Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
DENVER LOOKS GOOD TO FANS
Management Has Spent Money to Try
to Put Team to the Fore.
HENDRICKS IS AT THE HELM
Players who Failed - Make Coed
Last season Have Been Cast
Aside 20 Make Room for
New Blood.

thtchers-A- =. weaver, kan.i william
Vaughn, Birmingham. Ala; Dean Woods.
Bisbee. Ariz.
Pitchers-Henry Olmsted. Escanaba,
Mich; Rick Adams. Paris. Tex: oscar
Knolis, Chicago. Ill; Grover Gillen. Saline.
Mich; e. Herbert Merceigne. Mo-. Roy
Mitchell, Robert Mccabe. wichita: Barney
sereiber. waveriy. o.; Yount Newton, N
C.; John Lower. with Omaha last year.
Infielders-chris Lindsey. Monaco, Pa.
Heinie Mag, Dallas. Tex; Chick Hart
men, New York City; Speed" Kelley,
from Central league; Dolan Oshkosh. wis;
'swampy" Thompson, Fort Worth, Tex.
outfielders-Harry Cassidy. Denver; Jack
MeAleese. Youngstown. o.
Manager--Jack Hendricks. Chicago.
Hope. though frequently squelched by
the happenings OF years. rests again within
the breasts Of the Denver fans. Yes, these
many years have the supporters Of the
game longed and pleaded for a first place
team. or even one to finish in the first
division, and so often have their prayers
gone either unanswered or answered In
negative fashion that before the middle
Of the summer the great mass of them
has concluded II was no use for the pres
ent year and have gone to building hopes
upon the next At no time was expectation
higher than in ahe spring Of 1903, for a
soodly company Of competent players had
been gathered and Charles c. Jones. popu-
lar locally and living in Denver, had been
named for manager. But things happened
that caused a quotation from current pes
sisu, that "lIfe Is Just one disappointing
thing after another" BY the middle Of
the summer hope had been incarcerated
for the balance OF the year, and enthusl-
asm had departed. Experts agreed that
Denver had fine manager and a bully
team. and that It did not live up to its
promise, nor did it play up to its ability.
Why better showing was not made has
been, and is yet. a puzzle to those who
follow the game and it's players.
All that is now past history, and has
been buried In the grave of things that
have troubled. A change has been made
in the management and ownership OF the
Denver nine. and these changes are to be
placed on trial for the season OF 1910. VIII
the team gathered by Messrs. McGin and
Gunthorpe be better than that Of last year?
For answer see papers OF next October.
There is strong reason to believe that
the coming season is likely to be OF more
satisfaction TO Denver than the last ones.
The local management has been using
every endeavor to strengthen the nine
The players who failed to come up to ex-
pectations last year-no matter for what
reason--will not be with the team the
coming summer. Some good men have
been allowed to get away. and have been
replaced by players who are advertised
as being better.
Denver's catching department was a joke
last year, through a greater part of the
| season. so that anything win be better.
Billy McDonough deserted to the Cali
fornia outlaws before the playing OF the
first game in 1909. and Jack Zalusky was
laid off because OF a dispute with the
management Those who were drafted to
I'LL the vacant places made them look stu
vacant. In this years list is that long.
thin and very able catcher, Weaver, who
appeared In a Kansas aggregation and
speedily silenced those who would Joke
him on his appearance. He made good,
even II there were those who felt doubt
ful OF which was the bat when he stepped
to the plate to try for a hit. The other
two catchers are green and new to this
section, though Vaughn won high praise
for his work with state team that
played near Palmer Lake last summer.
In the pitchers box Denver win present
Henry olmsted and Rick Adams, known
TO Western league fans for several years
Then there is Knolls, Whe wac given 3
tryout during 1903 and gave promise OF
being good. Gillen won the first game last
year, a thirteen-inning affair In a snow
storm, but later got into difficulties with
the management and played in a state
team for the balance of the summer
Lower from Omaha is also known though
there are reports that he win not be with
Denver. The other pitchers are recruits
from Texas and Central leagues, highly
spoken Of, like ali untrled material.
Lindsey, Mag, Hartman and Thompson
Of the infielders were with Denver last
year, and each is known to be competent
and hard-working. Nothing here can add
TO the information already possessed b,
fans. Kelly Is a fast college man. who
made good record in the Central league
last year, and Dolan is a third basemar
OF noted speed and accuracy.
Harry Cassidy Is the one left Of las
years outfield. and he has been witl
Denver FOR several seasons. Jack McAlees,
has been in base BAH 50 long that thos,
who don't know him don't know the game
Another outfielder is to be selected. an,
win probably come from the overflow o
the White Sox team that C0mlskey vii
bring through here next month
Jack Hendricks Is to lead. Those VII,
know Hendricks need be told nothing abou
his managerial ability. which has bee,
tested in minor leagues. and those VII,
don't know win find out before the suranne
} Is over.
Now. that is the outfit, almost complete
that the Denver fans look 10 for tn
capture OF the pennant Of 1910 The,
expect the nine 20 be Ia first place. bu
win be satisfied II il lands In the flrs
! division. that better may be done anothe
year. There Is every evidence that N
support accorded the nine during the sum
mer viii be better than IN any past Yea,
! for the activity Of the management durin
the winter has secured for It the conf
, denoe Of local enthusiasts Denver Is no
: base bah mad but Il win be II the min
{ starts the season In the form confidentI
anticipated. A team here that viii b
lighting for position in the middle Of IN
q season win show some figures at IN
gate that VIII surprise those magnates q
4. other towns who have occasionally fel
/, disappointment az the thin attendance LAT
IN the summer. Altogether the prospect
Denver may be said 70 be bright. glow
Ing and ready 70 burst into a flame !
/ sweep the prafries