Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-08
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ing the Eastern League pennant?
A week ago that question would
have been answered in every own in
the Eastern League circuit outside of
Newark in the negative. To be sure,
there were a few cutters in T%igerville
who declared that it was all over and
that "Jawn' Camel would be the first
Eastern League manager to wiz two
pennants in a row. Some sports in
Newark were betting that the Bengals
would never see first place again and
We're giving odds of 4 to J.. Their
money was not snapped up either. Per-
haps there was cause for the Bengal
rooters to feel blue. too, for the Tigers
seemed to be slipping while Rochester
continued to win with that same regu-
larity that has become almost exas
peratlng. The newspapers, however,
have kept plugging for the Tigers, have.
cheered them on when they seemed
hopelessly out of 1t. and have helped
the Tigers in their fight for the flag in
more than one way.
Joe MeGinnity and George McCon-
nell will probably oppose each other to-
morrow.
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their confidence that they could still
beat out Rochester. a week ago New
ark was twenty-one points behind the
leaders. At this writing they are but
fourteen, pressing closely on the heels
of the Champs with a prospect of
regaining first place within a few days.
Today Rochester must play a double
Header with Montreal, while Newark is
idle. Tomorrow the Tigers, with Joe
McGinnity in the box, will meet the
Hustlers at Rochester in the play-off
of the A tie at Rochester on the
Tigers last trip to the Flower City.
The team that wins that game will
probably lake the flag. The situation
could not be much tighter. and Manager
McGinnity predicts that If his team
RECEIVERS the premier position no team
in the league will dislodge the Bengals.
Newark has had its share of hard
luck and illness this season, while
Rochester has been practically immune
from accident to her players. Now the
worm seems to have turned.
Ward has been laid up for some time.
Alperman injured his arm Tuesday and
it may keep him Il for a few days.
Mcconnell is said to have hurt his side
n Ragon, according to reports, has
been i'll. Though these mishaps may
hput the Hustlers in a bad way Camel
is nowhere near so badly off as to luck
as Manager McGinnity has been.
Accidents.
His first piece of misfortune happened
OF the spring training trip, when
Holmes was taken i'll and underwent
an operation that has left him incapa-
club all m Then Johnny FlateI
suffered a stroke of typhoid fever and
has been compelled to rest up at home
instead of aiding the club In it's pennant
fight.
The next accident to cripple the club
occurred when Joe Crisp injured his
knee just when it seemed that he would
have the greatest year Of his career
and so on all through the list. Agler
Schlahy. Louden, Kelly, Gettman, Mey-
er and McGinnity at times nave beer
i'll and were of no use to the club fol
from anywhere from one day to two
weeks. 1t would have been barborous tc
ask Gettman to play during the last
few weeks. Mrs. Gettman is still critic
ally i'll from an operation she under
went in Newark las Saturday. JAKE
has worried so much over it that he
has been i'll himself. He will probably
make the trip to Rochester for the one
game tomorrow. as he has been one Of
the mainstays of the team n it mus
be with its strongest front that the
Newark Club meets the Hustlers to.
morrow.
If Newark wins that all-importanf
game tomorrow it will re%invigorate the