La Junta tribune., 1916-04-15
OUR BALL TEAM.
La Jnnta will Have soa,e Class %
Its Ball Team This Year -8osse-
thing Aboat the Players.

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Thursday afternoon. with the arriv-
al Of First Baseman Bockewitx from
Denver. La Junta's entire baseball
team for theseason Of 1915 Ii safe
within the confines Of our fair little
city. There are eleven OF the clan
here. complete ball club Of nine
men with one extra pitcher and one
utility man. and from 4 standpoint
OF personal appearance they look like
college glee club. and form = de-
cided contrast with the usual coteria
OF itinerant ball players. Outfielder
Lou Pelky. In conversation with the
Tribune man. stated that he had
played baseball all oyer the western
country. and this was the first time
he ever encountered n ball club. dur
ing the trainig season. where every
player had = piece Of money and .
complete wardrobe. Verify styles do
change. and the day Of the rough
neck In over.
Manager Max Addington has spent
the whole Of the winter in selecting
his players. and did not come north
from Oklahoma City until his entire
team had been put under contract.
arriving here about two weeks ago,
since which time his players have
been arriving by ones and twos. Ok
lahoma City IL virtually = clearing
house for ball players. n . great
many Of the league teams pick up
their recruits there. going south for
training and drop their surplus play
ers coming hack. 20 Mr.. AddinGtoa
was In = position TO make bis sslec-
tions from . big bunch Of prospects.
Three Of last years team viii b
In the line UP this year-Maaager
Addinston At second: Carter Chell-
cord. who has been working In IL
Junta all winter. ~ abort: and He-
mer Merrill. st third. TIE playias
ability OF this sids q The inflsl1
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Addinstoa. sad undse preseat differ.
cnt managsasat. shs fans nay look
for . return to form Of little Merritt
who is really mighty good ball
player. who isbored undsr extrsmsly
discouraeing conditions last year.
Our regular catcher Will BE- Frank
Thomas. = dark complexioned youag
man. with the prettiest whip 70 sec-
ond base that you ever saw. He y
. good hsady catcher and = terrific
hitter. Mr. Thomas is married.
On first base will b. Dave Bocks-
wits. from beaver. without doube
the hest Initial bst player 10 this
part Of the country. lie IL six fest
tall aud throws aad bats left hand
I'd. The management had diffiesl-
~ IL signing him. ~ bis servicss
seemed 70 10 In great demand. pas.
ticularly ~ Rocky Ford and Las
Aaimas. NJ. Bockewits 10 also
married man ssd viii kesp houss n
IL Junta during the seasoa. CateA.
er Thomas also intssds 70 brtas NJ
wife herr 70 spend the summss y
colorsdo's besutiful climate.
la left field wiil b. Costea alev-
err. . young maa from Ooodlas1.
Man. and . former playias mate
With Manager Addinstoa. Showers
has had . world Of expssieacs. an1
has himsels managed organised lea-
que hall clubs. II addieioa 70 bsias
. flaishcd fielder sad . heavy hitter.
Ne h also . good catcher.
Little Luster cook vili ~ la
charge Of the ceatss sarasa. as1
What he lacks In siss Ia more shas
made W Tor ID sessd. Ne \ . 81.
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