The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-22
Leonard, McAloOn and Hicks
Released Today New
Men Are Ready
ANDREWS TO PLAY
AT FIRST SACK
Shines, Catcher with Worcester Early
IN Season. Succeeds McAloon-Lcon-
ard VIII Practice Law in Kecne-In-
fielder Trying for Place.

Manager O'Hara made several changes
il the Bratteboro team today There
was a meeting Of the directors of the local
association last evening at which the man
ager was present and general conditions
were discussed.
Tommy Leonard. who has been play
ing first since lac Joined the Brattleboro
team the second week Of the season, was
released today He will 90 to keene y
IT,, to take charge of the law office of
Joseph Madden, who viii leave for the
West on a vacation Leonard passed his
lar examinations just before joining the
Brattleboro team and viii now take up
seriously his work as a lawyer
Leonard has not been hitting this sea
son. He was never an especially hard
hitter. but last season, when he had the
management OF the Bellows Falls team on
his hands. he had a batting average of
better than 80 This year in L., games
with Brattleboro be has hit for only 1863
and his fielding average has been low, only
!HGI for first baseman-
Andrews Is slated for first this after
noon and probably for the future, change
that will greatly please large percentage
Of the attendants OF the game. lie is
young ambitious and in IL games hit for
-G9 and in the eight games he was at
first before Leonard Joined the team he
had fauitlcss fielding record. lie Is the
only man Of the team TO have made a
home run, having turned that trick at
| Greenfield ON July :, anl is credited with
a three-bagger. made at keene on July Il.
BESIDES playing first, lie has played at
! third and i'll left field
McAloon. who has been here almost
/ from the beginning of the season as change
| catcher. has secured chance to be first
string catcher with Il team in Bangor.
, Nc. and has been released In the five
| complete games he played he hit for 80.
| but his catching was not the acme of per
/ lection, He played one game IN right
| field,
! ~unes Young catcher who was with
/ Worcester in the New England league at
the opening of the season this spring and
/ later for time with Hartford in the
| Eastern association. Joined the team to-
day. Manager O'Hara knows him and his
work and is confident that he will be fully
as useful man for the team rs McAIoon
| Hicks who was brought here by the
plcyious arrangement from Colgate college
as pitcher has been released as the team
| POW has long string of pitchers ant
i Hicks was considered the most desirable
oi the lot to be dropped. He has not hac
the experience that is required to stanC
the pace in the Twin State this season
He hit for Ill in the games in which h'
played and his pitching record shows on
game won and two lost ont of five II
which he participated as pitcher.
. The team now has Snyder, Dixie. Egser
d. and Swormstead on the pitching staff, a
long string of slab artists as the team
can afford to carry.
\ young inGeIder. Flannigan, who ha
tlled out in the Eastern association, cant
here Yesterday to Try for a place on th
team and was seen in practice a litti
, Yesterday at second He Is still here, bu
, has not been signed