Buffalo Courier Express from Buffalo, New York • 8

THE ILLUSTRATED BUFFALO EXPRESS. 'A hetght aad weighs 171 aoaada. He bats aad throws rlcat-aaadeaL Ha played la 14 gaaaea last seasoa and made a ban log averagw of Mt; at Osidlog his areragw waa S3t. Utoter Chaaael, one of the foar bitters of last year's team, will be on the job agaia this season. His great work at bat and la the field materially helped Buffalo to land the pennant It looked tor a time as If one of the big league eiaba woald boy him, and local fans can be mighty glad that he stays here.

Lester came to the Buffalo team from the New York Amcri-, ran In games last season he batted .304 per his fielding average waa m. The fans wilt wateh Merlin Kopp't work with interest thins summer, for he was with the Washington club In the American league last season. In 1912 he played with the Saint Thomas 'Canadian league) team, where bis batting average waa .265 per cent. He stole 38 bases In the bO games in which be played. He also played with the "Sstrrt" tui4 -In the latter part of 1)5 he was average Was 75.

Ib 1112 XufcrtU. wlMr hU ms dropped to Jit per Mat McOowM tbea moT4 to ati Bom town. Houston, Tl. and pUyed tra la ltM aad 115, wtia araa of 2 awl 1U to a tla nelder, (ut on baaaa, aad throws rUtat bDJd. Joe la 17 )rara old, wlf bi 179 pound.

and to feet. 11 tneaca ull. JataM O'Neill will likely corer aort- atop tor tb Blaoaa Uto year. He li a promUiDf yonnriler He bu i)jred protMloaal ball for two ym, urt- lug with Utlca la the New York State i toaxae. where be alao pUjred last ea-' aon.

Hla batting Tera in 1 1 5 wis while he fielded per cent. O'Neill covert-d siiortstop for tics fur 1 two rears. Two of O'NelH'i brothers, Mike and John, were in the Natioual league, and at the time formed a brother battery for the Saint Uun Cardinals. Mike O'Neill to now msn-' aer of the Syracuse club In the New York State league Jimmy to but 21 yt-ars old. and is a fast fielder and "MfiiAm: Walter Lonergan, who played such a K.

i -f 1 i i T. 51 GERRY SIMON. President of Buffalo Baseball Club. 1'ATRICK DONOVAN. Manager of Buffalo tm once manager of an International u-wtll be an umpire In Mr.

Barrow'i cult this year. Scott Chestnut is a new member. Last year he boiiZ same job in the Southern league aai cornea here well recommended. TV, third new man la Tom Keenan halla from the Trl-State league Of year's staff of six. President Barroe has retained William Carpenter i Cleary.

Bob Hart, Buck Freemaa a f-- I i T-; i I r. uiui. reie namson, was the best of tost year's staff sold to the National league by Pr. Later he Joined a Stsmiprofeaalona) club. In be signed his first contract with the Lansing club of the Michigan State league and waa placed at first base.

He then drifted to the Louisiana league, which was collapsing then and soon went to pieces. Jackson was forced to go to Dallas of the Texas league. Here his batting attracted the attention of several clubs and he was sold to Memphis. While with this southern team he showed class and was sold to the Boston Nationals. With the Braves he created a sensation, bat-: ting .340 in 30 games.

In 1912 ho broke one of his fingers and then struck a slump. This was the year tailings took hold of the club and he traded Jackson to Buffalo for Lester Mann. Jackson Is married and his home is in Texas. The training trip to Wilmington, N. has been called off, and instead the Buffalo team will go to Harrisbu.g, Pa, The team will spend about ten days In that city and then they will RL'SSWJ.

HOLMES. Catcher. aetu. narrow. Austin Succeeds Martin.

DlJl lor Buffalo, 1916 The fans were certainly surprised hear of Tommy Martin's retiremea from the local club. He was secretin here for a number of years. Mr. Martin haa been succeeded by James Ao tin, who la well-known in Buffalo h. best plan, after all.

The game's the thing, and I'm afraid we would have encountered trouble getting the right kind of games In Wilmington. The players will report on April 5th." All sixteen clubs in the American and National leagues are now in their training camps. As In other years, Florida and Texas are the most popu-j lar states, each securing five clubs: I Louisiana and Arkansas will each have two; Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky get one apiece. The following table shows where the various clubs are training: NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York Marlin Springs, Tex.

