Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
OW EMS EULOGIzED
oTTUMWA PITCHERS WORK ON
THE DIAMOND BRINGS HIM
MANY PRESS NOTICES.
Minneapolis Press Produces Very
Flatterins Article on the Local Ball.
players Work--Sportine News Con-
tains Two Write.ups-The Notices.

IN this day and age when eulogies
of baseball players occupy almost as
much space in the press as do the ad-
vertisements which produce the easy
money for the fans and make the ma
tional game possible, Arthur Owens,
the swift exponent of puzzlers, born
and raised an Ottumwan is perhaps
the most "press-worthy." Owens is just
in receipt of letter from Ed. M. Dicllin-
son, business manager of the Minneap-
oils Baseball and Athletic association,
in which is contained very flattering
clipping of the Ottumwa players work,
the article being accompanied by an
excellent likeness of Mr.. Owens. Aside
from what the northern press tells of
lsa@ local twister's work, this weeks
Issue of the Sporting News contains
two articles regarding Owens. The
three write-ups are herewith repro
duced:
A Fast Younester.
The Minneapolis paper heads it's sto-
ry with these words:
watkins signed fast youngster,"
Rusty Owens, the Three | league
pitcher, said to be wonder" Bought
from Indianapolis The article fol-
lows:
From allindications President Wat
kins of the Minneapolis baseball club
has secured valuable player in the
person of Arthur P. Owens, an Iowa
boy, who has been playing in the
Three league, having pitched three
years for the Rockford team. He was
used as an utility man on the Rock
ford team last year, playing every posi-
ton except catcher, and pitching thir-
ty-one games without a fielding error,
rather remarkable performance.
Another astonishing stunt accom-
plished by Owens was to pitch three
consecutive no-hit, shut-out games.
although a youngster, he has been
playing the game for years.
cat the close of the season last
year, Rusty as he is more commonly
known to his friends. went to Indian
apolis and made good with that team
being signed by the manager, from
whom Manager Watkins bought his re-
lease. Before the season of 1908 open
ed up, Rusty coached the Iowa Wes-
leyan university ball team at Mt.
Pleasant, and put winning team in
the field"
Sporting News Stories.
The following are the two excerpts
from the Sporting News of this week:
"Rusty Owens, who will be with
Minneapolis this season, has been in
the Three-I league for the past three
years, having played with the Rockford
ILL.,, team during most of that time He
i1ar1 a 1,xyT r,li iv lot "a
last season and was considered find
by Mr.. Watkins. who later secured the
twirler's release from the team and
landed him for Minneapolis. In 1902
Owens officiated in AZ games winning
% and losing IA. In 1903 he won 10
and lost IL. His fielding record in
those 81 games of the past season was
remarkable as he did not make an err
ror while in the box. Owens is an all
around ball player and was used as
utility man, playing in every position
on the team except behind the bat. He
is Highlander and is expected to
be one of the mainstays of the Mime
.apolis pitching staff"
Two more good youngsters have
been added to Watkins string, Pitcher.
Red Owens, with Indianapolis. the lat
ter part of the past season and Catch
er Dan O'Leary the star hitter of the
Three-I league last season. Both of
these players have creditable records,
especially O'Leary who caught for the
Rock Island club last season. His bat
ting average last season was .312 and
fielding figures 800 Owens, while a
pitcher, has been used as utility out
fielder and has done exceptionally well.
Watkins has seen both men play and
thinks each will make good in this
this league"