The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
BACK TO THE MINOR LEAGUES.
OF MANY FORMER
BIG LEAGUE STARS.

for BAH Players Who Have Seen Their
Best Day on the Diamond and TOT
Others Who Need More Schooling
Minor baseball leagues OF the various
grades not only do their share in promoting
the welfare Of the national game, playing
big part in keeping interest keyed up,
but they also are boon for one time major
league players. They furnish shelter
for those who are no longer able to main
tain the speed required in the big leagues,
as well as for those who break into fash
ionable company too soon and need more
seasoning in less ambitious leagues. The
latter can go back to the smaller leagues
for while, then when they make the needed
improvement go into the big leagues once
more. The minor organizations are nurs-
cries for coming players and continued
source Of livelihood for those who have
outlived their usefulnesssin the National
| and American leagues They catch the
players going and coming.
There are dozens of players in the smaller
leagues earning a respectable income who
were once in big league. Some of them
will 60 back to the big league; some have
passed the zenith OF their baseball ability,
but through the existence Of the minor
leagues are enabled to make profitable
| use Of what ability they still retain. Never
too proud to 60 back to minor league
Jesse Burkett once remarked to Sun
reporter. Cases where a player has been
too proud to 60 back to a minor league
have been known, but most players are too
sensible to be influenced by any such pride
With those of independent means it is differ
ent. But even those of the latter class have
not always hesitated to go back to minor
league, for love Of the game or for the sake
Of putting in the time in wholesome occu-
patton.
There probably are more former mem.
bers Of big leagues in the American Asso-
citation than in any other minor league.
Lefty Davis, formerly Of the New York
Americans and Brooklyn Nationals, Is play
ing right field for the Columbus team, and
on the same team are Pickering who was
with the Athletics last year: Jack Ryan, the
former Boston catcher; Wrigley, formerly
of Washington, New York and Brooklyn;
Hulswitt recently the Philadelphia Ma
tionals' shortstop; Malarkey, who used
to pitch for Boston and Congalton, an
outfelder, once with the Chicago Nationals.
Bill Schriver, for years major league
backstop, is now catching for the Louis
vile club, and on the same team as catcher
and manager is Charlie Dexter, who played
in Louisville when it was National League
city and who also was with Chicago and
Boston. Wright. the former Cleveland
pitcher is also with Louisville.
The Minneapolis team of the American
Association harbors Marshall, who was with
the New York champions last year; Hynes,
the outfelder. who played with the st, Louis
Browns last year; Stovall, a former American
League pitcher land Davy Jones. who was
with Seless Chicago Cubs last year. Arthur
Irwin, who played shortstop for the old
Providence team in the sos, and who since
then has managed New York, Washington
and Philadelphia, is now manager of the Kan
sas City team and doing we'll there. Nance,
oltfelder; Bonner. second baseman, and
Butler, who caught for the St. Louis
Nationals while last year, are on Twins
team. On the Milwaukee team are Beville.
who caught for the New York Americans last
year. Barry Mccormick, the second base
man; Robinson and McChesney, former
big league players. Joe Cantllon. once an
American League umpire, is manager 'of
the Milwaukee team.
Tom McCreery, who played in the outfield
is playing there now for Indianapolis.
So are Swander, who was with the Browns
last year; Thoney, at one time with the
New York Americans, and Roth, who used
to catch for Philadelphia. On the st. Paul
league PLAYERS, while two e3-National
Leagus stars. Jack Doyle and Eugene
DeNlont reville, are with the Toledo club,
Billy Clingnan, who was in National League
company when Louisville was in that lea que,
is with Toledo. Greminger. the big third
Minneapolis team; Siever, the exist. Louis
pitcher, is with Minneapolis; Veil, the ex-
Pittsburg pitcher, s with Columbus. and
Noonan, the. e1-Philadelphia catcher, is
with St. Paul.
Two Of the greatest short stops baseball
ever turned out are nov earning their
bread and butt er in minor leagues One
is Herman Long, the former Boston star,
who this year is with the Des Moines club
in the Western League, and the other is
timore Eastern League Club. Another
crack short stop of former days who is man
aging minor league team is Ed Mexican.
Mexican was associated with Pat Tebeau,
Jimmy McAleer, cy, Young, Cupid Childs,
and OF her crackajacks on the old Cleveland
team.
The Eastern League pays the salary Of a
number of one time ma or league players.
Joe Bean, for time with the New York
Nationals. is playing shortstop for Jersey
City, and on the same team are Billy Keister
ard Eugene Mccain, the latter formerly
with Brooklyn. Rochester has Carey once
With Baltimore and peerless as a fielding
first basen1an, and Steelman, who caught
for Brooklyn for while. Toronto has
Harley, Magoon and Falkenburg all former
National League players, and Baltimore
has Heame, who caught for Brooklyn. and
Wiltse, who pitched for the New York
Americans and brother Of the New York
National Wiltse Rube Kissinger. last
year on the Detroit pitching staff is with
Buffalo, as is Jake Gettman. Jack Cronin
and Jack Dunn are with the Providence
Club, and 80 is Poole the ex-Brooklyn and
Cincinnati pitcher. Jimmy Bannon. who
was a member OF the Boston Nationals in
days contemporary with Collins. Tenney
and Bobby Lowe, is PLAYING the outfeld
for Montreal. George Laohance has gone
to Montreal
Good old George Van Haltren has re.
turned whence he came. native Of
California, he has gone back to the land
OF his birth and is playing center field for
and manag ing the Oakland Club of the
Pacific Coast League. Parke Wilson who
caught Amos Rusie, Jouett Meekin and
other heroes Of the past on the New York
team, is manager Of the San Francisco
Club. Second Rasemsn Tim Flood, not
long ago with Brooklyn. and First Base
man Dillon who played with Brooklyn