Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-23
WI HEN he cannot play baseball
there is nothing in the world

WHEN he cannot play baseball
w there is nothing in the world
that Joe McG'nnity, manager,
owner and star pit cher of the Tigers,
would rather do than to t1lk baseball
with snow on the ground and Jack
Frost biting. No that he has nothing
to do, for be it understood that the
famous Iron Man" is working IKE 4
Trojan these days between the plans
for his new baseball park and the eIec-
ton of the new club house for the
Eastern League Gun Club down at the
foot of Hamburg place.
While outlining q new park. McGin-
nifty is also outlining a new team.
though he has beea going about it
quietly. Jake Gett.nan, Bob Ganley
and Bob Spade are scheduled 10 go.
Johnny Flater will he back again. ready
to pitch as only Johnny can when he
is in form, a flash OF which she showed
when he first joined the Newark Club.
The Schlafiy matter Is MT yet closed.
Larry cannot play ball or manage a
team in organized baseball unless he
gets the Newark CLUBS consent, and
all Eastern League clubs must also
waive on him. ana, besides. Larry
wrote the sporting editor to-day TO say
that he had not clossd the zeal.
Razing Stands.
The work of constructing the new
stands at the local park will begin
shortly after the first of the year.
The work of razing the old stands is
progressing rapidly. Before the new
plant is in shape 1t will have cost the
Newark Club in the neighborhood OF
S25. 1000, which means a park that is
new and up to date in every way.
Joe was down at the grounds yester-
day, as he is every day, experimenting
the work of the laborers and taking a
hand in the work himself now and then
just to keep in trim. He was feeling
pretty good, however, for the after
noon mail had brought a letter from
Johnny Flater. the tar s~pitballer, who
was unable to play last "a because
of illness, but who is now in good
shape. Flater writes that his arm and
himself are in excellent shape, that he
feels better than he has since 1908. wher
his sensational work won the Williams.
port championship in the Tri-Stats
League.
Fiater Likes SWayxe.
Johnny wished his boss the compli-
ments Of the season, and congratulated
Joe IN securing Frank Swayne, this
heavy hitting outfelder. from Trenton
Joe is delighted with the glowing re
ports he has heard of this man, and il
sure that he Will be a wonder. Swaynt
got his first professional experience il
tho diapnnnd oo fa-nVUh larry G1Tt
ton, the famous Newark scout. WHIT
plucked him from the bushes of an OBJ
scure Pennsylvania team for Utica. HI
played there but one year, when h
was drafted by a big league club ant
turned over to Trenton. He hit fal
above the 300 mark last season, anc
bats from the larboard side OF tbs
plate. He is equally good at beating
out hunts or slamming the bulb tc
regions distant when occasion require:
such drastic action.
Gettman and GanIey 10 Go.
McGinnity is depending on Swaynt
to fill Jake Gettman's position, for tbs
Tueton suburban patrolman from Hast
ings, Neb., has outlived his usefulness
as a member Of the Tigers. Swayne
III p4O0abiy PAR &CA(lCs Will JAIL
Kelly on his left and George Browne
on his right, while Benjamin Meyer
will do the understanding in the outel
and inner bulwark and act as a pinch
hitter. o Ganley will go with Jake
Gettman to pastures new. Just where
they will hang their hats is hard II
say, but a Zeal between h Louisville
club AMI the Newark club came very
close to being consummated. while tbs
St. Paul club, of the American Associa-
ton, made overtures for both Gettmar
and Larry Schlafy, but they were un-
willing to cough up anything at al
worthy of mention.
'I want to get tree of a certain ele-
ment," said McGinnity. Life is too
short entirely for a manager 20 be sit
ting up until all hours of the morning
TO watch his players. His troubles arr
too many in other ways. Neither Kelly
Swayne, Browne nor Meyer are 6
bit of worry In my outfeld, and there is
no team in the league that has a set o.
infelders who are men of better habits
than Agler, Louden and Prick are-al
clean-cut young men-and whoever tbs
guardian of the keystone sack will bt
If Schlahy goes shall also measure VI
to that standard.
schlafy HASN'T Bought Release.
Despite persistent rumors to the
contrary, Larry Schlahy has not yet
closed the deal whereby he and Charley
Dooley will become wner of the Troy
club in the New York State League
Larry says that the deal is not CLOSED
and II is not. When Larry left Newark
I gave him the understanding that he
could get his release only by getting ms
a sec~ond-sacker whom I believed would
fill the bill. Larry asked me whom
wanted, and 1 mentioned three or foul
names, and that is all that 1 have heard
of it since. / would like to have hin
for another year, especially since
Tommy Martin has left me. 1 would
rather have lost any man on the team
than Martin. OF curse, 1 expect my
new secretary. Frank McTague, to fal
right in line. 1 believe he will measure
up to the position, even though IT viii
be rather difficult, owing TO the i'm
movements we are making this year il
our park.
about my pitching staff, you car
say that I will have Lee, Parker, F1ater
Cleary and myself as the nucleus, and
that with one or two men I may get,
expect the hurting corps to be so pc
cent. stronger than last year.
McAIIister First Catcher.
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