The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-16
FEW VETERANS
IN BIG LEAGUES
Not Many Present Day Players
Were in Game II Years Ago

season, and LA players toed the mark
that day. OF those la stars only ten
remained in active harness last spring,
and 1874 have fallen by the wayside.
4 little discussion along these lines
may be interesting.
In the National league those who
opened up for the Cards, Philies,
Beans and Dodgers have all gone back
either to the minors or into business
life. \ few have also passed on be-
yond.
one of the old Cub lineup still is on
the battle line, although with a differ
ent squad and circuit. We refer TO Joe
Tinker. shortstop, says a Chicago
writer We had an idea johnny Evers
was with this team, but we find tho
name of Lowe at second base.
Despite these eleven years. Joe
Tinker still is wonderful shortstop
one of the greatest AS we all know,
he is the manager of the Chicago Feds
Passing rapidly on to the Giants
there's a chap at the tail end of the
list whom you probably have head
tell of. Christy Mathewson is the
youth. He pitched that opening day
but we doubt if he was as good then
as he was the last week of this season,
when he labored against the Athletics
Wagner and Leach.
Pitsburg had Wagner and Tommy
Leach. Hans was on short. as usual,
and was hitting and fielding as he has
done for twenty years more or less. II
is probable he will be heard of some
more before he's through with base
ball
Leach was on third for the Pirates.
That was his job for great many
seasons. When he began to slow up a
trile they shifted him over to the
field. 1t was as a gardener the Cubs
got him, and nearly let him so to the
minors last season But his prowess
in center field for the Trojans in 1913.
when he set the pace both i'm batting
ana fielding, makes us feel assured he
still will draw a major league pay
envelope for a while longer.
Guess who was in right field for Cin-
cinnati eleven years ago None other
than our old friend Sam Crawford.
The passage of years has sent him to-
Detroit, and has Just toured the world
with the White SoX. and they are even
talking of sticking him at first for De-
troit.
That winds up the list of the Ma
tional league. Remember there were
some on the bench who may still be
performing. But the five mentioned
started in the opening game.
In the American league we find the
old faVorite Bobby Wallace, i'm his fa-
miliar spot. shortstop for the Browns.
This last season found Bobby about
through, but he played enough col
qualify him for the lis.
Billy Sullivan caught for the White
SuX. Bill is another fellow who took q
nack seat last season. But for more
than decade he was leader in his pu-
sition. And for that matter, he was in
harness all last season ready to jump
into the arena if duty called.
The Athletics had Larry Lajoic az
second. Since then Lajoie has made n
name and reputation at Cleveland. Yet
he had both in large quantities before
ne went there Larry is slowly but
surely slipping. still he should be
good a year or even more before re-
thing.
Earl Moore opened UP on the slab
for Cleveland. Today Earl is one "
the veterans ON the Cub pitching staff
During the time between he has been
back in the minors and more recently
with the Phillies. His famous sde-arm
delivery was frequently seen in action
last season.
Last, but not least, was the noted
Jimmy Shecka-d, then left fielder with
Baltimore He was with Brooklyn for
long period, and from there he came
10 Chicago. This season he was
roated from ST. Louis to Cincinnati.
Hut time was when Jim led all the
hcldcrs in actual ability.
The opening day list of twelve years
ago also shows the names of men who
have become managers. coaches AMI
umpires.
We have mentioned Joe Tinker, late
manager at Cincinnati. Laojic was
leader of the Maps for a while, Billy
Sullivan held the White Sos reins for
a season, and Wallace had the same
experience at st. Louis.
Jimmy Callahan pitched to Sullivan
ON opening day. He is both an eN and
a present-day manager of the White
Sex. Mcclure caught Moore for CleVe-
land, and in later years was the Nap
manager for a brief spell.
Frank Chance was on first for the
cubs, later developing into a wllrl-
wind manager for the same team, ana
now try ing to build up the New YORK
Yankees. Bill Dahlem, then shortstop
"i the Dodgers more recently manag
"a that team. And, Of course, we All
Know fred Clarke, the Pirate manager
VINO filed i'm at left field on that date.
uf the coaches. we ran across Ed
Gleason OF the White SoH. then Sec
ond sacker of the Tigers. and Robin
son, Brooklyn's new manager then
catching for Baltimore.
Dineen, who pitched for the Boston