El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-23

I Roanoke. Va. Of the Virginia state league.
| but was later recalled and he finished the
/ season Tor Waco as one Of the best twiriers
! in the Texas league.
| Among the Fl Pasoaus and other players
! who played in the lea cues Of the southwest
VINO are now in fast company are -Chiet
/ Meyers the indian catcher OF the New Eorl.
! Giants, former bsckstop for the II Paso
| team Bert Whaling, backstop o. the Boston
| Braves. former backstop Of the old Cananca
| team: Hugh Hardin. Texas league star
| twirler. formerly Of Fl Pas0: Robert Har-
] mon, pitcher for the Pirates. formerly with
/ Cananea Dutch Nagle fielder for the Paris
pcnuant winners Of the T. O. o. league. for
merry with Fl Paso- Dutch Sehultz. cut
[ fielder OF the Toronto club Of the Intern1-
! tiOnal league.
It's now reported in Gotham that Eddie
2 Collins the greatest second naseraan in the
world. is 20 he sold b. Connie Mack 20 tie
New York Yankees and that Eddie viii
manage the team next season Collins ls
/ one Of the EiEhezt sal-riC1 players IN the
big league, aud the Philadelphia team has
.oIid series ms ger -l-. .-''l- ~ l-.H
Athletics out even. and 90 cut the salary list
it is reported that Mack ald the club own
crs have agreed 10 sell Collins.
In a Philadelphia dispatch, some Gre
dence was given 10 the report Collins VIE
not be the first star 10 BE at The helm q
the Tanks Many others have taken the JOB
and failed. but there Is no question but rEI-
he viii add great strength % the iuleId at
second with his brilliant fielding and sem
sational hitting George Stallings- manager
Of the worlds champion Boston Braves. oi,ce
ll4aIa-rA LEO Ai-A-4As A-aAA AtAa N'.-H L-.N'
considered the greatest ~ all 1iF5l sack
ers. held the job Few moCrns. ana Frank
the famous cub machine during their cham
pionship days, is the latest Of the pilots 10
get the can
Peckinoaurh finished the season as 1oan-
aver Of the Tanlss and he made winning
team ont Of some bad Material but thar1
job for 1915, according 90 . recent state
meE- made by Frank Farrell. owner Of the
team. Farrell has wanted a playing man
aEer and the high salary Collins receives
by an ir0nciad three Far contract viii rot
bother the owner Of the American lcaEucrs.
All ne wants is a winner. ana if he lets
Collins run the club the NauEs VIII prob
ably for the first time s.uCr Slollncs had
them finish in the first division
Connie Mack viii have a hard time re-
placing Collins and the manager OF the
en- his team y he expects 90 finish in the
first division in 1913 At is reported that
after the worlds series Mack and Bender
had heated argument which terminated in
Mack saying some very UEfind things and
the indian is believed TO have said that he
will never again pitch a ball for the Ath-
letics- IT is very probable that he viii Re
traded during the winter months. II either
me Boston red S0y or the washington Sar
no doubt win the 1915 pennant Of the Amsri-
can league.
son with the Athletics. 1t viii perhaps be
his last season II he is able TO finish h.
Plank won his games this season by his
head work and skill His arm seems about
done and 10 would not be surprising 20 see
him give Up the game
Only three Boston Braves have not vet
signed 1915 contracts. They are Dick Ru-
dolph winner OF two games during the
worlds series. and who finished the season
with 30 accredited victories; Bert Whaling.
the second string catcher. and Joe Connolly
the only 800 hitter on the team during the
National league season.
Rudolph is holding out for a substantial
increase which he will undoubtedly be given
The Federals would like very much TO get
this trio Of stars but George StallinFs states
that all three viii be signed at terms salts
factory both 10 them and the manager OF
the team
After writing dramas. breaking in as q cub
reporter, going on the stage and taking a
trip around the world, Christy Aathewson
announces that he is going TO take the
stump. He has promised Prank h Smith
Republican candidate for reelection as c1un-
u registrar. OF Elizabeth cou-ty. n j.. that
ht viii make political speeches for him
during the campaign He will also take the
stump for Carlton =. Pierce, Republican
candidate for state senator.
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