Evening journal., 1911-04-11
CHICKS SHOW
THEMSELVES
Cassidy Puts Eleven Of the
Players Through First
Practice Today
MATERIAL LOOKS
GOOD TO MANAGER

Ideal weather conditions attended
the opening of the baseball training
season in this city this morning and
Manager Cassidy together with eleven
Of the twenty-five men under con-
tract with Wilmington, had satis-
factory work out at South Side.
Five pitchers. one catcher and FIVE
felders INDUCED in the preliminary
practice and showed up in good form.
The men here are Manser. Drummond,
Blizzard. Merchant. Bauswine, Ban
man, Brazell. Murphy. Siefried. Kur-
fess, Wycoff. Marhefka the speedy
little short, who came with the VIII
Transport franchise, is due this after
noon. Ten other chicks will get in
before night and by tomorrow the
full squad Of twenty-five men will ba
seen at the park in the warm-up
games
Bauswlne Is the latest arrival. He
got In last night looking somewhat
over weight. but hopes to have his fat
off before he has TO do regulation
pitching. Cassidy talked enthusiasts
tically of the outlook of the club.
After tomorrow the players will
come out TO the ball grounds for
practice twice daily" he said, "at 10
a. m. when they will workout until
10 o'clock noon, and at 1.30 IN the
afternoon for two and one-half hours
Of additional practice, stopping at 4
o'clock. With about four and one-half
or Eve hours work each day, every
one Of the players can get into 6ne
shape before the opening Of the cham
al % a
will be ready TO enter the game with
In week or ten days
From his list Cassidy will probably
select thirteen before the final call
This number will include two catch
ers and four pitchers. In this way he
Will keep under the $1,000 salary limit
Although Cassidy is not saying much
about the quality Of the team he
thinks he has got good enough mate
rial for n team that will stand up well
in the race.
York Players nj Practice.
With an additional number Of play
crs reporting, the York Tri-state base
ball squad held its initial practice on
the league grounds yesterday. The
work was In charge OF Manager Curt
Weigand. Special attention was given
TO the twirlers. In speaking Of the
outlook of the York team for the sea-
son Manager Weigand says: From
the list of q players reporting for
trial I will select 10 or probably 13
before the final call. The men TO he
retained will include two catchers.
four pitchers, four iuhelders and two
outhelders. the remaining outfeld po-
sition to be filled by the utility catch
er, and IN case of an injury 90 one OF
the catchers by myself or one Of the
pitchers. In this way / can keep un-
der the $1,000 limit nicely. and at the
same time have every position on the
team we'll cared for. as we'll as guard.
ing against accident TO the battery, in
! field or outheld."
Officers were elected by the club
as follows: President. r. kister Free
first vice-president, Alvin Riest; sec
ond vice president, IT. +. Kohler; sec
retary, @. II. SEEKER; treasurer, III
Zinn. The association has a debt o
$4,000 from last season
Heckert Gets two From Baltimore.
George w. Heckert, manager Of IN
Trenton team has announced that HI
had purchased the release Of Lloyd
southpaw twirler. and Collins, an out
fielder. from the Baltimore Eastern
League team. Both men have shown al
we'll in the preliminary games o
Dunns team. Paul Davis, the big frs
baseman. who entered the Tri-State al
a member of the local team, will cap
tain.the New Jersey nine He is coach
ing a college team in Oklahoma, am
will not join It. until until April l9
when Heckert and his players will re
turn North. Heckert was accompanied
to the Monumental City by "BillY Clay
the heavy hitting outfelder. The part
of n men left Baltimore last night TO
Norfolk, Va. where the first games O
tho trip viii be played.