The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-13
M Al o R LEAGUE
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Following that 8 TO 2 victory of the Giants
yesterday that 8 to o shutout handed Nc
Graw's pets certainly was not an appe-
tier for the fans.
! Well, there were some folks from Kearny
who rooted for the Pirates Just because
Dots Miller was there The former sand
lot player distinguished himself by lacing
cut a double in each game and taking care
of Some hard-hit drives.
Arthur Devlin made a PAIR of errors In
the second game, but others made misplays
and Dew didn't count.
Rube Marquard was no terror to the
leaders. and the way they m the
$1,000 beauty made him look like eleven
cents.
Yes. stallings's players renewed their
struggle In the American League race,
With Joe Lake pitching great ball, and
whitewashed st. Louis, 5 to 0.
Ray Dsmmitt had three hits out of four
times up and a sacrifice. Engle got a
doubie.
Charley Wagner had a pair of doubles
and u single In the game against the White
Sox yesterday.
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Honus Wagner failed to get a hit In the
first game out of twice up, and in the sec
ond he got one out of five.
Bill Abstein is again on the sick list, and
Storke, who is taking hia place, is filling
the bill.
Cleveland won a fiv~e-inning game from
Washington in the Ohio city yesterday,
8 to 0. A storm shortened the affair.
Chief Meyers is very strongly in favor of
the agitation for Americans to drink light
wines. The chief has a vineyard out In
California, upon the profits Of which he
hopes some day to make a good living.
simple" says the chief. that they won't
buy these California wines merely because
they are cheaper than the foreign stuff.
We are making just as. fine claret in Cal
cannot make the consumer understand
that
Terry Turner is laid up again with a
strained neck ligament, and Perring is
covering second In his absence. Instead
of slowing down with Lajoie and Turner
outrof it, the Maps are hitting up a faster
clip.
Manager George Stallings has asked for
waivers on Catcher Blair. The Highlander
boss Is said to have landed Catcher Cur
rier. the Harvard star.
Burch has been making rapid gains In
smuggling and his work with the stick has
been a factor in several recent 6uperba
victories.
The Stockton Club. of the California
Outlaw League. offered Mike Donlin S, 600
If the former Giant captain would consent
to finish the season on the coast. Mike
| rpfuSpd SaVinr no hpda hn0Eod M uaapa
for Europe on a boat which sails from
New York July 10.
The twenty-five games at Exposition
Park, Pittsburg, this season drew 158. 302
spectators. The new park. Forbes Field,
started off with a crowd of So,SSs.,
The Phillies hou purchase Pitcher
White and bill him with Doom as the
Blond Battery.
Ty Cobb has stolen thirty-three bases
this season. No other player In the Amer
In the National League Wagner is the
leader, but he has stolen only '~twenty-one
} bases. less than two-thirds as many as
Cobb. f.-.m
Petitions which Slagle and Fraser made
to the National Commission show that
they drew about $500 each per season.
And worlds champions, too. 4
Business Manager Bancroft. of the Gin
clnnati Club. may take two more teams to
Cuba next winter. II they get McQuillan
to go they will have to how big Mac"
the gold in his palm first. Last winter
McQuillan came near having to swim
back.
The report from Ann Arbor that Cap
tain Sullivan. Of the University of Michi-
gan team, Is to Join the Reds within a
few days is denied by Manaser Grifnth.
csSnlnna,, has sIuh been sar the merI property sn Of the
said Griffith Sunday, but at present we
have no use for him."
Clarke erlfnth !. working wonders with
the Rr-ds this season. Everybody was pre-
dieting that the Reds would hit the to-
boggan about June Is. but Grif1th has
manageds to keep his team going. The
Reds have beaten the Pirates in six of
the nine games played.
When Heinie Peitz and Jake Beckley
meet on the field In the American Associa-
ton there Is a regular old-time kiddiag
match.
The crowds have changed in st. Louis
to the Cardinals. The last Sunday the two
teams played in that city the Browns only
had 1000. playing against Clevela nd, white
the Cardinal held was jammed.
Socks Seybold liz now a manager. He is
handling the reins at Toledo. The big out
weeks with an injured knee.
Leon Martell. the Phillies' new catcher.
is the old Georgetown University star. s
McAleer says the Browns will improve
from now on and he a factor In the race,
terdsy. SSto