Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-03
Charley Price Is Picking the
Team--Other Semi-Pro
!. Gossip of interest.
BY SEMI.pRo.

For a local team or even a picked
nine of local players to beat the crack
Morristown A. A. would, be quite an
honor this season. Nearly every New
ark semi-pro aggregation which visited
the Morris County town this year has
come home a victim at the hands of
Johnny Todd's fast team. which is,
no doubt the best that has represent
ed Morristown in years.
There is one man, in the person of
Charley Price, of this city. who is go
ing to try to be n of the first aggre-
cations from Newark to take the
easur of the Morristowners. Price
is well-known in semi-pro baseball,
having started the Clifton A. c., which
was n of the best semi-pro aggrega-
tions in the State several years ago.
The following players will likely
make up the team: Salmon, pitcher;
Wooley, catcher; Wiley, first base;
MCGOWAN. second base: Speary, short
stop; McGary or Dories. third base,
and Egler, Flanagan n Henderson,
o~utfiolders. There may be a few
changes, but these are the players sug-
gested. The contest will in all proba-
bility take place next Wednesday af-
ternoon. A special automobile will be
- " hohS NtS PioJO 10 ~ otNCld Ill
rooters to the grounds at Morristown.
o
Rupert Mills has been touted as the
best first baseman that has played with
the Milford. Pa, team. The local lad
even excels Scheiss. the former Ford
ham College star. who held down the
initial a for several years before
Mills was signed.
o
Walter Henry has jumped the Acme
A. A. and is now with Joe Weber's
Vailsburg B.. BIC.
Q
The Milford. Pa, team plays the
Port Jervis team at Port Jervis Fri
day. The rivalry between these ag-
gregations is so intense that a record
crowd is anticipated.
.
Although Saturday will mark the
third and final game of the series be-
tween the Caldwell and Bloomfield
teams, another set of four games, to
be played during the month of Septem-
Der, may be arranged. Manager Cos
man. of the Caldwell team, is in favor
of the movement.
Now it's the Hyatts, of the Manufac-
turers' League, against the ~Ironsides.
Will they fare as well against the
crack semi-pro team as the Worthing-
tons?
.
Manager McCauley, of the Pacific A.
c., has signed Mckay, formerly of the
Essex A. c.. to do backstop work for
his team the remainder of the season.
Eddie Monahan. of the South Ends,
has also been signed by the Pacific
management.
Willie Knight, who plays with the
Park B. B. C. on Sundays, is also doing
good work for "A. G. Balcom's New
Providence B. B. c, He is holding
down third base.
.
Pitcher Lem" Siocum, of the Plain
field team, has been signed by Manager
Connie Mack. OF the worlds champion
Athletics.
The Orange B. B. c. has beaten the
Armory A. C. twice this season. The
third contest will be decided at Rose
willie oval Sunday afternoon.
o.
Manager Gosman, of the Caldwell
team, is dickering for another pitcher.
AL Dalloy is being considered. The
suburban aggregation needs another
boxman, as Hipfel is not going so
good Of late.
Frank Ellison is going good with the
Nutley A. c.. He will pitch against
tie Parkv1ews A. c. Sunday afternoon,
and many OF his local friends should
turn out ia see him work.
o
Gus Howe. the Hyatt A. A. second
baseman, is clouting the ball better
than ever.
o
Charley Lea Mond, who starred
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