Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-04
Players Who Failed to Hold Jobs Have Another chance-MoGraw Has Big Bunch.

spite of the unsettled &ndit1on of basSoall -comebacks,' seem as pop owners. A perusal of the rosters of the sixteen National and American league clubs discloses the name of many "a purchased and drafted player among the 1915 recruits who had his chance before in fast company.
 Manager John J. McGraw of the Giants has extended a hand of well come to bunch of former big leag- uers. Among them are Catcher Jack Adams of New Orleans, formerly of the Maps; Pitcher Gipe of Seattle, one time a member of Connie Mack's Ath- letics; Stroud, pitcher from Sacra- mento, who was found wanting after service with the &Detroit Tigers. and Cook, a tWirler from Columbus, who had his show in Cleveland. This fel- low answered to the name of Win chell while in the Forest City. He was a product of S3S Antonio.
 Charles H. Ebbets of Brooklyn has rescued Pitcher Toney from Louis vile. Tony was with the Cubs for parts of three seasons The White Sox will give First Baseman Bunny Brief another trial. He was sent to Kansas for Outf1elder Clarence Walker. The Red Sox recalled Pitcher Babe Ruth from Providence. Joe Lannin pur chased this man at a fancy price al the time when Jack Dunn was sell ing off high salaried stars of Balti- Providence more to help the Grays however, than for more seasoning The Browns have resurrected Miller former chattel who had drifted tc Burlington, Ia
 In desperation to crawl out of the cellar Cleveland will take a chance with George Kaler, Lefty James J$ ~ Billings and Jack Knight. The Nap: have also recruited Rex Devogt, who failed to make good with the Braves Hugh Jennings, leased with the suc- cess of Coveleskie as comeback has purchased several players he sent tc the International and Southern leagues. Rondeau who once served as catcher for Hugh goes back tC Washington as an outfeld candidate He was one of the stars of the Amer ican association the past season. An. other association outdeldsr who has been promoted is Wade KilIffer, a De. troit utility player when Jennings was winning all the American league pen. nants. Killifer at that time was z second baseInan. Since then he trieC the outfield with better success. He is now member of the Cincinnati Reds
 The Cubs have rescued two former big leaSuers from the sticks-Adams Of Indianapolis and Mcconnell o1 Buffalo. Mcconnell had two trial: with the New York Americans, frs with George Stallings back in 19O! again under Frank Chance in 1918 Adams is a castoff of the Browns.
 One of the players netted by draf is Ogutf1elder Lee, who fell into tn, nav of Connie Mack. He was witt Trenton of the Tri-State league 1T 1914. In 92 games he batted .329 ant stole 27 bases. Clark Grifith haC this player in Washington last spring but gave him his unconditional re, lease.
 The New York American leagu, cub is about the only one whicl failed to snare some sort of comeback This circumstance was doubtless dut to Frank Farrell's managerial trouble. precipitated toward the end of tn, season. After Frank Chance quit tn, club there was no one of experienc, to advise deals and the New Yorl president depended solely upon tn, draft for recruiting purposes. In thi hs had his customary luck; he faileC to draw a winning ticket