Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-04-28
YOUNG PLAYERS
FOR White SOX
O'Brien is the Only Veteran
Who Remains in the
Inf1eld.

Oshkosh. Wis, April 2s.-For a
manager who has to build up prac-
tically new team, Darby O'Brien
of the Duluth Sox is an optimist of
the first water. or the twenty-one
men eating at the Duluth table, only
half dozen are last years men, for
% Bren got rid OF the bulk Of his
club last year by sale and draft.
Still. the manager of the Northern
league is hopeful Of a pennant con-
tender a first division team is what
he has promised the Duluth fans, and
circuit show unlooked-for strength,
Darby will stand by his promise.
Duluth has opened a series of six
games at the Oshkosh park and will
play every day for the rest of the
month against the Indians, champions
Of the WI. league. On May / the
White Sox go to Appleton for four
games against the Papermakers, and
then 80 north to open at Winona,
May 6. Their opening at home takes
place May is, against Superior.
The Duluth club assembled at
Cleveland, and then went over to Fort
Wayne for a spell. Twenty -one men
worked out at Fort Wayne, playing
two games. and then Darby picked
eight of them, let the rest 20, and
came on to Oshkosh to await rein
f"rcements. The squad has been in
/ creased to twcnty-one, and couple
! If other men are expected here with
| in few days.
Manager O'Brien himself is all tina t
Is left of the Duluth infield of 1913.
The White Sox boss plays second
base. He hasn't an outfielder left from
last year, but has catcher and three
pitchers one Of this nu-lers being
| slated for an outfield job this year.
Back OF the bat the veteran sweeley
fs back in harness. Edmonds will
probably work with Sweeley this sea
son. He is we'll known to the Duluth
| fans. coming to the Sox in exchange
for "Muggsy" McGraw. end O'Brien
expects him to have good year, from
present actions.
Goff, Duluth boy, looks good back
fears about the youngster, however.
as he is wofully light for backstop
work, and may find the Northern
some pretty stiff going, his first year
| out. Catcher Young will probably go
TO the outfield.
A Giant at First.
McGuh, towering six feet. four
lnches IN the air, looks good to
o Brien for the first base position.
WIZ pay SeIOIlu
and handle the inficld play from the
keystone station.
Shortstop Wolfe ~ arin. her new ac-
QUESTION who lon'-# rood for a steady
job. Wolfe is y Cleveland bow. and
| played in the Sell Atlantic league
last year. from which le?suc he comes
we'll recommended
At third base the Duluth club will
probably witness; good race between
Brennan and DIETRICH. IA practice.
Brennan has been fielding the dizzy
corner In Erca, style. DIETRICH il due
TO arrive ON almost any train, and
when he gets into uniform It will be
a. case nf survival of the f1ttest be-
tween him and Brennan for third
base
| Darby pians to put 4 good battery
IN the ou'field. Pitchs" Bracket and
Catcher Young. Bracket: is one Of the
three veteran hnrlers. and mad a good
record of games won last year. BIT
. Brien is impressed with the hitting
and speed of this man. and thinks
1t will add 2 lot to the offensive abll-
ity of the Sox TO have him in the
batting order. regularly.
or E"ung the same holds true. The
catcher taken on from the Cleveland
| semi professional ranks looks like a
good hitter. too good batter to
waste and as Sweelev and EdmondS
| are capable of holding down the
catching end Young will probably be
wen = garden. Another Cleyelan nd
man. Fhiliips. and Swanson and De-
ln"rey arc after outfeld Jobs.
In Blancket and Woods. Darby has
pa'r OF pitchers: whom he knows he
"an rely on. Blancket Ia a rix11t-
handler. and Woods a southpaw, the
! only left-hander in the bunch. O'Brjen
/ shares Joe Killian's theory that left
handlers are difficult articles to ex-
pertinent with. and he relies on
Woods to do the 4southpawing.
North Dakota Man.
Pitcher Grina of Flaxton, N. D., Is
youngster who looks like a fixture,
| O'Brien likes the looks Of the big fol,
low: He is young and powerful. has
a sharp curve ball. and appears to
have world Of control. This chan
was slated to work tine opener against
Oshkosh. for he shows more than the
rest OF the bunch at this stage of the
season.
Tho sensation Of the northern
in good shape. Like Grina. he ia q
six-footer, and II he can control his
fast ones he win be worth a thorough
try-out. This Ia CunninshAm's first
| year In professional ball. and the fang
in the northern country expect great
! things Of him.
Pitcher schrcnck. who goes two
inches over the six-foot mark. shows
a lot Of promise. He is a right
handler, hatling from Sandusky.
Leahy. Westholm. Stanley and Buck
ley are trying out. and from the quar-
tet there should be ono or two worth
keeping around.
The president Of the Duluth club.
n. a. Blume, has made Oshkosh his
headquarters for the rest Of the
month. Mr.. Blume takes an active
interest in his ball players, and IL
more than pleased with the way Dar-
by is building up the old ship out Of
the wreck.
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