The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-23

| nh,cb club got the best of the tran
| tim Ehret was born Aug. 81, 1868,
/ a. louisville. Ky, and as boy played
- Tho commons around his native
S,,os ne \ member Of different amateur
IVES Like many other noted ball
.,.rc-7 he was obliged 10 go away
s,ow home to get recognition, and in
1886 he he Joined the Ell Paso club OF
r, paso. Texas. In 1887 he became
r,smher of the ST. Joseph team or the
western league, but when that club
ashanded during the season he Joined
the Denvers of the same league, anu
onlshed the season with the latter. In
1893 he pitched for the Austin team OF
the Texas league, and accomplished
GREAT work for that club, holding the
teams of the major leagues down to
few hits when they visited that city to
nlay exhibition games during the pre-
Iiminarv season. When the Texas league
dsbanded on July 8. of that year,
Ehret Joined the Kansas City club, OF
tho American association, but In Aug
ust following, Manager Davidson, OF
tho Louisville team of the same asso-
eiation purchased his release. He re-
NAMED with the Louisvilles until the
cIose of the season of 1890. In 1889 he
took part in sixty-seven championship
games. in forty-seven of which he oc-
cupied the pitchers position, and the
other twenty games he played in the
outfeld. During the season of 1890 he
took part in forty-two championship
contests. in all of which he occupied the
pitchers position. In 1891 he began
the season with the Lincoln club OF the
Western association, and finished i;
with the Sioux City team o. the same
organization, taking part that year in
twenty-five championship games. In
1892 he was signed by the Management;
of the Pittsburg club Of the National
league and American association, AMI
remained with it's team for three sea-
sons. During the first season he took
part in thirty-five Championship
games and ranked high as a batsman.
according to the official averages of the
major league. In 1898 he played in
thlrty-six championship contests and
in 1894 he took part in forty-one. Dur
ing the following winter, he, with a
moneyed consideration, was exchanged
for Hawley of the st. Louis club, Ehret
taking part with the latter in the sea-
son of 1895 in thirty-one champion
lot, hA tn
jured his finger in trying to stop a hot
line ball, and thereafter he became an
easy victim TO the major league bats
men. This year he starts off under the
most encouraging auspices, having the
club officials and the local press with
him, and he will be given every OPP
portunity to demonstrate his ability
TO hold his own in fast company. He is
thoroughly acquainted with the strong
and weak points of the major league
batsmen, and IL his pitching arm is
still able to fool them as OF yore. when
at his best, he will have no cause TO
worry about his position on the Gin
cinnati team, for he could have hardly
found better or easier management to
get along with than is in charge of that
club.
Arson seems to have fallen into con-
siderable luck this season. When
Danny Friend doomed up as a great
left-handed pitcher people remarked
that the old man ought TO be satisfied
that he had done more than seven or
eight other managers-developed a
winning pitcher. Then they settled
back to watch Friend win his games
while the other pitchers lost with regu-
larity Down in Texas this spring there
was young fellow from the east hear
ing the short and expressive name OF