Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02
Baseball Stars Are Now Busy
Getting Into
Line.
FEW CHANGES IN CHICAGO.
Two Teams From Windy City VIII Go
To Post With Lineup for 1907
Practically Intact

teams to start on their annunl tram
ing pilgrlmagcs only weeks away,
most of the players have been signed
to contracts for the approaching sea-
son. All but very few OF the
worlds champions have submitted
their terms. and they have been ac-
cepted by President Comiskey. While
MI Murphy has experienced little
trouble getting his National League
players into line
When the two teams go south for
their preliminary practise they VIII
go with practically the same person
nels as they had when the last season
was finished. The white soS have
Moines and Buck Freeman OF
Evansville. The former Is All out
fielder of quite a reputation, and
Pitcher freeman Is well spoken OF
too.
The cubs will take more men south.
but not all of them--proba bly, not
many Of the,n--will be retained.
Among the nine recruits are two out
f!elders, Randall of Denver and o.
borne, from the Canton Central
league team. AS the cubs already
have four corking outfielders --Sheck-
ard, Schultz, Slagle and Hofman--it
is hard to see what chances the new
corners have OF breaking in,
CLUB RECRUITS ALL COLTS.
Most of the cubs recruits are
pitchers. and there Is a chance that
one or two may max good. but it Is
feared that none OF them are thor
oughly seasoned yet, The list OF FIVE
twirlers include Perdue and Chenault
from the Nincennes X, l. T, league
team. left-hander, named Durbin,
from the Joplin, Mo-. Western asso-
citation team; Kumm, a semi-pro from
Milwaukee, and Gladstone Graney.
another semi-pro from the Empire
State league.
Whether any of them can displace
Brown, Lundgren, Taylor, Piiester,
Overall. Reulbach and Fraser re-
mains to be seen. One catcher is
found among the list of tho cubs
new players. His name Is j. w. Sea-
baugh and he halls from the SPRING
field. Mo, Western association team.
The one best bet among the cubs
added starters appears 10 be Infielder
Sweeney from the Portland. Or.
team. He made something of name
Tor himself on the Pacific coast as
hustling inftelder. but whether he can
hit hard enough for place In ma
Jor organization remains to be proved.
MACK LOOKS AT SWEENEY.
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
Athletics looked the man over but
didn't try to land him on account of
the player having recently shifted
from the right TO the left side of the
plate. However, as a left handed HIT
ter Sweeney developed quickly into
q batsman of the .Sl5 calibcr. and
perhaps his change may make him a
star slugger. No one denies his field
ing ability.
However, Sweeney will have a hard
row to hoe If he hopes to break into
the present infield Chance, Evers,
Tinker and Steinfeldt look to be good
for a while yet, and Hoffman probably
Is q better utility man than Sweeney.
odd Roman Comiskey of the
world heaters has adopted practically
q standpat policy with his team. He
didn't see any necessity Of strengthen
ing a team that was able to land the
championship OF the world "No use
painting the lily" was the way Com
my" recently put it. OF the two new
men ON his list ono is a pitcher Ma
turaliy club owner will pick up
good twirler any time he has
chance. The other man, welday. was
with the sox ON the last spring train
Ing trip, and will probably be turned
back to Des Moines.
Rumors from Milwaukee have been
so persistent that Tip O'Neiil was
to be released to Havenor's club that
II is barely possible there is some
truth in them. and in case O'NelIl Is
let go Welday probably would be a
candidate for his place as utility out
helder No other changes are likely
except letting few of the understud-
les go.
Last season the sox finished the sea-
son with 20 men on the pay roll. That
Is too many for ordinary use. but the
boss wanted 10 he strongly fortified
for the final squirt for the pennant.
The series OF accidents his players
suffered showed the wisdom Of the
great generals abundant supply of re-
Inducements.
However. not all ot last seasons
Die squad can be carried in 1907 In
Justice to the players themselves. The
lesser lights get no opportunity to
progress and most OF them would pre-
fer Il release TO another club whore
they could get into action oftener and
advance In their profession,
TOO MANY CArCHERS.
OF tho Ave catchers row on the
roll NJ least two will he lot go. Frank
Roth really belongs ia Milwaukee, and
VIII be sent back there unless
purchase Is made. sullivan and Me-
farland are safe of course The
battle for the extra berth IL between
DAY Jowne and Hub" Hart.
Manager Jones VIII have eight
pitchers to select his staff from. Al
trock, White, Walsh. owen, Patterson