The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-07
SCHROEDER MAY HAVE TO QUIT
BASEBALL WHEN HE JOINS FORCE
Captain of IrOnsides Will Be One
of Newly Appointed
Policemen.
BY EDWARD P. DUFFY. :

When the Police Board appoints q
staff of new policemen in the neal
future baseball will lose one of the
best semi-professional players in h
game in Newark. Hen Schroeder, of
the Ironsides, heads the list of civil
service aspirants to the department,
and when the appointments are made
he will be drafted.
Tha means that the Ironsides will
have to look for a shortstop to take
Schroeder's place. The hours of duty
that a bluecoat is compelled to make
precludes the possibility of Saturday
or Sunday ball, except occasionally, for
Schroeder.
The loss of Schroeder will be felt, for
he is a good man. Many persons have
criticised him for what they styled in
difference in his style of play. His
characteristics would leave one to be-
lieve that he vas loafing most of the
time. However, there was never a
greater lover of the game o one with
q stronger desire to win than Schroe-
der. 1t was simply his way.
"Hen" has had a varied career in
baseball. He was an all-around man
and could play any position but catcher.
1 think he could take q hand at that
If necessary. He played with all the
best teams that the HIP produced,
and was always considered a strong
acquisition to a team.
He was a third baseman several
years ago when he was given a tryout
by the Toronto team of the Eastern
League. He remained with that aggre-
cation for some time, but league ball
did not seem to be to his liking. He
returned to the "Hill." playing here and
there until the Ironsides were organ
lied. He joined them. He was one of
their mainstays in the box until this
year with his spitball and assortment
of other benders when he cared to use
them.
Gus Dilly, who a few years ago was
a promising young player, and who de-
serted the game for business reasons,
has a bee in his bonnet now that he
would like to return to the game. The
way he has played in several games
with minor teams recently leads me to
believe that he can still go some. He
would make a good first baseman for
some manager. Better look him up,
MANAGERS. He is ready to play.
Nothnagle, the Ironsides' third base
man, Is a good man who hits fairly, but
Is improving.
Eddie Gilroy, who odd a promi-
nent position with the Prudential In
strance Company, says that he can
now pitch as good a game as he ever
did. That is going some, Eddie, for
about twelve or thirteen years ago you
were one of our best. He banks his
claim to good form on the fact that
In all his pitching career he used the
body throw. II used as much body as
arm to my SAINTS" said Eddie. He
warns young pitchers against the evil
of arm pitching. That will bring
kinks in you wings, boys. Be careful!
Otto Horster, who is employed by
the Board of Works, is one of the
most wicked batters the Eurekas have.
He hits them a mile when he connects,
and you can never tell when he will,
There has been some discussion as
to what infielder had the strongest
arm. The man who throws more
strongly than Joe Lennon, of the VAL
ley, in my opinion, is that valuable in
dividual.
Tommy Gallon, the local catcher. Ia
doing nice work this year wherever
he goes. Tommy knows the game lust
as he plays it-thoroughly.