Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25

IT HE New York Giants will have
the honor of playing the first
exhibition game of the season.
At Dallas, Texas, today the Giants
were scheduled to give an exhibition
of the national pastime, two teams
being picked by Manager McGraw for
the game. They will be known as the
Marbleheads and the "Llgnum Vitae"
nine. If the weather permits the Giants
VIII also play a game at Dallas tomor-
row. Wilbur Robinson will lead the
Marblehead forces against ArIie
Latham's "Blockheads."
w must have the grass on u
new diamond green by st. Patrick's
Day." says Joe McGinnity, and with
this n in view he has made arrange
ments with the city. through William
Hunt, one of the stockholders in the
club, for a supply of dirt taken from
the city streets which furnishes excel
lent nourishment for grass.
The heaviest work on the new grand
stands has been completed, and the car
penters are now at work on the roof
The clear weather of the last few days
has helped a great deal in the work.
A home u over the centre field
fence by Walter Johnson, the Wash
ington pitcher, gave the All-Americans
the decision over the All-Nationals at
Hot Springs yesterday by a 4-to-3
score. 1t was the second time in two
days that Johnson raped out a four
cushion swat.
George Stallings, the Bison
has decided not to go to Buffalo until
he reaches there with his team, after
the training trip. He figures that by
staying in the South he may be able
to get a line on some of the surplus
material of the big leagues. Tommy
Martin will have to take charge of
the players in preparation for the trip
when reporting time comes around.
Pitcher I. X. wilhelm. the former
Brooklyn hurler, has agreed to the
terms offered by Rochester I'M signed
his contract.
Jake Atz, the Providence infielder,
Is a holdout for more pay.
Secretary LAWN, of the Grays, is try
Ing to arrange a Zeal with the Buffalo
club for the services of Jack White,
saith rumor.
Jack Cronin will not be taken on the
spring training trip with the Bisons.
The big fellows pitching days are
pretty nearly over.
Jack Dunn is happy now, Heinie
Heitmuller having come into the fold.
Heinie was playing with semi-pro
teams on the coast.
Lefty" Russell will hold a consulta-
ton with Connie Mack next week and
has decided on the advice of Jack
Dunn to sign. It is said that his SAL
airy will be $3.50 per month, but Lefty
thinks that he will need more, as he Is
soon to lead a Maryland Iassie to the
altar.
Pendleton, the famous Princeton
football star, is a candidate for the
baseball nine, and is expected to make
good at short again on the varsity
team. He guarded the territory be-
tween the midway and th~ree-quarter
stations for the last year and played a
consistent game all through the col
lege season.
Forty candidates responded to the
first call for the baseball nine at Old
Nassau and worked out under Bill.
Clarke, head coach. Wooodle, Steve
White and G~reenbaum are the most
promising of the pitchers. Bard and
Captain Sam White. both members of
last years varsity, were out.
Bob Spade. the Tiger twirler, hopes
to get another chance to make good
for Joe McGinnity in the box, and
writes hat he has been coaching high
school and college teams on the coast
and that he is in superb condition.
Rube Messenger, another Eastern
League landmark, signed his CONTRACT,
yesterday with the Shelters. This VIII
not be very pleasing to some of the
Eastern League players who were
helpless before the Ruabe last year. but
the Tigers need not feel alarmed. They
batted Messenger harder than any
other team in the league.
The Suburban A. A. team, d local ag-
gregation, got into line yesterday by
sending in IN application for a position
in the grand opening day carnival
planned for the opening of the Eastern
League season. The Suburbans are the
twenty-f1fth team volunteering to make
the parade a success. That means
there will be at least fifty autos In
the pageant.
Within a week 1t will probably be
announced hat the Buffalo Club has
obtained Catcher Beckendorf from De-
troit. George S~tallings, manager of the
Bisons, was given his choice of three
Detroit catchers, Kocher, Casey and
Beckendorf. There Is a ,chance that
Stallings may decide to Jake Casey, but
present indications are that Becken-
dorf will be the man. Becky was at
one time an asset of the Newark Club
but did not play here long. Casey
went to Detroit from Little Rock and
was on the Detroit pay roll all OF last
season
Ham Hyatt, the Pirate utility man,
who has just been turned over to Kan
sas City by the Pittsburg club. goes