The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-10

As will be seen, Brooklyn was the
heaviest loser, tWenty.three players
deserving its team. Ia 1901 il lost
eight men, including such stars rs Joe
McGmnity, Lave Cross and Fielder
Jones Dave Fultz, the present. head
Of the R0seban Players fraternity. was
recalled from Milwaukee, but ignored
the cry and jumped tosthe Philadelphia
american leagucl team. John Andcr-
son was recalled from the same team.
but concluded 10 remain with AIjlwau-
llec, after Hugh Duffy. who had jump
ed from Boston, took charge Of the
| Brewers. Morris Steelmau. who
| caught few games, was loaned to
| Hartford III May and jumped to Pliila-
delphia III August
| The Phillies mourned the loss of six
| players 10y desertion in 1901. four OF
whom-Chick Fraser. Wiley Platt Na-
| poleon Laioie and Bill Bcrnhard-Went
over to Connie Mack's Athletics. IN
| 1902 the Phllies suffered u blow from
| which they have not recovered 10 the
| present day, ten of their stars yamoos-
| ing. Among them were Ed Delehanty,
Elmer Flick. Monte Cross. Red Dona-
hue. Al Orth. Ed Mcfarland and John
Townsend Harry Wolverton, Bin
| Duggleby and Bill Douglass also jump
ed. but all three returned.
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 Us John ]. McGraw,
1Nilbeft Robinson. Cy Young. Mike
Donlin and Louis Criger. to say moth
ing of Billy Keister, Ossie Schreckeu-
COST and Fred Buelow. chose to shine
in other parts Of the baseball world.
But i'll 1902, when the Browns Were
rcsurrccted. nearly the entire Cardinal
; outfit changed allegiance. There was
hardly Il healthy man left after the
Hopping of such players as Rhody
Wallace, Jesse Burkett. Dick Padden
Emmett Beidrck, Jack Powell. vii
liam Sudhoff and Jack Harper Dan
, McGann, after DESERVING tho team il
| the ordinary fashion i'll the middle o.
the season of 1901, was suspended ant
| in 1902 went to Baltimore.
Quite bunch of good players sale
goodby to the Giants i'll 1901. Georet
S. Davis was the manager, and la
stuck to, the helm in spite Of the fac
that q half dozen of his men had lef
him These half dozen were Winni
Mercer, Mike Grady. Cy Seymour
Pink HaWley, Bill Carrick and ki'
Gleason. He secured Frank Spark
from Pittsburgh Virgil Garvin froi
Chicago and Joe Connors from Bridge
III ill Fa.,I hi
going over to the opposition.
The other players lost by the Giant
in 1902 We're Jack Warner, AL Selbacf
Charles Hickman, Dummy Taylor an
Sam Strang. Taylor joined the Cleys
lard team, but grew tired Of his SUI
rounding8 and returned to the Giant
in May. Christy Mathewson an
Frank BoWernan also We're among til
jumpers. but they. too. returned.
The Chicago Cubs lost six men
1901 and the same number in 1890
The jumpers in 1902 were Clark Gri
fifth, Jim Callahan. Bill bradley, Sal
AIertes, Jack Mccarthy aud Roy ia
terson. .--.
The Boston club lost only eleve
players during the war, but these wei
the flower OF the team.
The Cincinnati club lost seven me
IN 1901, contributing at least one pla
CT to each team in the America
league except Milwaukee.
The Pittsburgh club lost seven me
is a direct result of the war. but on
three can be termed jumpers. The
were Jimmy Williams and Har1
smith in 1901 and Jack Chesbro
1908
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