Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-21
TIGERS CONF|DENT
THEY CAN REPEAT
Everybody Happy When Open
ing Day Rolls ROundess
Again.
ZIMMERMAN CAPTAIN

After weeks of preparation. re-
hearsing and planning, the Interna-
tional League. a stupendous and
spectacular speeialty-opening The
season-will be put on today, The
orchestra will get into action at 100
o'clock today at Wiedenmeyer's Park
and the curtain will roll up apprczi-
mately at 3:15. AT this time Mayor
Haussling will groove one, the
band will play the Star Spangled
Banner, and another season XIII be.
ushered in.
The Newark club has been groom
ing Johnny Enzmann to pitch this
opening battle for five days. Tnz-
mann has had good rest and shsuld
be at his best. The Tigers wa be
crippled by the absence of Gus 6fetz.
but Zach Erhard will have tie en-
enlargement of all OF the Tiger
rooters in holding down second hose.
GetZ is laid up with q twisted ;t11lsle.
Eddie Zimmerman is the official
captain of the Tigers this season. tils
first the Bengals have had since fyl2.
when Harry Smith held the jon.
Last year Harry Swacina was SUP
posed to have the job, but ne WAS IL
more captain than was Zimmerman.
Eddie'S experience and the fact that
he is the brainiest third sacker in the
league entities him to the job. I'D, is
a hustler. too--not from Rochester.
but from Newark. N. j.. and Edeis
expected to shine at his new job
Zimmerman is one of those players
who are at their best when most de-
ponds on them. Mrs. Captain Eddie
Zimmerman arrived from York. Pa.
to view the proceedings, and the
1simmermans will make their abode
in this city during the season.. a MIS-.
Zimmerman, who is red hot fan,
has predicted a pennant for the tt
gers. and Eddie has confirmed che
Judgment of his better half by.s9n-
nouncing that he can see no reason
why the Tigers should not repeat.
The Rochester club, which opens
here today. is quartered at New
York, and, according to Rochester
| scribes there will be several Efpwef
City rooters at the game, so ifsi tito
man next to you lets loose a WHOM
/ of joy when things are going bad for
/ the champins. don't look upon him as
| a traintor-he may be so unfortunate
as to live in Rochester.
! John CAMEL has not had a penna1t
| now in three years--that is. since 1911
and he is beginning to get peevish.
| Jawns lineup looks pretty good, II
| Schultz can hold down the third sack.
l The street parade of former years
! is q thing of the past so far as the
/ Newark club is concerned. The only
| procession will be that of the two
| teams as they march across the tie
| field to the strains of martial music.
"Our Champions" written by Arthur
Qberebuear. local musician. which
| is further proof that Newark Knows
| How" *
AS a rule, the Tigers are successful
on opening day. The scores are gem
orally close. and some new hero is
generally produced every season,
Last year Bill Collins was the STAR OF
the game Most of the Tigers feel
that they can beat the Hustlers most
any time, and they are counttngs on
cleaning up the series which begins
today. -
Cliff Curtis. the veteran twifIer
who helped Newark last Fall and
pitched the game which cinche1 ~
pennant, was due to arrive toSay. eRut
had not reported at the Continental
Hotel up to noon ID
The Valley Forge Cutlery Company
has declared half holiday to allow
the employees to attend the opening
game at Wiedenmayers Park today.
Other firms also closed down and al
lowed their employees to get away
early, as the official starting time
was set at $3.50 o'clock. 4.
Arrangements have been mTtie ito
.have lady ushers at the park, the
squad from Il local theatre attendipg
the reserved seats and boxes. -