The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-10
BASEBALL CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY


In the baseball dictionaries Dr. the future yu I'LL opposite 1o
word Fred Clarke, the following synonyms. Old Reliable, H-rouh a uuial
of purpose and achievement. To put it plain. you SET In a pet
Clarke for win place and show, on the season race, n &c 10 Seep
on 1t He doesn't disappont
Clarke comes from Kansas, where they grow the finest specimens IN
IL the Kingdoms n queendoms, animals vegetables sporting. JOHN
J. ingalls,. the greatest orator of modern times. car rom Kansas - ala
many another proud products. and they all combined to make OF Kansas
the most picturesque state in the republic. Not he east notable OF ne
Kansans is Clarke the baseball giant Clarke who for three years LED me
left fielding; who twice made a mark the highest OF record lin the National
league; fr who 10 years batted vel 800, and who planted the first pen
Mani In Pitsbur followed 1t up with two lore of the anne sort IN
fmmediat uccesson You've heard " Clarke.
Fred Clarke is q graduate farmerist He va brought u p on the old
homestead. you can argue anything you like out of that The no.
n harm In the practice. Anyway. Fred was a chore boy o the prairie and
a baseball player on the level Long before the worlds fair he was play
Ing with the Mascottes If Ds Mones and they made a wise pick when
ne aooed MIN TO hell team. A Memphis scout who had stayed a few
states west watched the work of young Clarke. and snapped him for the
Tennessee team That a move No. L. Billy Barne, who solved problems
fr Louisvihe ghmpsed Clarke at his cheerful Memphis endeavors, and next
thing red Colonel Clarke O. Kentucky. Move 2
Louisville liked Clarke, and Clarke liked Louisville, and between the
" OF hen they became famous. A good part of Clarkes excellent record
ws IA With n Louisville team. and 1t a a real loss 20 the burg when
boss Drey1uss beckoned the willing worker 10 the Pittsburg pasture. But
what was kentucky's deprivation was distinct gain to Pennsy. Clarke
threw himself Int the bigger work with a spirit that cast u a IL thought
OF TN teams asst dsappofntments He WI given the management and
II n oud plant a pennant wnere o had crown before, he'd back out
OF ne state n commune with the W O his native praines.
rms wasn't necessary. Pttsburg "a a good second in that 1900 year,
aHo py ts I'M having FELT u thism material Free was to be headed.
He 1oted Pttsburg into the winning stride ii 1901 1904 and 100 IN h a
mad the name of Pirates the most dreaded in all tn land If baseball.
Wnne ne a doing these big things fol the team, he a serving u a in
III tn precept o could utter in a league season. Tso wn record for big
batting stood 1854, 1927. .46, .3S. 1928. .316, 1851, .306 and 3Os. In left field
ing ne led the league in 1901 with q mark Of 7; in 1904 he felded $40,
n in $50! again in 1909 he led With .9S7-the highest figures since the
beginning of organized professional ball in 1871. And all the time running
bases like a outside al a ace track in the days before the trouble.
Besides, which, he were thu ground a thoroughly a 5 a blizzardy snow
Storm n never felt fatigue.
III a good thing there isn't a ball team made u d If nine Fred CIarkes
1t would rob- the game of all interest