The Saint Paul globe., 1901-12-15

wore baseball uniform" says Calvin,
who saw and knew Foster at his best
He considers old Tom Ramsey, the Louis
vile southpaw, the best Iefthander who
ever pitched, and relates with enthu-
siasm how Ramsey in his best days
struck out nineteen of Comiskey's st.
Louis Browns, making such men as Tip
O2Neill, Gleason and Latham look like
monkeys. The greatest righthanders, in
Galvin's Judgment, We're Tim sKeefe and
Mickey Welsh, the stars Of the Giant
crowd In its pennant-winning years. Up
to the time Calvin hurt his arm he gave
promise Of being in the Tim Keefe class
himself. He had unusual speed, and at
the old pitching distance he had the best
batters faded nine times out of ten. It
was a comomn thing for him to strike
out fifteen and sixteen men at game.
Another St. Paul Star.
Another old-time player, now residing
in st. Paul, Is Frank Mccarthy, of the
Peoples Ice company. Mccarthy was q
graduate Of Dartmouth college, and while
at school was star in the baseball team
of that institution. Billy Nettleton, of
st. Paul, had also attended that school
and had seen McCarthy's work, and when
he returned to st. Paul he informed MAN.
ager Barnes Of McCarthy-s ability, and
Carthy Joined the St Paul team and
played the latter half Of the season of
1885, He played second base and was
considered an extremely fast fielder. He
again guarded the second bag during the
season Of 1887.
An injury to his eye affected his bat
ting materially, and in June, Of 1887, he
was released because Of poor batting.
Jack Pickett had also slumped in batting
he went to Barnes few days later and
begged for now trial and got 1t. showed
surprising revival Of form, and did the
best work Of his career during the re-
mainder OF the season. Mccarthy fin
iShed out that season with Fergus Falls
and Watertown, the latter team winning
the championship Of Dakota He then
retired from the game and settled down
In St. Paul.
Mccarthy was considered the equal Of
any lnfielder in the league during his
playing days. In 1885. In a game on the
st. Paul grounds between Milwaukee and
st. Paul MCCARTHY assisted In two
double plays. In two different innings,
when Milwaukee had man on first and
third, Pickett being one OF the men each
time, on an attempted double steal, Sage,
the st. Paul catcher, and Mccarthy ex-
ecuted a double play, catching the run
nerS at second and the home plate. The
same play happening twice in one game
Is very rare. In those days the infielders
wore no gloves. and a. man had to be a
natural ball player to face the hot drives
that came his way. Mccarthy has al
ways taken a great interest In curling
and Is one of the most enthusiastic Of the
local curriers'.
The st. Paul police force boasts an
other member who fifteen years back
was star ball player in the old North
western league-William Forester, one
Of the best known men on the force.
Forester was a Minnesota boy, born and
raised here. He played ball with anna
teur teams in Minneapolis prior to join
ing fast company, and made great local
reputation as an infelder. In 1886 and 'Si
he was played at third base for the Min
neapolis team of the Northwestern league
and was accounted one of the fastest in
helders In the business, being an unusu-
ally heady and rapid third baseman, and
a good batsman. In 1889 he pitched for
the star team Of Algona, Iowa. He after
wards played on the Saltwater team.
and. upon retiring from the game, re-
turned to st. Paul. He has been on the
police force since 1888. -
CTo Be Contfnued.l