Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-20
Sees kewanee First.

| Sees kewanee First.
Kewanee will finish first There
can be no doubt about this. Our
pitching staff will be the class Of the
league, the same as last season. In
Jim Dorian, we have one of the
greatest pitchers ever seen in this
league. Jim will win at least thirty
games and lose about three. In Guy
Beard we have a worthy successor to
Tom Drohan. In House and Cald-
we'll, the two star pitchers which
were purchased from the Kansas
State league, we will have two more
| pitchers that will rank with anything
In the league Our pitching staff will
| average $50 per cent. This will be
enough to win the pennant. Our old
infield, the class Of the league last
season will return intact. Walters,
Pennington, Hubartt and Harvey,
what more could you ask for an in
| field. We have information which
cannot be given at this time, that in
sures our outfield to be even better
than last season. Look at our catch
ers, Kurke, Ryan, Caldwell and An
dreen. We will have two to give to
some Of the more unfortunate teams
in the league. It seems almost a
shame to start this strong aggrega-
ton against the rest Of the teams in
this league. Still, 1t ought to be a
pretty fight between Ottumwa, Mus
catine and Burlington for the other
three positions in the first division
| Ottumwa will have to be content
with second place this year. Ned
says that he Is going to adhere
strictly to the salary limit this sea-
| son. With Jimmy Dunn and Count
Senno gone, Egan will have to pull
more grass than ever to keep in Sec
ond place. At that, he will have most
OF his pennant winning team back
again.
| Muskats Get Third.
Muscatine for third place. What a
tine will enjoy. Think of being out
Of last place for once. In Frank Boyle
they hay, chosen wisely and we'll. He
has bought enough first class men to
make this position certain When a
manager gets $1,S00 per year salary
In class D league for four months
work, he is expected to get results.
Besides this guaranteed salary, he is
to get all the gate receipts and IS per
cent Of the sale and draft of all play
ers. It is understood that the city OF
Muscatine has issued municipal bonds
to cover the amount Of Boyle's salary.
Wise old owl. that Boyle.
Burlington can safely be given
fourth place. Not every club is so
lucky to have the standing with the
big leaguers that Hayden has. Think
OF big league clubs like the st. Louis
Browns, owing to their great friend
ship for Hayden, giving away players
like Stanley, free of charge, then In
order to make Hayden feel good buy
Stanley back at the end OF the sea-
; son for $500, then turn him over to
Detroit for 81 500, the big league waver
price Rather than to have accepted
SO small sum for Stanley, we should
have thought that st. Louis would
have given him back again to Burling-
ton. But Its great to have success
full manager and team. Maybe its
luck. Season before last, Hayden sold
$1,000 worth Of players and got them
all back for nothing. Some "financin"
this. Still, what's the odds, the Ga
jzette and Hawk-Eye have to have
something to fll up space with. We
thought that maybe the $1,000 salary
limit would scare Hayden, but he is
going to stick. With Dick Rohn draw
ing $500 salary, maybe the players
can touch Dick up. say twice month.
ANY city that can finish in fourth
place, hadn't ought to kick. Have no
fear"
Housh Not Feared.
Monmouth ought to be satisfied to
finish any place below Kewanee. Bert
Hough has two whole teams to build
from. After picking out the best he
has in both teams, fifth place will do
pretty well. We are glad to see the
smallest and gamest city in the
league come back strong this year.
One Sunday last season the two Dro-
han brothers gave them an awful beat
ing, getting both ends of double
dealer. John Brown, for once in his
life, wanted to quit the game and sell
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