Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12

The Newark public has much to
/ be thankful for. Not only Is this
city a permanent fixture in the Fed
eral League, which is a major
league, but It looks very much as
If we have a pretty good baseball
team. Surely in the opening game
at Baltimore on Saturday the Pops
proved themselves to be nifty ag-
gregation, and they won a game
| that was both interesting and ex-
citing to watch. They got of to a
bad start in the very first inning,
when two runs were scored against
them. but they showed gameness by
coming right back In the second
inning and accounting for three tai
lies. Again the Terrapins came
through with three runs In the sew
enth inning, and 1t looked for
moment as if they were going to get
more, but the Newfeds settled down
and nipped the concerted rally be-
fore real harm was done. There are
a dozen and one things about the
Pops that are certain to commend
them to the fans. They look like
big league aggregation in every
way. and they go about their busi-
ness in big league style. Manager
Bill Phillips is a quiet but effective
director, and the fans here need
not worry about the team making
a respectable showing It would be
foolhardy to say that the Pops are
going to win the pennant, even II
the team did come through last |
year a winner However, the fans
may rest assured that the Pops have |
class and that they viii be up
around the top fighting every inch |
of the way.
One game, of course. doesn't tell US !
any wonderful story, yet IL was very !
apparent that we are not strangers |
in Baltimore The Terrapins were |
out there in their full strength, with |
Jack Quinn. their best pitcher, in the |
box, while the Pops were under a big |
handicap. Riordan, our star catcher. !
was not in the game, though HUM /
did fairly well behind the bat. Ger
many Schaefer was on first base,
where HUM should have been, and
the absence of regular men In these
two positions made some difference.
In the outfleld. too. there was a sub
stitute in uniform. Gilbert White
house taking the place OF Vincent
Campbell, who was not in condition
TO play. OF course, the Newfeds
could not hope to go on winning under
such handicap, but It shows that
the team is a very strong one to take
so much the worst Of IT and then win |
out. The Pops success, am told, is
due IN a large measure to their fight
Ing spirit and their loyal spirit. Each
man on the team Is for the other fell
low, and all Of them are for the man.
ager One will tell you the other fell
low is the best player in the league,
and It is one big boost all along the
line.
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The Newark team looks like q, hit
ting team-at least it did on Satur-
day The boys go up to the plate az
II they mean business and they take
a good, healthy wallop at the ball.
On the bases they are fast and they
are willing to take any old kind Of
chance to get on the next bag. When
they hit the ball they ran 1t out and
there is not lazy bone on the team.
With Campbell and Reriden in the
game and first base properly covered,
the Peps will take some beating.
Falkenberg Is still first-class pitcher
and he showed that he had the
brains in the opening game. He got
In the hole in the seventh and It
looked for a moment as If he would
have to have help. But he got |
through all right, though the Terra
pins came within run of tying our
score He showed, too, he was there
strong, when in the eighth and ninth
innings he moved his foemen down.
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Ed. Roush. whom we have heard |
so much about, looks to be the goods.
Some OF the players say he Is a bet
ter man than Benny Kauff, and Man
sser Phillips has been quoted as say
ing that Roush IS as good a bali |
player IS Kauff. In his exhibition ON |