The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-05-26
CASE PATTEN A STAR
Interesting Career of Lead
ing National Twirler.
CANNOT BAT, BUT CAN PITCH
Track SOuthpav Was Brought Into
Major League from Kansas City by
Jimmy Manning-Started Cut as
Hotel Boy at westport, n. V, and
Made Good in Professional Bail.

If the mighty sou'paw, Case Patten, Of
the Washington American League Club,
ever needs a certificate of baseball abil-
fly. the champion White SoX will furnish
Il 20 him willingly. If Case ever should
have TO go out into the world TO work
for a living. his former manager, Tom
LOTUS. will write him 345 letters of recon-
mendation, while Manager Joe Cantillon.
OF the Senators, will be likely to give him
a few months board free.
Case cannot bat-he says 1t Is the pre-
negative of a good finger 10 be fooled by
the slants of another twirler. But in the
earliest records Of Fort Ticonderoga there
IS something about a young man who
could 'hurl the sphere from the left
hand side of his body. and Tom LOTUS
says that Case Patten was the man
meant, says the Chicago Post.
Patten TetOrted at the White SOX park
the day he pitched his team 10 victory
over big Ed" Walsh. that the Dubuque
visitor was a fit person to be sent TO
the Home for the Aged Ballplayers' along
with other tOttering wrecks of once great
characters Of the diamond. Yet do not be
deceived by this persilage Patten has a
deep regard for LOTUS. and the latter
thinks he is a grand fellow
When He Came Here.
"Patten. Ike many other good ball
players, came from Kansas Clty's club. ."
said BIr. LOTUS. while Cantllon. who
stood near, nodded his head for Lotus
20 continue Jimmy Manning dumped
the lot Of them into Washington. Man
ming was a good fellow. and If he had
presented the team that he had at Kan
sas City 10 some major league city, he
might have been appreciated more than
he was.
Il recall when was at the head of the
Columbus team making Kansas City and
telling a newspaper man that Manning
had as fine and promising bunch OF
players as I ever saw. He printed II In
big red type. and the next day Manning
had an outpouring at his park
Well, Patten grew up to be "a hotel
boy down AZ WestpOrt. " Y. and his
hardest work for time was looking after
summer bOarders. His pitching for
Kansas City not several thousand years
ago, but a long, long time ago, earned
him favorable comment When l took
charge Of the Washington team he was
one Of my assets. and l grew 20 like Case
very much Bill Coughlin and Manager
Clymer Of the Columbus American As
ISOLATION team We're former teammates
of Patten. and they swear by him.
Is a Popular Player.
"Patten was a fine fellow To trave
with. He has no bad habits. He has nc
use for the saloon or those who frequent
it, and is liberal in his treatment Of his
comrades and everybody he comes II
contact with.
Il recall one fall when we were travel
ing on the last trip, a Notwithstanding
woman. well dressed. but evidently il
CONSERVATION over some mishap. boarded
the train. and when the conductor cam,
around she asked to be trusted for hel
fare. She had lost her purse and woulC
make W her Indebtedness immediately
upon arriving home.
"Patten could never hear of a woman
being in distress. lie had not more thar
so with him. but he 'proffered il all L
the woman refusing to accept her name
and address. Some time later a pTOmi
nent business man Of a town in the Eas
hunted ND Patten. informed him that I'M
woman he had befriended was his mother
and insisting upon repayment. He adde,
a nice present as a token Of his appre
citation Of the courtesy.
"Patten is good for years 10 come
that left wing Of his does not deterioriat
any more than il has In the last few sea
sons"
Patten batted so hard" last season
that he made eleven hits and got tn
magnificent average OF III He mad
only four errors, however, getting a field
ing average Of .96l, and with the poo
team behind him, won nineteen game
and lost only sixteen.