Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-18 | Page 41 | Great Season for Diamond Veterans

GREAT SU FOR BlIOijETEK Manjr Old-tjme Stars Have1 Returned to the Major Leagues This Year. .This is a great year for the veterans of baseball. In the past few weeks no less ; than sixteen tossers, who were counted ,' as "all in" as major leaguers some lime ) back, have returned to the tent. Ten of , these have si gated with American league clubs and six with National league teams. , Probably the greatest surprise of all came recently when Miller liuggins signed ' John Hummel, who was turned loose by the Suporbas about live year- ago. Ancients who hnve been signed recent- ly by tho major league clubs as fol Iowa: AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York Vlanr Hyatt, Hank Kobln- son. Kay Keating. John HummeL ' Detroit Bih tiailey. Cleveland Bob Besclier, Geoi-ge Me- f Quillan. i Chicago Roy Mitchell. Wilbur Good, Boston Frank Truesdale. i NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York Pete Compton, Jay KirKflt Pittsburg Bjbe Adams. Cardinals-fcHenrja.n Bronkie. ir Boston Lefty George. ; Erookljn Jimmy Archer, who reeentr was released by the Pirates. j What's more, these veterans seem to V c ; doing very fair. ( '