Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-01

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| Or the catcher would hold his glove
in any other position in order to
show the almost perfect control which
Waddell was noted for in his pitching.
I have seen Schreck seat himself on
the ground and catch Waddell's de-
livery, using only his gloved hand.
can recall a game in ST. Louis,
when our catchers were crippled, and
Schreck probably the worst, but he
decided to go behind the bat and
caught all the balls delivered with his
gloved hand as he had a broken fin
ger on his right hand. In this game
the first man reaching first base
thought it an easy matter to steal sec
ond, and decided to do so, when
Schreck threw him out, the ball bound
ing to second base. McAleer, who
was manager of st. Louis at that
time, threw up both hands and said:
What is the use, they can beat is
with one-armed catcher"
Calling In OutfiIders.
1t has been said that Waddell would
call in his outfelders and strike out
the next batter, but this was never
done in championship game, as the
rules of the game provide that nine
men must be on the field, or the game
is forfeited to the opposing club. He
did, however, pull off this trick in sew
eral exhibition games, when not only
the outfielders, but the entire infield
also, left the field and Waddell AMI
Schreck remained alone to put out
the last two batters.
Schreck's quickness back of the bat
was frequently tested by Wadden. Or
ten when Schreck would sign for
curve ball to be pitched Waddeil
you'd not use the sign properly and
throw fast ball, but Schreck would
catch it just as easily as though he
had signed for that kind of ball, or
vice versa. On one occasion recall
Schreck catching, and something
! looked wrong when suddenly he walk
ed out to Waddell, who was pitching
and said to him: THAT is about sew
en- or eight times you have crossed
me this game; if you are not careful,
one of them will get past me-" There
are very few catchers today who can
catch one ball if they are crossed in
this manner, particularly with the
gloved hand alone, as Schreck invar-
iably did.
During the fishing season it some
times was difficult thing to haze
Waddell on hand just when he was
wanted, and Mr.. Mack had to think of
various schemes by which he could
have "Rube" close by when he was
wanted. "Rube" told a story one day
day about some person trying to in
terfere with his horse and buggy
which he had hired to drive through
the park. "Rube" said he had Just
pushed him away, and that settled the
matter" Connie remembered this
story of "Rube's" and framed up a
story of his own, telling Waddell
there was a man who had a warrant
for him, claiming "Rube" had assault
ed him. Connie said the assault was
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owner had stroked his horses head.
In the meantime this man had his
head bandaged by an amateur physic-
ian and appeared against "Rube" be-
fore an amateur magistrate, where a
most comical scene was enacted.
"Rube" was made to believe tia:
he had injured the man. and the ANA
teur magistrate considered it very
serious offense, but if "Rube" would
behave himself in the future and no;
leave the city for 60 days, the magls-
trate would forgive him, as the man
was improving, and they thougnt he
would be all right in a few days. This
kept "Rube" on his good behavior or
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