Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-09
BUSTERS MAKE REAL STARS
Me1ke Digs Records and Finds the
Rankest Of Bushers Proved
Greatest Of Stars
EVEN TY COBB rs ON THE LIST
- rnANK .. MIAMI.

~ FRANK q, NENhB,
NEW YORK Apfii n The brgbiegt
stars N the diamond game have come
from me Hay-doWn minors, directly from
the colleges or from or he semi prD
snDdiots
The rafi6 n high grade minor ieaguers
vino 'nahe good IN the majors u smaller
iian TINT ~ Tho supposedly inferior
candidates. u IL strange condition
but true. N IA but natural ~ sDpp0se
that tbe men vino have worked their
WY from the insiFnife0Ht leagues 70
t1e American nesocisiiou, Pacific coast
and international nrs sUrer ~ SUCCESS ~
tho malors But
Wol iefs ar out ito hlstoriss
''Tg cobb Jumped from the Augusta club
~ tho Southern ieaRUo 70 The American
ieaane u sag quite lohp Did ~
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walter Jolps0D wa lgbonnR fof me
HoiAer ildahoj somispfo team IN iO
when Washington decided 10 rive bini b
i0ai Al The lawa ~ bafe ball rajcd
thaf Johnson Want M roe aueh fast
company hat be NEEDED more seasoning
Wen, you kn0w about Waitof don't gDU7
Tfa Spealfer waH pHrheAod from Lttie
ROCK IN fW FOR nm Eddie Collins vent
direct from Columbia uhlgsfHlly 10 tie
Afble0es Iaoh Bnpay. VIM ahone "
brilliantly IN The Giant Raf9en fof s0
many Ysars. n0Yer had any minor league
eEfArionees coming direct from &otre
Damo unlyefsitg ~ 800 - Tho big
leBgDom
HnekeF Jumps nigh.
mp fucker. long ranked ~ fha
greatest aoainpaw ~ tie game, Jumped
from the Augusta (gaJ team 10 ihe
Dodgefs ana he's been there ever aluco
Eddie Pink, the most remarkable fling,
fr ~ the nRe. never was d minor eaRuef
~ TONED the Atbi.iles after he grad,
pate1 from Gettysburg college. chief
Bender played college b8se bail. barn.
stoffned for q while ana then was SHARED
BY Connie Mach.
Rabbit" bauuyilie played Two years
fof the Nov bedford fMasat team In the
New Bnsland league. then IN lsia loiued
ne Braves md Immediately became
sensation Fred gDodgf6ss left S. YIN
cents college N 1901. Joined the Giants
ne next spring and continues 70 llnRer IN
fast company
Slim hallee The Cardinal beaver,
made the Big Jump from ths Tn-state
lsaKua 70 the National and hasn'f moved
since. 1amaux. The pitching wonder II
the Pirates. came from The Huntington
team n the small Ohio gtate league. That
uas hi 1914 year later found hifn hat. |
Ting for The premier pitching honofs Of
he Tener circuit.
D00In from Western.
Larry Doyle. champion National league
batsmaD IN 1916 ~ a Springfield prhree-
isye Ieaauei product Johnny ggers had /
only me years experience 81 minor
Lacquer That was IN 1901 with Troy In /
lsN he iolned tho Cubs Charley DOOM 1
now with the Giants. Il from the Western
league.
Jack Barry ~ tho Red aox was gradu- .
hted from Holy Cross college IN 1903. Inn /
nsdlatalg afterwnrd Connie Mack "roped I
him and Black jack has been starring /
since John Henry u the Benators, fank
Ing a. ono ~ the best catchera IN tho 4
game. hhd 30 minor League experience
lie Joined The Washington club IN 1910 1
after EfBduatiBs from Amherst Charley /
itefzog waA eoilceian IN 1900. a senlspro 1
10 800, With the Trl-state league IN lg7 /
IN 1904 be got d chance with the Giants /
and hlt ~. les been o major Lacquer
since
Home nuns Baker vas q aemi-pro IN 1
isN IN 1908 he played IN Tho Tri.slatc
circuit year later be Joined The Ath- /
letles We asier. The great Cub first 4
pagher. jumped 70 nc majors from 1
small minor League.
The New York State league Isn't ranked /
hieh, ne minors 80. yet Il developed the (
mighty Grover Alexander. u seasoned /
him 10 such an extent that during his 1
first year rs a phiily ho won twenty I
eight out u forty-one games average, 1
.css. and h. ava u With Joke team boz
hind him,
wiago Real Bushcr.
Ivy Winao. the hackstopping stas |
played in roo and 1870 with the Green
viils team IN the Carolina association nn /
organization 20 small that II WA almost |
unknown outside the state The next 1
season Wlngo got tryoul with the Car.
dinals and he made good, lielne Elm 4
norman played with wiilsesberra IN 1905