The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
FRANK SELEE WAS
FOREMOST OF ALI
Ned Hanlon a Close second-All
Few Instances Of How Some
Of the Greatest Baseball
Stars Were Discovered
by the Club
Scouts"

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cessful baseball teams, though 1t does
not show on tho surface as much as
other duties, Is to get tho material.
There are managers who can turn
out winning team, once they have
the material at hand; others who not
only can do that. but forage for and
discover material. and still others who
can take material that somebody else
has picked out and improve 1t.
Frank selee. who 80 successfully
managed the Boston and Chicago teams
before his falling health sent him to
the far West, was at once q capable
manager on the bench, and one of the
best Judges OF raw material.
Herman Long, the premier shortstop
Of his day, was brought to tho Bos-
ton National League team by Selee,
though In o measure Long had estab-
lished his worth by his sensational
work with the Kansas City team.
Charley Nichols was another Selee ind,
being brought by him from Omaha to-
Boston. This crack pitcher, as we'll az \
Long, matured to the highest point Of
his skill under the tutelage OF Selee.
selee Found Nash. .i
Billy Nash, the third -baseman;$
Hamilton, the fleet base-runner. and
Victor Willis. the drop-ball expert,
budded and bloomed in the league gar
den. under Selee. Johnny Evers. the <
second baseman; Joe Tinker, the short
stop, and Schultz, the outfielder, were
men brought out by Selee. after the
latter went to Chicago, and under the
Selee regime in Chicago Frank Chance
was taken from behind the bat and
10 +t,nH ~ act n 80
baseman. a speedy runner and strong
batsman. III I
| Many are the players who have come
into diamond fame through the agency
Of Ned Hnnlon, now managing the Gins
cinnatls. One of these Is the cele-sB
brated Willie Keller. After ISee ale :
had becn brought from the Binghamton
team to New York by John Ward ne
was turned over to the Brooklyn CLUB
Shortly afterward ne and pan Bro eu..s
Tiers were traded to Baltimore Tor
Billy shindle, the -baseman, and
Treadwn the outf1elder. Keller at
1 that time was supposed to be third
baseman-at least. he was tried out
in that position by New York. It was
under Hanlon's guidance that he de- 4;
i yeloped into the star outfelder, sci
i entiflc batter and fine a'l-around player
that he is.
big league manager himself, became4ai
star under Hanlon. This was in 1873 ~
! the year in which the Baltimores began
their three-time Notwithstanding 1eat;
the wear in which Hanlon got together
the historic collection, which included
Keeler, Jennings, Kelley. Robinson, NC NC
Mahon, McGrnw, Reitz, Brouthers ana.
i Brodle. Jennings CAME to BaltimoEee
/ from Louisville. The ability to become
L oIx 70 1vp
i no rose to tho heights Of fame as q
i peerless shortstop under the manage
4 ment Of Hanlon. e.
i Probably he was the best shortstopi
4 the game has known. Hanlon% saw NOT
4 only that he was fine fielder, but saw
i to II that he became flrst-class bat.
i ter and base runner. He was good
Inside player as were most OF the
i old Orioles, and few have equaled him
In taking q thrown ball and putting
4 the ball on q base runner.
4 John McGraw was really a Hanlon
4 product. Joe Kelley did his best work
under Hanlon,.. and Reitz and Brodie
were his pupils. s5st
Pitcher Joe McGinnity was Han-
Hon discovery-at any event was
Y brought from the baclswoods into the
. big arena by him. Hanlon sent the
Iron Man to Baltimore, while Han
Hon managed the Brooklyns, and It
4 was with McGraw ( as overscer that
A1cGinnity made good. McGrnw did
{ moro to develop him than anybody
else
It has been said OF McGraw that he
3 does not develop new material. but the
!, facts are ut variance with that asser-
ton. He brought out Bresnahan for
one, to say nothing Of McGinnity--and
! you don't unearth o Bresnahan every
!. day. Moreover. with McGraw as guide.
, philosopher and friend. Arthur Devlin
4 has como to be q top-notch third-hase-
, man.
George Browne cast loose by Phila-
delphia. was taken up by McGraw, and
his fielding improved 100 per cent. ais
tor the change of berths. EIe Is q fine
: thrower. which McGraw was not slow
to find out; fair batter and a swift
; man on bases. Not the least OF Me-
Graw's feats was to discover that5there
was the making Of a crack outfelder
I, in 81 Seymour. Seymour was so er-
ratio ms pitcher that he came near
: falling into oblivion rs a ballplayer.
McGraw hunted him up, took him to
> Baltimore and made an outfielder OF
him. His value is too we'll knowneto
!, dwell upon.
! Ames, Wiltse and Ferguson nre
I pitchers whom McGraW brought out.
! and doubtless Mathewson has learned
) n few things from his manager.
Drcyfuss Finds Many.
1t Is really II wonderful list of play
, ers that have been brought out under
) tthe Dreyfuss- Clarke Louisville-Pltts-
i burg regime. Dreyfuss discovered
Fred Clarke. and he and his lieutenant
) have been equipplng major league
baseball with such gifted players as
, Tommy Leach, Jimmy Collins, Beau
Z mont, Chesbro, phillip!, Leever. Lynch,
I Jesse Tannehill, Ritchey. Wagner. Mo-
Creery. Williams, Bransfield. Conroy
TIartsel and Waddell.
! Dreyfuss saw Jimmy Williams play
lin Kansas City one day when8on q
! accommodating expedition out that way
and grabbed him In hurry for hi.
Pittsburg team. EIa lassoed Wild Con-
! roy In Milwaukee, ana he and Harry
Y Pulliam. with customary enterprise
b corrulled Hans Wagner In Paterson N