The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-08
THE CITY LEAGUE
TEAMS WILL Open
SEASON TOMORROW
Sheriff Harrigan Expected to
Throw First Ball for
Turner's.

If the weather man will be merciful
tomorrow It will be a red-letter day
in the history of semi professional
baseball in this city. The Newark City
Baseball League will open its second
season. In the four games thai Will
be played the best players in this vi
cinity will perform. 1t will be up to
the fans to give the game its most
hearty support, not only morally u
financially. 1t costs money to run
these games and dc not forget it.
The formal opening will take place
on the new grounds of the Ironside A.
c.. opposite the West Side Park, in
South Fourteenth street, in h morn
ing at 10:15 o'clock. The opponents of
the champions will be the Vailsburg
A. c.
Manager George Kinney is known
as a hustler and he has signed Flick
Luyster, the former Eastern Lacquer,
to pitch. The Ironsides will depend
on Bobby Knoth to do the work, ana
Henry Glassen, of the. I~ronsides, VINO
is president of the league, has signed
such clever players as Joe Shields,
who will act as captain. Shields was
with the Washington A, A. last sea-
son and one of the leading batters
in the league. Paul Albright, who did
great work for the National Turner's,
will be at short for h Casey team.
Chick Nuremberg will be at hrst.
The handsome silk pennant whicn
the Ironsides won last season VIII De
on exhibition. Board of Works COM
missioner Ira Budd will throw the f1rst
ball, and Manager Glassen mas ar
ranged everything to make the Dig
show the real thing.
In the afternoon on the same grounus
the Bay View Wheelmen and the Broad
A. c.. will play their first game. apd Ton
DAILY. the manager of the Wheeimen, VIII
try to surpass his rival manager, 0iasseH'
in arranging things. job Felts, the presi-
dent of the Wheelmen and a director OF the
league, will pitch the first ball Ine
Wheelmen will have "Stoney Macnetle
and Young Jewell, the public school sDos
wonder as pitchers, with Wright on nrs'
base; Doyle. second base; Fax, third pasei
Oracle, shortstop; Cowell, Girtanper anc
schwartz. outfelders, and Hahn, Andres
and Heine, catchers. ,v
The Broad A. c. will line up IN tnis way
Lynch and Settles, first base; DOC otuart
second base; Clements and HaVef, snoL.
stop: Henry, third base; j. Arnheiter, rlgnl
field: William Lamb, centre field; Harry
Curtis, right field: Wolfe, Haver, Kristen
pitchers, and Hatch, catcher. -.
Manager Fred Fieg, of the Natlona
Turner'S, has arranged an attractive pro
gram for the opening game at Heldeipers
Park. Their opponents VIII be the hise e
B. B. c., of V~ailsburg. Manager Wlnian
Geiger has n strong team and eXpects u
take the lid-lifter from the Nationals;
The Turner's expect Sheriff Willam finr
rigan to toss the first ball, ana, T2iio"in'
ii both teams will get on the lop. -.
While the Turner'S will be without I'm
l~service of Phil Laughed, who Is preah,ns
into fast company, and several others, Ina,
will have out a strong nine. 1t VIII ihclua'
Hunkle. Abies and Dan schooner IN tne ON
field, Stebler, Schmauder, Plain ana MeI X
lin in the inheld, George Mills and ADJ
Rachlin, pitchers, and McCormlcK' ca.enun.
The Tigers lineup has not been onlelaln,
announced, but when Billy Geiger cia'i'
he will be there, just watch him.
1The fourth game will be on the WEI
street grounds, where the st; Ben9olcu
and the Newark A A., the rival Dom y
Neck teams, clash. Both managers, ~
Burke. of the Saints. and Joe Hoiler, 81 IN hn
visitors. have kept silent so FAR, nut my /,
will spring strong teams. which pronilse I
he factors in the fight for the penhan..
The umpires will be Watts. 1llsch, ~
ply and McTague, with Girtanner as SUI
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