The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-18
FASTEST BASERUNNER.
Steve Speed Could Throw n Ball Him.
self and Then Beat 1t to First.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
1.-The fastest baserunner 1 ever saw said the
fat ex-mascot of the Lightfoot Lilies, in COM
pairing baseball of the season just past with that
of the old days. twas little Sammie Salmon Of
the Lilies. But the fastest baserunner 1 ever
been. Steve Speed. who played, or who didn't
play. 1 don't know which. with the Ringtaii
Roarers. At any rate, whether there was a
Steve Speed not and IL there whether
he played with the Roarers not. he was
certainly the fastest that came over the
crossways. You don't understand? Well, I'll
tell you all about him.
Zone afternoon. about a month before the last
game ever played with the Ringtail Roarers.
fee discussing our Chances for the big contest.
Capt slugger Burrows. who was tending postof-
the ball news in Jones County Courier that
had accidentally slipped its wrapper before de-
boys. listen to this: I'VE have it from a high
the Roarers have unearthed a phenomenal base
runner with whose services they feel confident
erstwhile invincible Lightfoot Lilies. The new
sy was 5 while he Wss N
box one day last week He stopped an easy
sa had Ho S
than. TO his horror. he discovered that first was
dive for Se bag and in
ing IL just in time TO catch the ball that he had
thrown but an instant before. thereby scoring
a putout and an assist unassisted''
Boys said the slugger, erumpIling the pa
Pece been ms at 10 @ Park with
well, sir. that week we practiced. In the
on n G 3s ana a So ao the eu
town. AFTERNOONS they'd ease up a bit and just
a in short s das Sz se moua S
clude with a brisk cross-country run around
the @ 81 e TRe WORK bsssn 70 TO sa now
hopes OF beating the Roarers after ALL And
ing our hopes higher than taxes
80 The wonderful baseball feat performed by
Steve Speed the article said. which pub
Ished exclusively by the Jones County Courier.
has been eclipsed by the even more astonishing
from the same high source from which we OBJ
tained our former news that Speed has now be-
pitch the ball from the box. and. by an increj-
ibly quick start. reach the plate in time to catch
leased their catcher Wouldn't that hasten your
pulse? II did ours
worse. The Courier got straight from their own
private high source that this guy Speed was
so super at the game that he not only ran down
behind. the plate and caught the balls that he
he darted out in the field and caught it himself.
The Roarers had. according to the Courier. re-
Bill Thompson wanted to cancel the game but
the Slugger wouldn't hear of IL. The Light
Tarhee eel Thisties but We won't wither before fore
when the big game finally did come off tho
Roarers certainly had us on the run. For three
INNINGS they piled up runs almost at will. But
fsst-running phenom? Cy Priest was still in the
pitchers box and the whole outfleld seemed TO
BE- in their usual places Perhaps he was sick.
The thought gave courage. and began 20
pick up a bit. You all know how we finally
pulled the game out of the fire In the last half
OF the tenth. That's matter of history now.
Well after it was over the slugger went up TO
Cy Priest.
!" Saw he asked. where's that hot baserunn~r
OF yours. Cy2
a. You mean Steve SpeedT replied cy. with a
funny look in his eye. Oh we couldn't pay the
salary he demanded and had TO let him 60 The
last I heard of him he was touring the North
west. playing exhibition games to enormous
crowds
yes. SIR: he was the best that ever wss-st
h. was Az said. don't really know. o.
courDe the Courier said that they had Il from
high source. but then-Weu. you know Cy