Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-17
Big LEAGUE BALL
TOSSERS START
TRAINING GRIND
Doping Winners This Year Is
Tougher Than Getting the
Coin at Havana or New
Orleans.

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coming season from Aprrl to October
but the ono who can call the turn
ON the 1918 pcnuaut ScrAmbc-wcll,
he's certainly some Solomon.
Wll the White Sox repeat? Can
the tiaft, come through again? Are
the Red So< stronger or a weaker
outfit than last wear? What will the
Cubs do now that they have an
ncxed bunch ot stars: VIII Connie
Mack, new uaStimcrs bring the Ath-
lctic, to lfeo Are the Phillics shot to
pieces and headed for the cellar
Where do the Detroit Tigers and
Cleveland Indians get off? viii Mil
Ter Hugpius bring the Nanks into the
limelpht? Can lack Hendricks make
winner OF the Cardinals? Do the
DodpcrS Reds. Braves, Pirates, Scna-
tors and Browns fit. or will they be
doesine il from the first tap of the
gong to the finale?
These arc only few of the oucs-
t;ons now pu12ling the bows who
swell the turuStilc count.
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nut eve" N.T'ctt ouk van Sse
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exnense of some other member Of the
same circuit.
For instance No reasonable
doubt can exist that the Cubs.
through the ACQUISITION of Alexander,
Killiier and Paskcrt, are a stronger
aggregation than they were in 1917.
Bv the same line Of reasoning the
conclusion is reached that the loss
o{ this trio of great oastimers puts
the philS in the nine hole right at
the blowoT
Next on the list Of iuggled lneups
comes the Red Sox. Through the call
IN the colors and thc trading OF pas
timers thc old Sox are no longer
of the hOlenroof variety. According
70 latest announcement, "Stuffy" Nc
InniS is 10 tackle the lob at third
hase for the Sox and Johnny Fyers
is 70 start the season at secoud.
These two crackeriack players hold
mo down two important rositions
should prove big hclp TO the Sox in
weathcrinc thc storm,
A. - r MacL
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Inc AthIe'''S is ano,n'r onli!' 'nai
has made conS'dcraoIe REVISION OF
ITS roster since last season Manager
Mack has disposed OF nearly all O,
the paSt'merS he raised and educa'cd
to big league I'ie. q take their
places he has secured H"rohcr, LADY
and Walker, the, Red So% veterans;
Perhaps CONNIE mas prayed ms mana
wisely and the MacNmen VIII arrive
Perhaps :,
The world champion Nhite SoX ana