The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-22
SIX HUNDRED ODD PLAYERS
TRAIN IN THE SOUTH.
pitchers Are Generally the First to
Give Away to Wear and Tear
in the Big Leagues.

One Of the laws Of organized pro-
fessional baseball provides that be-
tween May 30 and August 80 az each
season the IS clubs which comprise
the American and National leagues
can carry but IS players on their
rosters. This means that during the
three most important months az the
campaign 500 players are main
tanned on the salary list Of the
major league clubs. OF this number
nearly "ne-seventh-56. to be exact
have been playing in the two prin-
opal ORGANIZATIONS Of the great out
door leagues for eight years and
more
When the rack and tear on ply
Eique and mental powers by every
DAY competition for six months-the
actual playing seasons taken into
consideration. this is a large PERCENT
age. When ~ h. also realized that
each spring some 500 odd ball play
ers are taken South for spring train
INK by these same rs clubs. the per-
certage grows prop0rtionately.
% has been said by those who
have made n profession Of baseball
for years that the average life OF the
professional player I'm the two major
leagues II four years This can read
iiy understood when 81 IS recalled how
many athletes are drafted or pur-
'IIF'NffN lHH NNlf.Hf fIHAfN. FNKrm South
and then fail % show calihre enough
o. Dust some seasoned veteran from
his regular berth. and are sent back
o. the minor leagues
This naturally. makes tho average
life ~ the big Lacquer" a. compare
tirely short ono. n has another IF
feet u casts greater honor upon tho
s. players who have weathered the
efforts ~ younger mon N secure their
r.r..HHH..r.a 81 a.
~ drft might appear insignlncant. a
long while % maintain "a high stan
rard NJ useful ability IN what ~ one
~ tho mast severe u al athletic pro-
fsesiDnG
There i4 suu another point ~ honor
o. fnn credit ~ the rs favOrifes who
have performed Tor eight years and
more. Ea,chaii has advanced in "a
natural ur0gresalon, along scientific
lines. So longer arc the managers
looking far ability Go hlf the ball and
field we'll They want more They
fnrH' ma fhir natural ability pos
H'HFni fn rDriunctior with brains the
ability fn think quickly and act with
precision Hf psychological moments.
1r. ftrf ffaf ifIs -D-sailed Inside
baseball is HrIrE f1Irhf in tho schools
OF irrfrN.N.Ia. tnl minor Leagues
afd OBJ. colleges. making me feat ~
fH' .ffrrnfH lr Weeping pace with
thf Times 200 fNn more comm. rdaifr.
WIZ Has. fhsa. men sIrcr.1ed bod
o. pr.i0rrra fh.r arfltr careers.
Tho answer ia condition capital
training and fhr fn.f thar tho players
have mniufHInad a REGULAR rrdr ~
NE during fhe .rm season account
for fne a.r,nss or fla Efar..rlIrF
o. their own rlrrIYla
As rule. pitchers nra fha nfrf 90
give HHY fY fIa wlfr md tear Flf
fnfrtNF0r ~ frr GlHufr. Tlrf...I
rf.un 90 Pho runs. "Pafet' fIru.
srfr ~ tho BOSTON nationals. 'frre
M Hlvhse. ~ Waahingfnr. g.Drrs
E.Ir ard 5000 furp.Hn. 90 TtfrnIf.
"fIfIn" Plank and "fhinf' Tender.
~ frr Nfniffrs. Charles f1IIrrt. OF
T.fftI4rr. george Wufsf HrI fsrr
.wss. rf fh. Giants rnf f. flrr.f
Young uf f1f.tIHrf It.r
r.afh.raI fhr ratag.s ~ Nr. .nI
Gro included fn tho shDirr number
'V' Young hHs rrrn PITCHING
f.rre I.fH -i Years and h4a Lon
frNrf'. amIffed with major league
BASEBALL longer than any other man