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Show FAMOUS INFIELD IS BROKEN UP No Successor Yet Chosen to Fill Vacancy Caused by Baker's Retirement. i Philadelphia. Feb 17 With the retirement re-tirement from thr qainc of J Franklin Baker, the hard-hitting third baseman of the Philadelphia Americans, as announced an-nounced last nicht by Manager Mack, only two members of the Athletics' famous fa-mous "$100. 000 infield ' remain on the team Eddie Collins star second baseman, will wear a Chicago uniform this season, leaving Jack Barry at shortstop and "Stuffy"' Mclnnis at first base Larry Lajoie. who returns to the Mackmen after an absence of thirteen years, will take Collins' place ! at the second sack, but so far as Is known Mack has not decided upon any one to fill the vacancy caused by Rakers retirement Several young sters, including Kopf and Crane, were mentioned b sporting writers as like-Ij like-Ij t.mdidales for the position. in making the announcement thai Raker would retire, Manager Mack said that the idea was not a new nn' for the slugging third baseman and that he had experienced great difficulty diffi-culty in the past in petting him to continue in the game. "For several years I have made annua vislt.6 to Baker's home." said HACK, to sign mm lor me next season, sea-son, and last spring 1 proposed that he sign for three years This he finally consented to do. with the stipulation stip-ulation that he would be privileged to retire permanently after the season sea-son of 1914. Baker feels that he does not have to play ball for a living liv-ing any longer and says he has grown tired of traveling around the country as ball players have to do. "Baker has been a credit to baseball base-ball in every way and has the best wishes of the Athletic club and myself |