Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-24


Behind the bat the New York team II
well fxsd with Jack K1ednov, Ira Thomas
and Deacon Jim MCCLURE ReinOw Is re
garded as one OF the best throwing back
the weather q part Of last season, but be
has been IN fine health this winter and
hopes to be able 10 do the bulk OF the
young catcher in Thomas. who came here
a year ago from the Providence Eastern
league team. Thomas Is stx-footer,
for WORK He had q bad arm when he
began lhe campaign last spqinE. but he
gradually recovered the use of II and was
ended He Is q hard hitter and with the
experience already gained he VIII probably
be one OF the stars this year: Not much
the veteran Mcclure Bufncs Il 20 say
that despite more than twenty years on
the ball field the old fellow can catch.
though a sprinter James was never able
70 graduate from the elephant class.
Getting around 70 the New. York infeld.
nth has q winning combination IN Hal
Chase, Jimmy Williams. KID Elberfeld and
Frank Frank La2orts BY many good judges
man in the world today, not barring Dono-
hue Chance, Tsnney and others. Not a
xnnins his oareeT Ia me American Lea iesxUs
yet he IL already on the tip OF the tongue
A left-hAnded thrower. Chase 10 lightning
and in making quick plays 70 the other
baBeA. while In stopping wildly thrown balsl
he stands in class by himself. according
the best first basemen IN the last twenty
years Not only & wonderful fielder Chase
Is also a $40 hitter. timely swatter, too
and one OF the fastest base runners in
either OF the big leagues. His great play
ing last year caused q sensation IN al the
cities on the circuit and made him draw
ing card wherever he went
Jimmy Williams. q veteran. yet q clever,
rapid fielding second basemRn, IL one Of
the ksystones TO the inneid. He was as
10 improve as the season grew apace. He
IL a good hitter and level-headed field
marshal when IL comes 20 handling critical
plays. Elberfeid. the crack shortstop. has
bean appropriately nic3cnamed '"Tobasco"
BY the fans He IL a ginger player, full OF
and q valuable run getter. II he has q
fault IL Il q tendency 70 bull the umpire a
tribe 70 much for the best interest Of his
team. but his eagerness TO win covers up
these aims IN the estimation OF the popu-
lace. Eabsrfeld had bad leg part Of last
season. but he 4, nov a. T. Hot lot sprtnss;
when Grimth calls ths men 70 Atlanta IN 9
few dAyA
LAporte stands ont I'm batting.
IApor1e. the sluEger. win be kept on
third base. says the manager. He came 70
New York from Buffalo 10 play second base.
but he was not able 70 aisplAes Wt .hs
unfamiliar with the intricAcies OF this posi-
ton, LRporte did his best, making some
ssr SANE srraTa . Al punT on many s brilliant an
plays. which showed that he had latent
slz1n which only needed development. As
lief A big. brood shouldered. powerful
Athlete. he display ed an ability 70 cloUt
the ball for such long drives that many
SxSfS- Hs SSs piayfnS = great ,rsssr bali When
the W3ndup came last fail and that 10 why
Grtfrth 1. going @ giEs him another chance
chance fan 20 come uP 70 the manager :
expectations. there are three clever players
San iSs tsS 6n EsS s sSa ss sh SnroS
natural tzAsleer, was played IN left neld
last year with % much success that the
manager does not want 70 take him away
from thai position But AoriAr4ty. In La
porte's absence last season covered third
base % aoosptAbly that the fans have nc
a splendid atiIity inasldsr' WIN De retained
with Conroy In left hsld. the other out
nsid positions win be filed by Danny HOn-
man, a star batsmAn, and thu veteran WI
lie Koeler. one Of the greatest batsmen IN
sssx f1 ne lsTs zen out ys15s I IT'D 3.
New York AnsrieanE thsrefors, look re-
IN al depS-tments Of The game. batting
fielding. base running, and they have .
capable manager who has built W team
nexf I'VE years OF 30.
ClsvelAnds Are Hard Hiftera.
Ths CsvelRnds are raisd IN the nAms
class with the Chicagos and New Fork
Americans. Led BY the inoomparAble Ma
poleon La3oie, the best ball player IN ths
country, the ClevelADcs present decidedly
f0rLuidahle frunt They look IKE the heay1.
est hitting team IN the American league
LA3ois VII play second base = posit1oE
Ia which he Il without q peer 6tOvslL 8
cracking good hitter, win cover first bass
IN the absence OF Rossman. the big fel-
low who was traded 70 DerroIt last De
csmber. Then Bradley, q star third base
man. who was Pat Out o. u last sumEnel
with a broken ankle. viii be back IL hi
old position which means much 20 thE
Cleveland team. while Turner. q brilliant
shortstoD. Win be digging after hot shot II
the same place a. usual Thas Il a ven
fast infeld vel balanced ana b. no means
OverrAted
In the outneld the great Splinter HArry
Bay VII b Al oentar. with the heavy
hitting Elmer Flick IN right and the VsteraI
Congalton OF either HinchmEn or Birn,
inghHn. both new msn- IN lsft- Laos
hAt a tormidAble LOO Of pitchers h joss
Hess, BeIhardt. Eelk. Townsend. Lab
hardt and Dusty RhOades nearly al q
them being six footers. q chkracteE1stie 81
The whole team Behind thu bat are Bernis
Clarke. BuelOW and WAkehsld bul ~,
la1l uAInoo GO 60 q Cho ofhar oarckarI