Brooklyn Daytona, Fla. Chicago Tampa, Fla. Philadelphia Petersburg, Fla. i Boston Miami, Fla. I Cincinnati Shreveport.

La. i Saint Louis Antonio, Tex. Pittsburgh Hot Springs, Ark. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York Macon, Ga.

i Chicago Mineral Springs, Tex. Boston Hot Springs, Ark. Saint Louis Palestine, Tex. Philadelphia Jacksonville, Fla. Detroit Tex.

i Washington Charlottesville, Va. Cleveland New Orleans, La. i INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Newark Lakewood, N. J.

I Richmond Macon, Ga. Baltimore Mount, N. C. Buffalo Harrisburg, Pa. OMllatMd frea sac haa had lots of experience at the um ana win maae a capame secretary ta the Buffalo club.

His many trieaai wun mm success. ERNEST L. DREWELOW WILLIAM A. TA MM. Outfielder.

Mount Pleasant, O. He to 2 years old. The local owners signed Fred J. Wilder to help out behind the plat In case one of the regular catchers should be put on the sick Hat He first started to play ball when he was fifteen years old at Maynard, his home town. Two years ago Kred got hla first chance to play league ball with the Haverhill club.

He worked in a few games as catcher and then was shifted to first base. At the latter position he did good work and was left there for the balance of the season, la 114 he waa sold to Malboro, where he played sensational ball. Wllder's batting average was .325. At the end. of that season he waa sold to the Boston Red Sox, who turned him over to the Bisons.

Wilder la a clean fielder. Manager Donovan will probably try his young recruit, Donald 8mlth, at first base. He hasn't yet had ai big league experience, but was a star semi-professional ball tosser. Young Smith Is five feet, nine Inches tall, weighs U0 pounds and to a left-hand batter and thrower. Donald played first base fot the last three years for the M.

F. Lane i sensational game at shortstop for the Portland club last season, has been i signed by Buffalo. He was the lead-) tng shortstop In the New England Is fielding big percentage waa and bad a batting average of welder began playing ball at l.ittto Rock, all years ago. Ho now SS years old. His homo la la Monro.

N. where ha puts in the inter months. Manager Donovan to always on the tjfcout for good young pitchers and thinks ba baa landed a good on In tiilrin V. Smith. Calvin began baa is ltLt on the 'varsity team tl 1'ratt InsUtuU.

New York. Ha mad a good record while with tb school i and than played with semi prof es--atml dubs (n New England. Smith IS 1) rear old; ail feet, two Inches la t.izht and weighs 170 pounds. He Is a right-handed twlrler and batter. Catcher Russell Holmes Is a husky i-Ung backstop and comes to the lo-1 club with ft fine record.

Ha ta 14 fears old and has had three years' ex-rriae as catcher. In the spring of vni he had his first tryout with Connie Mack of Philadelphia, but because proceed southward, playing practice games and will wind up somewhere near Richmond, Va. Inability to come to terms with the owners of the Wilmington grounds waa the reason given tor calling off the Southern trip. "As a matter of fact," said Mr. "there is no need of our going to any great expense on our Southern trip.

My team this year will be made up of a lot of youngsters, most of whom I know have kept in pretty good condition throughout the winter and who will be able to get into playing shape a lot quicker than oldtlmers sold to the Washington club, where his batting average was per cent in the sixteen games in which he played, in the 70 games with Saint Thomas he batted .250 per cent, fielded .060 and stole 40 basea. Kopp can bat both right and left-handed. He is 24 years old, five feet 7H Inches tall and weighs 154 pounds. His home is In Toledo, O. Of last year's outfit, George Jackson comes back this year to work In one of the outer gardens.

Last season he participated in 78 games, with a batting average of .256, and played in the three outfield positions. When but a boy Jackson began to play in Texas. league, welter hit but .156. but is a fat fielder and geU anything that comes anywhere near him. He is 21 years home and his home Is at Brighton, Mass.

Albtn CarlsLrom, another of last year's players, has also sent in his contract for another year en the Bison team. Last season he did good work In the field, but his batting was a little weak. Carlstrom participated in 144 games, with a batting average of would. I think we'll find the Harris- Rochester At home Providence At home Toronto At home Staff of Umpires. Kitty BranBfield, former first hase- burg plan very satisfactory.

