Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
HE WILL BE IN GAME AGAIN
Amos Rusie Has Hopes of RegaIning His |
Former Position.


Amos Rusie Has Hopes of RegaInInE His
Former Position
From an awkward country boy to
the crack baseball pitcher of the
world, and then to the unenviable
rank of labOrer, is the eyentful ca
reer of Amos Rusic, the once famous
ball twirler, who was lionized by
the American baseball world few
years ago. Today Rusie is employ
ed in digging trenches for the
American Waterworks company in
Munice, Ind. and receives S1.5O for
each day he spends in the trenches.
The man who commanded princely
salaries few years ago is now not
known, except by few, when he goes
to and from his daily work. Rusie's
meteoric flight to fame was followed
by the doffing of the raiment worn
in the exalted position as champion
pitcher of the world, and today his
outfit consists of those ordinary gar
ments which comprise the garb of the
laborer.
Amos Rusie is still as popular
among his home friends, and many
elsewhere, as if he were today the
greatest pitcher known. His return
to ordinary work was not forced up
on him. He first desires to demon
strate that he is an ordinary man
and not afraid of ordinary work He
has quit club life and there is no dis
sipation mixed with his life nova
days. He purchased a pretty cottage
in Munice, the former home of mis-
pretty little wife, and lives happy. !
His removal here from indianapolis |
was because of his wife's desire and |
to evade the fast life led by many
who follow the life of sports.
Amos Rusie marched to the height |
of the ladder of fame without the aid |
of anyone. He proposes to do what |
no man has heretofore accomplished. |
When seen he said:
IL did il once and sincerely believe |
that with the proper training l can
do ii again. Rusie aspires to again
be classed with the mighty pitchers.
This is news to all. The papers i'm
his home town are not aware of his
object in selecting the work he is
doing at present.
Rusie is giving his muscle that once
made him famous the required
working out and at the same time
his other trouble-obesity.
This, il is claimed, was partially
caused by his being a good fellow
and endeavoring to spend his big
salary with the rest of the boys. 1t
is the secret intention of the once
king of the twirlers to continue with
his present arduous duty for n short
time, then take up throwing the ball
again.
He claims that he will again march
over the road so few have Travelled.
He will sign with a Munice team.
He fully expects To Timber up his
stiff and famous arm and let his work
show for itself. This trial will be
followed. in his estimation, by as
rapid strides as those which charac-
crized his upward fight in years gone
~. Rusie claims he still maintains
he knack of throwing n ball with
the same degree of surprising
curves, but adds that his pitching arm
$ stiff and that it has been wonder
ully improved since the beginning !,
IF his present work.
Rusie's good work was first mani
est in indianapolis. He was later .
aiken TO New York by Manager Freed
man, where HIS pntnOIneIldl SlCccSS ,
startled the patrons of the east.
His success proved his ruin, in one
ense of the word, as he acquired a
heory that was wrong. Rusie be-
ieved that his efforts were absolutely
necessary and that Manager Freed
nan would allow him TO do asN he
pleased. Not so. for the manager =.
aid him off. This was the beginning /,
If the end of one of the most bril-
liant records known to any Ameri-
an.
The idleness allowed the arm to be-
ONE stiff. Rusie was later trans Z
erred to Cincinnati. He was out of !;
orm and his showing was bad.
larital trouble was said to be one
# the causes attributed for his fast /
wing. Manager Brush of Cincinnati
flowed him to come home on a fur !
Dugh. Rusie met his wife and they /,
rere reconciled. Upon this he was
Induced to go to Munice and reside. .
lie went there and. although it is a
ecret, it is his intention to again
ecome famous through the Persis-
ent and proper exercise, which is =
apidly bringing his famous arm =
ack to it's former condition when :
e won fame and fortune. g