Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-24

country's famous pitchers, who
Is q member of the Philadelphia. Ma
tionals, two Newark youths left the
city today to so to the training ground
of the PhilIles at Southern Pines, 8.
{. Another young Newarker will Join
the Phllly squad March !. FIe is Ed
ward Haver, who played with the
Pathways. 1t is doubtful il any one
city has contributed more men to one
team than Newark he's this year.
Nom OF the recruits have signed
contracts to play with the Phillies for
the season. The contracts they have
attached their signatures to call for u
try-out. Whatever speed they show
will determine whether they will stay
IN the big leagues or go to one OF the
minor organizations.
Speary Is one of the incest helders
that has ever been developed on the
local lots and should Prove a sensa-
ton at shortstop. If Andy improves
in, his hitting while with the big fell
lows. as much as he did last year in
che City League, he ought to make
Manager Doom think before he let's
him out. AS for Rachlin. that boy can
certainly clout that ball and can pitch
some, too. The writer Is OF the opin-
ion, however, that as an outnelder and
0SSNfG AN mn AkihA lAtO1A.
wei is proud OF It's four Phillies.
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1t is not generally known that Larry
Sutton, the bowling crack, was once Il
baseball pitcher and played for his
sarnesaBe about four years ago, before
iso became a bowler, Larry the. bowler
whose right name is Carl, was
pitching OH the sand lots OF ,Rocii-
ester when Larry the scout was man
aging h Oswego team of the Empire
State League. Larry the pitcher
tvirled four games for Larry the man
ascr, and lost them ALL The manager
decided that Larry the pitcher wasn't
q pitcher N let him go. The latter
still thought he was good and asked the
manager why he was fred. well, you
see,'' said the manager, there Is one
TOO many suttons on this club, and I'm
1llet going to. fire the. manager. Larry
the player departed and became a great
bowler.
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b Abe Nleisiler. the local twirler, who
sr finished last season in the Carolina As
M isociation and who became a free agent
at the end of tine year. has signed to
pitch with Norfolk, in the Virginia
state League. Abe has been working
! more or less during the cold months
and is eve now In great shape. The
Vailsburg man should have a good
season, for with the tail-end Spartan
burg team, Of the Carolina Associa-
tion last year., he was a wonder.
Catcher Cote, who caught Abe at Co.
IuInbia, y. c., in the South Atlantic
League, Will he "a menlber OF the Nor
folk club and Abe expects u banner
season. Abe's brother. Harry Welsher.
: has signed to play with the Cornelis-
willie, Pa, team. Some day, when the
younger boy will be good enough, tho
,Welsher boys will be a great attrac-
ton.
70 the sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Heading In your paper that the Holy
Nayne societies arc about to form a
baseball league / would like very much
to nave you give the ST. Aloyslus's
II. y. Society a position in same. II
would ask, also. If you would kindly In
form me, through your paper. when
and where the. next meeting will be
held. Thanking you for past favors, I
am very truly yours,
JOSEPH c. HALPIN. Manager.
Have referred your letter to Martin
hawkins, president Of the league. He
gays that six clubs, Holy Cross, Mont
clair, st. Mary's OF Nutley, Chatham,
st. Nicholas OF I'assaic ard Morristown
nave already been admitted. Meetings
will be held evory Monday night il ST.
Mary,s Hall. 4Nutley. Mr.. Hawkins
states that you should send two or
: three representatives Monday night.
The circuit will be composed OF eight
clubs; SC there ID a chance for you yet.
SIS only six have been chosen.--Ed.
o.
40 the. Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Would you kindly giveame ineorma-
= zion In regard to the ~nationalities Of
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien ard Tommy
Ryan. and ohllge, NJ. L. c..
O'Brien Is an Irish-American. His
came is Joseph f. Hogan. Joseph
.1oungs is Tommy Ryan's right narne
His mother was English; his father
French.--Ed.
There IL q letter at this Office fer Joe
Shields, the ball player. He Is also
wanted at Reuters Hall, in Hari ison.
tonight BY the Harrison a. G.
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Constant Reader-Have referred your
question to the Question Box OF the
Morning Star, where it belongs.-Ed.
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