Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-05
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IN 1hr same league tIz .s.===sa -
the end oil the season - -
The National leaauy1}} }t# tar
had bccomc famous IL fAe=H.f==
world. not only as a catchur@h1
batter. for he MAS leadas gHe I=a#.f=
50 l.p Was selrcted a. eatcHea l7a
famous Spaf!iHs al @taz te=a Hi..a#
made the first "trip around =faa-4ee Il
ever made - a baz 7b9iI teaa
6iHaroaaI the world has bagH r
~ ze8Haz Of times, but no afa ct
abaIf' i Just like Earle#et0es r. -
meab ~ every place visited ala o4zs
#Iuest tell how many hits he lHaII=.=z35
each e.iap Ile says. it Was t1e sd1.a=
-cst# experience nc oy.H" had. aad tia5
il tsa,.,sd him baseball The coaealns
al saa}l=R.aas Ward. IiaaIon and WI
fia4soa Taught tie young piaEor manE
8f - Zinc points of the game. fhe
t.ie=5H e4'd=toe= world included game
al san Francisco 1. S; Honolulu, Il.
l.: Auazland. New Zealand; Melbourne.
BeIIarat. AustraIia Aden, Arabaia,
Colombo india; Naples and Rome.
ltalH: Nice, Lyons, Paris. Monte Carlo,
France; london. England, Edinbor-
ousll, ScotaHas Dublin and Cork.
Ireland Cairo Egypt The trip con
suMe3 tae greater part Of the years
#1SS7 and lSSS
Returning 10 America in 1889. Earle
started in 10 catch for Cincinnati, but
during the season was sold to st. Louis
and entered The season OF 1890 With
that club. Not finding a use for him
St.#I.o .oHis sold him 70 Tacoma of the
North Pacific league and the season of
1890 was finished with Tacoma. Tie
beginning Of 1881 found him with the
SiouN City team in tire W stern league,
and during this season be caught l45
games for Sioux City. every champion
ship game but one played by that club.
In 1882 Pitsburs AGAIN 7isn1l him but
fafmed him opd - Seattle. Wash.
where he finished IL" season.
His first experience as a manager
Was in 1893, Whom hu took charge OF
1le Birmingham club in the Southern
league. That club disbandin@ in All
9llsf of that year, he Went back to
PittSburg and caught 1W ntNsiN Games
for he club while Tho wore li2ating
Boston for til" mRiolsaifl ot tha Ma
;ional league. Tie player Aad ju-t
begun TO he ranked as a star in this
year. Pittsbure used aim Tor a s'ort
time in 1894 but released him to Louis
Vile. He played about three months
with Louisville, during which time he
batted over the 400 mark, but the
him, and the other players were afraid
OF his queer actions Bill Brown, a pit
cher Of note at that time and a player
Who stood six feet and tWo inches tall
was afraid 10 sleep with the little fel-
low. claiming that Earle might Kill
i him some night. Louisville released
| aim in mid-scason. and Brooklyn sign
ed him but was compelled to let him
! 90,
In 1885, contracts win Minneapolis
and Grand Rapids Woo of no avail 50
far as salary went. and the falling star
caught on a, clarksEilla,e 20 Tenn, for
an independent club. While at Clarks-
I,i11a i'm unita of tho bapdicap ~, tho
| player, he started out some famous
ball players. He coached Sam Lever,
Eberfield, Noodles Hahn Burnett
and other young pitchers who have
since become stars in the national
game. Dick Crozier, now with At
lanta in the Southern league learned
his first lessons in playing from Earle
I in 1885 and many other payers were