El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-10

~ GLOWING are brief sketches o.
n the new leaders in the younger
L major league:
JAKE STAHL, manager, is the old
est member of the new champions OF
the American league. stahl is 81
years old. His home is in Chicago
He started playing for the University
of Illinois team as a catcher, and went
to Boston for the first time in 1903
Later he went to Washington as
first baseman, and for time man
aged that club. He was sold to the
. Chicago White SoX in 1907, but re-
fused to go, and in 1908 was awarded
to the New York Americans, but IN
July of that year was traded back to
Boston. He retired in 1911, to be-
come a banker, but was drafted into
the service this season as manager oy
the new McAleer-McRoy regime
Stahl bats and throws right handed
He is feet inches in height and
weighs 195 pounds
IRIS SPEAKER. center fielder. one
of the recognized stars of baseball, is
20 years old, and his home is in Hub
bard City, Tex Speaker is one of the
greatest outfieIders in the game and
rival of Ty Cobb. He started play
ing in Cleburne, Tex. He Joined Bos-
ton in 1907, but was turned over to
the Little Rock (Ark.) club for de-
veIopnfent in 1908 He rejoined Bos-
ton in the fall of 1908, when he led
the Southern league in hitting. He
bats and throws left handed, and
weighs IT'S pounds.
JOE WOOD, right handed pitcher, is
recognized as one of the three great
est pitchers of the American league
and one of the greatest hurlers of all
time. He is % years old TIE started
playing with the Hutchinson (kan-)
team in 1907. He was with the Kan
sas City team in the American aSso-
citation He joined Boston in 1908 and
has been a sensation ever since HIS
home is at Parker Glen, Pa He-bats
and throws right handed is feet II
inches in height and weighs 1SS
pounds. He has pitched two no-hit
games in his career, one while with
Hutchinson.
BILL CARDIGAN. catcher, is Is
years old and the backstopping main
stay of the team He started playing
stitUtion Of learning he was secured
by Boston in 1906 He was farmed
out to Toronto in 1907, but Joined Bos-
ton again in the fall of that year
Bill as he is called at the Hub, was
due for the auction block under John I
Taylor, but was retained by McAleer.
He bats and throws right handed. is
feet 10 inches in height and weighs
1s5 pounds.
HEINIE WAGNER. shortstop, the
most adept short fielder in the game
in blocking players off second base,
is 81 years old. He started playing
around the suburbs of New York
city. He was with the New York
Giants, Columbus (Ohio) and Newark
IN j. teams. He Joined the Boston
club in 1905. He has been a big cog
in the machine that has won the
championship for Boston He bats and
throws right handed. He is 5 feet
inches in height and weighs 1SS
pounds
LARRY GARDNER. third baseman.
one of the best fielding third sackers
in baseball and a dangerous pinch
hitter, started playing in Boston and
of Ray Collins at the University of
Vermont. He was signed by Boston
in 1908, but turned over to Lynn.
Mass. tried out at second base as the
came into his own at third base in
1911 Gardeners home is at EnOsburg
Falls Vt. He bats left handed and
throws right handed. He is feet
inches in height and weighs 16S
pounds.
HARRY HOOPER, right fielder. is
25 years old and one of the most pop
ular players Boston ever had He
started playing at St Mary's college,
California, in 1907 He was with Oak
land and Sacramento in the Pacific
coast league and Joined the Boston
club in 1909. His home is at Santa
Clara, Cal, where he was born in 1881
He bats left handed and throws right.
He is feet IL inches in height and
weighs 165 pounds.
DUFFY LEWIS. left fielder, one of
the greatest throwing Outfielders base |
ball has ever produced. is "a years old
He started with Alameda outlaws in
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