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Show Big League Releases CHICAGO, Feb. a. As the tlnio approaches ap-proaches tor the major league baseball teams to start on their .southern training trips their ranks are beginning to lose 1 the more unpromising recruits and veterans vet-erans who are unable longer to stand the pace. The second American league bulletin of the year. Issued by President B. B. Johnson hoiv today, shows that the Boston Bos-ton club leads witli releases, letting sixteen six-teen inon go, Detroit comes not with nine releases, one optional. New York has live releases, re-leases, all optional, to tlie Atlanta club, and one to Lotr Angeles. Tho usual llsT of contracts also Is given out. 1.1 shows thnt this Is a season of few "hold outs" in the younger league. ...vv i nn- nimicti mage wic (last announcement is Tyrus Cobb of Detroit. De-troit. RELEASES. By St. Louis Thomas Tennanl, San Francisco. By Detroit Dclos Drake. Jack Llvelv, C. T. . Lathers, Guy Tut wilier. Charles Schmidt, Reynolds. Rcnfcr and Mitchell. Providence; Ralph Stroud. Buffalo: .1 P Burg (optional). Utlca; Duncan, Chattanooga. Chatta-nooga. By,Jr.l.riVcl!,,u,,i;' 'r- i7'l,' Nashville; Gus Williams. Monlgomcrv. By Washington Alnsworth and S'-ott. loungstown. By Philadelphia- Bronkie. Cleveland. By New York -II. 1 1. Russell. R. n. Revclle. Ira B. Hoguo. Herbert S. Jones arid Harry Bailey (all optional), Atlanta; L. LItchl. Los Angeles. By Boston Myers. Schmidt. MeCronc. Lonergan. White. Mcflalc and Klllllay (optional), Jersey Cllj : Dick Grcfo, Col-umhun; Col-umhun; Gunning. .Jacobs and Llndorbeck Worcester; Jack Fournier, Chicago; Ton-ncman. Ton-ncman. New York: John Wuffll (optional). (option-al). Spokane. Mike Dickinson and B Thomas (optional). Sacra mcuto. CONTRACTS. Willi Chicago .Joe Benz. Joe Bcrgor R. Blackburuo, J. .1. Block. F. S. Bodle Baker. Borton. J. M. Butler, C. II. Halla-han. Halla-han. Thomas Carney, v. .. Clement? John Collins. W, 1 1. Geiiest. William Glooaon. U. R. Jones, Joe Kelly. It. W. Krolts, Frank Lange. W. .MalllcK. w. MMver George Mogrldge, rhai'Ie Mullen. John Nelson. O. C. Polor. Ray Powell. Morris Mor-ris Rath. James Scott. Le 'J'nniiehlll G W. White. R. H. .elder. Ed Walsh, 'liar- i i.uiu .inn iiuiiiili"!'. With Washington Hughes. Long, r Walkrr. McBrldo. Shank. A kef. Beeh-llng. Beeh-llng. ' Caslilon. Gugnlor. Hmry. Mussor Street, Foster, R. Mattla and W. Johni son. Willi Detroit Geors Dubbins and Tyrus Ty-rus Cobb. With St. Loula Monte Crosj. NEW YORK. Feb. 0. President Lynch of the National league today announced approval of tho following contracts nnd release: CONTRACTS. With Boftton-J. W. Bradv With Brnokbn -Sleiter I", Rich c S.in'oi;I Burk-. Ind L Dal-.. Eilijit jV Drill B II J tn" lt:i CM igo Jitiic; Li rider, Udgir JLcjiiiox- LhaJcs W. Moou, Eo.il . iloc- Icy Harry Mclnlyre. George B. Schlei. ictor K Safer. With Cincinnati R. u. Almeidn. J. C. ,t Arlv;.,,r From me. Harrv Caspar, ylwnrd L. Grant. Hanson Horsev. Bert Humphrey. Charles McDonald. John B. a i 1f,llVfiiN,Ilnll,IM,."..;i,HIW,n8' Iilm1- tinier. '..' HI el.,c"' ly2-iai::: m. j. muipIiv. Roll. I-erdinand M. Schmm ""Hcni-v everold L. J. Shlnncrs. GVorge r Miggs Howard H- Williams. With Philadelphia C. C. Cravath rhonias Downcv, L,.0 Harl. I lan.l Ireland. Ire-land. Thomas Scaton. Janics C Ward RELUAS'KS. lank Farrell to South Bend. C. L. ; J. Madden. I ,!v ,(;ilcngo to Louisville. A. A. William Wil-liam E. Branslleld. |