| Show Minor League Vets Get Last Chance in Majors to I. I I TE 4 I T 1 CARDS THINK THEY NEED HIM I Few Rookie Stars Win Contracts Each I Season By HENRY SUPER United Pr Press ss Sports Writer NEW YORK Jan 13 An 13 An odd assortment of rookies some getting getting getting get get- ting their last chance to crack into major league baseball will vili report to many National league clubs when spring training starts in a few weeks Veterans who have been up be before before before be- be fore collegians hoping to go from the campus to the big time and minor league stars who have finIshed finished fin fin- their apprenticeship all all are included in the annual consignment of potential Cobbs Ruths anc and Get Last Chance Two year ear year Johnny Johnny Cooney Cooney Cooney Coo- Coo ney of Indianapolis and Oscar Eckhardt Eckhardt Eckhardt Eck- Eck hardt of the San Francisco Missions Missions Missions Mis Mis- both outfielders will outfielders will report to the Brooklyn Dodgers undoubtedly undoubtedly edl edly their last opportunity to land landa a major league job Another timer old-timer who has been up before is Johnny Gill year old outfielder from Minneapolis who will vill try to crack the Chicago Cub lineup On the other side of the ledger are the names of Pitchers Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence Anderson of oC Colgate Colgat and Sharkey Sharkey Sharkey Shar- Shar key Eiland Elland former Mississippi State star both of whom will show at the New York Giants' Giants camp A third group of newcomers in includes in- in eludes such minor league aces as as L Lyle le Judy Jully Springfield Mo who stole stoic bases last year ear Gene Lillard Los Lo Angeles third base man who vho led the Pacific Coast league in homers and Mike of Columbus one of the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican associations association's best round all-round players ers The chances of ot these and other rookies making good are slim Each season hundreds come up and only a handful get et jobs Las Last t year for example only a dozen rookies really really really real real- ly succeeded In the National league Eckhardt Cooney and Gill are arc the newcomers who have been up the most times before Eckhardt a pound Texan has been owned by major league clubs during four of ol the eight years he has been in inthe inthe inthe the minors During that that period he never batted less than In 1933 he batted an an time all-time Coast league record record and and last year he hit He had trials Detroit and Boston's Braves Leading Batsman Cooney got a chance with the Braves in 1930 as a left handed pitcher He failed and drifted back to the minors In 1934 he turned into an outfielder and last year led the American association in bat bat- ting ling Gill has been up with Washington Washing Washing- ton Cleveland and Cincinnati He joined the Cubs late last year after aCter having batted with Minne Minne- apolis One of ot his homers won a late season game for Chicago Anderson and halfback on Colgate's football team is a natural natural natural nat nat- ural athlete aiming for the Giants Eiland another college star was all i advised ed by doctors after h he graduated never to throw thrown a n baseball base base- hall ball because of heart trouble After he finished college ho he took tool tooka a rest and last year ear won 21 and lost 15 for Nashville Another Nashville pitcher who will vill report to the Giants in an effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort to bolster a short-handed short veteran veteran vet vet- eran cran staff Is Tiny Chaplin who won 21 and lost 11 He has been up before The Dodgers are expecting great things from Albert Butcher of Galveston Galveston Gal- Gal veston a pitcher who was voted the most valuable player in the Texas league last year He won 24 and lost 11 In addition to Gill the Cubs have another promising rookie In Third Baseman Lillard He batted last year and led the league with 56 homers Pittsburgh will get B B. B J. J Cobb no relation to the immortal Ty of Fort Va Wayne ne a first baseman who batted last year Judy and R ba arc are expected to fill some gaps in the St. St Louis Cardinal infield Judy a shortstop pilfered bases last year is expected expected ex ex- to be used as a utility man |
