The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25

returned 30 the PhilMes in July.
DugEieby pitched for the Athletics un-
I'll early IN May, and then went back
to tho Phillies. Douglass. who had
been grabbed by the st. Louis Browns,
returned 20 HIS old love before the
season opened.
The only man lost to the Phillies In
1898 was Pitcher DIR. Guy Harris
w hite, who jumped TO the White Sox.
Inroads Mt Sc. Louis
The St. Louis National league team,
although having the field all TO itself
In 1901, was not exempt from the in
roads of the American league. Such
brilliant stars as John j. McGraw,
Wilbert Robinson. Cy Young, Mike
Donlin and Louis Criger, to say moth
ing Of billy Keister, Ossce Schrecken-
COST and Fred Buelew. chose to shine
in other parts of the baseball world.
Bat in 1909, when the Browns were
resurrected, nearly the entire Cardinal
outfit changed allegiance. There was
hardly healthy man left after the
Hopping of such players IA Rhody
Wallace, Jesse Burkett. Dick Padden.
Emmett Haidrick, lack Powell, Will
liam Sudhoff and Jack Harper. Dan
Mccain after deserving the team in
the ordinary fashion In the middle OF
the season OF 1901, was suspended, and
in 1909 cast his fortunes with Bal
hnore.
Quite a bunch Of good players said
good bye 20 the Giants in 1901.
George s. Davis was the manager,
and he stuck to the helm, in spite of
the fact that a half dozen OF his men
left him. These half dozen Of his men
ME Mercer, Mike Grady, Cy Seymour,
Pink Hawley, Bin Carrick and Kid
Gleason He secured Frank Sparks
from ffttsburg, Virgil GaTvin from
Chicago and Joe Comors from
Bridgeport. and all three sidestepped
him, going over to the opposition.
I'm 1902 Davis himself skipped out,
going to the Chicago White Sox. In
1903 he jumped back to the Giants,
but. peace having been declared, he
was ordered to return to the White
Sox. He firmly refused to do so, and
near the end Of June the peace com
mittee allowed him to remain with
the Giants The other players lost
by the Giants in 1902 were Jack War
ner, Al Selhach, Charles Hickman,
Dummy Taylor and Sam Strang. Tay-
lor joined the Cleveland team, but
grew tired of his surroundings and
returned to the Giants in May.
The Chicago Cubs lost six men In
1901 and the game number IN 1909.
The jun peTs in 1901 were Clarke Crit
fifth. Jim Callahan, BIZ Bradley. Sam
MeGtes. Jack Mccarthy and Roy Pat
tension. Nome of them left the West,
but signed with the White Sox and
the Clevelands. Patterson was with
the White Sox In 1900. brit was in
duced to jump to the Cubs. Before
the season opened, however he Jumped
back to the White Sox.
In 1909 the half dozen deserters
were Danny Green. Barry Mccormick,
Tom Hughes, Fred f. Hartzel. RUDE
Wadd ell, and Dave Jones. All bat
two, Green and Jones, took their flight
eastward Jones who had Just been
secured from milwaukee,, Jumped TO
the st. Louis Browns, but returned
within a NORTH. Waddell. after doing
a turn in Los Angeles joined Connie
Macks forces.
Boston Nationals Never Recovered
The Boston club lost only eleven
players during the war, but these were
t he flower of the team. The deser-
tions crippled it 70 such an extent that
the effect is still felt In 1ae1 eight
stars left Manager Salee in the lurch
They were Chic Sta.hl Hugh Duffy,
II. NJ Lewis. John Freeman, Bin
Clarke, Jim Collins, Catcher Bill Sui
Ivan and Victor Willis. The last
named, however, repented and re-
/ turned before the. ope ming of the sea-
son.
The only jumper in 1902 was Bill
Dineen. now an umpire in the Ameri-
can league. In 1903 the last rem
narht of the once strong team flew
! away. when Hermann Long and
! Eugene Demontreviile deserted
The Cincinnati club lost seven men
| in 1901. contributing at least one
! player to eac hteam in the American
league except milwaukee,. The jump