The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-29
RscfAnpeoN ONLY MAN NOT
GxPGcTED TO SION.
ksnsas r~irIs~ stated 10 Have -cens
Beck" Anderson Expects
Ness Trades.
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But one hold-out 10 expected in the
reserve list OF the Wheeling baseball
ciub-Pitcher Richardson. OF Fort
Leavenwcrth. II not expected TO APP
psar IN q Smoke uniform. According
TO reports from Kansas. the former
twirler Of the local club who was
touted a. a. conner has gone back TO
such an extent that Il 10 doubtful II
he could make good. His services will
not be missed to any great extent.
When Richardson played here under
Silver Bilr' Phillips. he became dis
satisfied and returned homo threaten
ing never to return to this city again.
IL was thought by many fans that he
would sign under the new manage
ment but according TO the reports from
baseball headquarters there II little
indications OF this. In fact neither
Anderson nor Robinson. are worrying
Other Contracts.
There are yet a number Of players
who have not signed but like Peach
es" Graham many of them are carry
ing their signed contracts In their
pockets and will turn them IN 1T head
quarters within g. few days. Twenty
players have signed their contracts on
the Wheeling club and think this 10
the largest number that any club
ers and are next in line. The Smokes
have two catchers signed, Harry KID
welcher and William Miller. Six
twirlers. Frank Beatty. Carlos Ham,
mond, Lee Richey. Fred Weiss, Grover
Young and Richard Thomas. There
are seven infelders-Fred Erven,
Jack Coolers. Sandy Murray. Emmett
Moren. Joe Cardurr. Henry Thomas
and Chester King. Five outhelders-
nv Jewell "Buir' Durham and Earl
Hewitt.
Thirteen. unlucky thirteen, have not
yet signed their contracts but these
are expected shortly as stated. Duke
Servatius, who II about the peer of
all first seekers I'm the league Is not
a hold out and will sign shortly. The
others are HUMPHREYS. Hardy. Snyder.
Graham. Sager. Gray. Sentz. Garten.
FAIRBANKS. Bemis. Richardson and
Byrnes
Ladies' Day
Throughout the circuit the magnates
are devoting ono and two days as
ladies day. On these days the fair
sex will be admitted to the park FREQ
Of charge. Anderson and Robinson.
have not yet taken the matter up but
the female gender OF Wheeling can
rest assured that they will be taken
mels OF the Central Monday and Fri
day. are :hs days some OF the cities
have chosen while one or two have
designated Tuesday and Friday. The
local magnates will arrange this mat
ter within a few days Just at pres
ent they are kept as busy as bees In
looking out for new material to fill
some of the holes in the club.
Little was accomplished by Ander-
ri Ia MA IL
TO secure any OF the Pirates. II will
be a hard matter for minor league
clubs to secure any OF the major
league material now until after they
return from the southern training
trips. Then there will be a number
formed out and Wheeling hopes to Sc
cure several OF these players.
HobiitEei. the tall. ransy first base
man OF the Reds, who r. having some
controversy over his stipend for the
coming season. says that he may do
eide TO quit the game forever knd
hang up his shingle as a tooth doctor.
He received his degree a year ago.
Manager Frank Chance L. putting
I'm some long days this week to fnish
up the work OF building his new Of
fee building in Glendora before the
camp ground OF the Cubs at New
Orleans.
Oscar Stanage and Chief Meyers
the husky backstops OF the Tigers and
the Giants. led the two major leagues
in number Of games they played last
year. Stanage caught I4i games and
Meyers was behind the bat In 1913.
Ovrfs Push ths Tiger .bor+.,on q.
holdout. He has refused to put his
name TO a contract at the figures
Hughie Jennings has stipulated. He
says that he wants a substantial raise
instead Of a little one. for his work
last summer entitled him 70 IL.
Charles W. Murphy.of tn. Cubs.
seems rather peevish when asked 10