The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-16
Someone Spoiled the Suburban
Clubs Reputation at Rock
away Saturday.
BY EDWARD P. DUFFY.


There is a storm brewing in Bloom
field. according to the letters of several
fans who have written to me today.
These communications state that sew
eral su~burbanites got together last
week and captured two of the Bloom
field players and look them to Rock
away to play a game with the team of
that place under the name of the
Bloomfield Z. B. C.
The disagreeable feature of the whole
affair was that the team was defeated
by the score of So, and the spectators
in Rockaway were of the opinion that
the crack Bloomfield team had met de-
feat at the hands of their boys. The
game had been advertised widely
throughout that locality and the visit
ing team was known as the Bloomfield
B. B. c. It is said.
At any rate news of the affair
reached Bloomfield Monday and there
has been a hot time since in criticism
back and forth. The Bloomfield people
IA that the men who engineered the
deal did not apprise them of the fact,
and that they roped in the two players
of their team. 1t is said that the two
Bloomfield men got S. each for playing
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The affair got 500 guarantee. Outside
of car fare, which, at the most. they
say. amount to IS, there was the sum
of $50 left for outsiders to divide. This
money the Bloomfield men state was
obtained simply and purely or the good
reputation of the Bloomfield club.
If these statements be true, 1t is a
sad state of affairs, and further shows
the need of organized baseball. This
may e an old chestnut in this column,
but It is true. nevertheless.
It's too bad that Gene Mccain in
sisted upon Gilly Zimmerman, the New
ark boy. playing right field. 1t is too
much OF a change from left to right
field for Jimmy, yet he is dong mighty
well. His three-sacker yesterday was
a corker and won the game.
George Wilderman is playing a nice
game for the Washingtons at third
base. It's too bad that this boy has not
a better physique. He would be eligible
for professional ball with a vengeance.
The game of the season, at least in
the opinion of the Caldwell fans, will
be that with Bloomfield next Saturday,
when Manager Dodd's men play tho
return game at Caldwell. Both teams
have been doing remarkable work all
season, and it will very likely be the
team for whom luck splits best which
will carry home the big end of the
score. -
1t has long been a mystery to me why
Bloomfield, Watsessing, the two Mont
clair teams and Caldwell didn't arrange
some sort of a homeland home schedule
of three or more games. They would
surely draw the fans out of their ave
if anything would. Talk it over this
fall and winter. boys, and get things
in readiness for 1909.
/ am glad to note that l was wrong
in saying a few weeks ago that Len
Giles had quit the game for keeps. I
see that he was on deck at Caldwell
last Saturday guarding third bag in
his usual faultless style. Len is as
good as they come at third, in spite of
his "southpaw."
They say that boy Martin who plays
third base for the Plainfield Clinton
Avenue team is a conner. He is. a young
chap, built nicely. He has a great arm
and can hit.
Otto Bolz is certainly putting up the
game of his life his year He had four
teen putouts Sunday for the Carterets,
stole a base and had one of the six
hits made by his team.
Charles F. Britting, of Ridge street,
this city, writes me telling me that he
has picked a team that is the equal of
the that Manager. William Hagne-
bruck picked. The team he selected, he
thinks, should play the one that Mr..
Hagnebruck selected. The lineup Of the
Drifting team is: Catcher, Welsher,
Laughed; pitcher, Luyster, Mills,
Hayes; first base, McHugh; second
base, Wiley: third base, Arnheiter;
shortstop, Speary; left field, McLaueh-
lin; centre field, Cohen; right field,
Mullen, Lang.
The following anne to me in the
mail today: =