New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03

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collar bone was broken in one of the games .as
did not know Of it until the game was o'ei' -
then he was carried from the grounds. NeAV s1'i
he went to Fall River, Mass as the capO''h'
manager and short-stop Of the New-Engianu oiuo
there. Among the well-known players Oh 'no
day who were then with him were sam Ni'''
and Arthur Whitney, the Giants clever UNI"
baseman They won the championship OIL 'ho
New-England States lie remained there one year
more. the club finishing second this time ~
was IN this second wear at Fall River that hc
found George Gore at Portland Me, ana engaseu
him TO come down TO Fall River Captain Nou
Hanlon, of the Pittsburgs, was also member Vi
the team that year In 1873 Mutrie went 10
New Bedford as manager, captain ana snor'SVop
and took George Gore with him. The year Iol
lowing he captained the Worcesters hall season.
and then went with the Brocktons as mahager
They won the championship of New-Engiahu ouV
side the League clubs. OF the present we'll
known players who were with HIM then "ele
Arle latham, Of st. Louis, and Knowles, OF
Rochester
William Ewing is on Ohio boy and is as full OF
pluck as most of the natives of the Buckeye State
He is to-day considered to be the best all around
ball player in the country As captain he Is inc
equal Of Arson or Comiskey, while as general
player he is generally conceded TO be the superior
of either Kelly, the 81 900 beauty, Hardie Rch-
ardson or David Foutz. When asked tho other
day how ne happened to embrace baseball as a
business Ewing said a became ball player
nv practice and natural gin. I first began TO
play ball when 1 was boy. and used to run away
from school to play fungos. The first regular
club played with in Pendleton. ONO. where
was born At one time l was the only stock
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We had IS cents in the treasury, and owned one
ball and bat. | was then about fourteen years
old
TN 1879 1 went to the Mohawk Browns. of the
West End. then the best semi professional club In
Cincinnati / received my first money from them
for playing ball. | got 81 game. Among the
well-known players to-day who were then with
me was John Riley, of the Cincinnatis. and old
Joe Sommers, recently released by the Baltimcres
When not playing ball. Buck spent his time
driving four big mules of distillery wagon. and
he drove them we'll, too. He can handle the rens
over an unruly horse now as well as most pro
fessional drivers. Horace Phillips. the unfortu-
nate Pittsburg manager, recently conhned IN an
ASYLUM with paresis, discovered Ewing In 1880,
and started him on his brilliant baseball career
He PLAYED with the Rochesters, and his salary was
81 90 a month Now his yearly income from base
bali is about $500 for SIX months work Alter
Remaining in Rochester few months. the veteran
- Bob Ferguson got Ewing TO join the famous ola
Troy club, where he first met his brother Oiah'S
Connor Welch and Kcefe. Ewing made his rcpu-
tafion as a wonderful thrower at Troy, and he is
still considered the most accurate ana speedicSt
tbrower TO bases of any catcher in the country.
Base-stealers have wholesome awe OF Ewing, as
the DOOR base stealing record of the Brdegrooms
Norr-- Nor x
Ign will show
" How did you get Che name OF BUCK asAc"
the writer, the other day
well, will tell you" said the Giants gallant
cantain. when was a youngster, about SIX or
seven years old 1 used to play marbles in PendIe-
ton with big boy who was called Buck Drury
There was a big shoemaker's shop where we used
TO play. and the men used to come out every day
about lunch time and bet on the game. They
didn't know our names, but called him Big Buck
and when l wasn't around they would ask for
Little Buck That's all there's in It, My
family name is Billy, you know"
Timothy j. Keefc recently married to MIS-
Helm. a sister to Helen Dauvray-W Ward, the actress
Keefe has been considered the peer of all pitchers
for several seasons, and has led the League
nitchers for the last two years. He is handsome
manly fellow and probably has not an enemy IN
the world He can walk mp Broadway with Bon
billiard or any of New YOrSs handsome men and
not suffer any by comparisons made by pcdcstrians
Keefe is well supplied with this worlds goods, not
counting the wealth of his wife. lie is the head
of the sporting goods house of Keefe d Becannon,
at No. I57 Broadway Owls considerable property
in New-Engand, and can sign his choct for $4,000
besides He is also secretary of the Players
brotherhood Kecfe is a scientific pitcher in all
that the term implies. His excessive GOODNESS in
trying moments has astonished spectators at games
all over the country. In the heat of battle, when
all the other players are covered with perspraton,
keefe's brow will not show particle Of moisture
nor his pulse beat any faster than when he is
eating his MONDAY meal. He is known a
strategic pitcher, and never uses an ounce
more of force than is absolutely necessary lie
de ponds a great deal on change Of pace and tho
credulity Of the batSman. When, however Occa-
sion requires IT, he can send the ball the
plate with terrific speed keefe came from the
Troy club and his great pitching did much to win
the pennant for the Metropohtans in 1854 He
joined the New Works in sS5, and his work dur
ing the last two years has done much to make the
Giants champions Of all creation. Keefe was born
in Cambridge and learned how to play ball with
the various amateur clubs around Boston.
The Giants sprghtly short-stop is as every
body knows, John Montgomery Ward Of Belle.
fonte, Penn. Ward Is president of the Players
Brotherhood which is much talked about just now.
Ward is q splendidy trained allarOund athlete
and is one of the most sidlful baserunners on the
field to-day. lie has won many a game for the
Giants by his daring and desperate bascrunuing
when the game seemed all bat lost. He dives
into the earth with the same apparent uncon-
seriousness Of danger that swimmer would take
header into the waters of placid lake or river
Wards first professional enga cement was with
the Athletic club; OF Philadelphia, IN 1871 and as
that was twelve years ago, it shows that Johnny
! Is not spring chicken" by any means Rcfcro
that Ward had played ball while PURSUING his
! course at Yale College He made his mark will
the Providence club in $50, and joined the Giants
! in 1888. IL rumors are true he win canlain a
| brotherhood League team 20 be located in proolt'
! lyn next year Ward was formerly pitcher but
his gave ont aud he has covered short.stop
! the "All America team which made The trin
around the world last winter. Ward has ajspp
studied law, and is ambition BE- shine as a legal