Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-05
MANAGER MANNING IS HERE.
HE HAS NEARLY COMPLETED MS
TEAM ron NEXT SEASON.
Most OF the Oid Players VIII he Here
Again aud strong Men Have Bcen
secured Ia Pill the Va
cant Places.

Manager James ". Manning, Of the Kan
sas Clty Blues. arrived In the city yostcr-
day morning from his home In Fail River
Mass Manager Manning viii remain In
Kansas city untl after his marriage next
Tuesday morning, and then, after an East
orn tour, will return to Kansas Clty TO
make this his home FOR the future.
Manager Manning is enthusiastic over the
prospects NJ the Western League for the
ensuing year. He Is sure that the drop
ping of Sioux city and the taking In Of st.
Paul. with Charley Comiskey at the helm,
will prove a Strengthening element TO the
league and that all the clubs will fare
better financially in consequence.
In regard 10 the composition. OF the team
which will do battle for Kansas city on
the diamond next season, Manager Man
ming Is not yet ready to make all his plans
known, but he gives the assurance that
the team will be- even stronger than that
OF last year. IIa has been busy ncso-
tlating with the players for some time and
has already signed number of the old
favoritcs. besides some new men. who
Will greatly strengthen the team. The Old
members Of III" team who are sure to he
here again are Klusman first base; Man
ming. second base; Horuon, left field;
Nchol center field; Daniels DARBY. Hast
tugs and Mcfarland. pitchers. bllic Beard
is figuring on managing tho Atlanta team
OF the Central League, but II not certain
that that league viii 20 through. and If II
docs not Beard Will play at short for the
Blues This will leave the positions Of
catcher. third base ana right field to be
filled by new men. For catcher Manning
has already secured BERGEN of ;hc New
England League. who led that loagnc In
fielding and batting last year and wno Is
said to he OF the best Of the Young
catchers. Manning THINKS he will prove to
be an even better man for the team than
Donahue was, ana If he Is, he will entirely
satisfy the Kansas city public.
Manning has hopes Of securing Con-
naughton. of the Rostons and II he gets
him he Will probably be played right
fielder and change catcher. Connaughton
made a good record with the Boston team
last year, and If he comes to Kansas City,
he will be fast man In the Western
League. He has promised to come II his
services are not claimed by any other Ma
tional League team. Third base is going
to be the most difficult position on the team
TO I'LL well. Manager Manning is negotat-
ing with young player of the New En-
gland League, who made an enviable record
last season and expects to get him. but.
failing in that. he has strings out for
other third baseman of recognized ability
who will fill the bill. If he gets Con-
nauEhton and the third basoman he is fig
uring on. the team will he complete. with
the exception Of about two more pitch
ers Manning is determined that the Kan
sas City team shall not he deficient in
pitching talent this season. and he expects
to start the season with five or six twirl-
crs. The four of these who show up the
best will be retained. Manning expects to
have his entire team signed within the
next month. AS the season does not open
until May, the players will not report here
until early in April, so the fans will have
10 wait some time before they can - the
faces of the old friends and the new play