The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-08
BOYER VOW PAYING BOARD BILL
FOR SIXTEEN PLAYERS.
EDM0NDS ONLY MAN
SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE.
WEBSTER GAVE WONDERFUL Elk
HIBTTION OF THROWING TO BASES,

Promise Of MnI1lnG a Great Catch
sr-Game Tomorrow Afternoon
VIII show Relative Strength of
the Team-HaEmOn VIII DO the
TvfrIfnx for the Yellow Legs.
At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
baseball cranks will be turned into Boil
ton Street Park 10 see the Pathf1nders
and the Y. NJ. c. A. boys give an
exhibition of the national game called
baseball. and from all indications the
game Will be a hot one.
The Pathinrers were reinforced yes
terday by the arrival OF three new
members, who were sent to the field
for work as soon as they had removed
travel stains from their persons. Inc
three arrivals were Lucien Webster,
catcher. Ittig, pitcher, and Ray out
fielder. With this confidence on the
part Of the Savannah pennant chasers
staring them in the face, the Y. NJ.
c. A. boys are not afraid, and believe
that they have an excellent chance TO
defeat Dad and his bunch of young
eters. Harmon will be in the box and
If he displays his old time form he
win make it an up hill game for the
Pathfnders.
The finishing touches were put on
the bleachers yesterday afternoon, and
they will be ready for use in to-mor-
rows game. The fencing in front OF
the bleaohers has also been completed,
and there viii be no cTowding around
home plate.
webster Has a Great whip.
Lucien Webster, the boy from Hop
Ainsville, KY, has the most wonderful
throwing arm seen in Savannah in
many days, and If he makes good IN
other requirements for the important
position of catcher he will break INTO
big leagues next season. Webster Is
a powerfully built athlete, weighing 10
pounds, with not an ounce Of surplus
flesh.
When he commenced throwing yes
4erday he sent them down to second
so fast that Dad told him TO hold up,
as he would ruin his arm, but he SAID
he had no fear Of this, as he was
always in shape and no amount OF
work would make him the least bit
lame He first sent them down to
Bratton, and they were 50 hot that
Brat turned him over to Eggert. Inc |
first one Eggs handled nearly took MIN
off his pins He then passed lew
hot ones around to Dad at first and |
little Oyler at third, and all of these
were glad of an opportunity to get
20 him and whisper, SLOW up a bit;
you'll hurt yourself" Truly, Webster
has more steam than any catcher who
has ever been seen here, and his PUT
ting is remarkably accurate, having
had no more work than he has.
Ittig, the tall, lanky southpaw, did
some slow work getting his arm IN
shape He has good action, and ms
general department in uniform was
very impressive. Ittig is looked on by
the fans as a most promising tWlrler'
Ray is a big fellow and should make
a good showing with the stick. be
looks very much like Fleming of the
Phillies, and is a fleet fielder.
Men Full of Life.
The largest and most representative
crowd of fans that has yet attended the
practices was out yesterday, and the
bows SMILED blood adj over the diamond,
etabbing the ball right and left ana
putting to bases like old timers. 1t was
as pretty work as one cares to see ana
everybody was jubilant. Oyler ana
Myers were like lightning at third, ana
It Is pity that both of these boys
cannot be kept in Savannah, and II IS
yoss,uie that both oS then, will GAIA
CHER is still suffering from lameness'
hut was in much better shape yester-
dav. He saws with a good rub down
and another good days work he VIII De
in great shape for to-morrow's game
Fsgpert not Eclzert as was hrst an
ro1nced. is showing up wonderfully
-vaI1 ar second. He handles himself
ike an old timer, and 1t now looks IKE
he will make Bratton get hustle on
himself to make good at second.
Hard to Pick Team.
A the practices progress fans get
more puzzled as to just who TO PICK
for the regular line up. All or the
men are working wonderfully We'll
Dad himself is as dumb as claIn'
but keeps saying, we nave won,
derfully fast lot of youngsters, anu
when they get down to business VIII
have the best hitting team in the lea
All of the pitchers are working off
their first lameness. Conrad Welch
is perhaps in better condition than any
of the others, as he has had several
weeks out of door practice, and IS in
shane to pitch an entire game now.
Savidge is rapidly getting over his
hmeness, and was speeding them up
considerably yesterday. In these two
right handlers the right kind OF stun
has already been shown Jutzi, Welsh
and Blanton worked out slowly for
fifteen minutes and all are coming
around in great shape.
Much win Depend on Hitting.
There may be much disappointment
among the fans when the final dects-
ion as to the line up of the men is
made Dad is a great stickler for hit
ters He believes that fielding can be
taught, but a hitter is born. What lit
tie work has been done with the stick
80 far has not been of the nature 10
Give a line on the striking ability of
any Of the men. They have all gone
to the plate with good appearance and
raped the ball nicely.
strouthers StflI Claims Edmonds.
Con Strouthers Is stu claiming Ed
monds. the catcher, who will report
IN Savannah for duty to-day Strouth-
ers seems to understand that President
Boyer has already awarded Edmonds
to Savannah. Such is not the case,
as Mr.. Boyer has no power to do this
in case of a contest. The power of
deciding these disputes lies with Sec
rotary Farrell of the national board.
Here is what Strouthers says about
THE matter:
THE interesting part of the con-
troversy over the catcher, Edmonds.
claimed by Savannah. is the fact that
the latter club, according to the local
papers, say he has been awarded to
them, although I have not as yet
placed in the hands of President Boyer
The papers on which 1 base my claim
for him. Surely the Augusta