The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-04

was then a sturdy youngster of Is. At
that time the Union association was i'm
existence. a baseball organization of
have never heard II was organized
to fight the National league, and. like
its predecessor. the brotherhood, II was
exceedingly short lived.
His professional career really began
In the Southern league. He started
with Chattanooga. and played there in
1ss5 and part Of 1856, when he was sold
To the Philadelphia team. The Phila-
delphia management. however. con-
clnded that the young pitcher needed
more seasoning. and sent him 10 the
Lincoln tNeb) team of the Western
league. His work attracted so much
attention that Cincinnati drafted him
at the close of he season. but without
giving him a trial sent him To Buffalo
in the International league.
In 1889 md 1890 Hart was with Dies
Moines, In the Western league. and
in 1894 he helped Sioux City win the
pennant In the same league Tho next
year he signed with the Chicago club
of the newly formed American assn-
citation. When this organization eN-
ploded in the middle of the season Bill
caught on with tho Brooklyn National
league team.
With Brooklyn he pitched the great
est bali Of his whole career. but near
the close of the season he snapped a
tendon in his pitching arm.
In 1896 Pittshurg drafted him back
into the big league. The following
year the Pirates traded him In St.
Louis for Fred tBones, Ely. the short
stop He remained with St. Louis
through 1856 and 1897. and the follow
ing year another trade sent him back
IL Pittshurg-
In 1889 pittsburg traded Hart 10 the
Milwaukee club Of the Western league
for Clarence Beaumont, and he re
mainea there until 1901. when he went
tn Cleveland in the American league,
In 1907 he went III Peoria As mania
ger. and remained there for Two years
Then he WIS offered Il position As UNI
nlre in the American association. and
he worked through the season Of 1905
In that capacity and made big hit.
But the umpire's life did not appeal
to Bin, and in 1895 he accepted an of
fer To pitch for Columbus. He had
great year. He lost his first t"o
games. then won Y in "A row. and lost
his last two. his long string of vic
tories enabling Columbus In win the
pennant,
The next year he was with Indian
apalis But they decided he WAS too nid
and turned him loose Mike Finn of
Little Rock heard that Hart was free.
and eagerly seized the opportunity In
grab the old boy.
Time has proved the wisdom If his
action. Under the hot southern sun
Harr has pitched great bail He has
losi his oid-time SPEED. but has curve
ball is a thing Ia marvel at
As for eaoIness-well. Bill has been
In this business ton long 10 bs worried
by the taunts If the hostile hjea"hcrs
or THE cries of the opposing eoarhers-
lii is one Of the most delightful pas
times in the world for 4 laVer of the
national game 10 get Bill in Femtnis-
cent mood and tisterta his tales III old
aays-af stars past and present whom
he knew by actual contact ON the dta-
mend You cannot mention Dig
league player who attained any prom
inenee in the good aid days that Bill
cannot relate some entertaining story
about him.
.sra uhaf do / attribute nv long ca
reer IN the diamond asked Bill.
well. / MAS always remarkably strong
in my aims. even when / MAS boy.
and today I feel just as strong as
ever lid. Lock here and Rill eS-
hlbifed TO view a right hicep II which
ans Young athlete might be proud
Then I've never used liquor ar to-
laaera tn any form If Was giving ad-