The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
LITTLE BITS or
SPORTING CHAT
Rule Limiting Number Of Play
srs Not Popular.
IT MAY Be OISREGAROE0.
Major League Clubs Have Usually Had
From Twenty FIVE to Thirty Men on
Their Rosters--Many Men Are I'm
der contracts-5arney Drsyfuss Tells
of Trading Player For Stegie.

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Their Rosters--Many Men Are I'm
der contracts-earney Drsyfuss Tells
of Trading Player For stosie.
The opinion Is rapidly gaining ground
In baseball circles that the twenty-one
player rule 10 ma jor leagues win never
be seriously enforced. This regulation
would require an enrolment somewhat
along the following lines: Pitchers. s;
catchers. 4: infielders. 8; outfelders, 4.
At the beginning OF The 1913 season
the American league club rosters con-
tanned the following number of play
ers: Athletics. 20: Washington. %;
Cleveland. 10: Boston. %; Chicago. 81:
Detroit, 30: New York. 20; st. Louis,
- The National league list was about
the same.
A number of the clubs require
strengthening before the opening OF
next season If they are to be drawing
cards and money makers. Almost with.
out exception these clubs have large
percentage of their present squads I'M
der contracts which cannot be ignored.
How they are to he relieved of those
players not wanted and where desir-
able aud seasoned new material Is to
DC secured and carried under the TWEEN
ty-one player rule Is something that Is
keeping managers and rnagnates awake
these nights.
Barney Dreyfuss goes the Federal
leagues bali player for dog story
one better. The Feds are laying great
stress on the allegation that some club
IN organized baseball once traded q
real honest TO goodness athlete for q
prime canine. Tbis Is part OF It's evi.
dence thot the national commission In
I'm violat ton of the Sherman anti trust
law. r.
ITS too bad RUDE waddeli Is dead"
said the Pirate mogul. I'm commenting
ON the dog" stories. "If RUDE were
living he could 20 OH the stand and
swear that he was oncc traded for q
Pittsburgh stogie. Yes. It's true.
'T,ubc was with the Pirates ut the
time. and we were tired Of bin. Clarke
gave him 10 Chicago. and he came to
The Office TO see me about It. He said
he was perfectly willing TO 20 10 the
Windy city. but he wanted bali Of the
purchase money.
"'Herc. take u all. RUDE said ].
and pushed toward him a stogie. Sto-
aies I'm those days sold four for n nick
81. On his way out OF the Office he
was served with an attachment OF the
wages for a bill Of $40 he owed q tailor
for pair of pants Yes. Rube would
maze good witness for the Feds"
u Is questionable n any league In
the history OF baseball was ever bet.
ter fortified mt shertfeld than Is the
American circuit at this time. Nearly
every club has q competa: man for
that important position. ard several OF
them rank with the greatest perform
ers the game has ever seen.
Jack Barry. owen Bush. Buck wea-
yer and George Mcbride are finished
artists I'm short. Chapman OF the Cleve-
lands did not have a good year. yet
he Is grand ball player. and Peckin-
paugh OF the Yankees played at q high
standard last season and Is pretty sure
TO show as well IL not better IN the
coming campaign.
The most promising of the new com
ers undoubtedly Is Scott Of the Red
Sox. That young man not only filled
Heinie wagner's shoes. but he showed
flashes ut times which created the i'm
preston that i'm due time he will be In
4 class by himself.
Lavan of the Browns has lot Of
ability and Is coming fast with every
season. his most marked Improvement
being In his hitting.
knowledge of golfing once saved a
mans life. Two men. who welded
driver and masbie on municipal links
during their spare moments. were
working ON building-one on the
roof and the other ON the ground. Sud.
denly the fellow on top lost his grip
on huge wrench he was using. and II
dropped Ike a plummet for the skull
on the chap below. Twas tense mo-
, ment. Did the fellow on the roof yell,
"lIey. look out" or something equally
bromide? He did not. He just yelled.
..Fore"-and the man below ducked In.
stantly. and In time.