The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-08
CY YOUNG Sees
PASSING OF STARS

| Much has been written during the
past week about Denton T. Young.
the most remarkable pitcher that ever
threw a ball across the plate. Col
umns, in fact might be written about
the wonderful achievements of the
only man that ever won 500 big
league games, the only man who was
ever able to stick in. the big league
for twenty-one years as a pitcher
and pitch good ball during that
| period.
Twenty-one years. IT'S a long
time to serve in any one line-par-
ticularly as big league pitcher.
Twenty-one years. Think Of the
star pitchers that Cy Young has seel,
come and go. When Cy broke into
fast company as a member of the
Cleveland National leaguers in 1890
he had as contemporaries such ia
nous heroes of the diamond as Tim
keefe, John Clarkson, now deceased;
Smiling Mickey WEIGH, "CId Hoss"
Radbourne, Jim Calvin, Burlington,
Ned Crane, later a suicide; Eddie
Beatin, Ad. Gumbert, later sheriff of
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania;
Dwyer, more recently a manager ana
umpire and now scout for Detroit;
John K. Tener, the next governor of
Pennsylvania; Hank O'Day, umpir-
ing in the National league, and Amos
Rusie, the speediest pitcher who ever
lived.
During the next few years he saw
the passing of these stars and many
well known even to the fan of this
day-"Long John" Healy, Hutchin-
son, Casey, Wood. Ben Sanders, Con-
way, Staiey,, AL Maui, Darby oBrien,
Jersey BakeIey, Getzein. jim,
Whitney. Shreve, Ed Seward, now a
fire captain in Cleveland; Bobby Car
ruthers, Dave Foutz, Elton Chamber
lain, Monkey" Foreman, whose son
is now member of the Washington
club; Lady" Baldwin, RED" Ehret
Silver King, big Jack" Stivetts
Buryea, Lovert, Adonis Terry, Tony
Mullane, Gus Wehying, Leon 'Viau,
Dumping" Mcmahon, Matt Kilroy,
Cunningham and wild BilT' Widner..
Later on he witnessed the coming
and going of Jouett Meekin, Kid
Nichols, who won over 800 big league
games; Clarke Griffith, Mig Cuppy,
Frank Killen, Breitenstein, still pitch
ing in the southern league; Esper,
Hemming, Lester German, Stratron,
Danny Daub Pink Hawley, Jock
Menefee, Willie McGiI and Phil
Knoll.
Then came Bill Hoffer, Roaring Bill
Kennedy, Win Mercer, Rhines, Tay- |
Donohue, Fisher, Chick Frazer. |
Hughey, McJames, Al Orth, Doc
Pond. Joe Corbett, Jimmy Callahan,
Jack Dunn, Still Bill Hill, Klobedanz |
Lewis, Jack Powell, still a big |
Lacquer; Jerry Nops, ST Seymour. no |
longer a pitcher although q big
Lacquer; Jesse Tannehill, Jack .Tay-
Tor, Noodles Hahn. Billy Carrick, Ed
die Doheny, Bill Dinneen, Jack
Pete Bowling, Garvin, Har-
ry Howell, Kitson, Lewis, Wiley
Piatt, Bill Phillips, Philippe, Lever,
Willis, Willie Sudhoff and a host of
others who are scarcely memories.
He has seen the passing of so many
pitchers that the question
presents itself: How many OF the
star pitchers of the day will drop
down into the minors before Cy gets
thFough?'
Just figure the number OF balls that
the great pitcher has had to throw
% the plate during his twenty one
years on the diamond. He has
pitched 500 games, not counting exhi-
oition and training trip contests. A
AIR average is 124 balls to a game, a
otal of 100,25O during his champion
ship contests. For a few years of his
pig league career the pitchers box
vas only fifty feet from the plate
'eing placed where 1t is now later
IN. Further computation shows that
~ has thrown the ball a total of
loo miles. II his efforts in warming
lp prior to games were also consid-
red these figures would be almost
doubled. Yet his right arm shows
tut few signs of firing.