The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-17

With twenty-five Gncluding Capn) |
young ball players, many of whom are
well-known to Hattiesburg fans, and
the Others coming with the highest
recommendations anxious enough to
play on this years pennant winning
team to have signed up for try-out,
there is every reason to believe that
the National Sport will have the most
successful season in the history OF
Cotton States ball, locally at least
Cap'n Carlos Smith, player-extraordi-
nary-manager of the Hattiesburg ag-
gregation, has that many contracts
safely signed and stored in the big
fre-proof vault in his pool-room.
A number of the old favorites OF past
pastimes will answer the call March
the 18th, when they are expected to
report, and from the new members
who come, the places of the boys
who have been sent to represent Hat
tiesburg in higher company will be
filed and little Tigers" raised for
Hughey to trap.
AS Hattiesburg suffered more last
year from the slump in the box-work
than in any other department OF the
game, particular care and attention
has been given to getting line on
curve artists and a sufficient number
of youngsters have been signed, who
have made records in this league and
elsewhere to guarantee no dearth OF
pitchers. Charley Eaton will again
). don a Hattiesburg uniform and is ex-
pected to deliver the goods this year
Seabe Stewart, promising amateur;
Z. W. Fry, who played with Hatties-
burg part of last season and who after
leaving the local team pitched such
winning ball that it attracted wide
attention, and since signing with Hat
tiesburg was offered a large salary
by Grand Rapids; G. w. Hanks, Of
Richmond, Va, 6-foot and left-handed;
w. R. Bagby, bigger, and some say
+ better than "our Bagby" and brother of
{ the latter, comes with that recommen-
dstion-the best he needs; Fred
Ware, an amateur Of Magee, who
played good ball last year; G. A. Wig
gins, of Winnsboro, La; Phil Redding,
another Hattiesburg player of last
season, who has the making o. good
pitcher; E. F. Stringer, of Mississippi
. College; and L. w. Tory better known
!, to fandom as big Liz" formerly with
Mobile and Dallas; these constitute
!. the talent from which the pitching
star will be selected.
Whit Harb, who held down the first
!, sack last year in such creditable man
ner and was so full of home-runs, viii
! again adorn the initial bag, unless E
l.. Tingley, left-hander from Detroit
should play him out of it. Tingley il
reputed to be equally as good in tn,
outfeld and may be given a berth il
:, the outer gardens. Harb showed sucl
promise last season there is little like
lihood of him not staying with us.
A new face will probably smile fror
second, and it will be good one VIII
wears that countenance for no les
than three are candidates, as follows
J. v. Dodson, Claude Higgins an
Wilkinson.
Two are announced for the plac
made famous by Madden last seaso,
one of these is j. F. Smith (spells
just like Cap'n does his), who hal
from Elm Grove, w. Va, the home
Madden, who says he is his only los
cal successor. That should be suf
cient, but for fear Madden has unde
estimated his own prowess, Clal
Dabard, of Louisiana, will be given
trial for the place.
Danny" Gondolfi will have oppo
ton in the person of one RED" Rel
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