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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
PHILLIPS MAY DEPEND ON
ED. REULBACH IN SECOND
GAME WITH TERRAPINS
tlanager's Probable Choice a Tribute of
His Confidence in Former Cub
Star--PepS Eager for Action.
VICTORY IS CAUSE OF GREAT GLEE

How sadly he was mistaken in his
guess is shown by the box score,
which contains thirteen bingles for
the Pops.
The fact that Manager Phillips
planned on using Ed Ruelbach to-
day was a glowing tribute to the big
fellow. Ordinarily Ed does not round
into shape until June, and his ene-
mics in organized baseball have been
predicting that the Fed club which
got him would be carrying a white
elephant and paying him a full sea-
sons salary for working half of the
campaign. Ed just grinned when he
saw that and started to get into
shape Immediately after signing with
the Independent major leaguers last
winter. The result was he Joined
Manager George Stovalrs team in
fine condition, and he was ready to
pitch two weeks before the other
fellows.
Manager Phillips of the Pops wore
a broad grin when Ed came over
from Marshall, Texas, to the Val
dosta camp after a second transfer
which brought the Fed Champions
to Newark. The big fellow cut loose
for about ten minutes and Bill Phil
lips was satisfied that Ed was in
great condition. Ruelbach is the
best of the once formidable quartet
of pitchers-Brown, Ruelbach, Over
all and Pfeister-in the palmy days
when Frank Chances Cubs were the
big moguls of baseball.
Earl Mosley, likely to be the sec
ond choice of the Pep leader, is
spitball artist and a good one. He
had the Terrapins stopped still when
nya a lo or ic
IDENTIFY the intention of Manager Phil
lips to save big George Kaiserling for
the final game here tomorrow. Bill
Bailey, the southpaw, is likely to do
the flinging for the home talent to-
day
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
Phillips Points Out Flaws in
PepS' Work in Review for Star

on the side in his room at the hotel
when the excitement Is all over and
tells him his mistakes. Then he pats
him on the back and tells him that ne
has all the confidence In the world IN
his future and his ability.
When a man Is in the rut and moth
ing is breaking right for him, 1t takes
a stout heart to keep up courage and
the old confidence counts nightly IN
baseball. To have the manager, OF
all persons telling a ball-player that
he has faith in him makes him walk
on air, and in day or so he Is back
in his natural stride.
Philllps's success in winning eight
of eleven pennants during his mana
gerial career shows how successful
his system Il. Bill had nothing at all
to say in praising the regulars. be.
yond that he had a good ball team.
He knew that they would get the ap-
plause they deserved. He picked out
the flaws. talked things over with the
boys and then Lit up his old corn-cob
pipe and serenely awaited the next
game.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
From a sts9 Correspondent.

From STAFF Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 12.--Away
to flying start. the Pops were ready
to breeze in again today against Otto
Knabe's Baltimore Terrapins, whom
they trimmed here Saturday in the
opening game of the season. Mana
ger Bill Phillips planned to use either
Ed Reulbach or Earl Mosley on the
mound. while his rival was up in
the air as to his choice.
Old Whoa Bill's cup of joy flowed
over Saturday when Fred Falken-
berg pinned Jack Quinn's shoulders
20 the mat. Phillips refused to lbe-
eve right up to the last moment
hat Quinn would pitch, and he pre-
dicted that if the big spitball artist
would do the twirling he would be
Knocked out before the game came
to a close. His prediction was more
than verified, for Jack was wobbly,
and Otto Knabe would have been
justified IL he relieved the former
Boston National moist-ball finger
after the third inning.
Manager Knabe then came back
with another spitball pitcher-Frank
Smith, who was just as easy. The
Pops have never shown any respect
for spitball artists, according to the
players themselves. Young Allen
Schear showed how much he thought
OF the Quinn brand of pitching by
slamming out three safeties and
drawing a base on balls.
Otto Knabe claimed, however, that
these two spitballers were in great
shape, and he figured that they would
cross up the Peps by showing them
some spitball pitching, expecting that
they had not seen much of that stuff.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
PLAN BIC PROGRAM
FOR CYCLING ANS
Thirty Races Scheduled for the
VelOdrOme Next
Sunday.

