The sun., 1916-09-03
Versatile Member of the
Browns Destined to Wear
Ty CObb's Crown.
n OF r
RANKS SECOND BEST
Youngster Already Making
a Bid for National Bat
ting Laurels.

ting Laurels.
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NJ sH0RTsToP.
HOW does the 1915 season compare
WITH past seasons In the development OF
young stars?' w were asked the other
Day. Did the infusion Of TWO score
Federal Leaguers into the major league
ranks retard the chances OF minor league
youngsters to make good 80
In many ways this has been a poor
season Tor young players. Coalitions
were such a. the end ~ Last season thai
Few clubs outside CT ths Yaakees, with
the fat bank rolls uf Jake Rupp.rt and
I'll Huston behind them. went, in strong
for minor ~leaguers
Two wears of war hid nit tie major
leagues pretty hard. ,a5 mos. Of Inc
clubs stood pat on iheir former iinsups
Then many players. ucar .he end of their
Dig league ropes. had used the Federal
League war as a means TO get long
term. high priced, iron sound contracts.
The Yankees had such conirac. with
Carroll Brown, pete Daley. JACK Wa.hop.
Birdie Cree, Ed Sweeney and others, bu.
preferred 10 buy up their contracts or let
them browse out in the minois and ve,
oack what they could on ihei- biz
salaries. Other clubs not so well backed
were forced 70 hold On to ,hcty .Sweeneys
and WARRIORS.
Many 81 Were ROught.
In 1915 tn. Red SoN. Tiv.rs aud White
Sox in the A,no,i.an a,r,a ,u ,N.
phi,les Rru,,s and Su.,,,a tn 80.
N.t,on,l Ie,.r. a,si,. 81 -,
their fellows AVID ,bay ,e,o 60
star, the nrcs,l, .c,so, ..r., ,r. Ia
lineups. The f.r'so ., -, Nod. -.
many attractive b1v ,lnc, a, "a. MAJ
kst, player wto proved mum more ~.
49,. ~ ! '"n" '''' u'a ~ the
who finished eighth n.d seventh re.ncc-
tve!, IN The National i.-lEic . .r;cd TO
get back Ia The tel ut I,ly,r. pur-
chased fiom IN" deiunc; l.'sre.
The Giants took "v,r Kun. Ra,..,en.
bred Anderson, lsouSh AND .Kachnie
aid III" Reds inv.s;od Ia t'..e, i.nulru.
ScnuiL. Nv'ei!, kIc.@ei, ffuhu, t.smond
and Gee" 20 Aulers ~. Tho POSITION o,
these clubs todd Is no boo., Tor the lat,
Gilmore icls e.
inc ''~,s aud Browns zach had abou
nI'y LAYERS following the anl'g4mt tior
OF shc chicago Federal an. Chicago
Nationals and the -. LOUIS Amcrica.s
and 81. Louis Fciera's. The cabs Sad
NO room for minor ieagueTs in tne spriHg,
gu, just now Weeshman IS f.aniica.ly
purchasing rs many star MINOR .sagu-. ;
az his scouts can iig up. In -. Lou
Fielder Jones has developed quite a ball
team.
The ST. Louis National treasury was
hit hard by tn. war and the club spent
very little money. though ore $500 pur-
chase IL now worth It's weight in gold,
He In Rogers Hornsby. The young batting
sensation. Pittshurg picked NY a few
minor leaguers. but on tho whole Gala
han has pretty much the same team
that CLARKE left him last year.
?. ro,, h,,,, ~, u,tchr,v s,,y i'm,
for his other positions h. filled IN with
players who had seen service with other
clubs. such as Speaker, Roth, Gand!l.
Howa rd and DAILY.
Griffith 'r,ed ont quite a few m'ro
ieaguers dowu IN Washington. and surely
no one can accuse C'.ut" Mack % NOT
giving the youngs;ers I chance TO ,h,n",
With conditions prevailing az outlined.
II really Is surprising that as many
young players OF promise have come
through AZ has been the case.
The greatest pair OF young players TO
startle the fans this season - on tn
rival 81. LOUIS teams, and al, 81. Louis
Ia worked np "a to whch on" ~ IN"
greater Ih"y are o., course ''tp's'
Sisler, the remarkable first basenan 81
the Browns, and Rogers tturhsby. INC "l'
around inficldcr and batting star OF N"
Cardinals.
Neither of these players can really h"
SPOKEN OF as 1915 finds ~ both We"
with their teams last year. Ssler pla y"l
al games with the 81. Lou e Amer can7
and hit .as5. and was as well know a
this time last year "a nc II to-day.
Hornsby may moro rightly be spoken o.
as a 1916 ,ev,l az he p'ayed only ~
games with the Cardinals last fan. hit
linz DAG. and few gave him a tumble.
Sisler Ii the B"tter.
uo c,s,o, 10 ,bo he..or n,oye
c',". 49,. a, aba ua a. a
su' !'o'rs"s " ant, ,,, r,aysrs f.,
shsn'' rn ,,rno. ,hon g..
oasepau We M'u,n -" eh cohh ",
YER. 49, evnr vas n n,ayer IN IN !,
history Of baseball VINO can DO as man
-, ,oaLIrc rrs. hosnmar. with
M oa,aioo IN the lnst
=, tho Polo Grounds w,3
p'o"" -, ,n,c,nry shorts.,,
"o'"'ne .a,t ,w, h,,ls accurately
Lawn y 80 !, n,,d. No difference
IN 'hat -, hI,h or low yarIs
whe'e u ny" n'nn,I si.er p,t them
wiae '" I" -"
.o ,,a,s, eis,sr T., the out.
-a,,d ha a NanuuX, Lag year win