Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-09
QUEER NAMES
IN BASEBALL
ALL KINDS OF coeNoMENs ARE
PLAYERS HANDLES
POPE AND PASTOR PLAY BALL ON
SUNDAY
From Some of the Titles It Appears
Fair Woman Takes a Big
Part In the Game, but
'Taint So

There are whole lot of things peculiar
to baseball, but without 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 a Hogg to a Lord seems to be In
The snort professionally. They even have
Angels. a person by that name having
been transferred from Denver to Little
Rock recently.
To the religiously inclined there is some
consolation in the sport, Sunday oaseoall
notwithstanding. Pope is with Terre
Haute. Pastor holds down short for Nor
wich. Con, Pastorious pitches for Brook
lyn, and an eminent player Devlne is
centerfleld for Lawrence. Kane also plays
left field for Brocton when he is aoie'
which is considered bum joke. on the
other hand, Daum catches for Lynn, and
the fans never fail to mention his name
In a loud voice when he let's 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
tery that works at Dubois, Pa. Watosky
pitches to Businsky, which is going some
Meek holds down first base for Birmlng-
ham, but as yet Moses has not butteo
into the game. Noah, however, filings Tor
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
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 Wilkesbarre is said to be one
of the greatest base runners in the pusl-
ness. Moves of Hartford doesn't live up
to his name and never is seen on the
coaching lines.
Fred Snow of Lansing is a great cold
weather player and Winters of Boston
usually makes good on a hot July day.
Thus it will be seen that there Is little
or nothing in a name. Chilli is Central
league umpire and Els is Burlington
finger. Bert Blue, who catches for CO.
lumbus and is wanted by half the big
league teams in the country, is one of the
tinually works with his face wreathed in
smiles. George Upp, pitcher with the
same club, is a steady man and seldom
If ever ascends. Blough recently Joined
the Marion O. and r. league team, and
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.
Loos plays right field for Portsmouth,
Lavinder pitches for Danville. Flowers
does the same for Roanake, while Hem
is an outfielder with Danville. Reggy
works at short for the same club, but
Algernon 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 Mattoon, Yant pitches
for Keokuk.
The eastern league has quite collec-
ton of pitchers in VowinlSle 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 a can
on him.
Schopp works for Augusta and House
for Marshalltown, while Louis Hall does
stunts at Sioux City.
Charlie Starr is conceded to be the
leading shortstop of the o. and P. 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,
Milwaukee, Brown of Chicago and few
others.
And there sure is nothing in a name,
when Upp pitches steadily, Lemon is a
finished player and Young is the oldest
pitcher in organized ball.