The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-09
NICKNAMES STICK
TO BALL PLAYERS
SOME ARE FUNNY WHILE 9TH.
ERS INDICATE STYLE OF
THE OWNER.
ORIGIN OF MANY is UNKNOWN
Odd "Handes" That Have Been Given
to Various American League Stars
-Lajoie of Cleveland Is Larry, King
or Nap-''WiId BiII' Donovan One
of the Steadiest Players.

Few If any of the ball players in
the American league are without one
or more nicknames. In fact, the public
know many of the players better by
their nicknames than they do their
Christian name. Lajoie is spoken of
more often as Larry, King or Nap than
by the original. Its just the same with
all the other stars.
Some of the nicknames handed the
players are very funny and it's hard
to discover their origin. There are at
present quite few doctors and den-
fists in the league. who write prescrip-
tions and pull teeth during the off sea-
son. OF course all such players go by
the name of Doc" There are also
a few players who travel under the
name of DOC" who know nothing
about medicine or dentistry.
During his early years in the big
league. Bill" Donovan, of Detroit, had
world of speed and poor control.
He was dubbed wild Bill" and the
name still hangs with him, although
he is one of the steadiest players in
the league.
The fans are always interested in
nicknames and here are a few of the
funny ones handed the stars on the
different American league teams:
Chicago-Sullivan "Sully;" Altrock,
Nick; Hart, Hub" White, Doc"
Donahue, "Jiggs;" Isbell, "Izzy;" Tan
nehill, fanny" Robe. Whitley"
Dougherty, Pat; o'Neil, Tip" Walsh.
big Ed" Towne. Jay" Hahn, Ed
die; Comiskey. "Commy."
Detroit-Schmidt, "Smitty;" Payne,
Doc" Donovan. wild Bill;" Mullin.
George; Eubanks, Honest john"
fer. Germany" O'Leary, Charlie;
Coughlin, Bill" Mcintyre. "Matty;"
Cobb, "Ty;" Crawford, Sam.
st. Louis-Spencer, Hack; O'Connor,
"Rowdy jack" Buelow, Fritz; Glade,
Fred; Petty, Barney" Powell, Jack;
Howell, AIRY" Jones, Tom, Niles,
Harry; Wallace, Rhody and Bobby;
Delehanty, Jim; Yeager, Joe; Stone,
silent George" Hemphill, Hemp"
Pickering. Ollie and Pick.
New York = Mcclure, "Old JIM"
Kleinew Jack; Orth, AL and Curve
less Wonder" Hogg, Peggy" Ches-
bro, Jack; Clarkson. Walter; Chase.
Hal; Williams, Jimmmy; Elberfred,
Kid" Moriarity, George; Conroy,
Connie" Keeler, Wee Willie" Dele
shanty. Frank; La Porte. Frank.
Cleveland-Lajoie, Larry, Nap, King
and many others; Clark, Mig" Be-
mis-, Harry; Joss, Addie and the HUI
man Slat;" Rhoades, Dusty" Hess,
Otto; Bernhard, Bill; Liebhardt, Gu
pid, Glen and Iron Man; Berger,
Heine; Ehman, Buff; Turner, Terry;
Stovall, Brother GEORGE" Bradley,
Bill; Flick, Elmer and Gene" Bay.
"Deerfoot;" Congalton, COMFY" Bir-
mingham, "Dode;" O'Brien, Peter;
Wakefield, Wake"
Philadelphia Powers, Doc"
Shreckengost, "Shreck;" Waddell,
"Rube;" vickers. Doc Plank. Ed
die; Bender, Chief" Davis. Harry;
Murphy Danny; Knight, Jack; Cross,
Monte; Hartsell. "Topsy;" Seybold,
Socks
Boston-Criger. Lew; Armbuster,
Buster" Young, "Cy;" Dineen. Big
Bill" Winters. George; Harris. Fat
GriDshaw, Grim" Ferris, "Hobe;'
Parent, Freddy; Collins, Jim; Hoey,
"Hoss;" Freeman, Buck"
Washington-Hughes Long Tom"
Patten, Case; Falkenberg, "Falk;"
Stabl, Jake; Schafiy, Larry and
Shat" Cross, Lave" Jones, Char
ley; Hickman, Cheerful Hick;" An
derson, Long john" Kitson, Kit"
Altizer, "Tize."