Atlantic League -- 1907 : Rosters

"Talk about 'uneasy lies the head that wears the crown'," said the manager of an Atlantic League club yesterday. "It isn't in it with the head that's running a team in an 'outlaw' league. When the manager of one of these teams goes to bed at night, he doesn't know how many of his star players will be on the job in the morning. No sooner does one of the players of the Atlantic League show first-class form than he receives tempting offers from other of the minor leagues, or one of the major organizations. If the player decides to accept the offer, there is no way on earth that his manager can prevent him from jumping his contract.

"Of course, we sometimes hold back two weeks pay on some of our best players, but that does not amount to anything because the manager of the club that wants the player makes that good. When an 'outlaw' team gets hold of a good ambitious player who develops into a star, the tempter comes along and tells him that he can not afford to waste his time playing for an 'outlaw' club, and if he does his chances will be ruined forever. He puts it in such a way that the player generally yields."

--Atlantic League Manager, quoted in Elizabeth Daily Journal (reprinted in Atlanta Constitution, 8/5/1907)

League President � John W. Dobbins

1) POTTSVILLE

• Abram                                      RF

• Allen, Charles                             2B

• Bevan, Frank                             3B

• Boyle                                       OF

• Brennan, John                           P

• Brown                                      P

• Carr                                         OF

• Cavanaugh                               P

• Clapp                                       P

• Cook                                        OF, Manager (8/14)

• Curry                                       OF

• Decherr, Otto                            P

• Dougherty                                P

• Edgar                                       C

• Epler, Gus                                 CF

• Foster, Edward                          C

• Golden, Tom                              Manager

• Groth                                       IF

• Gunther, Butch                          RF

• Hartman                                   SS, 3B

• Heffner, Edward W.                     IF

• Hoffman, Dutch                          IF

• Hutchinson                                P

• Johns                                       LF

• Johnson, Jack                           1B, P

• Klett, Al                                   OF

• Lambrecht, George                     3B

• Landgraf, Ernst                          Manager

• Lloyd, David                              2B, Captain

• Make'g                                     P

• Manning                                   IF

• Matthews, William Calvin             P

• Maxwell                                    OF

• McDermott, R. L.                       3B

• Mehling, Harry "Duck"                 1B, P

• Miller                                        P

• Nalson                                     LF

• Newnham, Al                             IF

• Picus, John

• Rehner, Ernest                           IF

• Schaeffer, Buck                         P

• Seagraves, Charles                     C

• Sharpe                                     2B

• Sillery, Gus                                P

• Sinex                                       C

• Snyder, Harry                            1B

• Wall                                         Captain, Manager (released 8/14)

