The sun., 1919-04-27
PAT DONOVAN HAS
FORMIDABLE CREW
Newark Dangerous COntendef
for Pennant i'm New Inter
national League.
STRONG PITCHING STAFF
Several Twirlers Fresh From
Big League Training
Camps
STRONG PITCHING STAFF

Newark appears TO have a fairly
formidable baseball team gathered to-
gether to represent It in the new Inter-
national League this season guided by
Patsy Donovan. the veteran baseball
star and manager. Joseph J. Lannin.
the hacker OF the club and one of the
most liberal men In baseball. can be de-
pended on to spend money from tins
to time to improve the club, and the
fans over in Jersey should see gooa
baseball at Federal League Park, in
Harrison, (which IL 10 be the home OF the
Newark Bears.
Newark opens the season Wednesday
with Toronto, and Donovan has a pretty
likely looking bunch 70 trot out against
the Maple Leafs. 1t Is expected that
the fans will give the team much bet-
ter support this year, for the quality
or ball will be much better and the
act that tho Jersey factories are not
'orking full blast now will give the
Sorking men chance to see Il bail
game once in while.
Donovan has six pitchers. Five were
on Southern training trips with big
league clubs. Ed Rommel was with the
Giants and showed lot OF class down
South. Ed pitched in the International
League last season and was one of the
leagues leading twirlers. With another
year in the minors he Is expected to
shine in fast company. Pat Shea is an
other pitcher OF whom lot is expected.
Red" Shea was south with the Cham
pion Red Sox. but a pitcher would have
to be second Grover Alexander TO
crash in in the Red Sox pitching star.
Shea down South pitched good bail
! and last Sunday in Newark he held the
Yankees to six scattered hits and one
run in five innings. Frank VIM was
South with Red Sox and Frank Ter
hume and Jack C;eary were with McGraw
In the South. Terhune Is a New York
semi-pro star and CleRry played with
| Cornell last season. The other pitcher
on the stan Is Aicer jensen who was
with Newark last season. Terhune and
Jensen are both left handlers.
! Behind the plate Newark has the vet
| eran Tom Madden, who for years was
with Montreal in the International
League. To share the work with him 10
Frank Bruggy, one OF the hardest hit-
ting backstops In the league last season
up TO the time lie went into the army.
Ed. Miller. who played first base for
| Cleveland part of last season. will cover
first base, and Walter Nudge" Shay win
hold down second. Shay stands about s
feet inches, but IS very fast and hits
! hard. being an ideal lead-of man.
Al. Kitty" Stark, who played second
base Tor bethlehem in the Steel League
last season. will be at short Stark is y
rafting good fielder and hard hitter.
Bob Davis. for year a star IN tho
| Pacific Coast League. will hold down
third base Davis played in Los Angeles,
although his home Is Auburn, n. Y.
Davis is a good fielder and hits the ball
| on the nose.
Newark needs one good outhelder to
play right fold. In left they have Ted
! Cather. who was with the Boston Braves
: when the Braves won the worlds chann-
, picnship. John Jacobs. who was with
! Detroit last season, will play centre
! The only prospect for right is George
L 'eser, IA New York semi-pro. whc will
be PLAYED there until some one from the
! big league il secured.