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Show Amos Struiik 13 j XOrtMAN K. BROWN The veteran Amos Strunk is plugging plug-ging along with the Athletic kindergarten kinder-garten again this season, the only member or that noble crew of Athletes Ath-letes who made the White Elephants the moat feared animals in the baseball base-ball Jungles six or seven years ago to remain With Connie. Strunk was born Jan. Tl. 1SS0 and broke Into professional profes-sional baseball with the Shomokin team in the outlaw Atlantic 'League in 190S. Connie got a glimpse at him and signed him, sending him under optln to Milwaukee for seasoning in 10U9, recalling him at tho oml of the slimmer, He went to school under Connie 'the next season and then in 1U11 became practicably a regular in Mack's outfield, playing in 74 games In that season. In a deal with the Red Sox. Dec. 11, 11(17, Corthic sent him with Bush. Schang and a wad of kalo to tho Red Sox In exchange for Yean Gregg, Chet Thomas and Nopp. Strunk refused to go and Mack made other arrangements. |