The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-23
PITCHERS BATTLE
~ FAIRNONT TOWN
BITS OF BASEBALL GOSSIP

Uncle Augustus is getting Jealous Of
Pa Wilson.
Pa Wilson is becoming famous as
the Pawva leagues greatest fan.
Wheeling is trying to land Pitcher
Bill Powell, the former basketball
star.
President Carson. of the Central
league, is having lot Of trouble with
his umpires.
Pete has made a wager that
Clarksburg will take two out OF the.
three with the cherubs.
Rupert says he would like to re-
mind the people of Clarksburg that.
this city is in league ball.
The Trenton Tri-State league club
has released Walter Crlss. the former
P. o. M. intlelder. to Wilmington.
The Connellsville Courier says IT.
took four cops to take the big two
hundred pound jumps from the base
ball park to his hotel.
+ Ssr
Nebinger, the West Virginia hoy,
is playing great ball for Uniontown,
as is Gore for Fairmont, who halls
also from Morgantown.
Jimmy Clark's record has been
tied-that of three two-baggers in a
single game. Yes. Cy Dawson had
them yesterday, and they were good
and sweet.
Pitcher Jack Doeescher will join
the Cincinnati team in Pittsburg to-
day, II is expected, the deal with
Harrisburg for his services having
been practically completed.
Two new men have ben signed by
the Onions. Vinson, who pitched
one or two games for Princeton Unl-
versity, is one. and Mallin, an out
fielder from the defunct Union league
is the other.
salary limit by October. / or be fined
30 cents. Better hurry, Connells- |
vile, before the cfildren's banks |
close their doors.-Unlontown Morn
ing Herald.
Malachi Kittridge Is with Scranton
this season more full of baseball
fight than ever. The other day he
was fined SO for not moving fast
enough when ordered off the ground
by the umpire.
Ii was the intention OF Manager
Mcclure to send Case Patten to Il
minor league but when he asked for
waivers New York put in a claim for
the services of Patten and secured
him for $1,000. "
While Uniontown Is thinking OF
tearing down its empty bleachers,
Connellsville adds As feet to hers in
order to accommodate the increasing
attendance. O. & p league please
take notice.-Connellsvill News.
Gribben played second yesterday
and looked lost out there, but any
thing that hoy does around the sec
ond sack will be excused. At bat
was he lost? Take a look at the
score and decide for yourself.
$50
Outfelder Decker, late of the Can
been signed up by Manager Mlt
- q, mol
Cookers have n line out for another
pitcher who is expected TO report
within few days
Cotter's assault on Holland under
the cover of a crowd was contempt
ible piece of work, to say the least
The Connellsville twirler was looking
far trouble before it came, having
taken the trouble to secure a stone N
the early part of the gamc.-Union
News Standard.
Marten. the old University Of
Georgetown catcher. who finished last
season. with Trenton, but who wOull
not accept a reduction in salary this
season, IL with the club again and 1t
looks TO be a battle between him and
Mccarthy as to who win help out
Murray.
Mike Lynch. the Reading shortstop.
is attracting the attention OF many
big league managers by his sensa-
tional work. and humber of offers
have been made by clubs in the East
ern league. Manager Kelley. of the
Toledo club. wired Owner Wetzel ask
ing him to set his own figure on the
big shortstop.