The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-13
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Clarke and his Pirates-and the
Pirates before Clark for that matter
have always been the last of the
big league teams to go south when
the robins begin to chirp and the
fans to inquire anxiOusly about the
possibilities of rise in the price of
pop. Consequently, it was gener-
ally we'll into March before any de-
finite idea as to the lineup of the
team could be doped out.
This year promises to be an excep-
tion in that respect. The prospect
is that it will be the middle of April
before very much is known. Hans
Wagner is going to play again. But
where is uncertain. The aforesaid
dopesters are certain that the Flying
Dutchman will let his sails flap about
the CC-meaning Cemetery Corner,
alias first base. Barney Dreyfuss
agree with the dopesters to the ex-
tent that he thinks this possible. Fred
Clarke Opines there is no more chance
than Wagner may wag in that
charming. spot. AS for Wagner-no-
body home.
And there is still Hinchman, late
of Columbus. Hinchman will play
in right field. That is just as GER
tain as it is that Wagner will play
first base. AS for the others:
Carey will play in the field. Viox
will play somewhere. Adams will
pitch and Gibson will catch. Several
others will pitch and catch. And
others will play bases and field posi-
tions. But who they are and what
they will do are questions.
The Pirates this year is to be an
experimental team" What this
means is conjectural Pittsburghers
hope that it means the Pirates will
get somewhere above the belt-line in
the percentage column. Further
than that they have been given no
grounds for hope.
Whatever it's record in the field
may be, the frst-the-last- n-two
months aggregation has the long
distance pennant cinched again. 1t
r a.
jor league circuits, chiefly because of
its halfway position between east
and west on the map. Some fans say
that were it not so long on the Pull
man and diner suite it might be more
than halfway in it's position in the
percentage column. However, they
aren't running the team.
Careful censoring of the war plans
shows that the team will "do the
usual" in the line of playing at home
on Saturday, playing to some foreign
country-Cincinnati St. Louis or
Chicago-for Sunday games and back
for the beginning of an at-home series
on Monday.
The rebels scored on the Pirates
when it came to announcing their
roster. While there doubtless will
be some of the rs whose names were
given out by Manager Cakes in Pitts
burgh whose services will not be used
the Feds just now look like this:
Rebel Cakes, manager, Homer La;
Hugh Bradley, f. b., Worcester, Mass
David Jones, |. f. Detroit, Mich; Ed
ward Lennox, t. b., Camden, N. j.;
James Savage, r.. f., Plantsiville,
Conn.,; Stephen Yerkes, S. s., Millvale,
N. j.; Jack Lewis, s. b., Steubenville,
o.; Edward Holly S., Rochester, N.
Y; Michael Menoskey, c. f., Flint,
Mich; Ken J. Rheam, f. b., Bellevue,
ILL.,; Ralph Maths, c. f., Roxborough,
Pa; Claude Berry, c., Lynn, Ind; Ell
mer Knetzer, p, Carrick; Howard
Camnitz, p, Louisville, KY; Cy G.
Barger, p, Columbia, KY; Walter
Dickson, p, Greenville, Tex; George
LIE Clair, p., Farnham, Quebec; Ed
ward Konetchy, f. b., St. Louis; VIM.
D. Perritt, p, Priceland, La; Pat
OConnor, c., Windsor Locks, Conn.,;
Bunny Hearne, p, Chapel Hill, N:
c.; Frank Allen, p, Newborn, Ala;
Frank Delahanty, c., Cleveland;
James Austin, t. b., Cleveland; Mar
tin Berghammer, S., Pittsburgh.
Ed Konetchy, Pirate first baseman
last year; "Pol' Perritt, pitcher for
the St. Louis Cardinals last year; Pat
O'Connor, Bunny Hearne, Frank, AL
len, Jimmy Austin and Martin Berg
hammer are new to the Rebel list.
Several are recruits picked up by Fed
scouts and it is said that several more
will Join the team when it goes south.