The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Milan Joins Club.

Milan Joins Club.
Another Of the present players to
make his first appearance was Clyde
Milan and he with johnson are tlf
only players Istill with the Nationals
that were members OF 1907
lsO'-Smith. FaIkenberg. Hughes, Pat
ten. GehIing. Johnson, Graham, Ober
lin. kitson. Durham. Edmunson, pitch
ers: Blankenship. Kahoe, Warner
'Heydon. Block. Shannon. Cohen
I lcatchers; Altizer. O'Brien, Perrine
Smith Schlafiy. Cross. Hickman, Mil.
j. Delehanty. Kay. infelders; Jones.
7, Anderson. Ganley. Milan, CIymer
| Schipke. outfelders.
George Mcbride Was the new in
/ fielder who appeared on the roster
while -Gabby'' Street came to help
out the catchers. II WAS this player
who for years was credited as being
the first man TO catch a ball thrown
from the top Of the monument This
he did in 1875, the year he Joined the
team.
/ George Mcbride Joins.
| As stated in another story Il was
Bill Schriver who was the first man to
perform this wonderful feat. He did
lit August - 1894. When Mcbride
came to play short. he had such in
helders as Bob Ungiaub. James Dele
hanty, brother OF Ed. and Dave Al
tizer as his assistants.
Here is the list on the payroll:
l90s-Johnson. Falkenberg. Smith,
I Burns, Gates. Tannehill. Hughes.
Kelley. Patton. witherup, pitchers.
Warner. Street. Kahoe. BIankenship,
catchers: Unglsub. Freeman. DeIe-t
hsnty, Altizer, Schipke. Mcbride. in
ifielders; Ganley. Milan. Pickering.
clymer. Edmundson. outhelders.
Look who L. With Uss
During the summer Of 1903. when
4 Jimmy McAleer took over the man.
| aGement Of the team, he secured a
new pitcher. Not so well known
then TO the fans of Washington. but
now one of the greatest attractions
in the game, Nick Altrock Nick.
who knows as much about pitching
as any man in the business. is one Of
Gri1s right-hand men and from tn"
day Altrock became a member Of tn"
team he has been a favorite with
the fans.
Along with Schaefer and later
with Sawyer he has been an attrac-
tion on the road as much as Walter
! johnson, and that is saying very
much. Fans all over the circuit
. come 10 the game carly to see Nick
and his Clownism and he has tn"
goods TO show them.
Crayath Was Here.
Another player who since then has
become famous H. Clifford {. CraVath.
who had his ups and doWns-mor,
downs-tryinE TO prove he was
player than any man in the game.
lie was shipped-brouEht back
shipped between Washington and
| Minneapolis. that as CraNath often
stated. he knew every telegraph pole
between Washington and Minneapolis.
But today this same gentleman is
! on top and managing a major league
/ club. IL pays 10 stick round some
| times Herman Schaefer also Joined
| the team as did Jess TannehilI and
James SebriuE. Tne latter died az his
home in NIlliamsport. Pa. a few
/ wears ago.
lscs-Johnson. Smith. Gray. withcr-
up, Altrock. Burns. Groom. hughes.
/ ReiSlinE, Walker. Kealey. Hovlick.
( oberlin, Oil. Foreman. pitchers.
! Street, Blsnkenship. Slattery. Hardy.
kahoe. cstchers: UnElsub. D"nohuc.
: Schaefcr. Nillifer. Conroy. Yohe Nc
| Bride, Freeman. Kelley. Crooks. in
! iielders: Milan. Ganley. Miller Isli-
welt. CraVath. Gessler. Browne. civ
mer. Schipke, Tannehll. SebrinE,
Slattery. outfielders.
Pair of New CHtckorS.
one OF the problems was s,shind the
bat with McAleer. and he had to have
a man to help out Street. 80 hc went
out into the woods and gathered John
Henry and Eddie Ansmith ~ assist
ants. Both made good. and AinSmIth
Is now the main catcher OF detroit. 1
Henry, ii is reported. has retilcd from '
the game.
IL is not generally known that orc
day Ainsmith met and defeated rau
Moeller. an outfielder on the 'osm.
and who. while at college. vas
champion sprinter. AInswrh Is onc
OF the fastest mon on d feet playing
baseball. and many ball PLAYERS ar"
willing TO hack him against Cobb IN
strsiShIaway race
; hid E:lherf"ld whu made his reru-
iaIion as a ball r'sNSr ~ getting hit
with the ball whrl" ~ hat. was an
other man to lufr Whll, Made KILT
= fer who uow manages one or the
Coast league teams. Was also new
conner Tom crooks. YOU all remem-
ter Tom. and MD Conroy also 10 ned
IgIo - johnson RcislinE. Wake.
Gro"n Grey Ohcrlin. Hovlic. oi"y
! AItrock. IIenrichs. Meyer. pitcher.
IIchry. Reckendorf. Street. Ainsnrlh.
! 'ratchers. Somerlot. UnGlaub. Cunning
ham Schaeter. KiIlifer. Conroy Elaor-
field Mcbride. Crooks. inhe!dors;
Milan. E-owne, Ralston. LelivelI, Cess
Ter. outfielders.
No Stars with Team.
McAlccr did not add much strength
TO his team during his last season.
lie kept the old ones and secured
Clarence Walker as one of his new
outfelderS CaShion came TO hc'p
out the pitchers and these were about \
alt lie introduced as good players
1911 johnson. Csshion. sherry,
Hughes. r Walker. Groom. Grey.
IIerrell hItrock. pitchers: STREET.
AinsTnith. Henry. catchers: SChBefSr.
TsllerfeId. CouroN. Mcbride. 'un-
bingham inheIders: Milan. Gesslcr. =.
Walker. Iy-liVClt. Miller. Long. oul-
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