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Show H Bunny Brief May H Have Chosen a Hard H Task With Pittsburg B Bunny Brief may havo picked out a B tough job for himself in trying to Bj break permanently into the first bas- B Ing job at Pittsburg. Since 1905, when B Barney Dreyfues traded Kitty Brans- H field, the present National league urn- H pire, then rated as ono of tho best H1 first sackors in the gamo, to Phlladel- Hi phia for Del Howard, twenty men have BBB had a filing at the position, and none BBB has made a success of it. In trying H to find a man, for the job, Jlmmle Cal- H lahan has undertaken a task which H was handed down to him by Fred B Clark. H Since Bransfield was shipped to the H Phillies, twelve years ago, the follow- BBBj ing players have, at one time or anoth- H er, held down first base for tho Smoky H City crew: Del Howard, Homer Hllde- H brand, Bill Chancey, Joo Noalson, Al H Storke, Harry Swaclna, Warren Gill, BBH Jim Kane, Bill Abstain, Jack Flynn, BBB Ham Hyatt, Bud Sharpo, Fred Hunter, BBB BUI McKechnle, Jack Miller, Ed Ko- H netchy, Doc Johnston, Hans "Wagner, BBH BUI Hinchman and Warren Adams. H Adams, the youngster claimed by the h Pirates from the Robins on waivers, BBH and later reclaimed by the Robins and fl sent to Oakland, was tho latest pros- B pect to "flivver," and Callahan was forced to send Hinchman back to the 1 Initial sack until Bunny Brief reported last Sunday. |