Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-13
Semi-Pros on
the Sand Lots
BY SEMI.pRO,

BY SEMI.PRO.
just now several minor league scouts
are closely watching the work of local
Bows on the sandlots, and it would not
be surprising If several were kidnapped
for the 1912 campaign. Since the Jer-
sey players started to loom up in the
various bush leagues as stars they
have been watched with interest.
Nearly a score of North Jersey boys
figured prominently in winning PEN
nants. and several nave been drafted
as a result.
The majority of Essex county play
ers earned their salaries in the pitch
er's box. The list includes Manser and
Boice, the Irvington favorites, who are
in the Eastern League. the former with
the Rochester nine and the latter with
the Tigers. The roster includes two
catchers and three infielders. Despite
the large array of local talent not an
outfielder hnished the season in any
of the leagues.
Gus Schwartz was the only gardener
who left last spring, and despite his
fine showing in the exhibition season
with Roanoke returned home. Jack
Kurfess started out with Wilmington
but did not like the surroundings in
Peachtown. Frank Buggy, the Eliza
beth backstop, Who caught last season
for the I~ronsides, signed a contract
with Hank Ramsay's Altoona outfit,
but the husky mitt artist a IDEAS of
his own and failed to agree with RAM
sey. Hence his return to semi-pro
ranks.
The majority of local boys have re-
turned and may meet the Newark
Eastern Leaguers in an exhibition
game after the season is over.
.
With such clever twirlers as Billy
Fulton, Huntley and Otte, Manager
Glassen figures that the Ironside F. c.
looks about as strong as any club in
this vicinity in the box, but he has cor
nered the market just the same and
snapped up Joe Finneran, the local boy,
who Just returned from Norfolk, where
he pitched all season. Finneran led the
Virginia State League and will be
drafted before the bidding season
closes. Finneran will pitch for the
Caseyites Sunday morning against the
All-Stars, of the Manufacturers
League, at Parkview oval.
~
The filing department team is the
favorite for the championship of the
Pru League. 1t will meet the Eighth
Floor Actuarial nine, which is also tied
for first place, in the deciding game at
Branch Brook Park this afternoon.
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Two old Lackawanna League teams.
the SUBMITS and Dovers, will engage in
a series of games, the first to be decided
at Summit today.
Jack Kurfess will play for Summit in
the big series with Dover. Pete La
mar, formerly of the Newark Athletics,
and Dave Driscoll, well-known in this
city, will be in the Dover lineup.
o
Larry Hesterfer is twirling in fine
form for the Watsessing A. c. Larry
looks good for one more year on the
sand lots at least.
o
The Duke A. A. have won twenty-five
games this season. An excellent year
for the West Hudson aggregation.
The Ironside A. C. will have the Wat
sessing A. c. to contend with at West
Side Oval Sunday morning. The latter
aggregation is composed of players rep
resenting Bloomfield and Watsessing
b. b. C. on Saturdays.
o
Baseball at Branch Brook Park for
1911 viii be a thing of the past in a few
days, Soccer football and Rugby foot
ball poles will be put up within the next
two weeks.
.
Wagner, the boy who had much to do
with keeping the worthington team
among the leaders in the Big Shop
League this season, will toe the mound
for the All-Stars against the Tronside
r. G. Sunday.