Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-11
WESTERN TEAMS ARE READY
Managers Gradually Wedding Out
Their Extra Players.
ALL EXPECT TO LAND AT THE TOP
some Are part Horses OF whom Very
little il known az This stage,
nut the Managers Ap-
near Confident.

From present indications it begins TO look
like the race for the Western league pen
nant is going to be the wsrmest in the his
tory OF the league Every team on the
circuit claims to haze pennant winner
and the majority Of these have good
sroupds for their claims.
Not much is being heard, however from
tss Des Moines aggregation and they can
riehtfuliy be termed a dark horse. Under
the managership Of Dwyer, Des Moines
may be a strong contender In the race Tor
the rag Dwyer is known as manager
who gets all there Is out Of his players,
and now that he has been appointed the
regular manager the other teams in the
league are beginning to sit up and take
notice.
Manager Moore Of the Haws is Of the
opinion that he has the only team in the
league Tie has now completed his intield
and, according TO him, It is beyond doubt.
the fastest in the league. The infield as
II stands today is: whitney and Sabre,
first: Moore, second. Hopke, short; and
Hafford. third Moore has secured Alder
man and reposes much faith in him. The
whole bunch is working hard and be-
ginning TO look like a real team, accord
ing 10 Information from the Kaw camp.
The outnelder, whom Moore has been try
ing TO land for some time and has re-
fused TO divulge his name, is Dalton, for
merlv with Des Molnes but now with the
Brooklyn Nationals.
St Joseph is making big preparations for
the opening day game with the Sioux City
team long while ago over 5000 worth
OF seats had been sold and it now seems
that all seats in the park have been eX-
hausted and standing room is the only
available space for the big game. That
the Drumlners are looming up strong il
shown by the way they are trimming the
major league teams which are appearing
before them. The mighty Red Sox first
team lost a game to st. Joseph on April
but the next day they came back with
a real pitcher in the box and hammered
out thirteen runs and fourteen hits, while
the Drummers failed to score and got bu
two scratch hits However, st. Joseph il
considered to be among the foremost teami
this year and the way they are going int
practice Is startling to say the least. Tn,
Drummers have at least got bunch o
pitchers who are going to do things thi
year from reports from that town. Tim
norman Malchan, Kaufman and Crutche
are being relied upon TO help the Drummer
n to first place
Issie May Get in the Game.
The most startling piece of news TO flasl
around the Western circuit is from Wichita
that Big tzsy is getting thin and intend
TO get into the game this year, wheneve
It is necessary. The last time IEzy mad
9 tour around the circuit he looked lik
a moving box car with the edges knocke,
off andthe idea Of him ever getting enougl
flesh Oft 70 enter a game was next t
preposterouss- The next thing which vii
so sailing across the wire viii be tn
news that Tom Fairweather the gian
president OF the Sioux city team. is ais
getting ready to enter the game. Abou
that time, however. base ball will b.
setting behind the horizon.
Wichita claims to have a pennant win
ming aggregation also. A scribe on on
Of the Wichita papers thinks the pitchin
staff is next 70 invincible and says: 9TH
wichita pitching staff is gradually round
ing into better shape. The only probler
that is confronting Isbell now is whs
ones to let go. when all OF them are 4
Western league class Durham, EiliI