The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12
THE LEAGUE's Y0UNG FLOODS.
New Players who VIII Make Their bow
In Baseball THIS Year.

The National League of baseball clubs has
never opened a championship season with so
many young players under contract. The de-
mand for new blood seems to have developed
into n craze. to which no end is in sight. Not
content with securing few untried players, to be
gradually DEVELOPED after a season or so Of
bench warming many League clubs have estab-
lished what arc 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 other club in the big League. Mana
ger Irwin has always 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 Metro
politan team. which will represent this city in
the Atlantic League. The youngsters are Gear
floss and Foster, catchers; Seymore. Flynn,
Kagey. Bowen. and Doheny, pitchers: inhelders,
Battam and Boyle; outGeIders, Caveile. Multi
gan. and Williams. or these, XearfoSs, Flynn,
Seymore. and Doheny will IN all Likelihood
The Brooklyns will have no farm" but Man
aRer FoutZ has several new men who bring
splendid repltatioqs from n" minor Leagues
Is a candidate for the outhe!d. and is considered
a"comer," Smith; a catcher, who went south
with the New Works last year; Payne, a left
hand pitcher from Toronto. and Harper, a right
hander from the Eastern League, are the others.
The Pkiladelphias have hut one player who
bas not been seen In all the League cities. Hu-
len, a left-handed iniielder, is the man. and he
has already been crowded TO the bench.
The Baltimoras have signed no new men, but
Hanlon has "a colt battery, Pond and B~o~erman,
who have not yet tried their speed In League
company. The Boston club will show two new
PLAYERS In Bergen, n catcher from Kansas city,
and Pitcher YCrrick from the New England
League. Washington, too, will present some
Youngsters who have never been in the League
before. outhelder Lush, first baseman Rogers.
and Catcher McAuley, all from the Eastern
League. are the principal ones.
Louisville. through Manager McCloskey, has
added several promising colts to last years
team Of young bloOds. Catcher Boyle, Pitcher
FRAZIER. First BRseman Cassidy, and Duthelder
Dexter are likely to secure regular places, .knck
Ewing has a pitcher OF the name OF Wiley
Davis, looked upon as a wonder by Cincinnati
cranks, and has also resurrected Charley Irwin,
The ex.Chicago colt. who received a thorough
reasoning IN the Western League last year.
Arson is trying two experiments in Mcbride
and Flynn, but their work has not been OF a
NJ cleveland Club has a promising young
cstcher In O'Nfeara, a clever tnfielder in Tom
iIeIehRnty, and a hard-hitting outfelder In
Shearon, late OF the Eastern League, Pitts
box: Hastings from Kansas CITY, GGar from the
Western Association, and Hughey from the
Western League being the best The -, Louis
club has few IL any young players, Won der
Ahs being a believer in experienced talent.
Among those who played last year and have
haen dTopped are: W!lmOt OF Chicago, Glass
eock OF Louisville, Murphy OF New York, Buck;
Icy OF Philadelphia, stewart OF chicago an"
Carey OF baltimore