Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-21
Tigers, Orioles and Hustlers
Should Be in Run
ming.
MANY PICK THE BIRDS
But Newark Players Are Con-
fident of Their Ability to
Repeat.
GAMES TODAY
Rochester at Newark
Montreal at Jersey City
Buffalo at Baltimore
Providence at Toronto

The International League baseball
season of 1914 will be officially started
today in four towns comprising the
eastern section of the circuit New
ark has the biggest game of the day
Rochester playing here. and as the
Tigers and Hustlers, always bitter
rivals, are almost certain To be con-
tenders again, the contest is doubly
important.
The Tigers chances of repeating
this season are considered very good
by the players themselves. Most of
the boys think another pennant will
fly in Newark and that Baltimore is
the team they will have to beat out.
Harry Smith predicts that the Tigers
will beat out Jack Dunn and that he
is confident the Tigers can repeat
brief summary of the outlook in
other towns follows:
Jersey City, our nearest neighbor
and worst rival, looks better on paper
than last year, according to the critics
who have watched the Skeeters per-
form in exhibition games. The Pests
did not do bad work in their exhibit
ton contests and their final stand in
the International League depends en-
tirely on how the newcomers fulfill
expectations and predictions. Glanc-
ing over the lineup of the Pests one
would hardly recognize the team with
out first glancing at the name over
the roster. Eschen, the phenomenal
outfielder. and Bues the hard hitting
third -sacker, are the only vets left.
Strait, picked up as cleanup hitter,
is a slugger from the coast. Koehler
will be tried at shortstop, Hulswitt at
second and Barry on first base. Gov
ernor James F.. Fielder, who was
elected to pitch the first ball, could
rot attend the game, and so the
honor fell to his secretary, l.. Edward
Hermann.
The Baltimore team is touted all
over the league as sure pennant
contender. Jack Dunn'S infield with
Ball, Midkiff, Derrick and Gliechmann
looks like nifty quartet, both at hit
ting and fielding. Dunn's outtield,
Cree, Daniels and Twombley, is also
, up to the standard, fast on the bases
and a hard hitting trio. Dunn has
good catcher in Ben Egan, but needs
another backstop to help Ben out.
Jacks pitching staff looks very good.
Ruth, a big southpaw, is touted as
coming Marquard. Dunn produces
pitching phenom every season and
Ruth is expected to be his star twirler
this year. The Buffalo team opens at
Baltimore and it promises to be an
SlleTeSlltlS StTleS DIS the DisoiS Gtil-
orally get away 10 aIgood start every
spring.
One reason why the Orioles are
Savored for the flag by many critics
ia the opinion that Connie Mack and
Gther big league managers will help
Dunn to fight the Feds, who are very
strong in the Monumental City. The
case of Cree going to Baltimore was
a striking example.
Providence will open at home with
the Toronto team as the attraction
The Grays look no better and no
worse than last year. Bill Louden,
counted on to help the Grays, jumped
to the outlaws, leaving Bill Donovan
in the lurch. Bill has many friends
who would like to see him get up in
the race but the Grays will have a
hard time getting anywhere with
their present makeup.
Rochester is again a good hitting
combination. If Schultz comes UP to
expectations at third base all will
be we'll Camel is laying lines for
Jack Martin the Plainfield boy, now
with the Boston Nationals. If Gam
eel RECEIVERS Martin his chances will
be greatly improved. Keefe, Hughes
and Hoff are three dependable twirl-
ers, while Williams Is promising
catcher.
Ii all OF the buIldlO letHi W6Ie DIS
good as Treusdale, Roach and Nc
Cornell the Bisons would win the
pennant in a walk, but Bill Clymer is
not so fortunate in gathering ball
players as to have such star combi-
ration. The Bisons have long lacked
strength in the box and unless they
can uncover some new phenoms their
chances are not very bright though
they look like a first division team.
Toronto, with Tim Jordan going
like a house ON fire, and Bob Fisher
hitting as only Bob can, should be a
getaway to a good start. The Leafs
have many new men and they will
have to show their calibre before
much can be said about Torontos
chances.
Montreal lost about fourteen men
through assertions and sales since
last season, otherwise the Royals
would be factors in the race. Yeager
who is slipping; Otto Deininger and
Eenny Purteli are the only veterans
left in MontreaPs lineup. Montreaps
star pitching staff has been sfrot to
pieces. McGrayner and Mason look
to be the best that Bransfield has
left