The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-27
STORIES or
The DIAMOND.
Jack Doyle Says Old Orioles
We're Greatest Ball Team.
PULLED Off MANY STUNTS.
Tricks and Schemes of Baltimore Club
Way Back In Nnsties Would Almost
Fill 5ook-How Single Was Forced
Into Home Run.



BY JACK DOYLE.
4 Icopyright 1910 BY American Press Asso-
ciation,l
Every now and then one will read Or
or see daring, sensational or nrainy
piece Of headwork pulled Off on fhe
Y diamond no the average fan this or
that stunt may appear wonderful. bur
70 the player himself il is only part Of
his work, do not want to be ego
ristical, but ii is a fact When 1 was
a member OF the old Baltimore Orioles
! managed 10 pun Off many clever
stunts and helped engineer several sen
sational plays which were very sue
cessful and thought nothing of 1t. ii
was part Of my daily work. I've al
ways said and still think that the old
Baltimore team was the brainiest az
gregation of ban tossers ever brought
together phe tricks and schemes they
worked successfully on the diamond
would come pretty near filing book.
For instance. here is one they pulled
OH and what consider the greatest |
ever saw Ii was made by Willie
Keeler and Johnny McGraw III a game
with Washington away back in the
nineties. Unlike most plays, this
wasn't fielding stunt, hut piece OF
base running Willie was on first aud
McGraw at the bat. The latter shot a
neat single into left field, and A Sci
bach loafed a bit on it, seeing that
Keeler was sure 10 make third with
ease, but expecting him to pull up
there. Willie instead Of pulling up
went full steam ahead for home plate
and before Bill Joyce had received the
bali was virtually over the plate Me-
Graw never stopped at first but kept
on 10 second to draw throw that
would enable Keller to score. Ne
Graw recognized Selbach's loaf, and
like a flash be guessed that Keeler
was going home. He never hesltated !
at second, but dashed for third. arriv-
ing just as Joyce was gathering III |
Selbach's throw out of the grass /
Here McGraw did some very quick I
thinking. He remembered that Joyce
had bad arm and thought thar the I
catcher would not be expecting
throw. Without pulling up at third al
all he sc0Oted for the plate His
quick thinking turned out TO be right.
The dust from Keeler's slide vas just
lifting as McGraw divcd for the home
plate and beat in the throw with a
close decision. There two runs scored
on what Should have been only a sin
gle, though the scorer had to give Nc
Graw credit for home run. This is
just a sample of what won three pen
nants for Baltimore.
Recently a manager or a prominent
club in the American league was quot
ed as saying tfat he had a long list Of
code signals / at could not be beat
This fellows ideas are all wrong No
team should have long list of signals
1t Is not always the bali club with the
most signals that wins games. The
Old Baltimore club, of which l was a
member for several seasons, had very
few signals, and what they did have
we're very simple ones at that Still
inc team managed to win three ban
ners in row and came very near cap
uring the fourth. Here Is another in
stance When Jimmy Collins managed
he Boston Americans and won three
iags no signs were used at all except
ng, OF course, those necessary between
he two ends Of the batteries The
most complicated system Of baseball
while theoretically astounding, mas
lever been a practical success.
A short time ago ] had quite little
hat with Amos Rusie. the famous old
lew York pitcher Amos is now
lumberman IN Muncle, {
nd, aud not a pearl diver at $3.50 a :
ay. as has been reported many times. G
nd the big fellow is contented with
rs environments. In his day Rusie n
vas the greatest twirler doing slab n
uty. He had everything that a twirl- V
n needed--eontrol. speed and good
urve-and well know it, for ] caught b
i'm In many games l'll never forget @
lv first trip with Rusie on the road. O
he members Of the team told him Y
hat every trip they made on a Pull
IAN number or pairs OF shves were ri
tolen. They said that suspicion r.
ointed to ihe porter. and Amos was =
sked 10 sit up aud watch fos The mid I,
light raider. Rusie selected seat In =,
ne smoker prepared 20 do detective
uty and 4 little bouncing duty on the !.
de. he dose6 oI after awhile and r.
,asn't awakened until about 9 IN the ~
Forming. when the porter walked into ~
IL smoker WITH several pairs Of shoes 4,
,at he intended shining In order TO
Il morning tip. Rusle at once de-
ded that he had found bis victim aud
lmped from his seat and grabbed the n
,rter. In less than three minutes he T
I'd the eolored man in worse condition lie
IAN wolgast had Nelson. os
The porter spent a week or so 10 the
,spltai as = result Of the mixup, and
cost the New York club several hun
ed dollars 10 square things. 'l'