• Weaver, Howard A.                     IF

• Webb, William                            OF

 2) ELIZABETH 

• Adams                                     IF

• Berry                                       C

• Carlston                                   IF

• Crane                                      CF

• Creagan, David                         OF

• Dally                                       IF

• Donahauser                              IF

• Ham�d                                      2B

• Hayes                                      1B

• Jacoby                                    P

• Lawrence                                 C

• McAndrus                                 IF

• McGrath                                   C

• Meldburg                                  IF

• Miller                                       SS

• Neill                                         IF

• Neuback, Adam                         Manager

• Ohl                                          RF

• O�Neil                                       3B

• Page                                        P

• Pender, John F.                          P

• Ross, William                              C

• Seery                                       C

• Shanahan                                  LF

• Skillman                                    C

• Smith                                       P

• Wagner

 3) READING

• Berry                                       C

• Beard, James, �Jimmie�                LF

• Biehl, Joe                                  P

• Birtwhistle, James

• Britton, Arlington A., "Ollie"           P

• Clark, Ginger                             SS

• Connor, Si

• Conners

• Cox, Ralph                               1B

• Coyle, Edward J.                       Secretary

• Curry, Henry "Hank"                   2B

• Delahanty, Frank

• Dobbins, William �Bill�                  C

• Eisenlohr, Joseph                       OF

• Hartman, Francis �Hartie�            C

• Herwig                                     OF

• Jacoby                                     P

• Kite, Fred                                C

• Kittredge, Malachi "Kit"                C

• Lawson, Alfred William               Manager

• Lee                                          RF

• Lewis, Rutherford "Joe"                LF

• Lohr, Joe                                  CF

• McClatchie, Robert, �Bob�            3B, Captain

• McCurry                                   IF

• McKeon                                    C

• Miller, Pete                               LF

• O�Brien, Jack                            

• Ogle                                        OF

• O�Halloran, Midget                     C

• O�Neill, Joe                              RF

• Porter                                     OF

• Reilly

• Ritter                                       2B

• Rochford, Mike

• Schuman, Charles "Giant"            P

• Shields, Chester                        CF

• Stoval, George

• Streleigh                                  OF

• Topham                                    P

• Tyler, Roy                                OF

• Wagner                                    C

• Wall, Joe                                  RF

• Wiltse, Lou                               1B

• Ziegler, John                             P

 4) CHESTER/TAMAQUA

• Agnew, Pete                              1B

• Baker

• Bates                                       P

• Brady                                       CF

• Brown                                      OF

• Bucher

• Chesterfield

• Cooper, C

• Culver                                      C

• Edmunds                                  P

• Forman, William                          P

• Ganzel                                      IF

• Havan                                      IF

• Hoover, Cliff                              SS

• Hoover, Fred                             RF

• Hughes                                    IF

• Johnson                                   OF

• Kopp                                       C

• Krause                                    P

• Loats, Horace M                        P

• McAndrews, R                           IF

• McGeehan, Daniel                      2B, Manager

• McHugh                                   RF

• McShane

• Mitchell                                    C

• Moore                                     OF

• O�Donnell                                SS

• O�Neill, Charlie                          LF

• Pugh                                      OF

• Quinn, John F.                          C

• Reynolds

• Roberts                                    P

• Schlind

• Scudder, William

• Seward                                   IF

• Sheridan                                 P

• Smith                                     1B,OF

• Treen                                     IF

• Walsh                                     3B

• Warner

 5) BROOKLYN        

• Breen                                      IF

• Carroll                                     OF

• Cuddy, Joseph

• Davis                                      LF

• Dowd                                      SS

• Driscoll                                    IF

• Farmer, Alexander                     C

• Gerber (sp?)

• Gilbert, William Oliver, "Billy"        2B

• Gray                                      SS

• Hambacher                              LF

• Hussey, Ambrose W.                 Manager

• Jensen                                   OF

• Kelly                                        C

• Kennedy                                  OF

• Levy

• Lindemann                                P

• McGee                                    3B

• Middleton                                 CF

• Molina                                     C

• Norsley                                    OF

• O'Gorman                                 OF

• Ortega                                    LF

• Padron (sp?)                             P

• Page                                       C

• Palamino                                  P

• Reichman, John                          1B

• San'z                                      RF

• Schafer

• Schlind

• Sillery, A. B. "Gus"                      P

• Tienra (sp?)

• Wall, Joe                                  RF

• Westlake                                  C

• Wolf

 6) NEWARK

• Courtney                                 3B

• Davis                                      CF

• Hambacher                               LF

• Hope                                       P

• Kelly                                       2B

• Konkle, A. Pholetus                    Manager

• Leonard                                   P

• Murray                                    1B

• Sweeney                                 SS

• Timbrook                                 RF

• Westlake, A. F. "Pop"                 C, Manager

• Yerkes                                    LF

• Young, Charles

7) ALLENTOWN 

• Applegate

• Bastian, Jack                             RF, 1B

• Bird, Charles                              SS,C

• Case

• Clark                                        3B

• DeLave, Edwin K.                        RF,P

• Dowling

• Dunbar                                     P

• Griffin                                       OF, P

• Harbush, George

• Hughes                                     LF

• Irwin                                        CF, C

• Kite, Fred                                 C

• Landgraf, Ernst                          SS, 2B

• Lapp                                         RF, C

• Lembrecht, John                         3B

• Lewis                                        P, RF

• McCafferty                                IF

• McCann                                    OF

• McCarthy                                  C

• McDonald                                  1B

• McGee, "Shan"                           OF

• McGinnis                                   IF

• McKeon, Hugh                            Manager

• Middleton                                  LF

• Miller

• Murphy                                     P

• Norton                                      C

• O'Rourke                                   C

• Rice                                         CF,2B

• Roberts                                    OF

• Streaser, Harry                          LF

• Taylor                                       3B

• Tillman                                     OF

• Torpey, John                             C

• Wall                                         1B

• Welsher                                    P

• Williams                                    P

• Wilson                                      C

• Wilson                                      P

 8) EASTON

• Amertram                                P

• Anderburg, W                           P

• Andrews                                  P

• Black, R                                   OF

• Burke, Paddy                            P

• Conroy                                    LF

• Cook                                       CF

• Crowley                                   IF

• Dooley                                    OF

• Fitzpatrick                               CF,P

• Fox, Joe                                  P

• Gebhart                                   P

• Gibson                                     OF

• Kelley, Ed                                Manager

• Kelly, James                             RF

• Kelly, R                                    C

• Keyes                                      3B

• Knox                                       SS

• Lynch                                     3B

• Mack

• McAvoy                                   1B

• McDermott, Tommy                   Manager (removed in June and arrested for embezzlement from the club)

• Miller                                       LF

• Morris                                      IF

• Murphy                                    2B

• Nagle                                      3B

• O'Con'l                                    RF

• Ogle                                       OF

• Reilly                                       SS

• Ritter, "Spreck"                         2B

• Shackleton                              OF

• Shannon                                  IF

• Silcox, Thomas                          IF

• Snyder,                                    P,OF

• Snook

• Stevenson

• Sullivan                                    C

• Sutton                                    Manager

• Therre                                     1B

• Wall                                        1B