The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
FROM MAJOR TO MINOR LEAGUE
WHERE AB0UTs OF SOME or THE
BASEBALL STARS.


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Veterans VINO Have Found Good Berths
Outside Of Fashionable Company ana
Are stih at N~-scattered From COast
20 COast-sOmo OF the Old timers.
Some major league baseball players go
to the minor leagues because they have
passed the period when they are up to major
league speed; some go TO the minors because
they reed more development and are not
yet up TO major league speed some return
to tho minors because they are not made of
major league capacity. Whatever the rea-
son. minor leagues are a blessing for the
great army OF professional players for whom
there is no room in the big leagues.
The minor leagues are filled with players
who once played in the National or American
League. and no doubt some Of these COULD
hold their own in fashionable company
we're they to return to II. At the same time
they are quite busy holding their own where
they are, for the principal minor leagues
are speedy on their own account and call
for ball playing OF quality.
A former National League player Of note
indeed. he was famous in his day-who
has found a sanctuary in the minors is
Theodore Breitenstein. the once crack
pitcher Of the st. Louis and Cincinnati
teams. Brett" has been with the New
Orleans club Of the Southern League for
several years and has played much good ball
there He Is not played out yet by any
means. and In that climate has shown as
good form as he ever did in the parent or
ganization.
Another Old timer still on the baseball
earth is George Van Baltren, who is earning
his daily bread with the Oak land club Of the
California League. Bill Phillips. the former
Red pitcher, IL with the New Orleans team
as Ia Lave Cross, the veteran third bascman,
recently released by Washington. Billy
Gilbert, who played second base for
McGraw's worlds champ on New Yorks,
IL filling the safne position for the Trenton
club for the Tri-State League, and Joe
Kelley. { IN the old Orioles and later
manager Of the Cincinnati Reds, is manag-
ing and playing on the Toronto Eastern
League team and doing well.
Jake Beckley, who srent years in Ma
tional League service, In playing first base
for the Kansas City team OF the American
Association, and Mike Grady. a veteran Of
both the National and American leagues. il
doing backstop duty FOR the WilminEtone
of the Tri-State League. Frank Lachance,
who played first base for Brooklyn in the
National League and Boston in the Amer
can League. now has the came place on the
Waterbury team Of the Connecticut League.
On the Haverhill club of the New England
League Is Billy Hamilton, late of Boston
and Philadelphia and one of the best field
era, batters and base runners the National
League ever had. Cupid Childs, a noted
second baseman about a dozen years ago
and an associate OF Patsy 1ebeau Of the
Clevelan6s, is playing second base for the
A., J. and q. team of the New York State
League. Sam Mertes. who worked on
various big league tears, Is with the Mime
apolis club Of the American Association,
So ia Buck Freeman, who was famous as Q
home run slugger In the big league. Both
are playing a fine game,
Malachi Kittrpdge Is still In harness. He
catches FOR n manages the Montreal
team in the Eastern League. Billy Kiester
Of the Jersey Citys is another former biR
league player who has found a good berth
in the minor lea ranks. Hugh Duffy, a
hitter OF rare quality In the National League
years ago, il managing the Providence team
Heinie PETIT, for many seasons a conspicuous
I figure behind the hat In The National League
now sports the mask and pad for the Louis
vile team.
Other former league players now in the
American Association are Charles Carr,
manaKer Of the indianapolis club; Jimmy
Burke, who ia playing In Kansas City;
Ambrose Putnam, The big southpaw
New York Americans: Mcbride. Huelsman
and Kruger, with Kansas City; Monte
Beville. with Milwaukee,; Hulswitt and
Wrigley, with Columbus Greminger, the
big third baseman. with Minneapolis; Geier
Koehler, old Joe Sugden and Pitcher Leroy
with st. Paul; Smoot and Abbott, with To-
ledo: Robettaille and Wicker. pitchers. with
Columbus; Dick Cooley. with Louisville:
Briggs and Kellum. pitchers. and Otto
Williams. shortstop. with Indianapolis; lack
Mccarthy, with Kansas City.
Thoney. the Toronto outfielder. who n
doing fine work this season and il to join
the Boston Americans next year, was in the
American League a few seasons go, both
with New York and Cleveland. He Ia one
Of the fastest runners in baseball and a
| Gently with Washington, il on the same
team. Charley Babb. who played short
for the New York Nationals not 40 long
ago, Ia with the Memphis club of the South
ern League. In the same league, playing
| with Atlanta, il Otto Jordan, who was
Brooklyn's second baseman for one season
| Jack Dunn, who did valuable work or the
New Yorks for McBra az n utility man,
Ia n and second haseman of the
Baltimore Eastern League team.
Van Zandt, the former st: Louis Ameri-
| can outfelder. Is playing with BinRhamton
Of the New York State League. Steelman.
the former Brooklyn catcher, is with Utica
Jimmy Sebring. who played the outfield for
Pittsburg and Cincinnati, Ia with the Will
| Transport club Of the Tri-State League
Harry Arndt. third baseman for the st
Louis Cardinals last season, Ia with the
Wilmington club.
Lew Wiltse, one time n oxman for the
New York Americans and a brother OF
George Wiltse, In one Of the Johnstown
| club pitchers. The Harrisburg club has
two noted veterans on its roster OF players
both Of whom we're big league stars. One
10 Bill Sohriver. the catcher. who saw long
who once tried 10 catch a hall thrown from
Washington Monument. The other Ia KiI
Setback, who played in New York. Wash
ington and Boston, and in his time shone
i,,yninouslv "a n hatter and outfelder.