The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-15
REUTER- SIGNS
WITH SEALS
His Entry Hailed by Sporting
Writers Compared
With Joy.


tracing the attention of the sporting
writer's on the Coast, especially the
former, whose contract TO twirl for
the Seals has recently arrived at base /
ball headquarters at san Francisco. /
Joys signing on with the Boston Ma
tionals is variously commented upon.
The Chronicle writer furnishes the
following:
Richard Reuter-. who attracted IA
vorable attention when the san Fran
cisco stars were in Honolulu. is the
latest addition to the ranks of the
Seals His contract, signed, sealed and
delivered, arrived yesterday at base
ball headquarters. OF course, it re-
mains to be seen just how good man
Reuter- is, but he is well equipped with
recommendations, and the local people
think they have found a good man.
| Mike Fisher, who saw Reuter- in ac-
ton, said of him last night: THE San
Francisco team has secured a good
man. Reuter- is a big fellow. about as
big as Barney Joy, with good under
hand ball and good control. He work
ed at the best advantage when Pat
Donahue caught him. He is willing to
learn and will be popular with the
fans. for he isn't pushing himself for
ward"
Fisher says that Reuter- viii be a far
better man than Joy after he has a
little experience in America. Accord
ling to the letter that accompanied his
contract, Reuter- will leave for San
Francisco the last of this month.
Barney Joy ought to be stepping
ashore from one of the. liners this
month The last thing he said to Jack
Bliss when the stars sailed for San
Francisco was that he would see him
lin February. There has been a sort
lof general feeling that Barney might
remain on the islands. but Jack says
that he expects him to report to the
Boston Nationals.
Speaking of Barney, several of the
men who took the trip to Honolulu
express the opinion that the big fellow
would do much better to switch from
pitching to catching. Boston will hard
lily care to make the experiment, how
ever. It's foregone conclusion that
Barney will go back TO one of the
minors, and there will be the chance
to see what he can do as a backstop
The Examiners sport columns sup
ply these:
san Francisco will experiment with
another slabster from the Hawaiian
Islands. for Jack Gleason has receive5
the contract of Mano Reuter-, whc
pitched for one of the island team:
when he wasn't running a trolley car
. Several of the players who were il
the islands recently say that Reutel
|, is a far superior man to Barney 10.
and they pick him to redeem the repu
tation that Barney lost. Reuter- vii
leave on the next steamer and win ar
4 rive in time to take part in some o
the games against the Chicago Whit
y Sox.
Barney Joy, the big kanaka VIII
helped Danny Long lose a pennant las
season, is expected To arrive in Sal
Francisco via the next steamer from
Honolulu. F. Bernard is slated {
work with the Boston Americans mex
y season, but when he pitches one o
B those wild games OF his for the beneh
of Deacon Jim" Mcclure the chance
are that Barney will be handed
ducat calling for through passag
for that dear Honolulu.
Concerning Reuters chances of max
ing good, the Cali says;
All the ball players who saw Reuter-
the Hawaiian pitcher, perform, go o
record as saying that he is far su
perior man to Barney JOY Manage
Long IS considered fortunate in land
ing the kanaka. who promises to b
one of the star pitchers Of the league
I if everything breaks right for him. H
i is due TO leave, for this city within