Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
BAsEIALL FEVER IS
NOW GETTING VERY STRONG

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Lying dormant all winter. are nov
awakening and business Is starting
10 run fast 10 the Central kansas
league. Much baseball dope Is nov
being printed 1 nthe newspapers Of
the different towns In the league
with the exception Of Minneapolis,
who absolutely refuses to let her ais.
tiers know what she Is doing.
Abilene Is going to have an I'M
usually strong team this year and will
make a big fight for the pennan-.
Manager A. r. Wilson, who has bcen
playing baseball In the south daring
the winter, will come to Abilene about
the middle of March in fine trim. He
signed several fast players while In
the South.
The release Of, Ben Diamond from
the Springfield team, Of the Western
Association, was purchased two weeks
ago by the Abilene baseball soIons.
Diamond Is one Of the best young
catchers in the west. In securing
Diamond 1t puts a strong spoke in
Abllene's wheel. Beloit was ate"
him but 1t spoke too late. Eddie
Dard, who was signed last fall in
Bisbee, Arizona, by Manager Wilson,
has been sold to the Vernon Calltor.
MIA Pacific Coast league. Ward wai
a promising short stop.
The following players have been
reserved and signed for 1910, (this
does not mean that they will report
for duty, however,: Catchers, Dia-
mond, Mitchell, BARLEY, Ehrgott and
shartzer; pitchers. Schneele, Schu-
cite, Chaplin, Mitchell, Fehrman, NAL |
lon, Stratton, Beal Frazer, Peterson;
first base, A. F.. Wilson; second base,
Fleming, Brauer; third base, Brit
ton; outfleld, Monroe, Bechtold,
Bridges, Shifflett.
In order to have a successful sea-
son financially the baseball directors
lind 1t necessary to raise $500 in
stock subscriptions. Considering the
Iact that baseball is practically Abb
ene's only amusement during the
summer the directors should mot find
I a difficult job to secure the sub
Ellsworth has received contracts
rom Fulweider, White, Woods and
Poindexter. 1t will have is men on
he field by April 25 for tryout.
Beloit reports that several con-
racts have already been received and
t seems to be one Of the towns that
s confident of the first division. Be
OF has not yet announced Its mana
ger for this year. Ebrlght, of X. U.
lcted as manager last year, but as he
vas trying to get the job of managing
Junction City only a few days ago il
would look as though Beloit had
Iassed him up. v
Minneapolis is very still on the
baseball subject. But then that Ii
affords way Of doing it, and with
iafford behind 1t, Minneapolis will
'e ready with strong team at the
peh,ng. IA
Sa.na announces that she has [
igned Tommy Smith to manage Its
cam this year. Smith managed the
Western association ieain
ast season. He is a second basenlan :
nd Is said to be there with the
rapes. Saline also announces thar
layer contracts are coming In slow
I. Nearly all Of last years players
i'll he back.
Gramley will pilot the Clay Center
otis again this summer. Gramleyl
as lten signing players all wlnte"'
I'd the bugs are confident.
AS far as Manhattan is concerned
ne is going to make a mighty effort
, finish on the other end Of the
ercentage column from what she
ID last season.