The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

earnest player, whose WORK las stooo
out even though with a poor team.
Mattern, White and Curtis are young
pitchers, who have shown signs that
they would be still better with
stronger array of talent behind them.
Shean, the infielder, was promising
player when with the Phillies. and as
a regular is likely to develop consid-
erably.
Reds Have Small Army.
1t is hard to keep track of all of the
youngsters. For instance, Cincinnati
has had an army of them under the
Griffith regime. Some of Griffs
young men have made good beyond all
doubt. too. First Baseman Hoblitzel
already is one of the best first sack
custodians and at present is hitting at
a 300 clip, the hallmark OF batting
excellence. Second Baseman Egan Is
another find. while Bescher this sea-
son is the best base runner In the Ma
tional league and the only one in that
organization to be mentioned In the
same breath with Ty Cobb.
Rowan, pitcher; Gaspar. pitcher, and
Downey, shortstop, are other ne"
ones who are holding up their end for
Cincinnati and who aren't finding the
pace too fast. Gaspar has achieved
note as a rescue pitcher, besides pitch
ing some good full games, while Row
an, a cool, strong youngster, gives
promise of developing into a star.
Two young outfielders who have
made good for Roger Bresnahan in 81.
Louis are Ellis and Evans. Backman,
the pitcher, Is promising, and SO is
Harmon, but it is too early to pass
Judgment on them. Lennox at third
base for Brooklyn has demonstrated
himself to be player above the aver
age in ability and is far and away the
best of the Brooklyn recruits. How
ever, McElveen has proved to be
clever utility player, and as ne was
hired for that purpose he has done
what was wanted of him.
The Chicago Nationals have not
made much use of newcomers this sea-
son, but have one who is regarded as
one of the biggest finds. That one Is
Catcher Archer.
The best youngster brought out BY
Pittsburg this season next to Jack Mil
Ter, is Adams. the pitcher. He has
gone in game after game in which
some other pitcher has been taken ou'
and done first-class pitching. His
work shows him to be fixture. Hy'
att, the Pittsburg emergency hitter
has made good by his effective batting
| II for no other reason.
| Used as a pinch hitter entirely. nj
nevertheless is in the select 800 class
Ptttsburg has a catcher named Simon
who is expected to develop into firs'
class receiver, while Abstein. the frs
baseman, while not a callow youth, i:
filling the bill at first better than an,
first baseman Clark has tried since
Bransfield's time.
Ward Has Made Good.
Joe Ward. of the Phillies. is new
conner for the second time. He wa
with the Quaker club once before
Jumped to the then outlaw Tr1state
and was brought back to major League
company by the New York Americans
The latter turned him over to the Phil
lies, and he is batting near the top
the National league.
In Outfielder Deininger the Phillie
have a player who does not find tn
company too fast, and two other OF tn
seasons Philadelphia products ar
Scanlon, a pitcher, and Martel,
catcher, both of whom broke In onl
a short while ago.
Stauage and Beckendorf, catchers
are the best new men on the Detroi
team. next to Bush. The Chicag
White Sox had in Purtell a youngste
who was making fine record at tn1r
base until he was hit by a pitcher bal
The Sox this season brought GU
pitcher Scott, who has made goof
Catcher Owens is another young play
or on the White Sox who has made III
mark. and Cole. an outf1elder. wn
Joined the team the other ray, has pee
hitting at powerful clip.
Jack Barry, infielder, was with Cor
ME Mack the latter part OF last sea
son. but did not show his true wort
until this year He has done NOR
than his part toward bringing the Ath
letics up to the point of being unes
pected pennant factors. Barry Is nc
only a wonderful ground coverer and
hard thrower, but he is also scler
tific inside man. In Heitmuller tn
Athletics have found an outfielde
who is a clever walloper. Lelivelt, tn
outfielder, is one of the best OF tn
many new men tried by the Washing
3 ton club Gray and Groom have don
) fairly we'll in the box. as good as cou!
3 he expected with a weak team, viii
= Slattery, the catcher, not new In tn
4 big leagues. has not been back Ion
8 enough to give a complete line on n
t ability.
5 The most prominent of the new me
: tried out by the Cleveland is Easteri
3 the catcher. Along with Owens.
D the Sox, Sanage and Beckendorf,
: the Detroits: Street. of the Washini
tons and Carrigan. of the Bostons.
h forms part of crop of promisir
!, catchers brought out recently by Il
e American league. Griggs and NJ
: Aleese are the best of the st. Lou
: American recruits A most promisir
man was Schweitzer, the outfieide
e but injury has handicapped him tn
season. Griggs is welding his site
Ito good purpose.