Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-05

After indulging in a contest with
the Jersey City Club at Wiedenmay-
er's Park today the Tigers will wind
m their first "stay-at-home" period
and hit the trail for a long trip
abroad.
Harry Smiths men made a good
showing during the first series al
home. during which the Tigers won
nine games and lost five. They also
captured the only game played
abroad. defeating Jersey City at West
Side Park.
Local fans will be without lnterna-
tional League baseball for two weeks
following todays game with the
skeeters. Rochester is scheduled to
lump home with Newark on sunday
Anril IL. The Tigers viii leave imme-
diateIy after today's game Tor 10
ronto. where the Bengals Will help the
Toronto champions open the season
tomorrow.
Arrangements have been made TO
have . special car at the Lehigh VAL
lev freight siding at Hamburg place
awaiting the Tigers. The Newark
PLAYERS win then be hustled TO the
Park View station of the Lehigh val
lev Railroad in time to make con-
nections with the Chicago express
which will drew their special car as
far as Hamilton, Ont.
Manager Harry Smith plans to take
ali his men on the first trip ABROAD,
during which the Tigers will VISIT
Toronto. Montreal, Rochester ana
Buffalo in the order named South
paw Raleigh Aitchison will prooaplF
be unable to pitch for week. he
has stomach trouble. and to add TO
his Affections boil has developed on
his right foot. Outfielder William
Collins will be eligible to play again
Tomorrow on account of his suspen-
sion, and Harry Myers, VINO mas peen
at his home in East Liverpool, "
attending the funeral of his protne,'
Tom Meyers, was instructed TO go d.
rect to Toronto.
Howard Barcklow, the Gloucester
youngster. who had trial with the
Bengals this spring, has been released
outright by the Newark Cluo. he
was farmed to Lynn following his re-
turn from New London, but Lynn
also turned him back. Barcklow looks
ike a promising youngster, but is
having a hard time making his pro"
fessional debut.
If Tom Hughes hadn't opposed the
Tigers yesterday at Wiedenmayer
Park in the final game of the New
ark-Rochester series; if Priest hadn
scooped up a red-hot bounder from
Swacina's bat and tossed Harry out
at first base, thereby cutting off
run at the plate, and if the Hustlers
hadn't hopped on Cy Barger for three
runs. there might have been differ
ent story of the game to tell TO-DAY.
AS it was, Harry Smiths men bowed
Before the Hustlers in a 81 defeat,
making the series so far with the
Flower City brigade an even break
From the viewpoint of some ten
thousand enthusiasts who witnessed
the proceedings, the performance was
something of a disappointment Like
a bolt from the sky the clan of Can
Eel swooped down on Cy Barger, the
lanky Kentuckian in the first round
and before the smoke of battle and
the dust kicked up by the Hustlers
on the base paths had settled, three
big tallies had been recorded. They
were all the runs Cancels men gar
nered, but with Hughes, the Tigers
arch-enemy, in the box, the Tigers
never had a look in.
Priest, first to face Barger in the
opening inning, meekly pushed one to
Swacina and sat down. but Smith
opened the fusillade of bingles on
Barger with a clean-cut crack to CEN
tire for a base The ''hit and run"
signal was Haunted and Barger sought
to break up the play by pitching wide
Of the plate. Conroy reached out,
however, and sent the ball screaming
TO right for a dcNble, while Fred
Smith pranced to third base linn
followed with linoeup to left, worth