Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-21
MANY PLAYERS GET SECOND
TRIAL In FAST COMPANY
Another Chance in Major Leagues for
Several Men After Brief Season
with Minors.

Something like 1S or 20 players are
now about to try their luck in fast
company for the second or third time,
after a brief chance TO think it over
in the minor leagues. The coming
back of these men Will offset the de
parture of the veterans of the national
game for the last ten OF 10 years who
have been Sent TO the minors the past
winter.
Some former Detroit players are
coming back for another trial. notably
Clements, the outfielder; +. Jones and
Justus, pitchers; Archer and Stannage,
catchers.
Three former Maps are also come.
backs They are Earl Moore, Jap"
Barbeau and Catcher Starnagle. Moore
gets another lease of life with the
Philadelphia Nationals.
Jap Barbeau put in two good
years at Toledo, after being released
by Cleveland, and il he fails to be re
tanned by Manager Clarke of the Pr
rates, Brosnahan will probably give
him a third trial. A comeback. grabbed
by Murray, is Clement, the Jersey City
outielder, who once wore a Detroit
uniform in the days of Ed Rarrows'
management of the Tigers. He went
TO Detroit under the name of Schultz.
He is The man who broke the base
c~ircling record at the big field day at
Cincinnati a year ago last fall. Others
that Murray has picked up are Short
stop Shean, who was tried out by Con
ME Mack two years ago, and Catcher
Crist.
In Briscoe Lord Cleveland gets a
man who was tried out by Connie
Mack and shipped TO New Orleans aft
er he had fallen a victim to malaria.
Lord looked like a real live wire when
he first joined the Athletics. and many
experts predicted that he would crowd
Seybold off the team. But the young
ste,'s health gave way and it has
take1 him I'VE years to acquire big
league form again.
Frank Chance will have three men
that have seer big league ball before.
They are Catcher Archer, Outfielder
Stanley and Pitcher Kroh. Archer was
with The Detroit champions in 1907
and caught one of the games of the
world series. Then he went to Buff
falo, and now he joins the club against
which he played in the greatest series
of baseball. Pitcher Kroh was twice
tried out by the Boston Americans and
shipped to the minors each time. Stan
ley was a member of the Washington
club for two years and was noted for
his ability to field. Weakness at the
bat caused him TO drop out of the
American league.
The New York Americans are SEIZED
uled 10 try out a few men who have
been up" before. the come-backs be-
ing Ward, knight. Brockett and
The last two were with New
York before, and perhaps have been
only covered up" this time. Ward
used 10 be with the Phillies and jumped
to the Tristate league, while knight
served a year at Baltimore after being
let out by Boston.
Cincinnati gets Roth from Nilwau-
kee. Roth having been a member Of at
three big league clubs prior 10
his signing with Milwaukee. Walter
lustus, bought from Lancaster by st.
had a brief trial with Detroit,
While Cleveland and St. Louis for
merry tried Catcher S~tarnagle. Sc
cured from Altoona by Brooklyn.
Catcher Stanage. touted as a wonder
Detroit writer's. once worked for
Brooklyn and st. Louis. Detroit got
him from the Eastern league.
Champ Osteen. tried by New York.
Washington and Chicago Americans, is
now a Cardinal.