Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23
MANY PLAYERS ON
THE WAIVER LIST
Minor Leagues Will Have
Plenty of Men to Recruit
Teams Next Season.

PHILADELPHIA, December 23.-There
will be big list Of players for the minor
. league teams to recruit from for the
coming season. according to the number
of men the various clubs in the National
: League have asked waivers on. The
secretaries Of the clubs In both leagues
have been kept busy lately waving and
filing claims on players which have been
placed on the lists.
Since the close Of the past season alone
waivers have been asked on almost 100
players now held by National League
clubs, and before the teams start on their
training trips the list will probably be
swelled to 80. Many . of the players
bought, drafted or received in some sort
Of trade never get a chance to wear
a uniform in front of a major league
crowd. and it is just about this time each
year that the managers start to weed
out the surplus.
!. Among the players on which the Bos-
ton club has asked waivers is Roy
most popular players for several sea-
sons and one of the best outf1elders in
the game. Boston got Thomas from
Pittsburg last season and for while
J Roy did great work for DOveys team.
Now he is on the list and may not be
seen in fast company again, but Thomas
has been careful with his money, has
business interests and has recently signed
a contract to coach the University OF
Pennsylvania team for a term of three
years.
The Pittsburg champions have asked
waivers on Abstein, the first baseman.
This player is not likely to go to the
minors, however, for first basemen are
very useful. and while Abstein lost his
nerve and made poor showing in the
worlds series. he is good ball player.
Pauxtis, the former University of Penn
sylvania player. is on the list sent out by
Cincinnati So are Dubec, the pitcher
who gave Manager Griffith lot of trou-
BILE last season. and Egan. formerly OF
the Tristate League.
On the list from St. Louis are Billy
Gilbert, who was member OF the Giants
when they won the championship, and
Joe Delehanty. Chicago has asked waiv-
ersh on Higginbotham, the pitcher who
did good work an, for WI while and was looked
Brooklyn leads all the clubs in the
. league with a list OF ,thirtyfour players.
Among them are Outhelder Kustus, who
was strongly touted last season as find.
Pitcher Barger are others who will be
missed by the Brooklyn fans. Wallace
Clement, who was claimed by Manager
Lumley from the Phillies' waiver list last
year, is also booked to go, as is Holly,
the infielder. who played in the Tristate.
Another from the latter organization is
George Starnagle, the catcher, and w. r.
+, Marshall. another catcher, who was once
WITH the -Phifiies
= So far as is known the Phillies have
mot asked waivers on any players now on
!. the clubs roll, and 1t Is very likely that
: all will be taken south with the team
for trying out The Phflifes have not
claimed any player except Catcher Cheek.
President Fogel is 50 satisfied with the
reports of this youngster- that he In
. tends to hold on to him until he watches
him work out. On the list sent out since
November / are the following players:
Brooklyn-Alcock. Biterolf. Catterson.
j. Dunn, Evans. Finlayson. Hamilton,
Herbst. Kraft. Kustus. Lewis. Miller.
Meyer. Prout. Schradt. Sherwood. Smith.
Swain, Webster. Alperman. Barger. Blue
miller. Brady. Clement, Holly. Holmes,
Knetzer. Marshall. Mccormick. Pattee,
Redmond, Starnagle and TONES.
Cincinnati-La Fitte, Pauxtis Docher.
Ferguson. Dubec. Carmichael, Egan.
Keys. Lower. Stanley. Ashley. Morda.
Dolan, Patterson and Young.
st. Louis-J. Delehanty, Enright. Muir
ply. Gilbert. Betchner, Whaling, Sullt-
van. James, Shaw and Johnson.
Boston-Roy Thomas. Tuckey, Coney,
More. SOffel and Golden.
Pittsburg-Abstein, Fox. Shelton, Pat
terson, Sharpe and Cutting.
New YorkNCocash, Holmes and O'Hara.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.