The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-09
DUKE sERvATius ARRIVED YES
TERDAv MORNING.
hurrey and sentx Are Expected To-
day-wheeIins Team Develop
Ing Much Strength Now.
(6y MuTT.)

Island park was not thoroughly
dried out yesterday and Manager
Goat" Anderson. not caring to run
the chances OF getting his team
slowed up at this period of the train
ing season called on the game be-
tween the first and second teams.
only slight practice was INDUCED in
during the afternoon. but with wealth
er permitting nine innings will be
played this afternoon between the
squad. Three twirlers will work on
each team. Next week the twirlers
will be sent the rout to leg them
Tor the opening event with the Akron
team on the oath.
Everything depends on the pitchers
this season. IL they show up well
the Stogies will be in tho thick OF
the pennant race. There is not a
team in the league that has a better
tnfield and outfield than the Wheel
ing team. The team will hit well
this year IL the twirlers can hold up
the club will be as fact IL not faster
than the team Bill Phillips won the
rag with.
Twelve twirlers are trying out for
positions and the array OF talent
looks very good. OF course IL is too
early yet to get a line on the pitchers
for they worked but one day, Satur-
day in the Brooklyn game and not
having any practice could not be judg-
ed well. However. they are ali gett-
ing good control. OF the veterans
peaches" Graham, Beattie and Ham,
mond are the only three retained.
The former two are warm weather
pitchers while Hammond is expected
to show form off the reel. Laden
well against the Trolley Dodgers. BY
the first OF next week the strength
OF the twirling stan will be pretty
well known.
ServatIus Here.
Duke Servatius, first sacker arrived
In the Stogie camp yesterday from
his home at Bradford. He looks the
picture OF health and did not take on
much weight during the season
Duke practiced with the team dur
ing the afternoon and displayed his
old time form. Moren who is trying
out against the veteran for the initial
sack while but Is years old, continues
TO thrill the bugs with his sensational
playing.
Sandy" Murrey will arrive today
The second sacker will have to step
some to beat out Nasher. the Brook
1yn recruit, who is pounding the pill
hard and fielding his position we'll
Murrey was one OF the best infelders
in the league last season.
Sentz will either arrive today OF to-
morrosv, and he will be the last OF
the squad to report. The outheld
looks strong and there are IA number
OF good players trying out for the
outgarden- Sentz, Durham, and An
derson, is the way the outfeld will
lineup according 10 some OF the bugs.
But Schwartz will have to be counted
IN as a contender for he is playing
even faster than Durham in the few
days OF practice.
Boso the freak twirler. who blew
in from the wilds OF somewhere. has
concluded that he had better %, SC
he departed yesterday. BOso states
he will try 10 catch on with the Steu
benville. The twirler was a foreign
er, who weighed something over 200
pounds. He had a ball he called his
up This ball was thrown BY Boso.
by laying on the ground. He had a
ball called his Jump" which was
thrown after he had jumped in the air.
The players had lots OF sport with the
player during his stay here.
Welsher. Miller and Daschbach.
the three backstops on the team an.
look like they are fast enough for the
Central Welsher played a fine game
against Brooklyn. Daschbach comes
from NOtre Dame University. and Ia 3
been recommended by Barney Drey.
fuss. Miller Is local player thar has
been showing form.
For the regulars Hammond Beattie
and Graham will probably work this
afternoon. while Young Gerchak ana
Bemis. will be on the mound for the
recruits
Despite the cold weather Yesterday
there were oyor a hundrra So 80 49,