Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-20
Many New Players to Be Tried
Out by American League.
CHICAGO HAS MN E
RESULTS IN THE INDOOR TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.
War Bowlers Too Much for Bureaus
Sutton Beats Vignaux-Pushing
Work on the Shamrock.

Nearly fifty newcomers will be tried out
by American League clubs this season.
Many of them are among the best of the
| minor leaguers, and 1t Is expected that
numerous stars will be secured. Chicago
has no less than nine upon the list, while
Cleveland will try out eight
Comiskey's big bunch consists of the fol-
| lowing: Lee Tannehill, Billy Hallman,
Eyler. Patsy Flaherty, Dunkle, Owens, Cd
| we'll, C. Jones and Doran Tannehil was
the star shortshop Of the Louisville team Of
the American Association. He broke his
| leg during the middle of last season. Fla
herty and Dunkle. both pitchers. come from
the same team. Neither is actually new to
fast company. Flaherty having pitched for
Pittsburg a few years ago. while Dunkle
was with the Philade2phias for two seasons.
Both did great work. however, for Louis
vile last year, leading the American Asso-
citation twirers in average of games won.
Pitcher Owens is another who has been
on earth before, having received brief
trial with Detroit two years ago. Billy
Mailman is a. nephew of Billy Hallman, the
former Clevelander, and two years ago was
member of the Milwaukee, Pitcher
Eyler has also had big league career, be-
ing with Philadelphia several years ago.
"Commy" May Lose Odwell.
Odwell. the heavy hitting outfelder, the
best batter in the American Association, is
a star man, but. according to rumor, Co
miskey may not be able to hold him, as it
| is stated that Odwell had signed Louis
Vile contract. c. Jones was an outfielder
in Denver last year, while Doran put up
good game in the outfield in one of the
Three-I League clubs.
The select list of star players awarded
New York has been strengthened by a jul
dicious choice from the minor leagues. Crit
fifth having FIVE on his list Catcher Beville
was with Kansas City last year, and caught
and hit his way into popular favor. Wolfe.
one of the best pitchers in the American
Association last season. is half brother to
Bill Phillips of the Cincinnatis, and was
much sought after by National League
clubs. Then there is Adkins, the big COL
lege twirler. who got a brief trial by Jimmy
Collins last year, and was then turned over
to Hughey Duffy for experience.
John Cancel the first baseman, has been
seen in the big leagues before, playing with
the New Yorks several years ago. He Is
said to be faster than before, and it is we'i
! known that he was one of the best htters
in the American Association last season.
Dunden, a third baseman from Denver, is
also slated for trial. He is a corking good
hitter. and rather fast on the field.
Collins Has Good Material.
Jimmy Collins has picked out six choice
youngsters for Boston, Stone, the Omaha
outfielder, being the star of the bunch.
He has the reputatio of being a slugger
and it is possible that Collrs will play
him regularly in the outfied and place
either Dougherty or Freeman upon first
base Norman Gibson, the Kansas City
twirler, certainly should prove find" for
Collins, If his work last year can be taken
as a sign. Nick Altrock, from the Mil
| waukee team, did fairly good work in his
| trial last fall by Collins, and should do
| better this year. In Lucia, who caught for
| Milwaukee, Boston Is said to have picked
| up a strong backstop.
| Connie Mack has five new men for the
Athletics. three pitchers and two outfeld-
| ers. The latter are Hoffman of Norwich,
! Conn, and WaldrOn, from the Milwaukee
club. With Ollie Pickering they will strive
for the place left vacant by Davy Fultz.
| The pitching trio consists of Henley, from
| Atlanta; Bender, an Indian, and CoakIey,
| the Holy Cross College twirer.
| Washington has four new men. Short
| stop Moran. from Georgetown University;
| City, who jumped his contract with Con-
| ME Mack last year, and Pitchers Smith
| and Clark, both from the south.
Donahue Brothers Form a Battery.
st. Louis has only one youngster signed,
Brick Red Donahue, a brother to Frank
Donahue, the star twirler of the st. Louis
Browns. The youngster is catcher and
| was secured, it Is said, to double up with
| his brother on the days when the O'Nei
| brothers battery was in action at the Car
dinals' stamping ground.
| Detroit has several new men under con-
| tract but three, First Baseman Carr and
Outfielders Cakes and Schultz are demand
ed by the Eastern League, upon whose
| reserve list their names appear. Barrows
| has Turner of Toledo and Pitcher Kissinger
under contract.
| The new contingent Of the Cleveland club
| include Stovall and Hickey of the Seattle
| team of the Paciic-Northwest League;
Dorner, from the Three I League; HILL
from the Southern League; Pounds, from
| the New York State League, and Walker,
| from the Connecticut League, all candi-
| dates for pitchers. Aside from these Ar
| mour has but two youngsters on his list
Catcher Abbott, who is expected to make as
big a hit as did Bemis, and Weed. the out