The Washington herald., 1915-10-06

team IN the summer Of 1872 In August. 1873. tn
Phil.!ss UbtaiTtd him from Montreal in trad
that involved Doc" Miller. 'Runt" Walsh anc
'DIke" Duncan none IT whom ever reported Il
Manager Kitty Bransfeld. OF Montreal. Burns hal
been the Phillies' second catcher since. HI
bats right handed and is hve feet seven inches il
height. He is of the best catchers in either
hague at blocking off the plate.
ALBERT NIEHOFF
Second baseman. lives in Louisville Nv. when ht
is at hcme. His first professional engagement wa.
with Indianapolis. but Le PLAYING third fui
the Louisville "a. A. team when Cincinnati SPOTTED
him in the fall of 1913 Last year he hit the bal
hard as the Reds third baSeman. but he and the
eccentric Hcrzrg did rot get along together and
Nchon glad when he was traded to Phil
adelrhia during the past winter. He has improved
season. He was brrn May u. 1886. He bats and
throws riShthauded
ROBERT BYRNE
Third hasemIn. horn in st. Louis. Deem
her Il, 1855. and is popular in that city whera
his big league begun. He made his
professional debut with the For Scott team
# the Missouri Valley League in 1901 He was
with Springfield Mo. in 1906 and Shreveport.
La. in 1906. from which club the st. Louis Ma
ticnals obtained him in i9OI. He the idol
of his home town fans until 1873. when he was
traded to Pittsburgh. and his work at third base
was of material aid to the Iiratc- in winning the
renrant and worlds championship. He played
tlird there until August. 1912. when he traded
to the Phillics in exchange for DOlan He played
second base last season hut his real position Is
third which he has occupied this year. In the
Of h> Professional he has played
shnrtstcr. second. catcher and third base. At the
latter position ne has superior a fielder. He
hats and throws right handed.
JOHN MILTON STOCK
l.. the utility third man. who has recently
become rgular. He came to the Philies last
Writer with Drmarer ard Adams as part Of the
trade fu= Loh~rt. He j. only - Years old. Hi
birthday WIS IuN II. lsc- and the place Chicago.
where he still makes his home. He frst TayJd
baseball seTiCu " with the Fond du Lac wis }
club. frcm which he WAS drlftrd Nv the New Y"rk
Nationals in !ell. They farmed him out I"
Buffalo tInteTnatiUnal LerEue in 1912 and recalled
him in thr fall. He spent the 1913 season with
Mobile, Of the Southern League. The Giants
needed him in 9li because Of the resignation Of
''Tihe'' Shafer. He the regular third base
man last year for the Giants hut Mc'iraw de
cdcd to let hin go during last wi.tr- in order 10
C,tain Lol'ert He bats and throws right handed.
is aggressive ard a good hitte-
DAVID BANCROFT
Shortstop. was born in sioux City. Iowa. Sep
tcnber G. 90. arI tried paving se:Ei-rroies
sicual hall NJ H. age 6F :. fad's'.'- vi ih'
Wisconsin State League. signed him in 1909. and
he widely ADVERTISED a hsinG the youngest
rIayC- that has ever brukcr into vat league Mad
sIn kept him until the fail ~ lSll. when he
purchased by Portland Of the Pacific Coast League.
Portland thought he needed experience. and
IN the Il rirg 81 1912 faTmcd him ont to a cluh
In thc NoTthuesterTi League. he was brought
hack to- pSrtiard in 49,? and during that ycar
a-i IsI he was the sensation of the Coast LcagIe.
along with his running mate. Bill Rodgers. now
With ;hr tiEc!nnati Ec;ls. lie PhiIhor ha,i
an nrtion Cn hin. fer a'ar; btfoIc thcy
finally purchased him. which was las. winter.
He nadc ecsd tTn-a tn sat. Hi I'm - rar;i-r,-
iarly goad and he makes the difficult long throw
from deep short better than any other shortstop
now Playing In the Natic.GII League. He hits
from either side Of the Plate. and his hitting is
hard and timely. He Is the best young hall player
the Phillies have obtained since Alexander.
CLIFFORD CHARLES CRAVATH
Right fielder. torn at san Diego. CAL Marc,
, lses which make hin % years old. He had
try outs with t,:Tcc AEFrcaa League cfuts bsforc
TIE Philics ssrrIei h.rn. He was telegram
OPERATOR anti r.. when he gave up punching the
scy To- pay tail with the Los AnsrIes team Of the
Pacific Coast League. in 1907 the Bo.eou Red Sox
obtained him. but the So1 couldn't see hin, and
h vas shifted 70 Chicaso. and tA8 - WaaAiastou.