The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-24

..!aos nor s0oAcoo. Is righs handed
pltoher and bats right handed. Has good
speeo ana excellens curves, fields hts
p0sition well and has good command of
Joseph MoCann, Pitcher,
Is the only "holdover" of last years
hosnoRe club. MaCann Is 3 fast pitcher,
and will yet make his mark i'm the nro.
iessional ranks. He Is q good hitter.
heids his position we'll, has q good head
ana makes study opponents' weak-
nesses. His sge Is 81, stands feet
lnches, and weighs 162 pounds. Mccain
says he 10 In good health, and will begin
20 get In good shape at oncs. and when
A tne hms comes 30 report, he will be in
}perfect condition.
Malcolm @. whitshiI, Second bsaeman.
rs native Of Brookeville, Pa, Ia "a
years OF age, S feet 10 inches in heipht
tano weighs $50 pounds. He comes from
IL ball-playihg family, having two
Il orothers who are pitchers. In 1894 he
Piaye d OF Clarion, Pa, until that team
olsoanaed. and finishing the season
With the franklin, Pa, team. In 1895
ne Played second base for Oil City in tho
Iron and OH League, where he earned
from hts manager, Guy j. Hscker, this
recon- mendatioa: "Whitehill Is tho
oest hitter. best fielder and best base
| runner on my team aud Ia perfect gen
| t!eman." He fnished the season with
the Detroit, Mich, club of tho Western
League. He Is unassuming and reserved
In hiB manner. a hard left-hand hitter,
plays naturally, centers his whole mind
on tho gama and plays until tho last
man IS out. Drinks nothing stronger
than water, uses no tobacco and PLAYS
no other game but baseball.
George WriGley, Shortstop,
Is from Philadelphia, and his first pro-
iessional engagement was with the Car.
iisle club OF tho Cumberland Valley
leagne last season. he was signed by
Carlisle as catcher, but owing to an
injury TO their second baseman was
placed on second, where he made auch q
showing that he WAS placed on the base
regularly. He astonished even the
Oldest oranks by his fine work at SEQ
ond, covering large territory, accept
Ing everything that came HIS way,
While at the bat no assumes a natural
position, being hard and very timely
batter. He Ia 81 years of age, stands S
ieet II inches and weighs $50 pounds.
His work last summer attracted the
attention of Manager Boyer. and almost
ms hrss act after being appointed man.
ager OF the Roanokes wss the engaging
of Wrigley Personally Wrigley il yery
popular, being of modest retiring dis.
position and favorits among his fell.
low players.
James Sullivan, First Basemau,
halls from California. He is 90 years
of age, s feet IL inches in height, and
weighs ITS pounds. His first profess
sional engagement was with San Jose.
CAL, In 1889; in 30 with Stockton, CAL,
as catcher; with Petaluma, Cal, in '9l,
as catcher pennant winners of Cali.
fornia Lsague; in '9e with Salem, Orc,
pennant winners of Oregon State
League; III ,9s started with Portland,
Ore, AZ catcher, finishing season with
San Francisco, Gal; in '0a signed to
catch for Lincoln, Neb.. and was placed
on, hrss base, snd played the bsg go
VOL that be wss kept there tho entire
season; in '95 was again withr Lincoln,
playing In every chump ionship and ex.
inhibition game, 164 games in all, lead
ing all tho first bssemen in the West
ern Association with an average OF $50,
Lincoln again winning the pennant.
Sullivan is good hard hitter, good
base runner and fine sacrifice hitter;
plays to win, end plays for no record
sscrihclng .personsl averages for his
CLUB. be is very popular among his
fellow players.
James Grove, OutfieIder.
is moro Familiarity known to his friends
as BOSS Grove" ia q clever PLAYER
for the left field. Grove is highly re-
commended as q very fast outflelder,
covers lots of ground, is IN exception
ally hard hitter, fine base runner and
clever catcher. His home is PIttsburr,
Pa. He is "a years OF age, feet TX
inches high and weighs 160 pounds.
Is righthanded thrower and left-
handed hitter. In 1892 played his first
professional engagements with Eaat
Liverpool. Ohio. In 1893 played in
Harrisburg. Pa. In 1894 PLAYED in
Jobnstown, N. Y, in New York State
League. Led the league In batting,
and was second in fielding. In 1895
was with the Oil City, Pa, team, and
made quite record both in fielding
and hitting. Grove ia o bright, intel
ligent player, plays hard to win,
never says de-" is very popular and
never touches intoxicants. Manager
Boyer thinks he has prize in Grove.
Owen HI. Sheehan, Catcher,
comes from Trenton, N. J., is 25 years
OF age, 8 feet inches In height, and
weighs 1853 pounds. Sheehan is first
GLASS backstop. throws we'll to bases, Is
good hitter and fine base runner.
Can also play in or outfeld. Uses mo-
intoxicsnts, and Is gentleman on and
off the field. Is e good hustling player
and plays hard to win.
Other Players.
L. D. Williams, regular catcher,
comes from Anderson, Indiana. He is
6 feet tall and weighs ITS pounds. and
Manager Spence, of Willismsport Dom.
crest team, says he Is q fine catcher,
q good thrower, q first class hitter and