Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-11
BASEBALL NOTES
Well, the season is open. anyway.

II DAOLDAI
Well, the season is open. anyway.
Now if the weatherman will only
behave.
There wasn't even chance TO
start few cheers for Giant fans.
Magee looks like a fixture in right
field. Sherwood played the position
as if he had been there for years
His catch of Erwin's drive off the
fence in the sixth was a wonder.
The champions of both leagues lost.
| but Boston had some satisfaction in
the victory of the Braves over the
New York Giants.
The Tigers lost the starter but
that does not necessarily mean that
Cobb is going to get his $4,000 per.
The, Browns and Senators were
the only home teams TO win yester-
day.
The Pilgrims with four youngsters
who never played big league ball be-
fore gave the Giants a fine drubbing
for the opener. And during the
/ thrashing the great Tesreau was
driven to the stable,
! Walter johnson has started and
| his first victory was achieved with
! the new executive of the land look
ing on and beaming his satisfaction.
There was no denying the Dodgers
ability to hit. They swung with such
nicely at the ball that the sphere
shot off their bats with tremendous
speed. making it a mighty ticlllish
job for the Phillies' infelders during
the bombardment
Casey" Dolan entertained the fans
prior to the game in Brooklyn yes
terday by leading the band. Armed
with the baton of the regular band
master, Casey" did stunt which
would have made Creatore look like
a bush Lacquer
Charley Ebbets is handicapped by
a bluff outside his new $1,000 park
in Brooklyn directly behind left and
centre field Fully 5000 persons-near-
ly as many as were inside-watched
the Phillies defeat the Superbas from
this point of vantage yesterday.
Mike Doolan made some wonderful
plays in Brooklyn yesterday. But the
greatest of all was when he ran back
of second. scooped up Wheats
grounder and threw-the fleet-footed
Indian out at first in the fifth inning
Even Superba partisans had to APP
paud the dentist after that play,
Brooklyn fans stood up in the sew
enth inning and tried to coax a rally.
A walk to Meyer with one out sent
their hopes up high. But the next
two men proved easy.
Latest reports have it that Jim
Thorpe. Indian athlete, will ere long
become a member of the st. Louis
Cardinals. All that is needed for the
Olympic star to join ST. Louis is for
Ma nHReT h1CdIdN ~ dCttDl an OIleE
made by Miller Higgins, who is will
ing to take Thorpe off the Giants
hands.
Bob Ewing, former member of the
phillies pitching staff, but more re-
Gently of the Cincinnati Reds, has
caught on with tho st. Paul Club, of
he American Association.
Schultz was robbed of home run
d. Kansas City, say Cub players.
Schultz put the ball over the fence
and Umpire Miller called him out be-
cause he failed to touch third base.
Evers made loud and vigorous kick
and was promptly elected from the
game.
II won't ,ge hard to detect the boss
at the West Side ball park this year.
c. Webb Murphy, the man who hires
and fires, has arrayed himself in the
brightest green hat obtainable and
anyone looking for him can't miss
him.
Stovan intends to retain the four
oatchers-Agnew, Alexander, Crossin
and McAllister. But he is still over
stocked with inflelders and outfield-
ers Two tardy members, Balenu and
Maisel, will prevent chopping their
departments until these men display
' their ability
: Manager Hughie Jennings is won
> derlng whether his big twirler, Edgar
. Willett. will deliver this year. The
big Kansas hurler has everything, but
! he has had little success.
i XIII that gag about some young.
, ster inventing new sort of curve
: says George Mullin, Of she Tigers
''Ths last curve has already. beer