El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-25
Rr FRANK Q. aIENKE.

, reIl. the best fielding second baseman
! in the Federal league in 1914, viii oe
I back at his old job when the 1913
/ season opens. Fred Beck who played
with the Buffalo Internauonals IN
1913 and with the Chicago Feds in
1914, probably will be back at first
/ base, with W. r. Jackson, secured
I from Seattle. ready to act as first-aid-
; to-the-wounded-
Wilson Is Catcher.
Art Wilson. with the Giants in 1915,
and the Whales in 1914, viii be first
/ string catcher Bill Fischer, with the
I Brooklyn Dodgers last year will be
Z first utility catcher. Charlie Clemens
I once with the Browns, and later with
the Whales, viii be emergency eaten
ed. Ed Wagner, a chicago seL-i-proi
[ who was trying for the catching JOB
doesn't look quite ripe
Tinker thinks there is a great future
in the pitching world for a beardless
youth named Guy Beard, who is show
ing wonderful stuff in these training
camp days Beard has marvellous
splitter, a fine change Of pace, speed,
some nice curves, and good head In
/ 1913 he pitched for the Ottumwa team
in the Central association and made
a fine record He struck out something
like 200 men in less than 80 games and
pitched four or five one hit games.
His home is in Princeton, Ill
johnson Has Twisters-
Rankin Johnson, with the Red SOx.
Maps and the Whc-es last year, IS
showing some dazzling twisters and
seems certain Of having a great year.
Dave Black, a Chicago semi-pro, is a
good pitcher. but IL doesn't look as II
he is good enough to measure up to
big league requirements. Erwin LANCE,
who pitched good ball for the W males
last year, is showing up in nice form
and gives early signs Of being a big
winner in 1915
Mike Prendergast, harpooned from
the Peoria (Illinois) club in 1914, looks
certain Of retaining his job, and Miner
Brown, the three fingered veteran,
may surprise the baseball world with
his work this year. Browns arm. still
retains its cunning, and his bad knee
no longer bothers him.
Pitchers Ad Brennan, Oncetime Of
the Philies. and Claude Hendrix,
formerly with the Pirates, have not
reported at the training camp but Will
join the team in Chicago.
The Whales stack up about 80 Per
cent stronger than they did in 1914,
and guess Wen be able to do some
real battling all the way down the
stretch" said Tinker
The Whales are working out on q
diamond laid out for them in the Lou
isiana state fair grounds The field il
smooth and the diamond fast.
Shreveport has welcomed tho
Whales with open arms and anything
LllaL Joe LA-lAeE ana his school o.
whales desire is theirs for the ask
ing
Here is a list giving the names Of
the Chicago Federals who probably
viii survive the 1915 training camp
test
Catchers-Art Wilson, William
Fischer, Chas Cler ems.
Pitchers-Claude Hendrix Miner
Brown, A. Rankin Johnson, Erwin
LANCE, Mike Prsndergast, Guy Beard,
Ad Brennan
First basemen-Fred Beck (regular)
W r Jackson (utility).
Second baseman-John Farrell
ShOrstop-Joe Tinker (reguIar)
James Smith CudIty).
Third basemen-Eollie Zsider reg
ular) W P MCGOWAN (utihty).
Outnelders-Max Flack. Al Wick
land, and Z. H. ZWilling (regulars
against right hand pitchers); Charles
Hanford, Leslie Mann and Chas Kav-
anaugR (regulars against left handed
pitchers).