Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-19
Things You Want to Know
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No more genial and Hkeable man has
donued a base ball uniform In the history
OF the sport than Charley Hickman the
powerful slugger, for years I'm the major
leagues and later In the American associa.
ton. The only human being for whom
Hickman was known to have any Rutipathy
was Bill Armour. nlauager OF the Toledo
club. When Hickmsn's major league DAYS
were over, largely because Of a spiking
received while trying 10 win an exhibition
game in Texas. he was signed by Armour
with perfect confidence that Hickman
would not let his animosity for the man.
ager interfere with his work Armour was
right. Hickman was a big factor IN Toledo
and his great hitting was the talk Of the
circuit.
Kid (Norman) Elbcrfeld the snappy In
fielder With the New York Americans for
several years, and now with Washington
has the reputation of being almost
fanatic on the subject of winning lie IL
said by his fellows to be the only man in
the game who viii Intentionally allow him
self to be hit in the head with the ball In
order to get to first base. In Washington
late this summer he was spiked and 30
badly Jared by a collision with runner
that he was scarcely able to walk, but
carefully concealed the fact in his anxiety
to remain in the game. Captain Mcbride
discovered the condition OF the "Tobasco
Kid" and ordered him Off the field lie
remained an insurgent and hObbled around
his position until he was peremptonly
beuched by Manager McAleer.
Brothers in the same league are not in
frequent, even in the majors. Two now
in the American league are william XIII
fer, catcher for st. Louis, and Wade XIII.
fer, substitute infeilder for Washington.
Neither is a very good batter and the
hold of each of his place is rather pre-
carious. but that had no effect on their
playing against each other. In one game
St Louis played in Washington this sea-
son Wade made the prettiest play of the
day, cutting off n hit for his brother. who
sorely needed IT, while Brother Bill re-
spondent on another occasion by scientific
ally blocking Wade off the plate aud mus
sing him up generally when he thought to
score from third on an infield drive.
Two famous brothers in the big leagues
were Jesse Tannehill, the famous left
handed pitcher who retires this year, and
Lee Tannehill. the Chicago American third
baseman. Lee Is "A weak hitter but a
brilliant fielder. Brother Jesse used to take
great delight in striking him out. Sim
larly Lee was wont to exult exceedingly
when he made a good play on a drive by
Jesse, who was a good hitter and proud
Of his achievements with the stick
Harry Howell, who viii probably be an
umpire next year, ruined his splendid
pitching arm year ago by insisting upon
taking part as an<fnfieldcr in an exhibition
game He became excited, forgot to nurse
his arm carefully, and threw toe hard be-
fore he was in condition. He will never
hot TIA
desire to win.
A story illustrating the lengths to which
players will go to pull their teams through
on the long end of the score is told OF
cy Morgan, who has had such a splendid
record with the Philadelphia Athletics
this season. Morgan was pitching for Bos-
ton against Detroit in 1903. When Cobb
came to bat he insisted on hurting the
ball around Cobb's head to scare him away
from the plate. The Detroit star knew
exactly what was going on and declared
he would get even. Later in the game
Cobb got to third base and started for
home on play where Morgan had to
cover the plate. When some distance off
Cobb launched himself through the air
feet first and literally drove Morgan away,
scoring his run. The fact that Morgan
gave ground before those cleaning spikes
that might have crippled him forever is
said to have been the real explanation Of
the fact that he was shortly after traded
to the Athletics.
EMPIRES lead an unhappy life. In the
heat Of passion players charge them with
unfaiTness, but seldom mean IT, nor do
they really attribute the supposed unfair
ness TO financial motives. Umplres are
human and like to see the best team win,
but there are motives in life stronger even
than base ball The story is told of a
Texas league umpire who some years ago
called sxteen-nning game in Houston.
Tex on account OF darkness when the sun
was an hour high. Then he darted madly
from the park. He was captured by en-
ragged citizens who, amid sanguinary
threats, demanded the reason for deprlving
the home team Of chance to win a game
on which much depended We'll" replied
the frightened arbitrator. lat the end of
the sixteenth-inning l saw my girl leav-
ing the park with another fellow and Just
naturally had to see where she went"
By FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.
commemorative BAH Managers.