Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-20
BENGA[S IN FIGHT
FOR LEAGUE FLAG
WITH JERSEY CITY
After Long Idleness Newark
Team Gets Into Action in
Pennant Race.
NEEDS ONLY ONE GAME
TO CLINCH VICTORY
Cars Delay Crowds Who Pour
Into Park for Double Bill
Today.

wIEDENMAYER'S PARK, Sept.
20,-After frequent delays, owing to
postponements changes in the sched-
ule and open dates, the Tigers and
Skeeters finally clashed today in the
first game of double-header, which
probably will decide whether or not
the 1913 pennant of the International
League will come to Newark.
The crowd was slow in arriving be-
cause of the early hour at which fes-
tivities began, but it was expected
that the park would be well-filled be-
fore the first game was finished. The
field was heavy and slowed up both
clubs in practise.
The Tigers went about their pre-
liminary work with a calm confidence
and relaxation which shows the
strain is over The Skeeters, as usual.
showed a lot of pepper, and made it
evident by the way they hummed
around that they would do their
darnedest to beat the Bengals, even
though a majority of the Pests would
prefer to see the Tigers win the
championship.
Sun Plays Tag With Clouds.
The sun crept through the clouds
occasionally, but 1t was evident that
some of the fans who were disap-
pointed yesterday hung back for fear
of another disappointment and post
ponemcnt. The fact that the fans
started late for the park congested
the trolley service and hundreds were
unable to get near the grounds until
after the first game began.
Curtis and Thompson began to un-
timber fifteen minutes before game
time. The crowd continued to come
In fast and by two o'clock there were
four thousand present. Manager
Smiths last words were:
go In and get the first game, boys
and wind it up.
Newark-Dalton, r f.; Tooley, s.;
Meyers, C. f.; Swacina, 1b.; w. Zim-
norman, |. E.; e. Zimmerman, 3d.;
Getz. 2b.; Higgins. c.; Curtis. p.
Jersey City-Eschen, |. f.; Calhoun,
1b.; Donlin, r. f.; Courtney, 2b.;
Wells, c. f.; Bues. 3d.; Bradley, $. s.;
Blair c.; Thompson.p.
FIRST INNING. :.
JERSEY cITY-Eschen hit the first
ball to Swacina and was retired at
first base. Calhoun walked. Donlin
popped to Tooley. on hit-and-run
play Courtney tried to smash one
through the box, but Curtis stuck up
his hands and stopped the ball,
throwing to Swacina for the third out.
NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
NEWARK-Dalton went out, Brad
ley to Calhoun. Tooley out the same
way. The crowd let loose a roar of
delight when Myers cracked squeel-
ing line single to centre, but Hi tried
d0fp e,fn af,. 1T
second, Thompson to Bradley. NO
RUNS, ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
JERSEY CITY-Wells dropped a
single over Getz's head Bues flied
to Dalton. Higgins made good
catch of Bradley's foul near the
stand, Wells going to second. Blair
famed. NO RUNS, ONE HIT, NO
ERRORS.
-Swacina clipped a.
single which Bradley was lucky to
knock down. w. Zimmerman laid
down perfect sacrifice. Blair to Cal
houn. E. Zimmerman flied to Donlin.
eGtz hit to Bradley, who fell down
in fielding the ball, which went for a
single Swacina made the turn at
third, but scored when Bradley made
a wild throw to Blair, eGtz going to
second Bradley booted Higginss
grounder, but Courtney recovered
the ball and shot it to Blair, nipping
etz Cat the plate. ONE RUN, TWO
HITS, TWO ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
JERSEY CITY-Getz made good
STOP but threw Thompsons grounder
wild Eschen sacrificed Swacina to
Getz Calhoun out, Curtis to Swa-
Gina Gets tossed out Donlin. NO
RUNS, NO HITS, ONE ERROR.
NEWARK-Curtis hit one off Court
neyse glove for a single. Dalton
popped to Thompson. Tooley flied to
Bradley, who threw to first before
Curtis came back, Calhoun getting
the put-out. NO RUNS. ONE HIT,
NO ERRORS.