South Bend news-times., 1916-03-21
BENDER MANAGER
AFTER TWO MEN
Smith Seeks Another Pitcher
and Catcher and Will be
Ready For Training.

with reporting day only about two
weeks away Mgr Ed smith Is de-
voting the bigger part Of his time
10 getting the grounds in condition
for practice. He has 20 men lined
up and while he may not send trans
portation 10 all Of them. he expects
10 have about this number report.
I'd now has seven pitchers and
two catchers under contract but IS
not satisfied with the bunch and is
ou after another battery. fie has
thrown out lines for two experienced
men and feels sure ne viii land
them. With another pitcher Of
known ability Smith viii be in good
shape 10 open the season.
Season books are 10 be sold by the
Evansville management. Thesebooks
viii contain 20 dated tickets. one for
each game. and will sell for $15,
making each ticket cost about p
cents II is figured that the sale Of
$50 books will assure the team of
rlaying out the entire season.
The following players have been
signed by Evansville:
Pitchers - Grover Young. Jack
Fromholz. Tuck Turner, Jesse
Woolf. II. Busse. Vergil Boyls.
atchers-Charles Uhrig, Thomas
Egan. Ira Forester.
First basemen - Oak Henning,
Frank Sherman. Thomas Mahoney.
Other infelders-Frank Mathews.
George Tepe, W. Aftermath, George
King.
OutdeIders-Mgr Knoll. Art Haul
ger. Jack Kibble, Jim COnley.
Altermatt's father died last fall
and he may not report. Mgr. Knoll
expects 20 hear definitely from him
some time this week. He held down
third base last season.
Friends OF Mgr. Bade Myers of
the Muskegon Reds are planning this
spring to serve notice on the incom-
parable Hans Wagner and the
mighty Christy Mathewson, a pair
who seem 10 go on indefinitely and
in defiance Of time and age, that
there is a third man in the great
American pastime who. although not
showing his speed TO nigh class base
ball still threatens 10 best the rec
crds Of all past performers. The
pilot Of the Reds is the man whom
local fans think should be seriously
considered for honOrs. his coming
season in baseball being his 21st.
II don't take my hat of 20 any OF
them when II comes 20 playing first
base SAYS Myers. 7 am no kid,
but believe me. when / say that
am still good for nine full innings
and then some just as fast as they
can be played I mean it, Yes. and
I can still hit the ball. And. fur
thcrmore. I can still run and slide
and do anything else YOU think
can't do. The team will not suffer
any IL IL is necessary for me 20 play
FIRST for they will find me up with
the youngest when it comes To hit
ting. running bases and fielding the
position as WELL
A little insight into the prices that
are paid some baseball players for
their actual work may be gained
from an incident that occurred dur
ing the last Fee days in the affairs
OF the Wheeling Athletic association
A player who spent the last two sea-
sons as a mem ber OF the StOgies was
offered his place ON the team this
year. but reduction i'm salary was
demanded by the Wheeling Athletic
association.
The player refused To accept the
cut and returned his contract un-
signed. -N few DAYS later he was fur
nished with the following informa-
ton. from ;he records of the asso-
ciation. as 20 the price which he
haa received for his work.
last season the Wheeling club
paid YOU according to our records.