Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-27
WITHOUT A BLEM|SH
Ted Sullivan on the Worlds
Championship Games.
NO HINT OF SCANDAL
MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN MADE
BY DISHONEST WORK.
Players Were Bent on Winning ana
PLAYERS We're Bent on Winning ant
the Public Recognized Their
Sterling Integrity.
Copyrighted. 1903, by Ted Sulliyan)

(Copyrighted 1903 by Ted Sulliyan.)
There are some people in the world who
could not look up a straight street without
seeing a bend in 1t, and they wonder why
professional base ball should remain I'M
tainted when corruption has reached many
nlaces in the higher walks and professions
in life, but base ball is and will remain I'M
tainted with the present safeguards thrown
around it The history of the worlds series
which began in 1886 down to the 14th of
October. 1905 has had a record without a
biemish.
The first important world series where the
winners took all the receipts was a series ct
seven games between the two most Tor
midable teams Of modern base baii. nancy,
the young greyhounds or the diamond, the
four-t time winners of the American Associ-
alton of those years. the ST. Louis Browns,
headed by Charles Comiskey. ana mat stai
of star aggregations, the Chicagos, cap
sained by Anson Ihat consteiiat is "
stars will ever loom up in the base ball hori-
zon before the votaries of the game VINO
have seen the incoming great teams since
that time.
The Great Teams Of $50.
The Chicago team of that year was made
In of Flint, catcher; John Clarkson and Nc
Corrnick, pitchers: Arson, first; Pfeffer, sec
ond: Williamson, third; Burns. short; Dali
rymple. left; Gore, center, and the only
Mike Kelley, right field and change catcher
OF that number were set of run-getters
and DASH away-get-away spirits of head
first sliders that would keep on netties the
coolest and best throwing catchers that
ever wore a mask. Those base runners
were Kelley. Gore, Dalrympie, Williamson
Burns and Pfeffer. Here were six base
runners with Kelley the most resource
g hot tyo1,I6 take advantage or a catcher
If he took time TO breathe. Opposed to those
great base runners of that year We're the
best throwing catchers of any period OF the
history of base ball, VIZ, Ewing, Bennet ana
R1Ishong and l am considering the throw
ing catchers of the game today, too, VIZ,
King of the Chicago Nationals and Billy
Sullivan of the Chicago WHITES
With the great loom up of Roger Bresna-
han of the New York Giants in the late
world series, who arose to such base ball
heights in the crisis of that series, he Is to-
day, in my humble opinion, the best all
around catcher and general player in the
base ball worId-and this impression was
made on after witnessing the world
series of last October.
The St Louis Browns of Sc that entered
the base ball arena for the worlds highest
honors against the Chicago club were COM
posed of Bushong. catchers; Bob Caruthers,
Foutz and Hudson, pitchers; Comiskey,
Robinson and Walter Latham on the bases:
Bill Gleason, shortstop; Jim O'Neal, left
field Curt Welsh, center. Caruthers and
Foutz alternated in right field, with Hugh
Nicol as sub. fielder In that series; although
Nicol played for three years in that posi-
ton until they came to those games. The
peerless base runners Of that team We're
Comiskey, Latham, Welsh, Gleason, Rob
inson, Caruthers. and even toutz, the pitch
err could steal base in pinch. Two men
of those two teams were alike In rising to
the occasion in the Importance OF steal in
the crisis of game when the purloining of
a base had It's effect on an opposing team.
Roth mems work was intuition when to
know that a daredevil stead at q certain
time would throw into chaos and disorder
the opposing team-a steal that was as I'M
expected as it was bold
The First Worlds Series. :.
This worlds series opened in Chicago,
and the Browns lost two out Of the first
three. The scene of battle next shifted to
st. Louis and the Browns started their three
games at home with only one game to their
credit Those st. Louis game cocks jumped
In and defeated that formidable Chicago
club three straight games Thereby winning
the series and the worlds championship
by the earnest, hair-raising. daredevil.
nerve straining work that was ever seen on
a ball field. The games called Tor prem
ium on nerves and temerity and the daunt-
less Browns went at the unconquered heroes
of the National League for the highest hon
ors in the base ball world and kings
ransom of $50, 600 and this the boys that
wore the brown hose snatched.
One player of that matchless club rose
equal to any and all demands of courage,
namely, Bob Caruthers, who was one of
the best pitchers of his day. When the
question arose as to who was to pitch GER
tain game In that series. Bob. who had
pitched the day before, spoke up to Comis-
key, Let me go at them again. Charley;
/ can beat Them" And beat them he did
Caruthers was not only nervy pitcher. but
he was an a1l-round ball player and base
runner.
Contrast man OF Caruthers' caliber with
what I have heard of a certain major
league pitcher of the past season, who had
been doing the Adalena Patti act OF pitch
ing one game week. One cay when he
saw a certain great star warming up on
the other side OF the diamond. one whom
he didn't expect to oppose that day. he
became at once infected with yellow jaun-
dice and walked over to his manager and
told him he had hurt his arm while prac-
ticing with hts catcher. Remember, he
was in high feather. expecting to win his
game. as q pitcher OF moderate ability was
on tka score card to so against him. But
whsn mtHAty star was substituted on
In oppel ~ sGasI5 - II. Eaintheart got