The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-08
PIRATES HAVE MANY
UNION LEAGUE BOYS
Fred Clarke Has High Hopes
Of Men Gathered Last
Season.
GREAT. FALLS in LEAD
Electrics Expected to Star;
Duffy, Delhi, Kelly and
Kafora Well Liked.
GREAT FALLS IN LEAD

hurg Pirates TO stdrt on INo
>~s'ning trip. the largest bunch OF youns-
.-ers viii be with the club OF any sea-
son for several years, says the Pittsours
Leader
Manager Clarke realizes that youth
must be Injected into the team SeNera
OF tire veterans are approaching near tne ne
end of their baseball career AN ann y I'm. ,,n
Usually large list OF rockies viii DC g'Ven
a chance to show their worth. ~, r-+
Three recruit catcbers arc on tne msS. tor
is the youngstcr Ed Konetchy picked UP
In 81. Louis and SAYS VII make reSu
lar berth with the Buccaneers- Hut
jumping from the SAND iots 90 q les I ,,n !.
dertakinE few o,n OF the hundreds OF
aspirants ever get away Win. ,,,
Pittsburg must have two csichers in u,
addition "a George Gibson. Hack rs
not as lively as in former years; as olo
Man Time is begipninG TO get IN son,e
terrific walops and George Sann1t a.a a IA IA
up. day, after DAY ana, nola s1s shs 800
heavcs of the pitchers IKE lie dio SUITE
three or four years back
Mike Simon jumping TO The feoerais
has Dill, a big crirnp In the backstoppiinG; NJ;
siaft Of the locals; No 10 scbsI lnIIe club. No 10
mater IL Mike was slow on loot. ne
could nab OF base stealers just INC same.
and he had a whole lot or acuVe sEdy
matter IN fD6r DIdlil- II 10 q. 80
dtlor, with Mike out OF the Pirate lineup
Help for Gibson.
The injury that kept Gibson out OF the
game the greater part OF last season ls
healed now, but then George must .ate t
pick Two men out of three raw recruits
Tor such an important position is expect,
ing too, much. Clarke must seurry aroun1 q
and fiTld an experienced catcher. even II
rol -,tI,, IA n, TO eADSClh-
t;nns las, season, he would fit In very
iandiIy until Clarke could strengthen his
outfit behind the bat -, -.
Seven rookie heavcrs VIII Try ior
berth. Two and possibly three OF them
viii stick but al least four VIII De cast
aside. The recalling OF Joe Conzlenah
after his fine showing down SOUTH wmsn
he was farmed out by the Pirates, make
things look rosy Cor him sticking through
the sea son. Joe has a big following mere
among the fans. as the little chance ne
was. given to show his aoluty ne mace
good. 49,.
The jumping OF Claude Hendrix to the
Federal league opens up nice big gap
In the heaving corps. Barney Dreyiuss
hui Hendrix was one OF the beat pitchers
around the circuit. He had bad sea-
son in 1918, but then started out WIN
a sore arm. II conditions had peen OF
Kansan would have come near equaling
his famous record OF the year previous,
when he jumped from the bushes and led
the National league hurlers.
who seems TO have an inside edge or
some OF the other recruits. The Nc
connellsville. Ohio. pitcher, who Jumped
into fame with his buckle aSI. 1ali: al al al
goods He is cool and leyel-headed In
times OF trial and tribulation ard win
The experience gained last season py
warming the Pirate bench most or the
,fr he ahnth nnaEa berth re-
lief man at least.
Kantlehner. Macarthur, Mama ux,
Duffy and Delhi offer quintette hard 70
Judge. MamauS was with the Pirates
for a while last year, but finished UP al
Huntington. W. Va,
-Four strange faces will be booblins
around the inheld when the trials come
unless Clarke decides to cut Some Of them
loose before time to buy tickets south
BrItton, Baird Leonard and Daley are
aspira nts- Britton hsd ghost OF
he was showed in at short near the emo
OF the year But that infield looks
mighty strong lust now with Honey
v,ox, Wagner and Mowrey and with Nc
any OF the rockies TO catch on there
The outfield. Here Is serious ques-
ton. Pittsburg might get along with tnt
pitching star and may strengthen behind
modelling list is the outheld.
Max Carey Is the only man assured Of
4 position. Max made such record las
seas that he looks like fixture fo
certain In left field. but then there arr
two other holes to ill, center and rignt
Sending Chief Wilson TO ST. Louis tor'
the dope sheet to pieces. There arr
plenty OF men anxious for the Job. bu
not good enough. dguring on a new dop'
sheet TO hold the berth, From the plan.
so far outlined. Clarke figures on NOV
ing Mike Mitchell from center to right
The right field garden was the origina
place Mitchell worked In and his show
ing against the Pirates at Forbes field
when he was With Cleveland. still lin
gers In the minds OF the fans.
Kelly Looks Good.
The two Kellys, Watson, Hyatt am
pirants. HYATT will not do. as ne canno
cover enough territory Ham would lool
good in there every day. on account O
his hitting bus as Dode Paskert Of tn
Philllcs says: "a man will lose NOR
games b. not getting under the ball tina
he Nill by hitting the sphere so that n
one else can get under"
Mensor Is woefuily weak at bat. He i
fast fairly good fielder. but at the bs,
lac is unable To deliver. Watson, accord
ing 10 reports. is still suffering bit fror
an injury TO his leg. sustained last sea
son. Fred Clarke purchased Watson a
time when the outfelder wns stretche
on cot with his leg In splints. IL look
Ike one OF the Kellys may land tho mid
field berth.
But at any rate there is enough yout
experiment with for a while at leas
with more 10 come. according 10 head
uuarters.