Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-05
TIGERS HAVE HIT
STRIDE ON BASES.
Although Perhaps Speediest
Team in League Their Early
Sack Work Was Slow.
NOTES OF THE LEAGUERS

While the Tigers got away to a
bad start in the stolen base records,
in spite of their speed on the paths,
they are now beginning to show their
true form ON the sacks and at their
present rate will soon be leading the
league
They are averaging better than two
stolen bases a game and Saturday
came close to equafling the seasons
record of nine stolen bases in one
game made by Buffalo. The Tigers
stole eight bases against Jersey City
on that day.
One reason why the Tigers had not
been stealing oftener is the fact that
the team, as whole, has not been
hitting. Men like w. Zimmerman,
Bill Collins and Hi Myers were not
getting on often enough to fitch many
sacks. The Bengals are hitting the
ball much harder just now. however.
and scoring more runs than at any
time before they began their long
road trip.
Another reason why the Tigers had
not stolen as many bases as was ex-
pected and predicted, probably lies
in the number of sacrifice hits made
by Newark players Harry Smiths
system of attack is directly opposite
to that employed by Joe McGinnity.
Harry has the Bengals laying the
ball down constantly, and this method
of play has figured largely in the
Tigers success. In many instances
the f1eet-footed Bengals have beaten
out hunts intended for sacrifice hits.
breaking up more than one game that
way. Without a doubt the Tigers,
as team, are the fastest eombina-
tion in the league on the bases.
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Buffalo fans will hire a train to
carry them to Rochester on June 9.
when the Bisons play at the Flower
City. This excursion has been looked
upon as an annual event and is a
picnic for the fans Most of the
time though, Rochester has exerted
a hoodoo over the Herd. This year
the Bisons and Hustlers are right on
top, and Bison fans are full of glee
over the prospects of rubbing 1t into
their old enemies and obtaining ample
revenge for past scores.
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Providence is a good town with a
winner and with loser, too, if the
club does not become a chronic tail
ender. The GRANVILLE fans were get
ting tired of a second division team,
but now that the Donovanites are
showing class, the public is giving
them good support. Thirty-eight
hundred fans saw the first two games
between the Tigers and Grays.
Pitcher Galore, once with Jersey
City. has been released to Wilkes
barre. by Buffalo.
Anyhow Sweeney had a home run
for the Yankees. That's some conso-
lation.
New York fans are waiting to see
how Chase will perform with Chi
cago against the Yankees on Sat-
urday in his first game with the
White Sox. If he stars he will be
jeered and accused of laying down,
and If he fizzles he will probably be
hooted anyhow. Seems as though Hal
made a. mistake in arranging to play
his first game at New York.
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Bill Louden took Bush's place at
shortstop for Detroit yesterday. He
had one hit in three attempts but
could not turn the tide of defeat.
Eddie Collins had four hits against
Detroit yesterday. Ed is bingling
harder than ever and is due to have
about the best year In his career. He
should reach his zenith as a star this
season.
Schalk. the White Sox catcher, is
hailed as the best young catcher in
the American League. Chicago took
him In preference to Wells, of Jersey
City, last summer