The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
MAKEUP OF Big BALL TEAMS.
MAJOR LEAGUE CAMPAIGNERS
TRAINING IN THE SOUTH.

Nearly Al Of Them Have New Men to he
Tried Out, but the Veterans VIII Prob
ably Hold the FOrt-Ncw York Ameri-
cans and Nationals We'll Fixed for Talent
Before another week passes the teams OF
the two major baseball leagues will all be at
their training quarters getting in trim for
the pennant races that begin next month.
Nearly every team will have new material
to develop, as the minor organizations
have been secured for promising talent;
but, as is usually the case, many OF these
inexperienced Youngsters will be turned
back to their old employers in order that
they may nave more time to become seq
soned. The American League has eight
well equipped and evenly balanced mines.
Clark Griffith has had two dozen men at
Birmingham, Ala, for q week n it looks
as IL the New York Americans after all
would cut something Of a figure in the
coming struggle for championship honors.
Griffith will do some pitching himself, now
and then but most Of his work will be done
on the bench. He took pains last fall to
draft what is known as the pick Of the minor
leagues and with the experienced veterans
OF years gone by he expects to mould q
powerful baseball combination. His catch
ers will be james Mcclure, one of the Oldest
players in harness; Jack Kleinow. a star
backstop when he wants to play ball; and
Ira Thomas, a strapping big fellow who
comes highly recommended from the Prov
idence Eastern League team. The pitching
corps. which at present is a problem, will
consist of six or seven regulars who will
10 oarr;nl ,, fIc. rnryrAIlv all tho SnnGnn
Jack CHESHIRE, AL Orth, Doc Newton, Walter
Ca1kson, Noodles Hahn, Billy Hogg, Leroy,
Jimmy Whalen, Bobby keefe, Roy Hit
and Tom Hughes of Topeka are the twirlers
on Grif's staff, and they look good to
the experts. The infelders are Hal Chase,
Jimmy Williams, Norman Elberfeld, Laporte
and Joe Yeager, while the outfelders on
the clubs roll are Wild Conroy, Billy Keller,
Dave Fultz, Ed Hahn, Moriarity and Dele
hanty.
The Cleveland Americans are booked to
train at Atlanta, Ga, beginning tomorrow.
Napoleon Lajoie is the manager and he has
q collection of ball tossers who are looked
looked upon as possible pennant winners.
The catohers are Bemis, Buelow, Clarke
and Lakefeld. The pitchers are Joss,
Bernhard, Hess. Rhoades, West, Eels, Cad
walader n Wood, In addition to Lajoie,
who will play second base, the inhelders
include Stovall, Rossman, Turner, Bradley,
Barbeau, Shipke and lngeston. The out
gallon, The Chicago White sox, who are
at New Orleans, are under the leadership
Of Fielder A. Jones, one of the best out
delders In the country. The Sox played
fast ball last year, running a close race
at the end with the champion Philadelphia
Mcfarland. Hart and Ritchey. the last
two being newcomers. Eight pitchers are
in line-Owen, White, Altrock. Smith, Pat
terson, Walsh, Fiene and Rugar. The in
Held will be selected from Donohue, Dundon,
Davis, Tannehill, Isbell, Robe and Andrus.
but there is some doubt whether he will have
the services Of Callahan and Green, He
has signed Hemphill, O'Neill and Wilday to
I'LL up expected vacancies.
Connie Mack took the Philadelphia
Americans to Montgomery, Ala, on Feb
third baseman to replace Lave Cross, who
was traded some time ago to Washington.
Schreck and Powers will do the bulk OF the
catching. with Byrnes, a youngster, to help
them. Waddell, who injured his arm so
that he could not pitch against McGraw's
men in the worlds series last fall, is with the
team and says ne is all right again: The
other pitchers are Bender, the Indian; Plank,
Henley, Coakley, ,Dygert and Meyers.
Harry. Davis will play first base, Murphy
seconu, ana Monte CTosS snoTI 5top,. WIN
Knight, the former schoolboy, a probability
at third. Mack also has Oldring, who was
with the New York Americans last fall,
Hanifin and ~Brouthers, to work into the
infeld. His outfielders are Seybold, Hoff-
man. Lord. Daley. Riggs, Armbruster and
Hartsell.
James Collins has gone to Macon, Ca,
with the Boston Americans, over whom
he has undisputed control this year. His
old. catcher, Charley Farrell, has retired,
and Louis Criger, his star backstop, Is just
recovering. from a serious illness: The
natl boy; Peterson and Graham, the last
named hailing from the Coast. So far
Bill Dineen has refused to sign with Col
linz, but the other pitchers are the veteran
Cy Young, Jesse Tannehill, Gibson, VIM
ter, Harris and Josslyn., Boston will have
the usual stone wall infield with Grimshaw,
Ferris and Collins on the bases and Parent
at short field. Cnglaub is the utility in
fielder, while Setback, Clay, Stahl, Goodwin
and Freeman are the men who will care for
the outfield positions.
The Detroits, under the management OF
William Armour, are at Augusta. Warner,
Drill, Doran, Schmidt and Payne are the
catchers, with a pitching stan composed of
Donovan, Muller, Killian, Donahue, Wigs,
McCaferty and Enbanks; The infelders
Lowe and Beaver, while the o%utfelders are
Crawford, Barrett, Mcintyre, Jones and
Cobb. This team is fast, plucky and filed
with ambition. Armour is a hustling mana-
ger, who is well liked in the profession.
The Washingtons, a vastly improved COM
bination under Jake Stahl's leadership, are
at Charlottesville, Ga. Kittredge and Hey
don will do the backstopping for a strong
pitching corps made up OF Hughes, Patten,
Wolfe, Sudhoff, Kitson, Hardy, Falken-
berg, Starkell, Mccoy and Smith. Stahl
will cover first base, with Mil or Sohafiey
at second, Cassidy at short and Cross at
third. In the outfield Hickman, Anderson,
Jones, Stanley and Henline are slated for
competition.
James McAleer left for Dallas, Tex. on
March 1 with the st. Louis Americans. He
many new faces to spring upon the
public, as he is tired Of veterans who do not
care whether school keeps or not. Jack
o'Connor, Spencer and Hickey will take
turns behind the bat, with Powell, Howell
Glade, Petty, Jacobsen, Buchanan, Moran,
Slagle, Smith, Young and Swain in the
box. The infe ders include Jones, Nor
dyke, Rochenfeld, Niles, Jordan, O'Brien,
Wallace and Hartsel, with Stone, Hemphil,
Koesler and Cook in the outfield.
The New York Nationals, champions Of
the world, have been at Memphis for two
weeks with John McGraw in charge. 1t Is
prnha hla thai tha "A ma taa m that won two