The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-07

any connection with the Newark Eastern Ieasu Club. ne does not
say that the Yankees nay o furnish some material or the Colts
before the championship race starts in April
It happens that starnngs will have many problems before him when he
from the New York Americans the diff cu1es will b removed. There's a
y ymn a1ra with er nnrnaa Sq pIoGo Jus T r0@ , oG 1 s's some I p t of ft ba o %% I%
YORK americans ns c named rensS. lm ts Mu Us Is 4mat W. nop ~ IN tb a New New.
Bunham is entitled to some o. he credit o making a try Tor carissh.
He found him unwilling to talk business last ear being engaged in a mer-
cantree enterprise that took up a lot of his time This fact. however did lot
deter Rurnham rom keeping him in mind and getting after him this winter,
1t happened that it IA n o easy proposition to locate Corisch. lie had left
the town in Michigan in which he had been residing and rae was for a limo
m business interests and it was there that Burnham finally got in com
municatiOn with him. With carinh nd Hickey in harness, stanngs might
find it possible to get along without a third catcher though he is perfectly
vol aware of the vame of Nap Shea and osar stanage.
At shortstop there is another problem. This point vas the ne that Man,
showed that he was not capable of playing in his best form. and a new man
was sorhy needed. He was not produced. Manager Burnham is perfectly
franz in saying ing that, s stall nh IA ,n% 0nn meet t%g. m Rng ssOpr 1eaaa M n1 ne na ns ame
to produce a IA capable of filling the shortHop job acceptabiy
Whether Pete Cassidy would prOv to be a better allaroun dplayer at the
initial sack than Bud sharpe is al open, question. Cassidy, however. would
would be a valuable addition to the squad. To most observers it would APP
pear pear that st amtass,v would YOU ra d well 1or retain, n.S Jimmy ~ t ma4e no, tr st l0 1897 D "a no
had anything o him, and his work is usually consistent While IT would be
sesms a don't care" style in his work and the beachertes al hardly bring
themselves to appreciate how good Jtmmys work is both in fielding and bat
ting. Jimmy Morgan Monrears late manager manager would probably De a fav@te
here. ant h is a younsster whO can produc the go0ds m is way IN
In the outaeid every fan believes therew will be nearly a complete sweep
Maybe Jimmy Jones. will stick. but if he does it will only be because of his
sensational fielding n because HI keeps himself throughout the season in
condition ito play at his best speed.
Speculation is all that the ardent fan car resort to now. He's simply con,
sumed with impatience But let him wait only a few weeks and then will
come DEVELOPMENTS The players will be here's getting ready to respond to the
umpueS call or EUdy Ddl- o. BeuuHeT lSut Ot Oh ue udHnOHu du uIhSh
the championship to Newark-an honor long deferred, but nom the less 0nged
for and deserved. 81
It would seem that the recent doings in the EASTERN League would have
the tendency to strengthen the big fellows sin Class A circles. The claim all
along has been that the Eastern League and the American Association were
approaching major league quality so close that they deserved to be placed in
a separate class and to have special privileges from the National and Amer
lean leagues. The addition of Jimmy Casey the Brooklyn star, to the Mon
treal Club a manager, and the consequ ent improvement that is expected in
the unoun Of the ROYALS taken with the added streneth that everybody *
pectsG George T. stauings to secure forthe Newark Colts. will certainly make
the Eastern League a more prominent figure in the baseball world,
hem too Tho other clubs along the circuit all claim to be making
changes that will enable them to put up a better quality of ball than in
former seasons Hugh Duffy and Fred Doe have fixed up their trouble inProvi-
enc and, pulling together should m Ike the best If them hustle. The Bos-
viii doubtless help them u with any surplus material that the Hub mag
mates car spare. The orioles bid fair to te a speedy bunch. Ed TIanlon,
together with The veterans, wnbert Ro bnson and Bill Clarke. certainly make
a combination hard to beat when nc Is looking or experienced me to ham
lie a lot of bantossers. The skeete rst over in Jersey City, are being
shown last season that influences could be brought to bear to secure a star
player for the Jersey City aggregation when he was needed, and this rule is
likely % prove good at all times
The Torontos gained great prestige by their aggressive playing last year.
and this should help them a lot in the early season games this ear. Man
agr Mike Kelly is perfectly capable and "a be depended IN to get fast men
m to make them earn their salaries. Buffalo team last year was ne that
two-thrds Of the experts picked to win thu pennant. Had it not been for
the flag would have been captured by the B@ns. Tho material is nearly
be expected TO 70 tn limit Altogether. the Eastern League fight should
be as interesting a ne Is any in its history
Romvnes ambition o again take the bowling championship in the Ath-
. lecL League hardly seems likely to &c sn realized Ine Newark Newark oowlers u haye
they are noted Early in the season i appeared that they would win the title
mt Of he running Then they braced ID and rapidly went to the front
lust low the "champers'a are two games to the bad, a big handicap to over
come n the month during which the league competition continues One lea
The Union County quintet is keeping up a high average and winning games
they hold in he race and. but for the fact that they we're ne pin "shy" at
the MontaairC Clubs alleys last nlgh Woud now De IN n~t place alone an IN,
such classy ear to buck against, the Roseviles certainly will have to stp
som to be in front when the wire is reached next month.
wresterss and the Tigers showed last night in Phiadeiphia, when they
downed the University of Pennsylvsnias graphing artists that the skill is
FOL the Tigers who attended preparatory schools in this section of the State.
Newark Academy particularly, has sent down some good boys to Princeton,
Tooker. besides being clever as a high jumper and a member of the varsity