The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-24
Dick Rudolph, 26 Tomorrow, a Product
 of New York City

Among the inhabitants of that part of America west of Hoboken the idea is prevalent that natives of New York City don't amount to much, sand that those destined to be truly great are seldom if ever born within the boun- daries of the American metropolis. A reference to the pages of Who's Who disproves this theory, but it is suff1- cient to cite as Exhibit A Col Theo- dore Roosevelt, and as Exhibit B Mr. Dick, although he wears the name of Boston emb1azoned on his buzzom was born in lawn, McGraw.s village and he will be- twenty-six years old tomorrow. Rudolph still lives in New York, his home being almost within sight of the Polo Grounds, from which he was 'tcanned' and sent back to. the minors after his first attempt to break into the main show. The experience of Rudolph, like that of many another twirler, proves that a pitcher. like prophet, is not without honor save in his own country.
 Dick was born in that strange and fearful part of New York lying north of the Rio Harlem; called the Bronix More than half a million people have been swallowed up in the Bronix and have never been heard of again but Dick, although he is still afflicted with Bronxitis, has escaped that fate.
 sIt was at beautiful Morris High School, in that same Broni7z, that Dick started his career as a twirler Ru- dolph's male parent wanted him to be a lawyer, and sent him to Ford ham College. but although he spent a year at that institution Dick was too busy playing ball to bother his bean about the law. His father, a printer who had pounded 9. linotype in a New York newspaper office ever since Mergenthaler invented that contrap- ton, finally compromised by making a lawyer of Dicks brother.
 As a schoolboy Rudolph was a. member of the same team as Heinie Zimmerman, who is also a native of Gotham, kbut had to wander far afeId to win fame and fortune. And Heinie was just as much of .scrapper then as he is now" declared Rudolph
 It was while he was a student at Fordaam College, and in his eigh- teenth year, that Dick earned his first money as a pitcher with the Rutland Vt, club. He finished the 1906 sea son with New Haven. and in 1907 he was offered a Toronto contract. He pitched fine ball in the International League, and grabbed off $325sa month. which looked like ready money to his father, a union printer. At Rutland and New Haven Dick had received S200' in his monthly envelope Ru- doIph'ss pitching helped largely <to vzir a pennant for Toronto.
 Rudolph was with Toronto four sea- sons, and his salary was boosted to $s425 a. month. He was and is very fond of the Canadians, and declares they are in some respects better sports than.the bugs south of the border In the Fall of 1910 Dick was purchased by McGraw. He wasn't given a. real chance to show what he could do in his home town, for early in 1911 he was sent back to- the International League In the middle of the 1913 season Rudolph was purchased by the Braves, which gave for him 900 and Buster Brown, a pitcher His subsequent career is known to all men versed in the recent history of America.
 Rudolph is a married man, owns his own home, and has neat little sum in the bank. His only vice is an addic- ton to hair tonic. He has contributed largely to the support of the hair grower industry, but the bald spot on his dome has been increasing in spite of all his efforts. and he has at last reached the conviction that fate de- signed some men to be bald of pate