Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-03
pills, LIKE BRAVES,
TEAM OF DISCARDS
Most of Moran'S Players
Have Seen Service With
Several Clubs
MAY FURNISH
A BIG SURPRISE

pills capturing the National League
pennant. and tradition also is with
Moran's Marvels in their fight for the
banner, since they like the Braves Of
1914, are team OF discards. Some of
the men who haven't been canned by
major league teams have been
spurned by scouts for fast set outfits,
Grover Cleveland Alexander being
one OF the athletes who wouldn't do.
according to the ivory hunters.
The Nebraskan, greatest pitcher i'm
the world, according TO George
Tweedy Stallings. whose opinions
now carry more weight than they did
year ago, did not look good TO one
Of the Detroit sleuths, and in Barney
Dreyfuss's celebrated hope book the
entry opposite Alexis name was: bad
actor" All the bad acting Alexander
the Great has done in the National
League has been keeping batting
averages to very low level. Indian
apolis told Alexander TO beat il in
the spring in 1910.
Eppa Rixey has never been handed
blue envelope. but he likely would
have been last season had the Federal
League not been in existence. Frs
kline Mayer Stanley Baumgratner.
Joe Oeschger and Ben Lineup still
have to enjoy the sad experience of
being told TO move on. but George
Chalmers has been fired by the Pills
and also has been passed up by Nc
Graw
The Quaker catchers are the indi-
viduals who have done considerable
travelling around the major league
circuits. Moran himself was with two
clubs before he entered the service Of
the Phillies. These were Boston and
Chicago. Moran is seen in action SO
seldom nowadays that il is hard 10
recall that eight years back he was
constantly making F'itchburg, Mass.
the residence Of hero by his timely
batting for the Cubs. and ten years
ago. on August 10, he blew himself 10
three triples in one game against the
, Pirates. for whom Case and Rober.
taille hurled.
Bill Kllifer broke in with the
Browns in 1909. and broke his collar
bone soon after he reached the fast
set. lie went back to Buffalo for fur
Their seasoning, and got it under
George Stallings, who has probably
developed more classic young hack
stops than any other commander.
Jack Adams up from Texas to the
Maps In 1910, and had another trial
with them a couple of years later
being sent back. The Giants passed
Adams along to the Phillies with
Demaree and Stock for Hans Lohert.
Ed Burns was one of Roger Rajahs
in 1913, and put in season or so
with Montreal before he was qualified
TO become a National League regular.
Captain Fred Luderus was a Cub in
the late fall of 1909 and in tho early
spring OF 1870 He was transferred
70 the Phils when the Quaker Club
was owned by the two Charlies-Taft
and Murphy.
NichOfi Tried Out by Clarke.
1 Bert Niehoff. transformed this year
| from a third baseman to a second
baseman. once had spring trial from
Fred Clarke Of the Corsairs and was
with Cincinnati last year. In 1914
Niehoff outranked all the other Ma
tional League players in hitting Into
/ double plays but this season he is
not out for this dubious honor.
Third Baseman Bobby Byrne never
/ League club. but Philadelphia is the
/ third team in the parent body that has
I had him. He started with the Cardinals
/ in 1907 and became a Pirate in 1909.
/ Bobby Joined the Phillies four years
later. Milton Stock. who may sue
coed the Bantam at third later on,
was a Giant last year.
David James Bancroft. who has
] MI th, N,I
his first major league engagement
and so consequently has not had a
chance to be decorated with the
Order of the Tin Can. Yet out in the
minors Bancroft once was chased
Portland of the Pacific Coast League
releasing him to Portland of the
Northwestern League at the end Of
the season OF 1912.
Bancroft, reckoned as one of the
finds of the season. was % years old
on April 20 last He is a native Of
Sioux City. Iowa, and started pastim-
ing in 1909, with Superior of the Wis
| consin Minnesota League. Otto Miller
of the Superbas and George Dauss
Of the Tigers were i'm the same or
ganization. David James remained i'm
Superior for two more years and then
hiked 10 Portland. where he stayed
until the Quakers grabbed him. He
played with the Pacific Coast League
club in 1912 and 1914. and with the
Northwestern League team in 1913.
Bancroft bats both right and left
handed, weighs las pounds and is )
feet 9 inches tall.
Whitfield PLAYED With Cards.
Suburbanite George Whitfield play
ed with the Cards and the Braves be-
fore joining the Phils. and never was
I'm danger of being released by either
combination. I'm the South Atlantic
League, however Whitfield once was
turned loose.
Boals Becker has been doing a lot
of travelling around The National
League circuit. Pittsburgh had him
first and then Boston. ENGAGEMENTS
followed with the Giants and Reds.
so Philadelphia is the fifth National
League club Beals has drawn salary
from.
Clifford Carlton Griffith almost equals
Becker's record for having had Eve
major league employers "Gavvy" falls
on short He was with the Red Sox
in 1908. and about the ono noble thing
lie did for the Bos'onians was to make
a remarkable catch in a game against
the Yankees that gave Cy Young a
no-hit combat against them. In 1909
= Cravath worked for the White Soy
and the Senators. His stick credit was