Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-30
LOCAL. PLAYERS SIGN
WITH WOODBURY. TEAM
Jones, Craig and Proctor, Will
Play With Inter-City
League

Perry Jones, Charles Craig and DaFl
Proctor, three mainstays Of the Salem
baseball team of last year, have signed
to play the coming season with the
Woodbun Inter-City league and win
don their WOodbHrn togs next Sunday
for the first time with their adopted
team. Jones will play first base for
the WOODBURY. team, Craig will twirl and
Proctor, who is also pitcher, will
trample the daisies in the Outfield.
Jones played almost every position on
the Salem team last year except to
pitch and as the club carried several
good twirlers he was not called upon
to occupy the mound. He is a regular
catcher but fields well at first base and
is a heavy sticker and slams out some
timely hits. Proctor can twirl a good
game but his hitting qualities make
him a valuable man for the outfield
though he played second with credit
last year in a number Of games.
Craig was wild at the first of the
season but had plenty of stuff on the
ball and if he gets his periscope regu-
lated on the plate should have no
trouble holding down a regular berth
and becoming one of the most depend
able twirlers in the league. Craig also
hits the ball.
With Craig, Jones and Proctor out of
Salem this summer for the season a
large three cornered hold is knocked
out of the Senatorial aggregation Most
Of the other Salem players are in town
but the three players who signed with
NooJburn and with Humphries, Hauser
Adams, Bell, and a few Of the regulars,
the Senators would have a steady bunch
to begin with now that the baseball
weather has begun to pour into the
valley.
Salem has been shy of baseball spirit
this year, largely through the fact that
John D. Turner who managed the team
last year. holds a long time lease on
the park. Turner is out of town but it
is doubtful if he could raise team in
| Salem even if he were here. The play
ers finished the season last year with
out salary or even a split Of the gate
receipts and all say they will not play
| lOT L luTutf again tllo AN"i' - W.
refuses to sell his lease for reasonable
sum it is likely thaS Salem will agar
be as basebaless as in 1914. At best
the baseball business in this city viii
not make a fortune for any magnat(
unless he conducts it on the basis Of
take all and pay nothing for salaries
However, the players refuse to follow
this system as a business and they can
not be expected to play ball day atte
day and nos get more than their ca
fare to the ball park.
The warm days that have begun re
Gently are warming the baseball warble
and the familiar "spat" of the bal
against the padded nit is heard in mum
erous back lots about Salem. The tim
is ripe to begin the organization of
representative team for Salem this yea
but unless someone takes the lead it
doubtful if team will organize itsel
with any promise of success. The onl
man who could start q team at once !
Turner and Turner is decidedly ~
bad" both with the players and fan
and this renders him impossible. 1t
up to some man who has the time
get the boys together and If he
willing to split even with them an
: wants TO handle the club ON the squar
there is no reason why Capital CIT
,, PLAYERS should be compelled to sign wit
outside teams in order to play ball thi
year.