Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-10-22
he OLD TIMERS
WILL PLAY BALL

manager FOR the change. because he
WIS pitching then so as to got a
berth in the National league. and let
that town. coming To- Albuquerque
Hs fame aa a BAH player had proceed
c1 h.m and Manager McCro.rht sign
oi him for the old Browns Hls arm,
however Io7t is cuunig manulpula
tious. and ho was put ln the right
field To-day he consented 90 again
enter fhG diamond foId. and signed
with Goldsmith.
Seeing PAGE %. O,cro ths territor
iai game warden in the city. and
learning that hp was an old Browns
player years ago. Goldsmith made his
acquaintance. aud Otoro was persuad.
od to sirn Ho iB an cld time all
round player. and one OF the hard, 4t
hiitrrs In the business a. ia an alb.
soIuto fact while playing years ago
with tho Browns against the s0c1rro
Reds. Dee hit the bah 800 hard ,aaJ
Chgt Potter. who was playing sec.
ond base for the Reda was Knocked
senscioss. and ana not recover until
fhp return of his team 20 Soc1rro. lt
was terrific limo nit Tho hall. in
'is speed clipped "a piece off the right
ear of Pitcher BurlIugamc. OF the
Rods. and. in an attempt 90 latch the
ball. passed through pottor's hands.
making n dent ln hIs lcft side. and
driving into his body Two or three
ribs Tho players of mo Reds crowd.
cd around the fallen player. and Otero
sauntorod homo with q home run hit
90 his credit IN his first game
against the now Browns he will suro.
ly show the younger generation how
to play ball
Having five players and himself
and wanting three more Goldsmith
hunted up tno records and discover.
90 chat he was Swing newspaper
pointers fo one of tho old boys him.
elf % was W. r. McCrclght and
Mac arrood to rot in line for a few
more stunts before hc considered
himself altogether out oft the game.
iIo gained his knowledge of me na.
l.0ual s9or uu tho blue grass com.
mons of Kentucky lu those early
davs when Long Pete" Browning
known a. THE Gladiator. was
knocking balls over the fence OF the
base hall park In Louisville Nc.
Crolrht organized the first base ball
team and Athletic association over or.
sauIIod lu tho territory of New Mex
Too and played bail in various towns
1f thc southwest with veterans Ike
r. o. Twitchou a q Wells. w. u.
B.idle. Boyorldge Risquc, John Sulli.
van. q " Morchousc. Dr J. r.
poarco Juan Hart and others Ho
has few good gamos 20 hIs credit.
especially one when he brought q
team from Socorro az the pitcher. and
at that time defeated the old Browns
lu the first defeat sustained by them
for years
Joe Farr was the nea old time play
or 10 sign Goldsmith's contract. aud
Joe. with his loft hand bat. was noted
IN those early days az one of the
safest hattors IN the city he mllI
HAS some ginger in bio bones. and
will make good
"Tho next and ninth player viii
be- doctor" said Gold.
smith. "for I really believe be- win
ho needed and. understanding that
nr j. r. PCarca usod 90 play bali In
his younger days. / asked him tO
play and ho consented Now this ls
my old 'lmo list OF BAN tossers. and
as soon as I can get them together
and arrange certain matters. ! viii
then ho ready 60 announce the day
when the game viii bo played
have already asked g. > t'oustnn tr
act a8 umpire