The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-10
Omaha's Lineup Appears Strong
From List of Names.
Several New Men Secured Who
Will Strengthen Club.
GRAHAM PLAYS FIRST
Buck Franck Will Again Be
Captain of the ROurkes.
Whole Aggregation Will Make
Hard Pennant Fight.
Eberlein,

First Base-Graham, Eberlein
Clair.
Second BaSe-King.
Third Base-Pendry.
Shortstop-Franck.
Left Field-Fisher.
Center FieId-Welch.
Right F1eld-Summa. BeIden.
Catchers-Gonding L.eBrand, Cad
Pitchers-Hall, Sanders. Lower
Rice, Hanson, Johns. Hollenbeck,
RitEman and Kelly Welsh.
oanafaa, Neb., March 1o.-That is
the lineup Pa Rourke now expects to
have for the opening games of the
Western league season. Several
changes are noted from what was
previously published. the changes be-
ing necessitated by conditions which
have since arisen
Eberleln was looked upon as a
cinch for the first base position, but
he is now attending college at the
Penn state and writes that he cannot
report until after the end of the
school year, or. at the earliest, about
June 1. Pa needed good first base
man until that time, SO he has de-
cfded to start the brilliant young
Graham on first. This will have its
advantages. as Graham will not nave
at second He has been under the
doctors charge all winter and thinks
his leg is just as strong as ever, but
Pa insists that he start out easy In
the spring and not take any chances
on his knee giving away again until
the weather is warm and he has had
plenty of chance to work out
King at Second
Moving Graham away from second
necessitated bringing King in from the
oil MIA inc hin m n
King held down the job well enough
last year, but was not the brilliant
player Graham is and cannot cover
nearly as much territory.
Pa had expected to play King in
an outfield position where he would
be in the game all the while and his
good work on the bases would count
Buck Franck will play short: that
was decided when Franck put his
John Hancock on an Omaha con-
tract He writes that he will report
IN fine condition this spring, as he has
not been playing winter ball as he
did last year when he. and Aubrey re-
ported we'll tagged out from a hard
winters work Continuous per-
formance told severely on Aubrey and
before the end of last year he was
all worn out and had lost any num-
Der of pounds. He needed a rest,
Fisher and Belden will be back in
their old gardens, but Belden will
have to play ball or give way to
SuInI1d. the Dig SluSSiH6 OQIAS4uSA
of the Marysville team, whom Pa has
annexed to his Colts
Cadman, New Backstop.
Cadman will be added to the force
of baekstops. Gonding will in all
probability be called upon to do the
major portion of the work and will
be assisted by Cadman and LeBrand.
The Kid has been playing all win
ter on the san Diego team.
Hall. Sanders and Hollenbeck of
last years team will return. and Pa
also has first claim on Kelly Welsh
and Ritzman, two southpaws who
made good after they left Omaha.
These may be called in in case of
emergency. Lower and Rice are two
twirIers who are touted strong and
were with Cincinnati last year. Tracy
John is big southpaw who also
comes highly recommended Hanson
is the crack amateur from Council
Bluffs. whom Pa is going to give a
try-out this spring.
The training crew will be
augmented by quite few stars from
Nebraska towns who will train with
the team and be given a try-out by
Captain Franck-
Pa Rourke has also made a good
offer to a well known player of high
class whom he hopes to land, and in