The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-02

AO'i p.h-'-'O-N We lie NEW 1OIhS.
IN MS time became almost rs famous az
tho elder, but his career on the diamond
was much bricfcr.
Jim O'Rourkcs brother John PLAYED
professionally for few years, but never
had tho success which jim won. John
was IN outficldcr, too, and cxccllcd rs q
bntsman. He was of an Industrious turn
OF character, and being offered good po-
sition by the New York and Now Haven
railroad he wisely accepted 1t and Quit
playing ball
Then there were the Gleason brothers.
Jack and Bill, who, ut one time, wcro
members of the st. Louis Browns The
Clnrkson brothers are illustrious examples
of this conSlnguinity i'll baseball John in
his day was as great u pitcher us ever
curved n ball and he holds the distinct 20
sition of being the only ball player, with
tho exception of the late Mike Kelly.
whose release ever brought tho remarkable
price of :l0, 600. Arthur Clarkson. the
younger brother, who Is now pitching for
the st. Louis club, never attained his
brothers fame or abilities MS a PLAYER.
but his success has been greater than that
OF majority of tho men who are now
drawing salaries from League clubs for do
ing the Same work. His resemblance to
the famous John Is Very striking, and his
nCtiObS NullC UcllNcFluR INC Dali are
similar to those which his brother used
that the mistake of supposing it is really
Clarkson the elder is often mado by old
time patrons of the game.
John Ewing, who recently died at Colo
RADIO Springs from consumption, was vet
another illustration of baseball talent in
the same family. Ho was the brother of
perhaps the greatest baseball player ever
seen on the diamond. / think such a dis
tinction must be granted to Manager Buck
Ewing of tho Cincinnati club While now
only memory of his former great base
ball self, Buck is still playing remarkably
we'll But back in the eighties no was
King of them all, the great shining light
of the diamond who had never been
equacd in his profession and who has not
since been beaten for the honor of being
the best general baseball player who ever
lived. John Ewing was never more than
a fair pitcher, but his brother believed in
him. 1t was Bucks opinion alone that
Kept Long John in the major ranks. Had
no been tho brother of n less admired PLAYER
Ewing junior would not have drawn six
months salary ont of the treasury Of any
National league club
McPhcc, tao greatest second base man
that ever played on n professional diamond.
had brother ten years ago who aspircd 10
bascballic fame. His name, believe was
Horace, and he came east from Denver TO
share fame with John. But Horace failed
Tho Cincinnati club gave him trial on a
Junior nine which they had in the field one
season and the trial demonstrated that
there was hut one famous player III the
McPhcc family.
The Irwin brothers should not be left
out of the category of family talent John
and Arthur each played professionally and
both were shOrtstops. Neither reached the
top round of fame, but Arthur lasted the
longer. Pitcher lIawlcy had brother
with whom he played before he became
famous professionally. As | told their
story last year they Were twins and roScm
blcd each other so much that when they
Were small they We're distinguished by
bows of pink and blue ribbons, respective.
~, pinned 10 their clothes by their mother.
Aftcrward, when they formed the Nawlcy
battery, they were known as Pink and
Blue. The latter died when the twins