Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-04
SIOUX CITY LINES UP FAST
Holders Of Western League Pennant
Look Good to Owners.
HOPE TO REPEAT THIS YEAR
Daily Practice f. Being Held with
MorninEside ColIeEe-wuI Make
a Tour Of small TOwns-Ready
90 Raise the Flag.


SIOUX CITY. Ia, April S.-(speeial.)-
That the Sioux city team Is going to make
another grand battle for the much-coveted
rag this season Is evidenced BY the way
the youngsters are going after the ball
during the daily practices. Ever since
March o. when the first handful Of last
years team went out for the first prao-
tice OF the season. Manager Babe Town
has kept the boys going for all there was
in Il.
Many recruits are among the bunch this
year and President Tom Fairweather has
demonstrated the fact that he knows a
good player when be sees him, by the way
they are going after a place on the regu-
lar team. Most promising Of all, however.
seems 70 be shorty" steeno. who rightly
deserves his nickname, as he only stands
about feet in his stockings. How
ever, the way he hits and his lightning
like ability on his feet makes up for his
shortness. steeno will be remembered as
the fellow who told Tom Farweather that
he could make first base in three and a
half seconds or he would work all summer
for no pay. The chances are he will get
his pay all right.
The Sioux are probably getting the best
practice OF any team In the league. as they
are daily lining up against the fast Morn
lngside bunch. The first game they took
by the score OF to /. and the second
game. with Vyskochil. another recruit, in
the box, they romped away with by
70 to 0 score. Sunday games with the
various teams in the city league offer the
Sioux City boys little variation from the
daily grind. but as yet they have not met
defeat Games with several independent
Cd In y
end OF the score.
WIN Make Tour.
Beginning the latter part of next week
the sioux city team will make tour Of
South Dakota and Iowa and end up by
the regular team going to St. Joseph,
where they will open the season. The sec
ond team. however, Will continue on the
jaunt through the two states and end up
by meeting the regulars when they play
the first game at home
Stem. one Of last years stars was the
last to report, getting into town only last
Friday Nevertheless, he was in almost
midsummer condition and the way he
grabbed the sphere off the floor made the
eyes OF his teammates protrude a trifle.
Kurth, = husky southpaw, whom Fair
weather picked up from the Waterloo
team, Of the Three-I league is a conner
and his handling of the slow ball is won
derful. He has a good chance of stick
ing on through the season.
The old reliable Babe Towne and Red
Andreas are fast rounding into shape. on
the firing line, "Kiddo" Wilson and Walter
Miller. a new one, are burning the
spheroid across the pan in old-time form.
Miller looks like a real live ball player
and Fairweather is considering him for a
utility man.
OutfieId IL Fast.
In the outfield, Steeno "Cy' NGighbors
and Steve Meter are working In grand
form. Neighbors is not only spearing the
atmosphere and pulling down the tall ones,
but is cloutlng the ball with a vengeance.
and from present Appearances will prove a
tartar to the pitchers OF the Western
league this summer As a whole, the in
field is not working well together, but q
little more practice, with warm weather,
will do It a world OF good. Take the team
az a whole, and then individually. Sioux
City IA going to make a noise like a pen
nant chaser this season.
AT the present time 1t has not been de-