Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-14
Fifty Fourth Band Will Cine Benefit
Concert for Ball Club--Get Dollar Ready
CENTRAL ASSN.
BASEBALL NOTES

Bert Hough has hooked a new won
der. His name is Burch and he comes
from Clarinda, Ioway. He hurled for
the Mink league bugs last year and at.
tracted the attention of Jack Holland
Of the st. Joe team, who recommended
him to Hough.
Walter Mattick's name is "Mattick.
So says a Chicago scribe, who re-
marks: Walter Mattick, sometimes
called Chink, begs to inform whom 1t
may concern that there is no "s' on
the end of his name. He is singular
and not plural, but regardless of his
number, he is mighty classy looking
outfielder.
John Grogan, for while with Of
tumwa, has signed with Decatur IN the
triple optic league. He was visitor
In Muscatine Monday and the Journal
referred to him as follows:
Happy Jack" Grogan, erstwh1le
Muscatine-Gale Ottumwa Mus
catine finger, who promised to burn
up the Central association last year
with a world of alleged speed and
twisters, but who proved one >pf the
greatest disappointments of the sea-
son so far as the local club was con-
cerned, was a visitor in the city yes
terday, meeting old friends before
resuming his journey to Decatur, Ill.
According to Grogan he has signed
n contract with the Decatur club
IN ;pl-
will report for duty to that club
within the week. Many Muscatine
fans believe that the "spitball" artist
has the makings of a good pitcher.
He showed flash of craft and
skill in his early workouts with the
WALLPAPERS that augured well for the
locals. He won his first eight out of
nine games on the local diamond.
Then he apparently lost his effective
ness and was a mark for the rest of
the C. A. teams. On the road he lost
every game towards the close of the
season and was hammered unmeIci-
fully. He was tentatively sold to
Galesburg at one time by the natives
but the PAYERS returned him here.
A similar deal fell through with the
Ottumwa club When that failed
Happy Jack" was slipped his blue
If he can show the same
form with Decatur which he displayed
In this city in the forepart Of last sea-
son, he should win his spurs in the
higher company.
The complete list of Kewanee play
ers thus far signed is as follows:
Catchers- FRANKIE Kurke and G. |
| tchers-Tom Drohan, Chas. SAKE,
Jack Osley, N. House and c.. Neis-
First basement Martin Andreen
md H. Lambeth.
1nfielders-George Pennington, Ben
Acock, R. Marling, G. E. Hubartt, E..
). Thrasher, Valentine and Smouse.
Outfielders-Charles Block, M. Kill
patrick. r. Randolph, R. E. Lowe and
:. Keller.
The first practice games of the sea-
son have been booked with the Peoria |
club OF the Three-1 league, which will
play here Saturday and Sunday, April
~ and %. It is expected to report
the greater part of the material by
April II. f,, |r's
The latest bulletin from Secretary
Farrelrs office contains the following
notes of interest to Central associa-
ton bugs:
Dave Kraft, the former Hannibal
finger, has signed contract with the
Spokane club of the Northwestern
league. Mike Breyette, a member of
the 1908 Pathfinders, has signed with
Columbus, Ca, of the South Atlantic
league. Danny Mannix, member OF
the 1910 Burlington club, has signed
a contract with Kalamazoo of the
Southern Michigan league w. w.
Plummer, formerly a Quincy Gem, has
signed with Mansfield. of the Ohio
State league. William Manchester has
signed with the 1912 Monmouth
Browns. The bulletin also shows the
transfer Of John Cavanaugh to Ottum-
wa from Keokuk, and the terms &C.
cepted by William Rebeck by Ottum-
wa. Mike Webster's suspension by
Kewanee.