The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-10
PITCHING STAFF INCLUDES MA
TioNAl AND AMERICAN
LEAGuERS.
Every Position On Team 10 Well
Filied-other Players viii
Follow Soon.

Manager Raymond Ryan Of the
Stogie base ball team is right on the
job and preparing for the sound OF
the gong to play ball" Yes sir. he
is ready. and n likely bunch OF play.
ers are under contract To report for
workout. The vanguard OF this AZ.
sortment will arrive in the city either
Saturday or Monday and included
among them viii be some OF the best
pitchers that ever tried out for the
local team. The first arrivals will
be pitchers and they will be given
some hard training TO timber the
muscles and by the middle of the
week, when a dozen or more other
players arrive. the pitchers. the ten.
der flesh OF the team. will be read
for battle.
The contract sheet shows some ma
terial that should cause the fans of
this city and vicinity as well as the
entire Interstate circuit to sit UP
and take notice. The fingers have
good regulations for work. and are
said To be the best in the league. Man
ager Double X" Is some Judge OF
base ball flesh and his experience has
led him To pick men that appear 20
have the staying qualities. He Is the
judge and when the lads try out. he
will have his sharp eye upon them
with the full intention OF pruning and
giving the city the best ever
There is Frost. Jack Frost who Is
six feet and five inches tall He ID
some mound artist. and bears "A recon
mendation that Il worth while con
al l.. a
leans team last year. and through q
mistake which later caused somewha;
OF a discussion between the manager
of that team and the Cincinnati team
he landed with the Reds He
worked out in the Spring practice
with this team this year. but was re
leased to our leader. because there
was no room for him. but when the
release was given. a good recOmmeu
daticn accompanied IL
Other Good Ones.
The other pitchers so far signed uI
are: Spiegel. CroWcll. Peaches
Graham. Donley. Heiseman. Burden
and Hogan and in addition TO these an
other big league pitcher. whose name
will not be- mentioned al this time &,
on the way. and just as soon as the
necessary red tape matters can be ar
ranged he will report here
All OF the above mentioned men are
we'll known DOnley is raw West
Nirginian. hailing from near Morgan
town and bearing a good recommend
alton from Coach Hickman. OF w.
Virginia University. Emslie carrie
with him a recommendation from Bert
"a "a
ers OF the old days HeIseman. Is q
big lad. as are all OF the s'hers. but
, Heiseman measures Just FIVE feet anC
IL inches In height and has r GOOD
strong. long arm He halls from Mid
dletown. small TOWN near Cincinnati
and while having never played In pro
! fessional ball. he is said 20 be com
err Burden comes from Ironton ant
Is some twirler and Hogan held dOwr
the central position for Lexington ant
later for the Cincinnati. United States
team.
Other Players.
Tho other players who have beer
signed MP and are ready 20 report ar,
/ Welcher Nogt. Steinbrenner. Gray
Nasher. Moran. Servatius and th'
/ Double r. himself. who Is som,
catcher and who expects 10 play abOi
half Of the games this season String.
are tightening for q first ba-eman be
+ longing 20 the Philadelphia Nationa
team. and b. is thought that he vii
come Several other Youngsters hav.
been approached and 10 o. bought thai
they will report for a tryout.
/ An experienced third Lassman fr,-
! ~ n 0. "A
his contract Co., tomorrow bur Dos
name viii NOT Boo given out until %.
: contract arrives Manager Ryan stat
a last right fh1' Wheeling will hs..
n fast team th'4 year a- 'hero fs pIen.,
- material to select from. ara fh,
ans - Wheeling and vI.inf, viii
not have art occasion Co. complain Of
me vork This soar
sunday Games.
q t'Imhiirr fIn.t boo fN. rta- 4
both OBJ. manager lrf ovn.r ~ fl.
club fni. tsHr t OBJ. fa.f fH1' fie-.
BE- no r.1.. fn rIa. Sunit. game.
The Island paris cannot DO ls-d .ft
the Wheenns Cr.at grounds are ou'
- N. question because fhr Good fIa
caused much flmtr. Several ofhsi
places have been suggested luf flIa
far ~ terms rar he made vIfr own
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