The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-15
SIMMONS A GIANT To Join McGraW's Men at the Close of the Season-Sold
 for $1,500.
 -- PAIGE AND MURRAY TO-DAY Will Form Battery--Reischman &c., cured by Bone-Will Play
 First Base.
PAIGE AND MURRAY TO-DAY

George Simmons. a South Brooklyn boy playing with the New Haven team of the Conunecticut league, Is the latest capture of Big Dan Bruthers, who has been scouting for Manager McGraw of the Giants, Sim mons Is second baseman, and his work this season has attracted the at tentlon of several big league scouts. He will not join the Giants until the close of the Connecticut league season next month, but he will go south with the team next season and receive a thorough trhl.
 As part payment for the services of Simmons, McGraw has sold Pitcher George Paige to the New Haven club for the remainder of the Nutmeg league season. Paige did not go west with the Giants and reported at New Haven yesterday. McGraw figured that he could not experiment with Paige as long as the Giants are in the pennant fight. and as he expects the race to be close right up to the finish he, therefore, decided to place Paige where that young man could get plenty of work. Paige came to the Giants two weeks ago from Charles ton, s C. He was the star twirler of the South Atlantic league, and ought to help the local aggregation to not a few victories this month and next. He will revert back to the New York club In the fall, and will also he with the Giants on their 1909 training trip.
 Simmons Is well known in Brook lyn. He played professionally in Brooklyn for several seasons with the Rldgewoods. St Michaels. and Marquettes, Simmons, Al Burch of tho Brooklyns, and Joe Lake of 'ho | Yankees were together on the Ma. l quettes three seasons ago.
 Last season Simmons was with tie | Holyoke team of the Connecticut league, and in 1906 he played thirty six games at second base for the Montreal team of the Eastern league
 With the locals he has been playin. a brilliant game and has won manl contests by his timely clouts most ( which were for more than one sea son
 He Is tho only local representative fl the 300 strikers Manager Gecrg Bone has sold him for sl,500 and ex rects the papers signing the contract this morning.
 Mur'ey, also of the New York Gi ants yesterday rat on the New Have bench, and wi. work as catch fo George Bone's men. He and Paige wi be the battery today and when th leaders hike to the prairie th!s afte; noon, great contest is assured.
 Tn addition to this strong batter George Bone has managed to secu Relschman. tlle husky first basemai Who was worked by Tom Dowd on th Hartford nine Yesterday Bone rece, cd the following letter from secretar Farrell of the National commission: Manager George Bone
 Dear Sir Player John Reischman awarded the New Haven club on pri ority of claim, followed by proof. w have notified the Ha,tford club to tn effect.
 ]. H. FARRELL.
 Playing Manager Bone last nigf stated that Reischman would appea to-day and cover first base. Tom Dow : playing manager of the Hartford mir was severely censured for usin Reischman after that player had bee signed by the locals King, McAloo and Waters will have rest todd, while the new arrivals will work, Tn l locals have been playing brilliant ba [ in the last few games and today f ought to be a corker,