The evening times., 1896-09-25
MANY YOUNGSTERS TRIED
Comparatively Few We're Fast
Enough for the League.
COLONELS WERE NUMEROUS
Boston and Cincinnati Had Each But
Nineteen Men-An the Other Clubs
Had MOre-W ashingtOn Got Along
with Twenty-one-Philad delphia
Was Next to Louisville.

The closing season OF baseball has seen
more experiments in the field of baseball,
rs typlfied by the twelve National League
clubs, than any since 1890. More young
players have been tried, found lacking and
thrown down than in any previous year.
andquite number have held their o VII, and
bid fair to tarry longer. Comparatively fe w
OF the old staId-bys have fallen by the way
side. Dan Brouthers is about the only & ood
old veteran to go by the board. and the
whole camwaign has been one where old
blood has been relied upon to steady the
teams and keep the youngsters keyed up TO
winning tone.
The total number of players tried this year
in the League. deducting double c-hcaders-
nen who have been transferred and appear
on the lists of more than one team Is 244
-protsibly the largest number ever under
salary in any season.
Washington has had twenty-one men,
which are enumerated as follows: Seven
pitchers. three catchers one first baselnan,
five second bascmen. five third bascmen,
one shortstop and four outfieldcrs.
ANsoN HAD TWENTY-FIVE.
Anson has tried five catchcrs. seven pitch
ers, TWO first basemen, four second basenien,
two third baSemen, three shortstops and six
outfielders. Allowing for the fact that
some men were tried III two or three posi-.
tions, the old man has yet tested twenty-five
players.
Baltiimore tried nine pitchers, three cal:ch-
ers, two first base me a, thre second basemen,
four third basemcu, two sbortstops and five
fielders. Deducting Implications or men
changing POSITIONS, the Orioles have still
used TWENTY-FIVE men-the same Number
that Anson tested
Boston has had lots of fun selecting ma
terial. The Hub outfit has had four catch
ers, seven pitchers, one first basemah, five
second basemen, two third basemen, two
shurts;ops and five fielders. DeductiDg du-
plications, nineteen men.
BROOKLYN has made use OF six pitchers,
three catchers, TWO first basemcn, three
second basemen, one third haseman, one
shotstop and five outfielders. Minus du-
plicatinnS, twenty men.
Cincinnati's outfit has included eight
pitchers, three catchers, three first base
men, one each at second, short aud third,
and four outfielders; minus applications,
nineteen men.
Cleveland has tried seven pitchers, four
catchers, two first basemen, one second
baseman. two third basemeD, one sbortstpp
and eight outficlders; minus Implications,
twenty one.
THERE WE'RE THIRTY COL0NELS.
Louisville has had gorgeous and varied
gang. The Louisville roster has been almost
too NUMEROUS to keep tab of, but would ap-
proximate asfollows: Pitchers. eight, catch
ers seven; first basemcn, four; second base
men. four; third bascmen, three: shortstolIs,
six; feeders, eiGht-total, wedding ont dupli-
Gates, thirty.
New York fought hard for place in thelast
division with a gallant band composed of
sc, en- pitchers, four caIchcrs, ttHse r>.t
ba>emen, two second bascmcn, four third
basemeD. five Shortstops, and six outileld-
ers-only net total of twenty-one men.
More New York players have shifte< from
place To place than has been the case with
any other club.
Philadclphia tired eight twirlcrs, three
catchers, four first bascmen, one second
basemen, three third bascInen, five short
stops. and seven outfielders-net total,
twenty-five.
Tie PIttsburg enumeration calls for seven
pitchers, three catcners, four first bascmen,
three second baSemen. two each al thlrdand
short, and -four fielderS-nct total, twenty
four.
st. Louis has had seven pitchers, three
catchers, two first and two second basemcn,
two third basemeD, two shortstopS and iive
fieldcrs-tweDty men, minus deductions.