Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-28
PIRATES ON STILL
HUNT FOR FIRST
BASEMAN
BRANSflELD'S SHOES
DIFFICULT TO FILL
Numerous Changes in American
League Teams This Season.
New Men to Be Given Chance
to Make Good,

Since tie pittsbufg club made a
present of Kitty Bfansfictl to The re-
organized Philadelphia cub, Barney
Dreyfuss has practically been without
y first class first sncker, although he
has tried out eight men 10 that post
lion. and 1t Is more thnn probable
that II was the presence Of either q
weak stieker Ut fielder Oh the initiai
sack that caused the Pirates 10 lose
out Ia the grneling race for the Na-
tiouni league p|cnnaui ant the right =
play The Detroit Tigers for the worlds
series last season
when pittsburg first disposed ~
liransfieid. who had hcen o member
Of the Pirate championship organi-
zation CLANCY Howard aud liillc-
brand were lried out AT FIRST How
ard. who took pnrt in 80 ganes and
who Is now q star utility man on the
Cubs, did the best work but IN ON
p~arison with Bransfiold his bcst was
not considered good enough la Nen-
lon. the Californian, Who was secur-
"a the following season, II was
thought that the vacancy had been
filled Nealon looked like a world
heater for "a time ana lasted through
ont the season of 1905 He fcll OF
IA his plusi Ing In 1907, though and
Swancinn and storko were glVcn a
chance to show what they could do.
Then Noalon became homcsick far
the Golden Gate and remained ~ the
west. That lett IL to Swanclnn 70 fil
the bin last senson. but he proved un-
equal 80 the task, In fact, he was
not good enough for Louisville. to
whom he was sold, After SWnncina
was disposed Of, storkc, Kane and
Giil were utilized at the first sac&
That none Of The trio did his work in
q mannor to suit Droyflss Is shown
bv tbs fact that Ahstein the ProNi-
dencc first baseman, h slated for the
Job for this year GIN had a perfect
fielding average, but batted only 224
Thus IA four seasons the Pirates
hnNc experienced with moro first
hasrmen than amy Of the American
league clubs has in six years, seven
being the American league record for
first hascmcn since the league has
been composed az at prcsut
Cleveland and Washington are the
leaders, cacit having had aoNcn men
on the initial sack exclusive Of men
who have been shifted TO that posi-
ton FOR q few games as the result of
accidents which ncrossltntcd q shlft.
cleveland had Hickman, schwartz.
carr AMI stoNall in 1901. StuNall aud
Roasinan ia 1906, stoVall and Lister
Ia fAn4 ana gtnNai Hickman ana
tiinchman in zoos, the last two only
bcins SEM 10 first on account OF In
juries to stoeall
Washington started or with nnl.
Clarke ana carey 40 1903 While Jake
Stshi and Clarke turned the trick in
1904 Since then. Hickman. Alii1cr
Anderson. Blunkcnahip and Freeman
have worked ou the first cushion ipf
tho Nationals
GanzNi Anderson, Chuso, MoriaritN
aud stuhl have been the New York
FIRST base guardians, while Detroit has
been forced to call on Carr, Hickman,
Beriilo crawford. Lindsey and Ross
man. lsbeli Doian. Donohu, and Am
dorsun haAo been pa, only ones that
Chicago has boon called upon to use.
while So Luuis hos been content With
Anderson Tom Jones Sugden and
Nordyke
Harry Davis it pfacti,alN thc only
regular nrst ha-.mlu tht Athletics
have had since theN cntyrod the
lcaauo. S,Nboid suube6 foe l6 games
m 1908. while Mulfn ria,rd ee
games There in 1905 shrrck and