March 30, 1940 - Frederick Post, MD - Baseball School
THE FREDERICK POST; FREDERICK, MD.; SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 30; 1940
Tampa, March 23.—Old-timers on the Grapefruit circuit—Jack Doyle. scouting for the Cubs; Kid Elberfeld. originator of the baseball schools: Rube Marquard. famous left-hander of the Giants. and Harry Heilman, one of the greatest of right-hand hitters.
Doyle's presence in Florida while the Chicago Nationals train in California, is a striking example of the vigilance of major league clubs. The first baseman of the immortal Baltimore Orioles keeps tab on the others—National and American alike—just in case there is a deal. It's well to have a line on recruits returned to the minors, too. There always is the possibility of their hopping into the Wrigley Field hamper somewhere along the line.
Doyle comments on Gabby Hartnett counting on 19-year-old Bob Sturgeon at shortstop, where the youngster led the American Association in assists, and the Boston Bees staring with Sebastian Sisti. also 19, at second base.
McGraw Believed InStarting 'Em Young
"They'll make mistakes." says the grizzled Doyle. 'tut that's the way to build championship clubs. Players learn only by actual experience."
He recalls how the late John McGraw in his younger and more active days. broke 'em in when they were scarcely dry behind the ears—Larry Doyle. Tilly Shafer. Frank Frisch. Freddie Lindstrom, Mel Ott and others.
Kid Elberfeld. master shortstop of the ancient New York Highlanders and the fightiest ball player of all time, still conducts baseball schools, Joe Engel, then scouting for Washing:on, plucked Cecil Travis of Washington out of one of them.
Marquard, now selling mutuel tickets at dog tracks. is a bit bitter toward the game which made him famous. No place in it. for and no regard for old-timers who contributed so much. etc.
He managed a minor league outfit for three seasons, won two pennants and finished second, but was ousted for a playing manager.
Marquard laughs at players like Joe Medwick holding out for $20,000.
"We didn't get anything to speak of, yet when we were stars we spent the winter worrying about whether we'd as much as be sent a contract.
Now it's all business and lack of instruction and failure of players to apply themselves are the principal reasons why you see so much bad baseball."
Tampa, March 23.—Old-timers on the Grapefruit circuit—Jack Doyle. scouting for the Cubs; Kid Elberfeld. originator of the baseball schools: Rube Marquard. famous left-hander of the Giants. and Harry Heilman, one of the greatest of right-hand hitters.
Doyle's presence in Florida while the Chicago Nationals train in California, is a striking example of the vigilance of major league clubs. The first baseman of the immortal Baltimore Orioles keeps tab on the others—National and American alike—just in case there is a deal. It's well to have a line on recruits returned to the minors, too. There always is the possibility of their hopping into the Wrigley Field hamper somewhere along the line.
Doyle comments on Gabby Hartnett counting on 19-year-old Bob Sturgeon at shortstop, where the youngster led the American Association in assists, and the Boston Bees staring with Sebastian Sisti. also 19, at second base.
McGraw Believed InStarting 'Em Young
"They'll make mistakes." says the grizzled Doyle. 'tut that's the way to build championship clubs. Players learn only by actual experience."
He recalls how the late John McGraw in his younger and more active days. broke 'em in when they were scarcely dry behind the ears—Larry Doyle. Tilly Shafer. Frank Frisch. Freddie Lindstrom, Mel Ott and others.
Kid Elberfeld. master shortstop of the ancient New York Highlanders and the fightiest ball player of all time, still conducts baseball schools, Joe Engel, then scouting for Washing:on, plucked Cecil Travis of Washington out of one of them.
Marquard, now selling mutuel tickets at dog tracks. is a bit bitter toward the game which made him famous. No place in it. for and no regard for old-timers who contributed so much. etc.
He managed a minor league outfit for three seasons, won two pennants and finished second, but was ousted for a playing manager.
Marquard laughs at players like Joe Medwick holding out for $20,000.
"We didn't get anything to speak of, yet when we were stars we spent the winter worrying about whether we'd as much as be sent a contract.
Now it's all business and lack of instruction and failure of players to apply themselves are the principal reasons why you see so much bad baseball."