Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1917 — BASEBALL WILL MISS MANY OLD-TIMERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BASEBALL WILL MISS MANY OLD-TIMERS

Many familiar names are being missed by the fans when they read the pews of the early games this year. Every season some famous ball tossers drop out of the ranks to be succeeded by young blood. Two of the greatest still survive as major league players and one as a manager. The lat. terlsChrlstyMathewson who probably never again will try to get his arm into condition to twirl. The other past masters who are beyond the fortyyear mark are Honus Wagner and Eddie Plank. Others have passed out of the big show without enjoying the many years of service of Honus or Eddie. Napoleon Lajoie, who began his big league career with the Philadelphia Nationals in 1896, will also be missed. Lajoie will manage the Toronto team of the International league. Mike Doolan has also passed to the minors, he landing a job as manager of the Rochester team. Here are some of the players who were in the majors for several years,

and who have beep sent to the minors during the winter: Pitchers Chalmers and McQuillan and Outfielder Good by the Phillies to Kansas City; Chief Bender, who was unconditionally released by the Phillies; Joe Tinker, former manager and shortstop of Cincinnati the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Federals, who will manage the Columbus club; Mordecai Brown, former pitcher of the Cubs, who has not landed a berth; Nap Rucker, formerly of Brooklyn, who retired after achieving his ambition of pitching in a world’s series game; George McConnell, who was sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Kansas City club; “Babe” Borton, who once figured in a deal with Zeider for Hal Chase, who was sent to Portland by the St. Louis Browns; Ed Walsh, w’ho was let out by the Chicago White Sox; “Germany” Schafer, who was released unconditionally by the New York Americans, and Jean Dubuc, who was sent to the Salt Lake City club by Detroit.

POPULAR PLAYERS WHO ARE PASSING ALONG.