The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-10
BuTE WILL Be N, RACE fluffy CONN GOES EAST
McGinnity Signs Many Fast
Men; Silvertips Will Have
Good Pitching Staff.

Butte, Jan. a-'Ironman" Joe Nc
bucketful of red hot Goals from The
old stove and bespoke himself with 6
careless abandon that is not only un-
usual with the Butte chief, but might
be taken 10 indicate a confidence in
The future that, if it is substantial
will prove of much encoura cement
But. first of all. Joe wanted it under
stood that he would again be on the
mound the coming season and better
than ever.
Il didn't get fair chance last sea-
SON. said Joe, in tones of self pity.
Things We're not running smoothly,
as was only natural for the first year.
and YOU can't pitch an inning and then
chase around to the box office TO sec
if there is enough money 10 pay the
the mound again"
Joe says that he is building his team
This year around pitching staff. This
he intends shall be the equal Of any In
the league. and upon it he will base
his greatest hopes for n pennant He
is not, however, going to neglect any
other detail of the clubs makeup, and
for that reason has a. dozen deals on
hand and more in sight.
He has flock of pitchers in view
ana several signed, intending Flo
Mc!ie. last season with the NcAlester.
whom joe banks not a little. Then
there win be himself Meikle, Letter
Schroeder, big liydorn. who will be
given another trial: Hendrix and
others all of them hy no means GER
tain of making the team, but who will
be figured in training camp muster.
Mekle and McGinnity are certainly
dependable: Micke is locally an I'M
known quantity: Letter and Schroeder
ought to be greatly improved, while
troll. prove a reliable man. He GER
tainly looks to he able TO deliver. and
with a year added to his career might
turn out the find that several have
claimed, with a Just wait qualifica-
ton.
AS to his infeld and outfie1d Joe en-
poets to have to do some hustlng.
kippert has gone on record as having
retired, and it is not known whether
Dave Hillyard will be with us again
or not. Eddie johnson. it is rumored
might go with Grover back to the
NJ.
about this. All of this uncertainty
turning out adversely, it will mean
that McGinnity will have to pick
brand new set of outer gardeners bur
he is not loafing on the Job despite his
winters business of combined agri-
Culturalist and coal miner.
As to the infield. he is trying to in
duce Joe Levin to return. and if he
does will try him out at second. plac-
ing on third the "Crack' whom Frank
Kilfora. the big catcher well known
10 Butte fans. will bring from Chicago
with him. He is also dickering for
men suitable for short and first. and,
in fact is whipping into shape a team
Of early season mysteries, the per-
sonnet of which he is not, of course,
revealing.
Me6;innitv will attend the league
meeting in Spokane. at which the
schedule will be drawn up and other
details for the season completed. and
it is probable that at this time there
will be a lot Of dickering done by the
several club owners.
The club managers this year will
lie: Seattle. Bill Lizard: Tacoma,
Tealy Raymond: Vancouver Bob
Brown; Great Falls, Herb Hester:
Butte, Joe McGinnity: Spokane. Nick
Williams.