Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-19
'ECAN HAS GREAT
FLOCK OF TALENT
oTTUMWA's 1919 BASEBALL TEAM
NUMBERS TWENTY-FIVE
,ekAyERe,
LIKES NEW CITIES
Manager Of the Speed Folks Olives Out
List o. Men Who VIII Try tor
ssrshs Nsxt Spring In the
Local Camp,

twenty-five athletes have been
signed by Manager Ned EsAn for his
1913 baseball machine. seven Of the
number are pitchers, three are catch.
ers, 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 willy one was up bright and
=, early this morning, completing the
many little duties of an impresario.
This Ia Ned's first visit back home
as an impresario and he is anxious
to make killing in the new role. To
the baseball bug who reads this per
haps an explanation OF "impresario'
! Is necessary. One of those things is
! gent who manages an opera com.
pany, and to hear Ned tell 1t, Brother
I Tom and his co-artists are some COM
,. pany. But despite the task Of arrang-
/, ing for tonight's concert, Ned had a
little time to drop q word or two
about his 1913 team in the rejuvenated
Central association.
He announced with blush of pride
in his energy that he had slvned
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 re-
tanned, Ned believed that he will he
| able to sell a few OF EN- and thus pro-
| vide Ottnmwa with almost brand
new team. He Is not dickerine with
Mobile. Ala, club for the sale OF Edwin
Wise, the elongated shortstopper who
had such a good year In 1912. Sulli-
~ "on ~ n1sr IL
/ to be sold. He believes that he can
young stock signed UP, and In view OF
his past experience in the developing
business, this belief is also held by
numerous Ottumwans.
Some OF the New Timber.
In announcing the men signed for
1913, Manager Ned started with the
catchers and went down the line to
the alfalfa workmen. He enumerated
his players In this wise
Catchers-Link, Chapman and Cav.
anaugh. t-
Pitchers-Harry Conn, Role, Iowa
semi-pro; James Gray, Ravina. o.. In.
dependents; Earl Morse, St. Paul; JAS
West, Iowa City: Nels. Smith. Lind
strom, Mimi; Sonthpaw Henry Weber,
Avon, ILL.,, semtpro, and Southpaw
Adolph Lorenaer, Davenport.
First base-Connor Stanley st
Louis; William O'Keefe, Fl. Dodge
Independents; Fred Schliebner, Dav.
export, and Owen O'Neil
Second. bas4-Arthur Ewald. Paul
ina. Ia, Independents; Taylor kensel.
Third base-James Wall.
- Shortstop-Edwins Wise.
Outhelders-John House John Sulli-
van, Frank Kline and Martin Doyle.
Link, Chapman, Nels Smith, Kensel.
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
Lorenzef was the star OF the Center.
VILE semi.pro club, and SchHebner
, was the real goods In the Infield for
! the Washington. Ia, crack OUTFIT.
Stanley II broth4r OF the talented
Harry Stanley OF Burlington, and
O'Neil and Doyle are two collegians
who we're signed last year but did not
| report. This other men are well
recommended and will be SVEN =
thorough try-out before the playing
season opens
Likes New Circuit.
Mr.. Egan was delighted at the ac-
ton. OF the league directors In taking
In Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. 1T
twill make us all work harder to get
better baseball teams" said Ned, rbut
Ottumwa will be in the race a. IL Us
uAlly the case. believe the two
new towns will help make the league
ia fixture in minor league circles"
| Mr.. Egan In commenting on his
tour Of the Central association With
his brothers. concert company, said
that he was received kindly in al!
cities thus far visited, and the success
Of the venture Is already assured.