Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20

before him. He has a regiment of new
material in the south and hopes to pick
vi a few competent young men to fill up
the gaps. Base ball men in general say
the Giants need a first-class catcher, a
couple OF new pitchers, a first baseman
and an outfielder, and nobody admits this
fact more freely than the New York man
ager. He has four catchers, Schlei. Chief
Myers, Wilson and Snodgrass, who were
with the team last year. Schlei is the most
reliable one, though he does not measure
up to such backstops as King. Gibson
Bresnahan, Doom, Berger, Archer and
others. Myers. a good hitter, is a weak
thrower, a fault that is usually costly. But
in Wilson and Snodgrass McGraw thinks
he may have a chance to strengthen this
department in a marked degree.
Mathewson, the king Of pitchers, will
be the Giants mainstay on the slab again,
and McGraw counts on him to pitch at
least forty games. The big fellow has been
playing indoor base ball during the winter
and will not require much strenuous work
in Texas to fit himself for the coming race.
Wiltse, the crack left handler, is another
ace and Ames may pitch some high class
ball. But Maruuard, Raymond and Crandall
are not reliable enough to fill McGraw with
supreme tOlAluCllGO. IhC lINlG hldlld6tT
therefore has nine other pitchers to try out.
Drucke and Klawitter, who were secured
from the Texas league last fall and pitched
some clever games for the Giants before the
season closed, are highly regarded and will
receive plenty of work in the early games.
George Daley, from the Springfield club
Of the Three-Eye league, is regarded as
a possible success. He won twenty-three
games, lost eleven and struck out 152 men
last season, also pitching a no hit game
against Rock Island. Pitcher Bell. from
the same club, won nine games and lost
six. Dickson, from the Birmingham club in
the Southern league, won sixteen games
and lost eleven. Buckingham, from the
Wilson club in the East Carolina league,
is a Colgate university boy, who had a
record OF eight victories and seven defeats.
Parson, from Bucknell college, which pro-
duced Matty, pitched for the Marion club
in the Ohio State league, winning fourteen
games and losing seven. He is a six footer,
has the nerve and is well recommended
Scott, a native Of Philadelphia, made his
mark with the Johnstown Tri-State league
club by winning twenty-five games and los
ing sixteen. Temple, who was purchased
from the Norfolk club of the Virginia
State league, pitched seventeen victories
and nine defeats.
II Tenny comes back able to play his
old game the Giants and their followers
will rejoice; but IL the veteran fails Merkle
will probably get a chance to become the
regular first baseman. McGraw has a
youngster named Spencer to try out at
this bag, but his record with the Ports
mouth Ohio State league team last year
was not particularly brilliant, for he hit
for only .234, had q fielding percentage OF
.s7l, made ten sacrifice hits and stole eight
bases in LOG games. Bridwell, however,
asked McGraw to try the young man, who
seemed to need experience and coaching.
shaw, purchased from the st. Louis
Cardinals when waivers were asked, may
get a regular place in the outfield and I'M
der McGraw's methods he may fill the bill.
But the Giants manager has four recruits
to subject to a test, and one of them may
afford a surprise in the person Of zacher,
OF the New Haven club in the Connecticut
league. Zacher was in general demand last
year when the New York club landed him.
He played ia games, made ISL hits, OF
which thirty-five were doubles, eight three
baggers and eight home runs. for an aver
age OF .3t7, at the same time scoring sixty
three runs, making thirty-five sacrifice hits
and stealing nineteen bases. He showed
brilliant work in the outfield with only
eleven errors and an average of 1868, stand,
lng third In the list. Good judges say
zacher is one Of the most promising play
ers coming from the minor leagues, and
they predict he will make a hit with the
fans at the Polo grounds,
Kommers, hailing from the BeardstowI
club in the Illinois Missouri league, die
excellent work with the stick and in tn,
outfield last year, He faced the pitchers
in IFS games, knocked out 19 safe hits
including twenty doubles, eleven triples
and two home runs for an average Of .Sls
In fielding he made thirteen errors ant
had an average OF s6l. He is a grea
thrower, as his record OF twenty five as
sists would indicate.
Another outfielder of promise is Collins
from the Cedar Rapids club OF the Three
Eyed league, In lD games hi made IA
, hits for ga and stole 81 bases. CoverinI
D left field in 100 games, he had 2S put
Z outs, Il assists and only one error, hi
I average being ,Ss7. Collins also plsye,
r fifteen games at second base, accepting
I IS out OF " chances, with an average o
.ss4.
John Bull Williams. q tull-bloode