Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-20
Jimmy McAleer Tells Of Players
Who Are Well
Known.
BURKETT MOST VALUABLE.
Willie Keller Is Another Ono of out.
field klHgs-Grcnt Buu,eT and
Base Runner

Il
| outieider that ever played in major
league baseball" says Jimmy McAleer,
"Burkctt couldn't catch fly BAH when
| he Joined the Cleveland club in 1892, but
| he knew how 10 clout the Gather and was
| willing and anxious 10 learn the fielding
game.
He worked alongside OF me, ard no
youngster ever practsed more Consct-
entiously, He finally polished UP and
became fairly good outtielder, but OF
course his hitting, base running and run.
getting abilities were his ehIef assets
Burkett could be relied upon to get 10
FIRST on an average OF three times per
game. He was always on the bags when
we needed a run, and YOU know that
counts for much.
when Jess was IN his prime he was
the best bunter that ever stepped up
TO the plate. He could lay 'em down
beautifully and was as fast as deer
equal in this department Of, baseball
All things considered, think my es-
tirnation Of Burkett none TOO high"
McAIeeI's remarks recall the 1aet
that ever played baseball have worn
st Louis uniform at one stage or other
OF their baseball careers Curt Welch,
ego, played Center ieId for cornisky's
champion ST. Louis Browns, welch was
wonderful ny chaser. but weak. with
whole ouiaeld for comlskey's great St
N" .Tio@ ''a o'Nenl, the left fielder Of the
club. was. carried for hit hltting CON,
Rsavy uSfS F0T pfcfs a1a IN Hart atd
Besides taking care Of cenIer neld.
Weleh, would go TO right asd left fer
hard line shots and long hits TO The
nistHald flint had q gflleI home to
steel. and could brow Ike a rlIe shot
He was a daring hase-runner and would
stop a pitched ball with some portion
OF his anatomy, IL necessary, 70 get to
first base in n crisis.
TOMMY MCCARTHY A STAR
welsh played the whole st. Louis
outheld for Corniskey until Tommy Nc
Carthy made his appearance In the
game, Mccarthy developed into one OF
He played right field for ST. Louis, anu
finished up his baseball career with the
champion Boston National league team.
Mccarthy was q faster Imam than WeIcn;
@Diekey" Johnston OF Boston, Jim
FoFsrss Of PhiladslPhIs, George sa Ger 9Sre
Ion OF Detroit were the other star out
Gore was 8 probsSiy Inc best hitter b
the snash a9S Johnston any w 5ns
Fogerty without peer as a iielder.
one OF the best hitting outheldeIs Of
was In his prime then. and had few
equals as an outfielder OF. hitter. He
was probably a better man than Lange
Ed Delehanty and Burkets broke into
the greatest hitter OF his time but
like Burkett he was never much OF
TIME y he Ss saw Larry Jaioie play the Bis
Erenchman was covering center HELD |
for the Philadelphia National teag'ie
sqpDg sa g'i js sSaHs sGr Is he at vas as
fosstins for leitIPs LsIiois get tws
or his eeiiyefS vel, L "a
car now, but we AL Thought he was a
morning glory ard would soon SHOOT
his bolt, About two weeks later CnP,
by called my attention TO the fact thai
La5oie had been rapping out two or
,laysd against him n I Phadel gPssS
.cks Cuppy chucked when he men
oned the matter, and. of course, he
was subjected 20 M more toshiIg for
Allowing the green youngster. LaJoie,
% sting him for two triples In one
game"
STONES GREAT WORK.
George Stone Is the third St. Louis
eft fielder 10 dis tin suish himself with
he stick. Tip" O'Neill was the
'remer slugger Of the Amerlss,99 as.
oclatlon when he played left held for
he ST. Louis Browns twenty years ago
nd Jess Burkett was one OF the great
81 batsmen in the game when he Wen
o ST. Louis with Pat Tebeau's CleSs
' Stone s'i is one OF the most valuable
ii d ielders IN baseball Today George
1as only fair tiychaser when McAleer
snded him two years ago jim saw the
oungster's defects and practs witt
i'm In the outtlcld until George de-
clipped into very fair man Stone
ow covers left as aceeptably as any |
ian In the business, with the eSeep- 4
ION OF Jimmy Sheckard Of the cham
lon Chicago Cubs. who is one OF the
lngs OF the outfield
No story about outiielders would be
pmpIete without reference to while
.eeler, the midget right fielder OF the
lew York Americans. who has been
ne Of the outfeld kings for many
ears Keeler made his mark with the
hampton Baltimore Orioles, lie Is onO
the greatest right helders that ever
1vered the garden and has no slpeiioc
) a buntsr and base runner lSeeleT
model hnllplayer al.slys III good
)ndItion and seldom misses game.
his Was one OF Jess Burkett's stTOns
olnts, according to McAIer, who says