Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
MAJORS Do NOT ATTRACT
VARSITY MEN DISAPPEARING
FROM BlG.lEAGUE ROSTERS
Most "f New Material Picked From
Snnd-Lots While Clubs Are Los
ing Old CollcglunS.

Is professional baseball losing its
attraction FOR college men ar are the
colicgiams and universities no longer
turning out the talent they did about
ten years ago While ;horc still re-
mains an abundance OF star players in
the big league ranks VINO first WON
their baseball spurs on varsity mines.
1t also il true that IL! recent years a
large numher OF prominen, big league
collcgians have passed IN their uni
forms. and few college men are being
obtained TO fiji their places. The gen
crIi impression is That profess onal
baseball is losing rs attraction for
colcEians.
During the last Two seasons only one
now college phcnom made good from
the jump and dazz!ed big league fam
dom. However. he already has proved
10 be worth half a dozen ordinary play
crS. The young man Is George SiSlcr,
tho great all-around star OF the st.
Louis Browns. and formerly OF Michi-
gan Sscr already HIS caused Barney
Dreyfuss NOR. suffering than all the
baseball wars put together.
During those TWO Years three other
college players came into their own.
DaNcy Robertson o! the Giants. Ernie
Shore Of the Fed SuN and Walter Pipp
OF the Yankees out all three men have
been in tn. big ieaEue of and on since
1872. Both Robertson and Shore are
Dixie college boys. Davcy being a
product Of y. * NJ. and Shore OF Gull
ford college They both came TO the
Giants as ritchcrs il, 1872 and each
sunday were detailed wiki tho Long
Erauch squad. They later were sue
seeded in 1913 b. Fcrdic Schupp and
Euhc Schau"r. neither of whom has
any alma mater
College Wen Leaving Ranks.
shore pitrflaG M
League inning III 1872, and in that
round the Braves thumpcd him FOR ten
runs. McGraw saw 5sobcrtson's hit
ting possibilities III 1912 Davcy at
first undcrstudicd for sierlle al first
base. Later he shifted to the outiicld.
Pipp FIRST won fame with Catholic Uni
v9rsity. Detroit farihci him TO Scran-
ton in 1919 and Rochester in 1914. He
was assigned to the Yankees in 1915.
Since 1914 there has been quite an
exodus Of college men from The big
league ranks. Christy Mathewson UNI
Guestionably the greatest college play
CT tho game ever produced. retired !
from active pitching duty last season.
"fcr Years Maity made Buchncil fa-
nous In the big leagues. Weldon
Wyckoit. formerly ri The Athletics and
now with the Eostoh Red Sox. also ::
pitcher, Is making :; rather poor job
Of filling tho shoes Matty wore as
Burlinclls ambassador 20 the big
Leagues
Next 20 Mathcwson tho greatest coll
lcSc righthaudcr was the Indian Chief
.\lbcrt Render. whom Connie Mack
called 'thc greatest worlds series
pitcher in baseball history" Render
who attended Dickinson after leaving
the Carlisle Indian School. was uncon-
ditionally released by the Philiies a
fcw weeks "gc. Blenders former IA
nous collegian pitching teammates,
Eddie Plank. of Gettysburg and Jacl;
tOomhS a
service az big leagucrs. but another
season or two viii .inish ;he pitching
careers OF these stars, and what coll [
lcgc pitchers are in sight 70 take their
places" Ray Collins formerly OF Yer
mont, who retired las, winter. il
another college pitching star lost 10
baseball
Meyers Near. Ropes End.
-hiel Meyers. Dartmouth man. also /
is nearing the end of his bis-l.ayue
Two famous college third has.inen
ana three collcg. outtieldcr stars
passed out Of the hig-Icague review
within the ,st TWO seasons. The
'hiFd OasemtGrre Eddie Grant. OF Hur-
Yard, and Harry Lord, OF Bates. and
tho outtielders. Bird. cree Of P.nn
state; Joe Rirmin CHAM, ot Cornell. and
Dan Moel!e:, OF De Pauw University
Grant Was one OF til. Criinsoms lead
ing baseball stars. After heading
me International l.casu- in batting :,
treat career was predicted FOR him
Huuie never ARCS. 10 stdlduin. but Was
a good. reliable player until a.. re-
tired after completing tho 1878 season
WIN the Giants Lord. while u, the
height OF his career With the Red
SoX in lse" Was The best third base
man In baSAbal H., challenged only by
Nrtaur Deflii~ of the Giants also a
college man. However, when Devliu.
/" Seorgetown pr oduct, started 10 slip.
ne Went fast Lord LATER went with
'oiniske! and managed the Buffalo
cde!al League team in 1915 When
me FEDS left the field. Lord bought
INC Portland tMe) club
me fact that during most OF cree's
,ar=er the Yankees Ware hugging the
bottom prevented This player from get
ilnE the recognition due him Around
iFll ana 1919 Cree ranked with Cobb,
speaker and il ckson hitting 3iS In
1911 and $50 in 1872 During his
East few years in tn. big league
6irdic :ooi on weight fast ana .h.
"'Hp bought al his long term contract
N'al ago. Birmingham, :. crack
"nthtiutr for several years. was
let out by Cleveland IN l"l1. after
Ais failure as manager Of mat Cub.
md Moellcr. big league veteran. was
released by ;h. same club carly in
he winter. after obtaining him In Il
deal last season
Despite Tho losses the college boys
nave sustained in The last two years
hey still can put a team in the Geld
which could give any non-college
it"m tough rub. An all-star big
ieaSuc team o: college men could line
Wp as follows:
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