New York and New Jersey League Today’s Games
Danbury visits Newburgh as Middletown faces Poughkeepsie and Long Branch meets Kingston in a trio of league showdowns.
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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
12
Danbury visits Newburgh as Middletown faces Poughkeepsie and Long Branch meets Kingston in a trio of league showdowns.
The Middletown Bugs shut out Long Branch yesterday but failed to score themselves. Kingston split a double header with Danbury while Newburgh handed a humiliation to a Kingston rival. Yale proves stronger on the diamond than Princeton, and Iroquois Athletic Club president Philip Payne criticizes a recent umpire. Hollywood Chris tracks local baseball, with old-time players highlighting lingering field action at Baseball Park.
Kiddie Zimmerman shines for the Newark firtline guiding a late rally in the seventh inning. A long solo homer ends the game as Newark wins on Ed’s bat with a left field fence shot. The park crowd odds Buffalo and Rochester to chase the season’s momentum.
Gootheil and Dillione defeated Patterson and Worth in a bowling alley match at Elkwood Recreation. Goetheil topped with several 200+ games while Worth had a 246 in the fourth game. final tallies show Gootheil and Dillione winning six of eight games.
Philip Payne of Merlroquois A writes a harsh critique of Matawan after a game, accusing umpires of a biased call and praising Grapewin's handling while condemning Matawan’s sportsmanship. He calls Matawan an arrogant team and urges publication of his remarks.
Oakwoods defeated the Wanderers by 3 to 2 in a tight contest at Norwood as Bennett replaced Dube on the mound. He allowed two hits and fanned eight while Wyckoff caught well and Lane pitched cleverly for the Wanderers. Next Sunday Oakwoods travel to Oceanport to face Jim Davis Oceanport A C.
Norwood riding stables owner Wettach was unmounted Sunday afternoon during polo, landing on his shoulder with force. He suffered a fractured shoulder, treated by Dr. Harry E. Shaw at Monmouth Memorial Hospital and returned to riding on Monday.
The Long Branch Cubans have regained first place in the NY and NJ League after a string of victories plus two recent defeats. They drilled Middletown 8 to 0 behind Lugur and Gonzales as Griffin was silenced. Dick Henriques sat out. The Cubans now lead Poughkeepsie by four games, with Middletown third and Kingston contending, while Danbury and Kingston split a doubleheader at Rutland.
Baseball results from National and American leagues with games in Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia Boston Washington New York and others. Standings show Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York St Louis Brooklyn Boston Chicago Cincinnati and Detroit leading various leagues with detailed battery lineups and inning-by-inning tallies.
Asbury Park Fishing Club seeks a new site after outgrowing its pier HQ. Colonel John W. Aymar named chairman of a committee to study sites and report recommendations. Club has 500 plus members with about 2000 in subscriptions for a new clubhouse. Potential site at Deal Lake foot near the flume. Five man casting team to compete at Long Branch tournament on June 21, chosen by Ray C. English, casting committee chair.
An editorial urges support for baseball as a civic asset, praising small town clubs like Log Branch and urging citizens and commerce to back the sport. It argues physical development hinges on competitive play, condemns mercantile critics, and calls for publicity and pride in the national game within the Atlantic coast region.
Bernard Welly Rhoads was elected captain of the Princeton baseball team for next year after the Yale game yesterday afternoon. He has been the varsity first baseman for two seasons and played the same position on the freshman team in Tid. His home is in New York City.
Champion Frank Gotch, the world wrestling king, hinted in Des Moines that his days may be over though Dutle avoids saying retired. He recalled a recent Kansas City bout where he helped a monkey out of a foreign challenger and dumped George Ehrich in under thirty minutes. He may wrestle Taber day but nothing is certain, as big purses tempt him to compete yet he would prefer to stay out of the ring.
Lench Cross of New York will box Bud Anderson the northwestern lightweight in a twenty round bout at Los Angeles California on July 4. Walter Johnson, besides being a great pitcher, is noted as one of the most dependable hitters the Senators own.
Manager Stahl and the Red Sox discuss a plan to detain fast runners Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson by weaving in Bam Crawford and Turner in the batting order. The strategy aims to curb steals and hits, reflecting the team’s confident but unusual approach.
The Americans defeated the English team 8 to 6 in the opening game, with Waterbury Milburn and Tawny Waterbury delivering multiple goals. Milburn and Waterbury led a fast, cohesive attack as the English defense struggled to contain their drives.
Coach O Dea plans an international college boat race on Oakland estuary in KS with Leland Stanford ties and Melbourne and Wisconsin backgrounds. He reports interest from American and European universities and asserts the event can be organized.
Larre Pape a pitcher for the champions last year says he will give all baseball rather than be shunted off to a club in the Canadien league. He is with Buffalo this season and expresses strong dissatisfaction with being moved.
James R. Mc Aleer recalls a Western town encounter with John J Metraw from a Baltimore Orioles bus passing a poorly rated hotel. Mc Aleer, then a Red Sos member, quotes Metraw shouting a taunt about a second class club at a second class hotel.
In York York beat Atlentowna 12 to 1 in the opener while Allentown and York tied 4 to 4. At Tarvisburg Trenton St Charvensburg, and Wilmington Wilnington defeated Atlantic City 11 to 3.
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