Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-05

baseball. Rusie was considered the
greatest twirler who ever lived.
Previous to this Joe received much
taunting from some Of the fans In the
different cities, who were inclined to
label him as a bah player travelling
on the reputation of his brother, Jim,
who was then the premier boxer OF
the world. but when they awolze one
morning and saw his name In bold
type In the various dailies as one Of
the games craftlest boxmen they
we're of different opinion when
the season finished Baltimore was the.
leading club, with the doughty Cleve-
lands In second place, after putting up
a strenuous race for the flag.
The opening game Of a series with
Cleveland was played in Baltimore.
with Corbett pitching for Baltimore
and Wallace for Cleveland.
Despite the bullyraggszS tactics Of
The. ClevelahdeF toward Gorbett, he.
emerged from the game winner By
a score Of ito 3 Five days after this
Corbett was again billed to do mound
duty in Cleveland. the enemyss coun-
try, when he pitched probably thu
greatest game OF his career against
the renowned Cy Young. holding his
opponents TO a runiess game, nllow-
ing them five scattered hits and fan
ming 10 Of them, The outcome Of this
series was a victory for baltimore,
the Temple cup being presented to
Manager Hanlon at a banquet given
by the prominent men OF the mon;I-
mental city. The next season, 1897.
Corbett ranked as one Of the leading
pitchers OF the country, participating
In 80 games, losing only six and hav-
iIg three ties to his credit At the
termination of the season Baltimore
and Boston finished In the order
named. and again was Corbett en-
gagged In another Temple cup series.
in which Boston was the victor. win
ming four games TO Baltimore's one.
Corbett being the only one Of the Orr
ole pitchers to win q game. After this
season Joe came to San Francisco
and for several years gave but little
attention to baseball, deyoting some
of his time to his stable business.
! During all this time Corbett was
the recipient of contracts from Vart
Gus clubs, particularly Baltimore. Il
was a. habit of Baltimore to make a
yearly dicker for his services. The
year of the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
1904, found Corbett with the team OF
that place, where he remained until
the latter part of the season. finish
ing with the San Francisco club.
In. 1905 Corbett resolved to give up
the diamond, but a handsome salary
offered by James Morley, the Los An
geles manager, kept him in the game.
and about the middle of the season he
struck his gait and was instrumental
in flying the pennant for the Angel
band. Corbett showed his yersatil-
fly in the first part of this season By
playing second base and proving him
self a timely batter. After this he
tried his hand on one or two clubs.
but he began to lose interest In the
game until he retired. and, strange TO
say, baseball is almost a thing Of the
past with him. TODAY finds him hold
ing snug position in the city employ,
working alongside of some OF the sold
boys who used to be famous in base
ball two decades ago.
He presides over a home that is
blessed with a good wife and seven
children, and when the days are pleas
ant, Corbett is often seen at the Big
Rec in Golden Gate park, teaching
his two boys some points In the game
OF which he viii always be recalled
as a wonderfully able aud clean exs
ponent.