Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-16

Henry O'Day, or "Hank," as he is
more ramiliarly termed by his associ-
ates on the diamond. has been q member
of the Washington club for the past four
seasons. He belonged to the Blrming-
ham, Ala, team, whence he drifted to
Detroit, and became q member of the
same nine with the Big Four. For some
reason he was not played by the Detroij..
but was kept on the reserved list, until
he was disposed of to the Washingtons
lie has pitched good bail for the Senators
at times, buG he has one falling tina
Manager Mutrie would do well 20 lOoE
after, and that Is, he IS very apt to n"-
come sulky II base hit or two IS made
off his delivery. But when no attends
20 business, O'Day can puzzle the crac.
batsmen OF the country and he has al.
ways been an enigma to the New Yorks
IN addition to his pitching qualities
Hank has a praiseworthy ambition to
shine as sacrifice hitter, and he is al
ways anxious and energetic in his efforts
to move one of his companions up base
by blocked or united hit. The New
Yorks have been anxious to draw him
for the past two years, and he is likely to
prove a decided acquisition to the New
Iorks in the race for the pennant. An
other feature about O'Day is that he has
no bad habits, and is easily restrained
by his manager, and he is ambitious to
make his mark as the pitcher of the
league.
As a pitcher, O'Day played last season
in forty-siX games, his record showing
215 runs scored by opponents, of which
i0S were earned and the first base hits
made off his delivery in the same mum
Der of games aggregated 374. His per-
centage of chances accepted was $50. In
Latting ODay was 9l out Of 95 players
who took part in 10 or more champion
ship games, and In AZ games he made -
base hits, leading Staley and Morris Of
Pittsburgs and Keefe and Titcomb
of the New Yorks. O'Day Is a young
man, compacily built, and good for sew
continues to take good care OF him
self.
1t is not generally known that young
O'Brien, the Cleveland twirler, whose
mystifying curves have been source of
worriment to the heavy hatsmen of the
league, is protege OF our own Tim
Keefe. O'Brien took to ball playing
wnen quite young and as boy had de-
veloped into fair pitcher. His first ap-
pcarance in u professional team was in
| 1885, when he signed with the Glen
Falls team of the Hudson Valley league,
which team won the championship.
While III Troy he met Tim Keefe, who
was then on the Troy team. Under
| Keefe's guidance Billy developed into a
| Hrst-class ball twirler. he thinks Keefe
is the peer Of all pitchers, and In using
| Judgment in his pitching Is without
equal In 1886 0'Brien joined the Onei-
das, of Oneida, N. Y, Central New York
league, and helped the team to carry of
the pennant. He played with this team
until 1887, when he went to Lima, Ohio,
Tri-State league, again winning the
championship. He pitched In eighteen
games, winning seventeen. In June he
was sold to the Clevelands. while yet in
the American association, and became a
league pitcher when Cleveland came into
the league. Every one knows what he
has done since then. He averages about
three games week, and doesn't think
The work very hard.
CHARLEs WALKER.