Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06


his glove and shirt and cutting his arm
painfully. but managing to get the ball
Just the same 1t was q wonderful piece
of work. and while it saved the game IT
might have crippled this great player for
all time.
Ned Hanlon's Grit.
Very few players of visiting club will
ever take chances of going into the
bieachers after a ball, on account OF re-
ceiving possible injury from the home
fans, but when the writer was a boy he
saw Ed. Hanlon, now manager of the Gin
einnati club, run in from right field on the
washington grounds after a ball hit by
Sadie Houck OF the locals and climb six
rows of crowded benches and get the ball
1t Is safe bet to make that no other cfty's
bleacherites would have ever allowed this
daring play to be made
western base bali writers always gave the
manner TO togarty when 1t came to the
question OF pulling off anything sensational
Ihey tell yet Of the time when he ran up
q ladder that had been left against the
center field fence by sign painters and
pulled down a ball that was going over
the fence. another time. while on a dead
run, Fogarty hurdled a large two-horse
DIRT roller and yet managed to get the
ball in one hand while in the air These
plays seem remarkable, yet they occurred,
for Fogarty was a player of the marvellous
type Once when there was a tremendous
crowd on the Chicago grounds, where the
ground rule was in vogue. Fogarty ran 200
feet into the throng and secured the ball,
end gentleman who was present after
w2ro told me that 1t was one of the most
in'pre ssive sights he had ever witnessed to
watch the white-suited figure worm it's way
through that immense crowd of people.
How Cliff Carroll Was Abused.
1t IS a rare thing for a bah player to
meet with abuse at the hands of his man
ager after he has pulled off a sensational
play, but this was exactly what happened
to Cliff Carroll. once a star outfielder on
the Washington club At the time / write
ot he was playing center field on the ST.
Louis team. of which Won der Abe was
| owner and manager
Won der Abe was a well-to-do saloon
keeper In ST. Louis and knew little or
| nothing of base ball. aside from VIVA,
money he could make out of it. In his
] day he was a never ending source of amuse-
ment TO base BAH writers, and many a
| space man earned his meals from having
| old Chris 10 write about
| 1t was in a game with New York, who
had two men on bases--one on third and
| one on seeond-with Buck Ewing at the
| bat Ewing smashed the first ball pitched
| and away it sailed far out into deep center
| Gin turned his back on the ball and sped
away for dear life in the direction of the
i center field fence. When near the fence
he turned sharply. put his hand up over
| his head and took the bali on the run
| But the instant he grasped the bali he
! stumbled over pile of loose stones that
| the ground keeper had carelessly placed
| there. and Cliff turned complete somer-
| sault rolled over several times, but fnali.
managed 10 regain his feet.
/ The cheers that greeted him when it was
| found that he still retained the ball were
| deafening. AT the end of the inning he
1 walked back to the bench feeling pretty
| fire indeed. But, Judge OF his surprise wher
| Won der Abe came up to him, and, angrily
| shaking his finger In the players face
| shrieked: you big lobster, you vas pu
| on der pencil for ten days n1itout any bay!
what, ChrtS?"
| For rolling around on der ground and
| letting der two runners come home alretty.
| fairly howied the frate manager. Il buy