Evening journal., 1915-03-22
STALLINCS HIRED
MANY BALL PLAYERS
He Broke Record by Trying
Out 40 Men in 1913
Season
GRIFFITH, TINKER
THE RUNNERS UP

George Tweedy Stallings, miracle
man and master builder, it develops. is
the possessor OF more than one Ma
tional League managerial record. The
Big Chief is the lone leader in the
elder organization to make a clean
sweep of the worlds series and he
also has the distinction of having tried
out more athletes in one season than
ony of his contemporaries, esteemed
or otherwise.
The first year George of Georgia was
I'm command of the Braves, he used no
less than as pastimers, IA of these men
being pitcher, 13 being infelders and
II being outhelders. Previously the
greatest number of players tried out
in any one season by a National
League manager was As. Clark Calvin
Griffith gave opportunities to this
number of players when he was man
aging the Reds in 1909 and J. Faver:
sham Tinker, commanding the same
combination four years later, equaled
the Old Fox's mark.
The club rosters of the National
League from 1906 on, show that in
the last nine years 1856 players have
been tried out-an average for each
campaign of 263. The high-water
mark was reached in 1913, when Sec
retary John Arnold Heydler had 10
keep the records of 30S athletes. In
1907 only 221 men got into champion
ship combats. The next year, when the
Nationals had their finest race. the
three-handed scrap between Giants,
Cubs and Pirates, 2S0 players were
flung into action.
IL is Secretary Heydler's opinion that
the fans will relish seeing fewer play
ers in the line-ups this year. In q let
ter to a friend recently, he said
81 am very glad to know that you
think well of the National League leg
islation am sure the player limit
and the non-recall waiver will prove g
splendid thing for baseball despite the
criticism directed against the reduc-
ton. I believe the public will appre-
ciate games in which fewer players
participate. 1t was no unusual thing
last year TO have 16 or is men in a
game of ball, which, of course, is q
travesty on a game calling for nine
players on side"
John J. McGraw, though he has q
raft of players with him in Marlin
never has fractured any National
League records for trying out talent
The Little Napoleon used 2S men when
he won the pennant with the Giants in
1911 and 1912, and 80 when he repeated
in 1918. Last year he slung 33 pas
timers into championship action, thus
setting a new record for the club II
this respect In nine seasons thS
Giants have tried out 259 players
Roger Bresnahan, Leon Ames, Charley
Herzog, Hank Gowdy, Beale Becker
Dick Rudolph. Ernest Shore and
Heinie GrOh are former McGrawites
working now with other big clubs Of
organized ball.
The Superbas, in nine campaigns
have given opportunities to 260 men
In 1906, 1907 and 1908 the number OF
players on Charles Hercules Ebbetts
payroll was the same-24-but it goi
up TO the three dozen figure in 1911
and never has been any higher. Few
of the men the Brooklyn managers
have let escape now are in demand
Pitcher Elmer Knetzer, of the Pitts
burgh Rebels, is one OF them. Shell
don Lejeune, noted long-distanc'
thrower, drew a blue envelope from
Bill Dahlen four years ago. Pittsburgh
is trying him out this season.
Philadelphia has used 277 men il
the last nine campaigns. their higi
figure being 80, tried out in 1912. The
Federal League is a favorite place fol
former Quakers, these men who onc'
wore Phillie livery now being on thu
rosters of clubs in the Gilmore or
ganization: Tom SeatOn, Ad Brennan
Earl Moore, Howard Camnitz, Joe Fin
neran, Otto Knabe, Mike Doolan, Run
Walsh, Van Duncan, Tom Downey anC
Fred Jacklitsch. Harry Coveleski'
and Harry Hoch, portsiders on the
Philadelphia pitching stan in 1908
now are with American League clubs
Sherwood Magee is a Brave, Charlie.
Doom Red and Hans LObert Bill
Ritter and George Chalmers, Giants.
The Cubs. from 1906 to 1914, inclu