Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

was sent ia him by Mr.. Noyas- BY the re-
turn mail came the informa ton that Cas-
sady suffering from typh1id ever and
was very near TO death. Manage Stlni
happened to be in the city and inp}edi ltely
hurried to the boys bedside .p4nsjina; sew
era! hours with the lad. on Stihl's return
here he did everything possible In tIc way
OF rendering the services OF tho hes rhysi-
clans In the city but. although he iact was
kept secret, the Officers Of :he rlut knew
from the beginning that II ere was very lit
lie chance of Cassidy getting weI again
Joseph Philip Cassidy was bora ABOUT
tHenty-three years ago and lr4;es q
mother father, four brothers ard two sis
ters.
At the Top of the Ladder.
Although only three years in tie ma Jor
league, Cassidy had worked his way prac-
tically TO the top rung OF the base ball
ladder and was conceded 10 be one of the
best shortstops in the business. As a
fielder base runner and inside worker Joe
had TO defects. and had he been able 10
bat over the 300 mark he would have been
star or the greatest magnitude. Just how
good the boy looked last year can be CLEAN
ed from the fact that Manager Mack of the
Athletics offered the round sum of $3.50 for
his release. and no one ever charged Connie
with being a Spendthrift.
Cassidy first came into prominence while
playing ShortStop with the Harrisburg tPa-l
club OF the Tri-State League In 1903 Prior
to that he had been playing semi-profes
siOnal ball around Philadelphia and Chester
From the opening of the season Cassidys
work was Of the sensational order and Man
ayers LOTUS of this city and Mack of Phil
sdelphla We're quickly put wise" to the
fact that coming star looming up In
the Tri-State League. Both managers inn
nediately began dickering for Cassidy, and
Il week prior to his signing a Washington
contract the writer sent by Manager
LOTUS into Pennsylvania 10 look the boy
over and report. Joe was found playing
short with the Harrisburgs at York, Pa,
and Was greatly handicapped by a spralned
knee. Notwithstanding his poor condition,
he kept at the head of the batting
list and In those four games f1elded and
hated so well that Manager Lotus was ad-
yised to sign him and lost little time getting
bls name to a contract, beating Mack by
about two hours
Favorite in This City.
Cassidys record in this city Is well
known that it is useless to go over the de-
tails lie made good" from the first and
became a great favorIte with the fans Of
tie city. lie was one OF the boys who loved
the game being first on the field and the
last To- leave. He never missed a morn
ing's practice and entered into his work
with "A dash that carried his compa mons
with him and this spirit was maintained
many times under the most trying crcum-
stances. In covering second ne was never
known To shirk play. and his ability 10
get over the ground after hard-hit bound
crs was almost phenomenal
The news Of Cassidy death was tele-
grapHed 10 Charlottesville yesterday morn
ing. and Manager Stahl and the players
We're deeply shocked. Every one of the
players had chung to the belief that Joe
would get well. citing the fact that he had
always taken the best Of care OF himself
ana was IN robust condition the better part
OF last season
With an inch of snow on the ground at
Charlottesville and the team in the dumps
over Cassidys death. Manager Stahl de-
cided last night 10 pull up stakes aud come
home 10 finish the training season The
entire aggregation left Charlottesville at
noon today and Will Immediately begin
pracucing at National Park should the
weather permit.
Cassidys funeral Will be held in Chester
Wednesday, and Manager StahI with An
dersou. Hickman. Mil. Jones and Stanley
VIII go over to act as paIibearers