The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-31
llIertOn. Tells
Story of Steiny
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Ror,ner Cub Star Started His
Blg League Career ON Dia-
mond In Detroit


~ Chicago Cubs Ia gone and
ovory one Of that magnificent
crowd OF men who Whiried
Through the National league to
many pennants win drop q tear.
There was no more beloved mem
Der OF the team.
It was Steinfeldt who complet-
"a the team and made pennants
= poasibdlity. Il was Steinfeidt
who steady. reliable, always. IN
3 the game, carried them through
thoDo flerce campaigns. II was
When Stoinfeldt was let out that
the old machine commenced to
miss nro and its tires fiattened.
Three times he was selected a.
Ne AlLAmerican third bassman
and many oxperts have picked
HIN g the third baseman Of the
sroatest team OF all time. On
aysragA q least. he deserved the
nonces
eteiny was not great In the
oonGo that Jere Denny. Jimmy
Collins or Billy Nash was great
Uo va . different type: solid.
utEo0G rather slow, but possessed
e . wonderful throwing arm that
( enabled him to knock down balls
md throw out runners.
He came up from Texas, made
hio drst biz league tame at De-
-fro1t went 20 Cincinnati, who're
Ne had the usual troubles and
finally Chance forced President
Murphy to get him. Murphy
made three trips TO Cincinnati
ana eaoh time returned TO dis
0unAo Chance and relate awful
taloo he had heard of Steinfeldt
hut finally he surrendered, made
= trade and got Steinfeldt. The
day Htsiny reported to the Cubs
yxonk Chance said to me:
wen win the pennant sure
now And he did,.
Y 0feiny was good natured. ob1ig-
Inc, friendly to all and . wonder
ful ronancer. All one had to do
Wa6 to Say something about Tex
@, and Steiny was on for the
remainder Of the evening with
taller that would make Harold Nc
{ 0ra<h .oeem an amateur. One I
1oyor 1hall forget.
The gAmest guy that ever
played ball" Steiny remarked,
"WoD : fellow who played second
: booo tor Dallas when I was down
there One day Dallas was play
1nE ToEt Worth and. In the first
1nl(1g de Fort Worth center
0ekIor tried to steal He was
1hxQNn out 3 block, but took o
0y1ng leap and lit on the second
bnooman's foot with his spikes.
He ll1nped around q few minutes.
oat4 he was al right and went on
playing.
"A that game he had six put
Z OuM nine assists and no errors,
Nne IN three double plays. made
thtoo hits, one OF them q triple.
md Was all over the field. After
ne game he and were walking
out to the clubhouse and he said,
4 boheve there's something In my
ehoo' and, stopping down be took
"a his shoe and shook out two
1ooo.s
There never was an ounce OF
harm In Steiny. He was always
for the weakest. ! saw him with
tears rolling down his cheeks one
day % he listened to q hard luck
yarn and he was not ashamed to
Weep when one Of the players
Wos released.
Il was his discharge from the
Cubs that broke Steiny's heart
end led TO the breakdown that
resulted In his death.
When Steiny left the Cubs the
reporters who had been with the
team for years got up a little bit
q parchment on which was In
ocribed:
This 70 TO CERTIFY
That We, the undersigned,
too<Dfy that Harry etelnfsidt
Wns : good fellow and q good
ball player and that we Will
mics him even more In the
nrot capacity than We will In
the second.
He treasured that, and perhaps
no better obituary can be written
tor him.
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