Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-04
HOW JACK KERINs SHOT FROGS

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HOW JACK KERINs SHOT FROGS
Used to shoot EN- So Low They Hlt
Man on Box.
The temperance on the diamond of old
Jack Kerins, Louisvllle's star catcher OF
twenty years ago, revives fond memories
of that old warrior. Jack comes under the
limelight as an umpire, and the chances
are he win be a popular idol
1t was Jack Kerins who used to SEND e m
down to second on such low bee line
didn't get his head severely bumped. one
time soon after Tode Ramsey, whom
Kerins practically made, Joined the pitching
those low line throws to second to catch
the feet footed Arlie Latham, the St
Louis Browns third baseman, who was the
purple robed prince of base runners in those
days. The ball barely grazed Tode's left
ear as 1t passed on it's terrific flight to
"My Godr yelled Ramsey, what are
you trying to do; kill me?''
When the cloud of dust cleared away and
for the bag a couple of feet away, Jack
who had gone out into the middle or the
diamond as he often did to watch close
at second and replied:
Nav, l was after that frog, there"
Ever afterward Ramsey did as Guy
Hecker and the rest of them did, either
ducked his head away down or far enough
to one side to be safe when Kerins went
frog hunting.
OF the Chicago American team which
Comiskey started into that league with In
1900, when he pulled out of st. Paul, only
one man now is on the team. or was last
season when II won the worlds champion
ship. That was g Isbsll; Icy went with Wit
signed as pitcher, and has stuck to 1t.
The Others Of 1900 %, were; Frank sbugsrt'
sbsren aoy SIG SK snaden and
Wood. A few OF these men are still In
| view, somewhere or other, but 1sbell alone
remains with the team.
| And strange to say, OF the Chicago Ma
| tionals in 1900, just one man is on the team
today. and that man is Frank Chance. cap
I tain and manager. Here are many of the
| celebrities OF 1900 who have at least faded
| bit: Jimmy Ryan. veteran or the old
Donahue, Mertes, Grifith, Callahan Tay-
| Tor, Mccormick. Cunningham, Greene Nc
earthly Doyle, whose front name is Jack
Matt Zimmers. the heavy weight wrestler
! from Creston, Ia, who is to wrestle with
Oscar Wassem at Osthoff's hall February
! IL, is said to be a big little man. Although
no taller than Wassem, being but five feet
| six and half inches, he weighs 160 pounds
and is fifty-six inches around the chest.
| His forearm is said to be twenty-six inches
around, so Mr.. Wassem will have a. task
on his hands when he tries to put his Shout
| ders to the mat next week. Wassem ex-
ceeds Zimmer's weight, however. and is a
mighty man otherwise.
Farmer Burns friends are enthusiastic
now over the prospects of the farmer
| throwing Frank Gotch when those two
cracks come together next time. Gotch
threw Charles Hackenschmidt twice at Chi
cago the other night, but 1t took him thirty
one minutes to do 1t the first time, making
a, down in eighteen minutes the last time
| whom Burns threw two out of three In
Omaha the same week the time being
| twenty-four and half and twenty-fouI
l
facts. Burns friends believe he will have
a mighty fine chance of putting the great
| Gotch down. The farmer said while In
Omaha he intended to train Gotch for his
coming wrestle Incidentally, II everything
was right" in the match between young
| Hackenschmidt and Gotch II goes to show
that unless Charley is pretty near as good
as his big brother, the Russian Lion
Gotch win have to look well to see what
| the big un in Kawville next May for that
$4,000 a slider.
Courtney and Cotton Billiter are matched
for ten-round boxing bout at Osthoffi
hall for Friday night before the NORTH
said he will be present to determine
whether 1t is a boxing bout OF prize fight
Parties who were present at the last ex
obtaining\ money under false pretenses Il
they had claimed II was a fight, for neither
could fight. Blaezak has been boxing with
years and has never before been accused
OF being a fighter.
The Dietz Athletic club will hold a smoker
this evening at the temporary club roomi
at Twenty-fourth and Franklin streets anC
| a large attendance is looked for. The
popularity of the club is on the increas,
and as the membership is limited thu
officers Will put Il to vote OF the members
| to see II the initiation fee will not be raise,
| when the present membership Is filled.
Is thought all the memberships will b,
taken before April and then a raise will
be made. Plans for the new club hous
and the Improvements on the grounds will
be discussed this evening.
That Cut-On lake is to be a most popula
place next summer is already shown by tn
interest which Is being taken by the clul
members In the way OF building boats
which will be kept at the club house AM
will be feature OF the grounds. Three o
four splendid launches have already beer
built and several more are ordered. and tn
place will be made lively as soon as tn
weather warns up in the spring.