The Washington herald., 1915-08-01

rem Brommall. who is to go to the Phil
adelphia Athletics next month; Catcher
| William Barker. Third Baseman Percy
Mccormack. and Outfielder David Mon
Afghan. In addition, Frederick has sign
! ed Pitcher Eldridge, of the Charleston
S. c.. South Atlantic League team:
! Catcher John Wade, from the same
| league. and Pitcher Rube Wellyn, a for
mer Tri-State League slabbist, who has
been working in the Carolina Association
AS the league rules limit each team to
| thirteen players. it would seem that
! Frederick has cast all rules and regula-
! tons to the winds in an effort to get
players who can check the rush of Mar
! tinsburg.
Only one Frederick man has been re-
| leased since these men have reported
Shortstop Porter. who injured his arm
| in Wednesdays game and will be unable
to play for several weeks With tn, ex-
ception of Catcher Robert Zachary. of
Washington, who jumped to the indie
pendent Cambridge. Nd, team two weeks
ago. and the addition of Short Long
a Washington boy. secured from the Pc
tersburs. Va, team. Martnsburg has the
same players as month ago. Long
played the hot corner for Martinsburg
last season and this year was with
Dunns Richmond Internationals and the
Petersburg Virginia League clubs He
will be used as utility intielder
Trouble with the umpires during the
past week or two resulted this week
in the release of Umpire w. T. McAtee,
of Baltimore. and the signing of I'm
pire Doll Derr, a Frederick man who
has been working in the Cumberland
and Georges Creek League. I'D in
Western Maryland. League President
Boyer let McAtee out because of many
protests. Mac" was regarded as alb |
solutely honest. but was charged with |
failing eyesight. To avoid any posi- |
bility of trouble. Derr will not officf- !
ate in any games between Mar.nsburg /
and Frederick.
Among the league players who are
said to have been recommended to their
managers by big league scouts are
Left Fielder Rawlings, Center Fielder
Donnelly. and Shortstop Hayes. of Mar
tinsburg: Pitcher Smallwood of Ham
over; Pitcher Earl Howard. Of Gettys-
burg; Pitchers King and Stevens. of
Frederick; Shcrtstop Moseley, of Cham
bersburg: Second Baseman Agnew, Of
Frederick. and Center Fielder Mahaf-
fe. of Gettysburg.
The Martinsburg men are being
watched by the Brooklyn Dodgers, and
have been strongly recommended
Pitcher King. of Frederick. is the prop
erty of Jack Dunn. of Richmond, hav-
ing been farmed to Frederick, his home
town. Country" Morris. manager of
the Martinsburg team. has made a
strong impress on upon the scouts hut
has been passed up" because of a
weak knee At present he is laid UP
by this injury. Shipley playing first in
his place. Morris states that he will
undergo an operation for the removal
of a floating cartilage at the end of
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his former speed. Having two sound
legs. Morris would be regarded as
about the most valuable man in the
Blue Ridge League. aside from one or
two pitchers.
Third Baseman "Katsy" Dean and !
Center Fielder Monk" Walter Wash
Ington boys. who have been the main
stays of the Hagerstown team. are both
ANXIOUS to get away from that town.
but their request for their release has
been refused and they will finish the
season there. Jack Dunn wanted to
rurchase Dean two weeks ago. but the
ofer was refused. Walter has been
hitting .2IO and Dean $50, and both
have been putting up a great game in
he field. Both have been anxious to !
'ome to Martinsburg, where they play I
ID last year. but there is no prospect |
" this this year. {
Hanover is third in the race bv '
good margin over Hagerstown. Cham Z
,ersburg Is fifth. and Gettysburg is last
rhe two last teams have been playing 6
,reat ball. but are losing many games /
W a hair. Gettysburg has lost nine e
cen games thus far this year by one r
'un. Both Hanover and Hagerstown q
lropped behind the past week, Cham r
,ersburg and Gettysburg getting a (
title closer to them. With the excep- r
ion of Martinsburg. every team in the
eague has added four or more new h
layers during the past week, but the a
wisdom of these changes has not been il
pparent except in the case OF Cham
ersburg and Gettysburg.
Wednesday night Mr.. and Mrs. H. P.
horn entertained about 200 guests at Il
n informal party at the Apollo The v
ter and dance in Thornwood hall in 7
onor Of the Martinsburg and Gettys- 7
urg teams. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn are n
ormer residents of Gettysburg. The q
boys are also the recipf-
nts of many little social attentions. !,
cling showered with invitations to =
ances. dinners and other like events. !,
he boys are all favorites among the
ounger social element here. and are
aving the time of their young lives.