The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
MANY NEW PLAYERS
FOR THE BIG LEAGUES
Small Army of Minor Stars Booked for Tiy-Out.
Present Indications Point Toward Many
New Faces in the Next Year.

does not lead the league In batting.
One of the best looking Youngsters thus
far secured by the Detroit Tigers is Out
fielder Drake. OF the Wilkesbarre team
II is koubtful that he viii be able to
secure regular place in the garden Of
the Michiganders. but he viii probably be
used rs a second utility outfelder, Jones
being the first
First Baseman Houser, Of the Toronto
team, has been purchased by Manager
Mack, OF the Philadelphia Athletics. for a
price said to be $500 He VIII Join the
Quakers at the close of the Eastern
League season. Mack Is also said to have
bought Pitcher Herman Malloy and First
Baseman Peter NoOnan, OF the Wilkes
barre team Noonan has been batting at
q ,4SS clip this year. and was with the
Athletics four years ago. They VIII re-
port at the close OF the New York State
League season.
The St. Louis Browns are not far be-
hind the Yankees when It comes 70 gar
nering new material with which to build
next season. It is the general opinion
among the critics that the trouble with
the Browns TO a large extent is that too
many old players are drawing stipends
from President Hedges. They are not fast
enough, and the scouts oS the club have
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secured are Outfelders Fisher and King
and Pitcher Hollenbeck, Of the Omaha
Ne5r, club; Pitcher POUCH and Infielder
Corridor. Of the keolCuk team, OF the
Central Association; Pitcher Kinsella. OF
the Portland, Greg. team; Pitcher Earl
Hamilton, OF Springfield: Catcher Kill
FER. Of Houston. together with Pitcher
Rose. from the same club and Pitcher
Johnson from Galveston.
Good Ones for Boston.
Manager Fred Lake OF the Boston Red
Sox. has purchased the release OF ICY
clone" Thompson from the Syracuse club
and he viii report TO the Hubites az the
/ close OF the New York State League sea-
son.
The Cleveland Blues have bought Pitch
er Jim Basket for 1880 from the Chat
tanooga South Atlantic League team.
Infelder Collins. OF the Springfield,
Mass, Connecticut League team. has been
signed by the Chicago White Sox for next
season He is said to be one Of the fastest
players In the league. President COmiskey
has paid $500 for Willis r. Cole, an out
fielder Of the Wichita club, OF the West
ernt League, the same club from which
the Sex secured Pitcher Scott, who has
been one OF the finds" IN the American
League this season. The Windy CITY club
has also signed Padrone. a--Cuban out
fielder, who is said 70 have quite some
ability both as a batter and as a pill
ferer Of long hits.
In the National League the New York
Giants have quite a number OF players
now performing with minor league clubs
who are held by strings, but the scouts
a ne tea hur c~.I to
new finds" pretty much under cover II
is policy with the Polo Ground man
agement to keep everything In the dark,
whether anything Is 20 be gained by &
or not. But the scouts Of the team
over in Brooklyn have not been letting
any grass grow under their feet They
have cOrralled quite a few players about
whom some very nice things are said
The team has secured Inielder Forbes
Alcock. OF the Chattanooga club: Inheld-
or Cranston. of the Memphis club. Catch
er E. r. Erwin. Of Rochester: Infelder
George Smith, OF Shreveport, and Out
fielder Wheat OF the same club
The Philadelphia National League team
has string attached to Pitcher Frank
Scanlon. who was graduated from Notre
Dame University last spring, and who is
a brother OF Doc Scanlon. Of Brooklyn
He is a southpaw and during his stay in
college pitched three nO-hit games In
fielder Msrtell. of Steubenville. and Pitch
er Arch Osborn. Of East Liverpool. are
also engaged.
Manager Clarke Griffith, OF the ClncIn-
natl Reds. viii have. among his other
material. 20 work with in the spring,
Infelder Wheeler Johnston, OK Chatta-
nooga. the much discussed pitcher; Jim
Vaughn. Of Macon; Catcher Mike Ken
nick. Of Wilkesbarre, and Pitcher Will
hanson. or the LOcBland-Carey club. Be
sides these, Griffith is trying 10 get Het-
ling. the third baseman OF the Kansas
City team. II is said that the Cubs and
Tigers are also after this player and
that 5000 has already been offered for
him.
The st. Louis Cardinals have secured
Infielder Robinson. OF Milwaukee. and
Pitcher Raleigh. Of Vernon. These are
far from being all OF the youngsters that
Roger Bresnahan intends to take South
with him next spring. II is expected that
the former Giant viii have one OF the
largest personnels in the senior major
league next spring.
The Complete List.
The following table shows some OF the
more recent players secured by the vari-
Gus clubs. their positions. and the club
they will come from:
AMERICAN LEAGUE