Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-14

that he made Mathewson. and Matty,
by the way IS always ready and
willing to tell about the numerous
things that McGraw has taught him.
Nearly every year some new sensa-
ton is sprung in the New York club.
This year it is George Burns. who is
playing in the outfield for the Giants.
Burns looks to be the goods. very
strong, and MeGraw himself is stuck
on the player He is a product of st.
townsville. y. Y. He played ball for his
native town. then for Utica, where
sadie Mcmahon. the Giant scout,
assigned by McGraw To find the best
outfelder in the minors. saw him.
Players say he is base-running
marvel He does both the hook
and fall away to either side of the
bag, something very few players are
able to duplicate. MeGraw says OF
him: Burns has more natural play
ing strength than any out1elder I've
seen in years. He may never be
Cobb or a Speaker. but by playing
strength l mean he is more proficient
in all the things required of an out
fielder He is as clean fielder as
YOU ever saw. great thrower, a good
hitter and wonderful baserunner."
Burns fields his position like a vet
Gran and has a natural baseball
style. At the bat he stands, left
handed. like a terror, and he is a
pretty wise fish. no matter who is
doing the pitching. He is not fresh
at all. but. like all McGraw's men, he
is not slow to take his own part.
This he can do, toe, to the queens
taste. for he is a boxer of no little
skill He also plays pool and billiards
and lives a clean, respectable and
withal enjoyable life. Burns has
made good from the jump, not very
common occurrence.
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Johnny Evers, having kicked him.
self out of the games at the Polo
Grounds for three days. is making 1t
appear that somebody has it in for
him. Evers, who ha, always been a
gamester as a player, is assuming
baby tactics as a manager. He de-
clares he is being prosecuted because
somebody has it in for his boss,
Charley Murphy, and then he goes on
to tell a story of how gentle and
kind he was to the umpire at the
Polo Grounds on Monday, and how
surprised he was when the arbiter
gave him 1.-THE gate" Evers's gen.
tility is well known. He is rated
almost officially as 1.-THE Human
Crab" and his manner and his Ian
guage on the ball field are known to
be works of art. Evers. it is believed,
can say more cruel things to an
umpire in a minute than Billings
gate could in an hour; and still, as
manager of the Cubs, he stands up
boldly and tells us that he is being
abused. The umpires can do their
worst all season in regard to Evers
and then he won't be in their debt
for heart hurts.
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Tv Cobb is back--back in the game,
clouting the ball in the same old way.
He was in real evidence for the first
time yesterday, when Detroit played
Boston at Detroit. Tyrus in his four
trips to the plate made three hits.
but all his good work went for
naught, as Boston had the edge all
the way, and won handily by to /.
But Cobb's performance is interest
ing. He has been complaining of
having sore eyes, and one day quit
the game in disgust after striking
out on two occasions. Another time
since then he had a chance to win
the game by making good as pinch
hitter, but the best he could do was
sacrifice fly. Detroit without Cobb
did poorly. all right, but Detroit with
Cobb has done no better.
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Now that Jack O'Connor has won
his suit for $1,000 against the st.
Louis Browns he is going to take the
matter of his enforced idleness still
further and institute proceedings
against the entire American League.
O'Connor declares that he was not
only deposed as the manager of the
Browns, but President Ban Johnson
gave orders that Jack was mo man
ha ha
ployed in the American League.
OConnor is perhaps making bluff,
but the airing of baseball affairs in
the courts is not good thing at best
There must be strict Jurisdiction over
the players in order to have the
game successful, but the methods
pursued by the magnates at times are
not always well within the law.
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Newark fans, who were familiar
with the local players in the days Of
Walter w. Burnham, will recall Jack
O'Brien, who died on Monday at his
during his stay here was the cap
tain Of the team, and it was always
said of him that he was particularly
bright on inside baseball. His posi-
ton was second base, but he was out
of the game considerably. either to
give some one else a chance to show
better or at the behest of the UNI
pires, with whom he was rarely on
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was the manager of the Louisville
Club, and he had been given much
credit for the success of Jimmy Col