The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-17
WILL LEAVE THIS MORNING TO
JOIN BilllkENS.
Montgomery Well Pleased with
Hardy's Work-Loralns VIII Be
Attraction Today.
(By CARL p. LEATHERWooD).

10y CAHI '. Leaf HEHWOOO).
Joe Jerger. the Martins Ferry
twirler. who was handed his release
by Manager Montgomery OF the
Wheeling team n few days ago. has
signed up with the Fort Wayne aggre-
cation and will leave this morning for
Indiana city to join the club Jerger
has been doing a great deal OF pre-
llminary work during the past few
weeks and states that he is in the
best Of condition TO start the season.
During Jerger's career as q league
player he has met with his ups and
downs and while he pitched a num-
Der OF good games for the Stogies,
he was inconsistent. II seemed as
though when Jerger's turn come to
pitch the players would have an on
day and although he pitched winning
ball he lost the majority OF his
games. Last season Wheeling farmed
him to East Liverpool, Ohio. where he
made an excellent showing, It SEEM
ing that the Central League had his
goat"
Boss Casey. OF the Billikens, is
having one awful time with his pitch
ing stan and Saturday released two
fingers by the name OF Simmons and
Hewes. He has more candidates for
the pitching STAFF than for any other
position on the team and can not sat
isfy himself with the bunch he is now
trying out. Jerger may prove a
. valuable acquisition in that depart
ment and the local twirler's work will
be watched with considerable interest
by local admirers.
Manager Montgomery, when seen
last evening after arriving home from
Canton, Ohio. stated that he was we'll
pleased with the showing made by
his warriors. The grounds. he stated,
was rough and heavy, preventing any
fast work on the part OF either team.
Before the game started a snow storm
occurred. which had a tendency to
take the ginger out OF the players OF
both teams. Monty was not counting
strong on a victory and was looking
more toward the practice the boys
got than a win.
{ Hardy. the south paw finger on the
Stogie team. did some excellent work
in the Canton game yesterday after
noon and Monty was more than
pleased with the showing the lad
made. He has n good line OF curves.
a good head. fair control and with a
little coaching should be developed
Into first class slab artist.
Local fandom will get the first Cd
portunity Of the season 10 see the
Stogies in action today. az the boys
Will line up against the strong 10
rain Coal and Dock company team
this afternoon at the Island ball park
that Is n the weather man don't IN
terfere. Monty was unable 10 saJ
last night who would pitch the game.
but 70 Is likely that several OF the can.
1idates for pitching Job will be given
try out. Ike Cope or Stoker will be
on the mound for the Lorains and
there will. no doubt. be a large turn
out Of the fans.
The tin can will start 10 rattle about
Wednesday. according 20 Boss Mont
gOmery. as he will begin about that
time or maybe a little later or soon
or 10 cut down the squad The un.
answerable question among tho boys
nov is who'll get IT." This question
is not definitely settled In Monty's
~mind yet az he has not been quite
enough ~ the work ~ tho rnuffdafaa