The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15

Splendid Chances For Young Aspfrants
For Popular Favor In the National Gamo
TO Distinguish Themselves Who tho
New Players Arc.
The National League of Baseball Clubs
has mover opened championship sea-
son with so many young players under
contract The demand for new blood
seems to have developed into a craze, to
which no end is in sight Not content
with securing few untried players, to
be gradually developed after season or
80 of bench warming, many League
clubs have established what are called
farms, on, in other words, are behind
other clubs in minor leagues, where
youngsters can be trained until they
have ripened into National league tim
Der.
Tho New York club has moro young
players who have never signed League
contracts before than any other club in
the big league. Manager Irwin has al
ways been an advocate of young blood
and he has gathered in men who, though
not quite expert enough just yet for the
regular New York team, will be edu-
Gated i'll the Metropolitan team which
Will represent that city in the Atlantic
league The youngsters are Zearfoss and
Foster, catchers; Seymore, Flynn, Ka-
gey, Bowen and Doheny, pitchers in
helders, Battam and Boyle outfielders,
Cavclle, Mulligan and Williams. OF
these Zearfoss, Flynn, Seymore and Do
heny will in all likelihood make the
regular New York team.
Tho PrOo1-1.-,,s will Lox.a
but Manager Foutz has several new
men who bring splendid regulations
from the minor leagues Jones, who led
the Eastern league i'll batting, is a can
dldate for the outfield, and is considered
"comer." Smith, q catcher who went
south with the New Yorks last year;
Payne, left hand pitcher from Toronto,
and Harper. a right handler from the
Eastern league, are the others.
The Philadelphians have but one
player who has not been seen in all the
League cities. Hulen, left handed in
fielder, Is the man, and he has already
been crowded to the bench.
The Baltimores have signed no new
men, but Hanlon has q colt battery,
Pond and Bowerman, who have not vet
tried their speed in League company.
The Boston club will show two new
players i'll Bergen, a catcher from Kan
sas City, and Pitcher Yerrick from the
New England league Washington, too,
Will present some youngsters who have
never been in the League before. Out
fielder Lush. First Baseman Rogers and
Catcher McAuley, all from the Eastern
league. are the principal ones
Louisville. through Manager Nc
Closky. has added several promising
colts to last year team of young bloods.
Catcher Boyle, Pitcher Frazier, First
Baseman Cassidy and Outfielder Dexter
are likely to secure regular places. Buck
Ewing has q pitcher Of the name Of
Wiley Davis, looked upon as a wonder
by Cincinnati cranks, sand has also res
directed Charley Irwin, the ex-Chicago
colt, who received thorough seasoning
IN the Western league last year. Arson
Is trying two experiments in Mcbride
and Flynn, but their work has not been
Of a startling nature.
The Cleveland club has a promising
young catcher in O'Meara, q clever in.
fielder in Tom Delehanty, and a hard
hitting outfielder in Shearon. late Of the
Eastern league. Pittsburg's new talent
Is confined to the pitching box-Hast-
ings from Kansas City, Gear from the
Western association and Hughey from
the Western league being the best The
st Louis club has few if any young
players, Won der Abe being a believer
in experienced talent
Among those who played last year
and have been dropped are Wilmot Of
Chicago, Glasscock of Louisville, Muir
ply of New York. Buckley of Philadel-
Phia, Stewart of Chicago and Carey of
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