Evening journal., 1914-09-21
MANY braves ARE
AMERICANBORN SONS
All Except One of the BoS-
ton Team Were Born in
the United States
TWO OF HUB CREW
ARE BAY SKATERS

Boston Braves. possible National
League champions, are in slight dan
ger Of 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 Nit
chell and he never plays, his duty
being to warm up and instruct the
young pitchers. The average age OF
the Braves is a triie over 20 years,
the only men past the 30 mark be-
ing Mitchell. who is 35 Otto Hess,
who will be "a when the next worlds
series is run off. and Johnny Evers'
who was 81, July 2l last The baby
of the team is Paul Strand. He will
not reach his majority until Decem-
ber 10, 1915.
All of the Braves save one we're
born in the United States. The
foreign-b athlete is Otto Hess.
Berne. Switzerland, is where the
aouthpaw first saw the light OF day.
Manager Stallings. now as years old,
is a native of Augusta, Ca. 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 Staters,
Maranville having been born In
! Springfield and Mitchell in Cam
] bridge. OF the other players, four
! come from New York. two from
| pennsylvania, two from Ohio, two
from Texas, two from California and
one each from South Caroline. Mary
land. North Carolina. Tennessee,
Louisiana, Washington. Nebraska,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Ten Of Stallingss players are East
orners. six are Westerners and seven
are Southerners. More Information
about them will be found below:
Manager-George Stallings will be
AZ on November H. He was born in
Augusta, Ga
ecretary-Herman Nickerson was
"A on May 10. He was born in Bos-
ton. Mass.
Pitchers Otto Hess will be "a on
October 10. He was born in Berne
Switzerland.
Richard Rudolph was 26 on Au-
gust 25. He was born in New York
city.
ensign Cottren was &c on Angus
. 20 He was born in Hoosick Falls
IN. Y.
Eugene Cocreham will be 20 ol
November a. He was born in Lu
, ling. Tex
George Davis was "a on March %
He was born I'm Lancaster. n. Y.
George Tyler will be % on Decem
I her IA. He was born in Derry, \
70 III.
william James was % on March 1:
He was born in Iowa HILL Cal
. Paul Strand will be 20 on Decem
= Der 49, He was born in Carbondal'
Wash
I, Catchers-Fred Mitchell was S5 o
y August a. He was born In Can
~ bridge, Mass.
Bert Whaling was 25 on June p
y He was born in Los Angeles, Cal.
e Harry Gowdy was "a on August 2
p He was born in Columbus, Ohio.
Infielders-John ]. Evers was
), :, on July 21. He was born in Tro
= NY.
i Charles ]. Schmidt was 2 on Jul
10. He was born in Baltimore, Md.
George Whittel was "a on Febrl
- airy 4. He was born in Durham,
e C.
d. ]. Carlisle Smith was "a on Apr
Of 6. He was born near Greenville,
m c.
Charles Deal will be % on Octob
te 80. He was born In Williamsburg.
y. Walter Maranville will be % {
~ November H. He WAS born
a. Springfield. Mass.
s. Outfelders-Joseph Connolly WI
a. q on February -. He was born
II, Woonsocket, r. I.
10 Joshua Devore will be % on n
de vember 49, He was born i'm MUIR
or City, Ohio.
IS Ted Gather was % on May 90
Sc was born in Chester. Pa.
he Oscar Dugey will be "a on Octoh
%. He was born in Palestine. Tex
Lawrence Gilbert will be 2S on I
cember 3. He was born in New {
leans. La.
Leslie Mann will be % on Move
Z. her 1S He was born in Linco
0 Neb.