Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04

in the ranks. Dave Rowe, a brother Of Jack
Rowe, is playing first base for Omaha In the
came team is Nckery, the bot-headed young
pitcher that Arson tried to tame and failed
Gllk.. an old Clevelander, plays second base for
Omaha. In the pitchers box of the Columbus
team is Hank O'Day, who pitched for the Now
1orSs at various times In the Kansas City
team. as captain and second baseman is Jimmy
Manning. who on the morning of Decoration
dey. 1856. in game between New York and De-
troit. broke his arm result of collision
with Jack Rowe. Ely. who had brief engage
ment with Brooklyn last year, is short stop for
the Toledo team. Billy O'Brien, the obese first
baseman of the Washingtons a few wears ago.
occupies the same position in the Indianapolis
team. Kid Madden, the diminutive left-handed
pitcher, who made quite stir when he pitched
for Boston few years ago, is with Indianapo-
ls.
With the Milwaukee club is Lawrence witch
ell. who made something of stir as Cleveland
delegate to the brotherhood convention in New
York. Twitchell is a handsome graceful fell
low. and when he played left field for Detroit
he was generally known ~ the statuesque. Nc
Carr, who played with the Boston league team
in 1880, is also with Milwaukee, holding down
short field.
In the Fort Wayne team are Cy Sutcliffe of
the Detroit and Cleveland league teams and
Alvord, third baseman Of the Clevelands.
The New England League also contains a
number OF men not unknown to patrons Of
major league cities. Billy Halves, who caught
for Boston when Tommy Bond was the star
pitcher and Harry Wright manager. now PLAYS
first base for Lowell, and Arthur Whitney, the
ex-New Yorker, is at third base for that team.
McGunnigle, once Brooklyn's manager, now
plays right field for and manages the Brockton
team. In Woonsocket is Burrill, who was one
OF New York's 1891 staff Of catchers.
The Illinois and Iowa League has a few ex-
National League players. McQuery, the for
mer Detroit first baseman, is with Evansville.
John Rainey, who filled brief engagement at
third for New York, is with Terre Haute.
Charley Snyder is catching for Rockford.
The Southern League. with the exception of
Daddy Phelan and Tommy Kearns, is made up
almost exclusively Of young blood.
The Pacific Coast League is we'll stocked with
old stagers. Glenalvin. whom Arson tried. is
with Los Angeles. Jerry Denny is playing the
game of his life for San Jose and Charley
Sweeney. the old Providence pitcher, is play
ing great first base for oakland
Some old league players have even drifted up
as far as the Pacific northwest. Dalrymple is
playing right field for the Spokane club. and in
the same team are Ollie Beard, formerly short
stop for Cincinnati; Monk Cline. the Louisville
outfielder. and Sowders. the Boston pitcher In
Portland, Greg, are Bid Baldwin, Cincinnati's
pugnacious catcher. and Werrick and White.
once Louisville infielders. In Seattle are Gil
Hatfield, Sam Laroque, formerly O Pittsburg
inielder. Phil Reccius is with Spokane and
Willie Mains is pitching for Portland.
Westward no. seems to be the motto of the
ball player. In another season or two the Young
bloods who are now developing in the minor
leagues will take the place Of the major leaguers
who are unable to maintain the pace.