Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-06
From a STAFF correpondent.l
April s.

a LII arrangements nave Deen com
"A pleted with President Charles T.
Ebbetts, of the Brooklyn Ma
tional League Club, for the purchase of
Outfielder Jack Dalton by Joe MeGin-
nifty, of the Tigers. The zeal will be
closed Sunday, when Brooklyn comes
here for a game with the local Eastern
Leaguers.
Dalton was bought by the Dodger
team from the Des Moines, Iowa, West
ern League team for 3d. 900 and Pitcher
Schneiberg, for whom the Dodgers paid
Milwaukee. of the American Associa-
ton. $1,000.
Dalton was drafted by the White
Sox a year ago, but was Immediately
sent back TO the Des Moines Club
again. On his return he batted over
the 800 mark for over W years with
the Western Leaguers and led off in
the batting order.
In his first game with the Brooklyn
team last July, playing against the
Giants, with M%athewson pitching for
the latter. Dalton made five hits out Of
five times up. While running for a
foul fly ball last August Dalton ran up
against the fence and was injured. Up
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the Dodgers. While in the hospital
Brooklyn purchased Coulson. The lat
ter also did so well that he was kept
and Dalton had to go.
Dalton is fast on the bases, a right
handed hitter and thrower and has a
good arm. He weighs It's pounds. is "a
years old and is 5 feet 10 inches high.
Dove Carries Olive Branc
Captain Noah McAllister sent out
the dove today from the Newark head
quarters. The bird returned with an
olive branch in its beak, whereupon
there was general rejoicing among the
Bepgals. The storm had receded and
the Bengals were left high and dry-in
this instance the latter is not intended
to mean thirsty.
There was sure and certain signs OF
warm weather, according to some of the
Tigers, last night. The frogs were
croaking for the first time this season.
Last Practise Today.
Today will be last for practise for the
Bengals. Beginning with tomorroWs
game with the Lakewood nine there are
seven successive games scheduled. On
Saturday Springfield plays at Newark,
Sunday brings the Brooklyn team to
Wiedenmayer's Park. Monday the New
ark team plays al Brooklyn, on Tues
day the McGinnityites ace the Giants
at the Polo Grounds and on Wednesday
and Thursday Troy will play at New
ark. There vii be no games after
that, according to the present schedule.
until the following Sunday. on which
day Johnny McGraw will bring his
Giants to the Tiger lair. Then a three
day jaunt through New England fol-
lows, and the Bengals return on the
twentieth to open the Eastern League
season with Montreal.
There will be two brisk workouts to-
day, for there was hardly a zephyr
stirring and the weather was warm
enough to make the boys feel pretty
risky. The Newark players were
pleased on reading this mornings issue
of the STAR, TO learn that two games
nave been arranged with Larry
Schlaay's Troy team. Larry was =
popular leader and the Bengals ars
glad to get a chance TO face his nine
Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week. Johnny Flater is hoping that
Larry will give Gilbert Brown, e PITCHER
from JohnDy's home town, Westmins-
ter, Md, a chance to %ork against the
Tigers. Flater recommended him TO
Schiafy and got his signature on a
Troy club just n day before Manager
Heckert, of tbs Trenton Tn-State
League club. and Manager Pete Cassidy.
Of the Wilmington Club. of the same
league. offered Brown q position.
Flater's "phenom' is a Highlander.
He has been winning his games con-
slstently at Westminster. and is a
heavy hitter. Brown is only is years OF
axe, but IS Z six-footer. and g sure
1ou1er, according TO Johnny. He is now
training With schlafiy's team in West
reid,
;Seiiy's Father Very Ill.
Haghey Hearne received a letter from
Johnny Kelly today. Kelly's father is
e5 years old, and he is seriously i'll. little
hore being entertained for his recovery.
Kelly has been kept indoors by the
rainy and cold weather. He did not
say when he would report.
Besides the indoor baseball the Ben
gals played basketball for a time, and
the double-header formed an ideal
workout for such a day.
The first game scheduled against the
Lakewood club had to be called off on
account of the rain and only one game
will be played. that scheduled for FRI
day. Manager Dunn decided hat a
game today would not draw we'll.
The Tigers were talking Of some of
the great catches that Jack Kelly made
last year in that wilderness of a left
field, in which he had to play at New
ark. It was hlled in with tin cans,
broken bottles and ashes. yet Kelly
never uttered a word of complaint.
You would think il was the best field
in the country said Benny Meyer,
because Kel never made a kick and
never said a word about it. l found out
one dry when Kelly was sick. l had
never nayed left in Newark before and
when I tramped out there at the start
of the game my admiration for Kelly
grew with every step. Isn't Kelly a
brave man?' / was saying to myself. l
soon found out what Kel IA up
against. when the hits started rafting
about my ears. l had two errors in
that game. and never played left after
that. Kelly should have made a great
hero or a general in a war.
All OF the players in the Eastern
League complained about the old New
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