The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-17

ONCi T4y-Vy III a yONA45 buAA BA19tA-
While scouting for the Boston Amer
leans and Chicago Nationals. Mr.. Hun
has picked up such brilliant players as
iris Speaker. Eddie ReuIbach. Carl Lund-
gren. Artie Holman. and other famous
stars OF the national game.
Mr.. Hedges also states that HUFF is still
under contract 10 scout for the Chicago
Cubs. HUFF is the physical director OF the
Illinois University. and spends the sum
mer months searching the minor leagues
for promising talent HUFF and San Ken
nedy. of Cleveland. and Tommy Nc
Carthy. Of Cincinnati, are considered the
cleverest scouts in baseball Kennedy
worked for Connie Mack up 10 this year
He Is credited with having secured Harry
Krause, Eddie Collins, Frank Baker, and
Jack Barry, the shortstop. These four
players blossomed into stars last year
and boosted Kennedy's stock as a scout
TO such an extent that Charlie Sommers
of Cleveland took him away from Connie
Mack
Sommers is one Of the most liberal club
owners IN the business when IL comes TO
spending money for young talent. aud
with the Cleveland magnate's big bank
roll behind him Kennedy Will doubtless
land bunch of desirable talent for the
Maps.
Tommy Mccarthy is credited with hav-
ing discovered nearly all the speedy
youngsters now with the Cincinnati team.
Mccarthy has been scouting for Garry
Hermann for several years. Tommy
played with Charlie Comiskey's 81. Louis
Browns twenty-five years ago. and will
be remembered as one OF the smartest
players OF his day
Mccarthy. Bid BlcPhee and Tommy
COrcoran are credited with having dis
covered Beseher. Paskert. Nike Mitchell,
Egan. Downey. and Hoblitzen The Gin
clnnati team Is composed principally Of
young ball players, none OF whom have
been in the major leagues over three
years. with the exception of Mclean.
Lobert, Beebe and Fromme.
New York Americans.
Taking this years work as a criterion.
the most successful scouts il baseball are
the men who picked up the youngsters
who have landed the New York Yankees
at the top OF the heap in the American
League.
l Frank Farrell. the owner OF the
Yankees. is a liberal buyer AID will pay
big money for young talent He has
three clever baseball men thrashing
through the tall grass for young ball
players. Arthur Irwin is the chief New
York scout, with Duke" Farrell and
Eugene Mccain as MS assistants Irwin
was the star shortstop OF the Providence
and Philadelphia National League teams
of twenty-five years ago. Duke Farrell
was the star catcher OF the Washington,
Boston apd New York teams Of twenty
years ago Mccain managed the Jersey
City Eastern League team before he
went to work for Farrell.
Irwin. Farrell. and McCann picked I'D
Jim Vaughn. Russell Ford. Foster. Roach,
Frill. Mitchell. and other new men with
the Yankees. Frin. Vaughn. and Ford are
pitching sensational ball for the Yankees
and are responsible for the present high
position Of the team in the championship
race.
Johnny McGraw of the Giants has a big
string of scouts. Wilbert Robinson and
Dan Brouthers. veteran ball players: Joe
Gardner of the Dallas club and Dick Kin
sella Of the Springfield. H.. team. scout
for McGraw. Gardner landed Drucke and
Fletcher for New York Drucke is one Of
the most brilliant young twirIers in the
National League. Kinsella recommended
Larry Doyle 10 MeGraw, New York paid
$3.50 for Doyle. Ten times that money
would hardly buy his release to-day.
Mr.. Hedges has seven scouts working
for him this year Charlie Barrett and
Harry Howell are two members of the
Browns scouting STAFF. The other FIVE
are known only to their employer Mr.
Hedges doesn't care to have their iden-
tity known. figuring that the men can do
better work under cover
McCIOskey "A Wonder.
Talking about scouts, don't overlook
your uncle. John J. McCloskey. who land
ed a bunch OF choice talent for the Car
dinais. McCloskey likes 10 look EN- over
from the bieachers. He picked I'D a
bunch of stars in the bushes, notably Ed
die Honey, Bobby Byrne, Bugs Ray
mond, Arthur Fromme. Eddie Karger and
Red Murray
Billy Murray discovered a bunch OF
promising young players for the Phila-
delphia Nationals while he was managing
the team. Eddie Grant. the premier third
sacker of the National League; Lew Mo-
rem. Earl Moore and George AfeQunlen:
Mike Doolan. the shortstop. and Otto
Rnabe. the second sacker. were all picked
UP by Murray.
Like McClcskey. Murray could go out
and pick up a good young ball player
about any old time he felt like it. but ne
never could make his team play winning
ball. Murray. by the way. is now scout
ing for Barney Dreyfuss. owner of the
Pittsburg team.
Bresnahan and Billy Gilbert did most
Of the scouting for the Cardinals last sea
son. Gilbert touted Howard Murphy TO
Robson. Murphy cost the Cardinal man
agement $500. He proved a big bloom
err and Gilbert lost his job. Bresnahan
Lester Gackman over in Ports
mouth. Ohio; Leon Kahn, owner OF the
Shreveport team. touted Harmon 10 Bres-
nahan. Dick Kinsella of Springfield adj
vised Roger to draft Hauser. Mr.. Robi-
son picked up Betcher himself Bresna-
han bought "Rube" Geyer from Columbus
after seeing the big pitcher in action.
Charlie Comiskey had the most expen-
sive staff of scouts In the business last
season and is said 10 have spent al least
100000 for new talent Ted Sullivan. the
late Tom Lotus. Dannie Long. OF san
Francisco Mike Cantillon. Of Minneapolis,
and other weli-known baseball men
eombed the minor leagues for White Sox
recruits. Long landed Rona zeider and
Gandil for the Sox. Hugh Duffy made
buy Blaekburne. "Izzye IsbeH
landed pitcher Scott for Comltkey. The
"old Roman" didn't get many prizes. but
he's not discouraged and expects to
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