Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-03-05 | Page 10 | New Yorkers Are Ready to Sign

IWY1IMI READY TO SIGN Peckinpaugh, Fletcher and Perritt Sign With N. Y. Americans. NEW YORK. March 4. After a conference with President Ruppert and Manager Hugglns of the Now York American league baseball club here today, Roger Peckinpaugh. shortstop short-stop and captain of tho team, signed a contract for the coming season. Peckinpaugh Peck-inpaugh came here from Cleveland to discuss a salary gr!evanco, and, it was announced, obtained a compromise. Manager McGraw of the New York Nationals sent word from St. Louis lo the club officials that he had obtained tho signatures of Pitcher William Perritt Per-ritt and Shortstop Arthur Fletcher, both of whom had been holding out. Outfielders Robertson and Thorpe aro the only players who havo not reached an agreement with the club. The New York Americans signed Outfielder Elmer Miller and Pitcher Herbert Thormahlon here today. Second Baseman Oliver O'Mara signed today wljji the Brooklyn Nationals. Na-tionals. Larry Cheney Signs. NEW YORK. March 4. Larry Cheney, holdout pitcher of the Brooklyn Brook-lyn club, today signed his contract for tho 1918 season. SOX SIGN COACH. BOSTON. March 4. The Boston Red Sox today signed Daniel Howloy, former manager of the Montreal International Inter-national league club, as coach. HERE'S "a NEW ONE. J CHICAGO. March 4. Pitcher James i Ray Walker will bring something now to the National league tho "disap-; "disap-; poaring ball" when he lines up with I the Cubs this season. ! "It's the greatest thing I've seen in baseball," said Manager Mitchell. "The I ball seems to become invisible on j leaving the pitcher's hand and does not reappear until so close to the batter bat-ter as to be almost impossible to hit it. And Walker has excellent control of it." After a conference with President Weeghman and Manager Mitchell to-' to-' day, Jim Vaughn. Cub pitcher, announced an-nounced his willingness to sign with the Cubs. He &aid that the difficulty about his salary had been satisfactorily satisfactor-ily arranged. I