Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-13 | Page 33 | Billy Evans Says

How many nathe born players tIC ale o members of the trims t tiny tny c I c reset r t I In t L i lea league The ct 1 t Louis Loute browns ill boll hoM the record 1 with aith Ith four native sons eons ons on their list In JOhnny Tobin Third Ba Baseman Lu- Lu Lugene Lu-Kene Lu gene lne Robertson Rob Catcher Jonn Joen Schulte and Pitcher Pilcher Jim St Louis Loula has haa more player players n n II tl mm major league than an ani city due undoubtedly to the tIne LI l Baseball association In tin th Mi Alli- Alli ouri metropolis which co of teams tams all conducted non aon aon y the amateur ba l with the th lm sniffling at the down broken-down pro pro- pro i professional The policy of St Louis Municipal pal Baseball association Is to ii- ii the young youngster ter Teams are backed by business firms but the entire association Is under iho tho di- di direction di direction of city officials And what Is the th result Minor league managers scouting material each pach spring rush rah to St I OILS IL for Information on available young young- youngsters youngsters youngsters These The youngsters go out outgrow grow and elop de and ma- ma major maor ma major jor or leaguers Ic Not all of their of course but figures figure show that there are more mor St Louis Loul athlete in the two big leagues league than any other 1 city I Tobin jumped from his home bome lots to the league and ind was wasa wasa wasa a mem member br of ot th the St 51 Lolls Feds eds wasI I luring During the th merger In Ute the th spring of 1916 1 Tobin robin Joined the Brown Brownn and andI I although regarded II a as a red r lea league ue fence fence bus r he had not been hitting the th American league Lakein pitchers H He was sent to Salt rae Laie In the th Pacific Coast league an and developed In one on Sla season on Return Return- ing Returning to the th Browns Brown in 1918 nil h hi be be- be became came bo-came came a star In the tho th American league I I I was waa the th leading batter battor in the Southern u In 1922 playing with the pennant winning liott El-liott Mobile club Pitcher EI El- El lIott was wan the th leading factor in Win Win- Winning win ein winning ning for Terre Haute Haut the Thi fp ee- Eye Bye Thier-Bye league lea e pennant by winning 21 games and losing eight Rob RoL- Rol-ertson Rol orison ertson utility Infielder for two season with the Browns Brown seems to have beaten Frank Frnnk IIo- IIo Hoier Ho Homer mer ier EaseL Elzel a 2 from the th Texas league Sylvester Simon Eddie Foster Fo t r and Jimmy Austin Austia in the competition for tor the thoa regular Job