The greatest bike program ever Of.
fered at the Newark Velodrome at a
single meet will be in order next Sun
day afternoon, when over thirty races
will be staged for the fans. The show
cry weather of yesterday forced Gem
eral Manager Floyd MacFarland to
declare the meet off, and for next
Sunday he has arranged an entirely
new card.
There are so many features to the
coming meet that one can hardly
choose a single one for headliner.
A sprint match race, with Jackie
Clark and Alfred Goullet as the prin-
cipals, Is a rare treat in itself. The
work of this pair indicates that the
battle for the honors will be exciting
Clark Is still a popular idol and is
sure to make hard fight to take the
scalp of Goullet, who is looked upon
as next best rider to Champion kra-
mer.
The next big event Of the monster
meet will be a ten-mile tandem paced
race, with Oscar Egg, Reggie Nc
Namara and Alfred Grenda as the
contenders. These riders are three of
the worlds greatest pluggers In
cycling. Six tandems will pace each
rider.
Then there is the Brassard, the
weekly feature at the 'Drome. Donald
McDougall, the present holder, will
be matched against Marcel Dupuy.
the Frenchman who displayed such
good form In his sprinting at the
opening meet at the Velodrome.
Besides these three big features. the
program includes one-mile handicap
professional, with all the stars, In
Guiding Kramer, In line; half-mile
handicap professional and a one-mile
tandem race for the money-cnasers.
The amateurs are also we'll cared ror.
as Manager MacFarland has placed
on the card q quarter-mile open and
a three-mile handicap, in addition to
two-mile novice race, for the simon
nuroS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
From a sfar Correspondent.


BALTIMORE, Nd. April 12.-"Yes,
1t was a nice game to win," said Bill
Phillips, when asked to review the
first contest OF the Federal League
season, played by the Newark Feds
here Saturday against Baltimore.
with one or two exceptions, the
game was played without flaw.
"The most glaring mistake we made
occurred when Gil Whitehouse tried
TO steal second, with Huhn on third,
in the sixth inning. The game was
close at the time, and these were the
last men on the team to Work
double steal. I did not want the play
TO 60 through at the time. anyhow,
even with speedier men, for there was
only one out, and we had them dead
TO rights, with their infleld playing in
and a sacrifice fly at the worst would
have scored HUM. never gave any
signal for the play, but Whitehouse
suddenly made up his mind to go
through 1t. 1t would not have been
So had even though it failed, II ne
had stopped and delayed matters. but
he tried to go right through, and Doo-
Ian made a sucker of him, tagging
him out.
"The play came at time when we
had only a one-run lead, and they were
pressing us a little hard. we won
the game, however, but 1t was q very
had niece of baseball. 1 have had
better understanding with Whitehouse,
and I think he'll be more careful the
next time. The men who have played
under me know that ] run the game
and would not have tried IL.
This little talk from Phillips speaks
volumes. Ordinarily, Bill talks very
little. His players say he never pats
a man on the back for making a sem
sational play. They are paid for
doing their best, and they work their
heads off for Bill Instead of spread
ing the salve on the man who stars,
RiIl takes out the weak fellow, the
fellow who failed, talks to him quietly
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
SENSATIONAL PLAYS IN
PEPS' OPENING VICTORY
AGAINST KNABE'S TEAM
ROuSh'S Great Throw a Brilliant Feature.
McKechnie and Huhn Also
Star on Defensive.
ROUSH LEADS TEAM WITH THE STICK

get away with it. The ball touched
the ground before HUM got To it. and
In his haste TO throw it TO first base
he threw badly. The result was that
two men were on with none out.
Huhn There In Pinch.
Up came Duncan, the speediest man
on the Terrapins. It was his place 70
sacrifice and he laid down a bunf
HUM was on the job. however, and
he grabbed the ball and shot Il 70
McKeehnie at third base IN time to
force Meyer at third. Zinn came up
to the bat and swung hard on the
ball, but he Just managed to top the
little pill and got a swinging bun1
toward third. No one could field II
and bases were filed.
Old Harry Swacina with his big bat
came up to clean up, but he only sue
ceeded In grounding one to shorfstop.
Jimmy Esmond helded It perfectly
and a fast double play was in sight.
Laporte dashed over to second, doing
his share by FORCING Zinn at second
and wheeling for a perfect throw TO
Schaefer. But Germany Is not used
to handling the pig pillowlike nit and
he dropped the throw. Knabe, OF
course. scored on the play. whereas
the side should have been retired
without run. On top OF that double
steal was tried. Huhn's throw was a
bit high and too hard for Laporte
to handle in time to nab the runner
al the plate. so Dunean's run counted.
too. Walsh hit to McKechnie and
Swacina was run down between the
bases.
Laperte Set the Way.
This poor start did not feaze the
Pops. Frank Laporte opened the Sec
ond inning with a clean single to
centre field. Schaefer, instead OF
bunting, drilled through the infield
for a safety. Esmond sacrificed and
UP came Schear. That was where
Quinn got in bad. The kid got a couple
of strikes, but when Jack tried to get
the third one by he was startled by
fierce crack OF the bat and the ball
sailed out TO the right field wall on
dead line for two bases. Laporte
and Schaefer rambled home with the
tying runs.
HUM flied to Meyer in right field
for second down, but Quinn could not
field Falkenberg's high boundef
with enough celebrity to time his
throw. He hurried his peg and threw
badly. Cy got on and Schear scored
These three runs gave Newark the
Lead, a.cA though Faikenbers wvDpie1
in the seventh and three Terrapfns
crossed the plate, the Pops were never
again headed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
Celebration Committee Viii
Settle All Details in Meet
ing Tonight.

