Evening journal., 1911-10-12
BATTLES in
THE OLD DAYS
One TwirIer Generally Did all
Work for Team in Worlds
Series
KINGS GREAT GAME
AGAINST NEW YORK

The prospect OF some great pitch
ing duels being seen in the coming
series between the Giants and Ath-
letics recalls famous battles between
star boxmen in the old days
Charles Koenig,, who pitched pro-
fessional ball under the name of
King rs years ago. figured in one OF
the greatest twirling duels on record
between worlds championship pitch
ers. King, for ST. Louis and Timothy
Keefe, for New York, hooked up in a
great battle in 1873 Comiskey's st.
Louis Browns won the American As
sociation pennant that SSar. while
New York won the National cham
pionship.
King was a speed merchant. He
was known all over the circuit as
Cannon Ball" King, and few cat
chers cared TO handle his hot shot
Big gloves were unknown in those
days, and a catcher worked behind
the bat with a small glove like out
ielders use nowadays. Keefe beat
King in the first game Of the 1888
series, the score being 2 to /. Eacn
team made three hits. Keefe also
knocked King down IN the second
game 4 TO 2. each pitcher allowing
hve hits: Keefe won the third game
S to 4. This time the New York club
batted King for nine hits. Keefe
won four games for New York in
that series. defeating Chamberlain
In one game. Charles Koenig is now
a prosperous builder in South St
louis.
Keefe's feat Of defeating Comiskey's
ST. Lotus Browns four times was ex-
celled by Charles Getzein, of Detroit,
In the memorial series OF 1887 Get
zein and Catcher CAMEL. Of Detroit,
formed famous battery. Getzein
was a right handler with burning
speed and splendid control He be-
came the hero of the 1887 series un-
expectedly. The st. Louis Browns
figured Getzein would be easy picking.
Lady Baldwin, was the Detroit
pitcher Comiskey's men feared. But
Baldwin was not right and Getzein
was called upon to do the bulk
Of the work. He won five games from
the Browns. including a great thirteen
Inning battle over Bobby. Caruthers
that really won the series for detroit.
The Browns never came back after
Getzein hung the Indiap sign on
Caruthers in the great Extra inning
battle score to I.
The shortest and sweetest worlds
championship series on record was
the Providence metropolitan clash
of 1887 Providence won the Nation
a League penhant. while the Metro
politans were the champions Of the
American Association. "Old Hoss
Radbourne. wonderful right-hander
from Rockford, III was the star
twirler of the Providence team.
He established worlds record by
pitching something like 26 consecutive
games for the Providence club In one
season. A little thing like catching
an entire worlds series never struck
"Old Hoss' as being anything out
Of the ordinary. so when the Provi-
dence Grays tied up with the Metro
politans. Rarbourne volunteered to
twirl every game. II didn't last long,
however, for the Nets couldn't sec
RAIDS" fast ball and he beat them
three straight. winning the first two
games from Timothy Keefe. the gent
who bowled over Charlie King in the
1883 series.
Bobby Caruthers and John Clarkson
tied up in the deciding game Of the
1886 series between ST. Louis and
Chicago and Caruthers brought
home the bacon, score 4-3. The only