Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28

trade "Swats' to some other club,
Smith said no and he had his way
about it. When Swacina went over to
D. bit displeased. but Manager Smith
Immediately put it up to them to
get a good man in the place of
"Swats." This they will do, of course,
and the new man will likely be John
Hummel, who has for years been a
member of the Brooklyn Club. The
staff correspondent of the Evening
Star with the Newark team at Co.
lumbus, Ca, said in his story on
Wednesday in this newspaper that
Harry Smith, in a quiet way, had
, admitted that Hummel would be the
man, If this is so, the Newark fans
should be deligted with their new
first baseman. He isn't a regular first
sacker, but he can play most any
position and play it we'll In fact, he
has held down every job on the
Brooklyn team but catcher, and he
wanted to go behind the bat many
times, but Bill Dahlen, then manager,
refused to give him the opportunity.
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Hummel. if he comes to Newark
Will strengthen the team whole
lot. He knows the ropes and he will
be great help to Harry Smith He
can hit well and should bat more
than 300 in the International League
Hummel as first baseman for the
Newark team was talked about in
these columns weeks and weeks ago
During a conversation with Charley
Ebbets, jr president of the Newark
Club, the subject of first baseman
was discussed long before Swacina
swung to the OUTLAWS" At that
time the junior Ebbets said his father
wouldn't let Hummel come over to
Newark unless it was impossible to
get someone else. There was also
talk of Enos kirkpatrick coming
here to play first at that time
Kirk" however, jumped to the Feds,
then jumped back again, and he is
now said to be with the Feds again,
this time in real earnest Perhaps
Kirkpatrick would have been our
first saclxer, but now that he has
gone, we will welcome in his place
John Hummel the "Old Hickory of
the Brooklyn Club.
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Some very good reports are coming
out Of the Newark training camp in
Georgia. The Evening Stars base
ball expert is on the scene, and his
stories of the doings of the players
are being relished, 1 know, by the
fans. Our staff man was the first
On the job to tip off the Evening
Stars readers that John Hummel
would very likely be the Tigers first
baseman the coming season, and the
fans are hereby advised to watch
hest news from the training camp of
the Tigers. In today's issue we have
n story by George Bell, the crack
pitcher, who picks Hummel as the
right man to hold down first base for
the Newark team; a story by our
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all the news of the camp, and another
story containing interesting para
graphs about baseball topics in gen
eral The baseball fans who desire
to keep abreast of the times will do |
we'll to read the Evening Star, for all |
the news about the regulars" and |
the outlaws" is printed in this !
newspaper every day
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Joe Agler is slated to play for the
Brooklyn Tip Tops. He was to have
played with Buffalo. This seems
strange. Larry Schlafy secured Ag-
Ter, who was signed with the Jersey
City club, and if 1t hadn't been for
the great activity of the outlaws"
up in Buffalo it would appear as if
Buffalo was going to be dropped from
the Federal League circuit How
ever, this is not so, for, according to
the latest reports the outlaws" have
secured the old race track for grounds
and will surely be ready when the
season opens. The Agler transfer to
Brooklyn can be taken to mean that
players up and thereby round out an
evenly balanced league at least, even
If there is a lack of star material in
the main.
The controversy between the
FIJI - Do ,41y T
ton is getting warmer, but it will soon
have to cease unless the hackers of
Boonton come to light and cover the
forfeit of $50 in the hands of Harry
Stone and show that they mean bust
ness. The argument was opened by
the Boonton followers, and now that
the Lewis eliminates have taken il
up there should be quick action.
There can be no crawling If both boys
really want to fight. So far Lewis
has displayed the greater desire to
hop into the ring with Boonton. 1t
is really up to the Kid, If he is sin
cere, to come out and show himself.
The facts are these: Boonton and
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Gus Troxler's recently and opinion as
to the winner was somewhat divided
although the non-partisans gave the
decision to Boonton. There was a
lot of talk and scrapping between
friends of both men, and finally the
Boonton admirers got to writing let
ters to the Evening Star The Lewis
followers have answered the letters