Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-18
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Umpires, attention. From hence
forth YOU must treat James Esmond'
shortstop of the Cincinnati Reds'
with great respect and reverence. he
may be an English lord, and II so
YOU will have to address him as
Milford Esmond" from now on
Jimmy has been squirting up into
his family tree, and has discovered
sundry lords and dukes perched upon
the topmost branches. Sir Jacques
Essemonde, who came over to Eng
land with William the Conqueror, Is
one of Jim's ancestors, so he mas
If he is a real lord 1t will be up to
James to wear a monocle and use a
cane.
A report that Ed Smith is to be
deposed as manager Of he Grand
Rapids team in the Central League IN
favor of Ben Koehler as soon as the
latter is able to get back into the
game is persistently circulated. 1t
probably has it's foundation IN the
TACT tnal Jrdiu hopiNS
'd&pable to win.
Making a wonderful squirt IRON
eighth place the Fort Wayne cluo
in THE Central League now mas the
ton nosition and looks like a winner
in the remnant race. Starting with a
double victory over Canton on June
IA the team won twenty-four of the
next twenty-eight games. Unless
something happens to stop them sooh
the pennant chase will become d
walk-away.
Charley Carr, manager of the
Kansas City team in the American
Association, has had his feelings
hurt. He complains to President
ehivinrton of that league that m
nire HAYES of his staff grew careless
in the use of his language the other
dav and abused him. Carr has some
real blood in his eye and declares
if Chivington doesn't punish Hayes
he (Carr) will jump into tine rlhs
and do the Furnishing himself
Detroit's outfelders, Cobb, Craw7
ford and Davy Jones, have a COIN
posite batting average of 1856 for the
season. Peculiarly, Detroit's only 300
hitters are these three outhelders'
Sneakin~ of Al baseball nlaVers
pitcher Hall, of the Boston Red Sox'
Is making a record this year mat is
rarely eoualed in the big leagues
His record in the box has been ex-
ceeded in the American League thus
FAR only by that of Eddie Plank, of
the Athletics. Plank's average is .S51;
Halls. .S24; Joe Woods. of the Rec
Sox, $40.
1t isn't Halls pitching alone that
has made his work noteworthy this
season; his batting average is nearly
if not quite 800. Onlv n other
pitcher in the league. Walter john
son, of Washington. has a batting
average as good as his.
Hall gave little promise last year.
His batting average was only .14l
and his pitching wasn't much better.
Pitcher Pape, of the Boston Red
Sox, is another young mar of prom
Use. In the few games in which he
has played this season he has given
a good account of himself.
Before his recent fight with Jim
Flynn. Jack Johnson announced that
. after he got through with the Pueblo
fireman he would be willing to meet
Lel1 kinds of hopes. black, white or
Otherwise, at the rate of one per
|%eek until all were vanquished. He
vincluded Sam Langford and Joe
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Iangford, however, that he didn't like
that fellow and wouldn't fight him
for less than $50. 900. This meant, of
course, that Johnson wouldn't fight
him at all, since no 100000 crowd
would ever get together to see the
scrap. Johnson has recently declared
that he doesn't care to meet either
Of his negro brethren of the ring be-
fore he ~retires.
Jeanette and Langford are among
the leading heavyweights of the pres
n day.
Outfelder Robert Veach, of Peoria,
enjoys the distinction of being the
nrst player to graduate from the
Three-Eye League this season. He
has gone to Indianapolis in the
American Association at a price said
TO be 49, 500. Veach was signed to
Peoria three years ago as a pitcher,
but was so strong with the stick that
he was removed to the outfeld in
order that he might be in every
game. His batting average this sea
son has been .345.
Bob McMillen, formerly a we'll
known American horseman and driv-
er of Joe Patchen, but now interested
in racing in New Zealand. is on a
visit to the United States for the
purpose of purchasing from seven to
ten high-class trotters and PAGERS to
be raced in New Zealand during the
coming season. He will visit Los An
geles and probably Kentucky. He in
tends to return to New Zealand in
about two months, taking his pur-
chases with him, so that the horses
Dan get into training and accustomed
to the tracks there before the Begin
ming of the season.
Jimmy Hurst. manager of Tommy
Dixon, who battled with Johnny Kill
bane on July 4, offers $1,000, 2 to |,
that Dixon can knockout Kilbane in
twenty rounds.
mo spitball pitcher who has worked
around fifteen games by the middle of
July is any good after that declared
Manager Griffith of the Washington
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