The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-20
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OUTFIELDERS WERE
BETTER YEARS Ago
CBy Sam crsne-J

New York, July 20-The outfield
playing OF today Is hardly up to what
IL was In the earlier days of base
ball. In the inileld the present day
style is faster, for they have more
spced boys now than formerly. and
also the great advantage that goes
with the i1elders' glove. But the
best Individual flelders OF today are
no better. IL as good, as those oil
quarter of q century ago.
Ed Williamson, Jerry Denny, Jack
Glasscock. Fred Prefer, Danny Rich
ardson, Club Sullivan, Charley Co
mlskey, Arlle Latham and other
crack inielders of p years past were
possibly superior In many ways TO the
stars OF today In the same positions.
Williamson has never been surpassed
I'm the all around ability that goes TO
make crackerJack shortstop, and
neither has Jack Glasscock, "Peb6y
Jack" who. although he wore No.
cap. was all there when II was up
TO him TO play baseball.
Jerry Denny was the best third
baseman OF his day. He was a two
handed player. and. mind you, never
wore glove when he was at his best
Either 10 the right or left he was just
as good and his overland scoops
and OF hot grounders were famous.
There was Tommy Burns. too. who
was Just as good third baseman as
there IS playing ball today
Johnny Evers or Eddie Collins
never had anything on Fred Pfcfler
or Dannic Richards or Fred Dunlap
I'm fielding the second base position,
or in head work either. and Evers is
considered one of the brainiest play
ers today and he is
Hats Of to Chase.
As 10 first basemen. all hats must
come off to Hal Chase of the New
York Americans He has never been
approached in playing the initial bag.
But there were grea; ilrst basemen in
Charley CornIskey, who first made
first base a fielding position, Long
John" Reilly, Al Mckinnon and
"Chub" Sullivan Dan Brouthers,
Roger Counor and Cap" Arson We're
first bascmen. but not great fielders.
But. my, how they could wallop the
ball. One does not see many bats
men oil tOelr CdllDtT lO"dud4St- anu
the pitchers box i'm the days when
thet big trio of hitters were in their
prime was only 10 feet away from
the home plate Now it is GO.
But il was lu the outfield that the
old.timers showed the greatest SUI
periority over the present guardians
Of the outer pleasure. There are Ty
Cobbs now and Chiss Speakers and
Jack Wheats. but In the days 20 years
ago there were the Fred McAleers,
the Curt Welchs, the Charley Fergu-
sons, the Joe Hornungs, the Tommy
McCarthys, the Hughey Duifys. the
Sam Thompsons. the Ned Hanlons.
the George Woods md others, who,
il they didn't throw ont one or two
runners at the home plate in every
game. didn't think they were earning
their salaries. and they were getting
Just as big stipends In those days as
players are today Whoever hears
nowadays of outGelders pulling OFF
such shrewd tricks in the outiield as
those heavenly twins" Tom Nc
Corthy and Hughey Duffy. used to do
right along saw Mccarthy trap"
two 1y balls in one game and double
up runners both times.
The games are faster at present
than 4 quarter OF n century ago, per-
haps because there are more fast
players but as all around ball players
In batting, fielding and running the