Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
oMAHAs TEAM WELL BALANCED
Most Of Last Years Players Back and
il Fine Shape.
NEW MEN LOOK LIKE STARS
Corridor and shOtten Strengthen the
Club.
INFIELD LOOKS TO BE STRONG
An Rendy for the First Game with
Iszies' wichita Gang
Next Friday After.
noon.
INFIEID LOOKS TO BE STRONG


Of the Omaha team that will open the 1910
base ball season. And when the list is
carefully scrutinized It must be admitted
that the Rourkes look as strong as any
club In the Western league.
These players will be retained Gonding
Cadman and Agnew catchers, Kelley
Furchner. Patton. Sanders, Hollenbeck and
Hanson, pitchers; Kane, first base; Fox
second base; schipke, third base; Corridor
shoftstop; Shotton. left field; King, center
field. and Welch right field. oPtts and
Graham will also be kept in the fold as
utility men.
A glance at those who will battle pen
nantward this year shows a well balanced
team OF heady players. good base runners
and hard hitters. and a pitching staff of
twirlers that Is as strong as any on the
circuit.
In the catching department. Johnny
Gonding is the tower OF strength with
Cadman next best and Agnew the recruit
looming up strong as a conner All Of
theEe are good peggers and work we'll with
the pitchers Omaha fans know Gonding
as team-steadier. Agnew, who was picked
UP from the tall and uncut, came on so fast
IN this springs training that Rourke could
not let him go. He has good arm. uses
his head and is good on bases. He looks
like he would be a good hitter after re-
ceiving more instruction in the art of
knocking the bali.
Much Hope Placed In Farehner.
OF the pitchers, Furchner. the former
Sioux City star, is going to make some
OF the Western league batters sit up and
glance in his direction II he shows the
form he did before his sickness Pf last
summer. He looks healthy and says he
feels fine and after some more work win
evidently get into his former gait. Sanders
has only worked part OF one exhibition
gafne-against the sox--but he certainly
looked mighty good to the bugs. Keeley
showed in his first workout that he can
stln sting them through and ought to
set, away with more than half his games
Hollenbeck and Patton, who have had more
work than any OF the veteran throwers
are hitting a good stride and Will be in
shape to start off right when the season
opens next Friday. Hanson. the Council
Bluffs boy. is well liked by the fans and
both Manager Fox and Pa think a great
deal OF him. He does not seem to mind fast
company and works right along when in
the box with the GOODNESS OF an old timer
He throws good balls and has control.
Jimmy Kane on first base means that
that corner OF the diamond will be we'll
taken care Of. He assures his friends that
his eye is all right and that when he
starts at the opening he will play his
ueuai classy game.
Manager Fox al second will take care OF
that portion of the yard in his speedy
manner. He is in fine shape and in the
3 exhibition games this spring has done some
Sensational work.
Bill schipke at third needs no comment
He is showing the same form that has
hade him favorite In Omaha and is ready
70 jump into the race for the pennant at a
fast clip.
Corrldnn., the little rtd-headed shortstop
who came from st. Louis after tryou
with the Browns, is expected to do som,
sSnsationai work In the short field. HI
ia fast on his feet and fights the ball al
the time, He is not afraid TO take 4
chance and covers lots OF ground He il
a good thrower and does not have TO Sc
himself before he makes a fling
shOften clean Fielder.
Shotten, another ST. Louis tryout is
clean fielder and a mighty good thrower
He wings the ball into the plate on lin
and With much speed. He is speedy on tn
bases and knocks the ball hard
lAihb ana Weich IN the otnef garden
look just as good as they did last yea
and both are expected to do some har,
hittins this season.
sindelar and Bovee, the big pitchers VIII
were tried out here. viii play with co
iumbus this year. sindelar looked espe
ciails' good In his work in the exhibition
games and Pa wants him where he ca
set his hands on him IN case he needs him
Ferry and Thomas viii so TO Gran
Island and Chittick Tighe and Cooper vii
be farrned 10 Columbus.
After the game with Sioux City toda
the Rourkes win go TO Hutchinson. Kan
where they win play two games and the
so to Wichita and open the season Fri
day
Just who viii 40 the pitching in IN
opener is hard TO guess. but HolIenbee
and Patton have been doing the mos
work and II Is likely one OF them wi
start off
HRwkeyes sFind" New Pitcher.
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