Show AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS CUT LOOSE SURPLUS PLAYERS PUK Boston Alone Alon Weeds Out Sixteen of Its Recruits Recruits Re Re- emits CHICAGO Feb 9 As As the time approaches approaches ap ap- ap for the major league baseball teams to start on their southern training train ing lag trips their ranks are beginning to lose the more unpromising recruits and veterans who are unable longer to stand the pace The Tho second American league uc bulletin bulle tin of the year car issued b by President B. B B. B here herl today shows that the Boston club dub leads with releases letting sixteen men maca go Detroit comes next with nine nino releases re leases one ono optional New Now York has five thc releases all optional to the tho Atlanta Atlanta At At- lanta club and anel one to Los Jos An Angeles I The Tho uS hl list Het of contracts also is given h 11 out onto It shows that this thie is a season sea sea- on son of or few few ew hold hold outs out in tho the younger youner league Amon Among those h h Ye ve si signed ea the last announcement ement is Tyrus Cobb of Detroit Detroit- Releases V By Bv St Louis Thomas Louis Thomas T San Francisco B Bv Bs' St. St Louis Delos Delos Drake Jack Tack T Lively i lv- lv C. C T. T Lathers GU Guy Charl Charles s Schmidt Reynolds and Mi choll Providence Rah Ralph h Stroud Buffalo J. J P. P Burg optional Utica Duncan Chattanooga a By Cleveland Cleveland r. F. F H. H Bair Nashville Nash Nash- rule ville Gus Gu Williams Montgomery Mont omory B By Washington Ainsworth and Scott Youn Youngstown town By Philadelphia Cleveland By New York York II II 11 Russell R. R IL H. Bevelle Tra Ira B. B Rogue Hogue Ho ue Herbert Horbert S S- S STon Ton Joy DM R and Harry Balle Bailey all optional op op- ti Atlanta L. L Litchi i Los An An- geles i iBy D By Bo Boston Boston Myers Schmidt Mc- Mc r.- r. ic Cro-ic ro c Lonergan White and Killila Killilay optional Jer Jersey e Cit City Dick Grefe Columbus Gunning Jacobs and Worcester Tack Jack Chicago New York John optional option an Spokane Mike Dickinson and B B. Thomas optional Sacramento V Contracts With Chicago Joe Chicago Joe Benz Ben Berger R. R J. J J J. Block F. F S. S Bodic Bodie Baker Borton J. J J M. M Butler C. C H. H Hallahan Hal Hal- hallahan lahan laban Thoma Thomas V V. J. J Clemens John Collins Colliu W. W H. H Genest William Gleason leason W W. R. R Jones Toe Joe Kelly R. R W. W Frank rank Lan Lange Lango o. o W. W W. W Mayer George Charles Mullen Mullen Mul Mul- len John Nolson O- O C. C Peters Ray Powell M Morris r Rath Bath James Scott L Lc Le Tannehill G. G W. W White R. R II H. E. E EI B.- Val Walsh lIh Harry Lord and B Bergham- Bergham in mc mer or V With hinton Wa Washington Hughes Lon Long C. C Walker McBride Shank Akers Beoh- Beoh hug a Gagnier H Henry use Musser Street Fo Foster R. R Mattis and W. W John John- son sot V With Detroit George Detroit George e Dubbins and Tyrus Cobb With St. St Louis Louis- Monte Louis Monte Cross |