Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-03

strong Independent team in SPRING
held, HI. where he made his home
during these three years he fully re-
gained his health. and even at that
carry period developed into an iron
aa IN one instance winning seven
games in six days
IN lh*a Mctiinnity was induced bv
RAJ wright. manager of the Peoria
1eanl OF the Western Association. 10
l,.r the professional game.
PEORIA disbanded near the end of Tun,.
Whlch caused the whole league tn 90
10 pieces The most notable work done
by NcGinnity for the Peoria team, vs.
mlilhins twenty one inning game
from the st. Joseph team by a sco,e
of to 4. Joe Went the whole lens,fI,
OF the game. which was played Jnna
- The infield of Peoria consisted ar
i'at Wright at first base. Harry Trubv
al ii,,, second. jimmy Burke at third aud
Jimmy 6reen at short Pat Wright
went to manage the st Joe team.
winch entered the Western Jeaeue
taking the place of Omaha. but he did
AJ To- .a i> McGlnnity with him.
Joe broke into the National Ieac,I.
IN 1883, the last year of the twelve
ciup organization. In that year he was
signed by the Brooklyn club. and when
IL bought out the Baltimore club he
Vas sent to the Orioles. where John j.
McGraw was in charge. There his
catcher was Wilbur Robinson. who took
all the rough edges off the ilIinoisian
ana made winner of him from the
start. McGinnity pitched his first game
al the NATIONAL League April IS, 1899.
deleatIhs the New forks by a score of
70 J. His second game also was
AGAINST the New Works, this time 1T
Baltimore April n. and he shut out
me Giants, { 10 o. In the first game
ms opponent on the rubber was Bill
CsrrIck, and in the second Jouett
Meekln. who later in the season was
sold to the Boston club for $4,000. In
both games McGinnity was caught bv
eopiisofl. although the team had lack
Ryan and p Crisham on the staff.
neither of whom did very much work.
Ryan beng sold early in the season
TO the Detroit club. then a member OF
the western League. for 5000. McC;in-
nlty pitched forty-fve games for Bal
timore. of which he won twenty-eight
Among other pitchers on the team
We're Harry Howell, Frank Kitson.
Ralph Miller and Bill Hill
Brooklyn Gets Players.
IN 1900 the circuit of the National
League was reduced to eight clubs. Bal
umore was one of the cities dropped.
and the Brooklyn club took all the
players or the Oriole team except Nc
Eraw' Robinson and Billy Keister
whose services were sold to the ST
-oN'' Niup iol Tlo,VVU- MctIlnnltv Went
with the bunch to Brooklyn, where he
became the star pitcher among such
cracks as Bill Kennedy, Howell. Kit
son ana Gus weighing. Jack Dunn ANA
W Id Bill Donovan were on the team
when Mcfiinnity joined il. but both
We're released, Dunn going to PhiladeI-
phia and Donovan to Hartford Dunn
remained with the Phillies while bon
oIah came back from Hartford and lin
isned the season with the BrooLlyus
which won the champion ship that year
the last they ever captured
me American League organized in
'o"' broke away from the National
agreement in 1901 and made war On
..e niatiohai League. inducing many
star players to jump its way AIct;raN
forSook st. Louis and took c,.rpe or
the Baltimore team. which thai 1ear
eHieTed Tue American Lea que. He ner-
suaded McGinnity and Howell to. come
10 ms Slde. and both finished the sea-
son with Baltimore.
In 1902 the Baltimore club sho,,.a
signs or wohbling. SO about the mid
die or July Mc,iraw. backed by Andv
FREEDMAN. owner of the New Yorl. cJuL
sprung a surprise in The National
league and anger in the American
,1ed ue ny purchasing the whole Balti-
more oItht and taking the hest nIa,
efS at once TO New York Mc6;innitv
WAS among the chosen. Now Toe he.
gan more than ever to show his ster
ing worth. being always ready To work
~ New Y ork he la bored side by side
IN IL -; ..iisty MatheWson. who WAS then
IA ms thlrd year with the Giants In
! 81" McGlnnlty won all six games ~
.ilfee double-headers, beating tho Pos
ION team twice August J. Rrooklyn
vice August and Philadelphia tw-ice
August 81 Pima i'e