The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-28
BASE BALL DOPE.
INTERESTING GOSSIP ABOUT THE
oRANGEBURG TEAM.

Players are Now Coming in to Take
Their Places On the Team and We
win BE in the Game to Win.
For while baseball prospects in
Orangeburg were quite gloomy. but
general pull-together was made and
for the third, year the City on the
Edisto is member of the State
League. The first season of the or
ganization Orangeburg wound up in
third place. while last year it was nip
and tuck with Sumter, the Gamecocks
finally winning out, on account of
Manager Buesse's sickness.
What the Cotton Pickers will do
this season is left to be seen. Natu-
rally the late start, which will neces-
state insufficient practice and good
form, will belas handicap, since Rock
Hill, Sumter and Chester already
have teams in the field playing ex
+ hibition games.
The pitching staff will be new this
season, Matney is the only twirler
of Lost ,,aor rotur1;no Tbo o1- h ~
and Langford are with Spartanburg,
while Showers is doing stunts with
Macon Matney is a good one. 1t
will be remembered that towards the
end of the last season he won two
games from Sumter the same after
noon. He did the finest kind of work
on that occasion, and made little Guy
Gunter and his renowned pitcher,
Richardson, feel like thirty cents.
zeigler, Kohrs and Johnson have
been signed to pitch for the Edistoes.
All have played ball in the South
Georgia League and come highly re-
commended. Kohrs tried out with
the locals last year and only his lack
of experience kept him from being
signed. He is in good form now
and will make a record this season.
Johnson was prevented from landing
with Orangeburg last yeal on ac-
count of broken finger, but he will
be a mainstay Of the pitching staff
this year.
Mabry, the old college player, VINO
has served two years in the State
league and finished the season last
year with Orangeburg. will again be
on the job behind the bat. Soren-
true, local boy, who made a good
record at Clemson and since his
graduation in 1905 has played with
fast amateur teams of the State, will
be given tryout for catcher and will
likely land.
Cole, who finished with the Or
angeburg team last season, playing
first base, will again be seen around
the initial corner Collie is also a
sub-catcher. While Manager Buesse
was sick last season Cole took his
place as catcher and did fine service
in that position.
Lombard of Augusta young ath-
lete who has played fast amateur
ball and also in the Georgia league,
will try out at second.
Green, shortstop, who has been
working out with Buesse at Spartan
burg, has been signed by Orangeburg
and will handle that territory. Third
base is an uncertainty, Duncan, the
last years star, will not play ball
this season. Morris, who showed up
so well the first of last season
with the local bunch, will more than
likely cover the left hand corner.
Herbert Glaze and William Glaze,
two local boys, who have played SUI
perb ball the past two seasons, will
agan be seen in the outer grounds.
Zeigler, who is utility man, will
more than likely cover the other field.
Several players are already on the
local lots, limbering up and ere an
other week has rolled around every
thing will be in readiness for the
State League opening.
Mr.. H. G. Wannamaker, the secre-
tary of the local club, was seen this
morning and he spoke enthusiastically
over. the baseball situation for the
coming season Experience has taught
Crangeburg that she will have to
abide strictly to the salary limit and
the S900-12 player rule will be rigid
ly enforced this year by the local
directors.
An effort is being made to open the
season with Sumter at Sumter on
May Z, as the T. P. A. convention
and the race meet will draw large
crowd of visitors to the Gamecock
city. The move will more than likely
be successful. Chester and Rock Hill
will play the same day instead Of May
II, the proposed opening day.
The officers of the Orangeburg club
who have the local reins in charge,
are: President, Fulton Dukes; vice
president, James P. Doyle; secretary
and treasurer H. c. Wannamaker;
directors, E. c. Slater E. R. Paullng,
O.. w. Spahr, r. F Dukes, A. D.
Webster, A. C. Doyle, II. G. Wanna
maker and J. P. Doyle.
Juvenile Military Company.