The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-14
RUBE' MARQuARD
WAS FROM IOWA
He and Bugs Raymond Also Came
From the Hawkeye State and
are Most Eccentric In
Business.
BOTH WITH WATERLOO
Marquard is Now Twirllng Great Ball
and Is Doing Much to Keep
the Giants In National
Lead.
BOTH WITH WATERLOO


of the fact that RUDE Marquard and
Bugs RAYMOND, that precocious pair
of eccentric twirlers owned by the
New York National league club, once
performed in this state, and received
practically their first Introduction In
to the ranks of professional baseball
here.
Both were on the roster of the same
club and performed on the same cir
cult, although, fortunately, not stimuli
taneously. Waterloo furnished the
background both physically and finan-
cially for the initial appearance OF
the pair, and the old lowe league.
since transformed into the Central
Association, the stage setting
Both, even at that time. gave prom
Use of becoming great pitchers and
showed even greater propensities
along the lines which earned their
sobriquet. and has been their dis
tinguishing mark in and out of major
league company since that time.
Marquard From the East.
Marquard, since became famous as
the $1,000 beauty purchased by Nc
Graw, and up to the recent sale of
O'Toole to Pittsburg the highest
priced player in baseball, wandered
into Waterloo back in 1904. or rather
came on from the east at the solicita-
ton OF the management
He was raw, ungainly and still bore
evidence of the tall grass Although
giving indications of being conner he
was unable to gain control and after
working a portion of the season re-
! turned east. Four years later he was
sold by the indianapolis club of the
| American Association for $1,000.
For three years he occupied the
New YORK. bench, and was spiked by
baseball critics as the biggest bloom
er in the game. Last spring he ac-
quired control and came into his own.
At the present time ne is the leading
pitcher of the National league, and
has repaid McGraw for his faith and
patience by placing his club in the
running for the championship.
Raymond Like WaddeiI.
The history of Bugs RAYMOND after
leaving Waterloo reads like second
edition of the memoirs of one Rube
Waddell, sometime major Lacquer,
now gracing the salary roll of the Min
neapolis club because his eccentric.
tiles would not permit OF his remain
ing in the big show.
! Raymond's rise and downfall came
almost simultaneously The one is
| so closely identified with the other
that the line OF demarkation is but
faint His association with the Wat.
erloo roster occurred the year fol
lowing that of Marqusrd
His work was, as it always has
been since, at times brilliant bu,
more often Indifferent He was draft
ed that fall by the Detroit American
league club of which Bill Armour was
then manager He was sent south
without trial and worked in thu
Southern league.
Goes TO Cardinals.
j, Two years later he was purchased
, by the ST. Louis Cardinals. Waddel
was working for the Browns at the
, time and the two were staged a!
counter attractions Raymond wen
to the New York Giants with SenIe
and Murray In the deal which sem
Roger Bresnahan to st Louis as man
ager of the Cardinals.
His value to McGraw's club, how
ever. practically has been nil, as hi
loose and eccentric habits have KEEP
him in constant trouble This yea
after promising start he broke train
ing rules, and after being suspended
indefinitely Joined the ranks of tht
semi-profs
: Like Waddell be is regarded as on
of the most brilliant pitchers in base
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