Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
BELL:AN 8
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KEEPING UP THE PACE.
Wagner, Laioie, Plank and Brown Still
Hard to Beat.

Youth will be served in baseball, they
say. Possibly II will. But youth is
supposed to end long before a man is
30. And we call your attention to four
about as much attention, taking the
season all the way through, as any
other quartette in major league ball,
each of whom has passed the twoscore
mark, or will do so some time during
this season.
They are Hans Wagner, captain of
the Pittsburgh team, so decrepit that
he can earn only $4,000 this season:
Nap Iajoie of the Athletics, whose
physical weakness limits him TO a So
GOO stipend; Mordecai Brown, who will
stage comeback with the Cubs, ap-
proximate salary not known; Eddie
Plank, star hUrler of the Federal
league last season and in league base
ball for longer time. He will get
considerably more than $1,000.
Wagner, of course. is the daddy of
them all, because he's been in big
league baseball for a longer time. He
was said to be slipping some last sea
son, but still he was good enough to
hold his job and to assure himself of
the same position in 1916. He and La
joie are the pair most easily to be
compared. Both are infielders and the
two for a number of years Were base
balls greatest rivals. Larry was born
in 1875, and only Wagner has had moro
baseball experience. You come to a
couple of pitchers who have done much
to make baseball history when you
take up the cases Of Plank and Brown.
The last named is the youngster of the
quartette, having been born in 1876
Plank claims 1875 as his birth year
There is a suspicion that he is cheat
ing, but no proof.
Old-timers seem to be coming into
fashion again, because the minors dc
not produce enough good new maJeri-
al. At the New York meeting IL was
reported that Pat Moran, manager OF
| the Philadelphia champions, had signed
| Josh Devore and had bought Dave
Shean. The latter has been out OF toe
! majors for three or four years. and
Devore last season managed a class I
| club because no one between the big
! gest and littlest shows cared for him
| van signed Herman Schaefer as as.
| sistant coach and utility man. And
| Schaefer was playing professional bal
| before the American league was or
| gan:Zed.
Another instance Of the fact tina
! youth isn't necessarily going to b.
: served is Sam Crawford. This will h,
! his 14th season with the Detroit club
And he played with Cincinnati befcr,
: going there. There's no great expec
/ fancy that any youngster will taxi
/ Sans job from him. He wouldn't havt
| ~ WITTY any way as ms contract IA.
! two years TO run and will be carried
| out to the letter. No. youth isn't nj
| ways served. Any time q club can &c
| a real ball player it's willing to sticl
| to him to the last minute and TO re
| ward him for his efforts. Cy YOuni
was striking illustration of the wa.
| that veterans of proved class are re
| garded. Young was past 40 years whel
| Cleveland gave 1000 and two player
! for him. The Ohio ownership knew
what Cy could do, and that he woult
always be ready to do it. He didn'
last long, but while he did last he es
tablished a mark for them all to shoe
at-a record Of winning games tina
never has been equalled.