Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-16
BY SEMI.pR0.

At a recent netting the Riordan A.
A. reorganized for the coming season
of 1912. They win play their home
games on the Riordan Oval, Harrison.
Manager Jack Quinn Is busy arrang-
ing a long schedule. He has signed
Benny Van to do the slab work. Will
son, last year with the General Elec-.
tries. will share the work with Van.
George Lyon will be seen behind the
bat. Bill Lynch, who covered the
initial sack in clever style last season.
will be at his old position. Andy Nc
Cormack will take care OF the Key.
stone sack. Bill Flack, who covered
short last season, will be shifted to
third. The at short Will be.
filed by George Rodgers, the former
Duke A. A. player. Jimmy Mckeon,
the feetfooted outflelder, will be IN LETT
garden. John Savage will go to CEN
ter. Ownie Quinn, who was out or the
game last season, will try to regain his
old time form and expects to cover a
lot of ground in right. Mike Donnelly,
who injured his knee playing football,
is fast rounding into shape and ex-
poets to be able to get in the game
again.
The Riordans will be fitted out in
new uniforms of maroon and white.
Major Riordan will throw the first ball
at the opening game. which will be on
Sunday, April Ia. The Riordans are
open to meet all semi-professional
teams. Those wishing games will COM
municate with John j.. Quinn, III
North Fifth street, Harrison.
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The members of the Manufacturers
League failed to complete an eight
club circuit Thursday night, as ex-
pected. The Celluloids, who had prom
Used to enter the league, gave up
the idea on account of most of their
players being compelled to work Sat
urday afternoons until July. The
Worthingtons were granted a fran
chise, with the understanding that If
the league failed to get In another
team by March % they would AVE to
be dropped.
The league would then consist of
six clubs, same as last season. The
Hyatts would have the use of Athletic
Park; Mergots, Parkview Oval;
Clarke Thread Company, Cosmopolitan
Park, East Newark; General Electrics,
and Westinghouse would be
the travelling teams.
The following persons filed applica-
tons for umpires' jobs: Henry Glas-
Jim Furphy, George Newhouse,
William Abel, Joe Kohler, William Lee,
William Lamb, j. Beck.
The league will decide upon using
four from the above six in about two
weeks.
The Branch Brook Athletic Clubs
lineup for the coming season is as fol-
lows: Hipfel, Ravens and Fisher,
pitchers; Lisk, Kaufman. Kastner and
Shea, inflelders; Bird n Devine,
catchers; H~arenburg, McAuliff. Fl.
Bird, Kearney and Hoag, ou%tielders.
Manager c. w. Bird is now making
up his schedule and would like to hear
from Jersey Field Club of Boonton;
Newark Athletics, P~arkviews. watses-
sing. Bloomfield n all first class
semi-pro teams in New Jersey and New
York having home grounds. Address
Manager c. w. Bird, 161 Hillside ave.
nue..
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The Madison baseball team, of Pat
erson, n. j., has organized for the sea-
son, and would like to heal from some
fast teams out Of town. The Madi-
sons are among the fastest semi-pro-
fessional teams in this section of the
State. with a record of thirty-two
straight games without a defeat. For
games, address Edward j. Demarest,
402 Sussex street, Paterson, N. J..
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The Royal A. A. has reorganized for
its 1912 baseball season under the
same management as the last four
years. Manager |. Einhorn a about
fifteen men signed up for this season,
and expects to round out a stronger
team than eve before. BY securing
Saulman and Red Carney, two south
paws of great ability, to do the twirl-
ing, and ]. Bernstein to do the re-
ceiving he is assured of a good bat
terry. The inner and outer works of
the team will be stronger in every re-
spect. The manager would like to hear
from all first-class semi-pro teams in
or out of town having home grounds
and offering a fair inducement, the
Sheridan A. c. and Morgan A. c., of
South Amboy. and Marian A. c., of
Perth Amboy, preferred. Write the