The morning times., 1896-03-08
JlCK CROOKS PHEH0a.
SHIRT Experience Ct Young
MalGsW1rth in The League.
TWO INNINGS WAS ENOUGH
Mistake About MISUNDERSTANDING
Schmelz's Ideas On Trainlng-Mak e-
Up of the Senator's This SEASON
Names and Positions OF the Players.
Charley Abbey on Sleeping.

The release 10y the Washington club Of
Young Moles worth and his acceptance OF a
poSlIt1n wilh the KCck-OEu- Gub OF titc
Western Association brings TO mihd hs
en,ga cement 10y Manager schmolz last sea-
son.
last fall at a tine when the Senators We re
sorqlv in need OF pitchers. Maui haiI a
dead arm and Mercer and Maidrkey
were on the sick list
Crooks took Aioles worth under his wing
and insisted on his being given a trial
As il was any port in a storm, so far as
pftchers were concerned, SchmelZ agreed
To give lie roly-poiy Toy chance.
Crooks continued his Walch over the
phenom He instructed him how 10 pat
on a uniform, and after great deal OF
hard work got MIN 80 he could walk around
in baseball shoes without stumbling and
"corking' himself.
In addition. he rubbed him down with
q rabbit foot regularly and kept the pockets
of mas street ciOtues Iilled with hOrseShoes
and other lucky bric-a-brac.
HAD RAMSEY's ZIG-ZAG BALL.
Crooks swore that his protege had Tom
Ramsey famous Zig-zag bail, ana sad ne
could pitch an upsnoot that would Jump
two feet over a batteTs head. when
Joyca heard this he suggested that it would
l,e wei TO build Il springboard back or the
plate for Mcclure.
Crooks got back at Bill by saying he
might find a better use for his hammer
in mailing back the boards be had loosened
by 1ouiiug gainst The right field fence.
Finally the day for tie phcnom' : trial
came around. The Senators had game
saudwIcapd in with the Fhiiddclphlas on me
latter's ground, and SchmelZ Thought a
szig-Zag BAN would be about the proper
aaaf -, 10 a E-F :.
Every pla yer on the Philadelphia club,
Including the pitchers, was batting close
around the 200 mark at that time and
nothing less than crazy bah could stem
such a tide.
Going over 60 Philadelphia that morning
Molesworth stood up the entire trip all
on account Of Joyce. Joyce caught Crooks
not watching and he whispered 10 Mnles-
worth as they walked down the platform
70 enter the train that young pitchers found
great advantage in standing on their fect
while riding on the cars.
1T strengthens the legs said Scrappy,
land prevents the knees quaking should
the batters Of the opposing team decide 10
hold a home run carnival The young
Rube swallowed the dose without the
fainJest suspicion.
Crooks noticed Wordsworth standing mp
and told him 10 sit down. that ii didn [
cost any more, but the phennm glanced al
Jovcc. who shook his head, and he told
Crooks that il made him tired TO ride
"Fetlin' on a sofy."
When Philadelphia was reached Joyce
caught Crooks OF his guard again and he
told the boy lie must not look up at the
buiding-"civ You the rubber neck, -
cautioned Scrappy.
Arriving at the hotel Crooks gave his
ward n final rabbit foot massage, and
then repeated over and over Ia him the
49, ~ IN a
Jack told him il was al bosh about them
being such hittcrs, that they had been
Tn a run Of tuck aud up against bum pitchers.
WORDSWORTH SEES THE CROWD.
II was an off day in baseball AT Phla-
dclphia. and only about 1000 people had
gathered at The park when the Senatorial
party drove in.
Molcsworth looked At the crowd. then ut
joyce. and then rubbed his head and Won
dered If an The people on earth had not
come 10 witness that game. He had never
seen such a crowd OF folks ia The all of
Maryland over which he had Travelled.
Joyce sized up the gathering ana tlIen
remarked carclcSsiy thaJ he dishkci 10 play
before such q small audience away from
home. At hearing This Wordsworth gasped
and had II steady himself against the
grand stand.
Jim Mcclure took the phcnOm 10 one side
went To hat and were retired in one, two,
three order.
HAMILTON STRUCK OUT.
Billy Hamilton headed the PhiuIcs' batting
list and after he had stepped up 10 the
plate be attempted TO hunt the first bal
Wordsworth pitched ana failed. He foul
hunted the next one ana missed the third
Billy, like Mighty Casey" bad struck out
Crooks smiledstJoycc ana SchmelZcurriet
his whiskers softly.
Deiehanty, the next batter. could do
no better than tap one down 10 ShortstOI
and was thrown out at first. Big Sam
Thompson initiated Hamilton ana slashed
holes in the air until he was ont on three
strikes.
Who is he? the reporters in the press box
asked as the Senators came in 10 take theii
second inning. The Senators scored three
runs and the game looked easy.
Rnt alas and alackl! Joe Sullivan. tht
ex-senator. who always could bat n b,
couldn't field. was The next Philhe 10 FAC,
the pacnom. he banged Tire bali Tor tive
bases. and kid Cross followed with :
triIie. The iraHhic had commenced
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