Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
MACK ATLAST
NAMES SQUAD
Rube Oldring Joins Mack
men, Who Leave for
South Tonight
NEED MORE PITCHERS

NEED MORE PITCHERS
Connie Mack, the tall leader Of the
Athletics. broke the veil Of secrecy that
has surrounded the makeup OF his club
FOR several months, and last night an
nounced for the first time the list Of
rlayers from which he expects 20 rorm
his 1913 team,
Connie and twelve OF his men will
leave tonight from Broad Street sta
ton on the j:l5 for Jacksonville, Fla.
where the spring training sessions Will
be held. Those who leave tonight are
expected to arrive In Jacksonville late
tomorrow evening and the first practice
is scheduled for Monday morning
In the list of players announced last
night Mack will have seven pitchers,
three catchers seven infelders and four
outaelders That looks to be quite an
array of playing talent, but while several
or the players are past heroes of the
Diamond others are virtually unknown,
and therefore the development Of the
new material will bc watched with in
tercst These are the payers who Will
leave with Manager Mack this evening
from Broad street station:
Who's Who in AS
pitchers William Adams and Frank
Fnhey. Adams was with the Richmond
team Of the International League last
season and Fahey made n name for HIM
self as pitcher of the Catholic University
team. Catchcrs James McAvoy, who
was with the team last year, and Ralph
m Alta n
club. and who was with the Macks last
year. Infieders George Burns, who
comes in the three-cornered trade from
Detroit Morris Shannon, late OF Balti-
more: Joe Dugan who has already made
a favorable impression at Shibe PARK
Larry Gardner q third sackcr from Bos-
ton James Dykes, Of Blue Ridge League
fame, and g. T.. Davidson. third base
man from Brown University. Outiielders
Rube Oldring, who need, no introduce
,ion, and Charles Jameson. who Is also
well known here.
Many Now in South
The players who are scheduled to join
the team at Jacksonville ave: pitchers
Nean Gregg who has been many years
before the fans; Elmer Myers who has
been seen to advantage in number of
who was purchased from Fort smith,
Ark : Robert Geary, of the North Caro-
lima League and Joseph liauser. of the
Waupum scmi-profcssional team. Catch
or Forrest Cady. secured from the Red
Sox. Dutfelders Marlin Eopp, who was
one Of the players turned over by Boston
for NcInnis Clarence walker also or
,he Red Sox, and Inflelder II. u. Nc
cray a likely looking youngster whom
Walker is bringing with him from his
home town
Two Will Be Missing
All the players obtained from Boston
in the famous deals are included in
the list with the exception OF Chet
Thomas the catcher who apparently has
made good his threat not to report. An
other absentee will he Jake Munich. the
Delaware County boy who refused to
sign the contract offered to him by Man
ager Mack.
In explaining their respective cases
Mack said:
.Thomas wanted big contract. and |
didn't see how | could give it to him be-
Sore he made good. Catching my pitchers
much harder job than handling the
veteran Red Sox staff. | wanted to give
Thomas all the chance in the world, ana
when he wouldn't agree to terms 7 gave
him permission to fix up trade that
would take him to some club that wanted
him. asked for waivers on him and all
the clubs waived.
Mack's Ultimatum
80 it looks as If hes got To- either
come with my club at the terms ! named,
or take a minor league job, and offered
him more than he'll get from any minor
league team. That's how his case stands.
- Munich will go back to Atlanta, !
guess. ] offered him S2T5 a month, but
he wouldn't even consider that. He got
5000 from Atlanta, with n bonus at the
end Of the year because the club won
- the pennant. He's good hitter. but he
wouldn't have been In the game reg
ularly. I think that was reasonable
enough. Maybe he doesn't like our club
Anyhow, asked waivers on him, and
they all waived"
Commenting on the ability Of several
Of his youngsters, Connie said:
"0f the youngsters this hoy Dykes
: looks like the real thing. If he doesn't
make good, ! don't know who will. Hes
eighteen years old and If hadn't landed
Larry Gardner think would have
started the season with him at third
van w eNeiS tHIh6 NC . sO' 4" "N''
derful arm.
i've sort of picked Shannon fol
: second base. Dugan can play there, bu'
4 like the way the big follow come!
IN on slow hit grounders. lie can play
shortstop. too. They say this Kopp il
I. great ball player, so don't know jus
now my outfeld will line up"
A report was started on its way yes
terday that George. Burns, the Tiogi
{ noy obtained by Connie from New York
z mad enlisted in the base hospital unit
and would, therefore, not play profes
sional ball this year. The former De
uoit first sacker did try to get int
,ne hospital unit but there was no room
\ Ior him. He will leave with Connie to
night