The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-09
GOOD SCOUTS WILL
SAVE MUCH MONEY

Chicago, July 9.-In the course oil
n recent conversation with george
Huff. the latter told Bob Hedges. pres
ident OF the Browns, that he never
paid more than 1900 for young paii
player While scouting for the bos-
ton Americans and Chicago Nationals
Huff picked up such brilliant players
as Iris Speaker. Eddie Reulbach. Carl
Lundgren. Artie Hoffman, and otner
stars of the national game
Hedges says that Huff Is still I'M
der contract TO scout for the chicago
Cubs Huff Is physical director OF
Illinois university. and spends the
summer months searching the minor
leagues for promising talent Hun
and Sam Kennedy of Cleveland ana
Tommy Mccarthy of CINCINNATI are
considered the cleverest scouts ID
baseball. Kennedy worked for Con-
ME Mack up TO this year. He is cred
tied with having secured harry
Krause. Eddie Collins. Frank Baker
and Jack Barry, the shortstop, These
four PLAYERS blossomed into stars last
wear and doomed Kennedy's stock as
a scout to such; an extent that Char
lie Somers of cleveland took him
away from Connie Mack
Somers is one of the most liberal
club owners In the business. and when
It comes to spending money for young
players, and with the Cleveland own
ePs support Kennedy will undoubt-
edly land bunch OF desirable talent
for the Napoleons.
Mccarthy Good One.
Tommy Mccarthy is credited with
having discovered nearly all the
speedy youngsters now with the Gin
cinnatl team. Mccarthy has been
scouting for Hermann for several
wears. Tommy played with Charlie
Comiskey's St Louis Browns 25 yenrs
neo, and Will be remembered as one
OF the smartest players of his day.
Mccarthy, Bid McPhee and Tommy
Corrigan are credited with having
discovered Bescher. Paskert Mike
Mitchell, Egan, Downer and HoolitzeL
The Cincinnati team Is composed prln-
cipally of young ball players, none OF
whom has been In the major leagues
more than three years, with the ex-
ception of Mclean. Lobert, Beebe and
Fromme. e.--
Taking this years work as cri-
terion the most successful scouts In
baseball are the men who picked up
the Youngsters who have landed the
Highlanders at the top OF the heap
In the American league.
Frank Farrell has three clever base
ball men thrashlng through the tall
grass for young ball players. Arthur
Irwin Is the chief New York scout.
with Duke Farrell and Eugene Nc
Cam as his 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 and New York
teams OF twenty years ago, McCaan
managed the Jersey City Eastern
League team before he went to work
for Farrell, ens
Yankees String.
Irwin, Farrell and s1cCann picked
I'D Jim Vaughan. Russell Ford. Fos-
tsr, Roach, F'rill. Mitchell and other
new men with the Highlanders. Frill.
Vaughan and Ford are pitching sen
satioIial ball for the Highlanders. and
are responsible for the present high
position Of the team In the champion
ship race.
Johnny McGraw of the Giants has a
big string of scouts. Wilbert Robin
son and Dan BroutherS, veteran ball
PLAYERS: Joe Gardner Of the Dallas
club, and Dick Kinsella of the Spring-
field Gll) team. scout for McGraw.
Gardner landed Drucke and Fletcher
for New York Drucke is one Of the
most brilliant young twirlers in the
National league. Kinsella recommend
ed Larry DOYLE to McGraw. New
York paid $4,000 for Doyle. Ten times
that money would hardly buy his re-
lease today.
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 en-
ployer. Hedges doesn't care 10 have
their identity known. figuring that the
men can do better work under cover,
Talking about scouts. don't over
look John X. McCloskey. who landed
some good men for the Cardinals
McCloskey likes to look them over
from the bleachers. He picked up