Arizona republican., 1910-08-21

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As each baseball season in the major league springs new faces into the Tanks. the same is true'about once great stars who have seen their best days and have gone back When a great baseball star goes back and no longer looks good from a commercial standpoint he suddenly finds himself among the down and outers'-that Is, down and out as far as major league ball is concerned. and some players are prone to think that when they are forced to step from the majors it is too hard a blow to at tempt anything like playing ball in the minors.
 This is not always true. however, and many players have gone from the major leagues into the ranks of the American association and other minor clubs and proved the backbone of the club with which they have become associated Perhaps one of the greatest ball play CTS who has recently come to be down and outer in major league base ball sense this season is Bill Bradley of the Cleveland club. who was re- leased. Bradley in his palmiest days was considered to have no equal as third sacker. and perhaps the game never witnessed a better player in that position. Bradley had not been very much good to the Cleveland club this season and the management finally was forced to let him go. Bradley has not been sent by the Cleveland manage ment to another team, as the club re- leased him internationally and he can do as he pleases. join some minor league club or quit the game altogether. Elmer Flick. another member of the Cleveland club to go, was also a great ball player in his day. considered one of the best outfielders and hitters in the business, but now his palmy days are gone The club released him to the Kansas City Blues and Hicks days are over as a major leaguer. Flick had l been of little use to the Cleveland club for the last couple of seasons, being sick much of the time. possessing weak stomach. The story goes that Flick liked pie better than he did base ball and that pie can be blamed for his being placed i-i the down and out" class.
 The Cleveland club evidently is adopt ing a different policy with some of Its old players and letting them go rapidly and filling up with younger material For many years the club was averss i, to letting any player go until he was absolutely no longer useful, but this policy has undergone a change. Fol- lowing out the new order of things they also have released "Heine" Berger to the Columbus (American association) club. Berger was purchased from Co., lumbus several years ago for fancy price, but has been an ''in and outer as a pitcher He warmed the bench for one whole season, but for the next two years was given plenty of work Even at that he has only pitched fair ball. some days f1inging great games and at other times falling down hard.
 The Chicago White Sox this season let go George Davis and Frank Isbei1 both stars and idols of the fans. They had no doubt seen their best days and were no longer caliber for the major leagues. Both men now have good po- sitions as managers in the Western league.
 Fred Penney, one of the greatest first basemen of the game and player who had few equals on the initial corner, Is no longer playing the position for the New York Giants. He was released and his place taken by Merkle. who at one time fin baseball history found him. self guilty of a '.bonehead" play.