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Show D ASCHENBACK DISCOVEReFcTyOUNG I TY COBB, NICK ALTROCK AND M'LEAN I ! i . i y 1 Ball Players Who More Than Made Good in Fast Company. In these days when minor leagues are not enthusing over the business of sending players to the majors, unless they bring a large amount of cash, scouts are not so much of a necessity is they were several years ago, when it was all the rage to dig up material in the bushes and send it to (lie big show for the polishing process. Despite the fact that baseball scouts are scarce this season, the dyed-in-the-wool fans will never tire of talking of Hie experiences and successes, for to their lot fell some very, interesting incidents. in-cidents. Aschenback's Record. Of all the scouts known to baseball followers there are none who may boast of the record held by Ed Asehen-hacfc, Asehen-hacfc, discoverer of Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Nick Altrock, Larry McLean and a host of others who won places in baseball's stardom. Aschenback seemed to be able to tell the future of n player the minute he clapped an eye on the youngster and he rarely went wrong when he really became enthused over a lad. When Aschenback saw Cy Young work, he told Tom Loftus he had seen a pitcher who knocked the glove off the catcher's hand every time he threw a ball. Loftus acted slowly on the hint and Pat Tebeau landed Cy for Cleveland. When he saw Cobb down South he declared the Georgian was so fast he should have been a race horse. Tyrus stole six bases in the game "Asch" saw him work. He recommended rec-ommended his purchase by Cincinnati, but Keel management could not figure Cobb in their scheme. Was Wonderful Backstop. Aschenback found long Larry McLean Mc-Lean up in New Brunswick. He wanted want-ed to send him to Chicago, but "Asch" couldn't raise $100, the price of Larry's release, so the deal crumbled. Larry finally landed with the Giants. He was a wonderful receiver, but McLean did not last long, because he would not observe club rules. . Aschenback recommended many youngsters and practically all of them made good in their quest for steady jobs in the big show, and not a few of them really became toplfners. |
