The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-15
DARBY 0'bR|EN
HAS fine BUNCH
Dock Signs up Some Crack
Cleveland Stars-Good
Material, He Says.

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 15.-"Some
bunch" of young players has been
signed by Darby O'Brien.
Il signed all of the promising ma
terial around Cleveland said the
Dock yesterday. land there were a
bunch of fellows trying to sign some
Of the youngsters who have already
placed their John Hancocks on Du-
luth contracts"
Right now. here in the beginning Of
winter, the White Sox leader is
~chuckling to himself over the men he
has signed for the 1914 team.
When the officers of the Duluth
Baseball association decided to build
a nearly new team for next season it
was agreed among the directors. that
1t would be a very excellent idea to
send O'Brien down to the Cleveland
territory to look over some of the best
amateurs in the country. 1t is too
early as yet to say What the Dock has
picked up. O'Brien is satisfied with
what he has dragged into his net, and
according to his statements the Du-
iuth club has at the present time the
best lot of young material that has
a corcking outtielder for the Sox.
Following is the list Of the men
SACHS~ up: -. ". MSyeES, 9dIluuSkN.
Ohio: ". NJ. Funk, C%leveland: J. L.
Beebe, Cleveland: A. o. Anderson,
Marriage. Wis: o. Sticky. Cleveland:
l.. ]. McGonigal, Clevelani: C. T. Tis-
sc. Indianapolis: E. l.. Meiller, Madi-
son. Wis: Oscar Winkel. Berlin. Wis:
]. NJ. Papes, C%leveland; Charles Few,
Rising Sun, Ohio.
They Should Be Good.
Doc Miller is a sponsor for Movers.
Ihls youngster is a first baseman and
according to the statement of Miller
is one OF the best young hitters he
ever saw.
Charles Few is the big outfelder.
w.ho was signed by O'Brien last year.
The Rising Sun youth could hit then.
but he knew little about the finer
points of the game. Darby believes
that with the experience Of the past
season that h big chap will make
a corcking o%utfieider for the Sox.
young Beehe is the pitcher who
neld the transforming Minneapolis
team Of the Northern league to two
hits and no scores in a game that was
played in Cleveland recently between
the professionals and a crowd of cor
ner letters.
Cantillon made efforts at that time
to secure the youngster, but in the
matter of attaching Beebe as baseball
property the willy Cantillon was
beaten to the pen and ink by Darby.
Cleveland is generally acknowledR.
ed to be the greatest amateur base
ball center in the world. Fans
around these parts have abundant
a to believe this. Some of the
stars of the White Sox teams for the
past few years have come directly
from the lots of the sixth city, ana
when a youngster comes here with
the Cleveland label the fans general
~ sit up and take several good looks
at the recruit.
Winkel is an infelder and Meiller
is q pitcher. Tisse is an inf1elder and
is said to be very fast. Funk is one of
the leading amateur pitchers Of Cleve-
land and Is said to be one Of the most
promising. youngsters that has been
developed on the lots Of that city for
a number of years.
II have secured the best player.
not only in the Cleveland district, but
also around Mansfield, Calvin, and q
number Of other cities of Ohio" said
Darby. 81 believe the youngsters are
going to max good. You see we will
have to rebuild the team and it is q
very good idea to have a lot Of ma.
terial to select from. We will have
enough players. all right, and out o.
the bunch of young material we are
hoping that several stars will de.
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