The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-09
EVERS and HESS
ARE ONLY OLD
men OF BRAVES
Average Age of the National
League Leaders Is Slightly
Over rs Years
MICHIGAN HASN'T PUT
SINGLE MAN ON CLUB
All of the Bost0nians Are Amer
ican-B0rn Except Hess
None Boston Bred

Boston's Braves, present National
league leaders. are In slight danger of
being Oslerixed, for the Oldest mem
Der OF the team that Is causing the
Giants 30 much anguish is only 36.
The veteran Brave Is Fred Mitchell
and he never plays, his duty being TO
ers.
The average age OF the Braves is a
tribe over % years. the only men
past the 30 mark being Mitchell. who
Is 30; Otto Hess. who will be "a when
the next worlds series IN run on, and
Johnny Evers. who was 81 July 81.
The baby OF the team Is Paul Strand.
He Will not reach his majority until
Dec. 10, 1915. +
All OF the Braves save one we're
born In the United States. The for.
eign-born athlete Is Otto Hess. Bern,
Switzerland. Is where the southpaw
first saw the light OF day. Manager
Stallings. now 6 years old, is a native
OF Augusta. Ca, while Secretary Nick
erson, who was A on his last birth
day, is the only Boston born man con.
necteo with the outfit.
Two Of the Braves are Bay Skaters,
Meanwhile having been born In
Springfield and Mitchell In Cambridge.
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
Carolina. Maryland, North Carolina.
Tennessee, Louisiana, washington.
Nebraska, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island. Michigan has failed to fur.
nish single Brave. Ten OF Stallings
players are fasteners. six are west
erners and seven are southerners.
More information about them will be
found below:
George Stallings will be ~ Nov IT..
He was born In Augusta, Ga.
Secretary. rs
Herman Nickerson was A May IL.
He was born In Boston, Mass.
Otto Hess will be "a Oct. 10. He
was born In Bern, Switzerland.
Richard Rudolph was 26 Aug. 26.
He was born In New York city.
Ensign Cottreli was rs Aug. 20. He
was born in Hoosick Falls. N. Y.
Eugene Cocrehan will be 26 Nov. IA.
He was born In Luling, Tex.
George Davis was "a March 20. He
was born In Lancaster. N. Y.
George Tyler will be 20 Dec. II. He
was born In Derry, N. H.
William James was 20 March IL. He
was born In Iowa Hill, Cal.
Paul Strand will be 20 Dec. 10. He
was born In Carbonate, Wash.
catchsrs.
Fred MffchoI1 ua.fo S A. M ~
was born In Cambridge, Mass.
Bert Whaling was 25 June 25. He
was born In Los Angeles, Cal.
Harry Gowdy was "a Aug. "a. He
was born In Columbus, o.
lnfIeldsrs.
John ]. Evers was 81 July 81. He
was born In Troy, N. Y.
Charles ], Schmidt was "a July 10.
He was born In Baltimore, Md.
George Whitfield was "a Feb. 4. He
was bern In Durham, N. C.
]. Carlisle Smith was "a April 6. He
was born near Greenville, 8. G.
Charles Deal will be % Oct. 30. He
was born In Williamsburg. Pa.
Walter Maranville will be % Nov.
IL. He was born In Springfield, Mass.
outfielders.
Joseph Connolly was "a Feb. II. He
was born In Woonsocket, r. I.
Joshua Devore will be ~ Nov. Is.
He was born In Murray City, Ohio.
Wilson Collins was rs May Z. He
was born In Pulaski, Tenn.
Ted Gather was rs May 20. He
WAS born In Chester, Pa.
Oscar Dugey will be "a Oct. 25. He
was born In Palestine. Tex.
Lawrence Gilbert will be % Dec. q.
He was born In New Orleans, La.
Leslie Mann will be 20 Nov. IS. He
was born In Lincoln, Neb.