The Washington times., 1914-09-14

Veterans of the game are slowly
slipping. Nap Lajoie is due for the dis
card and Hans Wagner is wabbling
noticeably. With the Chicago Cubs,
however. there are TWO players of more
than fifteen years big league service
who are playing with their youthful
vlSor and austo. They are Roger Bres-
nahan and Tommy Leach.
Many Windy City fans wondered
why =. Webb Murphy got Bresnahau
from the Cardinals a couple of years
ago. They .lidn't think he'd fit in as
a PLACER after being a manager. He
looked way overweight. slow and
scarcely full of the ambish necessary.
TO-DAY Bresnahan appears to he the
keystone of the Cub machine. He has
trained hard and faithfullv-althouGh
the labor must have been a big effort.
He has shown himself a leader of men
on the field. fighter o! tn" old Giant
type and ready TO work every day in
the week
Yet Roger Is no longer spring chick
en-. Think Of it-he was pitcher with
the old WashIngtons OF the National
League in 1897. His big league career
covers seventeen ..ears. and today he
is catching like kid.
Bill Sullivan. Of the White Sox, is
Creat admirer OF ROGer. lie wOIdors
with the rest AT Bresnahans energy
and his ability for hard york
Roger showed such promise as A
pitcher in 1877 that he held out for
more mazumA the following year and
remained idle A good share of the sea-
enn. In 1SH he went To Ninnea polls
aud was pitching for Arson here N
1901.
The Duke" was an American Lacquer
in 1901, playing with Baltimore ard
jumped with many others to the Giant
;. 10. We find him peri rTIlns p Z
center fielder that season and tn" mkt.
80 those who recall q certain game this
season where Roger PLAYED center for
III" Cubs and dropped fly ball merely
Witnessed him performing an an lent
funr tion.
Before long tho Giants wo-4 shy q
catcher and Roger was rung in behind
the hat This was in 1904. and catrhS"'
ne has been ever since. His reputation
a c 4 baCkFtop for the Giants up 10 and
including 1905 WAS we'll recognized. lie
Was tn" dependa BILE man of the sqra d
and the Giants haven't had a man Of
is o%liber since. Chief Movers isn't
reCa ar''@d as so stead,- a PLAYER
Rogers later experience. as manager
Of tho Cards for Years. and then Wit IN
the ubs. IL well known to the present
Len. Tation Of fans
.lHa,s hard hitter. he still bats we'll
" among the CarChers. Durin. the
.arIi, PERT of the season. wf.u th- ubs;
= err. struggling against tn" defeats.
Eresnahan hit like a Wild man Tor Il
,,hiIc. He SLED Archer's place better
than ANYBODY dared to hope and To-Day
Is a part Of the winning comDinatlon
Unlike many ball players who have
jumped to tho Feds when such move
injured teams chances in the race.
Rrcsnahan has shown loyaltE that
deserves special communication. He re-
reivcd fattering offers TO manaE' 4
Fed, raj League Iear2-the s.. Lows
squad which now has employed fi"l0er
Jcncs The money consideration WAS
reported far in c>'"ss of what he re-
ceives from the Cubs.
Archer was stirl on the hospital list
at the time. and the duties of ha"ksson
would have fallen on Tom Ne"'iham
&nd HaTgraNe. II younGster.
NO. ! can't consider the propoS!t on
now that tho Cubs have chance for
the remnant and need me-" Was RoCer :
answer. His stand was much the same
as that Of Cap Anson when the out
iaws of the old days tried 10 lure him
from the Chicasos. Anson's move at