Show Holsum Again to Have Strong Baseball Team In Industrial League Earl Owen to Play With State Loop Champion Pitching Staff Presents Tough Problem Many lUany Veterans Return to Lineup I J By TO TOMIE PORTER I numal offensive power and should feature the play of I the Holsum Baker nine champion of the state baseball league last year ear i and one or tile the outstanding cont contenders for the Industrial loop title thIs I JOINS HOLSUM vy ri U 5 u ki I i I iI Earl Owen season With the signing of Earl Owen the club a crew ot of hard hitters who should better the club mark of hung up last season several players can be relied upon to properly properly prop prop- erly fill one or more positions with I equal ability Manager Claude Claude Engberg Engber is in I ot of two pitchers since three twirlers from whom much was ex cx- thiS season ore ore as yet tam tain of playing with the team Will l' l Miss ss McDuffie tel Mel Scott steady hurler who was credited with the deciding Hosum Holsum victorIes In the pennant race last season sea sea- son is yet undecided about playing with le Bakers or on an amateur team in federation ball Bill McDuffie speed ball artist is out of the city on business and may not return until Lee Johnson who won several games for for-Engberg's crew last season may go to Omaha for a tryout tryout try try- out with the Western league teem Reese Llewellyn who made a fine showing with HoLsum after transferrIng from a federation team 1 lost st season season is again in the harness hare har- ness md and the other twirlers a are e Howard How How- HOW I ard Christensen Norman BaIrd and Wally olly Robbins Christensen performed for the Payson Payson Pay Pay- son club 1933 state slate amateur champions cham- cham and held the hord hitting Draper team to one run in the semifinal semi semi- final game of oC the state tour tournament ament B Bird rd a southpaw was with the Stadium Sta crew in a federation league The catching staff will vil include Manager Engberg and Bob Howard r ble bie veterans behind the plate who hit over last season Ken Xen Lefty Anderson another r heavy hilter hitter hit hit- ter may be used either behind the bat or in the outfield I Clair Evens Evans who lIlt hit with the thel Lovinger crew last season and was chosen on The Telegrams Telegram's all star start starl t m has been signed to eed Hy Facer at first base the latter having elected to remain with his town tc teem m mat at Brigham Cit City ranny Franny Cowan Returns Sterl Sted Chatwin will again be seen at second b but can be used in inthe inthe the outfield if needed Sterl Sted hit a pace last year and was tied with Myers Helper star for total hits dur dur- in ing the State league season lie He scored 34 runs in helping Holsum grab the title At shortstop the Bakers will again have Franny Cowan one of the fast fast- cat Infielders seen in years c rs Franny I is alva always s 's reliable and clouted the ball for a 0 average during the 1933 season Ray Forsberg Bobby Evans end Evans are likely candidates for third hose b Occie however er may go goto to Omaha for a trial with the West West- em ern teem and Bobby may not be until after the start of the season eason An impressive array of material looms for the outfield where in addition addi addi- tion to Owen and Anderson the Bakers have Pete Dow and Ping Nyberg Ny Ny- berg veterans of last year and Fred Moore who played with Lovinger and andis is now trying out with Holsum Owen may be used at first base baoe i if needed having played that position with the C C aha club last year ear Nyberg is available for any or of the garden spots All are good hitters |