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Show BlilHiTlI II5CLU8CII1 Nap Manager Says He Strengthen in Several Positions. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. i;.-:,r; :. Joe Birmingham of the Naps arrh-j: town today for a stay of a fcir esn, which he will spend in disens-mg pL:i for next eeason and in receiricg tr.v.. ment for his damaged right "knee !::; Dr. SI. H. Castle. His knee was h: tristcd in a collision with Elurrv Tr:. dale of tho Yarikoo-s just before ::i clo-e of Ihy season, and hai not rijlit ':ince. ' ' The outlook for the Xfr f:: IPlo,'7 Kaid the Nap manager, ''is i; at all bad. Of course, it is mi :j ?ood as it way at this tine a airo, but it must ue remembered then wo had just finished a in which we were lihtinrr for ti: pounap.t all year, while now w) i:; viewing the siluation rather d'Er; ; It. the club having finished last. B I do think that tha prospects sr? k tcr than I thought thcui a rroc-h or so before tho llUt ecason cama to a: end. "I can assure Cleveland?:! it one tiling, and that is no m::'-:r where we finish. we will pr them a hustling fighting team 3." the start of tho canipaign to vi end. In the first place, we wC be in better condition when the !f:r siart3, because a better tiainiir'rsr has been picked out for us. We e. not have any practice, trip to steak t: a year ago, and the few (antes il play corning north were more of an u jury than a benefit. ""We are going to be able to the field with an infield cunit.'0;i c ambitious youngsters. Hither or Wood w-ill be on first base. Wit-has Wit-has shown me enough to wr.rrarrt z' saving he is going to be quire a i::: baseman. The fans have called a:--lucky. 1 Perhaps he is. I wish we a-more a-more such lucky players. I have u doubts of his being able to field sition, and if he keeps up the stride he showed us, the fans will have to worry about first htf,.' don 't, know as much about Pete but Lee Fohl and others have toid i-ho i-ho is actually a brilliant first s.vr and a fair sticker. . 'Bill Rogers looks like the man for second base. If we had f. had good reports from Portland aK'-him aK'-him we would not have brnicnt Those reports have been added to rw 1--. T have seen several coast leaf-who leaf-who have told me he will add iwh-to iwh-to the Cleveland club. He is as f-;; as thev make them and one that hustling all the time. Chapman , low-to low-to have the inside track at mort, o-: this bov Wambsganns is a ome-Bay ome-Bay may have to step ' ' uf him a bench wanner. ioi UjM have Barbare and Turner, hither fill the bill and fill it well. "What do I think cbmit hip man jumping? Well. I thfLy had ri euoi chance to eU year, but I am not lowe sleep because he has jumped W. |