Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-16

Egan, Joe Tinker and Johnny Dodge in
the infield, with Bescher, Bates and Mar
sans in the outfield. Eddie Grant and
Rafael Almeida did extra duty in the in
field, while Jimmy Sheckard and Beals
Becker took care OF the outfield patrol
when the regulars were not in the game.
The boxwork fell in a great measure to
Fromme, Packard, Works, Mordecai
Brown, Chief johnson. Harter and Pack
ard, with Johnny King helping Clarke
out behind the bat and Blackburne d.
viding the utility work with Severoid.
Several youngsters who did not attain
any great name, as major leaguers, broke
into the Reds lineup now and then. In
the short space OF a single season this
entire array OF playing talent has been
shunted along 30 some other major league
club or back to the minors. AS a COM
plete clean out base BAH history shows no
such thorough work in 30 short n time.
George stalllngs has made quite extern
sive alterations in the Boston lineup since
he took charge, both his infield and out
field of the present day being entirely
different from the regulars of two years
ago, but his changes have been put
through in no such rapid fashion as has
been done at Cincinnati. stallings still
has one regular outfielder and one regu-
lar infielder who were with him ali
through the 1913 campaign. the same be-
ing true OF two of his pitchers and two
of his catchers. But all of stalling's In
fielders and outfielders were with other
clubs two years ago this time
Completely Recognized,
All the other clubs In the major leagues
have veteran players OF either infield OF
outfield who have been with the club fol-
several seasons. Changes have been GO
ing on around Fred Merl1e and Larry
Doyle OF the Giants for some years. but
these players have remained through them
all MoGraw has completely reorganized
his outfield since he won the pennant In
1912 with Devore, Snodgrass and Murray
doing picket duty Brooklyn, Philadel
phia, Chicago, st. Louis and Pittsburgh
In the National league have made a com
plete change in neither outfleld nor in
| field in several seasons. one or NOR
players managing to hold berths In ethel
department for some time.
In the American league the Yankees
come closest to reorganization. an(
|
was unknown TO local fans two season.
back. But his present outfield has a pal
OF old favorites in Roy Hartzell ant
Birdie Cree. No other club in the Amerl
| can league can claim an entire new in
field or outfield in some years, as one o
more veterans have been hanging OF
! grimly In both divisions.
The changes, coming in such rapid sue
eession that an entire team has beel
practically made over IN a years time
! have not weakened the Reds to an,
! great extent The team OF today com
pares favorably In speed with the Red
OF other years despite the loss OF Beschel
and Marsans. The aggregation Is not
especially formidable with the stick an,
the pitching il uncertain, but I'm boil
! batting and pitching the reorganize'
Reds can be relied upon to show as much
as the teams that have gone before. II
complete housekeeping meant a pennan
| the Reds would have the banner clinche
now. They have certainly shown boil
leagues something in the matter OF re-
organization.