New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

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 the opposing pitchers. Chicago should 1 make a lot of trouble. Yes, l know
 the Tanks and the Browns have 1 strengthened but I look for the big improvement in the Chicago club And 1 of course the Tigers will be there to the very end. They have too much
 batting strength to be anything but | dangerous.
 l In talking of Iris Speaker, Owner 1 Lannin says: T hope Iris will sign, 1 but he must realize that clubs cannot go along forever paying war prices. He felt somewhat disappointed when i asked him to sign at a. figure that was much smaller than his 1914-1915 contract called for, and we departed With the matter unsettled. I sent him contract early in January. It car r1ed the salary figures that I quoted him last fall. They were the same as he received in 1913. Spoke was given a boost after the Red Sox won the series in 1912, and he generally signed for one year. The blowing up of the Feds had nothing to do with cutting his salary, for he knew the conditions long before organized baseball took in the outlaws"
 The Pittsburgh National league club has asked waivers on Infielder James Smith, Catcher Fred Blackwell and Pitcher Douglas. The three are re- cruitS
 Joseph Tinker. manager of the Chicago Nationals. was painfully in- Jured here yesterday when his auto mobile struck a post. He was pitched against the windshield and gashed about the head and face, a glass frag- ment cutting his eyelid. Physicians fear possible injury to the eyebal
 Edward J. Rousch, who joined Benny kauff in hold out" against the New York club and refused to re- port for practice with the Giants mas come to terms and will join the team here next week. Rousch wired last night from his home, Oakland City, Ind, that he would arrive in Marlin next Sunday night. The club mas conducted telegraphic negotia- uons With him, and it is presumed that a compromise has been effected
 Meyers, Perkins and Murphy, youth- ful catchers, are showing up well with the Athletics.
 Schwert, former university of Pennsylvania catcher, is showing ,,n well with the Yankees.
 Ralph O'Connell, promising short stop in the Colonial league last sea- son has been signed by New London.
 Jack Ness is handling himself we'll 1 at first base for the White Sox, and l promises to give Fournier a run for l the job. %
 Lew Ritter, old Brooklyn catcher, l has been signed as manager of the Reading club of the Pennsylvania l state league.
 George Miller, a Lowell catcher will not play ball this year because he is drawing $70.7O a week in a Canadian munition works.
 Manager Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox thinks his club will be we'll off in the pitching department this sea- son.
 Jack Dell, former Springfield out | fielder, will play with Scranton this season. Dell has been wintering in | New London machine shop. Jack Dalton former Brooklyn out ] fielder. who Jumped to the Feds, can I not land a job anywhere. Cincinnati 1 is the latest to turn him down
 Gene McCann is banking on a little l trip to Florida after the Eastern ] league meeting. He hopes to land 1 few youngsters from some of the ma | jor's training ca amps.
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