The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-05


The American league has retained
~ rockies and released 90.
The National league has As sur.
vivors. SeveDty-two have been sent
back.
Strange as n may be. the Pitts
burg Pirates, now leading the raco
In the National, lead all clubs In
youngsters. George Gibson kept an
even dozen youngsters and sone Of
them are helping the Pirates TO hold
the top rung.
INDIANS
KEEP ONE
Cleveland. leader Of ehe Americas
league. has but one rookie who
trained with them.
Picking the seasons best rookie II
impossible. Some have had better
chance than others to show their
wares.
But among the most valuable VINO
are playing regularly and starring.
FIRST Baseman Ray Grimes. Out
fielder John l.. Sullivan and George
Maisel OF the Chicago Cubs and Sec
ond Baseman Jimmy Tierney and
Pitcher Ralph Clazner Of the Pitts
burg Pirates stand out In the Ma
uonai league briIliants.
In the American league. Ffrye
Baseman LEW Blue and Catcher
Johnny Bassler Of Detroit rnte the
best OF those'who play regularly.
Second Baseman Riggs Stephen
son OF tho Cleveland Indians has
batting average above Blue or Bass
Ter, but just at present he is benched
10 allow veteran Bill Wambsganss
20 return to duty. On any other club
Stephenson would be a regular.
Complete list OF rockies retained
In National league follows
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q. y. 0isssss.
John Morrison. Drew l. RAIDER. Nesss
yellow Herss and Jack linn catehers
w. ". skiff and q n Wilson iufielders
G. I. Bnrnhartt. Jaa A. Tierney and y.
kan and Ray Rohwsr.
CH1CAGO-Pitchers James 4 York,
Alex v. Freeman. virgn T. Chssvss end
Percy Lee Jones' rnfieidsrs Ray 0rimes
,. Malsei and John l. Sullivan.
NEW YORK Pitcher Bill Rysn-
Catcher Alex CASTOR. Inflsidsrs Ed
Brown. Johnny Munros, William Pattsr-
son and Jossph Rapn outfieidsr Curtis
PHILADELPHIA - Pitchers q y.
Raumgsrtner. J. K Wilhelm ana y
keenan,. Catcher q y. BrugEy sd
John Peters Irfieider v. Parkinson
BOSTON-Pitchsrs r. a. Braxtcn. y.
". coonsy. cy MORAN and Ira Tewns-
end Catcher Frank Gibson. outfisidee
Albert Y. nixon
ClNCrNNATi-Ptschsrs Iy~s srentea
and Buddy Napier. Catcher Bubbles
Louis Fonseca.
ST. LOUIs-Fsschers mi Pertiea. A..
thur Riviere and James Roy walker.
BRoOkLYN-outfieidsr wallace Hos1s
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rookie survivors In American isagso
1T. LOUIs-Pitehsrs y. Y. vansiIdss.
Pat Collins. fnflslders Finest Dudley
lee. Marty MeManus. Bill Gleason and
Lyman Lamb. outfielder Frank Wet
CmcAoo-Pssehsrs D. ,. Muirsnnaa.
J. l. Davenport and Douglas Mcweeny.
Catcher Everstte Yaryan- Infieiders
Earl Shseiy. Ernie johnson and T. J.
huilIgan, outfieider Johnny Mostil
DETROTT-pitchers Bert Cole. Carl
Hoilings. walter Stewart and Jimmy
Middleton. Catcher Johnny Bassler. In
fieiders Lew Blue and Joe Sergeant.
NEW YORk--Pitchers Alex Fergus
and Tom sheehan. Catcher Al De vor-
mer. infielder Johnny Mitchell Out
fieiders Tom Connolly and Nelson
Hawkes..
WAsHINGTOS--Catch Tony Brot-
tern. infieiders Bob Lamotte and
o'Rourke. outfieiders Bing Miller and
rMiLADEIPmA - Catcher yohuny
walker. Infielders Frank Brazil and
Ernest McCanu.
B0STON--Catcher Bert Chaplin. Ia
fielder Clarke Pettinger. outfieider Ern-
est Neitzke.
CLEyEI-AND-Infislds Risrp steph.