Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
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aud hard hitter. He is favorite Will
the club. He plays short stop.
Dan O'Ltsry is one Of the Fort Wo1tht
pitchers. He is from ST. Louis, where
he was bora twenty three years ago. He
Is one of the largest men IN the team,
we hing 1876 pounds, ard standing six
feet in height. He began mis- professional
career in Memphis in SO, where he
itch I'd for the club in that city in She
Southern League. la 81 he pitched for
the o nshas in the Western League until
July Is, when he went to pitch for the
Creston Uow5) niue in the lows STATE
League, which latter team carried c q the
pennsnt for its Lengue. He Is first
class player, and is improving every day
His r4tk for batting in the Western
League WIS sixty-six.
George Maurer was born at New Car
Isle, Ind, twenty-three years ago. He Is
i've feet, four inches b gh and weighs
160 His frs. work on the diamond was
with a semi-pIoiessionsl club Of South
Bend, Ind where ne piayed third base
Last year he PLAYED third bese and center
field with the Webb City club in the
Southwestern League. He played for
short time with the Fort Worth amateur
team of last Year, and made himself solid
with the people before he had
played TWO games. He Il
me Of the sWiitest thTowefs
in the Fort Worth team, and is a sure
catcher. But his great forte is base run
nl0g. He can generally be depended
upon to get the first bsg By q hit, and
then he is In his glory. He is pGenom-
ensl slider, sometimes spriDgirg as far as
forty 1, ct, and msking safe base. He
lead the Southwestern League in base
running last year, ara many predict that
ae will do the same in Texss this season,
The captain OF the team, M X O'Con
Tor, is an Olio production, having beer
corn il BelIefontsine twenty one Years
sgo. He is five feet eleven inches high
a I'D weighs 1873 pounds. HIS first and
"uIy prnfe ssionsl playing previous to his
Fort Worth engagement Was with the
Webb Citys Of the SJutn western League
last year. But though Mikes career has
not been long one, be is fiGe
player, and is considered In msDy
the best player IL the Fort Worth
team His posilua On the diamond is
second oasemau, and he plays the place
with an ease and accuracy not far sur
passed by the b, st players In America
He is the hardest hitter In the nine, AMI
a good base RI ,ner. HIS record at the
nd Of the season will not be far belvw
the hest In the Texas league.
William joyce, one OF the best third
basemen that money could obtain, is q
ST.. Louis boy, having first seen the light
IN the Monnd City twenty years ego. He
Is feet 1oA inches high and weighs 16S
p Junds. HIS engagements last YEAR were
In the Western Lssgue. He started play
ing right field and third base " tn The
was sold to Hastings,
Neb., who could not p.y the salary he oe-
m,nded, and he wound up in the Kansas
Citys, with which team he played I'LL he
was disabled with wounded h,hd.
He is considered by some the best sll
around player in the club. He is fair
pitcher, an average catcher behind the
bat, does good WORK as short stop, and is
st home on any Of the bases or in the
field. He is s. savage hitter, g fine base
runuer, and has probably the best base
bail head Of any man in the team.