Evening journal., 1913-09-12
MANY STATES
HAVE men in
BIG LEAGUES
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PENNSYLVANIA HAS
BIG ARRAY In GAME

One Of the interesting phases OF
baseball which has never been dealt
with to any extent is the representa-
ton OF the various states among the
stars of the major leagues. Some
large State for one reason and IN
other are poorly represented. while
advantages make a far better show
ing.
The South may congratulate itself
on one fact that although few big
league players, comparatively, come
from the Southern States, neverthe-
less IL is that part of the country
which lies below Mason and Dixon's
line which has furnished some OF the
greatest stars in the game Ty Cobb,
Joe jackson. Clyde Milan, and Nap
Rucker are unexcelled. while Cobb is
without dispute the greatest star OF
this or any other baseball era.
Though there are big gaps between
the extreme Pacific slope and the Mid
die Western States which have no
representatives of prominence in the
big show. Missouri has a strong rep
resentation with such stars as Hot-
man. King. Stovall. Joe Wood, Har-
mon, Griffith and so on down the line.
The Empire State. New York,
boasts of Eddie Collins and Johnny
Evers. foremost second baseman Of
the time, Willie Keeler. Leach. lim-
norman and Schultz. the home run
sluggers OF the Cubs, Thomas, the
veteran catcher of the Athletics, and
several others.
Ohio has a formidable array of tai
ent Foremost in years and glory Is
Cy Young. the patriarch pitcher
Marquard. the record breaker Of the
Giants: Merkle, Mullin, Delahanty,
Bates Bridwell Devore and Doom.
But Pennsylvania has probably the
most brilliant array in the world range
of stellar PLAYERS. With such pitchers
as Christv Mathewson, Ed Walsh, Rube |
Waddell and Plank such outfelders as
Cree. Magee. Sheckard Mike Donlin
and Murphy and such infelders as Dav
IS. Hummell. Hugh Jennings Lobert /
Daubcrt. Hans Wagner and Wallace,
Pennsylvania is hard to beat.
Massachusetts has Callahan. the life
of the White Sox; Connie Mack, the /
wizard OF the worlds champions; Wild |
Bin Donovan and the far celebrated |
Martin O'Toole Ansmith the cunning |
catcher of Washington. is also a Massa
chusctts boy, and there are others.
Illinois has Doyle. captain of the
New York Giants; Groome. Fromme, |
Moriarity and Sweeney, the New York
catcher Indiana has the peerless Bush
and four great pitcheri in Adams,
Mordecai Brown. Summers and Gran
dali Alabama has Street, Arkansas,
Bailey and Schmidt; California Chase, |
Chance and a whole group of star out
feldcrs.
Delaware has Hans Lobert and Vic !
Willis, the former having lived in viii /
nineton aud the latter at Newark. |
Georgia has Cobb Iowa, Fred Clark /
Kansas. Walter Johnson and Tinker; /
Kentucky. Barger and sweeney of the
Boston Nationals Maine has Harry |
Lord. the greatest OF third basemen
Maryland has his two close rivals on
third base. Baker and HeIzog as well |
as Billy Kelly OF the 100000 battery
Michigan has Ruelbach, Cicotte and
Ball OF triple play fame. Minnesota
has Bender, the peerless Indian; Mis-
sissippi, Dode Criss the great pinch hit.
ter. Nebraska has Sam Crawford, the
hardest hitting batter of the time.