Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-24
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Del Gainor, first baseman for the
Detroit Tigers, who underwent an
operation for the removal of a bony
tamor on the ulna of the right. arm,
is out of the hospital. His surgeons
say that he win be ready for light
work by the middle OF August, ae-
cording to present indications.
The surgeons have brought happi-
ness to Dels heart by informing him
that when his arm is cured it won't
be stiff any more. but will be just
as good as new.
Larry sutton, scout for the Brook
lyn National League club, who makes
his home in this city, is out in Gin
cinnati lust now. Larry writes That
he has not seen a ball player worth
buying so far.
John King. the pitcher whom the
Philadelphia Nationals recently
landed. learned the art of twirling
bv throwing a bear bag. This was
when he lived in Alliance. Neb.. inc
was nine years old. Eight years
later he was the big noise in the
uifebine line in his neck of the woods,
When the Phillies found him he was
At sacred Heart College. Denver,
Colo. where he had gained the repu-
tation of being one of the greatest
strikeout pitchers in the history OF
baseball.
T. ntn fnn hio q ilInn Tor w lAlleI
Mitchell. He was playing on the san
Antonio. Tex. team when he got a
cafl from the Cleveland team in the
American League. He accepted. but
when he arrived on the scene he
found md the Nap management
found that he wasn't quite big
enough for the job. So he has been
sold to the Toledo club in the Ameri-
can Association.
tt isn't too late for Willie to make
good yet. He is only a youngster-
AS a pitcher he has played some
excellent hall, yet he isn't quite in
major lea u class. He may get back
In the big leagues yet. We hope he
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pitcher Gentleman, the Brown Uni
versity wonder. has failed to deliver
the goods with the Pittsburgh Pr
rates. and that club has asked waiv-
ers on him. Warner. his sid part
ner. has made good and will be re-
tanned.
Bill Sweeney, of the Boston Nation
as. is batting way over 300 and is
q tower of strength to the Beans.
He is second only to Heine thinner
man. of Chicago, among National
League hitters.
Report has it that this will be the
last season that the veteran Jesse
Burkett will be in baseball. He has
been part owner and manager of the
Worcester team in the New England
Leag que for several years.
Jesse expects to go into business
m Worcester at the close of the sea-
son this fall. Kitty Bransfield is
talked of as the man to succeed Bur
kett as the head of the team.
Snodgrass. of the New York Giants.
IL making a great record this season
In the way of nifty fielding Of ground
balls out of his territory. Any p
posing player who makes an extra
base on Snodgrass is a hummer.
Il would surprise some persons
who have not watched the Giants
games of late TO know how many
opposing runs have been sidetracked
by ~Snodgrass's clean fielding of safe
hits. The fielding of grounders in
the outfield is very seldom spectacu-
lar. but it is nevertheless a mighty
important department of the game.
C.. d. Reidpath, of Syracue Uni
versity, an Olympic hero. will join
the Cleveland Athletic Club trdck
team when he returns to the United
States.
Until about a year ago Mike Glib
hons was all unconscious of the fact
that a fortune lay in his arms ana
athletic form. He was working for
$3.50 a day in the Great Northern
shops at St. Paul and was practically
penniless.
Suddenly one day he awakened to
the sact that there was a better way
to get along in the world than plug
cling away from morning until night
at a wage of SIS per week. He de-
cided to go into the boxing game. AS
a result of this decision Mike Glib
hons today is the undisputed welter-
weight champion of the world, and
in addition to that undisputed title
has $50, 900 TO show for nine months
work in the ring.
Al Palzer has sidestepped a match
with Luther Mccarthy. and the lat
ter has been hooked up with Jim
Stewart at Madison Square Garden
on August g.
Pal Moore and Phil Brock have
been matched TO box at Cleveland ou
next Monday night.
Another foreign fighter has arrived
In this country looking for trouble
with our scrappers. He is Bill Ben
nett, of Dublin. who comes here her
aided as theNlightweight champion of
Ireland. Dennett will be handled by
Tom O'Rourke. sYho will be his man
seer. He is a fikely-looking young
ster and says his best hghting weight
Is 1zs pounds. !