The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
WHITE S0X WILL
GET COLLEGE
Duluth Team is to Have q
Spring Session in wiscon-
sin-The Lineup.

Duluth, Mlnn., Jan. 24-The White
Sox are to get college course this
spring before they appear on tfe. 10.
cal diamond to begin their race for
tho pennant. Whether MANAGER
kuehnow thinks that advantages Of a
varsity training will enable his men
to play better ball, Or whether the de-
cision was prompted simply by the
excellent opportunities offered by the
field there, the White Sox will begin
their practice April Is, at the Wiscon-
sin University diamond at Madison.
They will stay at the university for
about month before they pull out
and then they have number of
games scheduled with the Wisconsin
league teams before they start on the
pennant race in earnest.
While the team will show a num-
Der of new faces this year, and some
likely looking new stars have been
signed for the season, lot of the old
men will be back at the old stand,
and the pitching especially will be
practically intact. George Krics,
isis" Hopkins, w. S. Treadway and
Alvin Cummings are all under re-
serve, and are expected to report for
practice next April at Madison.
Cummings should feel particularly
at nome on the Wisconsin diamond,
where he performed in days of old as
crack pitcher on the varsity team.
In addition to these old favorites, Y.
H. R. Backus, Toledo box artist, has
been signed, and will be tried out with
the bunch.
Smiley Smith, the short and stubby
but very effective catcher of the
Houghton team last season, is consid-
cred one of the choicest members Of
the squad, and he will replace Artie
O'Dea as playing manager of the team
during the coming season. Smith was
considered the best catcher OF the
league last year.
Harry Tracey, ]. w. Riley from the
st. Paul association team, and Artie o.
Dea are reserved as candidates for
tho initial sack.
William Pinger, from California's
semi-professional team in Chicago is
at present the only candidate for sec
ond and Frank Somers also has an al
most exclusive hold on the short stop
job. The Duluth club has string on
Leighty, once with Grand Forks, who
played with them for while last year
He will commence the season trying
out with the Indianapolis team. and
If he makes good will play with them
during the season.
James Fagin, who held down the
third sack for about month last sea-
son, has been signed to report at Mad
ison next April and E. A. Odwell Il
prodigy from the tri-state league, is
also in line for the position on the
last bag.
William Mccormack will try out
with the Des Moines team this spring
but If he fails to makegood there, ne
will come back to Duluth, while Earl
Hazen, Bemidji boy, Walter Barratt
from the tri state league, Leonard
Woodyatt from the Chicago Semi-pro-
fessionals, and Z. l.. O'Brien, a local
boy with nc professional experience
but considerable ball-chas!ng ability,
make up the remaining quota of out
field candidates
John Helding, the left fielder who
officiated behind the bat good part
of last year will be back again and
w. J. Peddlow will be another prom
Using outfield candidate.
The annual meeting of the Northern
Copper Country league will be held
some time in the near future in Calu-
met, when the election of officers
will take place and the 1907 schedule
drawn up. Duluth is in line for either
the presidency or the secretaryship
this year.