The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-09
MANY FREAK RECORDS MADE
In AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Unexpected Happenings During Sea-
son of 19o8-Pitchers Who Made
Good When Let Go.

Numerous are the peculiar happen
ings that will be chronicled in the
"oughty-S" history Of baseball
Unusual, astonishing and wonderful
are the other adjectives that fittingly
may be used when referring to other
incidents of the season just finished.
The American association history will
be replete with things peculiar, I'M
usual, astonishing and even wonderful.
Review the "cast-off' pitchers, twirl-
ers who were discharged from certain
clubs as useless and who made doubly
good and then some with other teams.
Louisville passed Louiee Durham an
unconditional release, and the fans
who had seen the solid Lou hand out
the walks by the baseful approved of
the release. But Durham caught on
with Carr and "came back with a
vengeance. He won many games for
Indianapolis and has record of five
double-header victories. The New York
Giants have hooked him for next year.
Clyde Goodwin is another. The
stocky German was a screaming farce
in Kansas City, but what a change
there was when the former Milwau-
keean sunk his signature to a Column
bus contract. The metamorphoSis of
G. Goodwin was wonderful. He
pitched winning ball from the start,
and hit the ball, o, how he did clout
the pill. He twirled grand ball, and hit
good enough to hold down an outfield
position. Then there is Vinegar
Bill" Earle Essick. He wasn't good
enough for st. Paul and Kansas City
got him for the draft price of $3.50.
Vinegar Bill has tossed a fancy
brand of ball for the Blues and he's
considered some pitcher in these
parts. The number of hit games, six
in all, is another feature that will
glisten brilliantly in this seasons A.
A. history.
The fine phiz of Oscar Kinlock
Swan, from the south, will head the
no-hit gallery in the American asso-
cations section of baseball's hall of
fame. "Duckey's" features have been
there several years, and there may be
a little dust on them, but "Swanie"
cannot help but cheer up Immediately
when he beholds the picture master
putting up such classic mugs as those
of Messrs. Jess Stovall, Cliff Curtis,
c. Milton Brandon, Joseph Wood, Hi
West, George Upp and RUDE Vanguard.
Seven in one season is a phenomenal
record and attests in no uncertain
terms the ability of the twirlers
Nothing in organized baseball has ever
approached this record.
Wonderful was the early season rec
ord of Pitcher RUDE Marquard of In
dianapolis, so wonderful, indeed, that
Brush and McGraw of the New York
Giants gobbled him for the remark
able price of $1,000 Joe Woods no
hit, no run game in which only one
man reached first base and then after
there were two out in the ninth, was
another marvellous performance. Only
for a wide throw by Monte Cross, the
Kansas City youngster would have
equaled the worlds record that has
been made only twice. The unusually
classy pitching and the high grade
fielding this season have astonished
the American association patrons as
well as the American association bats
men. The great number of players
who will find their way from the
American association into the major
league next year is still another proof
that Dame Fortune has been kinder
to Mr.. O'Brien's league this year than
ever before.