The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-15

the race last year
Harking back 10 Marquardt II Is IN
teresting to note that more reports
and OF more diversified nature are
correct regarding the big fellow. than
have been in evidence regarding any
ball player OF his era.
He Is wonder. he is dub.
He's game as the proverbial pep
BILE; he's a yellow gutter.
He is the possessor OF the greatest
curve ball seen since RUDE Waddell
was in his prime. he hasn't got
thing and was able 10 make rather
remarkable record for a few weeks in
the association only on account or the
weakness OF that league when racing
any left -hander
lie is a youngster who needs only
experience TO perfect his fielding, he
is constitutionally unable TO field. be-
ing blind in one eye
He is a bright young fellow and
does what he is told: he is bone
head OF the thirty-third degree and
will never help his side except In the
hurting department exclusively
In this connection the opinion OF
Charlie Carr, the man who brought
Marquardt out. jockeyed him into the
minor league prominence which he
secured and taught him all he knows
be that much or nttle--is or no
small Importance.
Carr predicts that, If Marquardt Is
worked often enough. he will do as
well for the Giants as he did for the
HoOsiers.
RUDE" says Carr. is only 10 years
old He's a physical freak. being no
less than six feet four inches In
height. and growing yet. His mind Is
as bright as that OF the average 0all'
player though tt is possible that MIS-
tremendously rapid ply precocity
may have retarded him little In par
alle Development mentally. Eventu-
ally. he'll come out all right. His eyes
are both .. *
Carr still regrets that Detroit didn't
pay the money and get the pitcher.
Conceding that. In all probability, no
aggregation ever got In TWO
years two players as good
as Summers and Bush from any one
minor league club, Carr thinks Mar
quardt would have been third. He
admits the generally accepted rumor
that Watkins advised Nayin to stay
of. Watkins and carr simply didn't
agree on the proposition: that was
all The Hoosier president maintain
ed that no untried ball player was
worth that much money TO the pur-
chaser. Carr argued on the other
side and Charlie has always been
mighty good friend to the Tigers
When at San Antonio with the Tig-
ers. Carr told a story that Illustrated
a few Marouardtisms.
indianapolis was playing at Toledo
and was winning all the way till the
night, when the Mudhens, oil or a sud
den. batted round two runs and TIED
the score with nobody out and the
bases full.
Carr walked over TO Buttons
Briggs. his pitcher and held a CONFER
ence.
Buttons" said he, do you think
YOU can stop EN- here?'
Il don't know" replied the pitcher
1T looks as If they had started hitting
everything I've got I'm perfectly
willing 10 keep trying. though.
Well. I'm going To try TO pun
something OF" said Carr.
Marouardt had been warming up
over in distant corner Of the field
and was ready He had watched the
and interpreted its mean
ing Before Carr had had chance 10
beckon him I'm he came striding across
the field for all the world ike ho-
man gladiator
Ownie Bush trotted out 10 meet MIN,
oreryescing like GLASS OF soda.
Now. YOU great big stln here's
chance for you go show whether YOU re
yellow or not" yuuchsafed the little
nepperboN IVA sort OF whispered yell.
IFS my opinion they've been right
aln the lime. Just hand Barbeau
baAe ON balls now and So help me. III
get "a bat and break every bone IN
Your uO-cOunt carcass
Rabe looked down from his six-foot.
tour to Bushs Ineffective and said
he'd show en- Car met him at the
slah and handed him the ball.
What arc YOU going to do? asked
the manager
I'm going 10 make 'em hit 81 ON
he Ground 90 Won fellows" replied the
soDthnaw Yoult get EN- al the
plate
"You bet We wiz responded Carr
and Went back TO his position.
The Indianapolis inheld--perhaps
the fastcstGeldinE aggregation In The
SOrld last wear, with all due respect
~ the Chicago Cubs-then came In