The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-04
MANAGER CASSEL
WRITES INTERESTING LETTER
TO PRESIDENT SLAck--MANY
MEN ARE MENTIONED.

< A letter has been received from
Manager Cassel by President Slick
and in part tho field manager says:
~ am pleased TO learn that SO much
enthusiasm is being shown by the
people of Fairmont. now have the
team almost complete as wish It to
report. I am bringing all the men
that think will make good and have
strings on others In case some that l |
have signed should fall down but i |
look for them all to give a good nc.
count OF themselves ! think I will
have Grey, Reed, Helmlck and No.
Ian for pitchers and am contemplate
ing releasing pitchers Goehring aud
Wicliline. Pitcher Ed. White is n
Marietta College boy who made an ex-
cellent record last year and wants q
trial with us. Tell big Essie," who.
ever he Is, to keep on making prep
aration for that game with us and
every one Of our practice days we will
give him a game IL he wants IT. Have
received the signed contracts Of
Catcher Greenwald, Pitcher Helmlcit
anu OntRelder West, the three troll,
ley Leag,lers WHO led that league In
their respective positions last year.
Greenwald WINS the leading catcher
and battcd at $40; Helmick led the
, pitchers, winning 20 ont of 25 games,
and West led the leagliowith the stick
with an average of 443. II these three
mon show up in their last years form
they Will certainly be valuable. They
report In the hest of form now.I
saw that Observation-Disclosures
game. | don't think they have lis
beat more than a block VIII be In
Fairmont Sunday the 1ith atnoon,
sure"
P. S. "Bet there will be some tall
scrnmbling for that first home run,
thanks to the merchants Of Fairmont
and the West Virginian."
The manager encloses a letter re.
celved from one OF his scouts, c. r.
Murphy, OF Urbana, Ohio, who rec
ommends Connor, first baseman:
II cannot say too much about Conner
IS He is a No. i fellow. strictly temper
p ate and hustler. He was the besi
fielding FIRST baseman In the lndepefid
emit association last year, his work be
ing very sensational. He is a left
handed hitter and clouted the leathe,
for an average OF $50 last year ant
was improving steadily at the end o
the season. Had Herman Long stay
edAat Toledo he would have had hin
this season. Am surprised that h.
hasn't signed With some minor leagr,
before this as l know he can max.
good. Hoping you land, him and h,
proves as say, etc"
~Big Essie'' has been ready 70
some time with his team which vii
play the regulars on Tuesday the 16tt
and probably several other dates dul
ing that week. "Poose" Fleming /
thc captain OF the bunch and says h
wants everybody out for practice a
often as possible. 81.
Owens or Mccray will be III
catchers; Fleming and one Of the, res
ular pitchers. will do the twiriing an
alternate at second; Bell, first; Reita
short; Helm, third; Carroll, left
Rdgely, middle, and Ford, right. N
admission will be charged for thes
games. 5i4
4 ". v. U. yesterday put it all owe
Westminster at Morgantown, Is to 2
u Charley Wayman was there with 4;
single, double and triple.
q There is rumor afloat to the eirec
that Pitcher Nolan viii 60 to- Cum
bertrand but this is thought. to be ,
mistake and local people believe ht
will play right here in Fairmont.
IN The Pitttsburg Gazette today says
that "Bucky vestlaRe n las jumped
Canton to play Idle: field for clarks
burg, Va. This Is the first It
have heard in a long time about Il
team I'M clarksburg.
McKeeyer,s strawberry cream /,