Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-02
TINKER'S TEAM
DUE HERE EARLY
TUESDAY MORN
Pine Bluff Will See Some of
Famous Cubs Machine
in Action.
(By John O. Seys)


is made up of par; of the cubs f rst
team and some of the younger mem
lers, who are fighting for place Oh
the first squad, with an excellent
chance of beating out some Of the
oder players.
The batting order viii be as fol
lows:
Zeider, 2b.
Zwilling, cf
Schultz, If.
Fische or Wallace, C.
Mccarthy. 3b.
Allison. IF.
Mlligan, SIS.
Pechos, ID.
Packard, Lavender, Bailey Pendef-
CAST and Wright, D.
Included in the ! st of Cubs are sew
vral stars of the game. Rollie Zeider
is veteran, having been with tho
White Sex, New York Yankees and
later with the Chicago Feds, before
tie amalgmat'on of the two Chicago
teams.
Zeider has lost little of his cunning
He has always been known As Il
shrewd player, one Of the greatest
base runners in the game and a
wonderful fielder. He s battling
with Steve Yerkes, formerly of the
Boston Red Sox, FOR the regular sec
ond base berth and it's a toss up at
the present time as to which will be
in the game when the season opens
at Cincinnati on April y.
"Dutch"Zwillilg, the center fielder,
will not doubt be Changer Tinker's Sc
lection when the season storts. Wv H.
ing is a vicious hitter. leading thu
Federal League in home runs in 1914.
He is probably better hitter thar,
Cy Williams. but is not as fast on
the boss of the Cubs.
Schultz Still There"
Frank Schultz is about the last OF
the. famous Old Cub machine. which
played under Frank Chance, won 50
many remnants FOR Chicago. and macs
Charles w. Murphy millionaire
wild Fire." at Schultz is called has
lost none of his cunning. There is
g question as to who will play the
regular left field for the Cubs. Leslie
Mann, enc of the fastest runners N
the country, is Schultc's opponent
and IS now with Tinker on the other
division. Tinker wants to look him
over little more, although he played
tie left field last year for the Chicago
Whales, as the Feds were called.
Bill Fischer halls from the Brook
lyn Nationals aud batted.~ 1926 last sea-
son for the Chicago Feds. He and
James Archer W II do the most of the
catching TO. the Cubs tie coming sea
son Fischer is assisted by shotgun
wallace, a young catcher who was
was with Roger Bresnahan at Chicago
part of last season. wallace earned
his name of Shotgun" through his
wonderful throwing arm.
Alex Mccarthy is new man on the
team aud has little chance to rob
Heine Zimmerman ouj of his posi-
ton at the th':d sack. but he is q
cracking good man and Tinker is
liable to keep him as utility infielier
as he can play third. short CT second
Pete Allison has been trying tc
make The big league for some time
and has chance to make good this
season. He e good outfieder and
a hard hitter"
Mulligan Il "Fimd."
Eddie Mulligan is the real find oil
the season. He was picked up by
Roger Bresnahan. through Charles.W
Murphy, and halls from Davenport
la. He is about the fastest trick
seen in the infield IN years. His
throwing arm is his greatest asset
coupled with his speed and ability t.
cover ground If he hits in the big
cLo No Inr l>.t
training, he is sure to lisplace the
veteran Mike Doolan at ther sho
field
Charles Pechous, an 1S-year-olG
school boy, has been assigns I'd 10 frs
base. a new position for him. His
regular place is at third base, but
Manager Tinker thousht he saw some.
thing in Pechous and tie hoy has beel
playing a remarkable game at TIL
initial sack. Naturally. he does no
expect to beat We Safer on Of h''
place, but Pechous is certain to be-
come big league star before long
He lacks the necessary experience.
Manager Tinker has Sent along
some Of his strongest pitchers to bat
tie the Milwaukee team. In the list
is Eugene Packard. one of the star
left handlers of the Federal league. He
was with Kansas CITY last year and
was second only to the great Eddie
Plank Packard will he a regular on
the Cub pitching staff. 1t s said
President Weeglman. the new ownes
of the Chicago Cubs, paid $4,000 for
the portsider
Jimmie Lavender has been bic
league pitchs~ for several years. He
had a good season in 1915 ami is lust
low rounding into his best from. after
nursing sore arm at Tampa.
Mike Prendergast comes from
Feor'a, H. He was one Of Manager
Tinker's best right handed pitchers
last year and will no doubt be re
tanned
Bailey To Work Here,
Bill Bailey another left handler
stood tlrs Pittsburgh Federal league
team On its head in the last game O.
the year last season ana through his
sensational duty on the mound gave
Tinker the pennapt. Bailey is III
good shape and VII probably worl
in the opening game a. Pine Bluff.
Bob Wright is giant youngstel