The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-19
sgd JONES TO POTTERS:
NEW INFIELDER COMING
OTHER DOlNoS AROUND THE
CENTRAL LEAGUE CIRCUIT.
Herman Werder Sent 10 Grand Rapids
Team by Manager Doc Casey
~ ehs Qllllkena

Herman Werder Sent 10 Grand Rapids
Team by Manager Doc Casey
Of the BIllIkena
Local admirers OF sgd Jones. the
young Martins Ferry southpaw heav.
er. who has been attending Mt. Union
College. will be pleased to learn that
he has signed up with the East Liv-
erpool team OF the o. & p. League.
and will report to the Potters some
time during this week. Young Jones.
since starting his career as a pitcher
a few years ago on the Ohio side, has
had several offers TO sign with big
league teams. but refused them, as he
was DESTROYS OF completing his col
lege education before entering base
ball. He has been twirling phenome-
nal ball for the Mt Union College
team.
Deerfoot Spencer. demon slugger OF
the Vets. is the first player In the
Central League TO secure seyenty-tive
bingles.
Conway. who filed in in right field
for the Smokes when Knisely and Ser
vatius were out OF the game with bad
ankles. is playing Independent ball
with the Warrington club.
Herman werder. who has been hurl-
ing for the Fort Wayne Billikens, has
been turned over TO DR.. Harley Park
er. OF the Grand Rapids team. Casey
was compelled to cut down his pitch
ing stan and agreed to loan Werder
20 the Gamblers.
As published in Saturdays Intelli-
gencer. Chester King IS 10 be relieved
az third base on the Stogie nine. but
Just VINO will succeed him has not
yet been determined. LII Sager will
be placed on that cushion, providing
Jack Dunn. OF the Baltimore team.
OF the Eastern League. doesn't send
one Of his infelders 10 the Smokes.
Something OF a definite nature will de-
velop soon.
NcKelvey. the Bellalre boy who has
been playing with the Frankfort team
of the Blue Grass League. has not
been in the game for ten DAYS or more.
Mont Weeks Is still suffering with a
badly bruised hand, and has not
played for two weeks.
Since joining the East Liverpool
team OF the q. G p. League. Little
Johnny Fisher has participated in sew
on games. winning four and dropping
three Troy. "A Stogie. has won two
and lost rs many. while Moseley. for
merly with Wheeling. but now with
Youngstown. has lost FIVE and won six.
= Brown. OF Akron. Is leading the
pitchers. he having won eight games.
or all that he has participated in.
Former Stogle lads are still cldGt-
ing the pill I'm other leagues. and are
starring practically every day. In the
q. & =. League. Tate. OF Youngstown.
IS hitting AZ .327 clip: Gray. OF East
Liverpool. .2o3: Scntz. OF East Liver
pool. 800. Bsland. OF Youngstown,
90. Graf. Of Steubenville. .215:
Blinkc. of Fast Liverpool. 127. and
Fraley. 81 the Potters. .115. McKech-
ME. Of Pittshurg. IS hitting az a .235
clip. while Hoblitzel. OF Cincinnati. is
clubbing az a 2S6 rate.
President George Moreland. Of the
q. 4 p. League. has suspended Joe
Wilson. first haseman Of the Fast Liv.
erpools. for failure 10 report TO New
Castle Noreland has also thrown ont
the game between Mansfield and East
Liverpool last Thursday. in which vii
son participated.
The Smokes will arrive home from
their present road trip on June 27th.
when they will open MP a twenty-one
game series az home The first three
games will be played with Dayton.
then Fort Wayne. GAINESVILLE. Evans
Vile Terre Hau'e. South BEND and
Grand Rapids Two games Will be
played on the Fourth % July with the
Athletics. a. GAINESVILLE. as the at
traction