Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-14
new TIGER
FIRST Stacker
IS SLUCGER
McGinnity Pays Sl,SOO for
Swacina-Three Now
on Hand.

Since the contamination of the deal
yesterday in which First Baseman
Harry Swacina, of Mobile, was sold to
Newark, the Tigers are now over
stocked with first sackers. Manager
Joe McGinnity now has three men for
the initial sack, and his infield is as
nifty as a quartet and as well balanced
a combination as has represented New
ark since Zimmerman. Louden, Schlafly
and Agler were the first defense
feeders.
The local club, according to Vice
President George L. Solomon. has made
no effort to dispose of either John
Somerlot nor Tony Walsh, the other
pair of first basemen. Walsh came to
Newark via the Cubs and is a young-
ster with a reputation, He led the
Connecticut League in home runs and
is highly touted by Manager Jack Eel
lers. of the Springfield Club.
Swaciia will probably have the call
for the position or the cub may decide
to let the three Of them fight it out
for the job.
Swacina. formerly d member of the
Pittsburs Pirates, is Il slugger and bat
ted .c13 last season in the Southern
League.
He is u st. Louis boy, The price
paid for Swacina was 1880, and Joe
McGinnity considers ii a bargain. The
Iron Man played in the National League
against the newcomer and always re-
sarded him as a star.
Let's hope his real name is Swat-cina.
His record seems to show it.
Newark gave 81, 500 for the new irst-
sacker.
George Stallings worked hard to in
duce Horace Fogel to loosen up and
give him his old catcher, Reindeer
Killifer. 1t is stated authoritatively
that he offered So. 900 for the young
backstop who played with Buffalo last
year, but was taken on an optional
agreement by Philadelphia. S~tallings,
in exchange for Pitchers Brennan and
Corridor, promised the pick Of his club
at the end of the season to Philadel-
phia. Killifer was obtained from the
st. Louis Browns by Buffalo, and he
was the man Stallings lost,
Rochester has almost an entirely new
team. Here are the men Camel nailed
yesterday: Blair, Klepfer, Martin and
Johnson of the New York Americans:
Conray. Gray and Lelivelt. of
Washington; Gaisert, of Troy, and
Jones, of Jersey City. Besides
thaA he sold Catcher Mitchell to
Milwaukee, Outfielder Fred Hunter to
Wilkesbarre, and he has been promised
the pick of the Cleveland cast-offs by
Manager Harrys-Davis.
Hunter was drafted by Rochester
from Wilkesbarre and sold back again
to the same club.
Camel says that he will leave no
stone or bone in the Rochester clubs
treasury %unturned in an effort to make
it four straight for Rochester.
President McCaffrey of Toronto was
in earnest consultation with Charley
Doom. still manager of the Phillies, for
an hour. Fogel and Doom passed by
and did not speak.
Camel had a long session with Rhody
wallace. the former Brown manager.
Maybe Jawn would like him for a
shortstop.
Camel has asked for waivers on
everybody. and he got them on all but
Ward and Mcmillan. Asked if he X
pected to have Spencer back at first
base. he replied: mo, we want some
one better
Looks as though Toronto got the bet
ter of the deal in which Tony Smith
was traded to Montreal for Holly.
lack Ryan is ready to get back into
harness. Jack says his arm is as good
AS ever, and that he can catch as
good as a majority of the Eastern
League backstops. He did little catch
ing last year. but often went in to
pitch to his team in practise. Jack
would like to land a job with some
Eastern League club. There was one
report that Jack would com to NeN-
ark. Jack says it was started to ridi-
cule him by Jersey City enemies.
James Furphy and Frank j. Nc
Tague. both local men, have been p
pointed umpires In the Virginia State
League during the coming season. They
will sign contracts within d fortnight,