Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
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WESTERN LEAGUE
WILL BE FASTER
Every Team in League Will Be Com
posed Largely of New Men of
Superior Playing Ability.
L1NEUPs OF ALL THE TEAMS

Western league base ball experts from
the most pessimistic to the most optimis-
tic have agreed that the Western league
is bound to he faster this year than IL
has been before. And it looks very much
as II the experts have lift the nail on the
head for once at least.
A glance over the lineups OF the West
ern league clubs shows that wonderful
transformation has occurred during the
winter months. There isn't one team that
looks the same. The spavened veterans
have disappeared and the names OF new-
corners are enrolled in their places
Western league fans will find but a
smattering few of old faces on the dia-
mond this year, Even 50 per cent Of the
, managers have gone their way.
Four New Managers.
OF the eight managers four are new.
f.ysiie new managers are Dock White. the
famous old White Sox hurler, at Denver;
baltimore at Topeka, Denny Sullivan at
St. Joseph and Ducly Holmes at Lincoln.
A fifth manager. Jimmy jackson. has
transferred his affiliatIon from Topeka
to wichita Marty Krug, Frank Isbell
and Harry Casper are the only managers
TO return TO their OLD JOBS.
That every team In the league has been
strengthened during the winter months is
unQuestonable. Take. for instance.
Omaha.
OF eight pitchers on the Rourke squad
but two were here last year. They are
North and Thompson. Harry Krause.
once a sensation in the American league
until Connie Mack killed his future by
working him too much; Mack Allison,
former Brown; Otto Merz. Ainsworth
Meyers and Brown are all newcomers.
Three New InfieIders.
In the infield Ray Miller. Harold Irelan
and Pete Kilduff. who are expected tc
pastime at first, second and third. re-
spectfvely, are new.
And It is the same way with the other
clubs.
At Topeka Snow and weising behind
the bat. Carroll. West. Lambeth and Lar
son in the box; Agler and Finnegan ir
thf infield, and Mundy, Widell and Han.
kfon. all OF whom are expected to be regu
lars in the lineup. arc new.
Pitchers johnson. Davis. Malarkey, File
harty and Helfrich; Infielders Rossman
Abstein. Blue and LItschi, and outfield
ers Tobin and Fox are new men a
Wichita
Catcher spahr. Pitchers Tcinsey. Hal
stead and Berger; Infielders Stanley ant
Kramer. and outfielders Cass. Harvey
and Kearney are new men at Des Moines
New Team Mt Lincoln.
At lincoln Catchers johnson end Lee
Pitchers East. Crowley. Kahler anc
Halla; Infielders Schmandt, Hinchman
Luttrelle and Morgan. and outfielder
Carlisle, Thomason and Lober will max,
their first appearance this spring.
Sioux City has Catcher Livingstone
Pitchers Gaskill. Watson and Tadisco
Jnfielders Connolly and Mueller and Out
fielder Watson. while St Joseph an,
Denver win come to bat with PRACTICAL,
entirely new teams.
All of the new men come well recon
mended. In a great many cases It
only because the passing Of the Fedora
league swamped the market with player
that it was possible to get the major
and Class AA leagues to waive on them
The class of Western league ball is goin
TO be so per cent better this year. l
you don't believe it take a slant at tn
following lineups and see the class o
the new men:
Pitchers: Krause, North, Thompson
Ainsworth, Merz, Brown, Meyers Ali
son. Infielders Miller, schliebner, Ire
. sythe, smith Manager: Marty Krug
- ~TopeAa-Catchers: Rapps Snow, Weis
M. Pitchers: Grover, Dashner, Hug
gins, Hail. Sanders, Lakaff Carol
West, Lambeth. Larson. Infielders: AS
Ter, Fisher. Cochran, baltimore, Bosticl
Ein9egan, Sutton Outfielders: Mund!
Trainor; Tydeman. Widell. Daniels. HaI
son. Manager: Iattv Iattimore
, Wichita - Catchers: Gray Buste
Pitchers: Geist. Pate. Johnson. Davi
Infielders: Brtton. Rossman, Absteii
Hetling, Tallion. Blue, Butler Litsch
Outfielders; Jackson. Tobin, Fox, Ber
nett Manager: Jimmy Jackson.
Des Moines-Catchers: Breen, Spah
Pitchers: Musser. Thomas, Baker, Xii
sey. Halstead, Berger. Infielders: Jone
Outfielders: Hahn. Hunter Cass, Ha
Tey,, Kennedy, Bills. Manager: Fran
Lincoln - Catchers: Johnson. Ie
Pitchers: East, Crowley. Morse. Hof
man, Narveson, Cox, Kahler Infieider
scimandt Williams. Hinchman, Lu
I,homason, Lober. Manager: Duck
sioux City - Catchers; Livingston
I Doyle, Clark. Kelly. Boothby. Gaskil
J. Watson, Tadisco. Infielders: Kan
SNG01Iefy NsIfSI Csllsht1i9 6ItftGi9:, connolly Hsnsln
Davis Manager: Harry Casper.
st. Joseph-Catchers. Brannon, b
cham! Pitchers: Adams. Wideman Va
landingham. Infieiders: Jackson, Kea
ing, Herman, Jourdan, Grodick Outtiet
ers: Nicholson, Helmer, Sullivan, KirI
man. Manager Denny sullivan.
Denver-Catchers: Shestak steven
Pitchers kiefer King HarrfnRto
Gantvell. Infielders; White shield
Whelan, Kelleher, Dyer. Outfielder
.f1ehcer, Miller, Smith. Managers Dot
White.