The Saint Paul globe., 1898-02-13

club. When the batsman takes his position,
BALDWIN faces right short and glances over
boWl out Selling the ball firmly in the
south paw he brings it UP to his breast
swings to the front and lets drive
The other Detroit players who did much
TO land that club a, winner was Charles H;
Geo s paS in hons fs was in GecaE Even
Prezel The story paa says gon Getzein 5a le began
trousers; In 1882 he joined the Grand Rapids
team. In 1884 he joined Detroit, where he
has since remained.4
Boston al that time had two famous pitch.
whow are now dead 3'CfarIey Radbourne,''
so says the chronicler, nails from Boom,
experience and played IFS first profession
engagement in a club representing his own
town. He was next found in company with
Mccormick, the Rowe brS.hers, Cliff Caro- |
and other well-kno%n players on the Col
umbu5 '(O) team in 1877. When he joined the
Providence team, in 1881. his reputation was
only given trial In his first game he was
knocked out of the box. He begged for an
other trial, and, under protest. it was given
him. He won his game, and became fix
ture. He went to Boston in 1885, and is now
known as the Prince OF Twirlers: Rad
is noted for his easy, underhand delivery,
which fools many batsmen."
In those bygone days New York had two
great pitchers in Keefe and Welsh keefe
still retains hold on the game as an UNI
pire At that time his autobiography was
written in this way: Tim keefe is naive
OF Cambridge Mass, and his career has been
exceaedingly exec diversified. Beginning with the
1873, he played the following year with the
famous Our Boys of Boston. He played in
next two years. In 1880 he went to Troy,
and remained with that club until he signed
with 5,,I New York, in 1888. u
on the professional diamond with the old
Volunteers, of Poughkeepsie, n. Y, in 1878.
Y, and Holyoke, Mass. In 1880 he Joined the
Troy team and pitched with the club three
seasons; In 1883 he received a tempting offer
from the New York club, and. has never
brought him to the New York club
In 1886 Charley Ferguson was just in the
enjoyed short but brilliant career with
the Quakers. He was born in that city, and
Harry Wright watched him develop for sew
eral years before he asked him to join the
Philadelphia club in 1885 Ferguson pitched
brilliant ball while he lasted; there was none
better in 1887 and 1885, but the trip of the
world was too much for him, and he soon
dropped out of sight He died a few years
ago from disease contracted on that trip.
E. NJ Daley was another Philadelphia play
er whom Harry Wright had brought out at
that time. Daley, says the report was a
native of Boston, but began playing ball in
HARRISBURG, IA, IN 1884. he J0lDeQ Ln6 Hnli-
adelphIa team the next season, and was
thought to be one Of the best pitchers in the
country.
Dan Casey, the third member of the Phil
lies, staff, will be remembered in Indian
apolis. Casey was born in Binghamton, n.
Y. He began playing in Wilmington Del,
in 1884, went to indianapolis in 1883, ana was
sold with the rest of the team to Detroit
in June of that year. In 1886 he Joined the
Philadelphia club and was with the Quak-
ers when this review was. written
In thnco do he
the next season became the Indianapolis club,
depended on Boyle and John F. Kirby to do
most of their work. Boyle" says the histo-
rian, has been pitching great ball this sea-
son, but has not been worked hard, on ac-
count of sore arm. He began his career
in 1888, and Is native Of Philadelphia. He
went to st. Louis in 1884 with the Union as
sociaton but joined the league team in 1885.
He has the strength and size and should make
a great pitcher when his arm gets strong.
Kirby was born in st. Louis and joined the
Kansas City Unions in 1884 He developed
iIto frst-class twirler before the close Of
the season, and in 1885 was secured by Presi-
dent Lucas for the Maroons."
Eighteen hundred and eighty six was Kan
sas Citys only season in the National league,
and Manager Watkins. of Detroit, had un-
loaded a couple of worn out pitchers on Dave
Rowe, who then had charge of the Cowboys.
The two mainstays in the box for Kansas
City were "Grasshopper' Jim Whitney and
George or Stump" Weidman. There could
not have been greater contrast between the
two men. Whitney was tall and slender, and
jumped foot in the air every time he de-
livered the ball. He had done effective work
in the early eighties, but was in 1886 going
down hill. He died several years ago.
Stump Wefdman was short and fat. He
made his debuti as a-ypiteheri with the famous
Hop Bitters" team, of Rochester, ". Y. in
1880: went from there to 'Buffalao and later
Joined the Nationals, of Washington. He
played a brief engagement with Washington
jumped the club for Albany. N. Y, and later
in the season Joined Detroit, where he played
for five seasons He Joined Kansas City in
1886.
Kansas City s.aff that year who was then
out for his first season. He was Richard
Conway. He made his first appearance on
the diamond with Buffalo in the fall of 1885,
His work in 1886 was fair, and he iumped to
the front next season with Detroit.