Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-21
SALEM WILL HAVE
A GOOD BALL CLUB
Recent Warm Sun Has Already
Set the Local Fans
LOOny.
SUBSCRIPTION PAPER IS OUT
Board of Trade Gives First COntrl.
butlOn--New Candidates for Team
Pleases Manager Baker.
PAPER is OUT

With a bunch Of fast players drawn
from the four corners of the country,
and all logged out in brand new suits,
Salem plans to have the speediest base
ball team this year that ever played in
the valley, according to prep
arations that are being made A sub
scription list is being circulated about
the city Heading the list is the Sa-
lem Board of Trade with a substantial
amount set down opposite the sigma
ture Of that organization. Business
men of the city to man are cooper
ating in support of the team.
The team will be managed again
this season by Ray Baker, the wlry
backstop, who held down the post
plate position last season. Baker is
arranging for a series of three prac-
tice games as soon as the ball park at
the east end Of State street is in
shape after the winter moisture. He
declares that II man makes the team
he will have to do so by a strenuous
competition. While there will be
some players hanging around the dia-
mond from abroad they will have moth
ing on the local boys, unless they are
there with better line of goods. Baker
steadfastly refuses to say just now
that any man has cinch on any po-
sition.
New Suits Coming.
New suits will be ordered for the
team in a short time. The color to be
adopted has not yet been decided up
on, but Baker has a retinue of tailors
and beauty parlor experts arranging
designs to be submitted to the man
agement from which the choice can
be made. There has been talk of q
cerulean hued suits with yellow trim
mings. Another color that is popular
with the boys is a deep vermilion with
white pockets, and stripe and stock
ings. One thing Manager Baker is sure
of and that is that the team Is going
to be winner, IL the boys have to
play in their plow clothes.
Old Team Together.
Most of the members Of last seasons
aggregation are still in town, and will
be on hand for the tryouts. McRae,
who played first base, shortstop and
other positions last season, will prob
ably contribute himself to one of the
places on the team, Mac is big and
good looking, and makes a hit with
the fans, as well as frequent hits with
the bat. Jones, who played a nifty
first base last season, can be seen
around town most any day with the
baseball feeling creeping onto his
frame like a disease
The Baker brothers, Ray and Earl,
will try for the battery force Keene,
the child wonder of last season, is GO
ing to high school right here in Salem
and will be in the harness at the first
trumpet. Humphries, the rapid-fre
third baseman, is beginning to coax
hiq wing into uhann
From Los Angeles chap by the
name OF Joe Murphy-sounds like a
baseball name-has written Manager
Baker that ,e will be here for the
tryouts. He didn't ask permission to
come-just said he was coming, and
Baker grinned, and gave in.
Kansas Youth Here.
schott brothers a brace Of twins
from Kansas, arrived early in the
winter, and say they know something
of the national pastime. Baker says
they look good, and he has invited
them to tog up in suits and show up
at the earliest practice.
Coming nearer home, there is Vol
ney White, of Mt. Angel, who has a
reputation all over the valley Jack
Bush, Of Hopewell, got stuck on the
Senator's style last season having met
up with them couple of times, and
has decided that he wants to cast his
fortunes with Bakers bunch. Jack
plays most any position.
George Wildbridge, who played on
the Rochester team in the Eastern
league, has taken up his abode in Sa-
lem, and feels the necessity OF get
ting into the game again. He used to
have his picture in the Rochester pa
pers every Sunday.
Shiefer, the local lad, is aching to
get hold of a bat and mitt, and show
what he can do again this year, Baker
says he will have chance now very
shortly