Tne RrtZess
Silver cup, donated by W. and j. @.
Woelhe.
Silver cup, donated by j. w. Mason.
Twelve gold medals, donated by Joseph
Randolph Woodruff.
Silver cup, donated by Keansburg Boat
Club.
Silver cup, donated by Thomas A
Boyle.
silver cup. donated by James wise-
man.
Bronze placaue. donated by Joseph Me-
DonOugh.
Twelve gold medals, donated by p. and
III. A. Murray.
Twenty-Five dollars in sporting goods.
donated by George Hunt Company.
Gold ring, donated by Gottlob Kautz-
mann.
silver cup. donated by Congressman
Edward Gray.
Twelve silver and twelve bronze medals,
donated by John j. Gaynor.
One dozen league baseballs, donated by
f. G. Koenig Sons.
Set of group pictures, donated by Fred
Breidenbach.
Twelve silver medals. donated by Oscar
b. Lisiewski.
Twelve gold and twelve silver medals
donated by Timothy f. Foyle.
silver cup. donated by Cornelius A.
McGIennon, mayor of East Newark.
Ornamental clock. donated by Louis v.
Aronson.
Group photographs. donated by II. j.
Theln.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
ARE Off TO
AUSP|CIOUS START
Drew GOOd-Sized Crowds In
Various Cities-KaWfeds
Trim Rebels.
PERRING HITS FOR CIRCUIT

Newark's name is on the top OF the
list today in the Federal League
standinG as the Pops got away true
to last years form with a timely vic
tory at Baltimore in the opening
game Saturday. Official attendance
figures for the opening games could
not be obtained, but as near as pos
sible they are estimated as follows,
according TO dispatches: Chicago, 49,
900; Baltimore. 1921; Brooklyn, 15.-
Al; Kansas City, $4,000 (claimed).
The attendance at Chicago would
have been much better if the wealth
er had been favorable. It was q cold,
rainy day, not at all enticing to the
fans. One game was played yester-
day In which George Stovalrs Near
Pops won their first game of the year
at Pittsburgh's expense. The stand
ing of the clubs:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
DENIES He WILL Be NEWARK MANAGER
Results of Exhibition
Ball Games Yesterday

Spring exhibition games Of the
big league clubs win cease today.
The championship season in both
the American and National leagues
will get under way Wednesday. Fol-
lowing are the results of the i'm
portant exhibition games decided
yesterday:
National League.
st. Louis. 8; st. Louis "A. L., 3.
At st. Louis, Mo.
Chicago. II; Memphis, 7. At Mem
phis, Tenn.
Cincinnati, 2; Boston "a. h.. o.
At Cincinnati, o.
Pittsburgh, 4; Louisville, 10. At
Louisville, KY.
Philadelphia, II; Providence. o. At
Rocky Point, r. I.
American League.
Detroit, o; Indianapolis. Q. At
indianapolis, Ind.
Cleveland, g.; Columbus. 8. At
Columbus, o.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12

