New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-24
FEDS
FIND SHELTER
IN OLD LEAGUES
National More Receptive
than the Cohorts OF
Ban Johnson.

Forty-one erstwhile Federais have
popped into some degree Of prominence
Do the first ten days OF the major
leagues ride on the wave Of popular
approval. The erstwhile leaders Of the
lost cause OF baseball viii assure
you nowadays that the presence OF
their former stars IN the National and
American leagues IS giving elixir 20
the national game.
Federal Lcagucrs have found Nation
3 League club owners in a more re-
ccptNe mood than the cohorts Of Ran
Johnson. Need may have inspired this.
Twenty refugees have already
appeared in action in the pioneer major
league, the Cardinals being the only
club not showing al least one.
Joe Tinker has thrust eleven % his
1918 Whales before the skeptical chi
cago fans. Nine holdovers from the
Gilmore circuit appeared in the opening
day game az the North Side Park
Long George Mcconnell, the leading
Federal League pitcher, who came back
after numerous turndowns IN the big
show. has already pitched some splen-
did games for the Tinker collection.
The onetme Yankee suppressed the
Reds in the opener in Cincinnati and
was noSed out. l 10 0, in later game
IN the same series
Other Feds who are toiling for Tink-
or this season arc Max Flack. Leslie
Mann, Steve Yerkes. Dutch Xwlling,
Rollic Ieidcr, Bin Fischer, Gene Pack
ARD. Claude Hendrix. Tom Seaton and
Mike Doolan After losing seven
straight games in the spring exhibition
series against the Philies. tho Whale
Cubs now seem TO be going very well
John McGraw is depending Uron five
cN-Fcds 10 make tail-end team Of
last year pennant factor i'm 1916.
Rennie kauF and I'd Roush. in the out
field, have been established As recu-
lars because Of their fielding fnesse
and hitting habits. Bill Rariden is list
ed as first string catcher. and Fred An
derson. despite a wabbly start, is looked
10 for sturdy slabbing.
Add to these four dependablos Bill
Mckechnie. a third bssoman lured from
the Federal wing Of tho revamred
Browns. and you have an idea OF the
part the ex-Feds arc playing in the
revival OF interest in the Giants
Three former Federal pitchers. I'd
Reulbach. Elmer Knetzer and Frank Al
len, are enrolled with the Braves. Also,
I'd konetchv has replaced Butch
Schmidt at first base and has actually
been able TO outshine the former
worlds champion. \ Hub expert
naively tells us that Johnny Evers has
talked Honey" into being a great first
baseman and timely hitter.
Barney Dreyfuss never saw much in
the Feds, but he yielded 10 the judg-
ment Of MS new manager, Jimmy Cal
iahan, and enlisted Jimmy Smith.
young infelder. who was with the Chi
cago and Baltimore Feds last season,
and Arthur Wilson. the onetime Giant
backstop. After the opening day game.
in which Smith booted three and VII
son heaved over the Pirate outAelders'
heads. the Pirate line-ups have not been
tainted as they say in Pittsburgh, by
Federal League reminders.
Cincinnati is exhibiting four Fed
athletes. Schulz and Moseley. pitchers
with Buffalo and Newark Feds last sea
son. and Bill Louden and Hal Chase. in
felders from Buffalo, are peace-seekers
IN Redland. Chase is the Cincinnati
hero % the present.
Nike Mowrey, who was with the Pitts
burgh Feds, and Jimmy Johnston, who
jumped 10 Newark from the Pacific
Coast League, but never landed he
cause Of the peace pact, are in Brooklyn
livery this season.
Chief Bender IS the only Fed enrolled
with Pat Moran's National League cham
pions i is particularly fitting that the
Indian should get back into organized
baseball as a Philadelphia player
Only four American league clubs,
against seven in the Nationals. have
given shelter TO refugees from the out
laws. Fielder Jones. manager OF the
amalgamated Brown and Fed forces in
70 l~ 4 Inn
leader who could put on an allied cast.
He has already called on ten Of his out
law hirelings Of last season, including
Johnny Tobin. Armando Marsans. Char
ie Deal. Grover Hartley. Babe Bor-
ton. Ward Miller, Eddie Plank, Bob
Groom. Arthur Davenport and old relia-
bic Otis Crandall. Tobin, Marsans, Deal
and Hartley appear in the box scores
almost daily. and erstwhiie Federal
League pitchers are getting frequent
assignments for duty.