Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-06
HECKINCER and MOVE MAKE
: HIT WITH NEWARK RANDOM
Newcomers Are Heroes in
Opening Game of Exhibi=
ton Season.
MIKE IN "HALL OF FAME
Catches Ball Thrown from
Washington Monument, Du-
pIicating Streets Stunt.

phia Athletics here yesterday, has
further claim to fame. On Saturday,
Sir Michael who is already idolized
bJ Newark fans, succeeded in catch
ing a ball thrown from the top of
the Washington monument at the
Capitol city Heckinger caught one
ball out of five. 1t will be remembered
that Catcher Gabby Street, who was
the first to perform the feat, only
Eucceeded in taking one out of thir-
teen baseballs dropped from the
monument. Heckinger accomplished
his feat after Henry w. Medicus,
treasurer for the Newark Club, had
posted $40 prize. John Logan, of
Bayside, L. l., a friend of Medicus,
who was with the team, threw the
pills down on the southern side of
the monument. Heckinger missed the
{ first four, but caught the fifth
squarely in his mitt. 1t was travelling
with the velocity of an express train
when 1t struck and there was loud
smack. Heckinger's glove was slight
ly ripped near the thumb as the re-
suit of the force of the crash. He de-
clared that the ball weighed about
ninety pounds in his estimation
when it struck. Since Street succeed
ed in catching a ball from the monu-
ment, Billy Sullivan, member OF
( the Chicago Americans. in 1910, duph-
Gated the stunt. The monument is
555 feet high, but the landing from
which visitors glimpse the city only
800 feet above the ground. 1t is inn
possible to get any higher and it was
from this point that the balls were
thrown. Heckinger says 1t was fine
practise for getting into trim to catch
foul balls. Mike, however, is already
an adept at nipping these teasers and
he does not need much practise-at
least not the kind he had at Wash
ington.
A package of surprises was opened
yesterday at Wiedenmayer'S Park,
1 and it was a most delightful occasion
n the opening of the exhibition sea-
son--seith the Champion Tigers and
the Champion Athletics as the attrac-
ton The first pleasant surprise or
the day came in the very first inning,
when Ray Move leaped up in the ar
and pulled down a fierce smashing
liner off Eddie Murphy's stick. Be
fore the game ended everybody was
talking about Move, for the repeated
few innings later on hard hit
grounder back of third bose, robbing
,4Oldring of a hit Move had to SO
\ over almost to the foul line, It
Seemed, to stop the bali, which was
going on at a lively clip toward left
field. Ray never sti aightened up-he
shot the ball with the least waste OF
time on line to first base jusf II
time to nip the runner Move is
diminutive individual, but as lively as
q cricket. He found immediate
favor in the hearts of the fans, who
.zss-sae gIIwavs keen for new blood. Ray,
whose home is in Rochester, Ind, NOT
N. (which is very much to ms
credit-played last year and batted
,2S6. He stole something like forty
bases and scored over eighty runs
His fielding is all that can De Geslre1'
and his hitting has been excellent on
the spring training trip. Move is
f1eft-handed batter, and he can get
down the line at a lively clip. Kay
is in solid with the fans, and the
chances are that he will be even more
of a hero when the season opens, Ior
Ray is not yet at his pest.
Another surprise that took the
breath away from even the Tiger
! players themselves was the work OF
Hoimduist, a pitcher, at first base.
Holmduist Is a pretty good base hit
manufacturer for one who is nsted
as a twirler Harry Smith says he
was impressed by Holmquists MT
ting more than four years ago in the
o. and P. League. AT that time
Smith was scouting for the Boston
Nationals, but Holmquist had
veady been grabbed up by Presi-
Ut Charles II. Ebbets. sr., who saw
lie game, was delighted with Holln-
allist's work and told how he was
mystified one day to see youngster
at the Brooklyn camp make sensa-
tional catch in centre field. VINO
is that?" ased Ebbets. That's
Holmuuist," replied Manager ROBIN
son. Holmquist may be tried out at
first base in the practise to be held
dailv at Wiedenmayer Park. lie
SHAPED I'D satisfactorily for the few
= innings he worked yesterday attef
replacing Erhard, and 1t never hurts
to experiment at this stage OF
the season-especially when hrsI
sacker is needed. Mulhai' the new
est recruit, is due to report to Man
oyer Harry Smith, and doubtless
some of the fans will turn out to
] give him the once over.
Returning to Michael Vincent Heck
t,,,rer who is called the right-handed
Ty Cobb of the game by his mates,
Mike surely lived up 10 expectations
and proved worthy of all the bouquets
tossed at him yesterday, Mike Is
ylean-cut. thletic and AMBITIOUS. ne
!. has no bad habits and the Sample Oh
4 IN hitting he gave yesterday when ne
SINGLED and tripled, driving in three
II ~ Newark's four runs, was Just an
inlsIinp of q flash of the smuggling he
Is capable Of doing. Mike was kept
- tbe bench all last season as a mem
her of the Chicago CUBS ana the
prooklvn Superbas, and IT is IKE com
NO hacL, 10 life after being dead Tor
Mike 10 be free to play again. Mike
1id not get a chance to throw any
bodv out yesterday, because hopooy
tried to steal, but Mike can throw 70
{, the bases He gets them down i9 9
and at the right spot for the lilllelu o,eI
TO finish the job of tagging out inc
runner.
naragraph dedicated to Bill Col
Gnef successful return to the Tiger
fold is merited by the sensational
: catch Bill pulled off in right neld on
1Sddia Cabins in the third inning
Collins made some wonderful calcnes
IN the snrine training trip, but ms
headlorg dive yesterday for COINS
,ne hy was marvellous. Az pal PHI
had the honor of making the ffst n,
of the game--s-Sa'rssss..f -NlNn Iile ~ ~
field line. BfI1 gets most OF his nus
-,tiovr, tJfe foul lines-miXlng thell pS-
t,yeen right and left with great SIKH.
oiII did not score on this wallop be
ca,,se there were two out in the nrst
a inning and w. Zimmerman ialleu 70
come through with a hit. Then 10
.boyy that he could still bunt ana peal
4hem ont. Bill laid one down ana