Show FORMER FED FEO S1 STARS ARS i. i j L DO NOT SHI SHIE E EJ J IN MAJORS Only Iy Four of Then Them Hit Three hee Hundred in Two I Big Leagues League I I HERE IERE are the Federal Fed Federal Fed I eral stars of y yester yesteryear stel year W Fans who were wont to sing the praises of the gents who shone In the defunct circuit have suddenly suddenly suddenly sud- sud denly become I speechless Charter members of the I ul Told You So club I are now having their innings Curious folk desirous desirous desirous de de- de- de sirous of knowing the whereabouts of t the h e Doolans M a a- gees Manns Yerkes Seatons Seatons Seatons Sea- Sea tons Bortons and their brethren are respectfully Invited to glimpse the next batch of official statistics on hitting fielding and pitching in the American and National National Na Na- leagues There they will meet up with sundry sundry sun sun- dry surprises For Instance they'll notice that of the first seventeen stickers boasting averages or better better better bet bet- ter In the National league only three Chase and Kauff pas Kauff-pas- pas pas- timed last season In the Federal fold Turning to the American league dope sheets these same fans will not note the name of just one ne former third leaguer among the exclusive set Ernie Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of the St. St Louis Browns is listed In Inthis inthis th this group with which is several points above Ernies Ernie's normal swatting sV speed Among the notable failures of the former Federal greats have been Doolan Doolan Doo- Doo lan Ian Yerkes Mann and Seaton of the Cubs Lee Magee of the Yankees Van Yan Van Van- ke kees s Lo Louden den Mosely and Knetzer of the Reds Deal Crandall Davenport and 2nd Tobin of the Browns The others who jumped O. 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B and later were permitted permitted per per- to return have run about true to form with a few displaying exceptional exceptional ability S S S y Chief Chief a among among oni the sensations sensations are Fred v A Anderson derson pitcher pilcher and Bill McKechnie baseman for New York and h on for the Boston Braves s Benny Kauff lauff has just started to hit I Tee Lee Magee is floundering about among the trailers in the swat column and boasting a mark of as against the he was touted to hit for the New NewYork NewY Y York Tork rk Yankees When Then Joe Tinker un undertook the re reconstruction reconstruction re- re construction of the Cubs he favored is choice of the men who helped him him P Y th the Federal league gonfalon He vp posted td Mike Doolan once a wizard shortstop Jh on the short field and sent Steve ve Yerkes former Boston Red fled Sox lot w. o second Both veterans proved too too IQ however and soon Tinker der- der the pair supplanting them with 1 Cub youngsters in McCarthy and 1 Mulligan the latter just out of oC the TI Three ree I league I Cy 3 Williams nosed a Fed f buster out of DC the c center field JJ Vo th and anu Schulte has wrested the left 1 job from Mann Iann Flack Is the only Fed now a regular in the ns outer garden o o former fonner Feds have pitched great r t. t for tor the Chicagoans McConnell l lid jackard coming through almost tcp ep consistent winners while Prendergast I and Seaton have bave fallen dis- dis mal Fischer has bas beaten Archer to i lob Job 01 of or first string catcher catther chiefly 1 use the Fed is a better hitter V wm- wm the man who made the squat peg peg i amous lder Jones set out to feature his i u r Feds eds on the St. St Louis Brown tm e and In the early spring Daven- Daven t and Plank stacked up imong w mong ng the the- headliners of the curvin curving curvIn paternity a Of this trio Plank aged 41 jv Is is the most effective workman elI once a Fed has been crowded third by the veteran Pepper Aus- Aus has chased Borton away irom first base baseS and Tobin the only 1 l er developed In the Federal school l been al displaced been displaced by another vaulter Miller in right field Ernie Johnt John- John t a former Fed has won von the verdict f short over La Lavan van j 5 t t l t St. St Louis as at Chicago the play- play talent nt that remained true to O. 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B J gradually forced the former Feds p. p of the steady situations Many of the players taken back into 1 W fold got their Jobs because they we seasoned veterans but th the maI majority ma ma- of these vener venerable ble warriors have I f slowed ved up to such a degree that it apI appears ap- ap I pears 1 ars unlikely they will go through the WIesent resent campaign as regulars Chase Chae hase has bas played spectacular ball 8 tor the Reds neds his hitting base running and fielding having been prime fac- fac to orsin s 's in the victories registered by Her- Her J cre crew v. v National league partisans att aU Boston have bave forgotten Butch Schmidt to cheer cheer- cheera a new idol In iii Ed Konetchy The ponderous Bohemian has played a greater all around game a at first and offensively than did the Baltimore meat vender ender 9 Mike Ike Mowrey is another warrior who ho seems to have caught his second wind since peace was as declared and ih the former Cardinal and Pittsburg Rebel nobel has helped the Brooklyn Robins cop more than thap one tight battle Art r Wilson on mainstay of ot the Chicago Feds' Feds catching department suffered a a. heavy atting batting slump after enlisting with the Pirates A SO swatter In fold Wilson is now toting a a mark of ot Nick Cullop who jumped rr fr from m the Cleveland Naps to the Kansas Kansas Kan Jan sas sas City Fe Feds s and aud last winter was waso bought o by the New York Yankees Yankee 4 promises to win win many many games i the id-the the h American league Donovan Is sweet If I 1 |