Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
CALLAHAN SHINES
IN PINCH HIT ROLE
Newark's Right, Though a
YOungster, Fills in Fourth
Position.
KENT GOES TO MEMPHIS


Leo Callahan. sturdy little stick
wielder Tor the Tigers. has beer
doing exceptionally good work IN I'll.
cleanup role for the Tigers, IN spite
of the fact that the Newark team il
not winning many games Galatians
work has been most consistent 1t Is
seldom that the honor OF batting
fourth falls on tie shoulders of
younsster. II is generally the vet
eran slugger who grips his bat al thu
end Of the handle and takes a long
healthy waliop who has that posi-
ton.
Since the Kraft trouble occurred
Callahan has Deen the cleanup
clouteF. and he has delivered quits
frequently Car has a fine eye anf
seldom goes after a bad bah. Fot
the same reason he seldom strikes
out. He hits the ball in front Of hin
most of the time before it gets neal
the plate, and when he meets It tht
pill generally sails on a line 70 centra
or right centre. Leo has the making
Of a big Lacquer, and IL is almost GER.
tain that he win be with either
Brooklyn or Boston IN the Nationa
League next year.
Maurice Kent. the Tiger pitcher
sold TO Memphis, has finally made uE
his mind to report TO the Southern
organization. He left last night.
A second reply from the National
Commission on the Kraft case yes
terday contained the Information tina
the ruling handed down by Garry
Hermann and his eonfferes Is final
President David Z. Fultz. Of the
Players, Fraternity. stated today that
he had taken the matter Up through
another channel. which he hopes will
IL productive Of better results. IN
the event that the order Is moi
rescinded by next Monday or Tues
day, Fu1tz reitsrafes his promise t.
make a statement as to the course n
be pursued by ito players organize
ton in the matter.
Another game on the wrong SAD
of the ledger
Newark has no reason 10 fear tn
teams behind. but the Tigers will have
hard time closing up that gap be
tween sixth and fourth place If the3
do not soon try for the first division
Newark had all OF It's speed IN hi
game yesterday, but the Grays 80
the jump
1t was hard on Sherrod Smith.
Ed Onslos, the left-handed IRIS
sacker of the Providence club. HAITI
dies himself cleverly around the hrs
sack and hits well The S1rreI top i
doing more than his share 70 VIII
games for the Grays.
Bill Donovan watched the gaED<
from the grandstand. The ProvidenG
club has only eighteen men on it.
payroll. including the manager. arr
its salary limit is said to be less tina:
Sc, 600
Every manager here since the thif
league bomb was exploded locks On
as a joke.
Matty Mcintyre is earning his "a
airy as coach. He has played ofit
one game in six weeks, but Mafts i
valuable man to have around.
Mays. the underhand finger Of ti
Grays, may work for them today n
would not be SO hard to hit If ttl
other teams saw more pitching Of IT,
same KIND
The Tigers had only three hits
Schultz up to the eighth inning
Getz and Myers came through vii
timely raps when the Tigers 80
three runs. Schultz had been bluff s.
the splitter most OF the time, but y
moistened the ball for fair whe7
Newark started biting Tie rests
was a pop-up by Leo Witter y
went in as pinch hitter
How Umpire Daily ever inasi
that Sherrod Smith WAS out IN
deep hit to short is mystery
has a wonderful imagination q
likely.
why not hire band and ha
resurrection day.? Things are "a
dead, and something is needed
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