El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06
McAIeer Strengthens Red Sox;
KeepsEveryMan of Champions
Owner of Boston Americans Secures One New Outfied
er, Two shortstops, and Has Six New Pitchers to
Try Out at the Spring Camp-ClOses Shop
and Says He Is Quite Satisfied.

." OSTON, Mass Nov. eve have
X shut up shop. We've gone out Of
/ - the baseball market. We have all
/ the players we want for 1913. We're
/ satisfied with what we have. No more
purchases or trades"
This is the last word of James B.
McAIeer, president of the worlds cham
pion Red Sox. Tt means that Jimmy
AcAleer is satisfied with his team, that
he will start next season as he finished
the past season. And. confidently, it
means that he expects to do as well
next year as he has done this year-Or
better
He is confident that he Will win the
1913 pennant more decisively than he
won this years, even if the opposition
is stronger.
McAleer is the first major league
magnate to announce that he is out of
the baseball market; and he is salts
fled with what he has He breaks all
records of early announcement The
others viii be buying and selling and
trading until well into next season. But
MsAleer has al he wants He has
nothing to do till tomorrow" He need
not worry all winter
Keeps Entire Team.
The Red SON president retains all Of
his present regulars and substitutes.
He has purchased one new outfielder.
NJ
shortstops Scot OF Youngstown and
Carlstrom of Lawrence. in the New
England league. He has exercised his
option on Harold Janvrin. the ex-BOs-
ton high school fielder. now with Jer-
sey City.
He stands pat on his catchers.
The only new men not yet menti ned
whom he has purchased are pitchers
Van Dyke Of Worcester, Brant and
Martina OF Beaumont Texas, Watkins
and AinswCrth OF Youngstown. Ohio
and Foster of Houston, Texas. He has
also recalled Leonard from Denver.
McAleer is looking farther into the
future than 1913. That is why he has
taken on another outfielder. two more
shortstops and so many pitchers. He
has to count on the eventful retire
ment OF one or more Of his peerless
OutfielderS, also on the time some
day. when "Heinie' Wagner win quit
Notwithstanding that Wagner. for in
stance is going better than ever. this
year. But 'Heinie" has been eleven
years in baseball and the Outfielders
need more than the one substitute they
now have. It is not too early to begin
the selection and training Of future
stars.
IN the game but five years. Harry
Hooper is "A and has played league
baseball only six years before this.
Duffy Lewis is HOOper's age, with fivel
years in league baseball before this
y
but three years in the professional
game
The infield is a bit different. The
men. as a rule, are older. Here are
their ages. and the years they played
professional baseball before 1912, re-
spectively:
stahI 81. 8: Yerkes %. 5; Gardner
%, ;: Bradley %. Z; Engle IS, 10; krug
%. 8: Wagner 2S II; Ball o. 9.
Bill Carrigan is % with six years
OF league experience before 1873;
Cady's figures are "a, 4; and Nuna-
makers p. 2. Which provides a catch
ing staff for long time to come
Pitchers Are Young.
The pitchers are even younger. Here
are their ages and years respectively,
in professional baseball: Wood p. s:
POPE "A, 8; O'Brien IS, A; Collins %. 4;
Bedfent %. 2; Hall 90, Z.
All Of the new men purchased are
youngsters
This roster gives McAleer 80 men
from whom to choose his pennant-chas-
ers Of 1913 with all Of his regulars and
substitutes now in good condition with
years of baseball ahead of them
The purchase of two new stOrtstOps
not only provides recruits who may
fin Wagner's shoes some day but
Youngsters who will fight Krug for the
privilege Of substituting for the SOE