We will remain there only a few days and then do most of our training in the gamej we can secure on the road. It's the If I 31 i JAMES AUSTIN. Who succeeded Thomas Martin as I i t. secretary of Buffalo Baseball Club. 1.

1 Intercollegiate Briefs. The faculty at Lafayette has appeal 1 i -I' I ed to the students to install the honor system, declaring the present eiam! nation system Is a failure. Judges at a dance at the Cnlversitj of Washington recently ruled that onlj two girl students could dance th i K- 'rft tea i waits properly. At Wesleyan 43 per cent, of the see 11 'III ir I 4 1 ior class are smokers, while only per cent, of the freshmen have the habit At Michiran university the Y. M.

A. has subscribed over $1,000 to be! needy students. U' 01 Wellesley girls are warrinc afsainsi faculty rules forbidding male caller: for Sunday afternoons. Dr. J.

F. Roycroft. a Princeton pro feasor, declares against military dni: in unlliinui "It la nPP I uu L. 1 11 superficial," he says. MERLIN DONALD SMITH.

First base. WALTER LONERGAN. Shortstop. JAMES O'NEILL. Shortstop.

JOHN BLAKE. Outfielder. CUV COOPEKPitchcr. .247 per cent, while at fielding his average was .047. Manager Donovan will play him again at third base.

In a recent letter Carlstrom said he was feeling fine and expected to help win another championship for Buffalo. William Tamm is a newcomer to i the Bison team this year. From all reports he to a promising youngster. The fans will probably remember him, as he played against the Bisons last i season at Olympic park, with Harris-' burg. He to 23 years old.

He was born In Highland Park, New Bruns-I wick, but now makes his home In New York city. Tamm began to play pro-i fessional baseball in 1014, when he lack of experience was sent to the partaasburg club of the Carolina as-ttnctatlo. Hia stay there was short The following season he signed with Newbnrg of the Atlantic league, where he caught and played In the outfield. KuaseU's batting average waa .354 and in 1014 bis average with the aama team .231 In 1015 be east bis lot with the Lewlston nine, by which team he aa sold to the Boston Americans. While la the New England league bis letting average was .260.

Manager ivmoran Is tickled because the Boston mansgement overlooked this crack catcher. Jack Onslow, with a couple of youngsters, will look after the backstop department oa the local club. Behind the tmt, Onslow did good work, but wasn't thera with the hickory, and also slow on bases. In the 88 games that he played his batting average waa only .210, aad his fielding HI per cent buffalo got Onslow from Providence ta 1014 and before that he played with the Detroit Tigers. Jack's home is In club of Lawrence, which is the champion semlprofeaaional club of that state.

He batted over .300 per and fielded over the .000 mark. In the city series Smith batted .400 per cent. Besides this he played first baas for the Stevens team of the Industrial league and helped it win the pennant At the close of laat season he waa offered a contract with the Lawrence and Lynn clubs of the New England league, but waa advised by his friends to accept the Buffalo contract under Mr. Donovan. McDonald's home to In Lawrence.

Mass. Joseph McDonald, a Texas youngster, will probably cover second base for the Buffalo team this season. He has had seven years' experience at the game, and his records Indicate that he can fill the bill. McDonald's career started In the Arkansas Slate league in 1000. with a batting average of .321, The next season he moved to Muskogee (Western league), and hit the ball for a J00 record.

Joe was then sold to Austin (Texas league), where his I i rK -MeMB. i 4- I r. covered third bag for the Newburg club of the Atlantic league. In 1015 be was sold to the New York Americans and in May of the same year was turned over to the Jersey City club in the International league. After a abort stay In Jersey City, Tamm was sent io Harrisburg, where he played both In the Infield and outfield.

William is five feet, eleven Inches In CALVIN TY TYSON. Pitcher. FRED JOS. 'e i i i Li i )) 4 1 -3 i GEORGE ZOT-QZ CAW. ritcher.

5jnD BEEB Pitcher. PHIFER FULENWEIDER. Pitcher JACK ON'SLOWy Catcher. ALVTN CARLSTROMv-Tkird base. LESTER.