Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-28
IN GALA
ATTIRE FOR LAST
GAME OF TIGERS
All the Town Is Baseball Mad,
the Only Regret Being That
the Newarkers Are Goins
Away and That Their Own
Team Did Not Report Earlier.
BY FRANK ]. M'TAGUE.
DANvILLE. Va. March. Is.

THIS city was in holiday garb to-
Gay and the indications pointed
10 a big crowd at League Park
TINS afternoon h the Tigers were to
play their final game prior to their
departure for Roanoke tomorrow. big
Mac VIII start the hurting for the
Danville team, as the Highbinders will
De known for the day, and Joe Crisp
VIII hkeiy catch for his boss. All will
wear Danville shirts. and the game
VIII De Tor blood Hughey Hearne will
cover first; Billy Howedel. second; Kid
WHEELER, short; Steve Griffin, the man.
ager of Danvlle and former Newarker.
third, with Holtz, Wolf and Parkin in
the outfield. The regulars win line ,1n
as usual with Dick Cole, the former
college pitcher. who lives here. on the
u When the first trolley left he
car barn this morning a with
a megaphone took up a position on
the rear platform, as did Others on
every car which followed and they con-
tlnually announced the game.
Elaborate bulletins were hung up in
conspicuous spots about the city and
the local papers carried display stories
on the first page and d-ouble-coIumn
advertisements on the sporting pages.
All Danyille Is regretting the depaT-
ture of the Tigers and mourning he
ract than the local league team did
not report earlier to practise with the
Eastern Leaguers. Next season this
plan will likely be carried out.
Business n professional men and
the local press have COMMUNICATED
Manager McGinnity and his payc:a
for the gentlemanly manner in whica
they acted during their stay here. ard
all are pulling for them TO win tn.
Eastern League pennant to reiu ii
in 1911 Bob Holmes is still limpin
and unable to wear his shoe. 1t look
like another weeks lay-off for TIE
Texan. If he had his way. however. Il.
would be warming up today bit ~
Ginnity doesn't care to axe 8n5
chances.
The big pitcher argues that Texas II
the greatest State in the Uniol. ffs
claims watermelons weigh nearlg "
hundred pounds. and that peaches Il
the size of c~anteloupes.
Hughey Hearne & Co. no longer ,ar
claim to the pinochle Championship IT
the squad. That title is now the PROF.
erty of McGinnity and Mueller. Tae.
trimmed Schlafiy and Gettman. Hea ne
and Zimmerman. and the quartet. no
matter which way they would pair. ii
the latest series. The individual honoss.
however, belong to the Irish back 5to
and the Kaiser's subjects are wro1g /
to think that a son of Erin excels then
at pinochle and luck.
The weatherman here declared tod =
that yesterday was the finest Taste
| in This Saofinr in q c1apa ~ x-oa-r 70.
Tigers viii leave here at 5 o'clock to-
morrow morning and journey 10
Roanoke, by way of Lynchburg.
Martin Walsh, brother of the famous
s~pitballer. Ed. Walsh, of the Chicago
White Sox. has been signed 10 pla
with the Danville (Va.1 State Leagus
Club. Walsh was given a trial with
the Newark Club a few years ago undet
Manager Burnham, but he had nothing
but speed and was fearfully erratic. He
has been drifting around ever since.
Martin will have to pay a big slice OF
his salary to the Chicago Club, as he
has been ordered to pay a sum of $a5}
to the White Sox Club, which he Dirt "
in advance salary.
Mrs. McGinnity is now en- route u
Newark. and is expected to arrive here
tomorrow. The Iron Man has already
made arrangements for a home in the
Roseville section.
Manager McGinnity will be given au
opportunity to compare his team With
the Washington American Leaguers.
The Senators will play at Richmond to-
morrow, where the Tigers wind up on
Friday and Saturday.
1t will be q case of pack up as soon
as the game is over this evening. The
weather today is the same as usual,
ideal. Captain Schlafy and the Iron
Man" concluded to cut out the regular
workout this morning. Instead the
players put on their sweater coats and
journeyed several miles by foot.