The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-15

Nearly all South Atlantic League
towns have had their first taste of
baseball for the season of 1904. and
are already looking forward anxiously
to the opening of the championship
season in the new home league.
Savannah, Macon and jacksonville
have announced players signed for the
season, and Managers Strouthers of the
Augusta club and Ashenback of the
Charleston. club have just made public
the men they will assemble for pre-
liminary practices, commencing about
April /.
The players who will report in sa-
vannah for practice for the Savannah
team are Catchers Lucien Webster and
James Hopkins; Pitchers Conrad
Welsh, John Welsh, Gus Jutzi, Roy
Blanton and Savidge Ittig, Outfielders
Burt, Ray and Hildebrandt; Infielders
LaRocque Bratton, Eggert, Gallagher.
'Oylter and Myers.
Dad LaRocque says that if the
bunch he has already signed does not
DO he will at once pick up men who
receive the tin can degree from the
Southern League. There will be a small
army of these, and many releases from
the big Northern teams who are now
practicfng in the South.
Con Strouthers has just returned to
Augusta and made announcement of
the team he will send out after the
pennant. The men the willy Con has
signed are as follows: Catchers: Dave
Edmonds of the Three League; bat
ting average, .412 He led his league
in batting, playing "a games. He is
5 feet 10 inches high, and weighs
l65 pounds. He is a strong man for
the mask. Tom Campbell of the
Springfield club, Three 1 League; bat
ting average, around the 300 mark
Campbell weighs 1S5 pounds and stands
5 feet IL inches high. He has seven
or eight years experience, and is
said to be a great one for young
pitchers to deliver to. He has played
in Indianapolis and Rochester Pitch
ers: Jock Flanagan, played part of
the season last year with the Cleveland
team and finished with the Homestead
(Pa.) State League. He is a medical
college student, and will be one of the
mainstays of the club. He is a six
footer, weighing 1856 pounds. Bill Clark
of last years Atlanta Southern League
team. He is a left-hander and a six
footer. Last year he was in bad health
and was dropped by Atlanta. This
year he is in great shape and Strouth-
ers only fears that he will be drafted
before the season is over by one Of the
major leagues.
Harvey Hill of st. Adams School He
played thirty games last year with
many of the best college aggregations
in the country as opponents, and won
twenty-four. He then finished the sea-
son at Pique, o. The American As
sociation, Columbus team, was after
Hill, but was beat to the scratch with
a contract by Strouthers.
James Laird of the Oakland club.
California League. He is a big right
handler with a world of sped. He was
one of the best twirlers on the Slope
this winter.
Ed Mclaughlin, a highly recon-
mended college man. He is sent by
major team for experience and try
out. If he proves all right, Strouthers
will be paid for his trouble and the
pitcher called in as the season adj
vances.
George Mcbride and Thomas Martin,
two promising college twirlers. These
men come on trial. They have the best
of records
From this staff Strouthers expects to
land four twirlers that he will carry
through the season. The four best OF
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