Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-05

Tigers Broke Herds Backbone
on Their Last Appear,
ance Here.
AITCHISON DUE TO TwIRL

Bisons). a good hitting combination,
possessing couple of good base
runners, an infleld that is water
tight and fairly well balanced, an
outfleld that has been up to the first
division standard most of the season
and a pitching staff that has been
wobbly. That's the way the Bisons
are listed in this seasons catalogue,
and that is the team the Tigers have
to contend with in the three-game
series beginning today. Reading
further along the line, we find that
the Bisons have been beaten, on an
average, in two out of every three
games they have played against the
Bengals. That means Newark's per-
centage against Buffalo Is 1855, eleven
points higher than the Tigers mark
in the league records of games won
and lost. By the simple science of
deduction 1t can clearly be seen,
without calling in DR.. Watson or EN-
/ ploying Sherlock Holmes, that the
Bisons have done their share to keep
the Tigers on the top of the heap.
Bisons' Backbone Broken.
Early In the season the Bisons
were travelling like runaway
freight car on a down grade. They
bumped into the Tigers and got an
even break here in four games. New
ark went to Buffalo and suffered a
similar fate; but history shows that
on their next appearance here this
Bisons were beaten three times in
four tries, and that the only victory
they took away from the Tigers WAS
a IL
Johnny Enzmann out of the Tiger
| lineup. 1t was a costly victory.
Therefore. the Tigers owed the
Bisons something. They paid the
debt at Buffalo on their recent visit.
when Newark took three straight
| games. The fourth contest was post
poned by rain. The Tigers desesSe
the distinction of breaking tile
Bisons' backbone on their last visit
to Newark Bill Clymer's team has
not been the same since that series
| They lost confidence just as in tile
race last year, and are destined. 10
finish at the bottom of tho first
division, from present indications.
Roach Has an Addiction. Il 5si,t
There are several reasons why the
Bisons were better in the spring than
l
Roach, who played such sensational
baseball that he is likely to be
drafted, has been afflicted with boils,
according to reports. This is a y5a.ly
ailment with Roach, ami causes him
| To slump every sea Jn in July. The
SlSeeters passed him On to Washing
ton when the malady afflicted hinl
last season, and he was speedily re-
turned to Baltimore, where he Gid
not shine at all. Frank rruesdaIe is
| just as good as ever, and is q. niaior
Lacquer in every sense of the word.
He is by far the oes. player IN the
Bison lineup for covering ground,
for scoring runs and for general ALI
around consistency. Big leasua
| scouts have been trailing the Bjsons
| for weeks in the hopes OF landing
| Truesdale, but no deal has yet beesi
| tra nsa cted.
Aitchison and Barger Fit.
The Tigers are not looking for TIL
Bisons to kick up much trouble Ii
this series. Aitchison and Barge
have beaten the Herd almost at will
| In addition Lee is about due to wiz
a game for the Tigers after losing
| two tussles in q row. Myles Main
who used to be trouble-maker fol
the Tigers, has been so wild that hi
has been able to make trouble fol
nobody but himself this season. He is
just as likely to pitch no-htt game
as he Is to force In a half dozer
| runs with charities. Fulenwider /.
a spring pitcher. Beebe Is gooc
when his team gives him great sup
port and lead. He has tendency
to crack in the pinches when ths
other team gets to hitting. Jacl
Frill for some reason or other has
not been used much this season
| against Newark.
| George Matteson, newcomer il
the Bison ranks, formerly a semi
| professional on the Buffalo scablots
has made good with the Bisons. H,
| pitched part of a game agains
the Tigers in Buffalo and made
favorable impression. His work viii
be watched with interest In thi.
series.
Tigers Enjoy Day of Rest.
The Tigers had a day of recreation
| yesterday Some of the boys tool
| advantage of an open date to go nsh
ing, others went over to New Yorl
to see Ty Cobb get walloped by ths
Yankees. Harry Smith is not worry.
ing about the recent reverses. He Ii
hustling just as hard as ever anf
turns a deaf ear to the knockers
There is no denying that a depend.
able pitcher would be highly appre.
ciated by Harry Smith and the New.
ark fans. The Tigers are batting al
hard as ever just now, but IL the,
were to run into slump in the hit.
titng line their chances for the fiae
might be placed in jeopardy. Thu
season has about six weeks to run
and many things can happen in tina
time, but their is no cause for AM
alarm just now.