El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-19

n OsTON. MASS. Sept 19.-This city.
* already chirruping IN confidence OF
another worlds championship. can
boast Of Il pennants in major league
company. Boston's National league team
won the championship in 1872. 1873. 1871;
1870 1871. 1878, 1898. 1871. 1888. 1881 ana
1888. Premier honors were taken by the
Boston Brotherhood club in 1880. the Bos-
ton American association club IN 1881 and
the Boston Red SoL in 1903, 1904 and 1872
The Red SoX, it viii be remembered. also
captured the worlds series from the Pr
1912.
Boston. therefore. has a record for pen
nant winning exceeding that Of any other
The victorious Boston teams Of 1872. 1873.
1874 and 1873 played in the National assO-
citation. which became the National league
in 1876 Among the noted players who wore
Boston uniforms in those DAYS were a. G.
SpalelLs -al McN eys ttoss barnes. george
Wright. Harry Wright. Andy Leonard. Jack
Manning. Jim O'Rourke and Jim White.
First Pennant Winning Team.
The first Boston team to. win the Ma
tionaI league pennant in 1877 was made up
as follows;
Tom Bond pitcher; Lew Brown. catcher;
Jim White. John Morrill,, George Wright.
ERA sutton and Andy Leonard. infieiders;
Jim ORourke. Tim Nuruane and H. Schae-
fer outfielders.
The champion team Of 1873 included Bond
with the famous Charley Snyder behind the
bat The basemen were Morrill,. Burdocc
and Sutton with Wright at shortstOp and
Leonard, O'Rourke AID Manning in the out
field
Rose From nowhere
In 1888 the Bostons. under the manage
r7e1+ 81 NTorriIl who PLAYED first base won
the flag after coming from nowhere in the
last half Of The campaign NORTH had two
great pitchers in Jim whitney and Charley
Buffiuton. with Mike Hines and Mertie
Hackett behind the bat BurdOck at second.
sutton at tl-lI4 a.- VS. 49, az -, -
0uuielc guarded by Joe 5oFnuns, Fs1ul
Bradford and c. Smith. who is now su-
preme court judge in Pennsylvania
The late Frank G. Selee. one Of the best
managers that ever sat on the bench handed
the champion Beaneaters In 1881. 1852 1883
1897 and 1888. Selee's first pennant winner
Staley, pitchers; Bennett and Camel, catch
ers- Tucker. Quinn and Nash on the bases:
Kelly and Martin Sullivan in the outfield-
Lineup Changes Little
SeIee's men. with SWEETS added TO The
pitching staff and the placing OF hugh
10 help out Lowe, presented almost the
same lineup in 1892. Cliff Carroll supplanted
q new catcher named Merritt was signed TO
aid Bennett and Gandel- Lowe was assigned
TO second base in place Of Quinn.
The victorious ESostOns In 1897 Included
Nichols. KIobdand. Lewis and Suvetts- pitch
ers; Bergen. Camel and Lake. catchers:
Tenney. Lowe and Collins on the bases;
Long and Alien shorrstops. Duffy, Billy
Hamilton and Chick Stahl- outfielders- Selee
had the same team in 1888 with the excep-
ton Of Camel. Lake and Allen Vic Willis.
a pitcher and feager' a catcher were
Last Pennant Winner.
That was Boston's last National league
pennant winner. for, several years later
Selee left the club and signed 10 handle
the Chicago Cubs. Oddly enough Stallinss,
ike the lameuted Selee. is a bench man
sger. employing many Of the latter's sue
cessful methods
Arthur Irwin was the manager Of the
T3oston Broth erhood- champions in 1880 The
roster included RadbOHrne, Gumbert, Daley
Kilroy and Madden, pitchers; Nike Kelly,
Murphy and SWEET catcherss Brouthers,
Ori1n and Nash basemen: Irwin. short
stop; Hardie Richardson, Tom Brown and
Stovey. outfielders-
Irwin Managed Another Team
The Boston Association team in 1891 also
was managed by Irwin. who sat on the
bench and handled HaddOck. Buffintou,
DAILY. Griffith and O'Brien. pitchers; Kelly
Murphy and Duke Farrell Catcherss BrOuth-
rs Srrfclzer and Bill Joyce. basemen: Rad
ford shortstops Richardson Brown and
Duffy. outfielders- -
Jimmy Collins led the Boston Red Sox to
victory in 1903 and 1904. His players in
1903 were Cy Young. Dineen. Winters and
Gibson pitchers; Criger, Farrell and Jake
Stahl catchers; Lachance. Ferris and Col
Iing basernen; Parent, shortstOps DOugherty,
chick Stahl and Freeman. Outfielders- In
1903 Collins added Jesse Tannehiu TO his