Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-28
jeff Stars in Role of Pinch Hit
ter and Allows Only One
Safety.
MIX-UP is RESPONSIBLE
A misunderstanding Between
Fielders Spells No-Hit Game
for New Pitcher.

Shortly before yesterdays game,
: Kitty Bransfield, who manages the
Montreal Royals, and next to Napol-
destiny" the world has ever known,
remarked that he liked the Tigers.
In Kitty's own words, THE Tigers
were a well-balanced team" he said,
but Harry Smith will have to find
a man to take Cy Barger's place.
Barger," said Kitty, was not only a
cracker-jack pitcher but he was a
star pinch hitter and any time club
loses a man like him 1t hurts. Yes,
] think Harry Smith will have to find
q man to take Barger's place" Less
than two hours later Smith had found
the man, and the heir to Cy Barger' S
throne is none other than Jeff Holm
quist. In many ways Holmquist re-
sembles the scrawny Tiger star who
deserted the champions at the FEEDER
ais beck. First of all Holmquist rep
reSents, Cy somewhat physically.
There is not much of him, but that
is not half so important as the re-
semblance between the two in their
style of pitching.
Holmquist Has Good Curve.
Homduist looks like . curve-ball
pitcher with excellent control and
, noodle The Royals found that out
yesterday when jeff stepped in and
shut them out by q score of to 0,
allowing one hit, or rather being
charged with one hit. Jeff did not
allow this teammates permitted
that on one of those "Alphonse and
CASTOR" pieces of work. Billy Zim-
norman and Hi Myers were so bash
full that neither wanted the honor of
taking Madden's easy fly in the fifth
and between the pair the pill waited
gently to terra firma while they look
ed on in mingled dismay and amaze
ment to think that such a calamity
could happen in such q clever outfeid
trio as the Tigers boast Billy Zim-
norman could have caught the ball
in his vest pocket while running back
wards and Hi Myers could have nip
ped that easy little skyscraper If he
were blindfolded and gagged with
both hands and feet tied. Yep. 1t
would have been a cinch for Hi to
catch that ball with his teeth, even
under such difficulties as described
above. The fact remains. however,
that the bali fell safe thereby robbing
Holmquist Of a no-hit, no-run game.
JEFF Carries Punch.
Besides all the good things said
about IIolmquist so far there were
other features to his work that stood
pil do 90 a lAlOlC va %
mouse. Jeff carries a punch! Or
maybe it would be better to call it
kick He damned the timber
against the horsehide yesterday fDr
two sweltering doubles, driving in
two big runs and breaking up his
own game. Just why they called
Holmquist Jeff might have seemed
u mystery to the casual observer
after glimpsing his somewhat frail
Nh IVp11nuri11C fbpSn iNNn wal
lops, however, everybody agreed that
Jeff was no miSnomer. HolmquiSt
is very much entitled to his soubri-
quet.
ss,..=4 Always Hits Hard.
Just to prove that Holmquists
stickWork yesterday was no accident.
q glance into the retrospective pages
of history-such as is furnished by
Spalding's guide-is worth While. The
paKed facts stated by figures prove
chat Holmquist always could come
through with the old pinch punch
Even when he worked out in Travers
City in the Michigan State League
up among the lumber jack and cop
Der mines and other wild things.
Holmquist could slug the sphere Just
listen to his average as set forth in
plain Arabic: Batting average. .2S0;
hits 81; doubles. 8: triples, 4; home
runs. lin fifty-six games. Even
more impressive is the information
that the Newark club has a pitcher
who stole sixteen bases and scored
% runs. twirler who can run the
bases is as rare as a palm tree in
Alaska--if not more so.
Speedy on the Paths.
Bolmduist showed his speed on the
paths by trying to score ON a wild
throw from second base. He was
nioped at the plate, but the play was
so close that the Montreal Royals