The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-27
THE LEAGUES YOUNG BLOOD
New Players Who VIII Make Their How
In Baseball This Year.

New Players Who VIII Make Their Row
In baseball This Year.
From the New York Sun.
The National League of baseball
clubs has never opened a champion
ship season with so many young play
ers 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 de-
veloped after a season or so OF bench
warming, many league clubs have es-
tablished what are called farms" or
in other words. are behind other clubs
in minor leagues, where youngsters
can be trained until they have ripened
into National League timber.
The New York Club has more young
players who have never signed league
contracts before than any 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 educated in the Metropolitan
team, which will represent this city in
the Athletic League. The youngsters
are Zearfoss and Foster, catchers; Sey-
mour, Flynn, kagey, Bowen and Do
heny, pitchers; infielders, Battam and
Boyle; outfielders, Cavelle. Mulligan
and Williams. OF these, Zearfoss,
Flynn, Seymore and Doheny will In all
likelihood make the regular New York
team
The Brooklyns will have no farm"
but Manager Foutz has several new
men who bring splendid regulations
from the minor leagues. Jones, who
led the Eastern League in batting, Is
a candidate for the outfield, and Is
considered a conner" Smith. a catch
er, who went South with the New
Yorks last year; Payne, left-hand
pitcher from Toronto. and Harper. a
right-hander from the Eastern League,
are the others.
The Philadelphia have but one play
er who has not been seen in all the
league cities Hulen, a left-handed
infielder. is the man, and he has al
ready been crowded to the bench.
The Baltimores have signed no new
men. but Hanlon has a colt battery,
Pond and Bowerman, who have not
yet tried their speed in league COM
pany. The Boston club will show two
new players in Bergen, a catcher from
Kansas City, and Pitcher Yerrick from
the New England League. Washing
ton, too, will present some youngsters
who have been in the league before.
Outfielder Lush, First Baseman Rog-
ers and Catcher McAuley, all from the
Eastern League, are the principal
ones.
Louisville. through Manager McClos-
key, has added several promising colts
to last years team of young bloods
Catcher Boyle, Pitcher Frazier, First
Baseman Cassidy and Outfielder Dex-
ter are likely to secure regular places.
Buck Ewing has a pitcher of the name
of Wiley Davis, looked upon as a WON
der by Cincinnati cranks, and has also
resurrected Charley Irwin, the ex-Chi-
cago colt, who received a thorough
seasoning in the Western League last
year. Arson is trying two expert
ments in Mcbride and Flynn, but their
work has not been of a startling ma
ture
The Cleveland c. has a promising
young catcher in "a, a clever in
fielder in Tom De4,--nty and a hard
hitting outfielder in Shearon, late of
the Eastern League. Pittsburg's new
talent is confined to the pitching box;
Hastings from Kansas City, Goar 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 be-
ing a believer in experienced talent.
Among those who played last year
and have been dropped are: Wilmot
of Chicago, Glasscock of Louisville
Murphy of New York, Buckley of
Philadelphia, Stewart of Georgia and
Carey of Baltimore.