The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-02

Vulcan Baseball club, composed en-
tirely Of jenkins Vulcan employees, has
dangerous appearance. Manager
Clapp has q strong hurting staff and
does not have to depend on one or
two pitchers to swirl him to victory.
Oscar Gwinn, formerly a pitcher with
the Murray baseball club that travel
ed out Of Richmond, is scheduled to
appear In the box for him. He is
valuable man, having Just returned
from the service and Is in excellent
condition. Ching" McConaha, just
back from the service, is another Of
Clapp's hurting staff. Besides these
two, the Jenkins-Vulcan club boasts
of ]. Swift, who is. newcomer in the
field and therefore a dark horse"
pitcher; Karl Roop, who hurled ball
for the Anderson Eagles and had a
try-out with major league club also
is included on the staff.
The Jenkins-Vulcan Is not near an
overbalanced club for there are also
three of the best s.. A. L. catchers
listed on the s. A. L. roster in the
back-stop position They are Emmett
Haas, Bill Winters and George Fine.
When Carl Roop and Ching" McCon-
first and second bases, respectively.
while Bill Winters may get the hot
corner for the Jay-Vess Claude
Knight, one of Richmond's best util-
ity players, will be seen stopping them
est inf1elds any team in the league can
secure.
Bunch Of Good Fielders.
tn, he
enough gardeners to make hits hard
for opposing teams In Lahse, Hill,
Cameron and Hewitt, he has an excep-
tionally good bunch Of gardeners.
Ernie Bosworth, manager Of the
American Seeding Machine company
team, will have one of the livest and
fastest teams in the field. Last year
Ernie tried umpiring but did not like
the bouquets slipped him by the team
managers, so he decided to sling some
salve himself this year. Ernie has on
bis pitching staff one of the strongest
pitchers in the S. A. L. That hurler
is Rus" Hawekotte, who, with Pete
Minner last year staged some of the
best pitching duels of the season.
Everett Haas will form the other part
of what looks like real league bat
terry. Bud" Johnson, one of Rich
mond's best Unfolding basemen, will
stage a comeback" this year when
he steps to the front on the initial
bag.
Others In Infield
Other members of the infield will
be Lou Quigley, who is sure to give q
good account of himself at the second
base position, and Cy Fitzgibbons, on
| short-stop. Fitzgibbons was a one
time COB, so he should be In trim
shape for. any fray, and guard the
shortstop position like patrol boat.
| Cracraft probably will cover third, but
will get some opposition from Frank
| Lawrence who is also slated for that
position.
In the outfield and utility, the Seed
fers have some splendid prospects in
Ellis, Clayton, knight, Roy Null, Ear
nest Way, Clarence Butler and Phil
Roser. With an outf1eld that should
| establish a record for the Seeders, the
machine should deliver some stiff op
| position that will mean something tC
| its numerous followers. According
to the sale of tickets thus far, the
Seeders will have the largest group Of
rooters of any team in the field.
Last, but not least, let's take up thu
entrance of two new teams in the
Saturday Afternoon league. The two
teams in question are the Wayne
Works and Swayne- Robinson clubs
Both clubs present a good deal Of I'm
known players.
Ozark Horse" Pitchers
In the Wayne Works aggre gator
are three pitchers of whom little il
, known. Pitcher Steel, who probabl,
i will be slated to hold down the mount
; for the Workers first, is of decided,
unknown calibre. He comes into tn
j S. A. L. heralded as an excellen
: twirler. In Ivan Toney, Stansberr5