Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-21
MUCH DEPENDS ON
|. TIGER YOUNGSTERS
Newark Club Has Some Prom
ising Talent Among New
Corners.

Newafk's chances of repeating in
the International League race will de-
pend a great deal on the success of
the new men to be fitted into the III
gers 1914 machine. OF the newcom-
ers the most promising are Smith and
Heckinger, who are expected to sup
plant Aitchison and McCarty. A brief
line of dope on the new men and their
best points follows:
SHERROD SMITH. left-handed
pitcher, drafted on Larry Sutton's
recommendation from the Grand
Rapids club of the Central League.
Smith was ranked first at the end OF
the season with a percentage of SIS
in the records of games won and lost.
He batted for 2S9 in seventeen con-
tests, being used as a pinch hitter at
times. Smith spent the early part of
last season with the Louisville club.
where he won five games and lost two.
He had trouble one day with Manager
Jack Hayden and was farmed to the
Central League club, where his work
virtually won the flag for the Grand
Rapids club The little incident which
caused the breach between Sherrod
and his manager occurred one after
noon in June. Wilfred Osborn, who
played right field for Louisville, asked
to be excused in the ninth inning of
tight game. as he wanted to iilmp
home and had to make train connec-
tions. Hayden gave Osborn permits
sion to go and then put a pitcher in
right field. 1t so happened that the
pitcher muffed II line drive that lost
the game. Hayden blamed Smith for
pitching on the outside to the batter
and from that time on relations be-
tween manager and pitcher were bad
ly strained. Smith is already in solid
with the fans, not only because of his
class as pitcher, but because of his
ability to hit the ball hard
MIKE HECKlNGER. Came to the
Newark club via Brooklyn. Mike is
big fellow, measuring over six feet
in his bare feet and an inch more
when he has his spikes and catching
regalia on. Upon Mikes broad shout
ders depend much of the Tigers sue
cess this season, for he will have to
stand the brunt OF the work. Mike
however, boasts that he is lucky and
seldom meets with injuries, and If he
has his way he will handle the New
ark pitchers in every one of the 154
championship games. Mike has a
sunny disposition ana is popular with
his teammates He gave a flash OF
his hitting ability in the exhibition
games and is expected to do even bet
ter when he gets into his normal
stride. Mike is feeling like a tiger
released from his cage, for HeckingeI
was compelled to warm the bench all
season last year while he wore the
uniform of the Chicago Cubs and the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
RAY MOVIE is built close to the
ground and is something of little
Memo. Ray was noted as a fielder
last year in the New York State
League. Ray was a handy man on
the bases, too, piling up over eighty
runs and hitting the ball in handy
fashion. Move is the only left-hand-
ed hitter on the regular Tiger list, and
he has shown such good form Will
the Tigers that Manager Smith has
decided to keep him at shortstop
shifting Bert Tooley to first base.
LEO CALLAHAN is practically
new to local fans, though he had 9
tryout with the Jersey City club two
| seasons ago, and finished up with To
ronto last year. The only reason that