The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-29
Fred Clarke Rivals Connie
Mack in Landing Col
lege Products
SOUTHERN PITCHERS
SIGNED BY MAJORS
Greatest Array of Collegian Talent
Goes to Big Show-Mack, Clarke,
Tinker, Jennings, Chance
Sign Rah-Rah Lads
BY REtBEN A. LEWIS

Driven to despair by the dearth of
promising material in the minors, the big
league scouts have made vigilaut search
on the college campus. Scattered broad
cast. the scouts have gathered the most
in the big show Formerly the willy Con-
ME Mack was the lone exploiter of the
colleges but with the advent of the pres
ent campaign, the other leaders dispatched
their cleverest judges to annex the crafty
collegians
The greatest array of the rah-rahs
which ever entered the ranks of the ma
jors has been corraled in the folds of the
big show. The Athletics have signed near
ly a complete aggregation of the youths
while the Pirates a%e giving Mack a spir
tied race. Hughey jennings has developed
a taste for the eollegians, While Frank
Chance, Joe Tinker Clarke Griffith and
George Stailngs have signed products of
the campus.
Few of the youngsters will break into
the game This season, but it is probable
that one or two permanent additions to
the major line-ups will result from the
travail of the scouts. While the most dill
gent search has been made for mounds
men and catchers, several infelders have
been recruited.
The lowly Corsairs have added several
southern collegians to the ranks Man
ager Clarke signed Twirlers Roy Wood
and Cypert of the University of Arkansas
and Pitcher Ezel OF Clemson. While
neither has entered the battle, Manager
Clarke is holding them IN readiness for a
premiere. In securing Melford Pratt, the
star pitcher of the University of Ala
bama, Joe Tinker has fallen in line, while
the Boston Braves are training Wilson
Collins of Vanderbilt for fut&re service.
The crafty Connie Mack has probably
obtained the most promising array of col
lege players. Dave Morey. the sensational
pitcher and captain of Dartmouth, has
affixed his signature to an Athletic con
tract and will report on July |. Dea1
Sturgis, catcher and captain of Buck-
nell, is anoJher likely recruit. OutbiddlnS
the other majors, Mack secured Twirler
Inlay of the University of Pennsylvania.
Receiver Mcbride of Mount St Joseph
college is a promising player and may
supplant the veteran Ira Thomas.
Manager Fred Clarke decided that the
services of more collegians would nstill
better spirit into his wavering Corsairs.
Soon after he had signed Twirler Conzel-
man OF Brown university he annexed the
star battery of Eayrs and Smell. The
prenom of the coast, Dutch Reuther OF
ST. 1gnatius college, reported to the Pitts
burg pilot, but Clarke decided that lie
needed seasoning and forwarded him to
the Los Angeles team in the Pacific Coast
league
Hughie Jennings is permitting his col
lege recruits to near the din of battle.
Nf nt..rxrf
has participated in several games while
First Baseman Pipp of Catholic universe
ty, is threatening to supplant the weak
ening Gamer Partheimer, a third sacker
from Amherst, is gaining the needed eX-
perience under the Tiger leader command.
and has Moriarty quaking in his boots.
The victory of FELTON, over Yale stirred
the majors to make attractive offers for
his services. Although the Crimson
moundsman is wealthy lad he has *
pressed a desire 70 perform in the big
show, and reports lave it that Joe Tinker
will land him for the Reds.
Breaking into the ranks of the majors,
Shortstop Lavans of the University of
Michigan, is startling the bugs by his
wonderful fielding with the st. Louis
Browns Clarke Griffith has showed John
Wilson, a southpaw pitcher from st.
Johns, into the fray and is giving the
youngster the needed exercise. Wilson
achieved fame by downing the Navy with
out allowing a hit.
Frank Chance recently added Second
Baseman Dan Costello of Georgetown ard
Pitcher Hany of Manhattan college to his
kilties along with Two other recruits. He
still holds Sterrett of Princeton and IS
dicl.ering for Reilly of Yale.
merry little bout is being waged by
the White Sox and the Giants for the pos
session of Collegian Lathrop of Notre
Dame. The pitcher first signed with the
White Sox Ind later with the Giants. As
he was minor, he could not be held to
either contract, but his father signed the
slip of Muggsy McGraw. The case is 10
be presented to the national hoard for
adjustment.
While the majors have been unusually
Industrious in cleaning a crop of the CAM
pus products, the minors have not missed
opportunities TO add the rah-rah lads. Sew
cral have signed with Southern league
clubs.