Arizona republican., 1908-02-08
WILL BLOSSOM OUT IN NEW WHITE SUITS
The New Phoenix Team Will be Christ ened Sunday When They Tackle Mesa.


 l. L A. Bushelrs new baseball team will be fully matched out by Sunday afternoon. all arrayed in fine white
 suits that rival the glossiest coat of down that ever adorned a valley brood. The manager has had them under his wing for sometime getting a line on
 the possibilities of every man of them,
 till he now thinks he has his M w. 4. mine in proper trim for appearing be-
 fore the fans The first game will be
 pulled off with Mesa Sunday after
 noon, the visitors arriving on the ? D.
 m. train where they will be met by { band and escorted up town. The white uniformed Phoenicians will form a pa rade through Washington street to Third Ave, thence by car to Eastlake Park. The game will be called at D.
 m. sharp. The admission is twenty five cents.
 The local team has not yet donned the white suits. keeping them fright and shiny for their debut on Sunday Undoubtedly, the suits are the pretti- est ever seen in these parts, and it is claimed for them that the materiaFlis such that it will not readily show dirt. which is promising a good deal for white goods. A large initial is at tached on the left of the shirt. while Ia Woodman design in black. two axes crossed, and NJ. w. A. in small letters, appear on the opposite side Black trimmings on the white show up in fine contrast
 Regarding the men who are to wear them, Busheli has been making an ef- fort to get sluggers and he thinks he has about succeeded. though he is still looking for couple of players from other parts who want to locate in Phoenix Tebben who played last summer in the Indiana Ohio league. as both pitcher apd initial Sackman. will be used at third. as Towers. a big 1SO- 1 pounder, who played on the coast all | last summer, is slated for first Teb- ben has proved a hard hitter and while 1 his position is not third. it is thought | he can come nearer handling the hot | grounders at third, than any man now I in sight Warner will play his old I position at short. He has been bat | ting good with Mesa in the last few ! games. With Prescott's salaried team last season he did well in the infield. |
 The second base position has always i been lacking a dependable function i ary on most of the past Phoenix | teams, but in Spaulding husky young engineer who a few days ago came down from Congress to locate here. | Bushell believes he has man who | can hold up his end of the game at Il second. and at the same time bat |. with the 300 class. That ought to make II a very strong infield, though of course the opening game may show weak Il spots which can be braced up thereaf- II ter. The outfield will be tended by II three of the following, the positions Il not being assigned: Sullivan, Rudolph. Il Cisney and Congo. They have showed II up good in practice and will be given a II chance. The men who can not make Il good will be dropped and others sub stituted
 The battery which will start off is Hull and Magoffin. Another pitcher | who played with the Dakota State league last summer. Charles Pierce. |: has been dug out of the wilds of Ari- .ona but he will not play Sunday ball, which precludes his taking part to- morrow, though if he wants to get in harness he will be given a CT ance in a week day contest. possibly on Wash | ngton's birthday. Warner will prob ably finish the game in the pitchers \ box if Hull finds he can not go the 'ull nine rounds. The nine is still a little lacking in hard workouts and ' raining to bring them into fast form. This game will serve to instill spirit md ginger into the apathetic baseball ists and as the admission is very req 'onable a good crowd is expected K While not footing this particular exhi- Dition as the finest ever, it is the be- sinning of the revival of the amateur nome team for the spring season which will soon open up with games with Prescott, Tucson and other outside owns and continue all summer if giv- lE n hearty support. The new nine will lf improve in team work and fielding as nore seasoning and practice is had. 3ushell believes he will be able to ihow as fast a bunch as Prescott or Tucson when the time comes. The D strength of the Mesa team is unknown. K ut the locals are confident of wiping ID the dust with the sOuthsiders to- morrow.