Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-25

4 ARRANGEMENTS for a game to
"A be played with the Ironside A.
C. baseball team are pending
just now. Secretary Martin said that
he will try to fix a date for the City
League champions. as they would be
a. good drawing card.
Manager Joe has offered Umpire Nc
Tague, who will hold the indicator in
the exhibition games, a chance to go
South with the Tigers. The Iron Man"
thinks that the plan adopted by Fred
Clarke, of the Pirates, Is a capital idea,
and he thinks hat the judgment of
a regular umpire on balls aad strikes is
better for the team and gives the play
ers more encouragement than to have
put up with the mediocre work of
some incompetent official.
The Iron Man. Is planning to in
stall new chairs in the grandstand at
the local park. He will have chairs
with iron frame work to replace the
present wooden affairs.
Walter Blair, the backstop, who was
a member of the Tiger team, last
night was in Rochester. He has, not
signed his contract yet. Osborn has
signed.
Fred Wilhelm, the southpaw pitcher.
who has been the property of the New
ark club for the last two years, was
sold yesterday to the Canton club OF
the Ohio State League. Manager Joe
McGinnity received the check for his
release with this mornings mail. Will
helm came to Newark with Jack Frill
He was supposed to be a better man
than was the Yankee recruit. but il
turned out to be just opposite. Frill
made good and Wilhelm was sent back
to a minor league. He was out Of the
game last season. because of illness
of the time. In 1908 Wilhelm
played with the New Haven club of
the Connecticut State League. The
KAISER" as he was ~nicknamed, had
everything but control and his Wild
ness was his undoing. Wilhelm after
a seasons lay-off will get back into the
game in first-class shape. he says, and
will make good with the Canton club.
Zacher and Shaw, the latter formerly
a member of the st. Louis Nationals.
got four hits apiece in the scrimmage
yesterday between the Giants and their
Yannigans. Schafer, Collins and Ma
thewson raped out four cushion swats.
It Is said that Jack Dunn, of the Bal
timore Club, is after Willie Keller. The
famous outielder, who has just Sc
cured his relase, Is intensely popular
in the Monumental City because of his
nlaving in the Oriole town in the old
pennant winning days,
President Taft and Vice-President
Sherman will receive their annual sea-
son masses from the American League
in a short time. Alligator skin and a
hit of 14-karat gold will be used In
mailing an appropriate cover design.
The Phillies reached Southern Pines
early this morning.
Chubby Charley Murphy, after hav-
ing his name out Of the papers for two
davis In succession, comes along with
a. statement that he pays his star
finger. Mordecai Brown, more thai any
other pitcher in organized baseball.
The Cleveland squad, including
George Boice, arrived at Alexandria.
MO. Yesterday. They met with a great
reception, the mayo turning out to
meet them and turning over the key
of the city to Manager Mcclure. The
first practise was held yesterday.
Billy Zimmerman, the local boy, who
played for Lynn, in the New England
League last season, was sold to the
Utica Club, of the New York State
League yesterday by the Jersey City
club. Last season Jimmy stole fifty
two bases and batted for .270. Zlm-
merman was picked up from the lots by
Scout Larry sutton two years g and
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