El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-23
Sports and SpOrtSmen

af,or II The other players saw him
was always at home and his playing at
times was most sensational In one
coming and gave him a clear field. Inc
wind was blowing a terrific gale ana
carried the ball back and when he
caught il he was within six feet OF the
pitchers box. lust to show that he
could do the trick at any time he had
Kitridee who was catching for Chica-
go at that time to throw the ball high
in the air and he ran in and caught
it. He was always a strong batter and
a great emergency hitter. He was mar
ried about two years ago to a young
heiress in San Francisco and her faith
err set Bill up in the real estate business
where he is said to be making all
kinds of money.
Pitcher Scott. the elongated twirler
for the Cincinnati Reds. last year. and
who was counted on for this season,
has signed with the Cleveland Amer1-
can League team Scott was one OF
the leading pitchers in the league last
year and will be sadly missed by the
Reds. 1t is said however that they
will have another man who will more
than fill Scott's place. Who it is the
management of the Reds refuses to
give out. but it is believed to be no
one more or less than Amos Rusie. the
"Hoosier Thunderbolt," who when he
played with New York was the best
pitcher in the world. Rusie like Lange
is a very large man and his right arm
is something terrible. He signed to
play with New York when only sew
enteen years old and for three or four
years was the greatest in the business
but he had some trouble with President
L,,.44J-oan Of tho Gfnnfc ond rofrrco6
to play under his management any
longer. He has been out of the game
for three years now but will be well
coined back with open arms.
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Jim Barrett. who was undoubtedly
the star player on the Cincinnati team
last season has jumped to the Ameri-
can League and will play with Detroit.
1t is not altogether improbable that
George Hogriever of the Indianapolis
team will take Barrett's place in Gin
cinnati. Hoggie is a great player and
would strengthen the Reds greatly. He
is a fast outfielder and a good batter.
In 1897 Grand Rapids opened the West
ern League season in indianapolis and
the Hoosiers started off with a shut
out to their credit. Big Bill Phillips
now of the Cincinnati team was doing
the pitching for Indianapolis and was
receiving almost perfect support.
Brownie Foreman was in the o for
Grand Rapids and did moi allow Ho-
griever a hit during the game. Glen
alvin the manager, captain N sec
ond baseman of the Grand Rapids team
teased Hoggie a great deal every time
he would come to the bat at his ina
bility to land the ball in safe territory.
THE visiting team only had one chance
to score and Hogriever killed that
| chance by one of the most wonderful
plays ever seen on a base ball dia-
mond. There was one out and a man
on first base when came to
bat in the latter part of the game He
had already made a single and stepped
to the plate with all the confidence in
the world that he would send the man
on first roun a base or two. He met
the first ball square on the end of his
bat and it sailed far owe Hoggie to-
wards the club house in right field.
Hogriever was after it the m that
it left the bat and with the speed of
a deer he got under the ball and caught
it with n hand just as his o o struck
the club house. The base runner had
not expected him to catch the ball and
was almost to third base when Hog
riever turned and threw the ball to
first base thus retiring the side. 1t was
a great play and almost broke Glen
Ialvin's heart.
The report that Cy Young. the Ohio
rail-splitter. has jumped the St. Louis
team and signed with the Boston Amer
lean League club lacks confirmation.
If it is true Frank De Haas Robinson
deserves pity. His club is already be-
ing picked for h second division in
the Mound City and interest int he
game is said to be below par. Young is
one of the greatest pitchers in the
league and got his name Cyclone. for
mis- great work in the box.
Clark Griffith the premier pitcher Of
the Chicago National League club foi
several years past and who las signed
this season with the Chicago Ameri-
can League club say that the Nation
al league wners are "buncoes." Pres
ident Jim Hart of the Chicago League
team who was paid Griffith $4,000 an
nual1y for the last three years, says
that Griffith wrote it "Buncoed," and
that the letter got changed in the COM
posing room.
Wiley Davis, the Squirrel Hunter,
was married last week to a Tennessee
belle after quite a romantic courtship.
Davis loved the young lady lOng be-
fore he ever heard of ~laurels on the
base ball diamond, but her wealthy
parents forced her to jilt him. But she
remembered him and cared for M 9th
er although h did not see him for
years. Davis had confidence in his abil-
ity as a baseball player and decided to
win a name and gain a competence. He
worked hard and bore the name of "Old
Stingy' quietly, for he saved every
cent he could get. He invested his
money in farm lands and saved during