Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
THE PLAYERS.


Frank Fudeer, one OF the Fort WorthE
oall twirlers, known either personally OF
by reputation by the baseball fraternity
lr0ughout the southwesr, was born In
Nav Orleans and is now twenty one years
DID. He Is five feet, seven inches high,
and weighs l45 pounds. His frs. Ie4u-
ar professional playing was last seasun
when he held short stops position In the
Ftrt Smith team of the SoutlWes EN-
League. He went from there to FL
Paso last fall where he made his
tlrst appearance in the box, and where he
succeed ed in downing the Coicsgos with
but two actual hits in nipe innings. 10
he Southwestern League last season, he
cad the League In mis- position, and msce
he remarkable batting average of 435, 3
record eQusled by but few players in
nerica,
George B. Kit,le, catcher, is native of
Nv York sr-te, twenty-rnree years Of
age, weight $50 pounds, and height 5 It
lob in. He wore the mask VII the Webb
Cry team in the Sou hwestern League
last wear, and until the dissolution Of tnst
league, lead the team in batting. He
old Joplns (now Austius), VIII that
team made It's victorious tour through
the state last fall Though he wlll play
behind the bat this year with the Fort
Worths, he is good all round p'sYer, and
is pert civ at home in the box, as short
stop or in the a Id.
John p Fogsrty, the good natured
ysuqg man wl) plays center Il I'D with
Tr ~ ~
having been born 10 SIN francisco nines
teen base b al seasons ego He is one OF
the Fort WORMS speedy light weights,
oeing My FIVE feet nine in mes high, and
weighing 1853 pounds. Although young
ss professional base ball player, Fogorty
has a splendid record for the w1rE be ha-
zone II. plsyei last yesr with the
Meckiuaw CitVs In the PeDnsNlvans Cen
trail League, guard n5 tle cetter Geld for
nat team.
Emmett Rogers, wao will pl.y behind
the bat with the Fort Wortn niue, was
born in Spring i'ld, Ill in 1867, so thst
he is now but twenty years Of age. H
st.ud- five feet nine inches and weighs
l65 pounds. HIS career Is base osll
artist b -g,n last season, when he c.ugh
with the Hot Springs team in the u n
ives ern league. He went to E. Psso
with Frank Fudger last fsll, and WAS BE-
hind the bat when Futgsr made his
grest performance sg.,nst the slugger-
from the Like City. BE Is ball player
Of high rank. He Is s good batter, hsv.
log led the Hot Springs team, with which
be played last season.
John Yeagle admits being Penusyl
ysnia Dutchman He wss born In Pitts
burg, is twenty-five years old, stands five
feet seven inches high sud weighs $50
oounds. His first bsse ball playing as
professional was with the LyncBburg
;e,m In the Virginia Safe League, vi II
VIII CD team he played l-f5 fad L. VA
mere he gained mis- soubriquet OF "Hom~
Run" Ysagle, having lesd the whole
lesgue in batting. Last var he pl.Sed
with tue S,nduskys IN the Oaio
State League and here in TWEEN
ty-seven games played he
scored sixty-seven hits. He is e
player In any position, delivering to the
Dat with either right or lett hand So
versatile are his sections that Nike O'Con
ner Was induced to s.y once that "you
cou dn'ttell, when he hit 5all, wheth-r
he would ruu to first or third base" BE
WI play left field for the Fort Worths
jono Rsdemaker, who has shown him;
'1sif since he came TO Fort Worth to BE.
one OF the naest players ever seen Ia tfe
Fort Worth park, is native Of st. Lsnis, J.
where he was born twenty-five years ago
He is Eve feet SIX inches in height sfd
weighs AS pounds. In 1856 he did
Hrssproisssional PLAYING. holding 1ewn
|3hess cond bag for the Lincoln, (Neb J
team Ia the Western League, and sfter-
wards playing short stop win the L-aven-
worths. Last season he began Ia kinsas
City, playing short stop fer thst
team in the Western League. He
Aaisned the season as captain and second
haseman Of tho Little Rock club In the
Southwessern League. he is . splendid
sample OF . bali player. He IL Al accu-
yAts thgowsr, . good stops . surs catcher