Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-09
Big Game on Tonight

CENTRAL ASSN.
BASEBALL NOTES
Hank SEVERED .unburdens himself
thusly to a Cincy Commercial,T
une scribe at Columbia, Ga:
Catcher Henry SEVERED desires to
give a secret to the world. For two
long years he has been carrying 1t
about In his bosom until he finally
realizes the truth Of Edgar Allen Poes
statement that secrets kept are ten
fold more injurious than secrets told.
| The correct manner Of writing his
name Is Severeide. During his two
seasons work Henry has been kept
busy every OFF moment in the day list
ling the different manners of spelling
This cognomen. "Severoid, Severed"
|"Severeyd'' and various other instances
have been brought to light in persuing
THAT multipaged scrapbook.
| When he played on the Ottumwa
club in the Central association the
newspapers there called him Sever
leyd," to distinguish him from a team
innate, who was named Sevoid. When
The played in other towns he was
called SEVERED" Then, when he
came to the Cincinnati club, the news
papers guessed at his surname and
made 1t "Severoid."
But he will answer to any OF these
or any other starting with an s." The
other evening one of the bell-hops was
paging "Mistah S. s. The catcher
walked over to the desk and asked to
see the party who wanted that indi-
vidual. Out of the waiting room came
Ia beautiful girl who told the clerk that
that was not the gentleman she wanted
Then up comes SINNERS with the re-
quest to know why SEVERED Is but
ting in on him. OF course, Henry had
to explain the whole thing and was
then excused.
| Some of the Central association
scribes could improve on their phraseo-
ilogy by taking junket to Australia.
| Pipe at these excerpts from Australian
English describing a prize fight:
Mcvea's left kept twoddling home to
the goose egg.
Scarcely a blow was being struck,
but the evasion was excellent.
Langford Dashed left.
McVea kept omnibusing to the mug.
l McVea received Denny Hayser.
Langford got him hard downstairs.
Langford got home to the dial.
Pa Belt has another claim to dis
|tinction than being the Oldest baseball
man in captivity. II you don't believe
lit, read the following from the current
ISparting News:
| Frank Belt, who recently resigned
the management of the Keokuk club
of the Central association and an
lnounced he has retired from base
ball after 90 years of service Id the
game, was responsible for Captain
4 Larry Doyle, of the National league
champions, becoming one Of baseball's
bright stars Doyle branched out as a
professional at Nation in the Kitty
league in 1905. Nation was in need
LOT pitcher and appealed to President
Dick Kinsella OF the Springfield
Three Eye league team for aid.
Kinsella saw chance to make, q
bargain when Nation hoisted the
distress sign and struck one. "I'll
let you have a pitcher for the pick OF
your team at the end of the season.
Kinsella told the Nation people. His
foffer was accepted and Pitcher
Joke. t was sent to the Kitty league
team by Springfield
Doyle didn't do well with NATION
that season. Kinsella had not even
considered him in deciding what play.
Ter to pick. He had almost made up
his mind to take a veteran pitcher
who he thought could give Springfield
; at least one seasons good work, when
he ran into Belt one day. Belt was
managing the Jacksonville team Of the
Kitty league at that time.
! Have you seen Doyle play" quer.
lied Belt
mo" answered Kinsella.
"Well don't pick any one until you
do and then pick him. He's the coming
ball player of that club. He hasn't
looked good in the box scores, but
he's there any way you take him
He'll bring you more money inside
of year than you ever got for a
player"
Kinsella followed Belts advice and
picked Larry. Before the next season
was half gone the Giants paid $4,000
for Doyle. a record price at that time
4 After Springfield had secured Doyle
1.-THE Kitty league lost all OF its lives
land Pitcher .Jokerest returned to
Kinsella. AS things turned out Kin
sellt got $4,000 without cent OF in.
Investment and the clip which Doyle
Travelled with the Giants was instru
mental in several other New York
Ideals that We're profitable to Kinzsella
| The following have signed Hanni
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