Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TEAM
NOT A TASK TO WORRY MACK
Is Believed Connie Will Rise the Occasion and After
a Time Give Philadelphia Great Team
as the Athletics of Yesterday.

vies is still on Mack's list, but the
chances are that Mack will have him
devote his time toward developing into an
outielder. along with "Shag" Thompson.
More pitchers than these wll of course.
be on the roster when the season opens,
but not many more. The quintet named
should be able to give an excellent Rc-
count of themselves II they live UP to
the promise of the past season.
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Pete" Daley, who was with Mack's
champions In 1913 and during the greater
part of the season of 1914. writes that he
is doing about a thousand miles of auto
mobile driving q week. pete" is q
native SON. as every one knows, native
| sons" flourish In California alone A.
| present Pete" is flourishing along the
roads of Southern California, occasionally
| but socially with Frank Chance his
former manager.
Daley states In his letter that the rec
ords of the Pacific Coast League show
that BILLY" Orr, the one-time Athletic
utility inhelder had great year with
the Sacramento Club. 1t Is the belief OF
'Pete" that Mack will recall Orr next
spring to again play the utility role.
king" Kopf, who marked time in that
position last summer. will be the strongest
bidder for Eddie" Collins position at
second base.
Florida viii be the baseball Mecca next
spring, The Athletics have a contract
with the Jacksonville Club to train there
four more seasons. The Phillies have en-
gagged the new training quarters at St
Petersburg, on the western coast This
camp was occupied by tho st. Louis
Browns last spring. The Cubs win again
be in Tampa, just across the bay from
st Petersburg, and the Cardinals are ex-
pected to be at st. Augustine again. The
New York Yankees, owing to the uncer-
tainty OF their future owner and manager
ship, have not definitely settled upon a
site, but the chances are that they will
be at Fort Myer a small town almost
at the jumping off point of Southern Flor
ida. The Brooklyn team will be at Day
tona, where a new park will be con-
structed under the supervision of Presi-
dent Charles Bbbets and Manager Wilbur
Robinson.
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Charles Ebbets was allowed to preside
over the National League meeting in New
York after Governor Tener had left
for Harrisburg. AS Charles loves gilded
fame. he probably dreamed as did the
famous Turk. Marco Bozaris. when;
He wore his monareh's signet ring,
Then pressed that monarch's throne
king
AS Wild his thoughts and gay OF wing
As Eden's garden bird"
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Physicians assert that too much meat
was the cause OF Brickley's attack OF
appendicitis, He can't be blamed, how
ever, for devouring this article; there
were no uneonquered football teams in
sight ('Easy Meat.')
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There viii be more than one fan to
revise those well-known melodramatie
lines into:
Tim not going out to old shibs Park.
Nellie.
cause they amt done right by our
Eddie"
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II is told Of Tom" Shsrkey. former
heavyweight fighter, that when dining
with friend a lobster minus one OF It's
claws was served
What became OF that olawH' In
qulred Tom"
"He probably lost It in a night"
replied his friend.
Take him. away and bring on the
winner" Tetorted the tighter.