Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23
SENSATIONAL HOME RUN
Buck" Freeman's Interesting Chat With
Sporting News Correspondent
Thankful for Kind Trcntmcnt-SpenL.
Sensational Home Runs.

The Nilkesharre correspondent Of The
| Sporting News sent the following interview
with Buck Freeman to his napcr last
week. Freemans home is in that csi,.
| Outside OF the fact that Freeman belongs
/ to the Washington club, the Interview Wi,
| 'be found interesting, especially to base bali
fans The correspondent writes AS fa,-
| lows:
Bucky Freeman the young Eastern
| League graduate from Toronto. who M;
| tract ID So much attention during the later
| part Of the season by his really wonderful
work for Washington. is spending the win
| ter quietly a. his home In this city. Free
| man H. enthusiastic over the considera,a
| Tealnleht he received NJ the hands of the
| players of the National League durint, bjs
| snort association with Washington y,rsIs
| ne reels greatly indebted to the scrihos who
| Sald SO many pretty things about hin, ana
| MS work While Freeman has confidence
IN ms ability 10 hit. and render generally
J acceptable" service in other denartm,n.s ~
the game, he remarks that tb.ra ISM ,
J ~ ne OF "ouht that the encnuragemrrt
| am me treatment accorded him mad. his
| pathway smooth. and strengthened his am
| hilton to excel -" '''N ann
~. i am sure to run against hard luck some
| llinS' IHen IT Is that the pIaver feels tha
| need Of assistance and enrolIr,,, .r,,.,,t -,
! as was furnished me 10y the pIayers ana
| pItSS thlS season. said Freeman during a
| recent conversation with me "Cncotra.-a-
ment Is a great tonic for a ban play,r
| whether II comes from a fellow player tho
! ian. the manager or the scribe kpo,,,
| from experience that my ambition has hnan
| Keyed uo ana my determin9t ipn sfr.,o,b
| ened, after the humiliation of some ,,,,r..,.
! tuh2te play. by an encouraging sally rr.p,
some liheraly-inclined fan. or lin5 r.
| marx from a conn. ninn on tho field y,
/ pa pIaNer ever Intentionally lets a chanos
! get away from him, ana when he docs ba
! IeeIS infinitely worse about Fl tLoD ~,
/ growing fans I always try to play ina
! game cautiously and intefli@onrIv. and I re-.
| member that there are MANY ibfuos ,1.r
| nected with the game that I have Vet ia
| learn Any one who plays under Ar-i,,I-
| that fact WIN
Il regard Irwin as one Of the best mon &,
| the business TO develop what there - In =,
| pitEer ana IN tho light Of what he accom-
| hhShed at Toronto with green ta.rns ~,
! successive seasons my oufria1 seems ~,
| packed Up. lie VIII unquestionabIv mako a
Winner Of tho washington club during 1874
| II he Is permitted To use his own iu,lgrns,t
| re 'trlalhIE Knows bali player when ha
Freeman IS generally known IN minor
| league circles a. the great homo ,,5,, -
| man. and since he lea the New Fuorap.i
| i-"asle in batting in 1894 with "a raro.r+.l..o
| - .'.' ne has been particularly prominent
| = r'"m2n has won nlanv gau,es ly - 1,.rsa-
| tnnal drive, ard the other Ia, ,.-l-..7 1,.,.,
| what was the most prominent inlay tg,,t ~,
! eTer made which afforded p rrirnav
| R'lcky' at once related the fsrrov,-i,,,- =,
! rer'onoe'
During 1saf played nj TT,,-errir NJ.
| IN me New England I..aenc Ifrlar -,
| Iiatagrnent Of John Irwin AIoua, about
| the wind-up Of thc season We Ucro fp -
| cnd place and hapD,noI 20 be- Gahfi,,rr MIN
| Bangor. In he Wavarhfll fa.u, "a, ii -
number Of good batsraen in ,,lii,fH,, ,,''I "a
self such as FrcI TaI.e 7! Ti,, 'I,l'm 10 my
! Irwin. and occasionally We yrn,siI -
! on, ,. a g@mG m an uncTnoctod STYLE. The cli-
Bangor. Bacon VS. rnPno,,i,,., =. ,lr.a -;
had Goorg" Wheeler. he 3hirglII,, ,,,;.,
! pitcher who finished with Rome. =. Y.
liz, IL Neas"n. 2Ealnst rs Wheeler was IN
heuinai,.r oF IN r- nc Gam. ana AZ The
ming had Ms uhipr.eI 14toa L,,r,, ny. ~ N
in from the fed satisfied rhrra WIS no
! cI".,r 10 WIN our. and after making a sim
- - - ,i,5u1'.L IN our hTSt man ana man
ing room i,.,,5 49, ,'' N n I''-~-
! knew something VS. roIur an fI,a, g,,.,.i
! he small crowd. bun naturally had 10 CON.
W. ne or or 'N"''La'i"n mar We could win
! "i|. mummy 1ilaN. the IfuTglo pitcher.
! 80 I'''Ilt 't' me EASTERN I.' I%Uc IN per
| 'II''iNt 90 victories tins past season. Wgs
also pitching Tor bangor that season. ami
! ! rem MIR mat "sri"d him warming up.'
! Il" IL iP'it'h u" look "ui through the door
| w ~, -EiilI room.
49, HaI "ItctItE MADE TWO singles and
n'iIT run on wheeler IN This game and
!
| Gus St3nS AZ HN-halls That came my way
anu ltE'.l th'n; ana :" leit that ] had mot
! VIZ ~ ~ E'"i l'i'k. IT WAS NV uliN nor.
! IN" Mleil 'houHhi was thr"hSh ! pulled
/ !!F tte crossing room ana proceeded 10 UNI
re ~ 9no'S ana ,lh' II easy ana cool on
! Iii ny sum uil''S-il'i ana was running
| NY Ii'1h WIN 4 towel N4eh suddenly John
/. VII IuSil'u III al me door ana i'lrlN yelled
| a. -
| 49,, DG In ny 60 "ut OF mere 'Iul'k- = need
S""' Inc Dd7'S are IuIl ana TWO out.
! Didn't DO Thing
| ..Tob,, ..+,r+.7 a., g., 49,, 49, ,..,.,
| - - 80 Up "'