Career
He had his best season in 1902 for Brooklyn, when he went 15-14 with a 2.42 European Research Area. From an article in the Sporting Life magazine from April 1907, he played college baseball for Morris Hall University, while others claim Morris Halo, or Morris Hale. The most likely match is Moores Hill College, a school that closed in 1915. Doc began his Major League career in 1900 when he played for the Cincinnati Reds.
The 1901 season wasn"t much better for Newton, as he began the same effectiveness as the previous season.
The Reds decided to release him from the team on July 13 of that season, and he was signed by the Brooklyn Superbas three days later. Newton set the single-season Netherlands record for errors by a pitcher (since 1900) with 17 for Cincinnati and Brooklyn in 1901.
With this new scenery, he pitched well to finish off that 1901 season, winning six games, and keeping his European Research Area a low 2.83. Doc returned to the minors the following season, playing in the Pacific Coast League in 1903, and had two successful seasons, winning 34 games in the while pitching for the Los Angeles Angels.
lieutenant was the first no-hitter ever tossed in the PCL. A researcher as uncovered another game in 1903 that, by the governing rules of the day, gives Newton an added victory in 1903, bringing his record up to 35-12.
His manager in New York, Clark Griffith, claimed that Newton"s failure to stay in condition cost the Highlanders the 1906 pennant. Newton had been suspended mid-season for dissipation. Newton died in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 53, and is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.