Hershey Baseball Nine Ready For Opening Season
Hershey baseball players signed contracts and learned their regular positions after a Saturday workout. F B Saylor was elected captain in his fifth year with the club. Woodman and W C W opponents provided nine innings of practice as Hassler and Rauch pitched for the wood and Hershey respectively. Machen from Lebanon Valley College will join at season end and Hall from Millersville signed to strengthen the infield and catching.
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Marquart
F. B. Saylor
Saylor
Hershey Baseball Club
Woodman
Lodge
Hassler
Rauch
Hershey
Machen
Lebanon Valley College
Hall
Millersville
Middletown Defeated in Final Central Penn League Exhibition
Last Saturday's final pre season games saw Middletown beaten 2 to 1 at Duncannon with Shirk and Kling pitching. Steelton crushed Harrisburg Methodist 19 to 0 and Highspire edged Keener A C 6 to 8 in the Central Pennsylvanian league clash.
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Middletown
Duncannon
Shirk
Kling
Steelton
Methodist
Harrisburg
Highspire
Keener A. C
Crane Doing Well After being Cut by Mack
Former Warrinsburg and Hershey player Red Crane was released by Connie Mack with six others. He reports to the Richmond club to cover shortstop for Virginia, then plans to return to the Athletics to finish the season at short or third. Crane previously starred with Greensboro in the North Carolina league.
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Red” Crane
Warrinsburg
Hershey Nine
Connie Mack
Crane
Richmond
Newark
Virginia
Athletics
Greensboro
Connia Mack
Philadelphia
No Hit Off Skiles Amos Skiles Stars for Milleraville Normal
Amos Skiles, formerly a star pitcher for Hershey, hurled a no hit shutout for Milleraville Normal School on Saturday. He is taking an aeraduate course at the school and his services should greatly aid the team.
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Amos Skiles
Hershey Nine
Milleravilleo Normal School
Skiles
Toam
Hockersville Opens Season with Win Over East End Club
Hockersville defeats East End 11 to 5 at Harrisburg as Zent Meyer shines on the mound with four timely hits and H S Straub at short delivering standout defense. Stickell pitched for Annville College and kept the visitors at bay. Lebanon Valley to play Ursinus next Saturday. Kid Matthews signs with New Holland club.
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Hockersville
East End
Harrisburg
Zentmeyer
H. S. Straub
Stickell
Annville Collegians
Twirler
Lebanon Valley
Ursinus
Collegeville
Hummelstown Nine Plans Strong Return Season likely May Start
Hummelstown's nine resumed regular practice on Saturday with most of last year's players returning. Several promising newcomers joined, boosting the team. No opening date yet, but the season is expected to begin in early May.
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Hummelstown Nine
Houck Clabby Bout Sought in Superior Wisconsin
Leo Houck and Jimmy Clabby show mutual interest in a scheduled bout at Superior Wisconsin in May. Clabby seeks the match and Houck is ready to fight.
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Leo Houck
Jimmy Clabby
Superior
Wisconsin
Clabby
Houck
Lancaster
Fitterys Bad Ankle Hinders Lebanon Pitcher
Paul Fittery of Lebanon sprained his ankle during spring training and cannot play against the Cincinnati Nationals. A member of the pitching staff, he is well known locally for his abilities.
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Paul Fittery
Lebanon
Cincinnati Nationals
Fittery
Lebanon Pro fessional lineup and injuries affect season outlook
Lebanon Pro fessionals announce a strong lineup with out-of-town transfers Bill Schaffer Ollie Rouff Babe Tulley and Budd Mullen joining the squad. Pap Young of Detroit suffers a severe knee injury in Cleveland blocking the team’s momentum. Jim Shackard may return with offers from Portland or Syriac case, while Lebanon Valley College regrouped after losses, beating Mt St Marys College to rebound their season.
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Lebanon
Bill Schaffer
Ollie Rouff
Babe Tulley
Budd Mullen
Lebanon Valley
Jim T. Shackard
Columbia
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland American Association
Portland
Oregon
Syriac Case
New York
Sheelhard
Woodman Camp 364 Organizes Amateur Baseball Team
The Woodman of the World Camp 364 in Hershey has formed a baseball team for the coming season and will play a practice game with Hershey High School on Saturday. They seek additional games with local amateur clubs and invite clubs to contact L. B. Ganser, corresponding secretary, Hershey, Pa.
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Hershey
Hershey High School
L. B. Ganser
Philadelphia
New York
Harrisburg
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Chalmers Returns to Form Against Giants
George Chalmers, long sidelined by shoulder injuries, returned as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Nationals and held the Giants to one run, fanned seven, and allowed only two hits over nine innings before a crowd of five thousand.
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George Chalmers
Philadelphia Nationals
Chalmers
Giants
Loop-the-Loops In Huron and the Blue Yew Shed
A playful verse featuring Hugh Hughes who hews blue yews to make sheds for his sheep. Fisher Fished falls into a fissure while a right-handed Wright writes and rewrites. A clever Cannee canner muses on canning limits.
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Huron
Hugh Hughes
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Highspire Middletown
Cumberland Steelton Hershey
NEW Cumberland
Nep
Steeiaion
Nersuet
Ulg
Kid” Matthews
New Holland
Matthews
Bloomfield Academy
Annville
Brown
Simmie Shenk
Lititz
Hummelstown
Pap
Young
Detroit
Cleveland
Myers
Myers. the ‘Tipers
Jennings
Muhlenburg
Villanova
Mt. St. Marya College
Hmmittaburg
Loop-the
Fischer
Wright
Edidenda
the. Equitable Life. Assurance Company
Ralph M. Mauliair
John B. Curry
Swatara Station
Curry
J. E. Gruber
Derry Church
Yingst
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