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Show DISINTEGRATION OF MACK'S . PENNANT WINNERS OF 1902 Sale of Schreckengost to Chicago Leaves Only Six of Championship Lineup on Team. When Connie Mnck sold Osslo " Schreckengost to tho Chicago Americans, Ameri-cans, another member of tho Athletic champions of 1902 passed from the fold. How brief is the stay of a ball player In one town Is shown by tho rapidity with which that pennnnt winner win-ner has disintegrated. The present is only the sixth season since Mnnnger Mack landed for Phlla delphla that pennant, tho first tho city ' had known In 20 years, yet only six men of tho championship lineup remain, re-main, nnd perhaps not all of theso will bb In tho fold when tho season ot 1909 gets under way. Powers Is still on hand. The pitching pitch-ing staff of that year has been shot to pieces, only ono member remaining. Southpaw Eddie Plank. Hube Waddell is now a St. Louis focmnn. Hustings has quit tho game, and Is practicing law; Mitchell Is in tho minors; Wilson Is probably out of tho game. First Baseman Harry Davis Is still on tho Job, so Is Second Baseman Danny Murphy. In fact, Murphy la in the prime of his career, for this year ho gavo rare proof of versatility by his superb work In the outfield. Lavo Cross went In 1900, nftcr having hav-ing piloted the team to another championship cham-pionship In 1905. Monte Cross stuck till tbo end of last season, and was Kent to Kansas City. Hartsel and Seybold remain of that outfield, though the injury to Socks' leg has put somewhat In doubt tho length of tlmo he cnn expect to stay in the gamo as a major lcaguo player. . Dave Fultz was the first ot tho champlons' stars to get away. He went to New York In tho season of 1903, nt a tlmo when it seemed that Clarko Grlfllth had only to ask for n player to get him. Hut Dave's bad knee, n football souvenir, soon took him out of baseball. |