The success of the Pops in their
opening game at Baltimore Satur-
day has aroused greater interest
among the fans who contemplate at
tending the dollar Dinner" at
Kruger Auditorium, Thursday night.
A meeting of the various committees
in charge of the monster celebration
will convene at the Elks Home, 81
Green street. tonight to definitely
settle all details for the dollar
Dinner" as well as for the big
parade, which will take place Friday
afternoon, the opening day of the
Pops In Harrison.
All of the sub committees have en-
couraging reports to make at to-
nights confab. The committee on
finance has several new contrfbu-
tions to announce. The fund has
passed the 500 mark, and it is ex-
pected by tonight that Gottlob
Kaufman, the acting chairman of
the finance committee, will be IN a
position to announce total far
above that figure.
There are still number Of the
tickets for the Dollar Dinner" un-
sold, but the supply, 1t is expected,
will be exhausted within day or
two. James F. Caffrey. chairman of
the dinner committee, which has the
sale of the tickets In charge, will re-
port tonight Just how many tickets
have been disposed Of In order that
the members can get a line on just
how many contemplate attending.
Manager Bill Phillips, OF the Peps,
saws that he will attend the dinner
and all of the other Pep players will
be on hand for the event.
Louis r. Golding, chairman of the
entertainment committee, has ar
ranged monster program for the
occasion. The committee on deco
rations, of which John M. Judge is
chairman, has obtained the promise
of all the big business houses Of the
city to decorate on the opening day
and also on the day prior TO the
game. Joseph Randolph Woodruff.
chairman of the prize and badge
committee, will formally announce
tonight the number of donations he
has secured. Discussion as TO the
way the prizes will be awarded is In
order for tonight. The committee
will also decide on how the paraders
will form and at what time the
marchers will get away from the
starting point, Lincoln Park.
Efforts, It is said. are being made
| to have Jess Willard, the worlds
! heavyweight champion, attend the
''Doliar Dinner" p. T. Powers, one
of the Pep owners, was In Harrison
yesterday afternoon directing the
work on the new grounds, and talked
| favorably on the dinner. He said ht
would endeavor to secure the eerv-
ices of Willard for the evening.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
National League "umps" 10 Be A,.Irn.,
Cards want RED Players.

Schuyler Britton, president. and
Miller Higgins, manager Of the St.
Louis Nationals. departed from st.
Louis for Cincinnati last night with
the avowed intention of securing
Miguel Gonzales and Rube Benton
from President Herrmann's club.
You know we have something
coming from Cincinnati in return for
Ivy wingo." Huggins said. I'VE
do not expect any trouble in securing
the services of Benton and Gonzales.
Everything is practically arranged
for their transfer to the st. Louis
club"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
DIAMOND SPARKLES

BROOKLYN-WtthR q victory apiece
To their credit, wild Bill Donovan
rejuvenated Yankees and the Brook
lyn Robins clashed today In the last
of the local three-game series.
BROoKLYN-Flushed with their
initial victory over the Buffeds.
wards Tip-Tops attempted TO dupli-
cate the feat today In the second
game of the Federal League season.
NEW YORK-whiie the main sec
ton of the Giants remained in Wash
ington to clash with the American
Leaguers. the advance guard. led by
Christy Mathewson, arrived this
morning and had q final workout at
the Polo Grounds.
CHCAGOLThe Cubs breezed back
| to the home grounds today, winding
up their exhibition schdule with a
l1l-7 victory over Memphis yesterday.
They were scheduled to play Stagg' S
Maroons squad this afternoon.
ST. JoE-Reb Russell and Joe Benz
were Rowland's early pitching selec-
tions for the last exhibition game OF
the season here. Tonight the Sox hit
the trali Aor St. AouAS, nv
will open against the Browns
Wednesday. The Sox won yesterday,
100.
| CLEVELAND - Joe Birmingham
Indians had their first spring work.
out on "home grounds" today with
few charley horses TO worry the play
ers. They were defeated, 5-3. by the
Columbus Senators yesterday. Joe
jackson is in bad shape.
| BOSTON-The Braves will prance
for the Boston fans today when they
line UP against the Harvard team.
The Braves arrived home with a
training record of five wins, two
losses and a tie. Today and Tuesday
they play Harvard, and wednesday
open with Philadelphia
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
A.h,.,,,..steeter aame on.

The game between the Philadei-
phia Athletics and the Jersey City
team scheduled for West Side Park,
Jersey city. yesterday, was postponed
on account OF the bad weather. Up
to 3 o'clock IL was decided to play
the game, but when Connie Mack
saw the slippery, soggy condition OF
the field he decided not to risk his
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
PHILLIES vCTORS

PROVIDENCE, April u. = The
Providence Internationals were easy
picking for the Philadelphia Nation
ais at Rocky Point yesterday aft
ernoon, the National Leaguers win
ming by score of IL to 0. II was a
day totally unfit for baseball. and
the game was called at the end OF
the sixth inning.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
Red sox Release Three PLAYERS.

