The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-28
MANY FED. STARS
ON WAITING LIST
Good Players Are Left Idle by
Settlement Of Baseball War.
MINORS WILL GET SOME.
Most of Them Could Be Used to
Strengthen Big League Teams-Ali
Are Practically Free Agents-Herzos
Landed Good Man In Louden.

Landed Good Man In Louden.
Scores of ball players, and some of
them mighty good ones, agree with
Sherman that war is not a pleasant |
thing. Despite the fact the war is
over so far as baseball is concerned, |
there are scores of athletes, old and |
young, who have been left on the bat |
tlefeld to starye. They had a gay
and giddy time for two years, but few
of them got away with any cash. They
lived up to their earnings, and now
they are broke. Many of them who
jumped from organized baseball to the
Federal league are through Some of
them are going back to the minors de-
spite the fact they are just as good
and in some instances lot better than
many who have remained in the big
show.
Many on List of Unemployed.
Joe Tinker, manager of the new
CUB. is worrying a lot over the pre-
dicament some of the players are in
at present. Joe has personally placed
most all of his surplus stock of Fed
players and has helped some of the
other teams to dispose of men, but
there are scores of them still on the
list Of unemployed who will not find
places, and the picking viii be tough
the coming season.
Manager Tinker realizes that it was
his move when he jumped to the Fed
eral league that made that organiza-
ton. His leap acted like a bomb in
the ranks of organized baseball Play.
ers who had held back soon realized
that if Tinker could take a chance they
surely could, and as a result there
We're few bali players who were not
willing to take the step if the money
was slipped into their palms.
Even the great Walter Johnson took
the leap when Tinker went to Coffey
VILE Kan. and handed him a big
check. The speed marvel reconsider
ed his action a few months later when
Manager Griffith of Washington shed
real tears in the presence of Walter
in his plea to return home These
tears washed away the glorious ftl-
ture Tinker had pictured for the Ida
no wonder. and he signed again with
Washington, and it is known that he
did not get anywhere near the ST., 800
Tinker offered him at the suggestion
of President Weeghman
Cobb on Verge of Leap.
Ty Cobb viii probably want to deny
it, but President Weeghman is said to
have had him on the verge OF taking
the big leap at one time Tyrus got to
the point where he scratched his head
and said the offer was almost too good
TO turn down, but he would not desert
the ranks of the Detroit Tigers There
We're a lot of stars like Speaker. Craw
ford and Jackson who Were nibbling al
the bait, but failed to get hooked
Many fans are Row wondering what
is to come Of such men as Otto Knabe
manager of Baltimore Feds; George
Stovall, manager OF Kansas City Feds
Rebel Cakes, manager of Pittsburgh
Feds; Bill McKechnie, manager o.
Newark Feds: Harry Lord. manager o.
Buffalo team. Most of these manager,
have contracts running another year
and they viii no doubt set their money
They may find berths somewhere else
but the outlook is as b.ac rs indigo
Then look over the volunteers in til
, ranks. There are scores of good bal
+ players, but the big clubs will not talk
them. One Of the main reasons is til
j fact that their contracts call for to
much money. The big managers wi
! not pay it. Manager Tinker is one VIII
wonders why some Of the weak team
in the National ana American league
5 do not grab some of the Fed stars.
5 Would Strengthen Many Clubs.
Il can see score Of good players III
signed and practically free agents
that is, some Of them, who woul
strengthen more than half a doze
: clubs" said Manager Tinker. 81 ca!
e not see why Al Wickland was Above
il to slip back to the minors. He Ii
gone to Indianapolis. There are fe,
/. better fielders in the big leagues toda
/ than WiclIland, and he will never sta
: down. There is nothing Al lacks
st had him once and know his ability.
is let him 30 because Pittsburgh wante
him, paid Il good price for him and
Il had Flack and ZwilIing, both left han
y ed hittcrs. l wanted a right handt
e and kept Mann.
5 Everybody seemed to overlook b
II Louden until Manager Herzoe got
tip. L-ouden led the second and thil
Ill basemen in the Federal league la
it. year and also played a good game
" short. He was shifted around a lc
~ He is a corking second sacker and w
lis play third about as well. He viii be
great help 20 the Reds.
Is Somebody overlooked a chance
by get good first sacker In Konetchy u
Oh til Stallings got the lunch. I wi.
10. Kony had gone to the American leagu
as he is liable to break up a game
on any time