Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-28
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The pitching of George Hughes
proved too much for the 1nner-Seal
nine, of New York, at Parkview Oval
yesterday morning, and as a result
the Ironside Field Club inaugurated
the season with a 9-to-4 victory.
Harry Smith, manager of the Newark
International Club, tossed the first
ball before a large crowd.
The batting of Andy Speary,
Charley Egler and Frank Wiley also
stood out prominently. Andy had
four hits, three of which were good
for two bases.
The Ironers flelded in perfect style.
Joe Waterfield worked the final two
rounds for the homesters, and was
hit for two tallies in the ninth in
ming. Eighteen safe hits were cor
rallied off the delivery of Mayer, the
visiting pitcher. The score:
R.H.E.
Ironsictes .....0 o. 0 0x-9 Is 0
Inner-Seals % COL 10 o 1 0 "A 8 4
Batteries-Hughes, Waterfield and
Barrett; Mayer and Lyons.
Before a crowd of fully 5000 spec
tators, the Worthington Baseball
Club opened it's home season at Rose
vile Oval yesterday morning, defeat
ing the Westinghouse team of the
Shop League by the score of s to o.
Tax Commissioner Moe" Reichman
tossed up sthe first white ball. and
Umpire Frank McTague yelled
"Strikel"
Les Whelan toed the rubber for the
winners and held the Shop Leaguers
to six scattered hits and famed ten.
He was opposed by Ernie Haas, who
was touched up for fourteen safe
wallops, including several extra base
swats. The batting of Joe Harter,
Joe Shields, Gus Schwarz and Rudy
Kastner who all hit for extra bases.
was feature. Johnny Strong got a
pair of hits off Whelan, one of which
went over the crowd for two bases.
The score: R.H.E.
Worthington o so o 100 OK Ia 2
The Pacific A. c. opened the season
at Pacific oval yesterday afternoon
with the United States Ship North
Dakota team. After battling ten
strenuous rounds each nine had to-
tailed eight runs. Jack Kurfess, Ar
tie Arnold and O'Grady, all of the
Pacifics, had three baggers. Joe
Bergner also pitched well for the
| locals. Hester, of the sailors, die
good work. Alderman Patrich
OBrien threw out the first bali be.
fore a large-sized crowd. The score
R.H.E
Pacific A. ca l 0 0 1 0 2 / 0--S s
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Kelly; Hes
ter and Brandt.
| Those rivals, the Forest Hill A. C
and the Nutley b. b. c. met in the
first of a series of games at Columbis
oval, Forest Hill, yesterday, and tn,
result was a victory for the HON,
team by the score of to 8.
| Wally Pierson, the Killers pride
held the rubber for the victors, and
| pitched in great style. He allowed
| eight hits, but kept them we'll scat
I tered Simpson also did well on tn,
| IlOunu 1OI lilt ANutlSy tcdlii. ne wa
found for only four safeties. Eddi
Dorch won the game for the Killers
Batting for Pierson in the seventh
he singled, and later stole home. TIL
score: R.H. z
Forest Hill. 30 ooSO 10x-4 4
Nutley .......0 0 1 O 0 0 0 0--3 s
Batteries-Pierson. H. Rothfus
and Sachs; Simpson, German an
Henry
Heavy hitting, combined with fas
work on the field. enabled the Try
ington Parks to beat the Parkwayl
of Kearny, by a score of 10 to q
Irvington yesterday afternoon. Fish
er's pitching for the home team wa
also a feature. 1t was probably tn
\ hnal home game for the Rarkss .