Manager Carrigan, of the Boston
Americans, announced last night
that he had released Catcher Pratt.
Pitcher Cooper and Outfielder Tut
weller to the Providence club. Pitch
er Vean Gregg. OF the Red Sox,
whose arm is said to be troubling
him. went home to Boston from Gin
cinnati yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
Pep Manager VIII Not Use
Campbell Until Wednesday

Dodgers or the Giants, but Newark
fans have team that should trim
any of them in a series, and that
goes. The Yanks have not got an
outfielder than can compare with
Newark's best trio, and the Giants
have not shown a thing this spring
AS for the Dodgers-well they'll
never win while there is dis
sension in their ranks The Pops
are a better team than the Tip Tops
of the Federal League, so it can be
truthfully said that Newark has the
best baseball team in the metropoli-
tan district.
Ed Roush showed a burst of speed
twice in one inning on Saturday.
He was nipped off second on a
grounder Laporte hit to the infield
He dallied around long enough to
let Laporte make the bag and then
he, too, slid back In safety. Laporte
was called out. On the next play he
deliberately drew a throw by his
daring and then stole third, the peg
hitting him in the back
Schear also showed some fancy
base running by nabbing third on
Huhn's fly.
Under fire for the first time in fast
company Young HUM stood up like
hero. He never lost>>ilis nerve,
taking chances In throwing to the
bases in the pinches that a less
gritty catcher under similar circum-
stances might have played safe by
heaving to first base. He also
proved that he is sure death on high
na fxrfA 30 kr-l
circlers that were tossed around in
the high wind.
Enos Kirkpatrick was UP in trs
pinch. but Falkenberg had the Indian
sign on him.
Jim Wheaton, the local sporting
man, was down in Baltimore during
the weekend. He saw Willard box
and he saw the Pops win, and he also
watched the ponies at the Bowie
race track. Jim was elated over the
showing made by the Newark team.
He Is on his way to West Baden.
Ind.
Arrangements for the musical. pro-
gram at the Pcps' first home game
Friday are already in order. Vim
centz's Military Band will play the
national anthem, 'TThe Star-Span-
gled Banner" as the Stars and
Stripes are being hoisted on the new
flag pole in centre field, while the
Scottish Highlanders' bag-pipers will
accompany the players and paraders
from the pole to the players benches
and grand stand.
p. T. Powers, one of the owners of
the Peps, formally opened his New
ark offices in rooms 500, 610 and Gil
In the Kinney building this morning
and placed on sale reservations for
the opening game at the new park
In Harrison Friday afternoon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12

sBatted for Rogge in seventh.
fBatted for Leclair in ninth.
Pittsburg 90 0 o o 0 o.
Kansas City. 0 2 Q 0 0 0 0 Ks
Left on bases-Pittsburg T., Kansas
City 2. Stolen base-Yerkes. Sacrifice
hits-Gilmore, Stovall, Berghammer. Two
Home run-Perring. Hits--off Rogge, 1
in seven innings; off Leclair, 0 In two
innings. At bat-Against Rogge 81,
against Leclair g. Earned runs-Pitts-
burg l, Kansas City 1.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
From a stan Correspondent.

EHV1u y GiaH Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 1z.-For
genuine thrills. exciting situations
and unusual plays the game played
between Newark and Baltimore here
Saturday was a gem of the first mag
nitude. First Of all, 1t was a victory
for the Peps-the Fed champions
who are representing Newark, and
the coronation of Father Newark as
a major league king qualified to sit
In council with the most majestic Of
our big cities was a success.
It was major league baseball de-
spite an occasional lapse, but these
were only mornentary and so heeting
as to pass almost unnoticed. The
star fielding play of the day will
probably have to be attributed to Ed
Roush, the all-around Pep phenom,
who covered centre field for Newark.
His masterpiece was a perfect throw
from centre field to third, nipping
Bennie Meyer, who tried to make
that base on wild throw by HUM
to get him stealing Only a fielder of
Roush's speed could have backed up
the second baseman to get in on
time TO nab the ball on the first
hop. and only a man with an excep-
tionally good throwing arm could
have pegged Bennie out at third base.
1t came In the fifth inning when the
score was AZ In Newarks favor and
the Terrapins were stretching desper-
ately to make a run.
Come from Behind.
The Pops did not win their game
without showing a little of their
game fighting spirit. Baltimore got
away to a start that set the $4,000
fans wild, when the Terrapins, main
ly through the breaks in the luck and
some loose fielding, scored twice on
Fred Falkenberg. With any kind of
luck the slim Newark pitcher would
have pulled out without a score.
Meyer met the first one that Falk-
enberg threw for a little fly tn II
dropped safely back OF second base
just outside of the reach of every
one Knabe tried to sacrifice. but
Fred Falkenbergs fuzz ball-the sue
cessor to the emery fiing-caused
Otto to pop up a little fly, which
Huhn should have smothered easily.
The Baltimore manager deliberately
interfered with Huhn, however, as
the Newark catcher started after the
ball. and the umpire allowed Otto to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
Jackson ) Nerrou. Wreck.

The Cleveland club will be with
out the services of Joe Jackson at
the start Of the season, as the hard
hitting player Is almost a nervous
wreck.