The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
IRWIN ANNOUNCES
HIS TEAM MAKEUP
As Usual the Blues viii Have
a Winning Bunch of
Players

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, jan 21.-Ar-
thur Irwin, of the Kansas City Blues,
has officially announced the list of
players from which the playing list of
the Blues will be- made up for 1906
Twenty-four candidates have received
contracts from Mr.. Irwin, and one or
two men not named in the list may
get a trial.
one matter that is not yet settled by
Mr.. Irwin is the question of a back
stop for the Blues for the coming sea-
son, and it is for the purpose of solving
this problein-if possible-that Mr.. Ir-
win will hold a private conference with
Charley Nichols, Of the st. Louis Ma
tionals. If Butler Is not slated to re-
main with Nichols crack aggregation.
or Ii Mr.. Irwin can devise any means
OF regaining the popular little back
stoy, .Scrapiron" will be in Kansas
City next season as sure as the rich
have money.
Irwin will have Jack Ryan behind
the bat, but he sees very plainly that
he must have another catcher If Jack
is to survive the season.
Irwin says he will in all probability
make the innovation of training his
pitchers and catchers in advance of the
season. This is the plan to be adopted
Ny nndutSSI GIliulis VI the NEW Ofk
Americans, and it is question wheth-
er Mr.. Irwin or Mr.. Griffith originated
the idea. To be sure, that makes but
little difference, compared with the
comforting consideration that the
Blues battery men will get early
training and that no green and raw
foozlists will be served up to the fans
when the season opens.
Il am going to send all my pitchers
and catchers to Excelsior Springs
early in March," said Mr.. Irwin last
night, $50 that they can drink that
water and have a good place to train.
l may go there with them to see that
there is no loafing, and you may rest
assured that every pitcher and catcher
on the team will begin the season In
perfect physical trim or not at ALL"
So thereI That's settled Perfect
trim or not at ALL by gee! Excellent!
The prospects for winning team
were never better than now. They al
ways are, you know, about this time of
year. But as matter of fact the ma
terial from which Manager Irwin will
select his Blues is probably the most
promising that ever was selected to
association.
Beginning with the catchers, Mr.. r.
win has contracts with the following:
Ryan, Stoner and Woelf.
Ryan is the well known ex-Cardinal,
and was with the team last year. Stoner
is a Missouri Valley graduate, having
played-and made goodwill the Sc
dalia club of that organization last
year. Woelf was with the Brooklyn
club in 1903 and is said to be a first
class man. He Is the only one who
can possibly be regarded as an. tex
| pertinent"
In the pitching line the Blues will be
L..
includes the following: Frantz, Barry,
Eels, Isbell, Durham, Felix, Morgan,
CASTOR, Shaner and Heirmerl.
Frantz, Barry, Eels, Isben and Durham
are well known to Kansas City fans.
Felix is the we'll touted ex-Eastern
Lacquer who was with the Philadelphia
Nationals in 1903. Morgan won the
championship for lola in the Missouri
Valley league last year. CASTOR is
from the Southern league (Oh what
liberties the humorous baseball writ
erS will take with his namely. Shaner
is youngster from the glorious state
Of Kansas. He halls from Emporia
and is a promising youth, 'tis said.
Heirmerl Is the only southpaw on the
list and comes from wisconsin.
On the infield list Mr.. Irwin has
rine, Downey and Castro. Perrine play
ed in several games at the close of last
season and won the approval of the
fans. Castro, the nephew of Venezue-
las president, is a good hitter and a
fast runner of bases.
For the outer gardens the following
are candidates: Nance, Rickert, Nick
ell and Lepine, who Is also a first
baseman. Nickel IS from Leaven-
worth, in the Valley league, and play
ed few games with the Blues last
year. He will do. Rickert led the
Southern league in base running. He
is credited with seventy seven stolen
bases during the last season-more
than the whole Kansas City team COM
bined managed to make.
Mr.. Irwin is out scouting after sew
eral other players beside catcher and
expects to present" crack aggrega-
ton of pennant winners to the local
public on the opening of the season.
The announcement will probably read:
Arthur irwin presents the champion
baseball team of the American asso-
cfaton," etc.