Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
Who GET
ONE MORE CHANCE
Eighteen or Twenty Men Will
Be Given Another Tryout
for Major Leagues.

Something like eighteen or twenty play
ers are now about to try their luck In last
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 departure of the
veterans OF the national game for the last
ten or fifteen years who have been sent
to the minors the past winter.
Some former Detroit players are coming
back for another trial. notably Clements.
the outf1elder: f. Jones and Justus, pitch
ers: Archer and Stannage. catchers
Three former Maps also come
backs" They are Earl Moore. Jap Bar
beau 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 retained by Man
ager Clarke of the Pirates. Bresnahan
will probably give him third trial A
come back grabbed by Murray. IS Glenn
ents, the Jersey City outfelder who once
wore Detroit uniform in the days Of Ed
Barrows' management of the Tigers. He
went to Detroit under the name OF
Schultz. He Is the man who broke the
base-circling record at the big field day
at Cincinnati year ago last fall. Others
that Murray has picked up are Shorfstop
Shean. who was tried out by Connie Mack
two years ago. and Catcher Crist.
In brlScOe LOrQ Cleveland kctS D. Aldl
who was tried out by Connie Mack and
| shipped to New Orleans after 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 for the
team. But the youngsters health gave
way and it has taken him two years to
acquire big league form again.
Frank Chance will have four men that
have seen big league ball before. They
Cotc OItAeiGarS Stanley
and Hayden and Pitcher kroh. Archer
was with the Detroit champions In 1907
and caught one of the games of the
worlds series. says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Then he went to Buffalo. and now he
joins the club against which he played in
the greatest series OF base ball. Pitcher
Kroh was twice tried out by the Boston
each time. Outfielder Hayden was a
member of the Red Sox as we'll but after
his famous encounter with Hobe Ferris.
in which Ferris kicked Hayden In the
Jaw. he went to Rochester and then to
Indianapolis Chicago took him last fall
| and he aided the Cubs to win the pen
nant. Stanley 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 scheduled
to try out a few men who have been up
before. the come-backs being Ward.
Knight, Brockett and Hughes. The last
two were with New York before, and per
haps have been only covered up" this
time. Ward used to be with the Phillies
and jumped to the Tri-State League.
while knight served year at Baltimore
after being let out by Boston
Cincinnati gets Roth from Milwaukee.
Roth having been q member CT at least
three big league clubs prior to his signing
with Milwaukee. Walter Justus. bought
from Lancaster by st. Louis. had brief
| trial with Detroit. while Cleveland and
| st. Louis formerly tried Catcher Star
nagle now secured from Altoona by
| Brooklyn Catcher Stanage, touted as a
| wonder by Detroit writers, once worked
| for Brooklyn and st. Louis. Detroit got
| him from the Eastern League.
| Champ Osteen, tried by New York.
! Washington ard Chicago Americans. is
| now a Cardinal.