The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-30
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| under the guidance 'HnN'
Of ma te n 9-0
uncle, he palpitated through never.
TO. be-forgotten nine innings on Old
Recreation park, the Saginaw aggre-
cation OF the old Michigan stare
league defeating Grand Rapids by
score OF TO T. Fred Popkay OF De-
troit. played first base for Saginaw
that day The late Tom LOTUS star
red at short stop. Brown caught. k'it-
ter pitched.
The terrific speed and sweeping
curves OF the Saginaw twirler and his
perfect control and grace, made pie
ture that has never been effaced from
the boyish mind. OF recent years Ii
has been q pleasure TO discuss that
game with several of the men who
took part in IL, the one who occupied
the slab in particular. Both Rutter
and Popkay are still good ball play
ers. The former is, in office hours, an
occupant of the big stone house from
which the county of Wayne admins
tiers its affairs
Across the festal board at the Cass
cluD the other night the veteran Rog-
er Barrett glanced across at Rut.er
, and recalled an interesting incident OF
the old State league days.
After Rutter left Saginaw" said
he, che took the management OF the
Monroe club--while it lasted. | went
down to help him out He had thrown
out his arm, so far as regular work
in the box was concerned, but he still
had that wonderful curve ball for
few innings, and he used to coach mis-
batters with IL. | was only raw
ycungster and he had a lot OF fun
making me back away from the plate
with that curve.
Years afterward--I hate to say
how many-the ID. A. G.. was playing
at Wayne Wayne had sent over TO
Romulus for Rutter and he appeared
at first base. | was playing in the
ID. A. c. outfeld.
Along toward the latter part Of tSe
game, | came up in a pinch. Id
been lucky during the day and had a
chance to clean up this time, but Rut-
ter called to his pitcher, and the two
had a short talk, which ended in
switch of positions. Rutter went into
the box and wound up.
Like a fash there came to me the
memory OF those old days at Monroe.
| knew the old boy was going to try
to drive me away from the plate with
that curve ball, and | sat myself for
| il. II was the same old stuff, Just as
thought The ball shot straight for
my head and then whirled down and
| away from me. When II got to the
plate 1t put a dent in my bat. just
walked around the bases.
Il guess IL was sweet revenge for
| the way he had made monkey "
me in the old days at Monroe, and
| had the laugh on him at last, even
| II / did take a mean advantage of
the old boy"
II that grand catcher and big-heart-
ed Arkansas. Charlie Schmidt, could
only look into the Utmost soul of De-
troit fandom and appreciate the es-
teen and goodwill which We all bear
him, he would bittrely regret the
moment when he allowed himself to
utter for publication the pitiful whine
which he is now making the occasion
for a diatribe against his manager.
Detroit needs nothing of the sort 10
call it to a realization Of it's obliga-
ton. Incidentally, IL has taken a mat
ter OF years to show US the peculiar
traits OF man whose physical system
is so impervious TO that pain to which
his mentality SENS to so abnormally
sensitive. Forget il, Charlie!
Now comes an athlete who claims
he can stop the beating of his own
heart That's not so much after all.
We have known few who could do
that to an entire grandstand full OF
people.
Anything over $4,000 that Fred Lake
gets from his St. Louis scouting job,
reverts to the employers in Boston TO
whom he Is still under contract. Any
thing that Fred gets above this figure
can, without difficulty, be run through
the eye of a needle.
III IL be true that Bob Unglaub Is
10 manage the Lincoln club, We can
tip il off to Lincoln fans without the
least hesitation, that they can con-
idently look for some strategy stunts
next year that were never known To
the lexicons OF Connie Mock, Hughle
Jennings, John McGraw or Frank
Chance.