The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-04
SEVENTEEN PLAYERS PRACTICE
SIX HOURS.
Grand Rapids Sport Writer Picks the
Smokes for Flrst Division.
Baseball Talk.
(6y Mutt.)

Baseball Talk.
(6y Mutt.)
With the sun shining brightly and
a heavy wind blowing from the west.
the Island baseball park dried out
rapidly yesterday and Goat" Ander-
son and his recruits secured the first
practice OF the year. While the
ground was still a little heavy, the
players spent six hours during the
day catching flies and passing the
ball. The weather forecast yesterday
predicted warmer weather for to-day.
and the squad will again practice in
the morning and afternoon.
Following are the players that took
part in yesterdays practice: Ander-
son. Durham. Welcher. Gray, Dash
back. Moran, Swartz, Nasher, Weiss,
Ludden. Richie. Hammond Beattie,
Miller, Jewell. Murray and Schluser.
The boys enjoyed the practice very
much.
While the Terre Haute. South Bend,
Grand Rapids and Dayton players re-
ported last week, they have. with the
exception OF the Haute, secured but
little practice owing to the rainy
weather. The local players will prac-
tice each day on the Island, and on
rainy days will work out at the high
school gym. which has been kindly
turned over to the local management
by the school officials. The first
games OF the season will be played
Saturday and Sunday. with the Brook
Ign Nationals. The game will be
started Saturday at the Island park
promptly at o'clock Hammond,
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the Stogies. The Trolley Dodgers
will bring the first team here and the
fans will have an opportunity OF see
ing some OF the best players in the
country in action.
Another player arrived yesterday
Pitcher Young, OF Ridgway, secured
in trade, reported to Anderson and
worked out with the team. He Is a
promising twirler and has been high.
ly recommended to the Wheeling
management
Before the Akron games. the Wheel
ing team will be practically all weed.
ed out. The Central teams are
, allowed sixteen men, but the Smokes
. will carry but IA. two catchers and
! five pitchers. Fifteen or sixteen
players will be taken TO the Ohio
city on the 23rd, for the opening
game of the season.
All Central league teams must get
=: down to the limit. sixteen players, by
; June LIST. Terre Haute, Dayton and
: South Bend has the largest list OF
. recruits in the league.
Around the Central league the
: sport writer's are doping out the fin
. ish of the league. In justice to all
the writers they have placed the
: Smokes up in the running and they
have made no mistake according to
our opinion.
!. Following Is the way a Youngstown
writer says they will finish: Dayton,
Fort Wayne. Terre Haute. South
! Bend. Wheeling. Springfield. Akron.
L Canton. Grand Rapids, Erie and
: GAINESVILLE. This dopster is way of on
4 some OF these teams. Akron and
: Springfield will finish in the first dl.
!. vision according TO the present out.
! look while South Bend, will be in the
second division and probably Youngs.
town.
D Agnew. Servatius. Sentz and the
other Wheeling players will be on
] the grounds today. All next week
s games will be played between the
o regulars and recruits while two OF
;. three games may be arranged with
q semi-pro teams in this vicinity.
The groundkeeper was at work yes
terday in placing the Island park in
4 condition. A force OF carpenters
n were also busy in repairing the fence
a and grandstand The new signs
n around the fence are being painted
!, and will be finished before the. open
: ing OF the season.
= While Anderson Is not making any
. wild predictions the pilot OF the Stog
!. les thinks that we will finish up in
4 the first division. We all expect "a
j finish there and the indications are
4 that our expectations will be realized
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