Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-29
Newark Athletics WI
Open the Season April Fl
BY SEMI-PRO.

The-Newark Athletics will inaugurate
the 1912 season at Athletic Park on
Sunday, April 81. Their opponents will
in all probability be the National Turn
Verein baseball team. which has re-
sumed the sport of the national game
after a two-year lay-off.
These organizations have long been
rivals in practically every sport in
which they have INDUCED, and a good
game is sure to result. Manager Glas-
sen has announced that Henry Gleich-
man will play the initial sack for the
Athletics this season, and Phil Lang
held will likely do the bulk of the
catching. George Hughes, the crack
South Orange boy, who did the hurting
for several semi-pro mines around here
last season, may be signed by the Ath-
letics.
The big Caldwell A. c. nine has
signed q Baltimore, Nd, backstop for
the coming season, it is said. Brewer,
last years catcher, will play the out
field.
Here's what Harry Van SAINT has to
say:
'In looking over n of the local
newspapers last week I noticed an ar
ticle to the effect that I had been
signed by the Newark Athletics to play
ball for them during the coming year.
L wish to state that this is untrue, for,
although I played with them last sea-
son, 1 have had no dealings with the
associations representatives whatso-
ever
Ironside f. c., Newark Athletics, Ma
tional Turner's, Madison A.. A., Park
view A. C. and a number OF other big
sandlot ~aggregations will engage in the
initial workouts Sunday.
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I'm going to come back strong this
season. and play the best game of my
career" states Phil Langheld, Of the
National Turner's and Newark Ath-
letics. Phil looks better than ever and
should be able to keep his word.
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Tommy Gallen, the local bsclrstep.
has received a contract from g. minor
league club and has also been offered
to play with Seton Hal again, but It
looks as though Tommy will turn down
both.
Phil Hunkele, manager of the Turn-
ers, is busy arranging a schedule and
will announce 1t soon. Well hang 1t
on all of those celebrated sand-lotters
this season." said Phil while watching
the Turner-Ironside basketball contest
Wednesday night.
C.A1s1ot11 f1r tho ho cahaI1 tao ~, az
Bay View Wheelmen will start prac-
tise tomorrow afternoon. fremont
Oval. East Orange, or Athletic Park
will be the scene of the workout.
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The management of the Montgomery
Church team would like all players to
report at Verona oval tomorrow after
noon for practise.
Manager w. Blum says his West Side
A. C. is going to enter the big semi
pro ranks this season. He wants games
with all the prominent sand-lotters, in
Guiding the Ironsides, Park Views and
Newark Athletics. Address him at 71s
South Eighteenth street.
Mickey Welsh is going to manage the
Mutuals this season. He is getting
together a fast bunch that will be able
to beat 'em all. so he says.
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Harry Welsher will leave Monday for
Wheeling, w. Va, where he will cavort
behind the bat this season.
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The management of the Constitution
A. AS baseball nine for 1912 will be
taken care of by II. Klein and the team
expects to outcless in every way teams
that have represented this club in pre-
vious years.
Players have been signed by Man
ager Klein from the Worthingtons,
Ironsides, Columbia College, etc. A
flrst-class minor league battery has
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