
Charlie O'Neil was the shining light
Of the home club, who appeared to be
suffering from a severe attack of stage
fright. O'Neil clouted the horsehide for
three pretty singles and made a spectac-
ular catch of drive in the ninth inning
off Woods bat that looked good for four
sacks. This was the only redeemable
feature of the game. O'Neil was APP
plauded to the echo for his splendid
achievement.
The leaguers opened hostilities In a
very auspicious manner when they sent
score over the rubber in the opening
stauza. Clements opened with, neat
single to left and Bean followed with
another to right, sending Clements to
third He scampered home moment
later when Merritt hit the sphere to deep
centre for two bags.
The visitors reaped their greatest har-
vest in the fourth, however, when on four
hits and two bases on balls they sent five
runners over the pan. The Roeblings also
got busy in the fourth. when O. Neil and
Horton both singled and the former tai
lied on Shackleton's long fly to centre.
The contest Jagged after this and there
was nothing to hold the attention of the
crowd except the terrific home run drive
to the trees by Merritt and O'Neil's won
derful one-handed catch, before alluded
to. x4mg@s
Although the battle was disappointing
to many. there Was no occasion Tor the
many uncomplimentary epithets that
were hurled at the local ball tossers.
Egner, who has always been the boast
of the loyal rooters. came in for the most
severe roasting by the tin can sports who
did not realize the sterling worth of the
visiting aggregation and who appeared
TO be ignorant of the fact of their proud
position in the Eastern League. They
seemed to think that the Wireworkers,
who are in the game principally for the
sport, should be in the same class with
their opponents, whs slay every day for
| a profession.
Umpire Van Cle,s ssas also censured
Iby certain elemsab wa0 thought that