The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-25
FIRST PRACTICE AT NO. ADAMS
Tunnel Dlgaers Getting In Shape for
Seasons Play.


Seasons Play.
The North Adams baseball team had
its first workout at the park yester.
day Monday afternoon a squad of II
players, including Manager "Bill"
Mackey, who was out in uniform, and
Joe Grape who is getting in shape to
report at Charlestown, NJ H., Memoir
ial Day, being on hand for the opening
practice. The candidates we're kept
busy for an hour and half with live
ly batting and fielding practice but for
the remainder of the week the players
will be put through some hard stunts
in preparation for the opening game
of the season with the All Nationals
OF Cohoes, which comes Saturday
The first contest will be preceded by
an automobile parade while Fogg's
band has been hired for the occasion.
The members of the team which
were on hand were Jimmie" Hender-
son, the local boy who, will do the
backstop work; Dave Murphy, also OF
this city who will cover Short Pick
ford of Leominster and Cabrol of
Providence. two pitchers; Camel, son
of the former Boston National catcher
who is out for first base; Daily, an in
fielder who halls from Springfield and
who showed up we'll at second; Cole
man. the Texan schoolmaster. who is
candidate for the outfield and Re-
vobes, a youngster from Canada, who
Is also seeking a berth in the outer
garden Larry Barry, who is being
counted on as one of the mainstays
in the box, also reported but he was
not in uniform while Manager Mackey
and Grape completed the squad
Mickey" Jacobs third sacker, Francis
Walsh, the change catcher, Eddie"
DAILY. last years pitcher who will re-
turn, and Hale, an outflelder, who
tried out with Northampton this
spring, are all slated to be on hand
today.
| Owing to the fact that several of
the regular players were not on hand
several of the players we're switched
around at yesterdays practice in or
der to complete the nine. After the
squad had been put through drill Ia
hitting, Manager Mackey gave them
chance to perform in the field. Hen
derson was behind the bat with Pick
ford, the left-handed pitcher at third.
Murphy at short, DAILY at second and
GranZel at first The feature of the
work of the afternoon was the play
ing of Daily at second base. He prom
ises to give somebody run for an
infeld job provided that he can hit as
well as he can field. lie covered sec
ond in grand style covering lots of
ground and fielding clearly. Murphy
Is fast rounding in shape at short
while Pickford should be valuable
utility man for the diamond in addi-
ton to his pitching. The LeOminster
boy knocked down some hot ones at
the third sack. Carbol, Coleman and
Revobes played the outfleld but there
was little chance to judge their abili-
| ty. Manager Mackey got into the
practice at first for little while and
he showed that he is still capable of
covering the initial sack in a satisfac-
tory manner.
number of fans went down to the
grounds to watch the team work out,
Among the spectators were "Jack"
Carolan, last years local first sacker,
who will be with Bennington this
season, and Dick" Burns, a pitcher
who is also with the latter club
North Adams Transcript.