The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-07
PLAYERS IN
AMERICAN LEAGUE
,nor is Held by kid" Elberfeld-
Other Old Timers.

bid for equal honors with the
Ational, only three are slated for
neriCan League berths as players
ring the campaign of 1912. And,
culiarly, each of the three is still
garded as a star in his department
the game and expected to deliver
e goods even as brilliantly as he
several years ago. Nap Lajoie
Cleveland, Eddie Plank of the
hletics and Billy Sullivan of the
Ihite Sox, are the three survivors.
ch is likely to survive several more
isons in fast company.
In 1901 Lajoie was with the Ath-
les, but the following spring joined
Z Maps, of which team he has been
member ever since. Plank, how
er, has remained with the Athletics
these years, Philadelphia being
f only big league club to which he
IS belonged. sullivan has been
icago's mainstay behind the bat
ID its manager one year.
Should Norman Elberfeld be re-
ned by Washington, he will be the
birth survivor of the American
|ague's inaugural as a big circuit,
berteld, in fact, has served longer
the American than any other
yer, he being a member of the De-
pit club in 1900, the sole player of
at year to be still in the Ban John
l organization. But the kid" is
ted Tor the minors.
aside from the four mentioned,
Pre- are others who were big
3guers in 1901 who cast their for
les with the American the follow
year and have been in that cir
t ever since. For instance, Sam
hwfOrd was with Cincinnati in
Ol. He has been a star Tiger ever
ce. Bobby Wallace and Jack
well were with the Cardinals that
ar, coming over to the more ag-
Fssive league the following spring.
was also in 1902 that Doc White
b Bill Donovan decided the Ma
nal League and joined the White
and Tigers. Tom Hughes and
Ipsy Hartsel were members of the
icago Nationals in 1901 and went
er TO the American to start the
npaign of 1902. Hartzel has Just
for the minors, but Tom Hughes,
Ter an absence of one year, is
bin in the American.
ky Young went over in 1902, but
a National Lacquer once more.
arley Hemphill, Jimmy Callahan
Matty Mcintyre are three others
% came close to getting into the
nor list. Hemphill, however, is in
same class as Hartsel, retiring
become manager of a minor league
b while Mcintyre, member of the
hletics in 1901, served a season or
at Buffalo before going back into
American. AS for Callahan, the
|nager of the White Sox. he
Bpped out of organized base ball
a few years.
The National League can point to
six players who have served
htinuously since the spring of
8l. They are Wagner, Clark and
ach of the Pirates; Mathewson of
T Giants; King of Chicago and
W of Boston and Chance of the
BIS, Chance then being an outfeld-
Donlin and Roger Bresnahan are
b other National League veterans,
IN of whom worked for a few sea-
ps in the American League be-
een 1901 and 1912. Donlin was
out Of the game altogether for
b years.
The season is only rs days off.
Griffith admits that he is trying to
3ve heaven and earth to secure
ird Baseman Moriarity from the
GERS.
Colonel Hedges will not send
nte Cross to do scouting duty for
Browns until next season in half
lnpleted among minor leagues.
President w. A Whitman, of the
tied States league, says the new
fanization will have a short season
s year. He did not mention the
Manager O'Day thinks he has
7 in Howard H. Williams, a young
kl-pro. pitcher Williams will go
tn with the Reds and will receive
fry chance to make good.
immy McAleer says il is the play
and not the manager who makes
great club. Yet the organization
TO have a change OF manager
can select those great players.
miner Brown inquired in SO games
year, eight more than Mathew
and yet the slabman with only
tee-fifths of fin worked in but
? innings, 81 less than his Giant
Eal.
John NJ. Ward says that two or
Zee regular boXmen are enough for
[najor league club. He must have
In looking over the records made
t season by the Boston twirlers.
During the discussion about the
bper amount of work for a pitcher. !
might not be amiss to note that |
best season Ed Walsh had with |
White Sox G90S) was when he
rked &C games.
Johnny Killing now comes out with
statement that next year he will
ar shinguards. That will leave
I two clubs In the National league
oittsburg and Philadelphia-to go
hout them.