Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-10
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nlSnt 10 discuss matters pIeIIaFd
10 the opening of the baseball!
IN. The matter Cf the services OF
'uiiIy Longley who is uow claimed by
u. chez was talked &c - length and
las decided tc hold Longley by the
rye contract he signed at the end
'ailhe season. Bert Blue, the mana
all OF the local team, will come from
,ail home at Bettsyille, Ohio, about
,aitch / and the other players viii TO
unit sc.ne time in April
.egar&ing the claim of George Black
II for the services Of Center Field
>oN Longley. it will be remembered by
baseball fans here that Blackburn
-es to. talk He managed Pine Bluffs
I'm last season and did some talking
en-. Something was said about win
-g the pennant for the home team
Wld good start toward that goal was
ade. 1t may not be entirely Black
rms fault that the locals made such
Il
do with the loss of several good
layers. Now Blackburn is talking
r publication in Natchez, and lays
aims to Longley. The speedy out
elder has never been heard from this
eason, but a reserve clause must
.,,lean something and the local direc
ors are sure { Longley's services.
Harry Clayton writes from PennsyI !
~ania that he has secured the premise
# several good players for Pine Bluff
lext season and will bring them south !
With him.
Many of the local fans want to see
-Joe Hennegar in a Pine Bluff unfrOm
next season and they may yet have
their wish fulfilled. Little Rock has a
telaim t. Hennegar which they may !
release in case Manager Finn gets the
man he is after to play second. In that
case, Hennegar Will come t. Pine
Bluff !
Manager I.eidy Of the Monroe base
ball team will not come to Monroe UNI
til the 18th of the present month In a
letter 10 Secretary Emile Nalski ne
states this fact a9d also writes that
all tie men he has thus far signed are
players of much experience and that
he believes he will have the best team
in the Cotton States league. Thsec
signed UP to date are Louis Schiappa-
casSe. a recent graduate of Ann EIar-
bor Mich, University. He will play
short stop. Last sea ON he played with
the Holland Mich. team. Pease, who
played a short time with the Monroe
team last yeaH, has signed as right
fielder. He is a Chicago boy. Kauzler,
of Sandusly, o. will play left field,
while Willig of Sath Williamsoprt,
Pa, will take center field Fred Mon
roe Of last seasons team will be third
baseman. Hoftmeoster Of Kansas
City is to be first baseman while Bert
Nohlett who developed into such a
fine player With Monroe last year. has
also hoen signed and may take second
base. Manager Leidy will play in eth T
er center or right field as occas Il tsay
require Yae pitchers so far signed
are hickman of HifmiasAam uolm Of
last years team. WlJy haHs from Florl-
da, and Page OF Paw Paw, Mich. Leigh
ton a Memphis has teen signed as
catcher. ala0a&cr Leidy has yet few
mofe plaXefs 70 {sn @ud he expects to
have taenl by the time he reaches Mon
rec Monroe STAT
II is the press boys who make or
mar payei Let a newspaper set
after 4 BAH player and that mau Will
be quickly put out Of the business
This has heen illustrated time after
time The newspapers can place n
player On the highest piuaor of fame,
CIR can reduce him to the darkest
depths of oblivion. Who would hayH
heard of the foihles aud frailties Of
Rube Waddell were il not f.. the
newspapers We Will so further and
the game itself would laugujsh and de