The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-21
KING SMITER
OF 3 BADGERS
Il N xx.s for the chaimsrs TROPHY aad
TIE National Lsagus winner.
winner.

y owen Wilson. whose services were
4 acquired ~ the Pirates through the me
| dun OF the draft ave years ago. seems
entied 10 another coEnomen this year
other than the one that hos been be-
l slowed on him-The King PIN Smiter Of
Three Bsgger~. Just a. Lew Richie has
I been dubbed the Giant killer, 30 should
the Pirate right fieldeE-be termed the
/ the figures show that ,. owen did more
than his share toward winning several
games recorded a. Pirate Victories and
! cub defeates.
Wilson always was a timely hitter
I ne batted ia over Toe runs last year
ana MS performance with the stick this
! season shows that he IL deserving OF
some votes that are 20 be cast bv IN Q
! newspaper Jury as being the most valu-
able player to his team. aud therefore
entitled 10 Chalmers car. Fans have
: noenin z 10 say IN this competition. which
| II a silent one. but the figures speak
| and they show that Wilson ought 10 be
= extremely popular IN New York and ex-
trernely unpopular IN Chicago. Here Is
| reveals:
April 23--Pittsburgh defeated Chicago.
TO ?. Wilson batting in two OF the Pr
| rates. runs. crossing the plate once him
self and shaving on q rally by the Cubs
! IN the ninth inning. by making a sensa-
! tional catch OF Zimmerman's bid for a
We're on the base=
May 2s-Pittsburgh defeated Chicago.
TO I. Wilson batting in two of The
frates taiiies with a double. and scor-
September - Pittsburgh defeated
! run. "
september 4-Pittsburgh defeated chi
caso. TO ?. Wilson settling issue OF
game - polling homer In eigh TIA inning
! when score was tied nd. when Wagner
and MILLER were on the bases.
| Wilson up To last Tuesday had ripped
! on thirty-four three-baggers, getting
seventeen OF these hits on pitchers OF
OF teams or hts own section. and the
! same number or huriers on clubs from
the region east Of the Alleghenies. which
would indicate that In the National
! League the east has IL on the west this
| year so far az curverS 20 The thirty
four three-baggers made This year Nv
I Wilson are enumerated below:
April l3-On Geyer. 81. Louis
I April iS-Om Snliee. 81 Louis
April 23-On Brown. Chicago
cinnatL ~ I'm
May 3-on Cheney. Chicago.
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season In fast company. as he caught
last year with the Newark team OF the
I Eastern league. and ranked as the lead
ING catcher OF the entire organization
rms Is his fourth year in professional
baseball. as he made his debut with the
| indianapolis team lie Is unmarried. Is
- years OF age. weighs 1870 pounds, and
lives at Bishop Hill. III.
| Hugh Bcd4ent, Pitcher.
Hugh Bedient, one OF this years Red
SoX recruits and the youngest member
MS nrst year In the major leagues. a
year ago last spring he was taken with
| the Boston team on It's training trim
10 the coast. but was handed over 10
the Providence club OF the then EAST
ern league before the major league sea
son was started. At the latter end OF
City. and the Red Sox management had
20 hand over ave players to get him
back this year in the Boston fold
ton by pitching 2i-innin game
against the Cory pal team for MS
own home team at Faiconer. y. v
was secured by the FAN River club
I OF the New England league. coming
from there TO the Hub in the spring
ter inch In height. bats and pitches
right-handed. was recently married.
and lives IN Faleonsr y. y.
Meal Bail Utthty Fielder.
Rapids. Iq-. but his winter home Is in
with MONTGOMERY Ala. OF the southern
association. back In 1904 fTa showed
50 much class AZ bit and adeid that
tne New YORK Htghlanders purchased
him. -s'e Mans bought BAN from the
Yankees in 1909. and sold him to Bos-
tor couple OF months ago. Balls
greatest claim 20 fame IL that he made
an unassisted triple PLAY FOR the Mans
asa,nst his presen, teammates July 10.
Hugh Bradley. First Baseran-
Hugh bradley. one-time change
catcher and first baseman OF the RED
s"N u 70 years OF age and resident
Of Worcester. Mass. This is hts third
year with the club. and he missed the
opportunity TO cover the FIRST sack
regularly through a serious injury he
year. This spring he started IN like
race horse and babe fair 20 suppiant
Manager Stahl az first base. but fe feli
great opportunity. Brad b. n fraction
of an inch short OF six feet tail. and
bats and throws riGht-handed
CLYDE Ennel, Uality.
EnRel IL regarded ~ the most vnfu-
able utility man in ma for league b. So
BAH He has played every position on
the Foston team outside ~ pitcher and
catcher. and HE ability n go I'm either
outneid or inheid % n moments mo-
tee has been one 81 the teams strong
clyde Ensei g. 20 years ~ age. and
this iq bis tenth year in baseball 10
made bic profcssional debut with fhe
. Nashville team - tho Southern league.
went from there 10 the Eastern League
md entered fast company with ire
New 1ofk HiFhlanders. by whom De-
was traded 20 Boston two wears ago
He o. I've feet seven and ono hsfe
Inches In height. weighs 100 bats ana
thrnws right-handed r. married. and
william oarrigan. Catcher.
bill carriRan o. PLAYING In ibe TTub
Tor the sixth yerr lie De- % veara
of axe. weighs o.. fs i've faef fen
inches On height and unmarried Rui
vac secured hr the Boston club from
Holy Cross college fn the summer ~
1905. but 90 tho spring ~ 1907 was
EARNED ont Co Toronto. refoiriur ~.
lioston club IN the fall n the same
year
Marty Krug. Utnisv.
hruF. Cleveland tad has Rad few
chanCeT o. arre1r in the regular line.
~ this eeaFon HE regular position
d. - Fnnrtrfuu. but aa there was flfffa
crane ~ dIqrlarirr the BOSTON can
taiu krur haF bod 20 aff on che honrn
We ~ ~ i've feet efrht rff r.la-haff
inches tal. and weighs 1G0 This pei
hIf Third year IN baseball Tfr started
WIN DAYTON. vent 90 Columbia 81 81
ara from there 20 BOSTON ffe D. fi,
rnarriei and bats and throws rieht.
handed
NV Collins pftshsr.
Ibis De- Collins fourth rHar with frr
RED SuN. having Joined The team af
tfe close ~ hlr college r1rerr rf ffa
University ~ Vermont UrstI nuafr fr
bad pitched summer fa1f FOR r.rri.rrl .
STANDS SIX feet ono inch fnfI fa 2r weave
of are. wac married THE spring nrf
resides nf Hurllnrfon. W. De- ia
lef banded twlrier and bats laft-harI- [
NARY hooper Righ, Fielder.
Il. 1910 Pr ''f. or HTr "f