Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-27
WYATT LEE HOPES TO END
NEWARK'S LOSING STREAK
Veteran SOuthpaw Is to Pitch
Against Chattanooga Team
Today.
YOUNGSTERS SHOW FOPAl
Heckinger and WitterstaetE
Both Playing Excellent
Ball for Tigers.
From stan Correspondent Of the Ne =.
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ark Evening Starr
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, March "a
Sunny Tennessee is gloomy Tennes4
see for the Tigers today, and Harrs1
Smith, after losing six exhibit.on|
games In a row, has concluded that
something must be done to show tha
folks at home that the Tigers are not
a bunch of bushers.
1t is true that the BengaIs are nod
taking chances on the bases, because
Victories to be gained here are nod
worth the risk. Everybody in camp
feels today that the change in luck II
about due, and the International
League champs will try to wrest their
first victory of the season away frond
Chattanooga.
Harry Smith Undergoes Operation. s
Harry Smith underwent an ops F.
ton today at local khosrssA s
toe, which was strucl{by a foS L
at Macon. became infected and
bone was affected. Harry will pr
ably be handicapped For a short tin.
but he declares he will wear a IN
form just the same.
Wyatt Lee. who has not yet started
or even pitched an inning since tn,
active exhibition campaign wal
started, is down for the pitching joi
this afternoon and Sherod Smith
will probably be second choice. Les
boasts that he feels as though he car
check those frislSy Southern Leaguers
and he has asked for the chance tc
show some real pitching.
Rough Trip from Atlanta.
The Tigers had a very rough frir
from Atlanta yesterday morning, be-
Ing yanked out of their beds at {
o'clock. and their train was fully two
hours late, making 1t tedious jour-
ney As consequence, none of the
boys had much pepper. but, after d
good nights rest, there should be !
different story today.
President Charles II. Ebbets. sr.. OF
the Brooklyn Club, was here yester-
day when the Tigers came into the
Hotel Patton, Ebbets got his name III
the papers by being arrested, with d
chauffeur he had hired. for speeding.
The Brooklyn magnate and his party
were going over the historic battles
fields in this vicinity, and Charles was
very wrathy when blue-coateds
brass-buttoned individual spoiled his
trip.
Recruits Show Up Better Every Day.
Catcher Heckinger and Leo witteYS
staetter are shaping better every day.
Hecldnger is hitting the ball on thu
nose for longtime drives, but the out,
fielders are pulling In all kinds q
crazy catches from his stick. As soof
as they begin to drop safe. Heclxingse
VIII look like a million dollar prize.
The fact that Leo Witterstaetter has
been picked quite frequently for the
duty of filling in as pinch hitter and
Harry Smiths move In making him
understudy yesterday for Hi Myers,
makes 1t seem as though Leo would
stick with the Tigers. He has been
hitting the ball on the nose and he
also can wait the pitcher out, IL given
instructions to do SO. For this reason
Leo may be shifted to the top of the
batting srder very shortly.
HI Myers Is suffering from esiarle,
horse and Witterstaetter tooR Myers's
place in centre yesterday. He walked
twice, and the only reason he failed to
hit WAS a little hard luck, two of his
drives falling foul.
Enzmsnn's Work Satisfactory.
Johnny Enzmann pitched well
enough to satisfy the boys. He Is in
good shape. but Harry Smith did not
want to run the risk of hurting John
ny's arm. AMI the home team got their
hits off fast ones which Johnny
served up most of the time
Zach Erhard, the kid phenom." Is
doing well at first base in these exhi-
bition games, and he may become tho
regular first-sacker, at least until he't
arrives. Zach beat out bunt, h9
a single and u triple In four times
yesterday. His triple was made of
slow ball when the Chattano
pitcher tried to catch him nappin