Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-15
BY JOHN H. GRUBER.

Addison c. Gunibert Was Il sturdy,
"ell-built man. Nliose very appearance
suggested strength and determination.
and strong and determined he was from
the time he first threw the bail over the
plate TO the end of his base bail career.
!. lie was not only d strong pitcher, but
q stout batter and accurate fielder He
looked you squarey i'll the face, and 10
strength and determination was added an
honesty of purpose that successfully beat
down amy opposition he encountered.
Cium1ert was born III Pittsburgh Octo-
hnr 10, 1865, and first got a taste of base
ball while member Of one OF the oldest
athletic clubs in his native city. His
professional career began i'll 1887, when
4 joined the GAINESVILLE team of the
OHIO State League. However, it Mas in
ls>s that tie determined to devote his
Young lii. to base ball. He remained with
GAINESVILLE. which that year joined the
1ri-Stttc League, the first OF its iiaInc,
and his work III the noA Nas marvellous.
Twice he shut out the Mansfield team
without :, hit. His work was SO pHoms-
ing that after GAINESVILLE quit, he WAS en-
gagged by the Chicago club
Lost First Big Game.
Ills first game III the National League
Was pitched for Chicago September Il.
lssS. at Chicago, When he beaten
by Philadelphia. 70 =. thu opposing
pitcher being Charley Eulinsto lie
pitched six games for Chicago before
the etid OF the s"ason aiiu won eyo'y I'll
tef1,ate on". Af;,r MS defeat b. PhilA-
jelph;i h" beat WASHINGTON. :, 10 !.
pitching against l:eorS" ". keeic. Then
he was beaten by indianapoiis, 10 6. w.
r. Eurtlick pitching Tor the fioosie:s.
Gumberts fourth game Was at Boston.
where he helped Van iiaitren down the
Beaneaters. l.; to I. john Clarksou. VINO
had that year been sold by alr'f.o 10
Boston for $1,000, WAS i'll til" l'tN TO- I e
Beaneaters. who lost in si'i,c Of the Fac;
that Il triple play WAS executed by them.
RAJ at short Quinn ut :.-rond. morrill,
at first and Kelly behind! Nh" Fat % -
forming the fcat. Kelly, IT,. -" =
had cost ti,e Boston '.'u:, =
vas paid 10 Chicago f"r III.
his !ifth game GuInii' q; "as
New York b., Mckee Vi e'~''. :: ~
last game n 1855 WIS =; M. iin-, D..
ph.-,, he beat Jim Whitney. IL -. j.
When Al ioilied IL. ''l'i'agos in iss>
the principal pitchers of III" teain Mere
Mark Baldwin. Gus kro"f and George
Van Haltrun. with tieorS" BorchcrS and
Charley Erynan to fall back upon. Bald
in came to Chicago; fr"ni Duluth in 1859,
and Van Iialtrcn cam" FROM California
in tile same Year
Tener Bobs Up.
'rl,.1. t;ierc MS John X T.h.!, nov
Governor ot feunsA l,HtliI aud president
of thu. National league. Who madc lis
debut in fast company fifteen days before
t;umbcrt rs member of the Chicago
| team His introduction could not be called
propitious by any means, The first game
he pitched WAS against indianapolis, and
he was beaten. l. to o. the -Hoosicrs get
ting twelve hits, including five two-bag-
gers, total of seventeen bases, and
made nearly that many runs. The White
Stockings could get only three hits off
Egyptian John Healy. all singles. and, al
though he gave five bases on balls, not
"A Chicago man could score. However
Tener won the next four games, beating
Detroit and Boston each once. and New
York twice. The Giants in both games
had Mickey WEIGH i'll the box. Against
Boston Tener faced Radbourne. and beat
him. IL to e. and later in the season met
him again at Boston. and shut him out,
:: TO o. Tener pitched twelve games i'll
1855, of which he won seven.
In 1889 the pitching corps OF the CHI
cago team was increased by the addition
of Bill Hutchinson from the Des MONIES
team, and Frank Dryer from the Chi
cago Westerns. These two assisted Gum
bert Tener and kroch. Van Haltrcn be
ing permanently assigned to left field,
succeeding Martin Sullivan. George be
came one OF the star outfielders Of the
National League, and did very little work
in the box after 1855 DSNycg w3s a pc
,,u,iar pitcher. Joe MIilvcN. then round
ing out his Sixth year with thc Philade-
phas gave a humorous description Of
his manner Of pitching. said he: lie
winked at me, and thought he meant ~
give INC an easy ball. I swipcd at it. and
it was a wide outshoot. He winked
! again, and struck at a drop Then he
winkcd the third krne, but thought III