The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24
BOYER OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES
SAM LAROCQUE AS MANAGER
ANTE.DATED BALL TALK

President Kohler of the Macon South
Atlantic League team has announced
that Macon and the Boston Americans
VIII play a series of practice games
early in April.
The Birmingham Age-Herald SAYS
the following about Sam LaRocoue. who
Will manage Savannah the coming sea-
son: Sam LaRocque, the wen-known
ball player, who makes Birmingham
his home in the winter, was signed as
manager of the Savannah team for
this year. Sam will, undoubtedly. ac-
cording to the best informed rooters
make Savannah an excellent manager
he is a good hitter and fine fielding
first baseman."
Manager Ed Ashenback of the
Charleston team writes that when he
gets Charleston organized it will he
composed of a fast lot of youngsters.
He has already signed three pitchers
and catcher who made good last
year.
When the New York Nationals come
here in March for their spring training
they bring with them Pitcher Mini
han. Minihan twirled for Georgetown
University at one time. In a letter
to Secretary Knowles, Manager Nc
GraW says that Bresnahan, McGinnity
ana Nops are at Hot Springs, all in
fine shape.
Shreckard, the famous outfilder, has
again signed to play for Brooklyn at
the same salary he received last year.
President Johnson is now in town,
says the New York World, for a. con-
ference with Barney Dryfuss of Pitts
burg over the playing schedules of the
two big leagues. They had an informal
talk and went over the playing dates
with the idea of avoiding conflicts.
Johnson said the local American
League season would open on April Ia,
prior to the opening of the New York
League season at the Polo Grounds.
Johnson announced that the affairs of
the Washington club would be fixed
up in a few days, and that the new
president of the club would probably
be w. ]. Lambert, a nephew of Sena-
tor German.
1t is an interesting fact that Mana
ger Fisher has played, at one time or
another, with or against every MEM
Der of the Delehanty family-the most
famous family of baseball players that
the world has ever known, says Percy
Whitney in the Nashville News. While
several families have furnished more
than one good player, there were five
of the Delehantys-all brothers, all of
whom looked, talked and played alike.
The two with whom Manager Fisher
played were Ed, on the Philadelphia
team, and Tom, on the Atlanta team.
He played against Jim on the Little
Rock team, Frank on the Atlanta and
Birmingham teams, and Joe on the
Memphis and New Orleans teams.
One of the brothers, as will be well
remembered, committed suicide last
year. This was Ed.
The other four will all play baseball
during the coming season-Jim with
Boston, Joe with Memphis, Frank with
Montgomery and Tom with Denver.
There is still one more Delehanty to
come. He is a 16-year- old boy, and his
brothers think that he is going to be
the prize player of the lot.
Bill Phillips, who will manage the
indianapolis Club next season, holds a
pitching record made for the Chat
He pitched a full game, in which but
twenty-five men at bat were credited
his opponents, though twenty-seven
men in reality faced him, every one
of whom were put out. The first Mem
phis man up walked but was caught
mapping by Phillips. The second man
also paraded, but he was doubled up.
After that not another Memphis man
saw first.
Kid Nichols of the major league
sizes I'D the star pitchers as follows:
Being myself a pitcher, can hardly
be considered a competent judge OF the
respective merits of the slabsters but
there are punches of good ones. Per-
sonally. I admire the old war horse,
~ Young, He Is certainly a remark
able man. OF the left handlers there
are few better than Hahn or Clncln-
natl. Matthewson and McGinnlty are
undoubtedly valuable men. clark
Griffith is think, the headiest pltcher
than ever stepped in box. and some
more good ones are Jack Taylor, Joe
Corbett, Bernhard and JACKIE Weimer'
Pat Tabeau, manager and owner OF
the louisville club, has bought the
Denver franchise of the western
League and the Improvements In the
Denver ball park from Mr.. Packard.
This will cause the Western League
TO vacate Kansas City and thus VIII
helm the American association great
deal.