• Pitcher Bill Duggleby arrived in Philadelphia to recuperate from a recent cold and planned to return to North Carolina when he was able

• Pitcher Eddie Plank was still in North Carolina trying to add a slow curve and a change-up to his arsenal

• The Record reported that utility infielder Clyde Robinson was performing well in practice

• The paper added that, according to their information, Robinson had signed a contract with manager Connie Mack on August 5 of last year, which predated his personal contract with Kansas City’s George Tebeau, dated August 10