The Washington times., 1910-03-13
BILL RAPP'S CAREER
MAKES GOOD READING
Herein You May Follow Him From Foggy Bottom to the
Camp at Norfolk-Is Greatly Liked by
Other Players.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

and nuts. The piece dc resistance on
holiday dates is 10 drop A freight car
wheel on the head Of the Offending
member As Bill is a pretty good me
chanic and thoroughly familiar with
bolts, nuts. scrap iron. and the ike.
none OF those things moved him.
Back to Washington.
50 good an impression did the denizen
Of FogSy Bottom make in East Liver
pool that Joe Cautillon drafted MIN for
Washington, and he went on the train
Ing trip to Galveston IN 1905. When. on
the road back. he got exactly on the
perpendicular between Minneapolis and
major league 'erritory he went 20 Min
neapOlis and the gashouse district FUN
ed. The district is strong for Bill and
anybody else-especiauy passengers on
an open car. as we have mentioned be
fore.
Bin showed goodsform ia Minneapolis,
but was kept on the bench most OF the
season so that Jim Block could keep
down flesh by hard work behind the bat
When he did get a chance, Frank ODER
lin broke his thumb with a spitoall and
somebody else piunked him on the bare
hand 10 the tune Of cracking bone
He had been promised a vacation in
June. but did not get H. The injured
Gigits gave him a mouths rest IN July,
after which he returned 10 the MilleTs
and did some great catching His wOri
was so noticeable that Joe CantiIsa
this year, and here he IS, big as life
Bill is a good catcher. with an excellent
throwing arm, and McAieer has
received a vast deal OF IOutIng
about him. He is married ana has ?
family, but was quiet and seCate before
that. He is blessed with a HkeabIe
personality and there Is not a man in
the squad who does not hope he viii be
rr=rH q
likely, fOT there are only three CatChers
on the staff now and the club certainly
will carry three all the time
Germany Schsafer looks as II he
weighs more than 1s3, but the scales
say not
In the scu.b games at Arkansas Hot
Springs. Wild Ccnruy played second.
snort. and third, and tells glowing S-OT-
les OF his accomplishments In all three
positions Doc ReislInE first based
mucn OF the time when he was not
pitching, and nov and again played the
out1eld- Scnseter also played all
around the Tot and was exceedingly /
trlsHy wherever he happened 70 be
Reis.lnE as rirsI baSemau IS a new
proposition % the Washington fans, and
ne may he real handy companion. D.
auEhJ happens 10 InE'aub and Tom
CrOoks IS allowed 20 20 10 another club. [
Don't forget fhar George Browne was
also much bcnentcd by his 1aUut 10 the
springs.
NvAleer was asked what he thought
about Warren Miller and replied That
EOuugster has already shown me 50
much that you can bet 81 7 le- him 20
there VIII be no string tied 20 MIN. II
WilI be a cable He has about rs. sassy \
a way OF standing a. the bat as ever
saw Further ne has dCped II 0vr in
2 o.
ten that Dc IS a uatCral-bo-n hitter that
no really believes d.. These mental and
physical attitudes at the plate are just
about twC-thirJls Of the -euuIrernputg Of |
successful sticking. and he looks like
conner 10 me He may he with rs
longer than YOU think. fer our Ouriefd
problem is nor settled by whole lot
When it comes TO continuous. perform
ance rains Norfolk is right in the
major general league
This being TIE season o. spring phe-
MONS, the story sam Trot. the old
catcher. told here the other night is
appropriate According 10 samuel who
has more crooked fingers than any man
alive except Charley Snyder. CHarlpv
Eadb0rTne. the great pitcher. introduced
his brother years aEo as a child wonder
ana The Detroit team gave him a cfauCa
strangely enough, he made good IN his
first game. although he showed little or
no reason for doing So He beat New
YORK by one run IN close game. allow
ing only three hits or So In Inc course
Of the game ? batter knocked a scream
ms liner ar Young Rsdbourue. hitting
him squarely IN the forehead and knock
ing him out Instead Of dvEr.z right
there as . normal being would have, he
recovered and finished the game Char
ley EadDOurne became iuCrdinateiv. ex-
allied over little brothers showing and
the kid was signed The next series was
IN Philadelphia and the phenom went in
10 pitch Some scorers counted forty
hits and some fOrty-two. and the
score against Detroit vas a 5oke. AS
he left the box that day Young Rad
bourne remarked IT wish that ball in
New York had killed me- II didn't
physically but Il did baSebaIIicsUv. for
he was never of. any special value there
after and soon faded from the public
view