Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-24
N GINNITY SEEKS
DAVE SHEAN FOR
THE TIGER CREW
Though Three or Four Big
League Clubs Have Refused to
Waive on Dove Second-Sack.
er, 1t Is Not Certain That Big
Lacquer Will Not Finally Land
Here.
L TOW would Dave Shean, last year
second baseman on the Boston
Doves Ioolx ag tha Nau,art- 80

TOW would Dave Shean, last year
second baseman on the Boston
Doves, look as the Newark sec
ond baseman this season?
Pretty good. Ell?
Well, show does this sound? Manager
Joe McGinnity is after Shean and may
land him from the Giants. He has besl
after him ever since Larry Schlafy
asked for his release, but two or three
National League clubs refused to waive
on said Shean. Shean, you will re-
member, has Just been traded to the
Giants for Utility Inhelder Arthur
Shafer.
1t may be that McGraw and McCin-
nifty have had q little consultation, and
If the wires are pulled Just right the
Honorable Shean viii be the Bengal
keystoner. Shean vas a member of the
Montreal Club a few years ago, and
was a very valuable man.
The averages of Shean in the various
departments of the game last year are
herewith appended: Games, 143; runs.
OF; hits, 100; doubles, 10: triples, Z;
homers, 3; average, .2S9, In the field
ing end he had an average IF .e5S, and
was fifth as a regular second baseman.
Shean would bat at least twenty
points better in the Eastern League
thar he did in the National. according
to the dope, and "a consistent second
sacker who could bat at = $50 clip
would be an Improvement on Larry
Schlafy.
According to the latest reports from
Boston the dlrectoII Of the Boston
Club have blocked the deal by which
SECOND RnEGnana Cha. a l.
traded TO the Giants for Utility In
fielder Shafer. II the deal does not so
through Tenney says he will resisn.
George Browne, the ileet-footed Ben
gal, was a visitor at the Offices of the
local club yesterday. He brought wi h
MIN his contract and signed the docn-
ment binding him TO the services of the
Newark Club for another year. Browne
has just purchased a valuable piece OF
property in Westchester. Manhattan.
and says that he is in luck. for the "a
after he secured possession Of the Gee
announcement was nlado thai a s,iii-
a is to Aga built with a station Oh tlla
same corner as his property. This will
greatly enhance It's value.
Browne only, stopped for Il few mn
utes, as he was on his way 10 Mass
lhston, Wlere his eldest b-ctAer IS
dying.
According TO Buffalo scribes the deal
between the Bison management and
the Boston Nationals. by which Bind
Sharpe will become 4 member of the
Buffalo Club is all but closed. In Civ
ing Sharp Manager Fred Tenney de-
manded the pick of the Buffalo CLUB
at the close of the coming season.
Staliings then demanded another
is known that Fred Beck is on the mar
ket, and 1t is possible that he will so
TO Buffalo with Sharpe. Beck is an
outhelder.
-
ball you have to have q good ball
grounds. Joe Is a stickler for order
and neatness, and he old park was an
eyesore to Joe from the very first day
h he came here. He is sweating
blood these days experimenting he
thousand troublesome details that must
De looked INTO.
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McCallerty' OF tae Montreal
the announcement of where his s'con-