Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-23
TIGERS TO GET
COLD RINGS FOR
MAKING 'HOMERS'
Local Jeweler Will Give GoId
S:gnet Ring to Local Players
Scoring Home Run During
0penino Series Here-Parade
Meeting Called for Saturday
Night.

THAT there will be more big do
ings than were ever before at
tempted on an opening day Of
an Eastern League season In this town
has long been evident to the fans, and
that the day will be the biggest and
most successful in the history of the
Newark ub is certain. Business
men have shown a commendable inter-
est in the attempt Of Joe McGinnity TO
make 1t a gala occasion, many having
promised to cIose their places OF busi-
ness for a h~alf-holiday, while others
have promised to decorate their win
dows.
Several merchants have already
stepped to the front and offered prizes
to the home players for making home
runs on the local grounds, but 1t fell
to the lot of Jacob Horland, dealer in
jewelry, A Market street, to hit on a
plan that will prove very pleasing to
the Tiger players. Horland has volun-
teered to give a solid gold 14-karat
signet ring to every Tiger hammering
out a homer in the first series with
Montreal at the reJuvenated baseball
park. Doubt ess this offer will inspire
the Bengals to. h~erculean efforts In the
biting line, and there may be some
tall slugging at the expense OF the
beavers employed by Messrs. Lichen-
helm and McCafferty.
Lew McAllister, the veteran Tiger
catcher. hove into port yesterday,
decks cleared for action and dropped
anchor at the Continental. McAllister
looks as though he is In the pink of
condition, and says he is right on edge
for thawing out at Lakewood. This
morning he and Cy Parkin tried on
their new uniforms and had their pic
lures taken In the new toggery. Both
expressed delight at the color of
the new brown travelling uniform. Par
kin and McAllister will strike for Lake
wood tomorrow, where they will hep
the Lakewood ~groundkeeper to get the
grounds in condition for the coming
of the Bengal forces on Monday. In
cidentally Cy will pick out the best
room and take possession of the same,
Cy and Lew will toss the sphere around
a bit and get a start on their COM
rades.
The cement walk leading to the grand
stand n the bleachers from the main
entrance has been laid and great
progress Is being made on the local
park. Everything will be in pretty
good shape for the opening game with
the Athletics one week from Sunday.
The contract to do the plumbing work
was given out yesterday to John H.
Turbet, a local plumber. He began his
work today.
All managers who have entered
teams in the opening-day pageant are
requested to be present at a meeting
to be held in the Continental Hotel at
8 o'clock on Saturday night. Plans for
the o~pening-day parade vii then be
discussed and the instructions given
out. AT the same time officials to de-
eide the winners of the prizes will be
selected. According to the original
plan, Manager McGinnity will choose
some military man, perhaps a police
official, and local sporting editors.
Members of the team making the best
appearance will receive season passes,
while a dozen basebalis ana a half
dozen hats will be given to the second
and third selections respectively.
1t will be Captain Lew McAllister
this year, If the modest Bengal back
stop accepts the position rendered to
him by Joe McGinnity. McAllister is
heady n experienced, and will prove
q good man, because Joe McGinnity ex-
poets to play him behind the bat ECU
larly.
Atlanta fans are anxiously awaiting
the time when they will get a glimpse
of Billy Zimmerman, the local boy.
The Atlanta Georgian yesterday said:
1.-The outfield at present is going well,
but with the hitting of Zimmerman will
be improved a thousand fold" Zim-
norman has not yet signed his con
tract.
Roger Salmon. the Newark boy pitch
ing for Tome against Virginia yester-
day, received poor support and was
beaten, 1870. 1t was the first game OF
the season for Tome and the former
Academy star had poor control.
Jimmy Esmond Is said to have
cinched the job at short for the Gin,
einnati Reds through his excellent
showing in the games against the st.
Louis Browns.
Babe Adams is showing good form
with the Pirates, and the hero of the
1909 worlds series is expected to run
in his old-time form this year which
will be very fine for P~ittsburg's inter
ests.