Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-09
.GRAYS CAN'T STEAL
.ON MIKE HECKINGER
On Bases Tiger Catcher Has
Them Scared Stiff-Newsy
Notes of the Game.
0'R0URKE DRAWS RELEASE

When it comes to stealing bases
against Mike Heckinger, the Provi-
dence Grays seem to be scared stiff
In the two games here the visitors
have not even tried to steal on Mike
more than once. In Sundays game
Fabirue tried to pouch a perch, and
was nipped so badly by Mikes fine
throw that the Grays have stayed
close To first base ever since.
Hecllinger stands well up in the
records for keeping base runners
from committing thefts. Egan, of
Baltimore, and Kritchell. of Buffalo,
are among the few catchers who
Eave better records than Mike in the
assist column. Mike is batting below
the 20 mark, but he is due to take
a jump as soon as some of his liners
land in safe territory.
Newark stickers nicked Donovan's
$4,000 charmer for seven safe ones.
Lees double was the only extra bag
ger of the reverie.
Tutwiler speared one that was
labeled for two from Writer'S will
low. Hi Myers also did some sharp
maneuvering to get under one or two
tough flies
The pennant got its first wetting
yesterday.
"Rooter' Voltz, the iceman. had a
rival yesterday from out of town evil
IDENTIFY, for he kept saying come on
Newark" with the emphasis on the
ark" as all foreigners pronounce
the name of our fair burg.
Eddie Zim had only three chances
but they were all difficult.
Whites nice throw in the second,
catching Tutwiler at third, saved Lee
some trouble in that round.
The Grays will get a chance to face
right handler today and then we
will see just how strong their much
Wanted hitting prowess is.
Bill Donovan's crew has failed to
show anything at all classy on the
bases. There is very little science
in their makeup. It's a case of hit or
miss with them all the time.
Paddy Baumann may be good
sticker but he does not class with Ed
die Zimmerman as a third-sacker-
Baumann sometimes manages to
cover the ground he stands on. The
more we see of other red light
guardians the more we think of our
captain
Jack O'Rourke, who drew his re-
lease yesterday, watched the game
from the grandstand. Jack hopes to
sign with Montreal. Smith tried to
fnlu II i'm tkritb he arI1 / naq 10
but could not find a job for him.
ORourke is not a bad hitter, and if
he would stick to catching instead of
shifting around at different positions
he should develop in time. Last sea-
son Jack played in the Atlantic
League and was shifted about every
day. so that he became a jack of all
trades and a skillful mechanic at
none.
Umpire Hart halls from Providence
and he gave his home team fair
show, but it would have been impos
sible to play on that muddy field in
the ninth. Bill Donovan is a pretty
good sport in spite of the fact that his
team has dropped five in row.
The Grays are in-and- outers-spurt
ing and slumping in turns so that
they never get anywhere in the
league standing.
Onslow showed that he had no
grudge against Bill Donovan for
taking him out the day before, by
TRIPPING in the ninth and nearly
breaking up the game.
The fans are all calling Kraft
"Swats" It's a pretty good name for
him. Let it stick.