Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-25

Ions puhl' ana toreshadowed the great
WORK he would accomplish the following
season H'7 wonderful work during the sea
SONS 81 49, ''-H'' win Inc ot' Louis cub,
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ANA an 'N'e''e"' "'Sa runner, ne ~ also
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Nv I'''e" '''0 'i''''' an '''''N ,'',oh' no0
oeth sui Nis7ei " any o't'el Pocher.
~ Tue "'t'i'''l'5 "a ''iis se'Son oaruthers
ni'pie "e"lthu i"' ''s reItase from the ST.
i'ou'S c'u"' '''' Ii was ie1 USED nihl III was
thought thlt ne was "ihy niauing' but 1t was
n"' long before President Won der Abe found
out that Caruthefs was IN earnest and that
he meant what ne SAID When he tod him that
he would NOT pay with the st. Louis club
TINS season IL was theh that Won der Ahe
ir- IA I" ltHteh u tine propositions taade by
taA hruoAYn'lub ana Wneh a suitable hsure
was nah'T the deal was consuinnated- As
tatHthcrs is nu Intelligent geutleuan as well
rs first class hail player he is popular
wherever ne goes lie has already made
maay friends IN the city of Brooklyn
NEW WORKS. STAR FwIRLER
Timothy j keefe. of tire New York club.
Is undoubtedly one of the best pitchers in the
profession lie does not simply relv upon
the ball can be sent over the plate, but he,
hAe ANY other artist, makes study of each
bitsuan who comes up IN front of INN, then,
with full knowledge ct all the arts of his
position, he tries to deceive that batsman.
aaI his record of the past half dozen years
or more viii tell how well he has succeeded
keete Is without question the superior OF
a, pitchers when it comes to twirling the
b,. /, and that is all that can be asked OF any
man. Bciug perfect IN sne position Is far
better than trying to TIL halt dozen others
AMI making failure OF IT.
Timothy j keefe was oorn in Cambridge
MtSS,. jan l. 100 ana IKE an other men
OF ms profession. he oegan Playing haii wltb
anafeu Gibbs ms hsst cinns were IN the
vle''ltN at boston IL was seen almost IRON
tAe ttrSt game ne p"aSeu tait ue uau the
making Hl "a famous n'Al payer ~ was hoo'
however untti me season Oh 1870 tha' ne
ma8r his professional ueput turing thaV
year n" }'ANed win the be"Ht'''' NE cIun
In 80 he WIS s'shtAi WIN tue our boys
c''iif NJ BOSTON nut Hhe next season. 30
f2nNI nm it'stsiieh IN the "eseooro CRUZ
hsrie hHSah the season OF 1915 with the Iun-
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tHn Miss, c'un Out uh'Saea tue SEASON. III
ltica lie remained with the LUCAS
until the summer Oh 1919, "hen Manager
Mutrie induced him to leave Utica and 60 to
New Bedford, Mass
kecfe opened the season of 1850 with the
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Albany club, but finishes, the season in Troy,
where he remained until the fail of 1882,
when Manager Mutrie engaged him for the
old Aetropohtans, of New York It was
while with the Nets that keefe became cele
hrSted as a pitcher His wonderful com
mand of the ball, his cool Judgment In try
Ing tunes. made his name famous from one
end of the country to the other Keefe was
known 10 have such perfect command of the
ball tina. be could pitch six bad halls-the
pitchers at that