The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-19
Speed Boys viii start Season With a
Big Bunch Of Recruits as Re.
suit Of Foxy Ned's
Activity.
SOME MEN RETAINED
Major Portion Of 1918 Speed Boys
Though, Arc semi-Pro Whlrl-
winds That Ned Has
Picked Up.

.OTTUMWA, Ia, Nov. a. Twenty
two athletes have been signed by
Manager Ned Egan for his 1913 base
ball machine. Seven of the number
are pitchers, three are catchers, four
are first basemen who can perform in
any part of the skinned section and
four are gardeners.
After digesting that layout, one Is
almost compelled to murmur an audi
ble-Hurrah.
The WHY one was UP bright and
early this morning, completing the
many little duties OF an impresario.
| This is Ned's first visit back home"
as an impresario and he Is anxious
to make killing in the new role. To
1 the baseball bug who reads this per-
| haps an explanation Of "impresario"
is necessary. One of those things is
a gent who manages an opera com
pany. and to hear Ned tell 1t, Brother
Tom and his coartists are some COM
pany. But despite the task Of arrang-
/ ing for tonight's concert, Ned had a
/ little time to drop word or two
about his 1913 team in the rejuvenat-
ed Central association.
He announced with a blush OF pride
in his energy that he had signed
twenty-five athletes, fourteen Of which
| will be designated as the flock during
the playing season of the new year
While some of the old men are retain
ed, Ned believed that he will be able
to sell few of 'em and thus provide
Ottumwa with almost brand new
team. He is now dickering with Mo-
bile, Ala, club for the sale of Edwin
Wiss, the elongated shorts.opper who
& had such good year in 1912. Sulli-
van, Wall and Kensel are also likely
to be sold He believes that he can
develop a strong team out of the
young stock signed up. and in view
of his past experience In the develop
ing business, this belief is also held
by numerous Ottumwans.
Some Of the New Timber.
In announcing the men signed for
1 1913, Manager Ned started with the
catchers and went down the line to
the alfalfa workmen. He enumerated
q his players in this wise:
Catchers-Link, Chapman and Cav
anaugh.
Pitchers Harry Coffin. Role, Iowa
y semi-pro.; James Gray, Rayina, O., In
= dependents; Earl Morse, st. Paul; Jas
: West, Iowa City; Nels Smith, Lind
strom, Mimi; Southpaw Henry Web
: er, Avon. H.. semi-pro, and Southpaw
. Adolph Lorenzer, Davenport.
First base-Connor Stanley. ST.
Louis; William O'Keefe, Fl Dodge
Independents; Fred schliebner, Day
export. and Owen O'Neil.
Second base-Arthur Ewald, Paul
] ina, Ia, Independents; Taylor KenseI
Third base-James Wall.
= Shortstop-E Edwin Wise.
0utfielders-John House, John Sui
Ivan, Frank Kline and Martin Doyle.
Link, Chapman, Nels Smith, Kenses
Wise. Wall, House, Sullivan and
] Kline are reserved from 1912. Catcher
!, Chapman says Earl Morse. the st
|. Paul youth, played with the Winona
club last year and was a whirlwind
, Lorenzer was the star of the Center
: vile semipro club, and Schliebner
was the real goods in the infield fol
= the Washington, Ia, crack outfit
n Stanley is a brother Of the talented
L Harry Stanley of Burlington, ant
ONeil and Doyle are two collegian'
who were signed last year but did no
report The other men are well recon-
mended and will be given thorough
! try-out before the playing season
= opens.
= Likes New Circuit.
!, Mr. Egan was delighted at the &C
- ton of the league directors in takini
I in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, II
- will make us all work harder to re
I. better baseball teams.' said Ned, ''bu
- ottumwa will be In the race as lis uf
iually the case Ibelieve the two ney
towns will help make the league
fixture in minor league circles"
81 Mr.. Egan in commenting on his tou
=. OF the Central association with hi
q brothers concert company, said tina
s he was received kindly in all cite
IT. thus far visited, and the success 0