The Washington times., 1909-01-26
Released Players Who Made
Good Elsewhere, and Also
Rejected Stars.
MARQUARD WANTED
TRIAL WITH MAPS
But Scout O'Brien Thought ST. 900
Pitcher Not Worth Try
ing Out.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. g6-Hgw
many times does a baseball maguatc
say IT. IN the course of a winter. as
he looks back and sees how such and
such a position might have beon
strengthened had he signed this or that
player when the opportunity was pre-
sented2 Or how often does he say. .'Ir
1 had only held on to this or that man
would I have won the peunantg''
Cleveland has not let many live wires
get away, but the local magnates have
passed up valuable players now and
then that might have added great
strength TO the Maps in the last five
or six years
Ia 1902, Lumley and O'Hara were the
star outdelders OF the Pacific Coast
League, then an outlaw organization.
teeminS with jumpers. OHara was the
boss base runner Of the circuit. while
Lumley was the best clouter. Bin Ar
mcur considered both men as possible
members Of the CleveIands. but finally
ceased negotiating with LumIey as he
understood the latter belonged to some
Eastern club from whom he had jumped
Lost Opportunities.
lie went on and signed O'Hars and
the latter joined the club and trained at
San Antonio. He developed a lame arm
and a charley horse in practice on
that awful diamond at San Antonio.
and was unable to throw to advantage
during the exhibition games Then To
ledO came along with a claim. and the
National Commission decided that
Cleveland had no right % him. LumIey
however. signed with Brooklyn, and the
Superbas managed to hold on to him, ii
being shown that there was flaw iH
the claim Of the club from which he had
jumped TO the Coast League.
Year before last. "Rubc' hiarquaTd
fairly begged the Cleveland maguates
20 give him chance but Somers and
kilfoyl, on the strenEth of the opinion
OF Scout Tom O'BTlcu, turned him
down, and he afterWard sold for $1,000
Eighteen months ago. SOmers and Kill
fowl had desire 20 give Doc Gessler,
Of the Columbus club. another trial In
fast company. They were steered avYav
from him. however. and Gessler IS now
captain OF the Red Sox. being one Of the
few 300 hiJters in the league
Turned Donohue Loose.
Seven years ago. Jim McAleer turned
"Jiggs' D0nohue loose because he was
not a success as a catcher.
Cleveland had a chance last summer
to buy Pitcher Walter Justus. OF The
Lancaster club of the Ohio State league.
They had an option on him. but dnaliy
it and lIcAleer got him for
the Browns. He pitched sensational
ball in the State league and he NAV be
able TO make the Cleveland maEnatcs
sorry they did not 80 through with he
deal
Players that have been released by
Cleveland and who have afterward
made good in fast company are few
and far between. The most prOmi-
neut example ls Ed EiIliau- who wax
let out and Immediately picked up by
Detroit
Once Had KiIIian-
Cleveland had Hess In addition 20
Ki1an at the time and had signed Jack
Hickey. Hickey was tOUted as d wonder
and the Cleveland management decided
that Killian was not needed. Had us
been retained, Cleveland might have
couple of peunants TO its credit As
for Hess. he has had but one Eood year
and Hickey went back as fast as he
came up,
Lajoie let Rossmsu 60 Letting him
ont was no mistake. but letting liU
30 10 Detroit was a serious blundCr The
biz IeEt-hauded CiOuter had been offered
DO trade to Washington, but tdUrIil0u
1aIked and SOmers and KIfOyl hastily
sold him to Detroit Had they waited
a Isw more weeks Washington would
nave accepted the proposition and Ross
man would not have been able to ua
the Tigers into q peunant-
John Fenninger. of Lock Haven, Pa.
low owns the pacing mare BABY k,