Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-11
WESTERN is READY
FOR OPENING GAME
Even Though Prexie 0Neill is Still
Delinquent and War is On, One
Loop is Ready to Go.
NEW BLOOD ON EVERY TEAM


of the Western loop. seems to forget that
the Western league intends to operate
this year. teh club owners around the cir
cult are iaboring diligently to prepare
for the coming season. And IL reports
from spring training camps amount to
anything at all, 1915 will see a most pros
porous season, base bali and European
wars to the contrary
In each OF the eight cities the various
managers are putting their hopefuls
through the PAGES. and glowing accounts
Of their ability resound from every town.
New blood has been introduced. and new
blood, mixed with bit OF the old stock.
always tends to make improvements.
Salary clipping was made necessary by
the lower limit rulingss but poorer players
Will not be the result, for in every other
league proportionate cuts were made.
and the athlete alone will suffer. not the
fans.
New Blood in Each Club.
1t will be difficult to recognize most of
the teams this year. A glance at the
lineups of the various clubs Will reveal
the names Of many newcomers to take
the places of the veterans and budding
major leaguers departed. For instance,
in Omaha we have but two players who
saw service during the entire 1914 cam
paign. Krug and Thomson or the re-
mainder. six we're here part of the year
and seven made their advent this spring
And so it is in the other cities. Sioux
. City lost Leteune, Baird and Murphy to
the big show. Tony Smith has been re-
leased To take their places are four
youths who are said to show Just as
much promise as the men who went up.
Denver is found with Faye and Barbour
gone from the inner works, and the en-
tire outfield, Cassidy Butcher and Ed
dington, has passed on its way. The de-
parture of Cassidy is regretted by fans
all over the circuit. The veteran was one
Of the oldest players in the league. He
was true gentleman, and he played a
mighty good game of ball in a mighty
clean way. Few honest and earnest
players like Cassidy will be found.
81. Joseph Batteries New
St Joseph has but two of last years
pitchers and both catchers are new. The
Infield contains two new faces. at second
and short, and new outfielder takes
the place of George Watson
Topeka and Wichita are practically
new teams. eVry few of the players of
last years teams have been retained, and
reports from the Kansas towns indicate
that the athletes procured this spring are
real ball playere and not Of the brand
which obliged q year ago. That will be
more than relief, as Omaha fans failed
to find anything interesting in a ball
game when the nuts" on those two
squads turned the bali yard into a stage
for q burlesqne. show.
-Four Ne@v Managers.
There win be four new managers this
year. All of these heads are players
and only one of them has had previous
experience. jackson of Topeka was a
manager in the Tri-State league. The
other three, Krug Of Omaha, Wares of
Wichita and McIntyre OF Lincoln are UNI
familiar with the managerial reins from
point of experience. but they are all wise
ball players, know the game and have
had enough playing experience to justify
their appointments.
A glance over the following lineups
will show how many changes have been
made in the personnel Of the teams in
+, the Western:
OMAHA.
Catchers: Kafora and Kruger.
PitcheTs; Blodgett clesman, Johnson.
Iafielders; schliebner, Breen, Whalen
outfielders: Krus, Thomson and
SIOUX CITY.
Catchers- Schambaugh, Boyle and
Pitchers: Kelly. Casper white. Doyle,
Clark and Hennessey.
Infielders; Kane. cooney, Melker.
Aenlsing and Blue
ner and Clarke.
DENVER.
.Catchers: Spahr and Block.
TrekiII, Mitchell 9 and Aidridge.
lnfielders; Fisher. Matthews, Kelle-
her and coffey.
mar! and Carman.
Catchers: Breen, Price and ellis.
Pitchers; Thomas, Gregory, Lakaff.
Musser, Marshall. Trap and Mogridge.
InfieldeTs: Jones, sawyer, Hartford
outfieiders: Hahn, Hunter. Bills and
ST JOSEPH.
Catehers sommers and Withrow.
Pitchers: Lambert, Telling, Kinnen,
Brown, Smith, Higgins, Hatch and
Thomas.
Infielders: Patterson. o'Day. G. Henry
oStfielders; Fox. Williams ana e.
Henry.
Gatchers: Ionneman ana Murphy.
Pitchers: Dashner Ridgeway, clunn.
Cam, Nelson, Weidman and Grover.
Infielders: Cochran, Rapps. Lattimor,
and Roche.
Outfieiders: TalIion, Forsythe, IaFium-
bois and Manager Jackson
WICHITA.
Catchers: Gray, Griffith and Graham.
Pitchers: Souther Geist, Baker. Scott,
Brinkley. Cochran and slagle
Infielders: Manager Wares, Rapp,
Henry, Ritter and Fowler
Outfielders: Nicholson. Tydeman. Pow
nall and Coleman.
LINCOLN.
Catcher: Kelley.
Pitchers, Bever, Johnson. 7hman, Daw.
son and Norveson.
Infielders: Bierbauer. Williams, Lloyd
McGaffigan, Kruger and Bohen.
Outfielders: Carleton, Manager Nc
Intyre, Altman and Schrieber.
MIKE ROCHE PUTS BRICK