Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-08
STAR PLAYERS ARE !
BRED IN COUNTRY
But Few of the Diamond Shin
ing Lights Are Born
in City. !

Star ball players. as a rule, are horn
in the hamlets. not the big cities
Just now Philadelphia fans are sing
ing the praises of Eddie Collins, John
Coombs. Chief Bender. Frank Baker and
the rest of the Athletic tribe. Peac-
tically none of the present Quaker
heroes first saw the light Of day in
quiet Philly. and very few made their
debut in the large burgs.
It's indeed rather interesting to look
up the dope on the men who took part
in the recent big series between the
Cubs and Athletics, in which the entire
base ball world was vitality interested,
and note the places OF their birth
Perhaps no one player on either the
Chicago or Philadelphia team came in
for more attention than Eddie Collins.
Now. Eddie is real highbrow, being
d graduate of Columbia University, and
to look at him one would never guess
that he first saw the light of day in
Millerton. n. Y. Just where Millerton
is located is "a rather difficult question
to answer, but it suffices to say that
II is somewhere in New York. No
doubt 1t viii now become famous as
the home of Eddie Collins.
Jack Coombs, who did the heavy
hurting for the Athletics is now listed
in the city directory of KennebunK.
Me-, if that burg is fortunate enough
to boast OF such a luxury. 1t is gen.
Maine slater, but such is far from be-
ing the case, as lie Grande, Ia. diaims
MIR. Coombs as its favorite son. It's
hard to say which is the worst place
kennebunk Or LIE Grande. Its cinch
both are lonesome enough on a stormy
winters night
King Cole. who practically k the
Chicago Cubs in the running last So inner,
rSf ilnned into fame "A II 'fchar
of the Bay City (Mich) team, b1> Bay
City is a long ways from Cole E.ative
heath. Mr.. Cole was born in = oledo.
not the hustlins Ohio burg of thai name.
but wide spot in the road in thu wilds
of Iowa. When any one asks ColeSwhere
he was born he hastily replies SEOledo
and then shifts the conversatio4 He
is anything but strong for the IoN4, part
of his debuttinS place.
Cy Morgan of the Athletics realik looks
ike a sure enough city broke SPECIMEN
of the genus homo, Yet the famil4 Bible
has il that Cy first HIT this god old
earth at Pomeroy Pa. For the be Sefit OF
those who do not know that's 'pt the
Pomeroy where they make the gr1oe.
Frank Chance and Crvis Overall OF
the Cubs are TWO naJi%e sons ca Cali
fornia who swear by ste land of synshine
and flowers and other tf3ngs. OnA would
hardly think. however. that two srS ch fine
athletes would hail from Fresiio and
Visalia. resectively. Th*y refuse 10 take
the blame for the Occurrence. /
From the way Frank Baker PLAYS base
ball you would never think tkat hs
started in life with 81 heavy hafhdicap
such as being born In 1rappe, Nd The
town council ought to DO something nice
for Frank for putting the hamletEon the
map.
A few of the other stars. like: Topsy
Hartsel, was born in wellington Ohio
the great Miner Brown at RosedaAe, Ind
the removed Chief Bender at Bfanard
Mimi: the clever Jimmy Sheckard at Co
lumbia, Pa; Frank SchlIlte at Coahocton
n. Y, and Jimmy Dygert at that dea
old Utica.
Moral-You don't have to be city brok,
TO become a star ball player in the majo
leagues.