Arizona republican., 1899-04-25

1t iS golnS to b6 I good, hard case ol ball playing and the best man will win. C0miskey has warm team ano 1 Minneapolis is about 8G0 per cent bet
 ter than it was in the middle Of lasI
 season And both are going to play 1 ball. It is simply case of have to
 with Clarence. Minneapolis would not
 stand by him last season with bum ! team and the balance was on the i wrong side of the book and he will 1 have to get even if it busts a cog. | Comfskey is located out in the country and he will be compelled to put up 4
 hot article of the real thing to get proper recognition.
 r There is little doubt that the losses
 of last year will be fully made up this l season. The war with Spain is fast becoming a memory and it will not be long before Fred Funston and his Twentieth Kansas will get that fob.Ot of philippines in q corner and the
 stuff will be off and then all the av-
 craze citizen will have to do is watch
 the score and root; and criticize; and,
 well, do a few other things that a fan
 feels privileged to do. It is all in the
 game and will bring dollars to the
 cOffers of the magnates, fer It's
 blamed expensive operation running a
 base ball club. If you don't believe it.
 get into the business.
 ftThe Blues present a strong front.
 Gear, Hastings, Pardee. Merideth. Friend EaCan and StrickIe ett-seven
 pitching, six of which have been tried,
 and the other gave evidence of much
 promise in the part Of the game na
 pitched against the Chicago tsam. GanzeI on first; there-fs an improve
 ment over last year both in hitting and fielding. Viox at second; well vNu all know the little -sa;wed-Off and he is better than he was year ago. Raymer at short; there is a promising youngster and if he only improves his present gait 10 per cent Ee will be hard to catch at both sides of the game. H0ffmaster al third: HOffy is not as fist as Williams but you know hits wins games Turner in left field; there are faster fielders than Tuck in the business. but they are, as rule, grandstand players and when it comes to a critical tirps in the game they are looking for applause while Tuck will be looking for base hits. Roth fuss in center; there is another that will give the fans a good run for their money. Roth is in fine fettle and he 0dS I1duG up HIS Iilllu lO pAdH d 5dIl16 of ball this season that will make peo- pIe talk He is on the redemption list for-but I forget yoU can't swear in print; however he will take good care that his work in tie field and at the bat will bs above reproach. Matte McVicker in the sunfe.d; you all know Hattie and the way he has been slam ming the ball in the few games that have been played would indicate that he is going 10 make the stick artists in the western league look sharp foc | first place. Wilson, just Big Bill, the l midget of Avenue A, but he is all right | and did yGu notice how he swung on some of Callahan's curves? I am sat lsied that Bill is going to be a crack | 5rjack this season. and when he wants | to be there is nothing that can touch | him. Then there is an opportunity ! 1f having Jack Boyle behind the plate and Iausen is already at hand f3c man. Then Manning has l<reuger, Berkley and a few others hat will more than likely prove goat [ things. The Blues will be in it this season"