Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Griffith's pitchers will report to the
 foxv manager March 8. The Cincin- nati squad will remain at Hot Springs about twenty days
 Pitcher Elmer Steele has sent in hi. signed contract to the Boston club H. full twirlers last season.,
 Joe Doyle. the slow man of the Yan. kee pitching staff, has just invaded Oklahoma in his annual crusade against the quail of that state.
 Duke Farrell the Highlanders' pitch ing crack, declares unequivocally thai the New York pitching corps is the best in the major league arena.
 The Highlanders are to have the picH of the Syracuse club next fall for re- leasing Infelder Tiemeyer and Out fielder Wotell to the Salt City.
 Pitcher Eddie Cicotte of the Red Sox voices the opinion that the Tigers will not be the big noise this year And Cicotte is Detroit citizenl
 Manager Donovan of Boston has de- cided to send all of his pitchers to Hot Springs a week ahead of the regular team, under the care of Dr. Charley Greene.
 Pitcher Lelivelt, the Detroit young ster, is regarded by the Detroit critics as star possibility if he can get the arm, which troubled him last season, quite cured.
 Jim McGuire has arranged four game series between the Cleveland team and the Cardinals. The games will be played at Hot Springs, March 20 being the getaway date.
 Hugh Duffy. the new manager of the White Sox, in discussing the new players, became eloquent over Black burn. Amon gother things he said: He is finished ball player
 President Burlington of the A1neri- can association announces the engage ment to date of four umpires, namely Clarence Owens, Charlie Ferguson, S. F. Cusack and C. F. VansycIle.
 Tom Ramon, the old New London New England league team last season has received his contract from the same club for the coming season.
 Third Baseman w. R. Walsh, the South Eend recruit, has sent in his signed Philadelphia. contract. Tn 100 ted -266, and ranked fourth among the Central league third basemen
 In1elder Derrill Pratt, University of Alabama coliegian, who - Atlanta kicked a goal from placement from the 49-yard line in the game with Georgia, has signed with the Mont Gomery club of the Southern league.
 A meeting to reorganize the North east Arkansas league has been called for Little Rock Ark, January 30 at TAe Hotel Marion. It Is expected to increase the circuit to six clubs and to change it's title to Arkansas league.
 According to Ramon, Pitcher Hess. whom Steve Flanagan wants for his Brockton team, may be sold to some team in the Connecticut league, where he played after his trouble with Easton last year. Some of the other men signed may also be traded.-Exchange
 President FogeI of the Phillies is in favor of the 16S game schedule. He says: Tt is the club in the lead that benefits by the short schedule, owing to the worlds cham plonship series The others pay the players two weeks salary for noth- ng''
 Erie Biting, star third baseman of the Northeast Manual team for> two years, has signed contract to play with the Cleveland Americans Al though Biting is only 19 years of age, Scout Sam Kennedy, who induced him to go with the Maps. thinks he will be wonder from the start
 Evidently the New Haven club is not It all stuck on Infielder Reitz who vas secured from the Davenport club of the Three-I league in exchange for Pitcher Chaflie Reisigl. Reitz has been offered to the Brocktons in a trade for Pitcher Mike Donovan. However. the Srockton club has passed up the of- CT