The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29
ADDITIONAL SPORTS
OLD-T|ME PH|LL|ES
ARE ALL SCATTERED
Larry Lajoie Is the Only One of
Famous Team in Fast
Company.

OF the mighty team of Phillies that
were the dread of pitchers a decade ago.
Larry Lajoie alone remains in the fast
set. Not long ago Elmer Flick went TO
the minors. marking one more former
great Phillie that found big league pace
too much for him.
While these Phillles never finished bet
ter than second in the National league
pennant race. they were undoubtedly the
strongest batting team Of their day,
There was not one weak batter In the
list
First OF all was big Ed Delehanty who
will rank In baseball as one OF the great
est natural hitters the game has known.
Poor Del subsequently flopped to the
American league and committed suicide
by jumping into the relentless waters OF
Niagara Falls.
Lajoie was the second baseman. and
his fielding and batting have scarcely
deteriorated 10 this day. Relieved of the
cares Of management. King Larry is now
as in the days that fans used to see him
batter the walls at Broad and Hunting
don.
Larry is clean liver and, though past
last for several more seasons Flick. in
right tield, was a great batting compan-
ion Tor Del and Larry.
They were placed together IN the bat
ting order. and il Del or Larry missed
hitting the ball Flick certainly would.
The DelehantyL joieF Flick combination
was the hardest trio in the country for a
pitcher TO ou,wit. and their hitting won
many games for the Phillies.
Flick carried hts batting prowess 10
Cleveland, when he was forced TO go there
through the courts deciding against the
American league in u celebrated suit.
Flick started 10 lose his grip in 1908,
and has been slumpins gradually ever
since. The result was that Cleveland
was obliged To place him In slower COM
pany. Delehanty played first base when
Slasle was with the team. and the mid
get in left field was another wonder
a the time. Slagle later went to Chi
cago and played good ball for several
years. but has dropped out Of the big
show.
center fielder in the country. His held
ing was wonderful. and ne could also hit
He was the teams best run getter at the
time Thomas wore well, playing with
Pittsburg and Boston after leaving the
Phllies. Then he retired from the game
10 devote his entire time to business.
Manager Doom caused much surprise
by having Thomas play several games
for the PhilNes this season when Bates
was injured. and the veteran filled In
very acceptahly.
wark OF the team. Monte repeated his
success when he Joined the Athletics.
playing on the championship teams of
1902 and 1905. but Monte had to sive
way TO q Younger player. Monte is now
a successful manager In the New York
State league
Wolverton the third baseman. drfted
10 the minors after a short American
league career and "A subsequent engage
ment with Boston in the National league.
He has now developed into one Of the
best minor league managers in the coun-
try, and the prediction is made that the
big leagues VIII regain him soon. al
though this time as q tactician and not
as a player.
Eddie Mcfarland, the catcher, also is
In the minors. and so are Orth Fraser.
Duggleby and other pitchers.
Only the long lifc Of Laiole as a player
has saved the Philadelphia National
leagues greatest team from being COM
ple1ely wiped off the baseball map.