The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
ATHIETICS SPRI NG I " RPRISE
CITCHER THOHIS
IsIE BarkstOp. Once With the HiKhIansierS
and TIGERS, says Connie Nack Has
Made Him capt IhAnrr Loses IIIs
Head A. = Result Of IubS' Defeats.

Made Him capt. GhAnrr Loses IIls
Head A. = Result of GubS' Defeats.
Ira .homss m" Nthl"ii,-' big catcher.
Nhu La- surprised critics bV more than
~ setting the great John king OF the cubs
ia The worlds series ran attribute his sue
q Cs~s entirely 10 connie Mack In fact
Thomas sad wear ago that h" never knew
the really tine ISoint- of hack-toppinR until
b. hogan To- receive Instruct ions from Mack
Thomas Was nrSt noticed a. catcher when
h" vas With the proviienc" Eastern League
team about five wears ago he waS pur-
chased from Providence hy the New YORK
American League club hat his work didn't
-uit ClArh triilth. Whu sold HIM ~ Detroit.
Hugh Jennings 'ri.d Thomas for white.
hut finally ds'1dsd To- lst him 20 80 the
Athletic, m"re than wear ago Mack
~ would apusar saw undevclnIsd skill IN
Thomas that was hidden from InNlth
ani Jennings Tor m" athletics manager
soon had the hig catcher going a. = nnr
'iip Thomas surprised himself a. well
a. M" Philadelphia fans aud made such
progress that he attrac'e4 attention every
here while on The hospital li-' WIN
a split finger Thomas saw a game IN his
crt, last year and -sid 80 IHF So man
Tonne Mack j. = wizard lie has made
= new catcher out 81 me. and AnoW things
now ! never heard ~ before That's The
faults 81 any player expect 81 develop
INTO hiS host catcher bcfore another wear
Thomas n appears. was held in reserve
Tor tho worlds ~eri~S Mack used Law
IngSton and lapp - much during The
american lsagu" season that - Wa~ = gen
orally accepted fa"t that On" or M" other
would 10 an The catching IN m" worlds
-~ri-- That was why tho critics rpuiin
make ihem-.'lN - halteNe III" cubs. WITH
ling anal p Atuld lt.s DTlftla --etl Nta
hihd me tat They evidently forgot all
about ~" ruSsrlIlly huIlt New Lngisnd"r
shp ma cut doNn the Gun hascrunner-
ant has handed Render ami comb, Ne
-uI"rh fashion Ia Thomas MACK h1-
sprung star catcher = h"aiy. u"rNy
puck Wit'-t worker vhn ua. been IN nm
p1rfanf factor IA tho Triumph " m" Nm.
leti'- Furih"rmor". Macs has proved
that ~" A'hl"tic- apparently are wt'hou'
4 veal spot ITS great team IAN M he
hall held run hS-es ami display ","rv
angle ~ In-id" ball InNIurrhl" IN hut-
teri"- III" Nhl"iI'- 'h"r"f"i" ha'" ont
cla--ei the cubs
It. an uld SAVING that . team SIh good
pitchers. cate hers and second ha-"inan
should com" s"ts near SiunIns q '-'nnani
MACK team meets all th"-" requirements
capt Chanre nf tho cubs - the first PLAYER
10 hs put IN the field by AZ uupir" ~
- have been Ar uu'all"i Tor ki'k o'"r
MurphN's home run driN" 90 THURSDAY
gam" The ball N"nt over NJ" f"n,". bat
chance iTisd 10 'aTrN m" IsrInt that a. a
ground raj" iiuit"d driN" INTO m" crowd
Ia 'wo bases Nurph1 = nm should have p.~n
similarly ,urtaiiei Incidentally chance
lost ht- head ~ 10" got ~ 10" tram ~ Il III
b 'agp ~ Mciu"-iaN and kuo'k "d down an
unkn"Sn man vh" dared '" ,nl hw
lemon I'm thr ago ~" dow Mail 81 fh'
tub- has ersbied enemies ~ ,iar"~ M"hh
Murpn' iu g-t 90 -rW" effective work
ihI' hay" hung ,r1I-" 90 10. %r'," 1not
frame 90 The window OF -I|puU~
Geors" S'aluuy, pr~disted a month ago
series n" -aid Macs Ut,h"r- wall
prov" lo" much l"r me 'ul'- hen again
the Nthlstl,= Will hr fhr bi,agp buNW mon
I ihiuk the cubs 80 n" easier han MAN
baseball men i"l"'"
Nhh. Nu-ru ~ The hghlludrr- vas
pra,tt-rng battus before N~du~@siaN
gam" a. ~" iIiltop M'Gra0 -ho N"d him
something about ~" way y" h"id his hl'
Austin follup" ine~" in-'ru' ti"r- ~ m"
letter Nrd knocked "U' fNrc" N'- n %"
game that 'oll"e"d Tho RELATIONS b..
