The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19

IT'S really q wonderful list OF players Una
have been brought out. under the preytuss
fuss discovered FEed Clarke, and he and ht
lieutenant have Been responsible, directly
or indirectly, for eQuippfnk major league
baseball with such gifted players as Tommy
Leach. Jimmy Colllna. Beaumont, Chesbro
Phillippi. Lever, Lynch, Jesse TSnnehil
Bransfeld, Conroy. Hartsel and Waddeil.
Collins was playing the outheld for the
Boston Club and With indi nerent succes'
when he was loaned TO Louisville. The
Louisville team was shy a third baseman,
and Collins was assigned to the bag TO try
and IL was not long before he was recalled
by Boston. He was an artist from the
ground up. but 1t did not take the Louis
vile Club long TO find an able successor 70
hin p, N di%in ssT , TSm%y EsSHs; n,sv
In Kansas City. one day when on a recon:
NOTHING expedition out that way and
grabbed him in q hurry for his Pittsbure
team. He lsssoed Wild Conroy In Nil
waukee, and he and Harry Pullian, with
customary enterprise, corralled Hans
Wagner in Paterson, n. j.. As o as they
heard about Wagner they hurried TO Pater-
son, saw him In action and negotiated
for the Dutchman's release before any
body else had q chance TO forestal them
Jack Warner first made q name for himself
90 a S1NOllCA " OIOylubo o OllD
Although Wadden played with Dreyfuss
first, his best work In the box has been
under the management OF Connie Mack
Of the Athletics. Mack has managed the
eccentric Rube better than anybody else
and in handling men and in getting the
Bender, Coombs, Plank, SOhreokengost,
Powers and Harry Davis are some Of the
players Of note who owe their reputation
and a share Of their ability to Maok's skill
g. a manager; Arthur Irwin picked up
brought him to New York. Irwin, a COM
petent judge, recognized Davis's ability,
but was unfortunately situated, and IL
remained for Mack, several years later, to
bring Davis up to the front rank as a first
baseman and elugger,
schoolboy Knight was discovered and
developed by Mack, who also had q share
in making Davy Fultz a star outfelder.
Mack brought Pitcher Dygert from the
New Orleans team and made q valuable
man Of Socks Seybold after the latter had
been fioundering about in other places.
He also is responsible for the American
League success Of Danny Murphy, who had
tried a major league ono before with poor
success. Mack not only lie a clever baseball
general but a student Of men, knowing how
to help them so that they will help him.
Brooklyn Glib has brought not a few
good players of class from obscurity to
the limelight, among them being Fielder
Jones. Jimmy ~Sheckard, Jack Anderson,
Griffin. Joe Yeager, Lumley., Jordan, Alper-
man and Lewis, IT remained for Cemis-
key. however, to discover that in Jones
was the making of a worlds champion
manager. the same being one Of b9seball's
smartest managerial accomplishments.
But the old Roman had had years OF ex-
perience in picking out the wheat from
the chat. Silver King, Bobby Carruthers,
Dave Foutz, Arlie latham and Doe Bushong
in the old days were some who shone under
his management, while since he has been a
magnate Walsh. Owen Isbell, Jiggs
Old Cap Anson was a rare hand at dis
covering n developing young blood in
his day. but that was long 6ko. and Anse's
finds are not numerous on the ball field
today Bill Dahlen was one Of them.
new material Jack Powell. Jack 0'Connor,
Chief thinner. Cy Young, Lou Cnger.
George Davis and Bobby Wallace de-
veloped under Tebeau. Bill Armour, who
MANAGED the Clevelands year before last
Judge Of young blood. He dug up joss, |
Moore. Eubanks, Payne, Bernhard, Rhoades
and the only Terry Turner.
Two efficient performers brought out
under the Tenney management in Boston
OoAG NAt ~ i
The Murphy Chance firm has produced |
a number OF good ones. including Reul-
bach. Holman and Beebe. George Hun, |
who recently was manager Of the Boston |
Americans for a few days, was the scout \
who located Reulbach and Beebe for the |
Chicago club. as we'll as Lundgren. In
players from other teams and getting
high class work out of them Chance and
have had marked success, notably |
in the cases OF Mordecai Brown and Overall, !
the pitchers, and Moran, the catcher. |
and Pfeffer, the pitchers, are Chi
cago finds.
Arthur Irwin rounded up the great Lajoie
for the Philadelphia club, and the man
TO whom chief credit Is due for the develop
ment Of George Stone, the American
Leagues champion hitter, is Jimmy
McAleer. who also brought Fred Glade into
The League pitching arena. Billy Murray,
now managing the Philadelphia Nationals,
u that clever shortgtop Mickey
.oolin, while under the Shettsline regime
n Philadelphia the National League team
here has been recruited by such handy
members al Magee, Titus. Doom, Thomas
md Lush. Antiquarians are in doubt as to
Who discovered Kid Gleason. Lave Cross, |
lake Beckley and Jim MCGUIRE. |