Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

before the year was over by buying waiter
Boles from Topeka and borrowing Walter
Frambles from the Kansas City American
association club. He couldn't get Frambes
back this spring, however, and Boles is
holdout To fill their places he has Coe,
a recruit who Joined the team late last
season, Cooper, turned back from the
White sox, and Gosset from the Ohio state
league. These are all classy catchers but
lack experience. Owner Holland believes,
however, that Boles will come to terms
later and IL he does he will be the first
backstop, while the other three will fight
IL out for the second place.
Tex Jones place at first base will be
filled by Borton, left handed fielder, who
was secured from the White Sox. In his
practice games here he has shown excellent
form. Before going to the White Sox he
was with ottumwa in the Central ASSOC
citation.
Barney Reilly. the ex-Yale captain and
White Sox player, who played third base
for the Drummers last year, will hold down
the keystone Job this season. Reilly lacked
the whip so necessary TO a third baseman.
At second, however, he is perfectly at
home. His hitting is being counted on
heavily. Last year he hit around the 800
mark.
Roy COrhan II Missed.
The greatest vacancy on this years team
is at shortstop. No matter who Holland
could have secured he could not have filled
scceptably to the fans the gap left by
Roy Corhan's departure. There was never
| a shortstop in the Western league who
could cover the ground that Corhan did,
think the fans here. However, Holland
has secured a lad who should be able to
easily hold his own with the other short
stops around the circuit. Bob" Meinke,
who was with Cincinnati in the National
league last year, viii cavort around in
the short garden. This lad learned the
national game under Jimmy Callahan in
the Chicago City league, and as TO his
knowing the game there is no dispute.
Callahan is acknowledged TO be the great
est teacher of base ball OF the present
day In practice Meinke is showing up
we'll and hitting like fiend
Third base, that position which is caus-
ing so much trouble around the circuit
will not bother the Drummers this year.
Owner Holland has secured George Need
ham, who for three years past has played
in the Eastern league. He was with Mon
treal. hitting close to 800 all the time.
-Four Fast OutfIeIders.
Hollands only worry about the outfield
is who 10 let go. He has four wonderfully
fast players and the old reliable McChes-
ney. Powell, who played left field last
year will have that place again this
season. The Drummer magnate expects tC
send the rabbit TO the majors this year
and believes that he will stick. Every scou
who looked him over last season said one
year more under Holland would make hin
lit for the big show.
McChesney, It is believed, will aagin holt
down center his steady stick work making
| : him q valuable man. For the other plac
IL is up to MahOnet, from the Chicago cit
, league, Zwilling from the white sox and
, Kelly. from the Western association, tC
: fight IL out Mahoney looks best now, al
though zwilnng IL giving him a hard fight
A recruit from the Western association
named LOWthers will probably be retaineC
AS utility man.