Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-22
YALR,S SHORrSlOP.
Murphy Has Signed With the New
York Baseball Team For the Gem
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Murphy Has Signed with the New
York Baseball Team For the Gem
Ing Season.
Yale's clever little shortstop, William 81.
Murphy, went to New York Saturday af-
ternoon and. after an hours consultation
with Treasurer E. B Talcott at the Murray
Hill hotel. signed contract to play ball
with the New Yorks during the coming
season. The terms of the contract were
not made public but it is pretty we'll un-
derstood that certain director of the club
has guaranteed Murphy his salary for the
whole season, so that whether the young
ster Is successful or not as . New York
player, he will not be the loser financially.
Murphy is at present q student at the
Yale medical school. where he will remain
until Ward orders him to report in New
York, about April 1. He is taking regular
gymnasium practice aad says 1t will only
be q question of q few days on the field for
him to get in perfect condition. Murphy
said yesterday:
81 have made satisfactory terms with
Mr.. Talcott, and am now at the Ne
York clubs service. shall continue my
studies at Yale until April 1, when I ex-
poet to report at the Polo ground. shall
do my best to fill whatever position ia as
signed to me. I hope to be successful"
Mr.. Talcott WAS very much pleased over
things:
"This young man Is coming ball player.
Those who have even seen him play on the
Yale team know what phenomenal bats
man, base runner and fielder be IL. If he
can chow the same ability as a member of
the New York team he will bs one of the
leagues best cards. He will receive a thor
ouRh trial, and will play short stop regu.
lsrly II he can exoel Fuller. 1 think the
club IL to be congratulated on securing so
aentlemanly and we'll educated . young
player"
NuRPHY's ATHLETIC RECORD
Murphy is brother Of Trainer "Miks"
Murphy of Yale. He was born in South
vile, Mass, just twenty four years ago.
He IL five feet three and half inches tall
and weighs 1876 pounds stripped. He
began his career on the ball field with the
Westboro high school team, and entered
Yale in the fall of 1889. In the following
spring he WAS chosen substitute of the
Yale varsity nine, but did not play his
first regular game until Yale beat Prince.
ton that year at Eastern park, Brooklyn,
by a score of 6 to 5. Murphy played cen
ter field in that game, but the next year he
was placed ut short stop, position he has
filed ever since. In the summers Of 1891
and 1892 he played on the Bratsleboro, Vt
team, and last summer he played ct North
ampton, Mass. He led tho Yale team in
batting last season, having no trouble in
hitting HarvaId's great pitcher, Jack
Highlands. In the final game at the polo
ground. His work was of such brilliant
nature that Manager Seele of the Bostons
made him standing offer to join the
champions whenever he might decide to
turn professional.
In height and weight Murphy IL Q small
OK man than Shorty" Fuller of the New
Yorks. His strength lies In his ability to
bat scientifically and run bases like deer.
He fields cleverly and has the reputation
Of being Q worker and . winner. He was
undoubtedly the star player of the colleges
during his career ct Yale and. unless all
signs TAIL, he viii surprise his friends as q
professional bail toseer. Yesterday MUIR
ply received many congratulatory tele-
grams from his numerous frfsnds, among
them being one from Primrose e Vests
Minstrel company.