Evening star., 1915-04-12
FRANK SCHULTZ MADE GOOD
FROM START WITH THE CUBS
As Batsman He Always Has Been Held in
High Esteem, and as Fielder Ranks
Among the Choicest

and his speed SO dazzling that he was
at once given the cognomen of Circus
Solly." In 1909 he was permanently
placed in center field, and held the
position until May 80. 1912.
Then he and Leonard Cole were traded
Leach and Lefty Leifield. He was a
Pirate until June, 1913. when he was
asked to join the Kansas City team.
Upon his refusal he was sent to Nash
willie, where he finished out the season.
In 1914, being a free agent, that is.
belonging to no club in organized base
ball, he Joined the Brooklyn Federals,
with whom he still fingers.
In 1905 Davy Jones was released; TO
Minneapolis by Chicago. in exchange
for William Maloney. and Schultz TOOK
possession of right field. Before the
was sent to the bench. Slagle posted IN
center and Maloney became the sole
proprietor of right field. This COM
plexion of the outf1eld lasted to the enc
of the season of 1905.
Jones remained out of the big league
only one season. In 1906 Detroit pur-
chased the release of him. Catcher
Charles Schmidt and Pitcher Ed Slew
ers all of whom did work above the
ordinary for the Millers, and continued
to do good work for the Tigers. Jones
was a member of the Detroit team for
seven years. from 1906 to 1912. both
inclusive. In 1913 his services were
bought by the Chicago American
League club for s2,5oo. After playing
as sub in few games he was released
Association. in May. He at first OBJ
jected to going. but finally joined the
Mud Hens, and finished the season with
them. Last year he jumped them to
become a member of the Pittsburg
Federals, and is still with the last
named.
Chance Succeeds Selee.
In 1906 Frank Chance succeeded
Selee as manager of the Cubs One of
his first official acts was to give the
Brooklyn club four players for one
outfielder. He traded James Casey.
Jack Mccarthy. Buttons Briggs and
Bill Maloney for Jim Sheckard. Sheck-
ard was put in left field. Schultz
given a steady job in right. with Slagle
continuing in center. For three years
this trio held together, and in these
three years the Cubs won the pennant
three times and the worlds series
twice.
In 1909 a break occurred. Slagle being
released to the Boston National League
team, the team from which he went to
Chicago seven years previously. For
seven years Jimmy had been star
Outnelder Tor the CUBS, ana apparently
was declining. Therefore the Boston
club had no place for him. and before
the season opened transferred him to
the Baltimore club of the Eastern
League. Jimmy did not approve of the
transaction, and it was not until May
% that he began to play with the
Orioles. In 1911 Slagle retired from
the game altogether. sending Manager
John Dunn of the Baltimore team a
farewell letter. He has not played
since.
Schultz is now the only one left of
the trio who materially assisted the
Cubs in winning three National League
championships and two world cham
pionships. In 1910 the Cubs also won
the championship. giving Schultz the
distinction of being connected four
times with a pennant-winning team
Hoffman succeeded Slagle in 1909, and
was himself succeeded by Leach In
1912. In 1919 Sheckard was shipped
to the st. Louis Cardinals, who refused
to waive his services. In July of the
same year the Cincinnati Reds got him
from st. Louis by the same route. Last
year Sheckard was given his release
by Cincinnati. and he became the man
ager of the Cleveland American Asso-
citation team. which let him go after
the close of the season.