The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-14
some NEW YARNS
On BASEBALL
Fullerton Relates Tales of Dia-
fnond Full of interest
to Fans.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.


Crazy Schmidt. who was a star
National league pitcher a generation
ago, and who now is corking good
pitcher with Callahan's Logan square
team in Chicago. still has the little
peculiarities that won him his uncom-
plimentary nickname
A short time ago the Logan square
team played at Joliet and Schmidt
was carded to pitch. Down in Joliet
they have an umpire who is charged
by visiting teams with being a
homer, which means that he intends
to be fair, but can't sec the close de-
cisions except in one way.
Just before the game started, she
umpire, cap in hand, stood at the plate
and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The bat
terles in today's game viii be Schmidt
and Reading for Logan square; Mar
shall and Rumble for Joliet"
While he was sweeping off the plate
Schmidt stepped forward, took off his
cap, and said:
'Laties and Schentlemen: Der oom-
pire In today's game will be Mr. Mil
lar, OF JOLIET. who, as usual viii slightly
favor der home team
Schmidt Gets His Bumps.
~ foCiiiiiIul got MS pumps IN a game be-
tween Logan square and Rogers park
in Chicago. recently. In the first
inning Crazy'S slow balI-the same IA
nous old slow ball he always has used
went "a bit wrong and four home
runs were made In each case the ball
dropped just over the short right field
fence. Five runs had scored when
Crazy stopped and motioned to Cal
lahan
What's the natter" asked Cal
Schmidt knows ven he hat enough, ;"
remarked Fred.
Go on and pitch it out" urged Cal
Its lost anyhow. Go on and finish
it
'Nein.' said Schmidt. NO horses is
required to get Schmidt out. off der
box. You finish dis, but 1 beat der
Gunters tomorrow"
What's the matter with you?" de-
nanded Cal.
Der drouble is said Schmidt. dat
dey hat der right field fence on ropes
Ven der fly pals go oud dey pull der
ropes und der ball fails der fence out
side"
Home Run on Single.
Here is "a new play that happened
long ago. Perhaps it never will hap
pen again. Did anyone ever hear of
base runner scoring from first base on
a line drive that was caught by a third
basemen and when the ball never left
the third baseman's hands?
The play happened in this way:
Andy Moynihan, now known as
Father" Moynihan, was playing third
base for the Pastimes of Chicago in
1868 when a tournament was held. The
Occidentals of Peoria were the oppos-
ing team. In the first inning, with a
runner on first, the batter drove a
liner straight over third Moynihan
showed up his hand, the ball struck it
and the ball stuck in the hand The
crowd cheered. An instant later they
saw something was wrong Moynihan,
writhing with pain. was running
around third base. The base runner
at first SAW something was the matter
and ran down to second. Then he ran
to third, and finally trotted home un-
moleSted.
The trouble was that the ball. strik-
ing -Moynihan's hand, paralyZed the
nerves The ball stuck tight in his
hand. 1t was five minutes before his
fellow players could pry his fingers
open and get the ball out
Noisy on Coaching Line.
Charles Isaacson. "Old Silence and
Fun as he was known in the Texas
league. and Noisy az; his big league
SNii'HO IS S"hCu liiiti' NdS the QuieJtSI
man, always barring Jimmy Stafford,
that ever broke into the game. When
he was playing with Peoria many
years ago. Kittredge. who was acting
captain, sent Noisy out to coach.
Pete Galligan was on first-how ne
got there no one can ina gine-but he
was there. Noisy" obedient to his
captain. ran out. and, in a stage whis-
per. remarked TO Pete:
IF you get a good chance, go down
If you get caught don't blame me"