The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-16
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" Thursday the Snakes so to Norgans
town TO play an anteseason game
with the collegians. This is just TO
get stItf practice, and not tojbe q
regular game. Jack Kennedy will,
likely do the twlrling, and by this
same tokenEit Is shown that Manager
cassel intends TO show the varsity
monterey. The following men WILDE
taken: Greenwald. Kennedy, Con.
nors. Lange, Dun, snedden, Gibbs.
Vest Reed and Helmick. Many local
fans will accompany the boys.
While not a word has been heard at
headquarters regarding who is ID stay
and who is to CO.. It is probable that
L-ange may be given his papers for
the reason that the team now posses.
ses ut least three second sackers ex:
elusive of him. But when that Is
done then the inneld will be con,ln.
ually broken up, and nothing could be
much worse for a team, in the opinion
Of some fanatics, as two of the men
who would be called upon to work at
that station are pitchers and when on
slab duty some one would have to I'LL
in. In case this promising youngster
is released five pitchers would be car.
ried. Therefore, 1T Is a question
which Manager Cassel will have to
decide, whether he needs five slab ar.
lists bad enough to. guarantee the
breaking up Of his infleld or keep that
intact and carry four.
Mention was made yesterday of the
coming of Morris jackson, the King.
wood boy.who jumped the Waynesburg
College team yesterday, on account
Of inabilityftot collect. salary. He will
make a try for a position, and the
chances are that he will land "a berth.
He Is u good heady pitcher, a nice In.
fielder and a fast man in the outer
gardens. He is a; steady consecutive
stlcker, and two years ago his batting
Won more than one game for Fair.
mont. &. f.,
The knowing ones In Fairmont have
all along picked Piedmont to win the
rag up in the Creek League. Yester.
day, they took GAINESVILLE over, z to- 2.
The losers have been rated as about
the strongest independent bunch go.
ing and their Srecent showing against
the bad actors in Western Pennsyl.
vania substantiatess the claim. \ If the
game yesterday is a criterion then
we" certainly will have togo some
when the time comes. e
y Happy Jack Kennedy Is slated to
fool varsity batsmen on Thursday
next at Morgantown. Manager Cas-.
sci decided on him this morning. This
is miserable weather for a pitcher to
get in shape but Kennedy has been
working pretty steadily for more than
month and is already in good shape.
tmay be, however. that the M. G. R.
Will try out his entire. stan in this
game. '3,,s ssli, q! S5e
1t was the original intention to have
the team photographed this morning
in their new uniforms which have
arrived but at the last moment the
order OF things was changed and the
old suits worn. Every man reported
in full uniform at the Shafer studio
at IL o'clock. The picture will be, re.
produced in The West virginian In a
few days.
Rain and threatening clouds pre-
vented the men from donning their
uniforms and visiting the Fair
Grounds this morning. However, the
scheduled practice game between the
regulars and the Big Essies7 is be
ing played on the grounds mentioned
this afternoon. All the regular twlrl
ers win be used in this game
When the season is formally opened
at Traction Park next Saturday
Mayor showalter of Monongah, will
officially open the dolngs by tossing
the first one up to the plate. 81
For the First Home Run.
Jim Martin, of the South Side Phar.
macy, offers so lee cream soda tick.
cts and besides, II the Snakes win the