Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-06
Irvington Team the Opponent.
Other Saturday Games
on the List.
BY sEMI-pRO.
~ HE Verona Field Club will open
it's eason tomorrow afternoon

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its season tomorrow afternoon
on their new grounds, on South
Prospect street, with the Irvingtons,
instead of the Bloomfield B. b. c., which
club was scheduled to play the opening
game, Manager Dodd postponed the
Bloomfield game. until Tune 4.
Veronas have strengthened both in
field n outfield considerably and
should be among the leaders this sea-
SON.. They have won both their exhibit
tion games. Hipfel has shown his good
work in these games, last Saturday
pitching a no-hit, no-run game. with
ten strike-outs to his credit and only
one man reaching second base on an
error. Busher, the new shortstop, for
merly with the Xaviers. of Brooklyn,
played an errorless game. having a
number of chances, Brewer will do the
receiving again, and has been making
a good showing in the past two games.
The Irvin2tons are quite confident
that they are going to win the opening
game, and, with Timbrook doing the
twirling, should make the Veronas
hustle.
The Verona F. c. lineup for the OPEN
ing game will be: Brewer, catcher;
11tDlci, pllCIeI, bOWhtI llISl DdS6,
Clausen, second base; Busher, short
stop; HOPPER, third base; Volker, left
field: Morgenroth, centre field: Bob
Shaw, right field; ~Harbuscher, substi-
tute. Hughey Cort, the former Bay
View Wheelman manager, will umpire.
Undoubtedly one of the best semi
professional contests in this vicinity
will be played at the Williamson oval,
Bloomfield, tomorrow afternoon, when
the suburban team will nave as oppo-
nents the crack Maujer A. c., of Brook
Ign. Last year the Brooklyn aggrega-
ton had a fine record, and this years
team is putting up a good article of
ball. AS the Bloomfield Club is also
playing somo ball. a good game may be
expected. Hesterfer and Burdette will
work for Bloomfield.
The first season of the Manufacture
ers' League, which is composed Of
teams from the different factories in
this vicinity, will open tomorrow
afternoon. Andrew F.. Brown and
Frank Heyle were earnest workers for
the success OF these leagues, Many of
the players are from the City League
and a very fast article of ball is prom
Used. The Mergott team will nave as
its opponents the Public Service motor
works team. A band will accompany
the teams to the grounds and Mr..
Mergott will throw the first ball.
On the Wright street grounds the
Straus team will meet the Blanchard
& Lane Company cam. The Celluloid
team will have as its guest the Rub
$500 a M 700 - To- - H. Io,,ol -
the Cellulolds' new grounds.
The Hyatt team will open the season
with the Hanson g. Van Wrinkle team
on the Hyatts' grounds, which have
been put into frst-class condition for
the opening game.
The South Orange Field Club, which
has been travelling along in tirst-class
style, will meet the Lafayette College
baseball team at South Orange tomor-
row afternoon. The Lafayette team
will have DeMott on the mound. He
formerly pitched for the Madison team
and has a reputation of being the best
amateur pitcher in this State.
The Armory A, A. will go to Nutley
tomorrow afternoon and play the Nut
ley "A. u, OF tnat pidce, III tHe hiSt
game of a series.
The Mutual Benefit Baseball League
opened the season yesterday afternoon
at Branch Brook Park, when the book
keeping department met and defeated
the policy department. by q score of
10 to 2.
The woodside a. c., OF the North,
End, will nave as its opponents the