Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-16
lFrom a Stan Correspondent

" ~ N%NN
~ ODAY'S game here will mark the
halfway station on the Tigers
road trip. OF the seven games
played at Montreal and Toronto. New
ark has won three and lost four. The
prospects of a game today were rather
slim this morning, as the weather pre-
diction Is rain, and the "Jupe Pluv' fell
low was at work all night.
President ]. ]. McCaffery. of the To-
ronto club. has received word from
President Barrow regarding the protest
entered by Joe McGinnity on Fridays
pe~ne here, which Toronto o The
clause In the Eastern League constitu-
ton upon which Joe McGinnity bases
his protest is TO the effect that a game
may be protested IL the home team
does not supply the official league ball
bearing the signature of the president
of the Eastern League. McCaffery
claims that the balls used bore the sig
nature of P. T. Powers. and that the
text of the clause in question does not
necessarily imply that the balls must
bear the signature OF the present league
head.
Upon this ioophole, he will fight the
protest, though IL is improbable that
any immediate action will be taken
Protests on such technicalities are gen.
erallv left over until near the close Of
the season and are decided on when 1t
becomes obvious that such a game
might affect the chances OF a team 20
make certain any position in the rare
Charley Smith. the new Tiger twirler,
who comes to Newark from the Boston
Americans by the Cady deal. Joined the
Tigers yesterday. Joe McGinnity will
probably give him his first chance 10
pitch tomorrow against Buffalo Smith
says that he did not rerort earlier be-
cause he wished to spend a week with
his relatives in Cleveland.
He was the "big show for four full
seasons, starting with Washington IN
1906. Before that he twirled for At
lanta, in the Southern League. He was
sold by Washington to Roston. where
he played two seasons. He Is a big
chap and looks rugged enough to stand
the strain. He is a clean-eut athlete
and an all-around teetotaler.
Bob Spade. who was scheduled TO he
released yesterday. IL still with the
team. and he may get another trial.
Catcher McCarty returned with the IT,
gers from Newark on Sunday night,
hut Jimmy Cleary was left behind nth
ICy Parkin. Cv is to report In Buffalo
The Tigers tailed a run in the eieh'h
With two down, JOHNNY Nee was lucky
and got to first on Mullen's error. Then
our other Johnny. his last name is
Kelly. put one of T~esreau's swift ones
10 deem left for three bags and Nee
raced home.
II took the Leafs" three innings to
get wise to Lees benders, but then they
made a quartet of runs inside OF two
or three niinuter. with the bases pop
Mated. jim Jordan showed Canadian
fans his hitting ability by BANGING one
to the right field stands for a homer.
OF course, all who were on came home
Jimmy Mullen's triple and Tesreau's
safety scored another for the Leaf" In
the fourth, and just two more were put
on the score board in the fifth, when
Jordan walked. Kocher doubled and
Mullen singled. The Canadian boy;
added their final run in the last hall
OF the eighth, after the Bengals were
allowed to score a point. Jenkins start
ed to pitch in this round. After
Vaughn had skied out three successive
singles by Tesreau, Delehanty anC
O'Hara brought home the run. That's al
and enough.