New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
,.,sey Bears Beat Upstate
Stars by Score of
9 to

r.m McCarthy's Newark Bears got
...n great start in the opening
~. Of the season of the New In
is'.n.tional League at Wiedenmayer's
~ ~ over in Newark, yesterday after
by walloping Patsy Donovan's
ss.scuse Stars. Q to /. The Newark
90 by their snap, dash and heavy
..;,e made a great hit with the
49, nas,S who encouraged them all the
! ssss;.+.en hundred people turned out
sas the game. This was a little
, 70 ~ expectations, but Mccarthy,
ssO 's,oI acts in the dual capacity OF presl,
snu sas. ss and maihger, says he was we'll
csass css.;ssed with the crowd and the game.
spssv;ous to the game there was an
.x.amobilc parade through the streets
y 'Nswark. and the season was
@@uslly inaugurated with Mayor
rhsrles P. Giilen pitching the first
Iii III The Mayor, great athlete IN
H. aay. was off color yesterday or too
any;ous M to pitch a perfect strike:
iss, .stsr putting on baseball cap and
sas;np for the photographers he cut
sass hut tossed the ball TO the grand
land, much to the amusement OF the
crowd. .,o ..r+ra
ALA fence behind band and carrying
y American flag; 1t was intended TO
- the narade with flag raising, but
as @ rope broke and the Tag hylng
~. ~ nostponed until the seventh inn
Farrell and Lannin in Box
1ohn H. Farrell, president of the
~ International League, and Joseph
g'Tennin. president of the board of
s,.artors. occupied box. Mr.. Farrell
va he was satisfied with the turnout.
~ Trsnk Woodward, whom Newark Sc
..rs5 from the Philadelphia Nationals,
ss.shed. an excellent game and was
rricsn splendid support in the plnches.
f;s allowed but five hits and struck out
Avn batters. He was cool all the way
md snd popular with the crowd. He seemed
n have lot ef stuff and mixed 1t up
cali in the last few innings.
Aut the boy who made the biggest
HI. with the Newark fans was Walter
Shaw. G the second baseman. Shay is not
mnrh over FIVE feet tall, probably the
smallest player in baseball, but ne
made good everywhere. He is the lead
of man for Newark, and the first bali
n;tebs3 he hit to centre for a sharp
sinvle. He was up four times and got
three hits and walked once, scoring
three runs.
he felded his position a la Eddie
Collins, taking care OF eleven chances
without single sllp-up. he also
started two fast double plays. He got
big hand every time he came to bat,
r11aNn in tho
hearts Of the Newark fans. The old
service in the international League,
slso made good again with three safe
blows.
N,wark Gets Two in First
Newa-t grabbed off brace of runs
in the opening inning. Holly followed
j, Shay's single to centre with one
timer to left Gathers popped to first,
and Bruggy flied out to left. On Brug-
gys fly both players moved up base
and scored when Guy Zinn stung the
pill to right field for long single.
Newark got FIVE more in the second.
Patsy Donovan did not yank Elliott,
vAom the Newark players were hitting
Ill over the park, until three runners
bed crossed the rubber and two more
ssre on the sacks. A base on balls to
Devney and singles by McCarron,
Woodward, Shay, Holly and Gathers
ssnded with sacrifice hit by Bruggy
sttpun.ed for the five runs.
The Bears did not have much sue
ais with the offerings by Destro, who
hld them to four hits and two runs in
The score:
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