Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-08

Came Here to See Him Play and
Was Disappointed
Yesterday.

Hank O'Day, manager of the Chi
cago Cubs, came over to Newark
yesterday to look over Bert Tooley,
the Tigers shortstop phenom, but he
was disappointed when he learned
that Bert is out of the game because
of charley-horse. O'Day left before
the game was over to get to West
Side Park in order to see the Skee-
tiers and Orioles perform. He would
like to have Derrick, but Jack Dunn
would not let loose on the big fell
low for a mint.
O'Day says that Archer Is not as
, badly hurt as was supposed, and that
his twisted arm will soon come
around satisfactorily He is hard up
for a shortstop, as has been proved
by the offers he made recently for
Grant of the Giants.
Al Mattern, the new Tiger south
paw who made good yesterday in his
first game at home for the Tigers.
says that he has knocked about quite
a lot in the baseball world but that
Newark is one of the finest baseball
towns heS has struck in his career.
THE fans here understand the game
and appreciate the finer points, and
/ think they appreciate the work of
the players more than in many minor
league cities Yes, the Providence
Grays are pretty nifty bunch of hit
tiers, but I don't think they'll finish
high up. They have too many left
handlers in the lineup. This Newark
club looks good to me and we'll be in
the running by July 4. Wait and
see"
Matty Mcintyre rejoined the Grays
yesterday. He had been suffering
with a twisted ankle and had been
resting at his home in Long Island.
Msttern was about as invincible as a
pitcher can be. He had perfect control
and enough stuff to keep an army of
sluggers treading backwards TO the
buckets for aqua purs.
Rorty and Hart, new combination of
umpires, were introduced by President e.
G.. Barrow.
Same teams again today.
The pennant looked mighty nifty under
the Star Spangled Banner yesterday.
Gus Getz's fielding was cleancut and
his hitting beat the Grays. Gus drew
down many compliments from grandstand
and bleaehers.
Witter continues to bat at a lively clip.
He walked once and got one hit yester-
day.
Doc Reisigl and Jack Enzmann may
stage their pitching speciality Wednes-
day. Johnny generally beats his rival
from Brooklyn.
The Donovan crew can hit the ball, no
doubt about that but Mattern was their
master yesterday.
Harry Smith has so many pitchers that
he has to do some tall doping TO pick
his starter. He has a field of eight from
which TO choose today. Curtis Lee.
Holmquist Bell, schacht, Britton and
Kent are in line.
Sherrod Smiths wing is still stiff, but
he keeps working out the soreness at
every opportunity.
With Mattern In shape TO pitch win
ming ball the Tigers chances look rosy
for a good showing during their present
stay at home. Al will probably work his
next game at Baltimore, where the
Tigers spend three days at the weekend.
Jack Frill, who got credit for beating
the Tigers Saturday, says he always
pitched to "beat the band when music
was around.
Comstock, the $4,000 Detroit phenom.
whom Hughey Jennings purchased last
year and turned over to Donovan for
further seasoning, is due to peg today
for Providence. In his last start he
beat Baltimore, allowing three hits.
Mattern has won two games and lost
two this season-yesterday was his first
league game with the Tigers-that Is the
first that counts in his record.
Billy Zimmerman is back in his old
stride and takes a good cut at the ball,
with the result that he is ripping OF
doubles and singles of the snOrting
variety.
Move is an exponent of Bill Bryan's
wstchful waiting policy. He accepted
two passes as rewards for his patience.
Ought to send him to mediate at Niagara
Falls.
Hi Myers twice beat out infield bound
ers and then drew a pass.