The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-17
Six Reported This Morning
and Appeared to Have
Plenty of Ginger
TEAM LEAVES FOR
BARRE THURSDAY

Of Leonard, Second Week Of Season
Port siders OH Pitching STAFF II
Opening Game Tuesday.
The Brattleboro Twin State baseball
team started practice this morning On
Island park and the faithfuI who turn
ed out TO take look at the new plav-
ers appeared to see far better prospects
TOR g good season than they ala at amy
time during the early stages Of the
season last year.
1t was noticeable that every one Of
the SIX who reported for practice this
morning appeared to be in GOOD con
tion, TO have some knowledge of tile
game and to have plenty Of energy
anu enthusiasm. Most of them have
been PLAYING ball this spring and the
Way the bali was slammed around tbe
bases showed that there were DO GLASS
arms or lame whips in the bunch
Luhd, who tried ont with New Brit
am TINS spring and who has had lot
OF professional experience, is a
ble fellow, has record that Indicates
he Is 2 hard hitter, and his actions
tins morning gave reason to believe
he should live up 10 his record lie is
catcher and has an arm that shoots
tht odti "a ht 4 flfle SnOt.
Jan Delaney who played with Bel
lows Falls last season in about every
position but his right one. that OF
catcher eyerv fan knows and knows
him 10 be a hard hitting. experienced
catcher, with good arm and lot Of
energy. he acted as if in the hest OF
CONDITION this morning lie and Land
should make great pair to work back
of the bat
Roach, who Will play third, il a
TUFTS 'aan and would have PLAYED short
for that caIIeee this season had not
froetor been 4 senior lie handles
hlmsef like bail playes. has q good
arm and ought to be hard man to
pitch 20 as he is not more than medi-
nm helght He has had experience III
the Providence city league
Sullivan. who is to play around the
keystone sack. comes from Boston
highly recommended by AIulvev OF laSt
season ! team. sullivan has had ex
Per,enec in the Nova Scotia league and
as member Of fast semi-professional
teams around Boston. He showed this
morning that he knew how to put a
ball on runner coming to second
BRAZIL Fast on His Feet.
BRAZIL, pitcher who has been with
9 iiiiAtAfAiN HCEUbi at NJ AtHbHdn. N. -. 4
port slider and as fast man "a his
feet in going down to first as the Twin
State league has shown in some time.
lie can outtield some and is said to
have very deceptive delivery
Sturtcvant another pitcher who
halls from the Lowell Technical high
school, also IS Il port slider He has not
had as much experience as some of the
other mcmbcTs of the team, hut was
highly recommended by Tom Fleming,
IN oid-tine player and scout for the
Federal I"agbr The above six men
worked out this morning,
Crandail, who was with the team the
last OF last season and who is the only
right handed pitcher who has been
signed to date, will report this after
noon. lie VIII be used on first base
probably until Tommy Leonard. who
has signed for that position, can come.
Leonard viii not report until the sec
ond week of the season as he is to ii Ike
his examinations for admission to the
bar during next week.
Dixie. whose work as pitcher and
batsman is so we'll remembered bv the
fans and who has been playing the
outfeld for Brown university all the
season, is to report next Monday, the
day before the opening of the season
White who has played short for the
Rindge school of Boston. was the
unanimous choice Of all the Boston
sporting writer's for that position on
the greater Boston interscholastic
team He stood head and shoulders in
ability above the other school short
stops He is fast throws well and is
good hitter. lie reports tomorrow
at . o clock. lie would have been here
last night but for the fact that his team
is engaged in the last championship
game today and he wanted to remain
for that and Manager Breckenridge
was only too glad to have him.
Two Games at Barre.
Barrett, who has signed for left
field, is another Boston man who is
prevented from joining until Thurs
day night owing to graduation exer-
clses in which he is interested Lorraine.
the fourth pitcher, comes from St
Michael 5 school at Winooski and will
join the team at Barre Friday, where
| the Brattleboro team is to play that
| day and Saturday against the Italian
Athletic club of that town
The team will leave here Thursday
night and return Sunday, aud the two
practice games to be PLAYED there viii
| give the mana cement lool-in as to
the actual abilities of the men under
| fire and in real contest. for the team
| at Barre is fast one aud capable OF
paying ball that viii make it interest
ing for any semi-professional team.
| The league season opens Tuesday and
season tickets will be placed on sale
| Saturday morning. Holders of season
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