The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

til his legs gave out. Harry Stein feldt. who was on third, escaped in i time to gain many laurels in Chicago. but his major career ended early last season. The Red pitchers were Ewing, Harper. Poole. Phillips. Hahn ! and Suthoff Long Bob" started a few games last year, but didn't fin | ish.
 One man remained in 1911 of the Cleveland team as it was made up | al the end of the war and that man was Lajoie from whom the team took 1 it's nickname. One other member | of that outfit was in fast company last year. Earl Moore of the Phil i lies, but he had been back to the 1 minors in the interval to get a fresh start. Lajoies associates on the in 1 field were Hickman at first, Goch- naur at short. and Bradley at third i With Moore on the slab staff were Addie Joss, whose career was cut l short by death; Bernhard, Donahue, killian and Dorner. Bemis and Ab- l bot caught them and Bems lasted longer in the big hunt than did his comrade.
 1 In the outfield were Flick, McCar- thy, Hay and Thoney. Mccarthy. once a Cub, became manager and was pennant contender in the Three Eyes League at Danville last l season. Flinck's legs broke down and Thorney's wing failed him, al though he had second chance in Boston. Bay was only a youngster and for star of his magnitude last ed an unusually short time.
 Of the thirty-four men who com posed the two St. Louis teams of 1903 only four were in the majors last season. One of them was the three finger hero of four leagues and two worlds pennants Mordecai
 Brown, another was Bob Wallace, i the Browns manager; third will be Manager Hemphill of Atlanta this year. and old Jack Powell is the i other.
 Here is the backing Mordecai | Brown had in St. Louis only nine years ago; Hackett and Nichols, i then manager, on first; Farrell at second, Demontreville, at short and Burke and Brain at third with Don ovan, Shoot, Barclay and Dunleayy l in the outfield. Not one of them was actively in the game in the up- per circles last year, although Dono- van was manager of the Boston Red Sox and before that of the Brook lyn team Burke turned minor man. ager and has handled Louisville and Kansas City, going to Indianapolis for the coming season. Barclay is dead.
 With Brown on the Slabb staff were Mike O'Neil, Rhoades, afterward with Cleveland; Currie, Mcfarland and Murphy. The receivers were Jack Ryan, late manager of Jersey City; John O'Neill and Weaver.
 Wallace outlasted all his team mates of 1903 on the Browns. His side partner at second base was Pad den, while Hill and Friel alternated at third and John Anderson numbered around first. The outfielders were Hemphill, who was let out by New 1 York's Highlanders last fall; Heid- rick and Burkett, the last named a New England league manager of note. The pitchers besides Powell were Severs, Sudhoff and Wright, and the catchers were Kahoe and l Sugden, late coach of Detroit's pitch CTS.
 Naturally the shifts are more ire | quent on a second division team than in a club that is in the race | but in the period under discussion IbS o'. l-ouio DloWHS nave Dteu pennant contenders in one season, 1908, and were not hopeless until Jimmy McAleer was divorced from them
 Years ago-back when the present era of the mat was just dawning- | there was an aSDirinp yOuth in A little middle western town who be. lieved that he could wrestle. He was great combination of beef and bone and grit
 In the countryside around and about he had won his measure of fame. There was no opponent who could withstand his onslaughts. And as his prowess famed little farther away it reached the ears of another -an older man who had learned many of the subtle tricks of the | trade.
 Fair time was coming on, and when the farmer folk tether their horses in the grassplot to the rear of the Methodist church it is always a sign that there is to be something doing.
 The grappler from afar off-the ringer-had issued a challenge to the local youth-and eager to prove l.. r;r