Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-28
If Newark Loses Today Teams
Will Be Tied for
Seventh.

TT is unusual to see a team managed
by George Stallings, one of the
= cleyerest managers the Eastern
League has ever known. gracing a po-
sition rung above the cellar perch.
That is just where the Bisons are to-
day, however, when they make their
first 1911 appearance in this city. The
Herd is in seventh place, one peg be-
low the Tigers and one full game be-
hind the McGinnityites.
A defeat for Newark today would
mean that the W. teams would be on
even terms for sixth place, and so the
Tigers will make a desperate effort to
make hay while the sun is shining and
begin their upward climb while the
Bisons are here. Stallings's team has
won but one game, that at Baltimore,
and If the Tigers ear hold the Bisons
down they will benefit immensely by
the stay of the Herd IN this city.
The Bisons are not hitting at all,
and the Tigei pitchers should not have
much trouble in keeping them away
from the plate. There nave been
rumors of a shakeup in the Bison
squad. Charley Starr. the shortstop, is
scheduled for release, and Outficlder
Schirm, who was dropped from the
lineup. yesterday, is also scheduled to
go as soon as Stallings lands two ma
jor leaguers he has in sight.
Bad ~baserunning and fielding, lack Of
hitting and that accident to Bud
Sharpe. which kept him out of the
game for a couple of days. have beer a
big handicap to the Stallings Club, but
George win not stand for such stuff,
and about June you will see those
Bisons begin to hit the trail for a first
division berth. Stallings has a pretty
good pitching staff, and none of the
games lost have been by big margins.
The Bisons did not lose until the
ninth yesterday, when Baltimore rallied
and tailed twice. winning the game
2 to 1.
Ralph Stroud will probably be I'M
able to pitch for the Herd before Sun
day, as the former Newark ''deceiver"
was hit On the head in the fifth inn
ing of yesterdays game and knocked
out. 1t was the only way hal Balti-
more could knock him out of the box,
for he pitched shutout ball up to that
time. Then Speer went in and was
beaten out as explained above in the
ninth.
The series which opens today prom
ises to be a hummer. Stallings viii be
ashamed to go back to Buffalo on
May s with a team that has not at
least made an even break, and he will
make every effort to get his team going
while stopping here. Joe McGinnity,
on the other hand, figures that it is
about time the Bengals began to win
some games in order to start their cir
cult swing a week from Monday with a
percentage Of 500. To turn this trick
the Tigers must win five of their eight
remaining games at the Newark Ball
Park. That would give them a record
of seven games won and seven lost.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, who fellow
the Bisons here, are setting the league
on fire, and have still to meet with
defeat. Wyatt Lee will work twice
against them, and it's dollars to dimes
thai he breaks their streak If the
Grays fail to. but the Bengals must
at least take three out of four from
Buffalo to, get an ever break on the
home series.
In the lineup of the Bisons, as con-
stituted at present, there are four for
mer Newark players, Bud Sharpe,
Catcher Beckendorf. Third Baseman
Eddie Mcdonald and Pitcher Stroud,
who was given a trial by Harry VOL
verton two seasons ago. Ed. McDon-
aid was with Newark under George
Stallings. from here he went to Roch-
ester, Toronto and then to Buffalo. On
paper the Bisons look like a pretty
fair aggregation, but ii is hoped they
will not hit their stride while here, for
the Tigers enjoy a soft snap, as we'll
as the orioles or the Grays.
Errors of commission and omission
cost the Bengals yesterdays 12-inning
farewell battle with the Rochester
champions. II is a long time since a
Rochester team came to Newark and
walked away. with a series. and John
CANCEL had plenty of reasons to feel
elated as he settled back comfortably