Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-13
A|TCH|SON SHADED
BY SHERROD SMITH
Tiger SOuthpaw Has Best of 1t
During Five-Inning
Workout.
TOOLEY STARS WITH BAT

NO cOnnOlSSeuI. CIlltC OF ldA given
to Analysing the merits of baseball
performers, could have asked a better
opportunity to judge two ballplayers
than was afforded for five innings,
yesterday, at Wiedenmayer's park.
Raleigh Aitchison, premier pitcher of
the International League and Sherrod
Smith, the crack young southpaW,
heir to Aitchison's throne, were the
subjects under the minute Inspection
of the microscope, The results were
eminently satisfactory from a New
ark standpoint, even though Newark
lost the decision-after Smith had
been relieved-the final score being;
Brooklyn, 8; Newark 5. The outcome
of the exhibition was in itself not
half so important as the questions:
"Has Sherrod Smith really got the
goods?" and us he as good as the
reports from the South would lndi-
cate? Most everybody appeared to
be satisfied that Sherrod would I'LL
in very nicely In Aitchison's place
and many of the Tiger rooters be-
lieved that the Newark team would
have won If Smith and Aitchison
were left to finish the game. Both
managers, however, figured that the
wind did the twirlers' arms no good
and accordingly both were yanked
at the end Of the fifth inning.
At the time Aitchison and Smith
were taken out of the contest, the
International League champions had
made one more run off Aitchison than
Brooklyn had made off Smith, the
score reading 4-3 against the visitors.
Tt must be admitted that the Dodgers
arr somewhat stronger in the swat
ting line than the Tigers, therefore it
is no disgrace at all to Smith that
the National Leaguers made seven
hits while Newark made six in those
five innings. Where Sherrod Smith
got the bulge on his rival, however,
the renowned Mr.. Aitchison, was in
his solid two Dagger that drove in a
run and his line drive that would
have been another hit If 1t had not
sailed straight at Cutshaw. Aitchi-
son was no weakling with the stick
last season, but Newark's new "Rube
WaddelP' Is far niftier with the hit
ting furniture. Raleighs best claim
to fame in the hitting line was a
sacrifice and a grounder which Getz
and Tooley handled with ease In the
third inning. The pace where Smith
showed his best nerve and control
In spite of the cross fire wind was in
the second inning where he famed
Stengel and Egan with two on bases.
" hSdL SuaNeu lne rest OF MS problem
by being caught trying to purloin
third base on the watchful Mike
Heckinger.
This second inning was the real
test of Mr.. Sherrod Smiths ability
as a WESTMINSTER and as a gamester.
His first adversary at the plate hap
pened to be Zach Wheat, a natural
hitter who finds the National League
pitchers for a 300 batting average
every season. Zach and Sherrod had
vigorous pitching duel. Wheat
fouled a half-doZen fast ones which
smith shot over on the inside of the
plate before Zach dropped a hit in
left centre and sprinted all the way
TO second base. Red Smith then was
MT by a pitched ball leaving two on
tne paths with none out, 1t was
Egan. - anu
Aside from Smiths pitching the
stlckwork of Tooley was brilliant
feature Bert played first base YES
terday and did fairly we'll He is not
yet accustomed to the bag. but thai
did not prevent him from banging
the ball hard when he got the chance
10 pat. Bert's first claim for fame
was his single with two on bases and
TWO out in the first inning. This
timely safety sent in Callahan and
Move. Raleigh Aitchison wore a
smile as sour as lemon juice mixed
with vinegar when this happened.
not that Aitchison has ANYTHING
against Tooley, he Just did not like
the idea of being scored on. In the
next round Newark picked up an
other run on Heckinger's single.
coupled with Sherrod Smiths double
to centre field. Along came Tooley
again in thei third with another safe
ty after w. Zimmerman had doubled.
and Bill, of course, scored, thus the
score was 4 to in three innings and
the Dodgers looked bushy for a
time.
The last part of the game was Just
one base hit after another, with a
generous sprinkling of doubles,
triples and home runs. Schacht,
pitching for Newark, was bombarded
for a homer by Red Smith In the
sixth which tied the score. In the
seventh, after Egan and McCarty
had singled, Allen, pitcher, showed
one of Schacht's shoots against the
bull for a home run, scoring three
double in the eighth off Holmquist
Melted two more Brooklyn runs.
On the other hand Allen pitched so
cleverly that the Tigers found scor-
ing a lost art until they picked their
final tally in the ninth Getz doubled
and scored on hits by Heckinger and
Holmquist. Allen then famed. the
next three batters, getting out of a
nasty hole, Payntar and O'Rourke
being his victims, as they were sent
up as pinch hitters. The score:
NEWARK.