Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-12
RUSHING THE SEASON.
A GENERAL STIR MANIFEST IN
BASE BALL CIRCLES.
The Players and Magnstes Getting Down
to worIs---Morgan Il. Murphy the
Famous Catcher OF tho Boston cub
''sketched"---Gossip.

Morgan e. Murphy, the clever catcher
of the Boston club, was born Oct 10,
1868, at Providence, and first played
when he was sixteen years old, he then
being catcher for local team OF the
Rhode Island State League. Murphyt
professional career commenced in 1886,
when he caught in fine form, for the
Boston Blues, Of the New England
League At the close of the first sea-
son, this promising young catcher was
engaged by the Boston club, OF the
National League, but he was released
when the management found that they
had too many catchers, and then re-
turned to the Boston Blues. In Sep
TENDER, 1887, Murphy was engaged by
the Lowell club with which
he remained until the close OF
the season of 1889. Murphy did
his best batting in 1883, when the Low
ell team won the championship OF the
New England league, and he ranked
tenth in that professional organiza-
tons averages with percentage OF
800, besides doing effective work be-
hind the bat. In 1889 Murphy did
nearly all the catching for the Lowell
club, which was then a member OF the
Athletic association. In 1890 Murphy
caught in majority of the. games
played by the Boston club of the Play
ers' league, and materially aided its
team in winning the pennant. Murphy
never displayed finer fielding form than
in 1891, when he caught remarkably
well in over one hundred championship
games for the Boston club, and did
more than his share in enabling that
team TO win the championship of the
American associa ton.
Bill Hutchinson, the Chicago clubs
crack twirler, writes me from Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, where he is working in
railroad Office, that he will go direct to
Hot Springs and join the club there
March Z. He has been working in the
gymnasium all winter, and with n
! plentiful supply of his famous arm
renewer, expects to be ready, by the
opening of the season, to pitch the
game of his life. Dahlen has also writ
ten that he will report promptly.
Chicago's proposition to trade Pfeffer
and Wilmot for Brown and Caravan
will not be accepted by the Louisville
club. eve would like very much to
have Pfeffer," said President Stucky,
"but we cannot agree to that ex-
change. We do not care TO part with
either man, for it would weaken the
! club, and our object is to strengthen
! it."
A New York ball crank, with brill
liant idea but poor ears, writes Co the
| Sun that he can't understand umpires
when they say ball" or strike and
suggests that the umpires wear coats
with one sleeve red and the other
black. When strike is meant the UNI
pire, he thinks, ought to wave the red
arm and in case of ball the black.
Tucker, Stovey, and Long made life
miserable last season to many patrons
of the game by their noisy coaching
tactics. The Bostons this year will
have few noisy additions to the list
in Mccarthy and Duffy. Now If Mike
Tiernan would only get up on the line
for the Giants what fun there would
be.
Manager Barnie, of tho Washington
club, is very enthusiastic over his team,
and thinks it will make good show
ing during the coming championship
struggle. He recently said: Our team
is fourth in batting and second in field
ing, which is the best record in the
league. We will have good pitchers in
Knell, Gastright and Foreman. and our
new infield and outfeld are first class.
We will also have Danny Richardson
at second base, despite all reports to
the contrary"
/. ONeil, who played left field last sea-
son for the st. Louis club, speaks in
fiattering terms of three of his com
! rades, who will play with the New York
! club next season: "In Fuller New York
has wonder. He was by all odds the
pest short-stop in the American associa-
ton last year. Lyons is the best third
basemen seen for a long time and a
tremendous hitter as well. I'll bet
that Jack Boyle can catch Rusie bet
ter than Buckley ever did. He can
catch every day, too, and is an excel
lent third baseman and short-stop.
Manager Powers is lucky to have these
three men on his team"
The Columbus club of the Western
league, was incorporated Jan. 25, at