The chronicle=news., 1913-05-15
LIVE SPORT GOSSIP

II he could concentrate his. powerful
throwing power Into hurting the ball
so feet that 1t would burn Its way In
ozone. leaving nothing but streak
OF blue smoke.
So one day the "mgr." called this
untried thunderbolt Into service. In
regular league game was Edward
Crane given the opportunity to try
his sizzling speed. Those who wilt
messed the game still remember II M
IL II were yesterday. Crane had the
blue smoke. all right. but no more
control over 1t than u green chap
from the effete and dangerous east
would have In riding a bucking bron-
cho.
The Chicago team was the victim.
and here is u true list of the casual
ties: Four wild pitches. three bats
men hit. ~ men passed over ana by
the free route TO first.
After this exhibition Crane didn''
get a chance TO crack heads or dis
able any more OF the players In the
National league. During the fall OF
that year he Joined nn expedition TO
Cuba that Wen; on u transforming
trip through that island. He saw M
'opportunity for practics:i the native
ball players. with their .rc,enforccd
craniums. made u safe and much bet
ter target for Crane To fire at.
After the first game or 10 that
Crane worked against the cubans
they became tcrror-sirickcn: whn,
h. did TO them was horrible tn re-
late, He had them on the run from
the first inning to the very last. not
one of the natives being brave
enough to stand up under Cranc's
terrific fire,
Martin Duke. u phenomenal huTl-
or OF the wild aud woody type. made
u few inches In tAc walls OF the
mythical hal! OF fame for Wild mcn.
Duke WAS tried by Washington In
1881. lie made his debut against
the baltimore team. II WIS very I'm.
pr.rsiyr. and. one might state. awe
Inspiring. for siN Innings. rain pre-
venting further biood.hcd. ". mad,
things lively and kept everyone gu
the jump. Duke had binding speed
and his curves and shoots broke with
lixhtninx rapIdIiy. This uniamcd
pitcher made four Wild pitches. hit
two innocent baiscrs. passed nine
more and pretty near. passcd the um.
plrc into tho promised land by
swatiJnK him on the Uranium with
one 81 Ina fiery shnb,si
For simpi, passink pcu. to first 4
- "a - kA -
|O'Bricn. WORKING for the New Hsvca
team OF the Connecticut league In
1908. holds the records. In game
against M-rid~n he sent 1, m-r
down the line Of free passes. q
Bricn won hi. game at that by
score Of s TO ..
Some very steady and scdatc huri.
rrs have got into the wild man's col
umn. No less pcr~onRsc Than
Clark Griffith. tho one and only
manager that lifted the Washington
team out of the cellar and placed IL
In = lofty position In the American
league race. made y record that b,
no means can pass unnoticrd. When
pitching for 81. Louis back In 1891
6riff gave an exhibition of unsicad.
incsa tina; would have done credit to
a drunken sailor. and l, was again
the washinxton club NJ that. lie is
sued ~ passcs. duly signed aud IL.
bcicd e. Griffith. and to add good
measure he besncd one man. Clark
won his samr by a score of 20 to I.
the Senator. not taking advantage oi
his extreme tiberaltty,
The famous Jc.se Burkctt b.;ci,cd
into the baseball arena as a pitcher
and soon won fame q. a hard man to
hit on account of his unruiy delivery.
jess has n record Of passing g. men
in two successive xam-s' This stunt.
was pulled off tn the Atlantic league
while pitching for Worcester IN
1889. He made "a great record that
year by in;imidaiinx battcr.: ho~.
ever. II looked good In the hit -ol.
umn. Burkctt was signed ny New
York in 1890 His Introduction to
the pig i-asu. fellows wa. too much
for his nerve: when he found he
could not make a notable debut by
pitching good bali he proceeded 10
si,c an exhibition of what he could
do by I,chins for the wild mans
record.
Burke made five wild pitches.
t"mc oi them the widest ever seen,
one especially that hit the plate and
bounded up into the grandssand. To
add class I" this he passed II men.
Perhaps the most remarkable game
pitched. considering the wiliuc-s Of
the hurlsr. was by Doc" Amplc Of
the Bufial" team In 1900. Doe
shut out the Hoosicrs without a run
and only three hits. hut he gave II
bases on bali. and hit two more. Vet
with the assistance from Amotc In.
dianapoiis failed to score a run,
The great Amos Eusic va. perhaps
the n'ost successful pitcher of all
wild men lie issued 1JsN passcs f~