Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-14
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TIGERS HAVE LOST FOUR
OUT OF LAST EIGHTEEN
League Leaders Have Won Seven Out of Nine from JERSEY CITY.
-Four Out OF Six from Baltimore and Three Straight
from ProYidence-Start Long Road Trim Toui0hf.

August 3, when Rochester CONES 20
Newark for a series. OF their last
eighteen games Newark took seven
out of nine from Jersey City, four out
Of six from Baltimore and three
straight from Providence.
Joe McGinnity again pulled the game
out of the fire. and that's not making
1t a bit too strong. The big fellow went
TO the mound In the sixth with the
score 3 to l against his charges. and be
stemmed the tide in great style. Be
sides pitching his usual marvellous
game, he smacked the ball on two oc-
casions sending in a couple of run
scored two himself and stole a base.
For five innings the team from the
little Rhode Island town looked like
winners. In fact, it looked like a 100 to
l shot to some of the pikers, but alas.
the clouds disappeared and rays Of
sunshine glittered and CLEANED on the
Tigers during the remainder OF the bat
tie. General McGinnity led his men TO
victory In true American style. It was
pulling the game out. all right, and a
greater uphill battle was never seen.
II was ladies' day, and the fair rooters
nearly went into Mysteries In the sixth
when the Tigers made six hits In q row
and scored five runs They just added
four more wallops in the next. for !.
total OF three runs. Gettman, Leuden,
Kelley. Brodie, McGinnity. were there
with a couple Of crackerjack hits. and
the rest Of the Tigers all took a u
at solving the benders Of the visiting
pitchers.
1t was the Bengals' third victory IN
as many days over the Grays. and IL
WAS n h5ffar 6Aca r.. -- -.
swallow. The Tigers are cooking more
dope" for the Grays to administer to-
day and tomorrow, Saturday ana SUM-
day at clamtown. It's true several Of
the major league clubs are going lfxe
the BLACK Diamond, = but there Is bur
one that seems to class with the locals
and that's the Athletics.
The Hunch.
No matter where you roam the fans.
not only In Newark, but all over the
circuit. seem to rave a bunch that the
Tigers viii win the pennant. II they
keep up the present gait there Is no
doubt Of It. The locals have had their
slump. they have had their share Of
bad luck, cripples and sick men. From
now on big Mac" intends to keep in
the race.
In brief, this is what happened In
the seventh. Kelly was robbed bv
Hoffman Gettman singled and Lsouden
again doubled, Gettman getting home.
Joe Mccinnity crouched just like Jim
Jeffries and other famous pugilists and
led with his right. and the blow sent
the ball to left and Louden scored. The
drive nearly o Elston % his feet.
The ball then rolled near the fence
and big Mac" went to third. BroaIe
was there" with it again. He sent a
long fly to Elston. which easily scored
his employer. Hearne got a hit, bur
Courtney got Lee, and the inning was
over.
Johnny Kelly's double and Gettman's
single gave the Bengais their first run
in the fourth.
Grays Score Twice.
The Grays scored twice in the third.
Slime beat out a punt and then a few
other things happened. Fitzgerald had
previously walked. Welday then at
tempted to sacrifice, but Jimmy was
under his fly, and pegged to second.
getting Atz of second.
A synopsis of the sixth inning.
Meyer singled, Kelly forced him. 0eft-
man singled. Louden doubled, scoring
Kelly, and Jake. McGinnfty beat out a
hit to the greatest third -sacker tina
re- donned a uniform and Louden
hiked to third. The Tiger manase
committed petty larceny and the fezn1-
nine rooters wondered why he was not
pinched. for Captain Christie saw him
steal second. Brodie banged one and
Louden and the metal man scored.
On the heave to the plate the man that
took a chance" made second. slime
wobbled M would have collapsed. but
Jimmy Collins took the tip and Barber
ich and Slime exchanged places. Hearne
was out on a small hit. Lee nearly
knocked the pitchers shins of and
B-odie dented the plate. Jimmy beat
out a hit. The score:
The box score: