The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-29
IN THE REALMS Of SPORT

I badly work with Sweeley this season
he Is well known to the Duluth fans
coming to the sox in exchange fol
"Muggsy" McGraw, and O'Brien ex'
poets him to have a good year, from
present actions.
Cot, a Duluth boy, looks good back
Of the bat. Manager O'Brien has his
fears about the youngsrer, however, 81
he is woefully light for backstop work
and may find the Northern some pretty
stiR going, his first year out. Catcher
Young will probably go to the outield
A Giant at First.
McGuf, towering six feet, four inch
es in the air. looks good to o'Brien for
the first base position. The manager
will play second bag n handle the
infleld play from the keystone station.
Shortstop Wolfe Is another new &C.
job. Wolfe IL a Cleveland boy, and
played in the South Atlantic league
last yea from which league he comes
well recommended.
At third base the Duluth club will
probably witness a good race between
Brennan and DIETRICH. In practice,
Brennan has been fielding the dizzy
corner in great style. DIETRICH is due
to arrive on almost any train, and when
he gets into uniform 1t will be a case
Of survival Of the fttest between him
and Brennan for third base.
Darby plans to put a good battery
In the outfeld. Pitcher Bracket and
Catcher Young. Bracket is one Of the
three veteran hurlers, and lac q good
record OF games won last year. But
O'Brien is Impressed with the hitting
and speed Of this man, and thinks 1t
will add a lot to the offensive ability
Of the Sox to have him in the batting
order regularly.
OF Young the same holds true. The
catcher taken on from the Cleveland
semi-professional ranks looks like a
good hitter, too good a batter to waste,
and as Sweeley and Edmonds are cap
able of holding down the catching end,
Dung Will probably be given a garden.
Another Cleveland man, Philips, and
Swanson and Demorey are after out
field jobs.
In Blancket and Woods, Darby has a
pair of pitchers whom he knows he can
rely on. Blancket Is a Highlander, and
Woods a ~southpaw, the only left-hand-
er In the bunch. OBrien shares Joe
Killian's theory that left-handers are
difficult articles to experiment with,
and he relies on Woods to do the south
paving.
North Dakota Man.
Pitcher Grina of Flaxton, N. D., is
a youngster who looks like a fixture,
O'Brien likes the looks Of the big fell
low. He is young and powerful, HIS
a sharp curve ball, and appears to have
a world OF control. This chap was
slated to work the opener against Osh-
kosh, for he shows more than the rest
of the bunch at this stage Of the sea-
son.
The sensation of the northern
in good shape. Like Grina, ne Is a
six-footer, and IL he can control his
fast ones he will be worth a thorough
try-out. This Is Cunningham's first
year in professional ball, and the fans
in the northern country expect great
things of him..
Pitcher SchrencK, who goes two inch
es over the six-foot mark, shows a lot
Of promise. He is a right-hander, hall
ing from Sandusky. Leahy, Westholm,
Stanley and Buckley are trying out, n
from the quartet there should be one
or two worth keeping around.
The president of the Duluth club, II.
A. Blume, has made Oshkosh his head
quarters for the rest of the month. Mr..
Blume takes an active interest in his
all players, and is more than pleased
with the way Darby is building up the
old ship out Of the wreck.