Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-20
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
College Players Big Factors
in the National Game.
GENERALLY STARS
FIRST-CLASS RACING RULED AT
THE NEW ORLEANS TRACK.
Carter Knocked Out Choynski-Change
in Revolver Rules-Fast
Bowling Contests.
GENERALLY STARS

TIE signing of the Hillebrand brothers OF
Princeton for the Washington base ball club
demonstrates that the college players Will
continue to be important factors in the ma
tional game. In speaking of this matter
with James H. Manning the other evening
the latter said to a Star reporter:
The steady influx of college men in base
ball has done much to elevate the sport
College athletes are the greatest hustlers on
earth, and when one or two are put on
professional team they unwittingly perhaps,
inculcate spirit of gameness and dash
that does every one on the club good. In
stead of being an experiment, the college
player is now accepted as valuable asset
and all the managers vie with one another
to induce a crack player to become profess
Sional.
"Of all the base ball leaders, Frank Selee
has brought out more good men than any
of his contemporaries. When he was at the
head of the Boston team he adopted ms
policy of corraling collegians, and ever al
terward he scanned the scores of the college
games and watched the players with as
much avidity as far-seelns executive
would keep in touch with the minor leagues
in the hope of acquiring valuable young
Ste-.
Probably Selees greatest find was Fred:
Tenney. a Brown graduate. Selee signed
bat occasionally, and in the outf1eld. The
next season Boston made bad start and
after few weeks of disaster Selee decided
to make a radical change. He sent Tommy
Tucker, a great favorite, to the bench, and
told Tenney to go to first base and do the
best he could A change of this sort In a
city with the ultra conservative enthusi-
asts of Boston caused nothing short OF
sensation. The newspapers criticised Selee
severely, and all Joined in declaring that
such a move was unwise. Tenney. how
ever. showed surprising form, and In few
weeks was acknowledged to be the very
best frSt-sacker in the country, a distfnc-
ton he has retained to this day. Tucker
was soon forgotten. and the Boston team
that season won the pennant, thanks to
the new mans peerless work.
with Boston, Selee later brought to the
front Ted Lewis. who retired after several
highly successful seasons. and Geo. Browne,
who is now the star right fielder of the
New York team.
In Chicago Selee did not forget the college
man. but soon had Carl Lundgren. Charles
Dexter, Davy Jones, Catcher Stahl, Dick
Harley and one or two others on the regu-
lar playing list. Dexter was permitted to
go to Boston to help out the triumvirs, but
the others will appear with his organiza-
ton next season. Rival managers were not
long in following the example of Selee and
now every season sees an increased num-
Der of college men on the professional
clubs.
Lauder, the third baseman, who Is now
with New York, developed into a good man.
while Fultz, the New York American out
fielder, is one of the few real stars of the
game. Mike Powers is COMFY Mack's
mainstay behind the bat, and Barclay, the
ST. Louis outfielder, has more than made
good Mathewson, who Is regarded by
many as being the greatest pitcher in the
country. was Bucknell College student.
Miller Higgins, the Cincinnatis new sec
ond baseman. is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Cincinnati Law School. Roy Thorn
as. the Phillies little center fielder. has but
few superiors in his position. DR.. White
is one of the most dependable men the
White Sox's twirlng staff. And there are
other collegians who are deserving of pic
lures in the base ball hall of fame"