The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-01
JACK HALPIN'S
RISE TO FAME
CAPTAIN OF REMNANT WINNING
CALUMET BASEBALL TEAM
IN 1891 NOW CHIEF OF
DETECTIVES.

or interest 70 local baseball fam
viii De the announcement that John J
Halpin, former professional ball
player on the Calumet team. which lac
captained To victory i'm 1891. has been
made chief Of the detective force OF
Chicago
Among Halpin's Calumet team mates
Nere Jim Renwick pitcher. stul resld
ing here: Andy Dalton. pitcher: Ort-
man. pitcher; Jansen, catcher: Hop
kins. first base. Peter Hun. second
base; Paddy Larkins third ba-e.
Mickey Ryan. short stop; and Ziegler
Bowen and one other in the outfleld.
This team won the pennant in 81.
The following from the Chicago
Tribune tells OF Halpin from his career
as a ball player in Calumet 10 CHIEF OF
the Chicago detectives:
From Catcher To Chief OF Detec-
tives" would be an appropriate title for
an interesting book II some one would
Write the life history Of Capt John ].
Halpin. who recently was placed in
command OF the Chicago detective bu-
reau.
Baseball players and fans who re-
membered Jack" Halpin. as he was
called when he was in the game, sent
corgratulatory letters and kilograms
from several states. Among those who
sent him a wire wishing him "all the
success in the world" was Charles A.
Comiskey. president OF the Chicago
White Sox, with whom Halpin used to
play ball on the prairie when both
We're kids"
There are many eX-ballplayers in the
police departments Of the country.
but Halpin is the first TO rise TO the
position of chief of detectives In rec
ignition Of the responsibility that goe.,
with the position the city council by
special order increased the salary
from $2.25O TO $2.75O a year. only two
other members of the department draw
larger salaries-the general superin-
tendent and assistant superintendent.
Reaches Half Century Mark.
Tomorrow Capt Halpin will be 80
years old. He was born in Chicago.
At the age of 10 he began playing ball
on the west side prairies, and many a
good walloping he got from his parents
because he paid more attention TO the
national game than he did to his stud
les Finley Peter Dunno ("Alr. Doc
ley') was a classmate Of Halpih at
-. Patrick's school in Deplaines street
and they often "bummed" together to
see the games OF the city league
teams
Hlapln's father wanted to make a
bricklayer out Of his son, and his
mother was bent on his being a lawyer
or a doctor. But Jack" said he would
be neither. lie had set his mind on be.
Ing a professional ballEsayer. and no
persuasion could change him.
Along in the early sos Halpin join
I'd the old Garden city club as catch
or. Other city league teams Of that
day We're the Franklins. the Writings.
and the Etnas.
Kept His Eye on "Commy"
Although we were semi pros" said
Capt Halpin yesterday. I'VE put up an
article Of ball that was as near the
real thing as | ever saw. My old
friend 'Commy' was a prairie player
when broke into the game. and ]
don't remember that he ever stole any
bases on me when was behind the
plate. He had it on me, though, with
the stick. O, boys. but he had a wal
lOp"
Halpin played first base for the Mon
mouth team Of the Three Eyes league