Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01
TOM M'CART THY HAD A HARD
TIME WORKING INTO STARDOM
Coupled With Hugh Duffy Was Known as the
Heavenly Twins, and Great Player
of Olden Days.

position made vacant bV the release of
Hugh Nicol after the close of the sea
son of 1856 There was no regular right
fielder in 1887. Dave Foutz and Bob Car
ruthers, the pitchers, alternating in that
territory. So it came to pass that Nc
Carthy easily fell into the job, which ne
held uninterruptedly for four years. max
ing a record that elevated him among
the stars in base ball. He led his team
in batting in 1880. In 1888 the Browns won
the American Association championship
for the fourth time in succession. and
the city of ST. Louis has never seen
pennant wave in any of its ball parks
since.
A Clever Pair.
In 1892, the first year of the twelve-club
circuit of the National League, Mccarthy
was secured by the Boston club. There
he met Hugh Duffy. and the famous
Heavenly Twins began their brilliant
career Duffy in 1891 was with the Bos-
ton American Association team. which
won the championship that year He
played center field for the Boston Ma
tionals, while Mccarthy played right
Harry Stovey began the season In lett
field, but in June was released, going
to Baltimore He was succeeded at Bos-
ton by Line Lowe. Mccarthy in 1892 did
not miss a game and played right field IN
every contest of the season except one
October :. near the end OF the season,
Duffy took day off and Mac covered
center field. Mike Kelly taking his place
III right
In 1882 the National League season was
cut in two, Boston finishing in the lead
In the first half and Cleveland III the
second These two teams then played a
series of games for the championship.
Nine games were scheduled. the winner
of i've to be declared the champion Inc
first game ended in tie. neither side
being able TO score in eleven innings.
vJfch Cleveland and
Jack SWEETS for Boston. The Boston
team then won the next five games and
the title.
In 1855; the Boston outfield at the start
consisted of Cliff Carroll in left. Duffy
in center and Mccarthy in right How
ever. before the season was many weeks
old, Mccarthy was shifted TO left and
Carroll to right. Mac felt thoroughly at
the Heavenly Twins did their bright
est work. The tricks they performed.
especially by Mccarthy. became the sub
| jects Of lively comments. Mac made a
study of every batter and apparently
knew Just where to station himself to
| make a play. Sometimes he stood Just
| back of the shortstop and often run
| ner from second, seeing the ball pass
the shortstop, hurried toward third. only
| to be thrown out by the tricky Mac much
! 10 his surprise and the merriment of the
spectators. The act of pretending to miss
1 the ball and turning to get it also de-
/ ceiVed many runners, who boldly ran
| into their own destruction. In the four
years 1929 1896. the two were to-
| sether. Duffy led the team in batting
in each. and in 1884 he led the entire
| league.
Twins Separated.
| In 1895 the Twins were separated. Nc
Carthy's release being sold to the Brook
Ign club. Tho Boston club at the same
time traded Billy Nash to Philadelphia
for Bill Hamilton. The latter was sta
! toned III center field IN Duffy's old place,
| and Duffy was sent to left field, where
| lie cavorted in the territory made vacant
| by the release OF his brilliant side part
n.r. At brooklyn Mccarthy fell in line
/ with Mike Griffin, who played center, and
| John Freeman, who played right field,
| but he remained only one year with the
1 Brooklyn team. He failed to report to
! the club in 1897. and SO gave Fielder
Jones an opportunity to secure q steady
r,osifior, n the <1uffieid Ione2 had The