The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-16
MANAGERS HUST[ING
FOR YOUNG PLAYERS
Club Owners in TwOLeagues
Are Searching for Stars.
YOUNG BLOOD NOW THE CRY
While All Have Scouts Out Securing
the Country Nothing Is Heard
From Local Camp.

These are the days when the money
loving club owners and the ambitious
managers in the two big baseball
leagues are working overtime and cut
ting into fat bank accounts IN an effort
to increase the playing strength OF their
respective teams for next season.
The demand for young ball players OF
speed and class" is simply phenomenal
In truth. the demand exceeds the supply
by so large percentage that the minor
league players who have succeeded in
making even a fair showing on their
seasons work are practically holding
up the megnates, and. what is more.
the financial demands Of these young
players are being granted by the mag
mates with impressive regularity.
All this newspaper talk about the
framing up of new national agreement
which is intended to create ana enforce
laws reserving the service ana grading
the salaries of ball players is at this
writing merely idle chatter.
Still Far Apart.
The various leagues OF professional
clubs in this country are as far apart
as ever on the many sided problem of a
national agreement, and in the opinion
Of many, despite the anxiety OF the pres
idents of certain minor leagues. there
Will be no conference held, nor national
agreement made. until after the teams
ia the two big circuits have been
strengthened by the addition OF the best
or at least the most promising players
who are working in the minor leagues
All OF the big clubs want young play
ers, and naturally are looking over the
minor leaguers for the recruits
In Chicago both Hart and Comiskey
are searching the country for players OF
youth and promise. The West Siders
want couple OF hard-hitting outfieId-
ers and pitcher. Comiskey intends to
reorganize the luckless White Sox by
securing two inhelders, a pair OF out
felders. and a high-class battery.
The two St. Louis clubs are also after
players. Manager Donovan OF the Car
dinals wants two inhelders, a catcher.
and at least one outfielder.
MeAleer the guide and mentor of the
Browns. can find room on the salary list
for new man on the infeld, an out
fielder, and couple of pitchers.
Cincinnati will pay big money for two
infelders and high-class pitcher
Pittsburg needs pitchers.
The Philadelphia National League clut
is in the market for at least seven play
ers. for President Potter has decided
to practically reorganiZe his team.
Cornelius Mack may stand pat, espec-
Tally II the Athletics win the American
League penuant, but the diplomatic
manager OF the Quakers is always on the
lookout for young pitchers.
McGraw on the Jump.
Similar conditions prevail in New
York McGraw wants third baseman
and a couple of pitchers to help out
Mathewson and MeGinnity
The Highlanders need an outfielder a
first baseman and another battery
In Boston Manager Collins. now that
he has secured Outfelder O'Neil. will
not be called upon TO worry over the
makeup of the Boston American next
year. for his team is complete as It
stands.
The Boston Nationals must be
in all departments
Going back to the West, we find that
Lajoie's Cleveland aggregation Is weak
In pitchers and in the outfleld
The Detroit Tigers are shy on out
helders who can hit the ball, and also
need q speedy lnhelder.