The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-07-14
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( ureen Mountain league and whose
name was Sheldon. Hun disguised
himself as an alderman and went TO
Montpelier to see the new prodigy
perform. The mystery was solved
Sheldon, Lawson and Reulbach ali
were pitching and they we're one man;
all Reulbach under assorted names.
Hun Strengthened out the tangle and
returned to Chicago with one of the
greatest modern pitchers.
Hart had heard that McChesney OF
Des Moines was worth having and
sent Hun to observe. Hun reported
McChesney only a fair ball player. but
that Holman. short stop, was one Of
the greatest players in the country.
Both were purchased and Chicago
thus accidentally secured the best
utility man of modern times. Holman
played every infleld and outfield posi-
tion for Chicago during three pennant-
winning seasons, being so good a sub
stitute that Chance could not afford
to use him as a regular until 1909
when he went to center field. Two
seasons he saved the pennant for
Chicago by understanding every man
on the team who was injured, playing
almost to the standard of every man
he replaced. In one week he played
six positions on the infield and out
field
Holman came into baseball from
the amateurs of ST. Louis. He played
with Smith Academy team for a time,
then with semi-professional teams in
st. Louis and finally got into the Troll
ley league, where he became a con-
tract jumper. His contract with East
st. Louis guaranteed him eight dol
lars game when weather conditions
permitted play. One day the sun was
shining the weather warm, and every.
thing favorable. but the Mississippi
river had risen and flooded the
grounds. Holman contended that
weather did not prevent the game and
claimed his money. The management
refused to pay and Holman jumped
to Belleville. where Barney Dreyfuss
found him In 1903, and took him to
Pittsburg, but Immediately released
him 70 pes Moines where Huff discov.
cred him.
Huff made one more important dis.
covery that season. McCarthy's legs
we're giving way, and an outfielder
was needed. Hun went to Syracuse
to see Magee. He telegraphed Selee
to get Schultz, quiet, droll York
state boy, and Mike Mitchell Both
were secured, but Chicago offered
Mitchell less money than he was get
ting at Syracuse. He was forced to
accept the offer, but openly stated he
would not give his best efforts to the
club, and so was lost TO Chicago, Gin.
cinnati securing great player.
Schultz quickly developed into one
of the best players in the National
league. II any one could have found
Schultz up to 1898 a more detailed
map would be needed. He was born
in Cochocton, N. Y, and started play.
ing ball with Glen Aubrey. From there
he went to Poseyyille, from Poseyville
to Poseytuck, to Hickory Grove, TO
Blossburg, and finally in 1897 got upon
the edge of the map at Waverly, play.
ing there two years. Then he went
to Lestershire, and reached Syracuse
in 1902.
Schultz proved to be the man need.
ed. In him Chance had found one of
the rarest baseball treasures, third
batter" The third batter in any team
Is the most important. He must hit
long flies. hit hard, bunt and run, be-
cause ahead Of him in a well-con-
structed team are two batters who
are on the team for their ability to
get on" and the third man must be
able either to move them up or hit
them home.
The team, after Is years OF effort,
was growing strong, but not steady.
II fought hard for the pennant In 1905,
but was beaten. Chicago at last had
contender in the pennant race. Sc
lee was sick, and he did things he
| would not have done had be been we'll
Having a team almost complete, he
was kept from wrecking 1t only by
Chance. Selee wanted to release Sla-
gle; he wanted to let Evers go; he
was so anxious to get rid of Holman
that he refused to permit him to prac-
tise on the diamond with the other
players. In the middle of the season
Selees illness forced him to surrender
and Chance was chosen as manager.
The big, awkward youngster who had
| Joined the team at West Baden seven
years earlier, suddenly showed him.
self a great baseball leader. The day
he took charge Of the team he said:
I'VE need pitchers, we must have a
new third baseman. and a hitting out
fielder before we can win the PEN
nant."
Casey was playing a fair third base
and Maloney was a sensational, If err
ratio, outfielder, and was the idol OF
the crowd. That winter the team was
sold by Hart, who had spent so many
years trying to create a winner. to G.
Webb Murphy. who gave Chance abso-
lutte power as far as playing and get
ting players was concerned.
Chance knew the men he wanted.
He wanted four; and three of them he