The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-11
Bunch Of Promising Players
Are Signed For Trysout
on the Local Team.

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A meetln Of the stockholders and
all others interested in league team
tor clarksDnrg this summer will be
held al tae Waldo hotel next We'd
|nesday night, beginning at s o'clock
for the purpose OF recognizing for
the season. New officers will Se
elected and new arrangements all
around win he made. Notices have
been sent to all OF the stockholders,
but II Is desired that all others inter
ested in league ball be present at the
meeting.
Manager Ferd Drumm will be here
the first week in April from Canton.
o., where he has been managing the
Canton roller polo team for the rest
OF the season. The Pawva circuit Is
all complete. all OF the teams having
posted their guarantee moneys, and
the prospects for a splendid season
are very bright.
Through connections with other
leagues and clubs. the Clarksburs
Association will be able to land
players for any post at almost any
time. The local club is getting a
good hold in professional baseball.
An instance is shown in letter just
received from Louis HeIlbroner, the
noted scout of the Cincinnati Red
Stockings, in which he says he will
do anything in his power to assist
the clarksburg team this season.
He thinks a good deal of the local
club.
The Clarksburg club will arrange
to have several National and Amer
lean league teams here at different
times during the season.
Players reserved and signed for
the try-out in April by the club and
Manager Drumm, are as follows:
Catchers.
John Francis Gribben. whose home
is in onoville, N. Y, will be with
the team this summer, having been
reserved from last season. GribbyI
is recognized -as one Of the best
!catchers in the league. Wheeling
tried to get him away from Clarks-t
burg, offering to trade about hair
of the Wheeling team for him, but
II a u,or nar daI 1,a,a
Dan McAleese, of Sharon, Pa.
who caught with the locals last
year, will report for duty when the
try-out begins.
Charles Miller, a likely youngster
of Indianapolis. Ind. WHO handledl
the big nit in the city league there
last summer, has been signed for
trial. He was highly recommendei
TO Manager Drumm.
Pitchers.
The lines have been dropped u,.
on eight pitchers for tne try-out
William Wilson, OF Jeannsttc. Pa "a
miliarly known as Doc" who was
with the locals last summer, has been
reserved for the coming season.
It is hoped to bring Sammy
Fletcher back here. Sammy came
here from the Wheeling Central
league last summer, but went back
to that team on the Hobby Hoblit-
zell trade.
Carl J. Brown, Of Oakland. Md
who twirled in the Cumberland Val.
ley league last summer. has been
signed FOR trial. He is a very prom.
Using young slabber.
E. J. Brant, OF Alliance, O.. nick
ed out by Manager Drumm. has at
tached his John Hancock to a bit OF
paper signifying that he will De
here for the trial games.
James Anderson, a twirler of the
Ohio Trolley league. has agreed to
come here for the try-out. He was
picked up by Manager Drumm.
J. 0. Wise. OF Pine Grove. this
state. who played with several West
Virginia teams, including the Clarks-
burg leaguers, last summer under
the name OF Mcfarland, has signed
up for trial.
Joe Meredith. a pitcher last year
wit hthe Indianapolis city league.
will come here and show us what sort
Of speed and delivery he has.
But the boy with the Worldwide
experience. is Lloyd Freeman, OF
Uniontown, Pa, whose signed con-
tract for the try-out has Just been
received. Lloyd has been in the
United States navy He wrote 20
the local management that he enlist
ed for four years service in the navyl
and done 1t. He was honorabIy
discharged from the service on thet
9Th Of January. He played baseball
at various times during his term Of
service and went against mines AMI
over the world. Including strong