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Show LITTLE FELLOWS M BIO LEAGUES HAVE TOE OOOfil " 4 IV tho "tlle s a chance" n Can we over forgot that small poem in our Fourth Reader dajs? Apply It to baseball and think of tho hoart pangs of tho little fellows of bygone days who wore turned away by tho big league manager with the statement, "You're all right, but too small to make good In fast "company " Times Innumerable has that remark blasted the hopes of nomo promising player, who was given tho cold shoulder because he did not weigh so-ana so or was not of such and such a height Tho scene seems to bo changing, however The season of 1911 saw more midgets performing In the big league than over boforo And they were not the weak members of tho teams with which thev played On tho contrary, some of them were tho stars of their respective clubs In every position on the diamond the little fellows were represented by some, star of the first water Hero are some of them Outfield Josh Devorc. Nw York Giants- Birdie Crec New York Yankees; Yan-kees; Tommy Leach Pittsburg Pirates Pi-rates First Base "Stuffy" Jack Mclnnes. Philadelphia Athletics. Hal Chase. New York Yankees Second Ease, Miller Hugglns, St Louis Cardinals: Knabc. Philadelphia Nationals Shortstop Manager Bobby Wallace. St " Louis Americans.. Hausf-r St. Louis Cardinals. Owen Bush. Detroit Tigers. Third Base Bobbv Bvrne, Pittsburg Pirates. Norman Slberfcld.. Washington Washing-ton Pitcher Jack Warhop, Nw York Yankees Catcher Jimmy Stephens. St Louis Americans. Every ono of these Is a bona fldo mldgot, and every one Is a star Brne Is declared by Pittsburg critics to be the daddv of all third basemen, and many others also hand him the palm Norman ElbTfeld. the "Tabasco "Tabas-co Kid " of Washington has also done great work at the far corner Bush Is undoubtedly one of tho strongest points In the Detroit machine, which made, for the pennant with a Xlnp spirit that kocps the AthlftlcJ from becoming overconfident. The little shortstop Is adopt In etch department of play being be-ing a wonderful fielder, a steady hitter and dashing base runner Wallace In his thankless Job with the St Louis Brownd has put up the same brand . of marvelous ball that has won him the encomiums of the country eir since' he brokf Into fast company twelve years ago Hauser the diminutive shortstop of the Cardinals Is also a great llttlo-man Ho and M'llor Hugglns Hug-glns In the two central points of Bres-nahan's Bres-nahan's Infield, are bulwarks of defense de-fense Hugglns Is the smallest man In the majors today Knnbe of the Phillies Phil-lies Is another "econd baseman of slight stiture who hns done good work Tho mirths nre not exfnslvelv represented rep-resented In tho hattcrv points, the only little ones of first caliber being War-hop, War-hop, the Yankees' pitcher and Stevens, tho St Louis Browns' backfton But at first base we find "Stuffy" Tack McJnnls. not of considerable sl7o. who played the position with such merit that Harrv Davis, the veteran captain of the Athletic delegated himself him-self to the bench Mclnnls ha sprouted sprout-ed Into a slurrgrr of the tpp class and has done practlrallv everv thing nt first base thnt could be expected of the nroverblallv tall guardian of the pack Then there Is that world'3 premier first baseman Hal Chase who Is not so very big , But It Is the outfield that the "tiniest "ti-niest "nre in their element. Birdie Creo of tHe Ne,w York Yankees Is the sensation sensa-tion of tho Amorlnn league season. He hn- proved himself a wonder at runnlns down files has a whip like a i6 ennnon and seems always to know ttj right placo to throw the "balL As u- K all round aluabl outfielder th'r' U ffii none who excels him excepting thi' & great Cobb, and he only because of hj J demon hitting and base running Thd; 2s docs not mean that Creo la a poor ou j on tho offense. He has hit for a mart IS better than 300 and uses his "bjxj SfC , with rare Judgment on the bases ij. ft though not bo spectacularly as Cohb M As to Josh Devore He Is a llitij J5 man who can take Tv Cobb or an"ri JS else and give him the race of h!x f 5 In a sprint around tho bases D?onJl': has not once during the season dropij ijf lower than third In the base ntcal'rj & column of the National This fleotrcM ; of foot he also puts to good advnmi- S I In getting after the hot ones and hl' kj ones that come his way In the field P' gt stands up to the bat fearlessly und rt makes the pitcher get It over to hli-j. w Jch never whangs away at a will JJ pitch Unless the slabman put th i pill right over it Is a base on balls fc? JoBh Tommy Leach'e work Is ton wrfl 1 known to need mention He has h i Jf plodding awav, delivering the good? In KT his own unobtrusive manner a. Ia-J; J a the present dnv fan can rcmenVT, g and he "eems good for a couple of sa sons more i That elze docs not count a m"-bj nt nowadiys as the moguls of the rMv fl mond used to think 13 well illuptn'Hi bv a glance at the Cincinnati Ri, S This Is a team of glantH Even? -) ' J Is a good ball player Yet, where ti a they In tho race? The outfit Is a th lens sort of a band No snap and cl per. no encouraging words pnH about The little follows seem Imsti- T ablv to posses more "pep," Thnl b the grcnt thing that Is wanting In t!y E Cincinnati team. 1 m How's thin for an all star team of USB tie fellows' Outfield. Dpvore, CreenJB Leach' first base Hal Chase: aeTwL base. Hugglns: short, Wallace. thlrf BTno pitcher. Warhop: catehfK; Pteohens. Bet thoy could give nP(' team in either leasrue an argument j I : Lk |