Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
Bunch of Brilliant Near-Kids.

Bunch of Brilliant Near-Kids.
lyn's brilliant left fielder: Snodsrass of
tho Giants. who since being transformed
from an extra catcher into a regular ny
chaser has put up sensational all
around game. and who stands good
chance of beating Ty Cobb. Iris Speaker
Napoleon LajUie and the other bufiy
brusers out in the race for the benzine
buggy: Drucke. j. McGraw's clever Young
right-hander from Joe Gardners Dallas
team: Collins and Gardner. those two
cracks MaGnate TAYLOR got from Vermont
Vaughn that stylish Yankee. were all in
for while In 1850 hence are not eligible
to get on the 1911 team.
Next TO Ford with Cole. Wheat. Gard
ner and those kind scratched by virtue
of entering the big arena in the 1909
wind-up. comes Jake Daubert, the Super
has good-looking first baseman. He's a
graduate of the Memphis tSouthern Asso-
ciation) team. Daubert batted .3l4 in the
southland. He made good from the drop
of the hat for Billyam Dahlen, and while
he has suffered a fairish slump in his
binglins, is still doing pa. and that's good
enough for a Juvenile who has such a
bright future before him. Daubert is a
left-handed thrower, and that aids him in
looking so nifty on the job.
Wheat and Daubert are not the only
live recruits on the Brooklyn team. Catch
er Erwin, who halls from the Rochester
eastern LeagueD champions. is very
o. X: i'm fact all things summed up. Tex
is the best catcher to enter the big fold
this campaign. Pitcher Barger, another
Rochester recruit, is very fair. Tony
Smith is showing up cleverly enough at
short the games defense considered, but
the juvenile is considerably shy in mis-
ball-bustng.
Roy Miller the outfelder Fred Lake
got from Frank Chance when Little Lew
Richie became a Cub. is bear at the
bat If he develops on the defense and
proves himself to be clever workman
on the sacks he's bound to be heard from
I'm the future. Graney of the Maps, who
was a pitcher this time a year ago. is
playing very $3.50 ball in the outfield.
Portland Pacific Coast League) is Ora
neys old team. Hardness. who put the
brilliant Ed Walsh to rout in emphatic
fashion Labor day morning. is also from
Portland. He, too. Is nifty locker.
Fred Clarke's Best Two Juveniles.
Flynn and Mckechnie have delivered
the goods fairly well for Fred Clarke
Arnold Havser is unquestionably Bres-
nahan's best young bet. | like Newman
the best of O'Connor's one-year-olders.
and Pat ought to be a better all-round
performer a year hence than he is right
now Then Walsh. the former pet of
South Bend. cuts up fairly noisy capers
in the Philies' infield whenever Boss
Doom gives him the opportunity.
or one-year men, exclusively. only
fairly good team can be built. which
should show our long army OF disguised
enthusiasts just what a tongh matter II is
for Mr.. Hedges and Mr. Robson TO get
the Jink off their mines. Here's my star
1911 machine. and YOU know, just like
know. that it's no world beater:
Oft RrOpEiNr
Pitchers-Ford. Yankees. Hardness.
Cleveland; Barger. Brooklyn.
Infielders-Daubert, Brooklyn. first base;
Walsh, Phillies. second base: Mckechnie.
Pittsburg. third base; Hauser, Cardinals,
shortstop.
Outfelders-Meloan, White Sox: Dan
ieis. Yankees; Miller. Doves, and Graney.
Maps.