The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-17
rENNEY OLDEST OF INFrELDERs
Has Been Playing Big League Ball Since
1se4-Othsr Real Veterans.


Fred Tenney of the Boston Nationals
is the Oldest infelder in major league
service Tenney entered the majors in
1894 or IL years ago, and played almost
all that time with Boston. In 1908 he
was traded to New York along with Bird
well, and lasted two seasons with Me-
Graw's men He had to quit early in
the season of 1910, because of bad legs,
and the remainder OF that year was
spent in the minors. Another baseball
veteran who stamps on the base lines
is Harry Davis. field leader of the
worlds champions and the good man
Friday of Connie" Mack Capt. Davis
begins his 18th consecutive season with
Mr.. Mack this year, vet he was consid-
cred veteran when he first joined the
Athletics in 1901 Before his career as
Mack man, Davis won a reputation
with New York and Pittsburg. Davis
carries his years well, and played an ex-
ceedingly swift game last season. Mack
expects him to be as much OF n help
to the team this year as he was in
1910.
Wallace has seen many seasons come
and 90 in his long and honorable career
with the majors. Wallace is a pat"
Tebeau find. He began his career with
Cleveland when that club was in the
National league. He started as a pitch
er. but one spring MeGarr, who was Te
beau's third baseman. contracted a sore
arm. and Tebeau. In desperation. sent
pitcher Wallace to his place. Wallace
was never disturbed for he was a sue
cess from the start, and MeGarr lost his
Job with the Spiders" This was In
the middle Dos Subsequently Wallace
and the rest of Teheau's flock were
switched to ST. Louis when the National
league trimmed its circuit to eight
clubs but when the American league
went to the mat with the senior circuit.
Wallace was one of the first TO jump
to the Younger organization He ae-
cepted the terms Of the st. louis
browns" and has been with the team
ever since. AS reward for faithful
service Wallace has been appointed
manager of the ST. Louis team. He
Is still q wonderful infelder and a dan
gerous batsman.
LARRY" Laioie of Cleveland has been
with the big show for many years He
Joined the "Phillies" in 1896, and has
divided 3 years of playing between Phil
adelphia aud Cleveland The big French
man seems as fast as he ever was. He
is still a wonderful ground-coverer, and
has an arm of steel. That there is
nothing wrong with his eve is proved
by his average of 1884 in the American
league last season Iajoie doesn't show
the slightest signs of breakdown, and
Of all the nield venerables looks like
the one who will last the longest. Nor
man Elberfeld, now with Washington,
has been in the big leagues almost as
long as Laioie. Like the Frenehman,
Norman began his career in Philadelphia
as utility infelder He drifted to
Cincinnati and chen to Detroit
When the American league made a
big league city out Of Detroit, Elberfield
was one of the Tigers props, For
several seasons he was the teams star,
but trouble with his manager caused
deal in which ElberfelG went to New
York He was with New York as late
as 1909. but in 1910 was released TO
Washington. where he is helping Jim
my" McAleer try to make a winner out
of the Nationals Harry Steinfeldt Is
another infielder who has seen long serv-
ice in the majors Many years before
Chicago was lucky enough to get him,
Steinfeldt played with Cincinnati. He
Joined the team in 1897. so this will
be his l4th year in the big show.
Chicago got Steinfeldt for a song in
one of the many sucker" trades that
Cincinnati has been gulled into making.
He has helped Chicago to win any mum
Der of penau4s and worlds champion
ships and will probably cover third again
this year, despite the fact that the
Cubs" have signed raft Of youngsters.
Hans Wagner is another famous infeld-
err who has worn we'll Hans is rapidly
approaching the 40-year mark and has
been playing ball ~ the majors for Is
years Wagner's shortstop play let
down some last season, but there was
nothing wrong with his batting eye, and
he contributed his usual 800 per cent.
batting average There is some talk Of
converting Hans into a first baseman, a
change which should lengthen his life in
baseball.
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