The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-01
BLUM PLAYING
A GREAT GAME
Making Name for Himself
First Year in Profession
al Company.
IS JUST A
Darby Almost Let the Kid
Go Without Even a
Trial.
is JUST A YOUNGSTERS

Duluth. July 1.-The boy who is
setting the See-Eye league on fire at
the present time is but 10 years of age
and is his first year in professional
company. Harvey Bluhm, the red
headed youngster who is playing a
sensational game on the first sack Of
the Duluth team, is the lad referred
to.
Here is the funny thing about it
IO'Brien was on the point Of letting the
he played with the Kumhars. OF some
such team in Cleveland. Some pho
tcgrapher down there is a bug and has
a team bearing his picturesque name.
This Is the aggregation young .Bluhm
graced by his authenticated presence.
Well Darby took the kid under his
irish wings and started him u at
first. Maybe it vas because all his
friends were roofing for him, and
maybe It was that old prophet stuff in
your " country hat got him. but
the kid didn't show SO much stuff
while the team was in Cleveland.
Here 1t was that the orator was on the
point of separating Bluhm and the
Ipay roll.
How glad he has beer since that
time that he decided to hold on and
SIC ma tIc hlu COuiu OO. Oul OIL
Cleveland the playing of the red-top-
ped n began to improve. Just about
the time that the team reached here
the playing of Bluhm began to at
tract general attention. Now. we'll. he
pulls sensational plays every day and
his playing has been one of the fac
tors that has kept the White Sox out
in the lead for the pennant.
Time and time again Bluhm saves
Ih{S in6ao1orS frNNo fhn orror oo1,,o,n
lScurs and Leber will gladly swear to
this statement. 1t seems to make no
difference where the pellet is thrown
If Bluhm car rach it he generally
holds it.
Hal Chase became famous for his
lcne-handed catches. Young Bluhm
can take a ball with his gloved hand
as easily as he catches it with both
hands. Wild throws to either side of
him Or over his head he takes non
chalantly with that well-liked glove
of his. 1t is the ease and finish of
the lads playing that makes one ask
the question: Where did he ever
learn to play the bag like that?
There is but little question that he
will go up this season. 1t is probable
that the local club will receive a bun
is indeed foolish who will wait and
take a chance on the draft system
with a player who has the wonderful
promise of Blum. He is a ball play
er from his toes to the top of his red
head.
What's more, the kid is a modest,
retiring youngster, but full of fight at
that. His hitting is improving very
much. for when he first came to
O'Brien he looked very rae at the bat.
To some of the more observing fol-
lowers of baseball he looks like a hit
ter. He has all the ear marks Of q
grand ball player.
Johnny Ness and Merrie McCrone
are two players of the initial sack that
stand out in the memory of the fans
of the city. Both of these men play
ed on the same team with Darby
O'Brien. The orator is authority for
the statement that Harvey Bluhm is
today a far greater player than either
of these men.
Ness got as far as Detroit and Nc
Crone, according to last accounts, was
with Jersey City. According to most
measurements of players or standards
of comparison, young Bluhm's ulti-
mate destiny is the big leaguers.
Bluhm is just n more of the great
youngsters who have come out of
cleveland, a city hat develops some
of the best young players in the coun-
try. If he makes good in fast COM
pany-and he should've will add to
the fame of the Forest City, a COM
munity that has produced along with
Bill Bradley some of the greatest lum-
iraries in the great national game.