The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-15

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Pr Chicago fans will SEGA part of the
worlds series next fall, and part
they see will be played on the West
Side grounds, if you listen to Pres
ident Thomas of the Cubs. And it
may be said without fear of success
full contradiction, as Senator Sorgum
was wont to remark, that President
Thomas really believes it. 49,.
AS a matter of fact, the Cubs do
look better on paper this year than
they did last. Thomas insists they
look rs per cent better. Manager
Bresnahan,. being pessimistic as we'll
as peevish in disposition, admits they
look at least Is per cent better
The Cubs went south for. spring
training with 81 candidates.
The second base job, which by the
way, is where Johnny Evers used to
hang out, is the big question for Man.
ager Roger. If ambition was suffi-
cient to fill baseball positions, Rogers
task would be easy, for Arthur Phel-
an, who insists he has been ordained
and born to play that place, is out
for the keystone sack. Opposed to
Arthur in the fight for the erstwhile
Evers throne, is Polly McLarry, whom
the Cubs got from Louisville in ex-
change for Claude Derrick. Phelan
as utility man, needs no eve have
with us tonight" stuff before his
name. McLarry is a left handler at
bat, hit over 800 last year with
Louisville, is a 6-footer and had on
the tag attached to him when deliv-
cred, F. O. B., to President Thomas,
SIS a bear on bases'
Vic Safer is certain to have the
biggest put-out record on the Cubs.
He is unopposed for first base.
There are two WORTHLESS after the
shortstop position. They are Bob
Fisher and Walter Heating. Bob was
among the elite last year, excepting
in the city series. He was kept out
of the local title games because
Garry Hermann said he hadn't sign
ed previous to Sept. 1, 1914. Fisher
looks good to figure in most of the
1915 published Cubs lineups: Keat-
ing is a draft from Columbus, and
came to Chicago highly recommended
by Old Man Box Score
Manager Bresnahan has six out
fielders to pick from. With Frank
Schultz practically certain to play
right, the passing of Tony Leach
leaves two holes to fill. Fred Will
liams, signed while still playing at
Notre Dame, has been a utility out
fielder for three years. He is picked
to play center. Pete Kinsely, once
tried out by the Cubs, later with
Birmingham, and now back with the
Big Ones, will try to GUST Williams.
Jimmy Johnston, formerly with San
Francisco, and Milo Allison, with
Memphis last year, are the other two
gardeners.
There are thirteen boxmen on the
Cub lists at present. Seven are
known. They are Cheney, Vaughn,
HUMPHREYS, label, Pierce, Lavender
and Hageman. The other six are new
ones They are George Mcconnell,
drafted from Buffalo; Karl Adams,
drafted from Indianapolis; Pete
Standridge, a Frisco draft; w. E..
Schorr, from South Bend; Russil Rob-
bins, Saginaw draft, and Jesse Buck
les, who halls from Medicine Hat.
Besides Bresnahan, who will be a
player manager, the Cubs have four
catchers, one a recruit-Alex -Kluth.
The others are Archer, Hargrave and
Early Tyree.
his own salary and his wife's ali
mony from the Cub treasury. There
is no other player on the list who is
out for Zim's job. Phelan will sub
when Tim sasses the umpire.
1--WE got winner this year." was
the comment of Chas. A. Comisky,
owner of the White Sox, as he took
the train for the coast in the middle
of February, followed a week later
by the host in whitewashed hose.
Friends of the "Old Roman" one of
the most popular men in the nation
al game, hope he is right, but-hOp-
ing Is the best thing the White Sox
fans do and they have been doing ii
ever since Fielder Jones' hitless WON
ders brought home the bacon in 1906.
Comisky has filled big hole in his
infield by the purchase of Eddie Col
Inns from the Athletics. That has
been the weakest point in the White
Sox lineup since Frank Isbell, the
"bald eagle" ceased cavorting there.
The Sox last year had magnificent
pitching, while there is no better re-
ceiver in the American league than
Ray. Schalk, with Daily looking like
a conner. The trouble was that the
team would elbow without provoca-
ton and when it blew, it blew the
game, Collins is counted on to
steady the entire team.
Still more important, however, is
Comiskey's shift in managers. Ousting