Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-16
BOSTON BRAVES
ARE A Team OF
YOUNG PLAYERS

Boston Braves, possible National
league champions. are in slight dan
ger CT being oslerized. for the oldest
member of the team that is causing
the Giants so much anguish is only
35. The veteran Brave is Fred Mitch
ell and he never plays, his duty being
to warm up and instruct the young
pitchers. The average age Of the
Braves is trif1e over % years, the
only men past the 80 mark being
Mitchell, who is So; Otto Hess, who
will be "a when the next worlds Sc
ries is run off, and Johnny Evers. who
was 81 July q last. The baby of the
team is Paul Strand He will not
reach his majority until Dec 10. 1915.
All Of the Braves save one were
born in the United States. The for
eign born athlete is Otto Hess Berne.
Switzerland, is where the southpaw
first saw the light of day. Manager
Stallings, nov as years old, is a ma
tive of Augusta, Ga, while Secretary
Nickerson. who was A on his last
birthday, is the only Boston-born man
connected with the outfit. -
Two of the Braves are Bay Skaters,
Maranville having been born in
Springfield and Mitchell in Cambridge.
OF the other players four come from
New York. two from Pennsylvania,
two from California and one each from
South Carolina, Maryland, North Car
clina, Tennessee Louisiana. Washingl
ton, Nebraska, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island Ten of Stalling's play
ers are Fasteners, six are Westerners
and seven are Southerners. More in
formation about them will be found
below: j "
r Manager-George Stallings will be
AZ On Nov. Fl. He was born in Au-
gusta, Ga. ....
Secretary-Herman Nickerson was
"A on May Is. He was born in Bos-
ton, Mass.
Pitchers-Otto Hess will be "a Oct.
10. He was born in Berne, Switzer-
land 81.
Richard Rudolph was rs on Aug. %.
He was born in New York City. :. -. r..
Ensign Cottrell was 26 on Aug. 20.
He was born in Hossick Falls, n. Y.
Eugene Cocrehan will be 26 on Nov.
IA. He was born in Luling. Tex. ae'r-
George Davis, was "a on March 20.
He was born in Lancaster, NJ Y.
George Tyler will be Is on Dec. IA.
He was born in Derry. N. Fl.
William James was % on March L.
He was born in Iowa Hill, CAL
. Panl Strand will be 90 on Dec. 10.
He was born in Carbonado Wash.
Catchers-Fred Mitchell was 35 on
Aug. a. He was born in Cambridge,
Mass.
Bert Whaling was % on June %.
He was born in Los Angeles, Cal.
Harry Gowdy was "a on Aug. "a
He was born in Columbus. o..
Infielders-John J. Evers was II on
July 81. He was born in Troy, n. Y.
Charles ]. Schmidt was q on July
10. He was born in Baltimore. Md. 4
George Whitfield was "a on Feb. 4.
He was born in Durham. n. G.
J. Carlisle Smith was "a on April 6.
He was born near Greenville, S. CT
Charles Deal will be % on Oct. so.
He was born in Williamsburg. Pa.
Walter Meanwhile will be % on Nov.
IL. He was born in Springfield, Mass.
OUtfielders-Joseph Connolly was q
On Feb. H. He was born in Woon.
socket. r. I.
Joshua Devore will be 81 on Nov.
L3. He was born in Murray City, o.
Ted Gather was 26 on May 20. He
vas born in Chester. Pa. ssssss4sss
Oscar Dugey will be "a on Oct %.
He was born in Palestine, Tex.
Lawrence Gilbert will be % on Dec.
J. He was born in New Orleans La.
Leslie Mann will be % on Nov. 10.
He was born in Lincoln, Neb.