The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-18
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Madison, Wis, April 1s.-If the ball
players who are at present on Jack
Landry's squad look as good in the
regular games this summer as they
did in practice Thursday, there won't
be much interest in the Northern
league race because Superior will be
SO far out in front that daily victories
Will be taken as a matter Of course.
This may sound like taking in q. lot
Of territory but it's the real dope, at
that. Ball players who develop into
steady n dependable performers aft
er the season opens usually are more
or less cratic in their opening activi-
ties, but most of the twenty men who
worked out here yesterday showed up
like veterans and it looks as though
Landry's toughest job will be to pare
his squad down to the size required
by the league rules.
Cy a Good Iniun.
Cy Dahlgren is playing such good
ball on and Off the; field that he has
been named captain Of the second
team and will lead his men in" deadly
combat against the regulars. @Cy is
taking: a serious interest in life and
the way he is getting down to work
indicates that he will devote his time
to his business this summer. Dahl
gren is taking more pains to get in
shape than ever before in his life and
says. he is going to make it a cinch
that there will be no talk Of trading
him to Fort Williams when the season
closes next fall.
Landry is going to have a swell staff
Of pitchers to pick from. Fred Glass
with him and the boy knows how to
throw a bail, at least. Fred says the
kid is all right and that he will max
the club. Glass, himself, is in good
shape. and is taking things easy at the
start The only time he 'loosens UP is
when the takes a swing at n with
the bat and then the fielders have a
chance to train down. chasing the ball.
Frank MCGEE, the third sacker who
expected to make the fans quickly
forget Red McCauley, Is to have oppo-
sition from q lad named Martin, who
came from California. MCGEE looks
great in practice. He is as fast as
Caldwell and will speed up in the in
field If he gets the job.
Rsnrud's Finger Exercises.
Benrud is with us and his fingers are
all in good shape. Benny is springing
a new one which the boys in the camp
declare is good enough for the book.
They also say that a man that can
think of dope like that ought to have
my job Of writing for the hum pa
perS. ..
"You know my greatest trouble dur-
ing the season is with busted fingers"
said Benny when he Joined the club.
EVERY manager I ever played for
said IL I could keep from getting my
hand hurt I would be in the big show,
SO after the season closed last fall I
gave the matter serious thought. I
tried to figure out some way OF
Strengthening my fingers SO that when
one Of Cy's hooks or Pecky's fast mes
hit the end OF one Of my fingers in
stead Of the middle Of my glove I
wouldn't have to carry the digit over
to the bench and watch some other
guy to catch for a couple Of weeks.
"rt sure was a puzzle and l was
about to give it up when one night I
went calling ON a girl. She played the
piano and while h was tearing off
some tango stuff I picked a book off
the piano and looked at 1t. Right on
the outside cover in big type it said
wasted no time reading what was on
the inside Of that book. I had to get
the girl to tell me what it was all
about but she did and gave me the
book. All winter I have been practic-
ing those finger exercises on the piano
and now nv fingers are so strong I can
stand on them. No chance to get any
busted fingers this summer"
Benny is thinking Of making ON
improvements On the exercises and
writing up a book about it to be offer
ed for sale to big league catchers. He
thinks there Is a fortune in the idea
and has written to Bill Sommer for a
hint as to the best method of financ-
ing the new game: Benrud thinks
finance that Sommer doesn't know and
has offered Bill a block Of preferred
stock in return for an outline of a pro-
motion plan.