Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
SIGNS
CONTRACT--W|LL
REPORT MARCH |
Will Make Trip to This City Be-
fore Going to Training Camp.
McGraw Talks to the Iron
Man" on His Prospects for the
Year.
= HE signed contract of 81 Parkins
accompanied by letter IN

eNA NiiiS liio ticket from
his home in South Dakota direct to the
training camp at Danville, Va, but 81
declared that he would rather take
look over the town before going through
the thawing out process. ST said that
he was tired of hunting and was get
ting impatient for the season to open.
While there were no more contracts
of any of the Tiger players received at
the headquarters of the Newark Club.
Manager McGinnity and Secretary
Thomas Martin are not worrying. Sec
retary Martin spent mo of yesterday
afternoon layin %. q routes bv
which the players are to travel from
their different homes direct to the
training camp at Danville Va
Kid Mueller, the Egg Harbor boy,
and Young Wolfe. the local semi-pro
star, who is slated for trial with the
pitching squad. are about the only
players who will start for the training
camp with Manager McGinnity from
this city At Philadelphia the party
will pick up King Brady, but most
of the other players will go direct from
their homes to Danvlle Manager Nc
Ginnity said yesterday that he had
made no further arrangements for the
on Sundays away from home. and that
he would probably wait until he could
see how many postponed games will
have to be played before he gets in
touch with any of the other Eastern
League teams.
Manager McGinnity said that he was
talking to Manager Mctiraw, of the
Giants, yesterday while the New York
leader was preparing to embark for the
Southern training trip today. "McGraw
said that he has high hopes of beating
out the Pirates and the Cubs" said the
Iron Man. but he refused to make any
prediction. He expects that Murray
and Marquard will be two of the main
stays of his team this season. and he
is pretty sweet on Josh DeVore to fill
one of the outfield positions Man
ager McGinnity also added that the
Little Napoleon thought well of
Zacher, the former Newarker, who Is
with the Giant squad in Texas.
Pitcher Tommy Mccarthy, who was
the sensation of the Eastern League
while with the Newark Club in 1907,
viii be given a trial with the Indian
apolis Club, of the American Associa-
ton, this spring Tommy has a host
of friends in Newark, and no more
popular player ever wore the uniform
of the local club. He was drafted from
Newark by the Cincinnati Club, but
went to Plttsburg, where he remained
only few weeks From Pirateville he
was sent to Boston, and he made good
Immediately. He was going along in
tip-top form until he met with an ac-
Il l. ,,x,1- H..
bushes last spring. but once more he
is on the climb
George Davis, the veteran shortstop
of the Chicago White Sox, was released
yesterday. Davis will most likely Sc
cure berth as a minor league man
ager
Fred Eley, the outfielder, who was
sold recently to Utica, is causing a lot
of trouble indirectly to the Skeeter
Club. The Bridgeport Club, of the Con-
necticut State League, is claiming
Eley.
Manager Ryan, of the Jersey City
Club, didn't do anything foolish in al
lowing Earl Gardner, the star second
basemen, to return to the Yanks two
weeks before the Eastern League sea-
son closed AS result he will prob
ably get either Shortstop Eddie Foster
or Roach from George Stallngs.
AT the meeting of the National league
in the Waldorf Astoria yesterday Man
ager John McGraw, of the New York
giants, had a talk with Manager Fred
Lake. of the Boston National league
club. and it is said that McGraw will
get Outfelder Becker in exchange for a
couple of young pitchers.
Otis Johnson, the third baseman
secured by the New York Highlanders
from the Portland, Ore, club, has sent
in his signed contract to Secretary
Davis, of the Highlanders, and will
start for Athens, Ca, next week
Fred Burchell, who was secured by
the Buffalo club last season from the
Boston American, and who later in the
season jumped that club, has signed
a contract to play for that club during
the coming season.
One of the holdouts of the Philadel-
phia National league baseball club,
which is Catcher Fred Jackltsch sent
his signed contract to Manager Fred
DOOM of that club. yesterday. Johnny
Bates is the only holdout now of the
Phillies.
Manager John McGraw, of the New
York National league. is reported tol
have said that he would pay the fine of
Johnny King and will pay President
Charley Murphy whatever he asks for
Kings release
A comparison of the American league
and the National league schedules
shows that there are but ten conflicting
dates during the entire season. Eight
of these double attractions in one
city occur in the windy city, while ;he
other pair are at st. Louis. The Yanks
will have thirteen Saturdays and two
holidays, Memorial Day and July 4th,
at home.
Leach Cross will have a tough job
on his hands this evening when he
tackles Johnny Mario, at the Long Acre
Club. The East Side dentlst-pugiIist is
confident that he will stop Mario.