Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-19

W.T. HEREVER two local FAM met
VA last night or this morning the
sensational work of Joe Agler
in yesterdays game formed the con-
versation.
Almost single-handed, Agler defeated
the two-time Rochester champions by
q score of 8 to 2. He played a sensa-
tional game in the field, making a
marvellous one-hand catch of a line
drive from Manser's bat in the fourth,
turning it into a triple play; figured In
a double play, and, all told, had fifteen
chances in the field.
His work on the bases and at ba.
was equally sensational. His great
base-running had the Hustlers up in
the air and at bat he had W hits
and walked twice, driving in one run
and scoring another.
Agler's speed and remarkable all
around work seems to improve every
day. In the O. and P. League, with the
Canton team year before last, Joe a
a sensation. On two different occa-
sions he performed feats never even
accomplished by Hal Chase oil Jake
Daubert, when he came in on the jump
picked up a bunt and touched cut, un-
aided, q man trying to score from third
ON the squeeze play.
lac Joe hit last ear as he is hitting
this year the Tigers would surely be
in possession of the pennant today.
He is hitting now above ESQ.
With all his ability Joe Is modest
but ambitious. II realize" says Joe,
that baseball has made the stars and
the stars not baseball. Many players
whom | know would be back on the
farm huskirg corn or pitching hay and
their names would never be heard of, If
1T wasn't for the great national game.
l believe in my heart that I can give
Hal Chase a mighty good go in playing
first ba Sc any time, and l hope to get
the opportunity.
Much of Joe's success is due to his
clean habits. He lever drinks intoxi-
cants, seldom snokes and believes that
early to bed and early to rise makes
reppery players and bright batting
eyes
At the Same time, Agler does not for
get that his old pal, Larry Schlafiy,
vas the first to give him a chance to
advance. and the first thing he does
every morning is to look up the New
York State League scores. Benny
AtNS tis III II6itldI1tt ituOtiSI SOllOlCo
to Joe from the first and they are as
i~nseparable as two peas in a pod. What
Agler didn't know Meyer taught him,
and Joe proved a very apt pupil.
The bases were filled, with none out.
in the fourth inning of yesterdays
game, with Manser and McGinnity
twirling, Manser hit one on a line
toward right. The ball was between
A ~fa.. .x,l a. H. .a5 fA I~1 -. nI-A4
over his right gloved hand across his
body to make the catch. When he
nabbed the ball he was facing the right
field fence, and 1t seemed that he pulled
the ball back after it had passed him.
Joe lost not a second in touching first,
retiring Mitchell. and then he pegged
to Nee at third, catching Alperman,
who had started home, off the bag. Nee
also deserves credit, for he was the
only other inielder who got to his bag
in time.
Johnny also figured in the other
triple play made by Newark against
Baltimore. At that time he was play
ing second, The Royals have made the
only other triple play recorded in the
Eastern League this year,
A single, an error. a safe bunt and a
force-out put the first run over for
Rochester in the second. Then Newark
tied it up. Louden walked and Nee
was safe on Manser's slip-up. Louden
overran second and was run down by
the Hustler infield, but Nee made sec
ond on the play. He took third on
McCarty's out and second on McGin-
nity's safe hi. past Simmons.
In the fifth. Foster singled, was sac
rifced to second and scored on os-
borne's hit to left. Again the Tigers
retied the knot Bailey walked, with
two one and came all the way home
on Agler's double to light, ~--oelIer
making a bad throw to the plate. Bot.
pitchers went fine until the eighth.
when Agler again got n the lin1elight
by taking a walk. reaching second on
Fosters pad throw after he had been
caught between the bases, and scoring
on Kelly's double to left centre.