Evening star., 1915-02-28
HARRY SALLEE STAR PITCHER
WITH ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Southpaw Has Been Prominent in National
League Almost From the First Day
He Entered the Big Show.

only new pitcher In sight. Within three
wears he was the only old one left. In
fact, at present he is the only represen-
tattve of the 1908 Cardinals still mem
Der of the team. There are really but
three other Cardinals of that year still
in fast company. They are Jack Murray
and Arthu Fromrne with the Giants, ami
Bobby Byrne. with the Phillies.
added to it in 1905. consisted of Eddie
karger. Arthur tBugsp Raymond, Ar
thur F'romme Grant ,tStoneyD McGiynn,
Fred Beebe. Johnny Lush. C. HiggIn-
quite an array OF talent. but Sallee saw
every one OF them depart from the Cardi-
mails.
In 1909 the st. Louis club engaged IN
several trades. by which II gave up three
pitchers and got none in return Firs,
OF all. Fromne and Karger were given TO
Cincinnati In exchange for Catcher
George Schlet. and Schlei was immedi-
ately traded. with Raymond and Jack
Murray, TO New York for Roger Bresna-
han. Roger was made manager OF the
team. succeeding the veteran McCloskey,
who went to Milwaukee. where he in
turn supplanted Barry Mccormick, also
"A veteran Barry shone as an fnfielde,
IN the days of the twelve-club league ami
later with Louisville, Chicago Nationals,
81. Louis Americans and Washington In
1905 he went to Milwaukee, from Wash
ihgton. where. In 1905. he was placed az
4 <Ifl
Doyle, who Lad followed Joe Cantillon in
1907. :"
In 1909 Pitcher Roy Evans went TO y,
Louis from New York. and may have cut
is no record of this. Later in the sea son
Hisg inbotham went to the Chicago Cubs
by the waiver route. and Rhodes was
sent to Trenton. This left only Sallee
heepe ana Lush of the 1903 pitchers. bur
=, the club made a ten-strike by securing
Bob Harmon from the Shreveport team.
paying $500 for his release. He for the
hrst time pitched for the Cardinals on
June 70. but worked in only one inning
i of a game won by the Pirates. 2 10
1t was not until July IA. 1909 that Bob
! won his first game in the NatioraI
League. II was at Philadelphia, and took
eleven innings to DECIDE the Cardinals
winning. s to 4. Earl Moore pitched for
! the fhiilies
| Beebe's Transfer to Reds.
| In 1910 only SaIlee and Lush remained
of the 1908 gang of twiriers. Earl,, il.
| that year Beebe was traded to cincin-
, natl, with Alan Storke. for Mile, Hug
gins. Rebel oakes and Pitcher Frank
Corridor. Probably Bresnahan was
/ not aware that by this trade he had
secured a man who little later would
succeed him as manager. Beebe did
HocAC WI n d. SiHciNIldti, ana year
later (191) figured in another trade.
which took him to Philadelphia Storke,
however, never played a game for the
Reds He died at Boston little less
than a month before the season opened
To the pitching staff OF 1911 was
added Rube Geyer. for whose release
st. Louis is said to have paid the CO.
lumbus club $4,000 Vic Willis also
that year Joined the Cardinals, being
purchased from Pittsburgh. Later in
the season William Steel was secured
from Altoona. to say nothing of Bunnie
| Hearne, who came from the Wilson
team of the East Carolina League and
| is now among the Feds.
When the season of 1911 opened Sal
| lee was the only one left of the staff
of 1908. Lush having been released to
the Toronto club. The Cardinals did
not get pitcher to fill his place who
at all measured up to Johnny's stand
ard when in his prime. In 1912 Dan
Griner, Polly Perritt and C. Sanford
. Burk were added to the list.
So pitchers came and went, but Sal
lee remained, the oldest man on the
team in point Of service. He never
entered the hall of famous pitchers
who shut out a team without hit
but for everyday hard work he has
few equals He pitched his first full
game May %, 1908, and shut out the
| Giants, to Q, pitching against George
Wiltse.