Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-11
Bengals Leave Montreal Tonight
to Open Up Four-Ganle
Series in Toronto
tFrom a staff Correspondent. ]

MONTREAL, Que, May H..
WILLS sh ,.S1 the Giant liant
today. The waiver period ex-
pired Yesterday and Shontz was i'm
mediately shipped TO Joe McGlnnity.
He arrived right side up ready for
work early today. Shontz was met at
the station by A. Rankin Johnson, who
was a member OF the pitching staff
OF the Dallas Club last "a as was
Shontz, whose home Is In Columbus.
o. The new twirler was to be given
his first chance to pitch today II the
weather permitted. 1t rained all night,
but ii frightened up at 10 O'Clock.
The first series for the Tigers
on the road winds up with today's
game. here. Tonight the Bengals
move along to Toronto. The least that
they expect from the Kelley clan Is an
even break. Barberich got away with
yesterdays game for Montreal. aided
by good support from his eight Royal
attendants, the umpires and tho god
dess Of luck, an invincible combination
when they all come together. Jack
Kelly, who is finding his batting eye
again, was the only Tiger to have two
hits to his credit. Agler made some
great pick-ups of thrown balls, saving
his teammates black marks In the
error column. Fred Tenney. who saw
Joe work in New York. told Joe McGin-
nifty that he has the classiest first
sacker in the minor leagues In the
Beach City kid. Ed Barrow offered a
suggestion TO Joe MeGinnity. which he
thinks should increase Joe's hitting.
He believes that II Joe used a heavier
club and grasped 1t at the end he would
hit harder. Joe McGinnity says that
he will make a hitter out of Young
Joe In time. He figures that Joe should
shorten his hold on the stick in order
to meet the ball before 1t gets W. the
plate, Their he would not foul off SO
many.
Agler has so many different advisers
among his teammates that he docs not
know what to do. The Tigers are
wondering at Chick Gandil's peculiar
lxnack of putting the ball on a ma
trying TO get back to first after taking
a lead. II gets many rune off the
bag when they try for a lead and are
chased back by the pitcher. He caught
Agler yesterday for his fifth victim In
three games.
Montreal First TO Tally.
Montreal was the first to tally, cross
ing the plate once in the initial round.
After French had been retired Yeager
singled and stole. aided by Nee. WHO
dropped Cady's perfect throw. Miller
hit to left for a safety and the Royal
captain raced home. Hits by Miller
and Gandil, Tricks error, Hanford's
double and a delayed steal Melted three
more for the home team in the forth.
The fifth saw the Canadians score an
other. Barbefich's scratch hit n
Yeager's double doing the trick. Just
another and, furthermore. the last run
that the Royals made came in the sixth
round on a base on ball, Deminitt's
single and a passed ball, The Bengals
tailed all their points in the lucky sew
entll. 1t was a lucky inning, but not
lucky enough for victory. Dalton
started things by singing TO left. After
Cady fouled out, Nee got an infleld hit.
Barberich made a lucky stab of Tricks
swift n and got the Tiger third
sacker at first. Joe Agler walked. The
bases full. Then Wyatt Lee batted for
Jenkins and also ambled, forcing in a
run. Manning ran for Lee. George
Browne sent a timely safety to right.
scoring Nee and Agler. Manning
spoiled further damage by being