Evening star., 1914-08-23
YOUNG AT THE GAME
Only Two Veterans in Ranks
of the Boston Braves.
PAUL STRAND THE BABY
Average of Stallings' Grew Is a Trifle
Over Twenty-Five
Years.
special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, August 22.-Boston's Braves,
possible National League champions, are
in slight danger of being Oslerized, for
the oldest member of the team that is
causing the Giants so much anguish is
only thirty-five. The veteran Brave is
Fred Mitchell and he never plays, his
duty being to warm up and instruct the
young pitchers. The average age Of the
Braves is a trife over twenty-five years,
the only men past the thirty mark be-
ing Mitchell who Is thirty-five; Otto
Hess. who will be thirty-four when the
next worlds series is run off, and John
ny Evers. who was thirty-one July 21.
The baby of the team is Paul Strand
lie will not reach his ajority until De-
cember 10, 1915.
All of the Braves save one were born
in the United States. The foreign-born
athlete is Otto Hess. Bern, Switzerland.
is where the southpaw first saw the light
of day. Manager Stallings, now forty-six
years old, is a native Of augusta, Ga.
while Secretary Nickerson, who was for
ty-four on his last birthday, is the only
Boston born man connected with the out
fit. Two of the Braves are Bay Staters,
Maranville having been born in Spring
field 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, Mary
land, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louis
lana, Washington. Nebraska, New
Hampshire and Rhode Island. Ten of
Stallings players are fasteners, six are
westerners and seven are southerners
More information about them will be
found below:
Birthday Dope on Braves.
MANAGER
George stallings will be forty-seven
November II. He was born in Augusta
Ca
SECRETARY.
Herman Nickerson was forty-four May
Il. He was born in Boston. Mass.
PITCHERS.
Otto Hess Will be thirty-four October
10. He WAS born In Bern, Switzerland
Richard Rudolph will be twenty-six Au-
gust %. He was born in New York city.
Ensign Cottrell will be twenty-six Au-
gust 70. He was born in Hoosick Falls.
n. Y
Eugene Cocrehan will be twenty-six No
vember a. He was born in Luling, Tex.
George Davis was twenty-four March
70. He was born in Lancaster, n. Y.
George Tyler will be twenty-five De
cember IA. He was born in Derry y. II.
William James was twenty-five March
l.. He was born in Iowa Hill, Cal.
Paul Strand will be twenty December
10. He was born In Carbondale. Wash.
CATCHERS.
Fred Mitchell will be thirty-fve Au-
Mass.
Bert Whaling was twenty-five June 70.
He was born IN Los Angeles, Cal
Harry Gowdy will be twenty-four Au-
gust "a. He was born in Columbus. Ohio.
INFIELDERs
John J. Evers was thirty-one July IL
He was born in Troy. n. Y.
Charles j. Schmidt was twenty-seven
July 10. He was born in Baltimore Md
George Whitted was twenty -four Feb
ruary i. He was born In Durham, N C.
]. Carlisle Smith was twenty-four April
+. He was born near Greenville. s. c.
Charles Deal will be twenty-three Oc-
Pa.
Walter Maranville will be twenty-five o
November IL. He was born in Spring
field. Mass.
OCTFTELDERS.
Joseph Connolly was twenty-seven Feb
ruary II. He was born i'll Woonsocket,
r. !.
November II. He was born in Murra Y
City, Ohio.
Wilson Collins was twenty-five May ..
He was born in Pulaski, Tenn.
Ted Gather was twenty-five May 20. He
was born in Chester. Pa.
Oscar Dugey will be twenty-four Octo-
Der 25. He was born in Palestine, Tex.
Lawrence Gilbert will be twenty-three
December 3. He was born in New Or
leans, La.
Leslie Mann will be twenty-five No
vember IS He was born in Lincoln
Neb