Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-12

GROVER CLEVELAND sALExAN.
DER, probably the best pitcher of the
season. first saw the light of day on
February 26, 1887, at St. Paul, ,Neb.
He made quick jamn as soon as he
started playing ball He joined the
GalesbHrg Illinois Michigan League
club in "a 800, was dRafted by Indian.
apolis of the American Association
that fall, then turned oxer to the SYRIA
cuse, New YORK. State League club,
without q trial. He pitched great ball
for Syracuse in 1910, yet the Phillies
landed him that fall by only paying
over $500 Tor his release. He was a
winner from The start OF 1911 and is
the one man who has Individually done
more to bring the remnant to Philadel-
phia than any other star. ~ No = So
JAMES EFaskINE MAYER, pitcher,
was born at Atlanta, Ga, January 16,
1877 He is graduate of the Georgia
Tech, and was the star pitcher there
in the summer of 1909 and joined the
Atlanta Southern League club in 1911.
Atlanta sent him ito Albany of the
Georgia State League but recalled him
In the fall, sendfng. him the next year
to Portsmouth or tile Virginia .eague.
The, .Phiflies drafted him from Ports
mouth in 1912. He is a right handler
and makes frequent use Of the under
hand delivery 4 IA Iron Man MeGin.
nifty style. 81 .9 :..a..
EPPA JEPHTh RixEY, JR.. asouth,
paw hurler, first saw the soil OF Vir,
ginia "a years ago. heine born at Cub
pepper Court House. lie never had
any minor eagae@experience, coming
direct to the -Phillies from the Uni
versity of Virginia, being secured by
Umpire Rigler for the Phillies in 1912.
The Chicago White Sox and Washing
ton Americans, were also after him at
the time. - Rixey stands 6 feet 5
inches, hurls with3his left hand and
has shown wonderful Improvement
this year. - -.
ALBERT WENTWORTH DEMA-
Rec, the cartoonist- pitcher, was born
in Quincy, ILL.,, September s. 1887. and
pried into professional baseball with
the Columbus, Miss, club in 1908, later
the season with Newark. fic
started the 1904. campaign with Sa-
vannah of the South Atlantic League,
but was sold that year to Chattanooga
OF the Southern League. lie was Ia
ter traded to Mobile Of the same
league, then drafted by New York in
the fail of 1912. He was a winning
pitcher for the Giants in 1913 and
managed to share, in the world series
loot with the Giants and Athletics
To-
the Phils by McGraw along with
Adams and Stock in exchange fol
Hans Iobert Demaree is curve
ball pitcher, lacking speed, but makes
good use of his head.
GEORGE CHALMERS is a native
Of New York City and is p years Old.
Chalmers pitched for many Of the Sat
nrday and Sunday independent ball
clubs of New York when he first start
ed in ball playing, then entered Man,
haitian College for short term. He
was picked up by Detroit scout bat
never received real try ont, DeinG
released to the Scranton, New York
State League club. Tie Phillies draft
ed him in the fall Of 1910. He pitched
great ball for the pills in 1911 but
was a failure in 1912. owing to weak
shoulder. The Pills carried him
through 1918 and part OF 1914, releas.
ing him Internationally in June OF
that year. He went under treatment
during the past winter, then went
south this spring with the Giants to
Marlin, Texas. McGraw, however.
could not make room on the team for
him and after arriving back to New
York, offered to turn him over to
minor league club. Chalmers. how
ever refused to go and asked Pat Mo-
ran for another chance Moran grant.