The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-23
Recent Series fer the Worlds Cham.
p5onship Showed

the best at first.
That George Davis is still in a class
BY himself
That Evers is king Of the second
basemen
That Holman is star
That the "Cnb" pitchers can be hit.
That young Robe can play ball.
That COmiskey is the prince of club
owners
That Big Ed" Walsh is a wonder
with the splitter"
That Hahn did better hitting after
his nose was broken.
That Shuttle should not be over
looked as fielder and hitter.
That Cap" Jones is q peerless
leader, and
That Cap" Chance is game loser
and great ball player.
Crazy Schmidt, no was q star Ma
tio1al league pitcher q generation ago,
and who now Is corking good pitch
er with Galatians Logan square team
in Chicago, still has his little pecul-
iarities that won him his uncompli-
mentary 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 Wis
iting teams with being homer"
which means that he intends to be
fair, but can't see the distinctions ex-
cept in one way.
Just before the game started the
umpire cap in hand. stood at the
plate AMI said:
Ladies and gentlemen: The bat
teries in to-day's game Will be Schmidt
and Reading for the Logan square;
Marshall and Rumble for Joliet
While he was sweeping Oh the Plate
Schmidt stepped forward, took on his
cap and said:
"Laties und Schentlemen: Der
oompire In to-day's game will be Mr..
Millar of Joliet. who, as usual, will
slightly favor der home team"
Schmidt got his bumps In a game
between Logan square and Rogers
Park in Chicago recently. In the first
innings Crazy's slow ball-the same
famous old slow ball he always has
used-went a bit wrong and four
home runs we're made. In each case
the ball dropped Just over the short
right field fence. Five runs had been
scored when Crazy stopped and no.
toned tc Callahan.
What's the matter?" 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
il"
Men," said Schmidt. NO horses
Is required to get Schmidt out of der
box. You finish dis, but beat der
Guntefs tomorrow"
What's the matter with youo" de-
manded Cal.
Der droubles is," said Schmidt,
dat dey hat der right field fence on
ropes. Ven der fly ball go oud, dey
pull der ropes und der ball falls der
fence outside"
Here Is new play that happened
long ago. Perhaps it viii never hap
pen again. Did anyone ever hear of
base runner scoring from first base
on line drive that was caught by a
third baseman and when the ball new
er left the third baseman's hand?
The play happenen in this way:
andy Moynihan. now known as "Fa-
Their" Moynihan, was playing third
base for the pastimes of Chicago In
AoVob WuCA a IOuTudulouL was lel0.
The Occidentals of Peoria was the op-
posing team. In the first inning, with
a runner on first, the batter drove
liner straight over third. Moyni-
han 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 run down to second. Then
he ran to third. and finally trotted
home unmolested.
ParalyHed His Hand.
The trouble was that the ball, strik-
Ing hoynihan's hand. paralyzed the
nerves. The ball was stuck tight in
his hand. 1t was five minutes before
his fellow players could pry his fin
gers open and get the hall ont