Show FEW W PlAYERS SURVIVE DOZEN YEARS YEARS' SERVICE Twelve years Is a long Ions time in the life of a major league ball player if one ma may base his estimate on some statistics furnished by a baseball who has compiled a a. record reC rd that t shows hows how few players In the majors In n can still bo he counted active actively In Inthe Inthe Inthe the game Commenting on his own record the statistician says It seems Deems scarcely possible that out of men drawing salaries In tho the American and National leagues in 1906 only 15 played ball In 1917 and four of or these probably will IiI not be seen In 1918 And Anti that Is the of oC only twelve y years ears Of OC the American league pitchers of or 1906 who Included Vad Waddell Mullin Joss Chesbro and others only onlo three Bender r. r Plank and Coombs were able to pitch regularly last Jast year car and Plank retired In tho the middle of the season One other Donovan managed a big league club Of or the National league pitchers of oC 1906 Reulbach and Ames were the tho only ones who saw service In 1917 and Reulbach Reul- Reul bach pitched very verve little at Boston and In has been given hl his unconditional c l li i re Fe- Fe lease lense Mathewson was active In baso- baso ball as manager of tho the Reds Heds Not ol a catcher of ot tho the 1906 troop was In the harness eleven years vears later except except ex ex- Gibson who did a little relief work for tho the Giants Of or the infielders six remain of or tho the I 1906 crowd providing LajoIe Is counted for foi- Larry after a years year's sojourn In the thc minors minor Is likely to wear ivear a big lea league sue I uniform next season I The others are Wagner who only played part of or tho the season Lobert who wa was in less than twenty games gaines nt t New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Evers who was out of at the game s a great part of or the season Turner who played In a a. utility role roJe with Cleveland and Chase The latter was the only regular of the outfit In the outfield wo we find five lve still in inthe inthe the UH game Cobb IB is among them and is still the greatest of ot all ball players The others are arc Crawford who has line about reached the end of oC the road Hinchman Schulte who had an season Heason last year and Slier Sher Sherwood wood Others still In the game but not ac actively ac- ac lively are Fielder Jones Jonen manager ortho of or tho the Browne Browns and Bob Wallace lallace who will be back In the tho big tent next year eal but only as ILS a coach This is ts a striking picture of oC the I length of time a bl big l leaguer aSU r ma may hope to remain In fast fact company compan Most Host of ot them are gone and all with the exception of or Cobb arc are fading Twelve years cars means menns a great rent deal to a ball player |