Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26
SCOUTS DOING FINE WORK
Base Ball Sleuths Have Discovered
Classy Men Recently.
DON'T PAY MUCH FOR KIDS
George Huff, one of Fastest scouts,
Says re Never Pays More Than
$1,000 for Young Recruit
other big scouts.

recent conversation with George Huff. the
latter told Bob Hedges president of the
Crowns. that he never paid more than ST.
900 for a young ball player. While scouting
for the Boston Americans and Chicago Ma
tionals, Huff has picked UP such brilliant
players as Iris Speaker. Eddie Reulbach.
Carl Lundgren, Artie Hoffman and other
stars OF the national game.
Hedges says that Huff is still under
contract to scout for the Chicago Cubs
Huff is the physical director of the Illi-
nois university and spends the summer
months searching the minor leagues for
promising talent. Huff and Sam Kennedy
OF Cleveland and Tommy Mccarthy of
Cincinnati are considered the cleverest
scouts in base ball. Kennedy worked for
Connie Mack up to 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 scout to
such an extent that Charlie Somers of
Cleveland took him away from Connie
Mack
somers is one of the most liberal club
owners in the business when it comes to
spending money for young players, and
Win flIb NltNGlhuu OWHti ShPPoANs fNNh-
nedy will doubtless land bunch OF de-
slrable talent for the Napoleons.
Tommy Mccarthy is credited with hav-
ing discovered nearly all the speedy
youngsters now with the Cincinnati team.
Mccarthy has been scouting for Hermann
for several years. Tommy played with
Charlie Comskey's st. Louis Browns
twenty-five years ago, and will be remem-
bered as one of the smartest players of
his day
Mccarthy. Bid McPhee and Tommy Cor
rigan are credited with having discovered
Bescher, Paskert, Mike Mitchell, Egan,
Downey and Hoblitzel. The Cincinnati
team is composed principally of young ball
players none of whom has been In the
major leagues more than three years, with
the exception of Mclean, Lobert. Beebe
and Fromme.
Taking this years work as a criterion,
the most successful scouts in base ball
are the men who picked up the youngsters
who have landed the Highlanders among
the uppermost in the American league.
Frank Farrell has three clever base ball
men threshing through the tall grass for
young ball players. Arthur Irwin is the
chief New York scout, with Duke Farrell
and Eugene Mccain as his assistants.
Irwin was the star shortstop Of the Provi-
dence and Philadelphia National league
teams twenty-five years ago. Duke Far
rell was the star catcher of the Washing
ton Boston and New York teams Of TWEEN
ty years ago. Mccain managed the Jer-
sey City Eastern league team before he
went to work for Farrell,
Sensational Bali.
Irwin, Farrell and Mccain picked III
Jim Vaughan. Russell Ford. Foster. Roach
Frill, Mitchell and other new men will
the Highlanders. Frill, Vaughan and Fore
are pitching sensational ball for the High
J landers, and are responsible for the presen
! high position Of the team in the champion
ship race.
Johnny McGraw of the Giants has biz
string OF scouts. Wilbert Robinson ant
Dan Brouthers. veteran play players; Jo
Gardner of the Dallas club and Dick Kin
sella of the Springfield Ill.) team, scou
for MeGraw. Gardner landed Drucke ant
Fletcher for New York: Drucke is one o
the most brilliant young twirlers IN tn
National league. Kinsella recommends
Larry Doyle to McGraw New York pai
$500 for Doyle. Ten times that none:
would hardly buy his release today.
Hedges has seven scouts working 70
him this year. Charlie Barrett and Harr,
, Howell are two members of the Browns
|, scouting staff. The other five are know
only to their employer. Hedges doesn'
care to have their identity known, figur
ing that the men can do better work unde
cover.
Talking about scouts, don't overloo
/ John X. McCloskey, who landed some goo
men for the Cardinals, McCloskey like
to look them over from the bleachers. H
picked up stars in the bushes notabl
Eddy Honey, Bobby Byrne. Bugs Ray
|, mond. Arthur Fromme, Eddie Gargar an
Z Red Murray.
Murray Finds Good Ones.
Billy Murray discovered promising youn
. players for the Philadelphia National
while he managed the team. Eddie Gran
: the third sacker; Lew Moren. Earl Moor
a and George CULLEN; Mike Doom, the shor-
stop and Otto Knabe, the second sacke
were all picked up by Murray.
Like McCloskey, Murray could go OF
and pick up a good young ball playt
about any time he felt like 1t. but he nev'
: could make his team play winning bal
u Murray. by the way, is now scouting IL
Dreyfuss, owner OF the Pittsburg team.
Bresnahan and Billy Gilbert did most
, the scouting for the Cardinals last seaso
e Gilbert found Howard Murphy for Rob
son. Murphy cost the Cardinal manag
: ment $500. He proved a big 'bloomer
a and Gilbert lost his position. Bresnahs
o discovered Lester Backman over in Port
, mouth, o.; Leon Kahn. owner Of II
E, Shreveport team. advised Roger to dra
II Hauser Robson picked up Betcher hin
l. self. Bresnahan bought Ruhe Geyer fro
Is Columbus, after seeing the big pitcher
ID action.
l. Charles Comiskey had the most expei
sive staff Of scouts in the business la
lie year. and is said to have spent at lea
y 10000 for new players. Ted Sullivan. Il
lie late Tom LOTUS. Dannie Long OF So
10 Francisco. Mike Cantillon of Minneapoli
y and other wen known base ball me
eombed the minor leagues for White 81
In recruits. Long landed Rolla Zeider al
A. Gandil for Ne Sox. Hugh Duffy ma,
u Comiskey buy Blaokburne Isbel land
It Scott, pitcher. for Comiskey. The o
De Roman didn't get many prizes, but he's n
discouraged.
in IsBELL AND LITTLE I8zIEs COM
to Open a FOur-Day Engagement, Begil
~ ninE sunday Afternoon.
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