Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
oRouRKE QUITS BASEBALL
Played the Game for 56 Consecutive Tea-s-ln the Big Leagues 18 Years

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 When Jim o-RourEs failed to step to rle hat before the Eastern association closed Jas season two weeks ago, he closed a continuous record extending Cr-- E- -ea-$ The veteran has played El least one same every season since tr joined he National leapue in 1874 and thereby eslabliSLerG @ record for c1-r--uoGs playing 0'Eou-ke was HslLll--s Co keep lp his record this sea son. but acting ol the advice of his rlg~-e1su- he decided Jo quit baseball and aeH5et.-~. owing 10 severe illness last winter He Is now 5S years old
 Are-cer record winch he held for trree ears is of pia- ing on the same nine within iS son. Jimmy, Jr, They were together on the Bridgeport team, which the fs-ler owned Jimmy, Jr.. has neeu with the Columbus club of tra American asscCiaJion since his father sold -le Bridgeport franchise, 1r..-l--E nal field on the lot on ,s1-.a rle veteran Jim D'Rourle pitch cd hay when he vas boy.
 .H-r wears ago. st the close or the Connecticut lea-ue season, Jim caught ur- ef ,he regularly scheduled games nine and -1e followers Of baseball 1l-.r-- -1ed ssg the agility of the athlete who had passed the half century u-rl
 Today -hc veteran IS president, sec rrtary. treasurer and chief Of umpires r. rEa r-a~r--E association. formerly r'- Connecticut leasue. He organized rr. --a-ue 5n ISs- and has always been i-- secretary. He managed the Bridge Bort nine -5I three years ago. when h. retired from regular playing, all though Ee insisted that he Intended q. continue Go play a game or two a -..- .-fasr a. EHeu his name on the ,s zue records
 e.an-nr at the National league Career af Inc veteran. the student of rsarslI Statistics faces an array of f..r- f8s- .SIa ll Sh the old timer as e remarkable player. He was in big 1.--e f--a ha. IS years and baJJed t..rs- than .ssa for 13 years. missing r.a honor list only five times. WaS ~ - has achieved II records of a bat r.r- average of more than 300 for each yrl-. Dam E.~n-th-rs beJtered the 300 marx E5 times B-rlsley, John Ryan, Erclar and Van Hal-Ien 13 each, and 1-afoia will total his 18th mark of bet ter than -sn9 -his season
 T'Rourse never equalled the 400 s-7a-z for "a year His best record was --ss This was in 1890. Brotherhood year C-Rourke did not join the Fr1t-relool-
 National lca.-Ie clubs, starting with Boston al the organization of the Ie--le. and playing with Providence, F-~ala New York and Washington, leaving the league in 1908 Twice he played with winners of the National league championship. Providence and New work He was right fielder and f--f hazeman for the Providence nine s~ rS-Q- when # captured first place. s-F vas with New York in 1888 and 1SVa when it won the pennant- In 1S-a he was third best batsrnan of the Iez--c. and in 1884 he led the league v-f-h an average of -S5o.
 His brother Jorn. who died recently, rfzved with him ou the Boston for 4-yo seasons. Tn 1879 John was third best hatsrnzu or the league. with the p0erone. accomplishing an average of -~s1 He broke his leg by stepping in a hole in the Boston right field and r,.sred from the game the next year
 0-Pourka has batted better than 300 st--e his entry iI the Connecticut league. although he never led the or r7rfzarion with the stick.