The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-19
VANCOUVER FANS
WANT FLAG AGAIN
THINK DICKSON, NORDYKE & co.
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN
OTHER WINNER.
Special to the World.

dStr DICKSON visited MS WdtorV1llo
home this week and looked over We
natchee's grounds. He thinks it
would be an ideal spot to train, being
high and dry. 1t is just possible that
he may decide to utilize Wenatchee
in any event, as the present severe
winter may render the coast a bad
thawing-out spot.
The Beavers got off wrong last
spring, but after Captain NOrdyke
had strengthened a few weak spots
the team walked away with the pen
nant. Dickson figures that it will be
tougher going this year with every
team in the league strengthened con-
siderably, but he has his mind set on
making Vancouver a two-time pen
nant winner.
Vancouver fans have great faith
in Lou Nordyke, and though the
Beavers will be short those two pre-
mier sluggers, Pat Flanagan andi
/ IioiL lIyd at, liIo SCdA, ihC luithl ui
look for Captain Lou to repeat with
the champions. The Beavers will be
better fielding aggregation. even
though they are weaker batters.
There are now Is players under
contract or reserve and the roster is
complete with the exception of the
catching staff. Arbogast still belongs
| to st. Paul, and unless that club low
ers it's price Arby will not wear
Vancouver uniform. The American
association club has a bunch of good
| catchers under contract, however,
and it is believed that they will lis
ten to reason in the case of Arbogast.
Manager Dickson is willing to pay
fair price, but he considers $500
too much for a catcher who cannot
hit.
If Osler Joe Sugden plays ball at
all this year it will be with VancOu
yer. The local club is dickering
with Atlanta, and as Sugden has fiat
ly refused to play with the South
ern league club the Georgia mana
ger may see fit to accept the refund
of the $500 draft money from Van
couver rather than pay it out just
for the privilege of seeing Sugden
continue as an ironmonger in Phila-
delphia
With Sugden and Arbogast, the
Beavers will be every bit as power
full as last year Last years pitch
ing staff, comprising Warren Hall,
Ed Erickson, George Engle, Dell, will
again be found in uniform, while
there are two new recruits in William
Standridge and J. Gilligan. Bill
Blackbourne, local amateur south
paw, will also be given a trial. If
he makes good he will be the only
lefthander in the string.
The infield will have only one
change from last year, Roy Scharn-
weber replacing Jack Mundorff at
short. Scharnweber is touted high
ly, and is said to be better fielder
and baserunner than Mundorff,
though not quite as good a hitter
Nordyke will play first, Quigley sec
ond and Ole Snyder third. Local
fans would like to see hitter in
place of Snyder, but Manager Dick
son thinks the youngster will i'm
prove in his batting. Snyder is the
only thirdsacker in the league who
played through the season last year
at the difficult corner.
Only one of last years outfielders
will report, Gene Mahon. Mahon
made himself solid with the fans last
fall when he stepped into the gap
at the time Donovan was hurt. He is
and is just about as good a hitter
and base-runner A little difference
over advance money is said to be the
reason for Donovan demanding his
release. Ben Davis, the Spokane
lawyer, is billed for center field, and
on his past records looks like fix
ture there.
Ed Flanagan. an elder brother of
the boss slugger of last season, is
carded to replace Hyatt in right
field. Pat Flanagan says his brother
is far better hitter than himself.
He is at present a sheriff down in
Symco, Wis.
H. B. Scott, an outfielder who hit
away over 800 in Wisconsin and
North Dakota last season, is booked
for trial, and so is w. Monahan, an
other highly-touted youngster, so
that the Vancouver outfieli looks to
be particularly strong.
MALAGA SQUIBS.