Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20
FORMER COLLEGE STAR.
Red Murray Showed Hitting Ability
 as Catcher for Notre Dame.

Red Murray, now star outfielder and hitter of the New York Giants, was one of the most famous players who 1 ever competed in western college base 1 ball. He was catcher for Notre Dame many vars ago. and many stories have been told on his ability to hit the ball. Franklin Fox, now cartoonist on Chicago newspaper. tells of a game he played against Notre Dame. It was back in 1905 and Notre Dame was slowly crushing the Hoosier squad. Red Murray. who was catching for Notre Dame, had made a homer and triple in his first two trips to the plate. His third attempt wa@ a. weak 1 grounder to the inf1eld.
 Murray appeared at the plate in the ninth inning, determined to make his batting record .750 In those days the | cinder track circled the diamond and there was straightaway of many yards out in left field. As the game was lost for Indiana anyway, the score being something GiIze 10 to 3 at the time, the Hoosier left fielder ran over i to the cinder path and turned his back on the. game. He crouched down in the gun, and glanced back over his | shoulder at the batter.
 Under ordinary conditions when such a thing was staged the hitter would probably have popped to the in l field Instead of that Murray lifted a,
  fielder's head as he sprinted for the fence. Before the ball could be return ed to the diamond Red had crossed the plate. 1t was something that prob ably never happened before or since. Notre Dame has given many great ball players to the major leagues but Mur- ray is perhaps the best with the pos | sible exception of Pitcher Ed Reulbach of the Cubs and Catcher Powers of the Athletics, who has since died.
 ion bod a little shortstop named Bobby Lynch about ten years ago. who graduated to the majors, but was too small for the job Others who have broken up are Fred Williams. substitute left fielder of the Cubs who Is completing his course at present and Dubuc, star twirler of the Detroit Tigers. There always has been a question down in Notre Dame whether McGraw didn't I make a mistake in developing Murray catcher as a youth, having quick, accurate throw to the bases Red was a good talker, too, and bolstered his pitchers up with great success.
 In fact, St Louis signed him as a back stop. But when he later went to the Giants he fblossomed out as a field CT. Here his great speed has told, for he covers as much ground as any gardener in the country. His throw, developing as catcher, is also
 
 scorers. But it is a question whether he Is as valuable to McGraw as 8 fielder as he would be as a catcher, in the minds of many experts-particular ly so of Notre Dame men.
 Evidently this season is So be one where veteran pitchers are to be count ed in more than the youngsters. Ben der and Plank. two old timers. are keeping the Athletics on the go. Fall kenberg has been the steadying fac tor for the Cleveland Maps Mathew son is doing the heavy part of the work for the Giants and Groom Is do ing great work for the Nationals. Only few youngsters are figuring prom inent1y-these being Russell, .of the White Sox: Johnson of the Reds, and Cheney, of the Cubs. Cheney can scarce be called veteran, last year being his first complete one as a sue
 cess. But the year is young yet and the kids may come through with a little more time and experience.