Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-11
BASEBALL STARS
 MISSED THIS YEAR
Quintette of Big Leaguers Have Gone Out of Baseball This Season.

Five stars will be missing from the baseball Armament this season, judg- ing from present indications. They will be missing, at least, when the gong sounds for the seasons inau- gnral.
 These are Fielder Jones. for three seasons manager of Comiskeys White Sox; John King, mainstay of Murphy's Cubs behind the bat; Mike Donlin who piloted the Giants on the field last season; Emmett Heidrick former St. Louis outfielder. and last. but not least, Keeler of the New York Highlanders.
 9a In the case of Jones, King, Donlin and Heidrick, the men are giving up 4he game while there are still several seasons of good work in them and at good salaries, too. But with Keel ar 1t is simply case of Father Time. Every one of these men, with the pos sible exception of DOnlin. is well fixed ill this worlds goods, and need not Wory about pay day.
 Jones was offered the largest sal ary ever paid I ball player to return to the Sox. Comiskey is supposed to have offered him S20,OOO but part of that was evidently stage money or 'magnified facts, as you choose to take IL. At any rate, Jones refused to write his own contract, and all be- cause Comiskey made friends with President Johnson Of the American League. Jones was the cause of the split between Comiskey and Johnson, ssni when they had buried the hatch ct refused to work for Gomiskey.
 Kling has other business interests. He has billiard and pool room at Kansas City and says it is more prof ltable than playing ball, since he can not find a competent manager. King will be missed by the Cubs if he stays out of the game, but whether he san stand the temptation to get back remains to be seen. Ball players like the applause of the crowd. It is part of their life, and few of them quit ahe game till the old man with the .scythe crowds them off the diamond kling has been on bad terms with his manager for some years, and probably was only looking for an eX- cuse to leave the Cubs
 According to reports the Cubs will be still luther weakened. till June 1 at least, by the absence of Evers. Ev- CTS has Sbeen with the Cubs several years and is the premier second sack CT of the National League. but all efforts to pull him away from his Troy shoe store have thus far failed.
 Donlin, with his wife, whose stage name Is Mabel Hite. has found vau- deville so profitable that he is out for this season at least He has se- cured engagements at fancy figures for several weeks. and McGraw has given him up for lost The Giant leader is looking for man to fill Mikes shoes.
 Heidrick was, till he quit the game several years ago, one of the star out fielders of the American League. He had been with St. Louis from the first season McAleer put his Browns into the running. Last year his old man. ager prevailed upon Emmett to don the spangles and help out ill driv- ing finish. The former star had lost nothing apparently. but declines to 'slon the spangles again.
 Keeler is taking the count He has been going back fast, but the little fellow has bunch of brown stone fronts and some desirable business property in Brooklyn that will keep him busy collecting his nts for the remainder of hls life.
 In addition to these, Joe Kelley. Joe McGinnity, SlagIc. Luther Taylor. John Ganzel and other stars of a few seasons agone. are shipped back to the minors, where they will hold on for few seasons, then disappear from the batting order.--Beaumont Enterprise.