The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
e PAGE OF SPORTS
QUEER NAMES
IN BASEBALL
All Kinds of Cognomens Found
in Big Army of Present Day
Ball Players.

There are whole lot of things peculiar
to baseball, but without a doubt one of
the most peculiar is the great collection
of names hitched to players who engage
in the great national pastime. Every one
from Hogg to a Lord seems to be in
the sport professionally. They even have
Angels, person by that name having
been transferred from Denver to Little
Rock recently.
According to the latest bulletin of Sec
rotary Farrell Ed L. Goes from Spring
field to Oklahoma City, but that is not
strange Springfield being in Missouri
the management probably had to be
shown.
To the religiously inclined there is some
consolation in the sport, Sunday baseball,
Notwithstanding. Pope is with Terre
Haute, Pastor holds down short for Nor
wich, Conn. Pastorious pitches for Brook
Ign, and eminent player Devine is cen
terfielder for Lawrance. Kane also plays
left field for Rrocton when he is able
which is considered a bum joke. On the
other hand Daum catches for Lynn, and
the fans never fail to mention his name
in loud voice when he lets runners steal
second Dang, a little more polite, is
second baseman for Quincy.
West and East.
West pitches for Toledo and Walter
East plays second base for Akron. South
is a member Of a South Atlantic league,
but North can't be found.
One of the best combinations is bat
terry that works at Dubois, Pa. Watosky
pitches to Businsky, which is going some.
Meek holds down first base for BiT-
mingham, but as yet Moses has not but
ted into the game. Noah, however, filings
for Newcastle, Pa, and is said to be one
of the greatest rainy day pitchers in the
business.
The ladies are well represented. Misse
is left fielder for Marshalltown, Ruby is
right field for Springfield Lizette plays
first for Rock Island, Ethelbaum is a
pitcher for Eau Claire, Hazel works at
second for Oshkosh, and Magic is Utica's
first baseman. Bell pitches for Brooklyn.
while Rose plays second for Burlington.
Marguerite and Sadie may come out next
season.
Steel of WiIkesbarre is said TO be one
of the greatest base runners in the busl-
ness, Noyes of Hartford doesn't live up
to his name and never is seen on the
coaching lines.
Fred Snow with Lansing is great cold
weather player and Winters of Boston
usually makes good on hot July day
Thus it will be seen that there is little
or nothing in a name. Chilli is a Central
league umpire and Els is a Burlington
finger Burt Blue who catches for Co
lumbus and is wanted by half the big
league teams in the cuuntry is one of the
most cheerful men in baseball and con-
tinually works with his face wreathed in
smiles. George Upp, a pitcher with the
same club, is a steady man and seldom
if ever ascends. Blough recently joined
the Marion o. and r. league team, ana
when hit for two singles in the ninth
inning struck out the next two men
Just by the way, it might be well to
mention that in Lee Sage, Oshkosh has
one of the wisest guys in baseball.
Virginia League Leads All.
For unusual names the Virginia league
taken collectively, has it on all the rest.
L.oos plays right field for Portsmouth,
I,avinder pitches for Danville. Flowers
does the same for Roanoake, while Hem
is an outfielder with Danville. Reggy
works at short for the same club, but
AIgeron and Percival have not been dis
covered. To cap the climax Salve pitches
about once a week for Richmond. That
is going some for one league. Grover
Laudermilk is with NATION. Yant pitches
The Eastern league has quite a collec-
ton of pitchers in VOwinkle and Tozer,
Buffalo; Hesterfer, Toronto; Pfanmiller,
Jersey City; Pappalau and Bannister,
Rochester.
Plummer. Quincy, Barbour, New Lon
don and Mason. Troy, represent the
trades Lemon is a catcher in the west
and in spite of the handicap of his cog
nomen nobody has suggested tying can
on him.
for Marshalltown, while Louis Han does
stunts at Sioux City
Charlie Starr is conceded to be the lead
ing ShOrtstOp of the o. and +. league
working at Youngstown. while Redman,
catcher there wears a complexion which
often causes inquiry if he is a descendant
of big chief"
There are all sorts of colors in the game:
Blue. Columbus; White, Chicago; Black,
who used to be in Oil City; Green of Mil
waukee; Brown of Chicago and rev
And there sure is nothing in name,
when Upp pitches steadily. Lemon Is
finished player, and Young Is the olussI
pitcher in organized Ddi
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