The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
CLEVER AND RES0URCEFUL.
Patsy'S Quick Wit Was of Great
Value 10 the Teams He Has
Played With-Iis Honesty
and Integrity.
REPUBLIC SPECTAr.

| s''ieidh ana Keen business man. At this
writing local enthusiasts have no means OF
knowing whether Donovan has accepted the
oHer or what the real condition Of affairs
j.. Since II became known that Mr.. Robi-
/ son favored the clean-limbed druggist Of
Lawrence. Mass. to handle his team hun
dreds OF letters and telegrams have been
/ the big fellow
The baseball element Of Pittsburg learned
7 7" love Donovan In the eight years he wore
fHdt" colors. There was EOrrow when IL
was announced he had been allowed 70 go.
=. no" pieaseS the Pittsburg ball crank TO
n'ar mat Mr.. Robson thinks with him
,n"t D'noFan Is one OF the best and that
~ y des'rous OF having him lead the way
tIiS coming season. No matter what NAV be
The outcome Of negotiations whether Dono-
van becomes manager at ST. Louis or re-
mains IN the ranks. President Robson has
pl-as'd the rank and file In Pittsburg BY his
'Psh a'0wdl OF confidence in Patsy
Donosans WeII-won R-putn lion.
Eight years Is long time 10 spend in
one heId position In National League
tsdm- Yet this Is what Donovan did Most
% .He time as captain. twice as manager
anu 1. always the star player. Yet he left
fittSburg with only regret behind Many
are the tales told OF Donovan's work on the
team NO matter how faithIess other men,
Dtrs OF the team might get Donovan was
aiWays the same. sober. wide-awake. play
ing ball TO win. There was for many veara
Ieaning on the part of President w w
hefr toward placing Donovan at the head
OF the club here. A gentleman himself Mr.
Htrr could not see why a gentleman like
donovan should not make a success as
manager. but for some reason he was AL
lowed to think that only the loud-mouthed
scrappy man could Ike things go Tebeau
al IleVeland. "Scrappy Bill'' Joyce al New
lOFk, McGraw at baltimore and a lot
more OF the fighters were pointed out to
president Kerr as successful Managers and
now now could Donovan work in. with his log
itdl. persuasive voice. rather than prOfan-
lty! So II was that Donovan was allowed
20 go along for years in the capacity OF
In 1888 the Pittsburg club chased BOSTON
under the wire. making IL go all the way.
IL would be unjust TO Manager A. c. Buck
ehDerger. later manager OF the st. Louis
ItdIh. 10 say that he was not In the main
responsible for this seasons work. which
netted Pittsburg owners close TO $4,000 IL
'o'l Mouid also 5e unjust TO Buckenberger 20
say that he did not fully realize that with
out Donovan. his field captain. he would
nave been lost. Buck always admitted the
ability OF Donovan. A strange feature In
connection with this il that Buckenber1cr
was not friendly toward the big fielder The
manager seemed to have an idea that Dono-
van was not his friend, but this was dis
PROVED Iater when Donovan. offered the job
o, manager on the unexpected release OF
BUCK refused point blank to accept. He
stances
,,s Connie Mack was then appointed manager.
lie was one Of Buckenberyers best friends
Later: In speaking OF the Donovan incident.
Mr.. Kerr said. i've heard OF different ex
cuses Tor not taking better job at more
money. but that one beat them all. A fei-
low TO refuse advancement. because the man
ne would succeed had not been his friend
must have some sense of decency"
MT. Kerr always remembered this. and
Wien tne time came that Donovan could
S,,re the posltlon OF manager of the Pitts
LIT nIas SluD ne got u and filed II to the sat
lsIacuon OF employers and contributing
Patsy There when Needed.
II was In the hot fight of ISs3 that Dom
ovan. through his work showed the talents
he had for handling the game. He on dif-
ferent occasions showed himself a rare |
lieved in doing. or having done. the unex-
pected Several times through his directions
!, pIttsourg pulled games away, thereby put |
pns, ing lisen IN the lead OF the bunch chasing
on the last Eastern trip OF the Pittsburz |
ciuo that season they came down to Balti- \
IheTe was yet chance for the pennant
however, though the team was being
bumped hard; Buckenberger was at his |
wits end. Killen. then a king was pitching
as only he could, winning almost all his /
games. but these were about all the club /
was getting away with. The Baltimore |
ired tie and base hits practically an m |
known quantity. With Plttsburg al bat and
VIC gone. Looie" Bierbauer. the leaden-
looted second baseman. dropped the ball al
nest into Chesapeake Bay and thundered
% third before the ball came in He should /
rave been over the plate and Buckenberger
screamed in rage as he saw he could make
but third To Bucks" mind he might az
well have been out at first for the next
'afe In three weeks. and his orders were
rot TO run fast and get wInded at this stage |
Z he did hit. Buck sank on the bench in
on the coaching lines at third. Donovan
lanced about. never losing sight of the
-un they needed. As Killen braced in the
he knowing ones on the Pittsburg bench
q gasp. killen and Bierbauer took the cue
ma the next instant the play which shook
ne League from 81. Louis to Boston was
At the swing Of the pitchers arm. Bier
'arer. who could run no faster than cold
Nillen. who had never hunted safely in his |
lfe. tapped the ball and laid Il not more |
han three feet In front Of the plate. about
hrOwing arm was then sudden death to |
ase stsalers. There seemed never chance
or any one to be safe. Killen was very |
e caught twenty feet from first. Down the
Ire. scattering pebbles at every step. lum
ven. Speedy McGraw let a shout OF ter
or as he saw what might happen. and
made a dash for the plate. ing round
,ierbauer as II the German were standing
TN Robson. McGraw and the pitcher
He'd up on the plate in a heap with
BOoie." but no one had the ball. Bier
aucr scored the run which won the game. |
Later. McGraw said: Il take off my hat
o Mr.. Donovan. The play looked like in
anity. but he took the chance that we
rouldn't suspect any such move. / was as
much surprised as II some one had hit me
Z tks fa.e-"
Harry Wright. the famous old PhiladeI-
hia manager. made several efforts to lift ,
JorOvan from Pittsburg. Aside from be-
ewing Pat to be the greatest living out ,
elder. Manager Wright said he wanted a ! ,
nan who had the courage TO disobey his |
ianager when ordered to do something not
xactly right In the game. IL came out ,
fter that Patsy had refused point blank |
grease the ball for a Philadelphia pitcher | ,
hen ordered to do so. Taylor was pitch ,
x and he had been effective against Pitts
urg. There seemed a scarcity OF balls and :
ord was passed TO grease the ball on the
lst play. There Is now no doubt but sew =
raj players on the team were given small
oths soaked with grease and orders were :
lat the last player receiving the ball in |
he inning should rub its surface with the
9th. This would make IL slippery for the ;
Iposing pitcher.
Donovan refused to take one OF the rags,
Iying that style of playing was not in his
ne: Manager Wright saw the big out o
alder In the argument and saw something q
ven him against his will. He watched q
onovan 90 slowly to the outfield and saw / E
m toss something away back OF a pile |
boards as he passed. Mr.. Wright did q
)t suspect the Development of a scheme 4
1t later when Taylor on his first pitch shot b
le ball twenty feet wide OF the plate and a
mt up a howl that he couldn't hold IT the | o
d manager was fighting mad. He saw i
rough the scheme at once and pointed v
y the player who had put out the last .
hiiadeiphia player and accused him OF $