Evening journal., 1916-04-28
41 Fed REFUGEES
SHELTERED BY 0. B.
National League is More
Receptive Than John
son Loop
ELEVEN OF THEM
ARE WHALE-CUBS

Forty-one erstwhlle Federals have
popped into some degree Of promi-
uence in the first days Of the major
leagues ride on the wave Of popular
approval. The erstwhile leaders OF
the "lost cause" of baseball will as
sure you nowadays that the presence
OF their former stars in the National
and American leagues is giving elixir
70 the national game.
Federal leaguers have found Ma
tiOnal League club owners in more
receptive mood than the cohorts OF
Ban Johnson. Need may have inspired
this Twenty-seven refugees have al
ready appeared in action in the
pioneer major league, the Cardinals
being the only club not showing at
least one.
Joe Tinker has thrust II Of his 1915
Whales before the skeptical Chicago
fans. Nine holdOvers from the Gil
more circuit appeared in the opening
lay game at 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 splendid games for the Tinker
collection. The one-time Yankee sup
pressed the Reds in the opener in
Cincinnati and was nOsed out, / TO
0, in a later game in the same series.
Other Feds who are toiling for Tink-
or this season are Max Flack. Leslie
Mann. Steve Yerkes, Dutch Zwillmg,
Rollie Zeider. Bill Fischer. Gene Pack
ard. Claude Hendrix, Tom SoatOn and
Mike Doolan. After losing seven
straight games in the spring exhibi-
tion series against the Phillies. the
Whale-Cubs now seem to be going
very well.
John McGraw is depending upon five
eX-Feds TO make a tail-end team of
last year pennant factor i'm 1916
Bennie Kauff and Ed Roush, i'm the
outiield. have been established as reg
ulars because OF their fielding finessC
and hitting habits. Bill Rariden Is
listed as first string catcher, and Fred
Anderson. despite a wabbly start, Is
looked to for sturdy slabbing.
Add to these four dependables Bill
McKechnieI third baseman lureC
from the Federal wing OF the revamp
ed Browns. and you have an idea o.
the part the ex-Feds are playing II
the revival OF interest in the Giants.
Three former Federal pitchers. E'
Reulbach. Elmer Knetzer and Frani
Allen, are enrolled with the Braves
Also. ed Konetchy has replaced Butcl
Schmidt at first base and has actually
been able to Outshine the fOrme
worlds champion. A Hub eXper
naively tells us that Johnny Evers ha
talked "Koney" into being a grea
FIRST baseman and timely hitter.
Barney Dreyfuss never saw much il
the Feds. but he yielded to the judg
ment OF his new manager, Jimmy Cal
lahan, and enlisted Jimmy Smith,
young infielder. who was with the Chi
cago and Baltimore Feds last season
and Arthur Wilson, the One-time Clan
backstop. After the opening day game
i'm which Smith booted three and vii
son heaved over the Pirate outfelders
heads. the Pirate line-ups have no
been tainted" as they say in Pitts
burgh. by Federal reminders.
Cincinnati is exhibiting four Fe
athletes, Schultz and Moseley. pitcher
with BunalO and Newark reds las
season. and Bill Louden and Ha
Chase inhelders from Buffalo, ar
peace seekers in Redland. Chase
the Cincinnati hero OF the present
Mike Mowrey, who was with tn
Pittsburgh Feds. and Jimmy Johns
ton. who jumped to Newark from tn
Pacific Coast League, but never land
ed because of the peace pact, are i
Brooklyn livery this season.
Chief Bender is the only Fed enroll
ed with Pat Moran's National Leagu
champions. II is particularly dttin
that the Indian should be back int
organized baseball as a Philadelphi
player.
Only four American League club
against seven in the Nationals, hav
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