The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-29


The connelIsville club has been ia
vored by the schedule maker during
the next month. Beginning Monday
ten Cookers viii have 20 games at
home until August / and only eight
games abroad. The long run at home
ought 10 enable the team TO mater
ially improve its standing in the
league race.
Marquard. the giant left-hander Of
the Indianapolis club of the Ameri-
can association, who has been secured
by Detroit N exchange for Eddy Slew
ers and bundle of cash. is consider
ed no bettr player by the critics N
that circuit than Joe Woods, the
young phenom Of the Kansas City
club, on whose services Joe Cantlllon
has an option.
AS a result of the scouting trip of
Veteran Player Al Maui, representing
Connie Mack, of the Philadelphia
Americans. Frank Maush. who has
batted over 800 all season and fielded
at third In nice shape for the Column
bus, Miss, Cotton States League
Club. has been purchased by Mack, to
be delivered when called for. He
ways nearly 200 pounds and is fast
on his feet.
An alleged baseball fan of Fair
mont breaks forth in this mornings
edition OF the Fairmont Times with
lot of filthy epithets against the
Clarksburg baseball team which IS
entitled to the disgust of all fans In
both Clarksburg and Fairmont. Cer-
tainly II the aforesaid fan" cannot
grin and bear 1t when his home team
loses to superior team he is not
entitled TO be called a fan even though
he so styles himself.
The fielding of Tillle Dewar, the
former Washington third sacker, now
with the McKeesport team. is the SEN
satlon of the o. & P. league. Dewar
has been shifted from third to sec
ond where he is playing a bang-up
game. An idea of his speed can be
conjectured through glance at a
score of recent game which gives
him ten chances without an error,
McKeesport sporting writers are en-
thusiastic in their praise of Dewar.
According to recent letter. Elmer
Strcklett, who jumped the Brooklyn
club spring to become manager OF
the San Francisco outlaw club, is
about the biggest man in that town.
He has his team well up with the
leaders, Is pitching as well, II not
better, than he ever did. and is con-
fident that before long he will be at
the top of the heap. His cigar store
is paying dividends regularly, and he
to regret having left Brooklyn.
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Pitcher Powell, whom the Wheeling
club is fighting for. Is still at Spring
field. Mass. which club claims his
services. The Wheeling magnates
secured PowelPs release from Fair
mont, and they have requested Pres
ident Tom Raymond to present their
evidence IN the Powell case to Sec
rotary Farrell. of the National As
ISOLATION OF Minor Leagues. who will
settle the case within d few days.
Powell jumped Fairmont this spring
and has been pitching winning ball
for the Baltimore club of the de-
funct Union league.
2 p =
Papers have been filed with Presi-
dent James Gronninger by the Of
flcials OF the Fairmont club in an at
tempt to show their claim on Short
Stop Neblnger. who played this spring
with West Virginia University. but
who Joined the Uniontown team last
week. Nebinger was the property of
the Akron o. & P. club and Presi
dent Raymond received his release
from that team. Since the necessary
papers have been filed no action has
been taken in the matter or at least
Nebinger has not been notified to
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