Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-31
RICHMOND MAY BENEFIT ):
BATTERED BENGAL TEAM
Eddie Zimmerman to Lead Ti-
ger Assault Today If Old
Sol Agrees.
THEN ON TO WASHINGTON
Squad Booked for Four-Day
Stay in Nations
Capital.
tFrom star Correspondent OF the
Newark Evening Starr

tFrom stan Correspondents OF the
Newark Evening Starr q
RICHMOND. Va, March 3i.-This
historical city is the stamping ground
of the battered Bengals. who have
had two days of inaction since their
last defeat at Chattanooga. Whether
or not the two days, spent almost
constantly on the bumpers. will benz
eft the team more than a skirrntsh on
the diamond remains to be seen. The
Tigers, headed by Eddie Zimmerman,
win tackle the Richmond team today
provided Old Sol will smile long
enough to dry up the soggy field.
Inch by inch, so It seems to the
weary travellers. the Tigers are creep
/ ing nearer home. Following today's
game here the Tigers will ship for
Washington. where they will put UP,
at the Ebbit House for four. days. In
Washington the Tigers iail -ajoin
their advance guard, Bifly zimmef...
man. Jack Enzmann, Wyatt Lee ana
AL Schacht and this band should be
thoroughly rested and ready to give
the Senators a battle when the call
to arms is shouted within the shadow
of the White House tomorrow. Lit-s
tie significance is attached to today's
clash with the Richmond clan. but II
| the Tigers can rally and make y
stand at the capital much will be for-s
given by the home fans.
A game at Portsmouth yesterday
was impossible. 1t rained hard dur
| ing the early hours and the field was
swamped Still the local management
refused to call off the contest until.
o'clock. Then the Tigers FASTENED
/ down to the station, but no train was
! scheduled to leave for Richmond untfT'
ALA o'clock. The Tigers passed
through their old training camp at
| Petersburg, Va, on their way to
| Richmond
Many Hours on Trains.
During the last thirty hours the
Tigers have been on the Pullmansi
for twenty-four hours. Still they ara
somewhat luclSier than the Yankees
who spent eight consecutive nights on
the road after leaving Houston, Texas
These one-night stands and short
jumps are anything but beneficial to
n team, and the Yankees are little
better off in condition than the Tigers
Eddie Zimmerman. acting manager
! nf fba couad 10 1otnu hiu haat 10. Iaar+
everybody In good humor, and he -
succeeding. 1t is hoped that Harry
Smiths sore toe will be sufficiently
healed to allow him to put on a uni-
form by Sunday. An opening day,
even OF the exhibition season, at home
without Smith In uniform would n6y
seem natural
Bill Collins Talks Oranges.
iii Collins is keeping everybody
listening to his stories OF the won
derful orange orchard he has pur-
chased down in Florida, near a little
burg called Tillman. Bill is already
talking about bringing the Tigers
down there to train next season, II
he can induce the owners to see things
his way. Collins struck bargain Ia
Florida real estate, near a budding
town, and he intends to change his
allegiance from Iowa to the Dixie
province after the season closes, Mrs.
Collins, who is travelling G:sseasshN It's
Tigers along with Mrs. Getz and Mrs
Move. is not so enthusiastic and Bill
has to work overtime explaining this
beauties Of his Florida orange grove.
Montreal to Get Yankee Youngsters.
1t was learned today that a deal il
hanging fire and likely to go through
in the near future by which the Mon
treal club will receive some of Frank
Chances youngsters. The New York
team was here when the Tigers ar
rived last night. Frank Chance owes
the famished Royals two or three
players on the deal which brought
Gilhoolley TO the Yanlts. 1t is possible
that Gilhoolley may be sent back FOR
another years seasoning.