The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-08
RECORDS OF VETERAN
BALL T0SSERS

The most remarkable baseball veteran,
considered from standpoint of physical
preservation. is Jim O'ROurke. who
caught for the New York team in the SOS.
He Is still playing ball. and catches be-
mind the bat a. that. and he has been do
ing this for q bout third Of a century.
IN 1873 he joined the BOstons. and con-
uDued 10 play with many Of the big
leagues until 1893. when he aided in or
gsnizing the Connecticut Valley league.
and at the same time organized the
Bridgeport club, which played in that
league until II was merged into the Con-
nscticut State league
O'Rourke has owned and capitalized the
Bridgeport club in addition to doing prac-
tically all the catching since he first or
ganized it. He not only owns the club.
but he owns the ground on which the
games are played.
In addition to being balI-player
ORourks is a practicing lawyer. having
received a degree from Yale college He
Is a member Of many secret orders. and
has held the office Of fire commissioner
Of Bridgeport.
One Of O'Rourke's sons. James s.
O'RoUrke, IS a graduate OF Yale and
famous athlete. a few years ago when
the Bridgeport club played the Yale club
the spectators witnessed the novel sight
of seeing James O'RoUrke. ST. catch for
Bridgeport while James O'Rourke, jr.,
PLAYED shortstOp for Yale.
Other Old-timers in baseball are located
John N. Ward. New York's old short
Arthur whitney. who used to play third
base for the New Forks. is running a
gents furnishing goods store IN Lowell
Roger Common is managing the Spring
field Mass. club
Buck Ewing is in Cincinnati, Where ne
owns much real estate
Mike Tiernan has a saloon uptown on
Fifth avenue. New York
Sid Farrar. who used to hold down the
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in Melrose. Mass, and devoting much oi
his time to the musical career OF MS
daughter awho has made great hit III
Europe as a singer -
Sam Wise. who played second for the
Rostons twenty years ago. and atterWard
joined the Buffslos, IS in business IN Bur
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team when it was in the big league, is in
the cigar business IN BuffalO-
Hardie Richardson Of Giant fa'ne,
runs saloon in Utica y Y
Big Dan BroutheTs went to Nappingers
Falls after he quit the New 1orks and e
is now doing a lucrative real estate ousi-
i'1 Adrs IN c. Arson. popularity known as
Baby and Pop runs pig oli1aro
and pool room in Chicago and Is IN poll
Jim Murtie. Smiling Jeems." as he was
known runs an ice cream and caiAdy
store on Staten Island
Danny Richardson. who played second
for the New YOrks. owns. with MAJOR
Sheehan Of Elmira, the biggest dry goods
store in that city
Smiling Mickey Welch. the old New
York pitcher, has saloon in Holyoke'
Mass.
George Gore is on the road for whole
sale whisky house
Joe Cerhardt has a saloon in One Hun
dred and Twenty-fifth street, New York.
Charley Bennett. the famous catcher.
who had both legs cut off III railroad
accident some years age. has a SiGar
store in Detroit The new baseball park
Bennett park. was named after him.
Joe Start. the veteran Providence play
er when that city was in the National
league. has a roadhOuse Just outside the
CITY Of Providence
Arthur Irwin is manager Of the Toronto
club of the Eastern league.
Tom Brown is an umpire in the Eastern
league.
John Morrill,. whom middle-aged men
can recall as the star outfielccr of the
Bostons when they used to crawl under
the nfence. runs sporting goods store
in Boston.