Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-20
MANAGER MANNING Returns
HE HAS SIGNED NEARLY ALL his
TEAM FOR NEXT SEASON.
lie Expects to Put in the Field the strong.
est Team That Ever Represented
Kansas city Bowling and GEN
erai sporting News.

Manager James II. Manning OF the Kan.
sas City Blues, returned to Kansas city
yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Manning,
after wedding tour extending to the
principal cities Of the East. Manager Man
nng is here now to stay, and from this
time will make Kansas city his permanent
home, feeling that he is now Identified with
the interests of this city
Manager Manning has not been idle since
he left Kansas city, but has been in con-
stant corresp spondeuue with the old players
of the Blues, ana a number OF new ones,
and now has his team for the coming sea-
son practically completed. lie expects to
put in the field when the season opens the
strongest team that ever represented Kan
sas city on the diamond, and one which
VIII be in the pennant race from start TO
finish.
The players who have been actually
signed are: Daniels, StultZ and Mcfarland,
pitchers; Bergen and Rupert catehers.
klusman iirst base; Manning, second base;
Mattress, third base, and NiCOl center
field. Negotiations with Pitchers Darby
and Hastings have been practically closed,
and they Will be In the fold In Few days.
Besides the pitchers named, Manning Is
negotiating with Jack Fee, OF the Penn
sylvania League, aud expects to nave hiS
signature to contract shortly. ms VIII
complete the battery department OF the
team. and 1t VIII be much stronger than
last season.
Manning is especially pleased with Ber-
gen and Rupert, the two catchers he mas
secured. He regards them both as very
strong men, and says that either could
jump in and do all the catching without
trouble.
The lnficld promises to be very strong
one. klusmdn and Manning, OF course,
could not be improved on ard Mattress,
who has been signed for third base, is
spoken of as "A real clinker by those VINO
have seen him play. He vas recommended
TO Manning ty a number of good judges
who have seen him play in Pennsylvania.
No player mas been signed for shortstop
yet, as Manning has made up his mind
that he will not let Beard - without some
compensation. II Beard IL nos signed then
Manning has n string to two other players
of national reputation, either OF WhCm
would greatly strengthen the team. the
deals for these players have not been en-
tirey closed yet, and Mant ing does not
wish to make their names pubic until tneH
are. Hernon has not been s'gned yet, bIt
will be in line all right when the bluebirds
begin to sing. The only change in the out
field viii be new man for right field, and
Manning has n man for that place VINO
will be crack-a-jack In the western
League. He expects to get him IN iew
days. He is n National League player, who
IS strong in every department of the game.
The schedule meeting of the Western
League will be held in Milwaukee on March
II, and 1t is thought the season Will open
about May /. There is some opposition to
the four and onerhalf months season. and
the season may be extended to fiVe months,
as last year. This plan is favored by Man
ager Manning.
The Blues Will report on April !, and ex-
hibition games Will begin shortly after Una,
date. SO far games have been scheduled
with Lincoln, on April Il, 10 and II, and
with Omaha, on April 26. q and Is. The
Blues will play at Lincoln on April 10. 15
and II, and at omaha on April w. ~ ana
81 Besides these Manning Will probably
arrange games with St Louis and st. Jo-
seph. which will fill up most OF the time
until the opening of the season