nav. are N"rN freudI, ID" PLAYERS nav"
learned fu rc-r",' IN" another ID" %" '''ai
series
N.nordrrg 20 the batting averages ~ m"
Ohtn. PeuuSyli ana League. .rd Ua-euau
tlito't ~ VI kN"-p"t'. nh' VII l-' q M m"
~ 1hiaudrrs urNf year. made ~" iollusIuC
record during 90" r"' "u' 'urIua'Ru ''aw"-.
nut. - ,hrr. ha." hi'- home runs
stolen na-~- - .h'r,n'" hit u average -
Ilusn I~nuinx- IL. 'na ouly Detroit ,'un
mat thai hs- .yu"d fpT new wear T. ,-
.-'h iha' Detroit WI ~ " sour" Fir-'
I'm" durIug ne 'iut'r
Ian !s"- l f ;,r, Man., r9S asy,"'gg"a "a
rU' So A. follows raj Mp.T"- r"N'
hou' NJ prohanly ,ss" Vla," IN \"s. Nork
vitH Harleu luWW' MURPHY III 20"
Of ~,s'ms -els,,lou Moore beat .', H.sr
Moran ~ Bn-'"u r~."rri, uut "ul' got =
ant Moran u,cr again. and II 'hr bout with .
N.fIH. tails through BE-" Ftll tl'ui'. tr .
e 'n rhi'h N"Hrs or" N.'h ku"' suu'
Urnvr W man via du AZ, ncicui fnr
hr'or rri 81 meet hinl ans 80 her" an!
going o." show r~' bantam .-n"u aud ! d
'h.rN o." vII mas" niE l' VI, training
quarters n"r" uat" Attracted Arr" We.
mtr' pa aut rrauk Nu"r. Jofnu, Mario.
ia,l Burr- IraukIe lNrr- Young ~hVgro .
a,nd "'"rr, ,. H"r ar w ,'nt", l"nim,,
haze arrived her" -rr," and Irv D". g." got
+, 1,"l'. crowd 'h.ns -, u,ru- an 10
'"ud hear from hw hgn'r -'"n
R,rtuns N..-,r ha- n"cu notified mat Ne
named \r'uu Irgrt,. .u ir.-,.n 80, Gpt"h.r
- Nelson r"' sol ~ Hn"r Il $ 80 and
h"la pH' f'r - 80. .l."r"uI"' th" promoter
g." rmlI.o -'"Nard- have suspended f
Iu. s"1 tIa-- tor the rr-' Of fN" W".fIug
be, aIr-s - lnsuiupntrui RIDING i,!a-.
nftsr has 80, ..ivcd sever" ,rsiffl-u for hts .
work. un m" local frA'L b.t har aINH,-
sss at,..'i 4 Ts''ual't ''.sp' Ter cough rtdfrg
enc - the supposed ra' kerr ~ MS mounts
pDulrouu manipulate "a be- has ut.faf,i
-.'N "rdI hooks and owns f"H hur~r-
NNERS NTLEfTDD.
goarh NosLIs, PirLs Fr- Wen for ,ross-
Country Team.
IIHN,. O,' - The ioru.U ,ro-z.
,ouufr, icam fer m" coming iuter, oll.giat.
meet has been selected h, 'od,h Jack
N'aLl-, -Ir r"'' 200 'haEge alter the WORK.
uut. r'Nt week ~" fulinNiu are the men
~ ~" training table and 80 nu 81 m az
10 entered b., cornell /
Brown. ,tu'aIr I"li I"iia tafl 'rHndaIl
! - Jones aud - Malor
Brown Ha- = member ~ NJ" team last fall
and rui-h.d veil ~ ~ front Ilr also ran
fu n Yeats agu. bu' Iu fTa'k a'hlc'.. = H." ha-
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