Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-24
TIGERS Squirt FOR
HONORS TOO soon
IN EASTERN RACE
McGinnity Boys Wind Up Safely
in Second; Toronto and Birds
Are in Tie for Third, and
Royals Nose Into Fifth.
A MOTHER Eastern League season
IA Is drawing to a close. The final

a MOTHER Eastern League season
IN Is drawing to a close. The final
curtain on the battle for SUI
premacy will be rung down tomorrow
afternoon so far as Newark and Jersey
City are concerned. Providence, Balti-
more, Buffalo and Toronto close the
season today, while the two-time cham
pion Hustlers, who are earning the
title Of the Cubs of the Eastern
League, wind up the season at Mon
treal tomorrow. That this season has
kept pace in the progress made by the
dourishing organization over which p.
II. Powers presides in other years goes
without saying. All Eastern League
records were smashed at two cities for
attendance in one afternoon in Roches-
ter, when nineteen thousad people saw
the Bengals and the Hustlers play a
double-header In the Flour City on
Saturday. August 81.
A new record was also established
on the local grounds on the following
day. Even thousands had to be turned
away on account of lack of accommo-
cations. That all of the first division
teams cleaned up a neat pile stands to
reason. though President Charles T.
Chaplin, of the Rochester Club, is the
only n who has made a public state
ment of the attendance at the home
OF the Hustlers. He announces that by
far 1t was the most successful year
he and his club have enjoyed.
All in all. it was a pretty good race.
even though Newark was beaten out.
The Tigers started in a whirlwind
fashion and were in the lead up to the
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Then the Hustlers came to the front
and held their advantage to the finish.
Last year the Tigers did their sprint
ing toward the end of the season too
late. This year they began it too soon.
Perhaps mex year they will start It
at the right time and come out on top.
1t has been a good race all season
for the various positions. Even today
1t was not known until the results
came In which team would finish third,
Toronto or Baltimore. If the Orioles
dropped their two games to the Grays,
which was possible, and the Leafs beat
the Bisons, Toronto and Baltimore
would close the season tied for third
place. On the other hand, Buffalo and
Montreal, while they were not playing
together. were struggling to finish AZ.
the top of the second division. Provi
dence is hopelessly in last place. while
the Skeeters will finish seventh, no
matter what happens.
RUDE Messenger showed that he was
no respecter of persons OF teams whesl
he gave the Tigers a beating at Jersey
City yesterday by a oil score. Kis.
senger, who has had a great year and
is the Eastern Leagues leading pitcher
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is right on his heels and has pitched
more games, struck cut just seven
Bengals with his battling change o.
pace and his sharp-breaking curves.
Messenger kept the Tigers at bay after
the first session, when they scored their
only run. while Rube Waddell. who
opposed him, was touched up rathe,
lively at times. The first inning endel
with the score l all.
Browne started Newark's round witt
q safety to left, stole second and re-
manned there while Zimmerman an
Schlafy gave up the ghost. Jhck Kelly
saw that Browne was not left strand
ed. lack met the ball and sent it to
right for three bases, and Newark's
only run was hung up.
Esmond singled in the Skeeter fret
inning, but was forced by Abstein.
Abstein took second on a wild pitch.
and when Deininger flied to Browne
he made a lash for third. Brownies
throw bounded badly and Abby tied
the score.
The Skeeters practically sewed up thu
game in the third, when Kissengc-
walked and scored on Esmond's tripls
to right. Abstein singled to left, sco-
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steal. Deininger and Wheeler followe |
with doubles and ;hree runs were the
result. Newark had a chance in the
seventh when Kelly walked and Gar
ley doubled, but Washburn hit to Han
nifan, and was out at first, while Kell
was doubled up at the plate when he
tried to score on the play.
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