Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17

CLUB.
tJohn pnester c"pittshurg Jack" as he ia
KNOWN, the star south paw pitcher of
the Chicago National league club. waY
born in Cincinnati In 1877. Before begin
ming his baseball career he was employ
cd In "a Wholesale leather house. lie
played his nrst professional bali with
the baltimore American league club I'm
1901. In 1902 he began the season with
the Columbus American association
club. hut in midseason jumped to tho
Spokane club. In 1903 he played with tho
San Francisco club. but finished tho
season with pittsburg. He also started
the 1891 season with that club, but I'm
May was sold to the Omaha club for
which he did fine work In lsOi-Od when
he was sold to the Chicago National
league club. lie had no hit game
against St. Joseph To his credit. In his
work last season with Chicago lie show
ed steady Improvement. and lie pitched
grand game In the worlds champion
ship series.l
now with Minneapolis, measured II
with tape 10 he sure. l believe IL
had tried then while my arm was
good could have set n new mark"
For Il long time John Hatfield has
held the record of 1873 yards foot
az inches. Ed Crane of New York
has an unofficial record OF 1876 yards.
made in 1851.
Larry Twitchell is said to have beat
ell that by two feet, hut no official rec
ord was ever made OF 1t. Jimmy Ryan
says that Crane threw the ball 1870
yards nj Pendlcton, o., but did not
get an official mark for it. He also
says that Ed Williamson, shortstop
for the Chicagos years ago. had Il
great arm and he put the ball 1873
yards 101A inches for the diamond
medal ut Cincinnati.
Also II Is doubtful if there is n man
In the American league who can out
run Pat Dorsherty for 100 or 800 yards.
Jones says he will match him against
anybody. even Bay OF Cleveland in
cluded.
"lf YOU don't think Pat can run
watch him cover ground when going
TO first or when after long fly. He
takes such strides that people who
nre watching him never suspect that
he is going Mt half the pace lie really
Is" said the White Sox manager
"Thc days when 1t looks like rain
nre the troublesome times for um
pires." declared Billy Evans of the
American league staff In recent fan.
ming bee.
"When the day Is clear ana there
are no clouds In the sky everybody
feels good. and the Jumps have a
comparatively easy time but just MS
soon as 1t looks like rain the players
become restless, and II 1t commences
to driZzle then there Is something do
ing.
Frequently the weather leaks n lit
tie In the carly Innings. If one team
ia ahead. then that team wants to
hurry to complete the required five
innings. while the other team backs
water just rs hard and tries to get
the game called before the five innings
are completed, so they will not be
charged with II defeat Then the UNI
pire's troubles begin. Between the
team that desires TO hurry and the
team that wants to go slow there is
always something doing.
cts one of the hardest things In
the world to make reluctant nth-
letc get into the game IL lie wants TO
stall. Some of the older players arc
so clever at working delays that it Is
n pretty hard matter to tell when they
are blocking the game unnecessarily.
"All the umpircs in the league bump
Into this state of affairs many times
each season. and it Is about as trying
MS any position in which the umpire
finds himself.
Give me the bright clear days when
the sun Jumps out OF the sky and sets
on your shoulders like heavy
weight. Then everybody Is full of
ginger and the game goes through to
n quick finish"