The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-02
Great Pitching Staff Is Signed
by Connie Mack for Pen.
nant Winners.
LUCKY MANAGER IS
PARTIAL TO LEFT-HANDERS
Tommy Ramsey Is Remembered
As One of the Most Famous
Stars of the Box.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-More GOOD
southpaws VIII bc socn together on N,
Athletics next season than have oy,,
been known on one team In the hIsto-,
of baseball, There arc four of thsn-
Plank. krause. Russell and Atkins
There was "A fine time when the so,,h.
paws worc as scarce as great tcnors Il.
righthandcrs there was 4 host of crca,
ones. but The lcfthanicr with ,nn.J
curves and control came so rarely ,h,i
tic fame Of tho occasional s,rcressfn,
ones passed from generation 10 genrra.
ton.
Great Southpaw.
Thus Tommy Ramsey. with his 7on.
dcrful drop ball. is remembered as ibs
greatest of ali portsidcrs, and Lave
Cross delights 10 Tell how when with
louisville lie caught for Ramsey in a
game when Tommy struck ont sixlcso
men under tho foul-s,rikc rule.
IF 1t had been three strikes" sad
Lave, telling the story, "hc would hayo
famed no less than twenty-five OF tho
t%eniY-SevcD ltattcrs."
Matt hjlroy was a great rival of Ram
soy and WAS noted for his skill in catch
ing men mapping off first. IN one gama
n" sol no less tllan seven thai way.
In those days II q team had one left.
handed pitcher IL was lucky To hayo
two was remarkable, and moro than ths.
Was never heard Of
Manager Mack has always had great
DartiaiTv for the left t-handed Finger.
3o had ono on his original staff when
lic came 10 Philadelphia Ptatt and Ia
his ten years here Inc has never lacked
at least one 5outhpaw.
Plank's Career.
Plank came 10 Tho team I'm 1901 fresh
from Gettysburg college. and has In.
doubtedly given longer and bstter ssrs.
Ice than any southpaw in the history ct
the game. barring possibly BreitenstsIn.
reer, is sti!l star twirler in New Or.
leans in the Southern league.
Plank vas taught the crossiire by
Chick Fraser. then with the Athletics.
and also picked UP some good points
from Matt kilroy.
Plank undoubtedly is the steldsst
lefthander in tho history o( the game
II has been the experience Of most Of
the southpaws 10 be much given 10 Wild
ness, but Eddie has no trouble In get
ting tho ball over the plate.
II Was the combination Of Plank end
Waddell that won the pennant Of l9'.
The spectacular career OF the RuSe wi!
always be remembered in local baseball
circles.
Baseball Judges agree that he wil al.
ways be remembered as one Of the great"
est twirlers baseball has ever produced
His personal eccentricities added 70 MS
fame. With Shrock 10 handle his blind
Ing speed there was a combination 10 stop
the best OF them.
The Reuben helped In the first bali of
the penrant winning season OF l9V.' out
slumped mysteriously in the closing
stages and couldn't pitch at ALL slsns
saved that flag by his superb WORK In lho
closing months,
Krause is a California phenom. 10 haa
seasons experience in the Tristate un.
der George Heckert, and blossomed @ yus
in 1903 as one OF the best Iwiriers IN ln1
American league. He particular? nau
the goat OF Boston and Detroit
Detroit hit him IN l9lo but he sun Wa
too much for Boston.
Atkins didn't have as much casncs
he will later. owing 10 the notapie Hos
of Coombs and Bender but Mdnase,
Mack believes he has the masel'@ ="
which n winner is made.
Russelrs sensational debut Is Nen p,,
membered. The 1000 beauty from nA az.
more beat Boston the only gsnis gi,1s. N
pitched and showed that III adal.Ion no.. :.
having a lot of ability he is $40 p
sessed OF the right kind OF nerve. nerve ann
Detroit and Boston have tnun Man.
troubles TO hit the southpaWs. ana I -.
ager Mack will be so fixed In lyll WI! o'ls s,ss
need use nothing else again'' ''
teams,