The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
Anecdotes and Incidents Of
Decisive Struggles on the
Diamond; Signs and Systems
Used by Championship Teams.

yopngster, was pitching for Notre Dame,
Indiana, university. Reulbach is as
near A physically perfect man as pos
sible. Huff had seen his terrific speed
and wonderful curves in college games
and set watch on him. The next year,
while beating the underbrush for young
players, Huff began to receive reports
from Sedalia, Mo. of a pitcher named
Lawson. and finally went there to see
him pitch. The day before he reached
Sedaha, Lawson disappeared, leaving no
trace or clue. Huff wanted pitcher,
needed him, and hurried to find Reul.
bach, but IMAGINE his surprise when,
Immediately after the close of school,
Reulbach disappeared as utterly as Law
son had done, leaving no trace.
Then Fluff began to receive reports
from Montpelier. Vt, of young pitch
er who was winning everything in the
Green Mountain league and whose name
as an alderman and went to Montpelier
to see the new prodigy perform. The
mystery was solved-Sheldon Lawson
and Reulbach all were pitching and they
were one man; all Reulbach under as.
sorted names. Huff 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
Chesney only fair ball player, but that
Hoffman, shortstop, was on Of the
greatest players in the country. Both
were purchased, and Chicago thus acci.
dentally secured the best utility man
of modern times. Hoffman played every
infield and outfeld position for Chicago
during three pennant winning seasons.
being so good a substitute 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, play
ing almost 10 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 Trolley
league, where he became contract
jumper His contract with East st.
Louis guaranteed him SIS a game when
weather conditions permitted play. One
day the sun was shining, the weather
warm. and everything 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 manage
ment refused 10 pay and Holman
jumped 10 Belleville, where Barney
Dreyfuss found him in 1908, and took
him TO Pittsburg, but Immediately re-
leased him TO Des Moines, where Huff
discovered him
Hntf made one more important dis.
covery that season. McCarthv's legs
were giving way, and an outhelder was
needed. Huff went TO Syracuse TO see
Magee. He telegraphed Se!ee to get
/ O-lx,
and Mike Mitchell. Both were secured,
but Chicago offered Mitchell less money
| than he was getting at Syracuse. He
was forced to accept the offer, but open
| ly stated he would not give his best
efforts to the club, and so was lost to
| Chicago, Cincinnati securing n great
player. Schultz quickly developed into
one of the best players in the National
league.
If anyone could have found Schultz