Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-27

manager of the New York Giants.
For McGraw to pay $4,000 for a
player he must be a good one, so we
must take 1t for granted that Schauer
has produced the goods to the salts
faction of the Giants manager or
else the youngster would not be pur-
chased for such a large sum. If he
is a good man, McGraw will soon
know. He held on to Rube Mar
guard when everybody said the Rube
was a false alarm; still when Mar
guard did show, he came like a
house afire and pitched great ball.
G.
Schauer, who has been nicknamed
Rube, A only 81 years of age, weighs
about 1S5 pounds and is a right-hand-
ed pitcher by profession. He is to be
strictly temperate in his habits and
has never looked at women or listened
to the rifle of cards.
His parents hoped he would be a
minister in the German Lutheran
church, but he wanted to be an &C.
countant, so they compromised and
he went to Waverly, Ia, to grow into
a professor of some sort. Finally the
RUDE discovered he could pitch, and
Fred Curtis, manager, of the Superior
Club, heard of him and signed him.
Now McGraw has him, and if he has
the makings he will surely be de-
veloped.
g.
Schauer was a schoolboy pitcher in
1911 and he also twirled for several
lot teams. In 1912 he pitched eight
games for the Garrison Independents
and didn't lose a one. He went up a
step in 1918 and joined the Superiors.
He has pitched a number of one-hit
games and came within the proven
bal ace of pitching a no-hit game.
He went into the ninth inning white
as snow, but scratch hit, with two
out, spoiled the sheet. He will join
the Giants on August Is and coached
by McGraw and the ever-faithful
Wilbert Robinson, who developed
Marquard, he should make good.
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Harry Smith Day" should be a
whopper as far as attendance is con-
cerned. The manager of the Tigers
has given Newark grand ball team,
and about the best baseball the fans
here have ever had. To Smith must
go all the credit for the success of
the team, for he would be held to
account, as was Joe McGinnity. for
the failure of the club. AS a boss,
Manager Harry is huge success. He
directs well, and he wears we'll with
the players and with the public. He
is on the road to win the much-cov-
eted pennant, and it is up to the citi-
zens of Newark to show that they are
with him by turning out in vast num-
bers tomorrow. 1t is Harry Smiths
Day." and the manager naturally
feels that he is to be feted and hon
ored, and he desires, of course, to
have things done in a first class man.
ner. The attraction is a particularly
one, Rochester being the club
that will oppose the Tigers. so every
body will get their moneys worth,
and the Harry Smith Day" celebra-
ton on the side.
g
The matching of Francisco Verri
against Champion Frank Kramer is
a sad mistake. Manager Chapman
evidently believes he might as well
send the Italian to slaughter as to
hold him for later on. Maybe so, but
in stacking him UP against Kramer
at this time Chapman is spelling
good card. Verri, it's almost a million
to one, although Kramer is crippled
and not at his best, will be beaten,
and his admirers, like all other ad-
mirers of heroes, will forsake him.
Just now, with a victory over Joe
Fogler. Verri is held in high regard
by his countrymen, who flock to the
Ve1odrome to see him ride. After the
race against Kramer Sunday, the
Italian fans will not have hero to
worship. The idol will be broken
smashed to smithereens.
C
Verri is riding well, but he hasn't
been over here long enough to be at
his best. He could probably beat
Frank Cavanagh and maybe Alfred
Grenda and he would have a good
chance, perhaps, against Jackie Clark,
but in putting the clever Italian
against Kramer is,just like butting his
head against the wall. For one thing,
he is not properly acclimated yet, and
even if his chances in his best form
were rosy he wouldn't have look-in
in his present condition. Verri, Of
course, will do his best to give Kra-
mer a race, but the champion is so
skilful in match racing that he is sure
to beat the Italian hands down.
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1t is said that when Manager Chap
man slipped Verri the news that he
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in return slipped Mr.. Chapman one of
his most pleasing smiles and said in
broken language: VERT to. meet
Kramerl oh, very WE'LL" Then he
beat it out on the Velodrome track to
indulge in workout, for, as Verri
himself says, THAT Kramer, he flies,
and | must get some wings myself
to catch him." The Italian need not
worry-even wings would not suffice.
G
The big show tonight is the Gunboat
Smith George Rodel fight at the Gar
den in New York Warm as is the