The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19

n FEELING INTELLI
an even bre.k IN weather es.dlro,s
for spring practice the local cAb hops
10 give the IN q run for their
money.
As a rule the larger crowds of a
bsreb.ll season attend the Games b.
tween the opening and July eth. 90 20
make any none q club must show q
nash Of early form
Wheeling viii be about the Art
team around the circuit TO start the
spring training season The advance
guard of Smokes viii arrive here be-
tween April LIST and 9th. The major.
fty OF the other teams viii not start
praoice until April sth and eth An
derson IL very anxious to whip his
team In shape for the opening games.
Brooklyn. will play two e~Ihibition
games here the second week In April.
and Il will be the bugs first opportun-
ity OF 1912 to see q big club in action
and q warm contest is expected.
That pitching star does not look
30 bad but Anderson. has his lines out
for another twirler. We now have
signed HUMPHREYS. Beatty. Hammond,
Richeym. Weiss. Young, Thomas.
Luddn. Mury and Graham. Ten In
all.
Several candidates will try out
against Duke Servatius, but they will
have to step some TO beat this boy.
Duke is not only a good fielder. but is
a heady player and a good sticker.
Charles Higgins, the MoundsviIle
twirler. recommended to Anderson.
by the writer will Join the first squad
here for spring practice. Higgins has
the appearance of a conner and will
no doubt make good with the Smokes.
He will make the seventh twirler to
try out. Nothing has been heard
from Hardy. the only unsigned twirl
er on the reserve list.
Ten i~nfielders have signed their
contracts. There are IS players on
the local club that have signed their
contracts. the Smokes list being one
of the largest in the Central.
DAYToN-one more s~outhpaw
twirler was added TO the pitching
stan OF the Vets Thursday afternoon
when the signed contract OF Horace
Brown reached President Redelle's
onice. Brown pitched for the Hamil-
ton club in the Ohio State league last
season. where he won eight games
and lost fourteen, which is a fair re-
cord considering that the team finish
ed a hopeless last in the race.
CANTON-The Statesmen outheld
for 1912 received a valuable addition
and assumed a more definite aspect
Wednesday morning when Billy Muir
ply, right fielder last season, signed
his contract for the coming campaign.
He had been a holdout, demanding
more money for his services, but
came to an agreement with Manager
Gremminger and President Yost
Wednesday after a lengthy confer.
ence
SPRINGFIELD - Catcher Harry
Lake. with Chillcothe last season
drafted by Pittsburgh and turned over
10 the Reapers. by the Pirates, was a
hold-out until President Watkins met
him at his home town yesterday Just
before taking his train for this city.
GAINESVILLE Joseph Moulton
for the past several years star catch
er on the Crooksville team, semi-pro-
fessional champions OF southwestern
Ohio. has signed a contract TO play
with the GAINESVILLE Central League
team.
YOUNGSTOWN - Manager Bill
Phillips. OF the Steelmen. is now AZ
Andover taking a course OF baths md
exercises preparatory 70 the seasons
limbering up process which starts at
Wright Field about April /. Phillips
went TO Andover Wednesday and has
planed TO remain there about a week
or ten days.