Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
CHANGE OF PASTURE HELPS
Ball Players Often Improve When
Cut Adrift.
SOME STARS SOON GET STALE
Cases cited where Good Men Failed
ana Then went Elsewhere,
where They scored Heavy

CHICAGO. June 4--"Ball players, like
travelling men, oft-times do better work
when In new surroundings" says Clarence
Beaumont, who has been playing steady
cutfleld In fast company for many years.
Certainly there is a lot OF truth in the
saying that a change Of scenery Is good
for the health. l know, this Is especially
true In my case. Having been a member
of the Pittsburg club when that organiza-
tion was at the top or Whereabouts for sew
eral years, / know the feeling that over
comes player when through the medium
of the trade he is cut adrift to cast his
lot with a club that stays far down In the
race year after year. That's why l am
bending my every energy to help the Cubs
this season. for It is like old times TO be
with strong, winning team.
Some star players, becoming dissatisfied
with their surroundings, have been known
20 play possum or to soldier on the job
I'm order TO hasten changes which might
result in their being sent to other clubs.
Generally the bad actor draws severe
reprimand or a fine from the manager. All
this merely inspires the player to heavier
crouch. he commits costly errors, and fin
ally Is turned over to another club
"A few weeks later. the chances are,
the man who engineered the deal hears that
the player who drew the yellow slip has
been hitting like a flend or playing brill
liantly, far above the best work he had
given tho club from which he was traded.
Pat MOran's Case.
THE Boston club has been particularly
hit in this respect In recent years. Take
the cases OF Pat Moran and Tom Needham,
both former members OF the Boston club.
Both were cut loose at the instance Of a
manager who pronounced them too slow for
the National league. Today they are hold
ing Jobs with clubs that stand far above
Boston in the same league. At about the
same time Jimmy Slagle. a star outfleder,
was deemed too slow for Boston, and was
allowed to go to the Cubs As in the case
OF others. Slagle blossomed into terror,
remaining with the Chicago club until a
year ago, when he was sent to Baltimore.
-Four years ago, when kitty" Brans-
field was supposed to be in poor form,
Fred Clarke put through a deal whereby
the iron man was sent to the Phillies. Ever
since Bransfield has been playing ball that
shows him to be far from an old-timer.
Dave Shean, now playing second for
Boston, Is another high class man who
was dropped early in his career, to later
win regular Job with another club. He Is
clever In putting the ball on a runner, a
clean fielder hard hitter, and fast on the
bases. Shean was with Connie Mack's
Athletics for while In 1907. but later goi
his release, going to the Tri-State, where
he remained until snapped UP by Billy
Murray of the Phillies. Several former
members OF the New York American league
club have played in brilliant form since
going to other clubs There's George
Moriarty. now on third base for the De
troit club, and he looks to be 80 per cen
better with the champions than when
member of the Highlanders. Jake Stab
has improved wonderfully with the Boston
Red Sox. Originally he held down bert
with the Highlanders. Tom Jones, also 0
the Tigers, is a former st. Louis Brown
and he seems to be enjoying new leas
on life in the City of Straits.
JennInRs' Mistake.
Jennings has made a few mistakes a
things have panned out. but to err is onl.
common. 1t was one of Hughey's dicker
that enabled the Cubs to eventually sc
cure Jimmy Archer. Jennings also CAV
Ira Thomas, a former backstop, to tn
Athletics, where he is now doing fin
work
1.-THE Cubs have number OF players VIII
couldn't show to their best advantag
while wearing the uniforms Of other club
IN the major leagues. Overall after quit
ting Cincinnati rapidly jumped up anon
the topnotchers. Mordecai Brown also de
veloped into. a sensational pitcher afte
leaving ST. Louis. while sheckard has bee
going to top speed ever since he laid asid
his Brooklyn uniform.
Co.
to look over a player In a week or te
days and then announce his decision as I
whether or not he will do on the clul
That's one of the troubles that confror
the manager on the spring training tril
Considering the number of players mar
ager has TO select from. 1t is small wonde
he misses one or two.
There is the case of the late Fran
Selee, who won several pennants with HI
Boston club. and afterwards moulded tn
Chicago Cubs. Selee never could fore,
that he once passed up Napoleon Lajo
and sent the great Frenchman from Boz
ton back TO the minors. 1t was Selee VIII
developed such stars as Tenney, Lon
Collins and Lowe, and II certainly d
prey on his mind when he read OF Larry
great hitting shortly afterward.
Various agencies enter into the dIssa
isfaction OF a player, thereby fastening h
desire to seek other surroundings. +
may be suffering from some unusual mel
tai or nervous strain. Or, perhaps. he
on the outs with some Of his fellows al
his playing is thereby affected. All
these things can be remedied in a jiffy
the manager only realizes where the 70
OF the trouble is located.
1T has to be case OF snap 'pickiI
sometimes in the deals that pass over Il
base ball checker board. and even the ba
ball genius cannot always see the star
the making"
MATTVE SnNC tn DYAU TsENrNT,