Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

twirlers. -.-
Mathewson, Bill Dineen,
~Babe" Adams, Mordecai
Brown, Jack Coombs and
Ed Walsh are the great
world S championship pitch
prs of modern baseball his
tory,
Browns Won in 1886.
Comiskey's Browns beat Pop"
Anson's Chicago White Sox in the
1856 series, Caruthers and Foutz
tvirling great ball for st. Louis.
In the 1885 series between st.
Louis and Chicago each team won
three games and one game was a
lie. The players got Sal apiece
out Of this series. Last year each
of the Athletics drew down 1854
for his share. Quite a difference,
en-
Comiskey's Browns figured in
four worlds championship clashes.
Detroit beat the Browns in 1887.
Lady Baldwin, one of the great
est southpaws of his time, won six
and lost one game for Detroit. Co
mskeys Observation-Disclosures,
Foutz and Hudson-were soft pick
ing for the Detroit sluggers. Nearly
every member of the Detroit team
was a. 300 hitter
Keefe Outpitehed King.
The worlds series of 1883 between
81. Louis and New York was
marked by tremendous pitching
dee between Timothy Keefe and
Charlie King. Keefe beat King
three straight, FL, Az and GA,
and Won the series for New York.
King, whose real name is Koenig,
[. now a prosperous contractor in
St Louis. He was known as Can
non Ball" King, on account Of his
wonderful speed. He sure could
ling the ball over the plate
Charlie Comiskey managed the
St. Louis Browns of 1883. Arlie
Latham, Tip O'Neill, Curt WEIGH
and other stars played under the
old Roman"
In the Temple Cup series of
1898 between Cleveland and Balti-
more. old Cy Young won three
straight games for Cleveland. Bal
timore won one game, Charlie Es-
per defeating Mig" Cuppy. Te-
beau, O'Connor, Wallace and Bur
kett were with Cleveland that year
McGraw, Jennings and Joe Kelley
played with Baltimore.
Baltimore and Cleveland also
tied up in 1895. Young was knocked
off the rubber by the orioles in the
first game. Hoffer and Joe Cor
bett pitched four straight victories
for Baltimore. Bobby Wallace
pitched the second game for Cleye-
land. working .agai-s, Corbett.
William Dineen turn~i the trick
for the Boston Americans in 1908
In the memorable eight-ga Sc
ries with the Pittsburg Nationals
Dineeu, now an American league
umpire was the greatest right
handler of his time.
Thanks to the wonderful pitching
Of Deacon" Philippe, Pittsburg
obtained a flying start. capturing
three out Of the first four games
Dineen heat "Schoolmaster Sam
Lever in the second game. The
betting was 10 to l on Pittsburg.
4 Clarke Wagner. Leach and COmpa-
ny thought they had the series
sewed up tight, especially when
Philippe beat Dineen in the fourth
game.
pld Cy Young saved the series
for Boston by whipping Kennedy in
the fiftH game. Dineen beat Lever
10 the sixth Young thrashed
Philippe in the seventh and Di-
h.en Knocked down Philippe in the
eighth and deciding battle, He
struck out Honus Wagner with
three men on bases. 1t took all
me fight out of the Pittsburg Pi-
rates Dineen shut them out, 80,
in tho final game.
Matty Won Three Straight.
Nalhewson still holds the rec
'.o of three straight shut-out tri-
Jmp0s over the Athletics in 1905.
Natty.S record is a mark they have
an been shooting at since the
Giants victory.
Big Six surely was wonderful
pitcher in 1905. He had the White
h.ePaantS eating out of his great
.sd' hand. He beat Eddie Plank
o-' w the first game, trimmed An
W. . oakley, 90. in the third game
i wy .ae series, and BANKED the great
.'"sNin Chief" Bender, 20. in the
"''h and deciding game of the Sc
Mas
El Walsh pitched Fielder Jones
"'.9go White Sox to victory over
.' 1icagO Cubs in 1906 Walsh
'H Two games. including a 20
'.-out that took all the fight out
- "le Cubs and made Chances
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