Evening journal., 1909-03-30
GIVING MEN
ANOTHER CHANCE
Big Leagues Again Trying to
Make Good Players Out
OfFeIIOWS Who Failed

Something like eighten or twenty
players are now about to try their
luck in fast company for the second
or third time, after a brief chance TO
think it over in the minor leagues.
The coming back of these men win
offset the departure Of the veterans Of
the national game for the last ten
or fifteen years who have been sent
to the minors the past winter
Some former Detroit players are
coming back for another trial, notably
Clements, the outhelder; Z. Jones and
Justus. pitchers; Archer and Stan
mage, catchers.
Three former Maps are also come
backs They are Earl Moore. Jap"
Barbeau and Catcher Starnagle Moore
gets another lease of life with the
Philadelphia Nationals.
Jap Barbeau put in two good years
at Toledo, after being released by
Cleveland, and il he fails to be re-
tained by Manager Clarke, OF the Pi-
rates, Bresuahan win probably give him
a third trial. A comeback grabbed
by Murray, Is Clement, the Jersey CITY
outticlder, who once wore a Detroit
uniform, in the days of Ed Barrows'
Detroit under the name of Shultz. He
5 the man who broke the base circling
cord at the big field day at Cincin-
att a year ago last fall. Others that
lurray has picked up are Shortstop
5hean, who was tried out by Connie
lack two years ago, and Catcher
'rist.
In Briscoe Lord Cleveland gets a
4ashf fs-fn
Mack and shipped TO New Orleans af-
ter he had fell a victim to malaria
Lord looked like a real live wire when
he first joined the Athletics and
many experts predicted that he would
crowd Seybold for the team. But the
| youngsters health gave way and Il
has taken him two years TO acquire
/ big league form again.
Frank Chance will have four mer
that have seen big league ball before
They are Catcher Archer. Outfielderl
Stanley and Hayden, and Pitcher Kroh
Archer was with the Detroit cham
pions in 1907 and caught ono of tn,
games of the worlds series saws tn,
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Then he went TO Buffalo. and nov
he joins the club against which h
played in the greatest series of base
ball. Pitcher Kroh was twice tried ou
by the Boston Americans and shippe
to the minors each time. Outfielde
Hayden was a member of the Re
Sox as well, but after his famous en-
counter with Hobe Ferris in whic
Ferris kicked Hayden in the jaw. h
went TO Rochester and then to Indian
apolis. Chicago took him last ia
and he aided the Cubs TO win the pen
nant Stanley was a member of IN
Washington club FOR two years an
was noted for his ability 10 ficl,
Il Weakness at the bat caused him
drop out Of the American League.
The New York Americans al
scheduled TO try out a few men wh
have been up before, the comeback
being Ward, Knight. Brockett an
Hughes. The last two were with Ne
York before, and perhaps have bee
only covered up" this time War
use to be with the Phillies and jumpt
to the Tri-Stat league, while Knigl
served n year at Baltimore after beir
let out by Boston.
Cincinnati gets Roth from Milwal
kee. Roth having been a member
at least three big league clubs pri
TO his signing with Milwaukee. Wa
ter Justus, bought from Lancaster
st. Louis, had a brief trial with ID
troit, while Cleveland and st. Lou
| formerly tried Catcher Starnagle. nc
| secured from Altoona by Brookls
Catcher StarnaKie toutcd as a wond
: 10y Detroit writer's. once worked I