The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-19
Speed Boys VIII Start Season VITA \
Sig sunea Of Recruits as Re
suls Of Foxy Ned's
Activity.
SOME MEN RETAINED
MAJOR Portion u 1913 Speed Eoys
Though. Are s-ni-Pro Whit
winds That Ned Has
Picked Up

OTTCMwA. IA. Nor. lsTweuty-
tTc athletes have been signed By
Manager Ned Egau for his 1913 base
ball machine Seven OF the number
ara pitchers. three are catchers. four
are first basemen who can perform In
any part Of the skinned section and
four are gardeners
After digesttng that layout, one is
almost compelled to Eiurmur an audi
bIs-H1rrzh
The willy one was up bright and
early this morning. completing the
many little duties Of an impresario.
This IS Nedss first visit back home
as an fmpresario and he Is anxious !
to make q killing In the new role. To I
The baseball bug who reads this per /
haps an explanation OF ~impresario'
I is necessary. One Of those things ia
a gent who manages an opera com
Dany, and to hear Ned tell 1t, Brother
Tom and his ceartfsts are some COM
pany. But despite the task OF arTang-
& Ing for tcaightss concert, Ned had
little time TO drop word or two
about his 1913 team IN the rsjuVenat-
ed Central association.
He announced with blush OF pride
in his energy that he had signed
4 twenty-five athletes, fourteen Of which
viii be designated az the flock during
the playing season OF the new year
While some OF the old men are retain
ed, Ned believed that he viii be able
To geII few OF EN- and thus provide
OttumFa 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. sulIi-
i van, Wall and Kensei are also likely
!. 10 be sold He believes that he can
develop strong team out OF the
young stock signed up, and in view
OF his past experience In the develop
: By numerous Ottumyans.
1 Some Of the New Timber.
2 In announcing the men signed for
: 1919, 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.
Pftchers-H Harry Coffin. Rolfe, Iowa
:, semi-pro.; James Gray, Rayina, o., In
dependents; Earl Morse, ST. Paul; Jas
+ West, Iowa city: Nels Smith, Lind
y stron, MINI: Southpaw Henry Web
= er, Avon. ILL.,, semi-pro, and SouthDaw
Adciph Lorenzer, Davenport.
1t First base-Connor Shanley, ST.
8 Louis; William O'Keefe, F't. Dodge
Independents; Fred schliebner, Day.
export, and Owen O'Neil.
Second base-Arthur Ewald. Paul
. ina. Ia, Independents; Taylor KenseI
II Third bage-James WALL
shortstop Edwin Wise.
le Outfielders-John House, John Sui
Ivan, Frank Kline and Martin Doyle
Link, Chapman, Nels Smith, Kenses
Wise, Wall. House, Sullivan and
j Kline are reserved from 1912. Catcher
s, Chapman says Earl Morse, the st
~ paul youth, played with the Winona
"a club last year and was a whirlwind
o Lorenzer was the star OF the Center
\ vile semi-pro club, and Schlfebnel
ie was the real goods In the infield fol
IN the Washington, Ia. crack outfit
70 Stanley is brother Of the talented
o. Harry Stanley of Burlington, ami
~ O'yeil and Doyle are two collegian
who were signed last year but did no
report The other men are well recon
nnended and will be given thorough
y try-out before the playing seasol
ah opens.
~ Likes New Circuit
~ Mr.. Egan was delighted at the at
~ tinn OF thealeague directors IN takin
=. in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo 4
-, - viii make us an work harder 10 ge
- better baseball teams,' said Ned, ''bn
80 Ottumwa will be In the race as Is III
ually the case. Ibeiieye the two me-
towns will help make the league
fixture In minor league circles"
81 Mr. Egan In commenting on his ton
IN. OF the Central association with hi
10 brothers concert company. said tina
G5 ne was received kindly in ali cite
ur. thus far visited, and the success 4
he the venture is already assured.
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