Evening journal., 1913-03-04
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip.

ball player. Smith was recommended
to the BinghamtOn club by Eddie
Zimmerman. who plays with the
Newark International League team.
and Manager Calhoun at once sent on
contract 10 the big twirler. calling
for a sum said to be In excess to the
Tri-Sta.e limit
Paul Fittery. OF fremont, has sent
LIS signed contract TO pitch for the /
birmingham. Ala. club OF the South |
ern League, during the coming sea-
son. Fittery is sOuthpaw and |
during the 1912 season did great work |
for the Anderson team of the South |
Carolina League. Fittery was sent TO |
Anderson last year by Harrisburg He
started the season we'll for the
Senator's but caught cold H. his pitch
ing arm. He made goo with the
Anderson team and was bought by
Birmingham at the close of the
season
Pitcher Rube Vickers once Slmous
on the Tri-State circuit is out with
statement that he will be a sensation
in the international this year
Eddie Gribbon and the Trenton rri-
State club have come 10 terms and
Gribhon's contract is slowed away
with the rest Of the bunch
Bill Moriarity of last seasons Tren-
ton clib, Will manage the Winnipeg
club during the coming season. He
was let out by Heckert during the
latter part Of the race.
Pitcher Lew Ritchie formerly with
! WilliamspoIt, and now one of the
stars OF the Chicago Nationals staff,
is coaching the team Of the Kentucky
military institute.
Harry Damrau. a fast little inhelder
Of the Tri-State circuit, has signed to
play with Norfolk this season
Frank "Inky" Davis. a corkine
third baseman OF the Georgetown
university team. will get try-out
with the Reds after the college sea-
son ends in June A lot OF big
leaguers were after Davis.
Otis Clymer, ex-Bison seems sure
Of a a-position in the outield with the
Cubs.
The original wild man OF 1912
baseball was Pitcher Humphrey OF
the Kitty league. He averaged hitting
five men in every four games he
pitched This entitled him TO the
Bean Ball championship OF the sea-
son as no other pitcher walloped
that many.
The early Christian martyrs had
nothing on Roger Bresnahan. He is
wearing rubber short this spring
! Hugh Jennings says there will be
! no quarter given Catcher Stanage He
/ must sign the contract offered and he
2 must stay In condition this year."
3 says Hugh. From that II may be in
ferred that Ossie was, maybe, running
s a little wild last year.
q They say Matty's accuracy in pitch.
/. ing does not stick with him when ht
d grabs the fountain pen.
z For instance Mathewson SAYS
q 'Marquard. Gregg. Tyler. Collins and
Eddie Plank make up the present day
list OF southpaws." Which makes one
wonder what about those two distin'
guished ex-Southern leaguers. Nap
4 Rucker and Slim Sallee
w. n. Brandt who is with the
, Athl stils in Texas. has this to say
= about Fritz and Wyckoff:
Fritz and WycFoff are two of the
youngsters that look like Juvenile
10 editions of the real goods. The for.
mer is a Philadelphian and is known
TO almost everybody In town that has
ever conned sporting page -Four
J. years ago he was the best scholasti,
]. football player ever-but. TO com
s mence a. the start: His only author
!. lied, complete name is Harry Ken
r derton Fritz. He Is a Tiog IN. ant
r. has been as far back as history hear,
I. record His first athletic efforts wer,
made under the flag OF the Kendertoi
Grammar School. II will be noticed
/. that kc- derton Is Harry's middle
n name Whether the school was name,
,.fter him. or vice versa. he refdse
to diyulge However. he went Their
= and learned enough geography, plaiI
= sewing and clay-modeling between
football baseball. basketball, etc
to enter Central High SchCol.
= There he first entered the eye o
the general public and hasnS left
>; IS yet He was he best scholasti
!, footballer ever seen in these parts, s.
a say thousands OF fans. and ore OF tn
\ best baseball and basketball layers.
y when he left High he decided I
forfeit his amateur standing and be
he came a professional ball player. II
ie wisely sought the advi,e of Conni
OF Mack and after three years ser fic
IT, In the Tri-State was generally vote
ne to be ripe for tie big league. He
ny here. and looks like the best of tn
IN Unfolding SQUAD so far He is a har
IN hitter, and has tremC ,dous shoul
OF ders. He is very fast on his feet. an
sure on ground balls H. is In faril
IS good condition. due somewhat TO ha,
W ing played during the winter with IN
ny St Elizabeth basketball team. OF III
"a Philadelphia American League
be weldon WyCkon is the name of on
Ito young pitcher who looks good. II
ck adds another college nam to n
its Athletics roster He is studel
nd at Bucknell University. Lewisbur
aid Pa and has two wears 10 snend
'ill study before graduating. He is
rieht-hander Although he has IN
M recovered from an attack of Hines
rd. he in great physical condition. :
ain lives in Williameport, and has be-
ate hurling daily for the past sew
ith weeks. with Charlie Street, lately
in the Washington Senators, now wi
for Chattanooga Tenn. Out tr te
lrk mile run one day he became involv
The % a rainstorm. caught cold and d
ms velopec fine. young big-league ca
In 0unsy He whiled away two wee
I'm bed but struggled out in time